OnTheRoad’s BodyBlog

Well one of my long term goals has been met….I did today a set of unassisted dips…easily! and I was so pleased.

Now if only my wide grip pullups were going well….. I am struggling to do them unassisted….my closed grip chin ups are better, a set of 5 now, just got to keep going.

I want to be the chick at the gym pumping out unassisted pullups!!! lol.

I must be looking very different now, a man at the gym asked me "what am I training for?" today. I know there are more that want to ask..lol. Lucky I have my ipod on, you would have to tap me on the back to get me to notice someone wanting to chat..lol.

My gym is so supportive. I have a lovely man who makes me beautiful protein shakes after every workout…FREE, he puts so much good food in them and they are the best thing I have everyday!, then there is one of the other personal trainers who always gives me great advice and great ideas for ab workouts, then there is the other personal trainer who has just copied all the bodybuilding comp dvd’s for me, and of course the other people who work there who never stop supporting me!! What an amazing place.

Feeling big and strong at the moment but after watching those dvd’s I understand I need muscles..lol and lots of them..only 28 weeks to go!!

Things are going along well. I am getting bigger, my shoulders are capped (is that right?) and I am wider across my back, my quads are sticking out and my butt is higher….but I feel a little slower and I can’t wait to starting leaning out BUT still 12 weeks to go before my 16 week cut.

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ bulking is still boring…………………

Things are going along well. I am getting bigger, my shoulders are capped (is that right?) and I am wider across my back, my quads are sticking out and my butt is higher….but I feel a little slower and I can’t wait to starting leaning out BUT still 12 weeks to go before my 16 week cut.

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ bulking is still boring…………………

Things are going along well. I am getting bigger, my shoulders are capped (is that right?) and I am wider across my back, my quads are sticking out and my butt is higher….but I feel a little slower and I can’t wait to starting leaning out BUT still 12 weeks to go before my 16 week cut.

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ bulking is still boring…………………

Man! I am getting bored. Putting in the time at the gym, eating, resting and eating. I am bored. I haven’t missed a day (touch wood), put 100% in everytime, and have been sooooooo good……

I am pretty sure I need a night out with my girlfriends…yes! that is exactly what I need…to be bad for a night

Then hit the gym a day later wishing I hadn’t lol.

Well after probably the 3rd or4th month into bulking I am getting so strong. I can’t believe how much I can lift now and every 6 weeks I am pushing the numbers up further. I understand for the 1st 2 weeks after I go up I have the worst workouts, struggling, needing spots and feeling exhausted and weak, on the 3rd week I am pumping…….I can’t believe how much things can change. This week is the 3rd week….I have had the most unbelievable workouts and most of the time I didn’t even feel like going to the gym! Now for a good next 3 weeks and then I will be struggling again

Eating lots and not ALL clean. I am finding it hard to stay 100% clean during bulking and of course now my pants are getting a little tight…I hate that feeling.

I have added another gym day for my lagging hamstrings…they are a body part which is not responding as well as the rest, I have to accept that I will have a frustrating body part. It also doesn’t help that I carry the most fat in my legs..esp up the top. I am getting my head around the HIIT which I will start when I start cutting….oh joy of joys……….

All week I have been feeling a little down about my workouts, a bit down about eating consistently, a bit down about Winter and a cold, empty gym in the mornings, a bit down about having to be so consistent with my clean eating - all the time, a bit down about muscle seemingly so hard to come by, a bit down about gaining a little weight whilst bulking and finally today I GET IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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This isn’t easy!!!!! No it’s not!!! All of the above are the reasons why normal people don’t do it and certainly why a lot of people don’t compete.

I have never, ever had to work too hard for anything, most things have come easilly and even moving to Moscow for 2 years found my positive attitude etc pulling me through what most people would find hard….but…..this……………………
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IS HARD!!!!!!!

I only just got it today!! 

Training, eating, resting…..training, eating, resting…training, eating, resting!! Oh everyone would get the picture!!

I forgot to add the amount of food I have to consume, clean of course, which makes it seem like it’s 4 times as much. Also the shopping, weighing, preparing, bagging, and storing…I am bored of chicken and fish…

What a whinge! Sorry

I haven’t played basketball since my strained hamstring. I still haven’t told the team about the decision to stop. I am going to miss the finals, I can’t chance the more serious injury.

So I am living the quiet life, husband is home a lot and we are designing the gardens and entertaining areas…lucky I am not doing much because I won’t have any money anyway.

I am gaining muscle, arms are looking bigger along with the the shoulders etc. I don’t think I have gained too much fat as my jeans are still fitting my waist the same. People are starting to notice at the gym now!

I am looking into my posing routine and am getting the music done. I need to be overly prepared for this part because I am so uncordinated…This will be my most nerve racking thing about the comp.

My injuries during my weekly basketball games are becoming unbelivable! Last week my shoulder, this week my glute and hammies. They are muscle strains but they seem to be happening a lot since I am gaining strength and muscle size. Every Monday I go to the gym and have to fess up to my trainer who then is trying to work around the injuries all week only to have me come in the next week with a new one! This is not the best comp training…I would imagine.

I also think that I only have 16 more weeks to gain and one ripped muscle at this stage will mean I can’t compete early next year and all my hard work will be down the toilet. I am so sad because I love my basketball and the social aspect of it as well. My husband who is an ex athlete and my trainer say I can’t do both…body building is one thing and a rough sport like basketball is another..at least while you are competing!

Now just to tell my team….they won’t be happy!

Flooded our house on Saturday night! My legs were so crippled after Fridays workout that I asked my Hubby to run the bath upstairs for me….well the next time we remembered about the bath is when all the electricity went off and we heard the water feature in our back room….we don’t have a water feature!!

Lots of cleaning up..always great fun when you CANNOT even bend your legs! OMG the DOM’s made me so cranky. My legs are only today getting better. I wish I didn’t go on holiday, you can’t believe that 12 days off would make such a difference.

Really pushing the envelope at the gym lately. I am training so hard and eating lots of clean food and it is starting to show. I am getting lots of comments from people at the gym, and last night I saw the seperation of my hammies and quads and my triceps are very noticable…

My life is training, shopping, preparing, cooking, weighing, storing and eating and eating and eating. Eating clean all the time is time consuming. I feel quite boring lately, I can imagine I will feel even more single minded leading into the comp.

I think I am turning into a chicken..ate a lot of it today..lol