What's going on everybody? Welcome back to the real bodybuilding podcast and I'm here with Mr. Brett Wilkin. How are you sir?

Thank you, thank you. I think I watched your episode the other day and I think Ian finally had enough of it, he corrected my last name, so I appreciate it.

I'm sorry, man.

I'm sorry, man.

And then you're like, dude dude everybody gets their names on.

I don't know for some reason Wilkins sounded right for sorry anyway.

Nothing new, nothing.

Yeah, I apologize.

But I got it right today, so we're back on track.

Yeah, great.

How are you man?

How is the prep? how is everything going more specifically

This your pro debut? Yeah, and in open in open and how and why why did you pick the hardest lineup of the year to make your your

debut in the open class? Well I think I'm someone that picks a show a long ways out, you know, and I don't adjust it. So I just have background with Chicago. I just, I honestly, so you know, the story went pro at junior nationals, a class of physique guy and I was in Chicago.

I grew up in Des Moines, Iowa which is only five hours away so like you know I have a lot of

good memories in Chicago even though this one didn't even turn out to be in Chicago, you know, but I planned last year. I'm like, I want to do I want to do I all you know, I really like the

you know, teaching flex there. he does such a good job.

Tim Gardner, he does a great job with his shows.

It really always really ran well.

And honestly, you know, just based off the last couple of years

was I came to this show last year, I knew it going to be bigger and like you know for being a debut and I wonder you know I want that I want that line up I want that you know exposure and just a bigger line light for the show because you know this is this is a process for me you know that you know this is in my final form but I'm just going to keep showing you showing you

your new versions and I think this is a it worked out really well timing wise and this is going to be a great

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