The Life Of ProteinPancakes’s

As I mentioned somewhere..lol I took about 2.5-3 days off from Friday evening until Sunday evening from the gym and my diet. I did not go crazy or anything which actually surprised me but I did finally have some sweets after not being able to for 11 weeks. I did not really have much though of anything and stayed the course. My weight did not change much I think I fluctuated by about 2 pounds which is most likely due to water retention. I have been back on track since Monday and so far so good. No 90 minute cardio sessions a day anymore, which I am SO relieved by. I can still get to 125lbs without that much cardio..I only need about half of that. Yaaa it will take longer to reach my goal but it is way more realistic this way..Plus when it comes time for contest prep after my bulk I will NOT have to do that much cardio.

Anyways today was leg day at the gym so I am pretty sore right now already. I did about a 5 minute warm up alternating between sprinting and jogging. After that I went into weights (3 sets of around 12-15 reps) doing some leg presses, barbell squats, stiff legged dead lifts, lunges and of course leg curl/extension to finish. In between sets I would jump rope, do jump squats/split squats or walking lunges. Lastly I did my cardio for only 25 minutes because of all the plyometrics and skipping I did.

Tomorrow is Biceps, Triceps and Abs..kind of pumped for it! I used to hate training arms n abs but now I love it! I will do about 45 minutes of cardio afterward
Lets hope I can walk tomorrow

Its been a little while since I wrote but that is because I have been wavering back n forth about the Nov.7th contest and been dealing with some personal problems. In regards to contest prep I have decided….I am NOT going to compete. I feel I am not ready and do not look good enough. I am going to do the spring show and by then I will have more muscle on me and look much leaner/fuller by the time contest day hits. I also plan to be ready earlier and not scramble the last few weeks. All that being said..this is my plan:

• Keep cutting until I hit 125lbs or until I am lean enough that I have abs which I hope to be for mid December around the 16th
• After that I plan to CLEAN bulk emphasis on the clean from the 16th until around February
• Finally…its contest prep time!

Sooo that is my plan..so right now I am cutting basically since I am not rushing like I was for contest prep my calories can go up a bit and now I can cut my long cardio sessions a bit and incorporate more HIIT.

As for the personal issues well…life is hard no one said it would be easy so I am just going to take it day by day and not worry more than i need too!
It’s go time!