Look out world, I’m ready
Today was ’super Saturday’ at the muscle shop (discount day) I looked at different protein powders but I do loved Vital Strength’s Ripped Vanilla and have had such a bad experience with the Balance Lean protein that I’m kinda scared to try other flavours and brands, though something like cookies and cream sounds divine. I bought some fat burners, Isatori Lean System 7, to test out. The packet full of warnings were a little freaky, but the guys in the shop said they were the most popular… we’ll see. Just as I was leaving one of the owners asked if I was competing. He’d seen me in the gym and thought I was leaning out well and looking good for it. I rode that buzz for several hours! It really boosted my belief I could do it and it was also nice that ‘the boy’ was with me to hear it so he doesn’t think I’m as mad.All this put together is helping cement my commitment to competing.Last night I planned all my meals for the week. They still look interesting (not just 20 tuna salads), lots of hardboiled eggs, beans, chickpeas and oats for both protein and fibre. We also bought a slow-cooker which will make things like shanks and even beans easier. ‘The boy’ love casseroles and that kind of thing so it’ll keep us both happy. Overall my diet’s looking 30% fat, 30% carbs, 40% protein at the moment with a minimum of 25g fiber. I think I’ll stick this out for a month and see where I’m at. I’ve got mid-June marked as when I get nasty on the carbs and go back 20%.
Today and tomorrow off to give the shoulder a rest, I’ll just keep my calories as low as I can and then back to the gym on Monday. I’m working a 2 day upper/lower split for the next 2 weeks, hoping that’ll be a decent time to get full motion back in my shoulder. I’m leaning away from lots of cardio, towards intervals and active recoveries instead, because I’m lazy and have set my calories intake low instead. I’ll see how my diet goes and add more cardio in if I’m snacking badly.
I also watched Pumping Iron for the first time yesterday, very funny in bits, but also inspired me to get in the gym and work on my back and just generally on my form. Those guys lifted smoother than anything I see day to day.
It’s also almost time to enlist some help. So I’m going to have to start chatting to the guys in the gym a bit more and find out who’s what. I’m not sure about the PT’s there, but some of the male BB’s seem keen to help (what else they’re keen for is sometimes suspect; sorry boys). Anyone with any suggestions of finding help to figure out my posing and get me back up to 100% please let me know.
Now i must stop procrastinating and mark assignments.
Happy training!
