Weight Watching
I stepped on the scale this morning and found myself at 207lbs. That is up from my March 31 contest weight of 195 and down from my pre-contest prep of 220. Going into my first contest I really didn’t think I was going to lose that much weight. I was however, very pleased with my conditioning at the contest and now consider that my benchmark. I am preparing for my next contest in Aug and am trying to put on just a bit of size before I start my cut again. I have been consuming about 4500 cals in a ratio of 45%carbs (whole wheat bread, oatmeal, yams, complex carbs in a weight gain product), 40% protein (96% lean beef, nf cottage cheese, egg whites, whey shakes and weight gain) and 15% fats (misc qtys in shakes, weight gain and 1/4 of all fat grams in an ounce of raw almonds). I get nervous as the weight increases that along with that is going to come fat. I know that’s what happens, but I just want to delay the start of my cut as long as possible before the show, so don’t wan’t the layer of fat to get too thick. Compared to my contest, I already feel like a fat pig, but I can still see the obliques and the serratus so maybe I’m still ok. I guess my goal would be to come into the Aug show 3-4 pounds heavier. It doesn’t sound like much, but I bet it will make a big difference in the way I show. If anybody has comments on the diet, let me know. Thanks.
May 16, 2007 at 6:04 pm
The Diet looks good; I would not be too worried about the fats as we know they are good for muscle growth and repair. At 4500 calories what percentage is coming from your weight gainers??
As it may turn out that we end up on stage together I would suggest more snickers bars :–)