Getting ready for contest prep
So, I start my contest diet in about a week and a half. I have started cleaning up my diet a bit already. I am eating every 2 hours. My meals look like this: breakfast protein powder and oatmeal, post work out meal - same, then each meal after that is either chicken or steak with sweet potatoes and a cup of veggies. I have been snacking on grapes which i will cut out later, and I am not super strict about cheat meals, on the weekend i will eat like a normal person. for my work-outs I have been doing cardio 4 days per week and weight training as heavy as I can 4 days also. I am weighing in at 140lbs. right now I hope to be about 125ish at the show. I am going to do 2 shows. the first is July 12th and the second is the following week July 19th. I will use the first show to test my peak so I can make sure I look as perfect as I can at the second one which is a bigger show. I am pretty excited because I have two girlfriends that will be competing with me this time. It should be fun to have some partners in crime.
Some of the things I am trying to figure out right now before I officially start my diet are carb cycling and doing a pre-contest cleanse. At my last show I was too stringy so I may incorperate a carb cycling diet plan in order to keep some fullness. If I do I will probably start that 8 weeks out.
May 7, 2008 at 6:46 am
Hey Girl!
Thank you!!
This is really interesting to read your plan, I am interested in competing some day and have just finished working on building some good muscle on my upper body. I am newer to this whole game though, just curious what your cardio sessions look like? Do you run, walk, do intervals, stairmaster? Any tips would really help me out! I need to lean up for summer!
May 7, 2008 at 10:31 am
I have a spinning bike at home, so I do 30-45 min. in the morning on an empty stomach. During contest prep I will gradually increase my cardio up to 2X’s per day so it’s nice to be able to do it at home. Running is hard on my joints so I don’t do it. I am just not built for it, everybody is different. Good luck with your goal, you already look fantastic!