Building is fun
You know, as a child I always enjoyed building with blocks….it was relaxing and challenging at the same time…always fun to see how high you could build the tower before it toppled to the ground. Today, I finally fell in like with the building phase of my body. I had so loved the leaning and all the great results I saw day in and day out. Loved having my pants bag on me and finding clothes that looked good on me seemed effortless (something I had never experienced before).
Building….well, that has taken some time to grow on me….three weeks to be exact, but wow, what a difference I see with my workouts. Today was shoulders/bi/tris and I have increased my weights week in and week out. This weak little girl is getting stronger and my muscles are starting to really take shape. It is a gradual thing I realize, but the thrill of getting to that next weight is really driving me. The achy muscle feeling is great too…. helps me to know that I really worked my body…
A few days ago a man came up to me and told me that he was feeling a bit threatened by my abilities….noticing that we were lifting similar weights….. he was joking, but still….it felt good to be able lift bigger weights….
So, the plan is to continue working shoulders/bi/tris twice a week with other body parts on a single rotation (except abs which is 3 times a week). I will do this for three more weeks…in hopes of really kicking my delts up a notch to balance my wide hip base…. then, I will move legs into the twice a week slot….for 6 weeks and follow with back for 6 weeks…. that will be a total of 18 weeks of building…. after that I will decide what to double up on for the last 6 weeks… (probably back to shoulders, but will see….) That will bring me to 24 weeks of bulking and then allow me to start my 12 week lean out…. not sure what contests I will do, and I may prolong the bulk a little bit more to hit a couple of fall contests…. will see…. this time around I don’t want to just try a figure competition…I want to compete!!!
wahooooo!!!! I’m gonna enjoy the ride…..will post pics soon to let everyone see how meaty I am now…. 
still a size 4, but definately a softer version of myself….. I like to think of it as more feminine!!!
November 13, 2007 at 4:56 pm
All I can say Jules is you are freaking amazing!! You should be very proud of yourself cause you’ve worked hard and deserve every oz. of success you get!!
November 14, 2007 at 2:47 pm
Seems like you have a plan!! That is the most important part of anything: a plan!! You know how and when you will achieve something if you stick with it!! BGravo I say!! Keep it up!