2012 NPC NUTRIMART CLASSIC – Telmo Torres



I recently competed in the Utah Npc Nutrimart classic. I competed in the open light heavy weight and also in the Novice Heavy weight class. I placed 3rd in the open Division and 2nd in the Novice division. As I reflect back on the competition and let everything sink in. I realized that I didn’t look my best. I worked hard and gave it everything I had. I gave it all to my training, diet and cardio. It was a journey I won’t ever forget. I realized something’s that made me actually believe in myself and realize that winning comes in due time.

As a competitor I always want to win, I always want to be the very best. I’ve heard people say “you don’t train for second”. I took 2nd and realized that saying to be very true although I worked hard and gave it my all I didn’t reach the end goal which was to win. It’s hard to swallow and be excited about 2nd place during the moment. As I have taken some time to relax and look back on the results. I realized this to be a blessing. It’s fueled me to push harder and train harder. I won’t leave any stone unturned as I move forward in my career and training. It gave me the chance to look at my weaknesses and work hard to improve on those. I learned that I won’t ever take anything for granted and always give 100% to training, diet, cardio and whatever I’m doing in life because you never know what the person standing on stage next to you is doing.

I worked hard to get to where I am today and for that I’m proud of myself but is it good enough? Never! I was talking to fellow competitor the other day and he was telling me I don’t feel like I’m making progress and I don’t look like I want to. Well I told him, the day I’m content with what I look like and think I look good enough is the day I stop training. Never be complacent Never be satisfied and never be willing to give up because you think you’re ready. You can always be better.

I was blessed enough to meet some people during my Journey who have helped me and believe in me. I’ve been picked to be a sponsored athlete for mysportsnutrition.com. I have a coach who wants to help me reach the top and a wife who supports me in the sport which is so difficult. This sport is defiantly a team support the end result couldn’t be attained without a team.

Weeks after the show I sat down and talked to my coach. We discussed something I need to improve on and we decided since I haven’t ever hard a productive off season its time I take one. I will keep you guys updated on the progress, diet and training in the coming weeks. We decided to give myself some time to grow since dieting down to a light heavy was nearly impossible last time I don’t think my body will allow it anymore especially with a productive off season. The goal is to put on some quality mass, 10-15 pounds in the next 6-8 months and compete some time next spring or summer 2013 a local show then a national level show.

Special thanks to mysportsnutrition.com, Charlie Estes, Shane Heugly and my wonderful wife Joette Torres for helping me get to where I am today. Stay tuned for more updates on training, nutrition and life!!


Believe in yourself
Believe in your abilities
Believe you can always do more
Believe what you do matters
Believe in your dreams
Do these things and you can't lose