Post Figure Competition Recovery
I’m still riding the high of all the friends and family support during the last phase of competition prep. A few friends came for the pre judging and said I had the best glutes (LOL). It was heart warming to hear that many of them were inspired to revisit their fitness goals. In fact strangers came up to me and said what an "inspiration". I admire the discipline of all competitors and now have somewhat of an idea of what it takes to be a contender.
I celebrated Saturday’s competition by treating myself to a turkey burger with fruit salad. I’m not sure if it was the white bread, turkey burger, or citrus that caused the belly ache & other intestinal issues which lasted throughout the day (Sunday). I ended up going to bed @ 6:30 p.m. and drinking pedialyte most of today. Not the recovery I envisioned. I was looking forward to a rigorous workout, but I guess I have to rest, reflect, and recover.
As the stains of Pro-Tan fade along with the competition excitement, I have established a new goal of building muscle. I have to reconstruct my diet and weight training routine and am looking forward to the new challenge.
November 17, 2008 at 6:47 pm
Hey congrads on getting out there. You look great. And the joy is showing in the smile. Keep up the good work.
November 17, 2008 at 6:55 pm
I had alot of help from Mikiko on this site and she gave me a few post-comp tips. She said that the 30 days post competition are are prime time for muscle building and to slowly integrate your foods and supplements. I did that and I still sit at around 5 pounds over my comp weight and didn’t have any swelling or other adverse reactions.