A humbling workout
There was only so long I could have these amazing workouts go on for. Today’s wasn’t one of them.
Today I worked chest, quads and triceps. After the past weeks successes with my shoulder healing I thought I might be able to pull something amazing for my chest workout. No such luck. I managed to shift a whole 5kg without being totally beaten by pain. It felt way too light but I just couldn’t move anything heavier. Between sets my sad shriveled left pec taunted me, but I couldn’t get it to do what I wanted.
In retrospect I hadn’t even planned to train my left-side of my chest for another 2 weeks or so. so I shouldn’t really complain. In more positive news I felt very comfortable squating, with no shoulder pain at all, though I did have this story (letter to the ed) in my brain as I did quick, light, hi-rep sets. No snap, thank god!
In the end I busted through enough calories and felt a good burn in my tris and feel my legs making good progress too.
Last night’s cardio session was so good it was eurphoric. I did as planned, 20 mins solid state and 20 minutes of intervals (20/40s@210/120spm) on the elliptical, with a quick cool down. For some reason my calories burnt on my HRM was much lower than I expected but I averaged a heart-rate of 159, higher if you just count the intervals. I was feeling so sleepy beforehand and even forgot to go get my cofee, but by the time I stepped out the gym I was buzzing. I got home and showered, did chores I had no intention of doing, packed all my meals and cooked dinner with a huge grin on my face. By 10 o’clock I was pretty ready to curl up in bed.
I looked at my diet quickly yesterday and decided I could afford to add a few more carbs to my high-days. My new plan is on high days 140g total with 35g either side of my workout and the rest divided amongst 3 other meals (23g/meal). Even on my ‘high’ days I only had about 80g total carbs, so no wonder I’m feeling wiped. I don’t need that yet!
I’m also feeling confused about which is the best organisation to compete in. INBA or WNBF. Both titles are within a few weeks of each other and I’ve been chatting with the guys who organise the INBA. There appear to be more manditory poses in the WNBF and a clear set of guidelines as to what the judges are after. I’ve still got time to decide so it’s time to start asking (more) questions.
