grace91181’s BodyBlog

I’m feeling a little better today. Just weak from the flu. I’ll probably go to work today, but cancelled my physical therapy appt. I’m now comtimplating doing the OCB show Nov 22 in De Kalb,IL. Carissa told me the show in University Park is not a pro qualifier. It would be a good warmup show in case there’s something I need to tweak for the show in De Kalb. Just depends if we have the money for both shows.  I’m going to think about it.

Today I’m going to try and do some light cardio before going to work.  I feel like I need to do something, but don’t want to do too much.  I’m really looking forward to training with Carissa.  I’ve only trained with my husband, so this is going to be some good motivation even though she’s doing figure.  My husband Reno is the one who motivated me to lift with him.  I wouldn’t be doing these shows if it were’n't for him.  I’ve been on 2nd shift for almost a month, and only get to see him a couple days and only train with him on Sundays.  So training with Carissa is going to be pretty weird to me.  There’s nothing wrong with a little change in my routine, could do me alot of good.

I’m competing in the bodybuilding show Nov 8th, in University Park,IL.  I started off my diet 3 weeks ago doing the cut diet and wasn’t getting anywhere. Plus I hate vegetables, and thats one of the very important parts of  the diet if you want to suceed in it.  I gave it a try and just missed my carbs way tooooo much. So I’m doing 3 low carb days at 130 and 1 high of 180.  Keeping fat at 30 grams and protein at 165 on low carb days and 140 on high carb days. I’m going to try a different workout split this time. First 3 workouts are high intensity working chest/back, then arms/shoulders, and then Legs.  take a day off then work the same muscle groups on different days at high volume.  Cardio I’m doing 4 days of low intensity 40 mins and 2 days of hiit cardio at 22 mins.

 My back is getting much better since I started physical therapy 2 weeks ago. Going with a different approach, really hard to explain but it doesn’t involve any medication just stretching and balancing the muscles out.  Its really hardening my legs up though.

 Today I’m not feeling too hot. I have a cold and I think I’m coming down with the flu.  Really sucks.  I’m going to try and get my hiit cardio in, but I’ve been feeling sick to my stomach, so we’ll see.  I weighed myself yesterday morning and was at 140lbs.  I’m hoping to get down to around 125 my showtime.  My last show I started off at 152 and got down to 134 in 13 weeks.  I think I’ve put on a couple pounds of muscle since last May. So 125lbs is my goal though.  I’m going to put everything I have into this.  This might be my last show for a long time.  Me and my husband are planning on trying to have kids starting this winter.