Summer 08 Contest Prep

I never updated last week.  Not much too update.  Strength and stamina are shot from being sick.  5 weeks until I start dieting for the INBF show in Virginia Beach…I may actually have some fans there - coworkers, church members, and drunken sailors - anyway the game plan in the next five weeks is to not miss a single weight workout and to eat as much as I can with the goal of packing on 1-2 more pounds of muscle before I start cutting back.  Can not wait to get back on that stage, I’m jonesing to do it.  Talked to a gym-friend and figure competitor Friday night and she may have talked me into trying out Fitness Model this summer, we shall see.

On a training related note, I squatted 225 for 8 reps today, that’s a first.  It felt easy but so many guys started offering their opinions/advice/belts (yeah that was weird) on my 245 attempt that I think I psyched myself out.  It was also my 7th set, next week I’m going to try to get there before I’m so worn out.  I still can’t bench more than 105, I’m concerned about my upper vs lower symmetry.

i’m still huge.  i’m realizing that even the small amount of drinking i’m doing is KILLING my progress.  as empty calories go, i’d much rather the cheese dip for my nachos than the margarita or the mozzerella sticks than the beer, so i’m going to cut drinking out entirely for now.  Even when I don’t have a lot, I don’t feel well or do much the whole next day.  So it’s out…I don’t need it so why bother.  I already know all the negative effects on my metabolism and anabolism.  Time to stop using "offseason" as an excuse.  Even though I’m not officially on-season until May 5, I’m going to consider myself semi-on until then.  I gotta get it together.

 Side note, I woke up saturday with no voice, and every day have been feeling slightly worse.  going to the doc today and hoping its not too late and nothing too bad.  i have the sore throat, some awesome looking mucus coming up, joint aches and pains, easily fatigued, a little nausea, congestion-sinus pressure headaches.  Lord, I need to learn to stress less, I’ve stressed myself sick.

Here’s to weight starting to drop over the next few weeks (i hope)