Sunday 13th January
Did my first real cardio session this morning since Christmas, a 5km run and a 20 mins brisk walk uphill. Enjoyed it, but can’t do TOO much, as I am trying to grow and am still relatively lean at the moment, there is enough time pre-contest to do lots of cardio. Although I will be adding in sprints, plyometrics and bleachers very soon for my legs and glutes. I can still grow and it helps my legs grow, stay in shape and look powerful. They have already grown since I came back from New York. I was very pleased how they looked in yesterdays workout and pictures (promise they will be up soon!)
Traps sore and biceps getting tighter as the afternoon progresses!
So a recap on my training and body this week. I weighed in on Tuesday and will keep doing that from now on. 9st 4.8lb (Coach Simon) thinks I should be looking to get my weight to 10 stone and this end of the week he says 10 and a half stone before I start pre-contest dieting. I am a hard gainer (someone who finds it hard to add muscle), what with my body not always doing so well on carbs, I am back on the MCT oil, but taking it really slowly through the build up, half teaspoon twice a day for this week and next. Looking to start Creatine in a couple of weeks also. I have still had no reply from the federations apart from NABBA regarding 2008 dates, so will be ringing them this week and getting last years finals dvds to watch, so that is exciting and then I can determine my contest dates and move on. Still thinking about my suits, they are expensive from the USA but made so well, I can order them plain and stone them myself, or order them through the UK, just a bit concerned they won’t be as good quality, but will order samples and go from there. I could need two or three suits for this years shows. Hopefully weight will have gone up this week and I am waiting for Tuesday, Leg day to come around. Looking forward to tomorrow nights group training class at 6pm PUMP.