OnTheRoad’s BodyBlog

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.