Friday AM: Recovery; Friday PM: 1 1/2 Session with Billy (Lower)
I am running up against a few deadlines and feeling a bit of stress at home. The result? My period is still here and relatively heavy. My carb cravings are tremendous. Thank goodness the ‘worse’ of my cravings are crackers and I’ve had plenty over the past few days. If I craved chocolate, I’d be in trouble. But this is all a mind game and I have to refocus. I have no intention on not competiting and I remain on schedule physically and with my workouts. I think training is one of the few things that keeps me disciplined and on course. I took Monday and Tuesday morning off. I did cardio Tuesday morning to clear my head. I did legs, quads, and hamstrings on Wednesday and 45 minutes of cardio that evening on the upright bike. Thursday through Friday morning was a recover day. And that brings us to Friday evening.
Tonight, Billy kicks off our ‘extra session’. I will be with him from 6-7:30 or so, on Fridays up until the competition. He actually ‘donates’ this time to ensure that I am ready. He really believes in my potential. The training that he is coming with is completely different than anything we’ve done. Now, we can focus on the muscle-building, he says. Oh man. This man is trying to kill me! He is also trying to get my glutes lifted and of course get my hamstrings to tie-in.
I did:
- 10 minute warm-up on upright bike
- flye + crunch/ db deadlifts (straight legs, hips pushed back)
- squat machine (reversed)-legs straight, hold onto handles, bend forward; standing hamstring curl-feet forward on platform
- one-legged leg press; legs press (toe press)
- lying single leg press
- sissy squats; seated calf raise (toes out)
- cable lateral raise; pull ups
- reverse lying lat pull down
- lateral raise; lateral riase (wrists curled down, hands to glutes); plate raise (give plate to the mirror)
The weight was low/moderate but felt like a ton! Alot of the moves are so subtle, but make a huge impact. Now, I am thinking that I am going to switch my high carb days to Fridays for training and Saturdays for recovery. I’ll keep Monday through Thursdays low.
I am 6 weeks out and feel good. I have kept workouts/cardio to 4x per week for a total of 8 workouts for the past few weeks. I am going to increase the duration a bit to 35 minutes post workout and 45 minutes for evening sessions. Which means no more snoozing for me I have to get up at 4 a.m. The month of April is when it all comes together. And I should be getting my suit very soon… I can’t wait!
