nsparaco1’s BodyBlog

Sent my forms in.  Hopefully they get everything, because I’ll be showing up, tanned, oiled, and half naked.  Don’t really got much to say,the only thing that has changed is my carbs.  And my body is starting to respond a little more harshly due to my last overall increase in weights.  Last week of heavy lifting.  Let’s do this.

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Dreams do come true.  Found another competition 3 weeks from now.  It’s also around DC.  No hotel, no traveling.  I will be competing in the OCB competition in Springdale MD on September 13th.  I’m down to 187, weight class is from 172 to 189; like I said before, I will be competition ready.  Keeping the weight trainging strong and dropped my carbs again.  I’m also doing a more instense incline walk: incline @ 15, speed @ 3.2 for 20 minutes.  Taking in about 300 grams of protein and around 100 grams of carbs.  I’m pretty lean as it is, I’m sort of excited to see what changes happen that last week. 

Late

Wish it was more like 1 week.  Turns out, I’m a head of schedule.  Didn’t know I was going to be like this, this soon.  Time to just maintain and try to lose more fat.  My body has been craving carbs lately.  I’m down to 138 carbs/day but every now and then (like when I stop for gas) I pick up a protein bar for a snack.  I make sure I look at the sugar when I do but, it’s happening more than I like it to.  Or when my company has lunches and there are left overs like wraps or sandwhiches(I throw the bread away) or fruit, I tend to snag a couple.  I’m not really cheating(am I?).  It’s not shitty food that I’m eating extra of, it’s healthy, but in my mind anything more than my diet is cheating.  However, I’m staying strong on my 2 hours of cardio a day so that’s helping me keep the weight down and the fat off.  When it gets closer to competition day, and I’m hardly eating any carbs, it’s going to suuuuuuuuck. 

Gotta stay strong, gotta stay disciplined.

Late

9 weeks to go.  Let’s do this already.  Well it started.  My body has started finally responding in a way that doesn’t suite my liking.  This past week I have started doing 1 hour of cardio in the a.m. and 1 hour after I weight train…wow.  I’m losing more of the left over fat I have (which is good, seeing some good results), but I’m getting more headaches, and my body is starting to tell me that I can’t wake up as early as I want to in the morning.  I need to build up some more mind-over-body strength to get through these last 9 weeks or…I don’t know, but somethings gonna happen if I don’t.  I’m taking 135 grams of carbs, staying strong on 300 grams of protein, and 7 to 8 exercises per muscle group with abs afterwards ever day.  I can feel another wall coming up, so I’m gonna have to say goodbye to some more carbs.  Keep on keeping on.

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Workout has stayed the same, but I have started decreasing my carbs.  I also started increasing my cardio today to an hour in the morning and an hour after training.  I’m glad I started so far out to give myself enough time to prepare, but this regimant is starting to take a toll on me.  I kind of just want this to be done with.  I lost another 2 lbs. and if I keep this up I should be competition ready.  If I get in the 180’s(which would be awesome because I haven’t weighed in the 180’s since freshamn year of highschool), I think I should be good, but we’ll see.  My legs and mis sections still need some work.  I’ll be putting up progress pics again after this weekend.  Hope everyone has a good weekend.

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