HauteMama_ToTwo’s BodyBlog

One week down in my quest to my best…I did NOT cheat once this week! Sad that I actually need to be proud of that, but I do. It’s like any obsessive vice, I’m taking it one day at a time. I worked really hard during my workouts this week and feel accomplished. I squatted more than I ever have, 165lbs. for 10 reps, so that was exciting…not at the time, more like killer hard. I also hacked more than I ever wanted to…and on a machine known to be a bit more difficult b/c of the incline. I felt a little weak during chest, but doing 5 sets of 10 w/ 10 sec rests one should not expect to be as strong…that’s what I’m telling myself. I’ve lost a few pounds since the weekend, down to 138-139 from 142. This is 10 lbs heavier than I was when I started my 12 wks last summer, so hopefully I gained a nice amount of muscle mass during my offseason/bulking period. It was not easy watching the scale go north, but it was sooo much less stressful to not worry about cardio and being "thin." Hopefully this winter was the last time I’ll need to bulk as much. I’d like to keep a leaner look between contests, but I still have gains to make, so can’t limit myself too much. It was a million times easier to lift heavier and gain more size with a few extra pounds…try 28…yes, I gained over 28 lbs since I was on stage. Not to mention I was 119 on stage, which is about 5 more than my trainer predicted. I think I managed to actually gain muscle during contest prep last time and am hoping to do that again with this one. I haven’t had to start carb cycling yet, and only have to do cardio 4 days/40 min. Not bad starting out, I guess.

Everyone’s encouragement totally rocks and makes a girl feel good, well, most of the comments…some are a bit creepy, but good for a laugh!!

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