Till later…Lift Long and Prosper

"B"…real or B gone

Oh I don’t doubt I’m making progress cause I can see it. I just don’t want to step on stage thinking I could have done more or worked harder. I’ve never been known for my patience but I know that I’ve got to be and I know I need to have confidence in my plan. I’ve never questioned my desire or the intensity of my workouts as far as the weights go but I feel I’ve been holding back on the cardio and frankly that’s not gonna get it.

Thank you everyone who has told me they enjoy the video blogs. I enjoy making them and I’ve tried to make them entertaining and not some boring video of someone just busting out reps. Over the next few weeks, and with Susan’s help, I’m going to try to include some posing in my videos so you can see how stupid I look and how truly hard it really is to do right and you can laugh your asses off as I struggle to come up with a posing routine.

I have to admit that this contest prep is a lot harder than I imagined but not nearly as hard as some would have you believe. It does require some good planning though and a lot of discipline and determination especially where your diet is concerned. So far I have been next to perfect with the diet a few handfuls of plain popcorn in the evening being my only slip ups. For those of you who like to read such things here is a sampling of my current diet…..

Meal 1: 2 whole eggs + 4 egg whites scrambled with 6 oz of very lean meat usually turkey or ground sirloin. ½ cup oatmeal with a sprinkling of ground flax seed, wheat germ, and cinnamon.

Meal 2: Protein drink

Meal 3: 8 oz lean meat usually chicken or a ground sirloin patty, 2/3 cup brown rice, 2 cups veggies or salad.

Meal 4: 8 oz of chicken and I munch on a few snap peas as they are very low carb and taste good cold. Which is how I usually eat meal 4 since I’m at work at that time.

Meal 5: 10 oz of lean meat with 2 cups of veggies or a salad

Meal 6: A protein shake

At each meal I take 3 tablets of desiccated liver and 3 tablets of extra aminos. This is the diet I’ll follow till about 10 weeks out and then I’ll switch to phase 2 which will be a little more restrictive. Wife Maggie has been very helpful in cooking my meals in advance and has been eating pretty much the same diet as me which has been huge in helping me stick to my plan. I mean it’s pretty hard to munch on the same boring slab of chicken when someone is sitting next to you enjoying a mouth watering slice of pizza. Maggie and Susan are the best support system I could ever hope for.

Well that about covers it for now….I should be posting a new v-blog Monday so be watching for that plus I hope to get some progress pics posted.

So till next time…Lift Long and Prosper!

“B” real or B gone