Tamar Cohl Gluten Free Fit Guru

Well, I am on my way to the Dexter Jackson Classic in Jacksonville, FL on Aug. 1, 2009!  I am stoked!  It will be the first show of 2009 where I showcase my new NPC "Bikini" body instead of the stockier physique that I had when doing Figure.  Hany Rambod is my trainer and Coach and I absolutely love him!  He is great!  For those of you who do not know, Hany is the trainer to IFBB Pro Bodybuilders Phil Heath and Jay Cutler, IFBB Pro Figure Kristal Richardson, NPC Athlete Mark Alvisi and more!  He used to train Jenny Lynn for Figure, too.  I am in GOOD hands with THE PRO CREATOR!  I have been implementing his FST-7 method of training and have really lightened up on the weights.  I am actually trying to lose some of the muscle density that I created in my arms and legs.  Seems to me that Bikini is shaping up to be muscular girls with great bodies that are not overly dieted down. Looks like many of them are ex figure competitors, too.  They are looking great, especially at the National Level Shows. 

So, I have been dieting for 3 months and am finally making some progress in my legs.  My legs are HARD to train for 2 reasons…..1….I have bad knees (both are bad) and 2…..they are stocky, so I have had to re-train them and really work hard on leaning them out.  They are just toooo stocky.  LOL  SO, it is working and I am happy with my progress.

I picked out my new suit for the BIKINI competitions I am choosing to do.  I am going to buy a cute suit that I am going to add some BLING to myself.  I am wearing that suit for atleast all of the Regional/Local shows and then probably get a new one of the National shows that I enter.  Hopefully I only have to enter 1 National show.  LOL  But, I am not banking on turning PRO my first time out….I just hope that I do.    I am getting a new hair style as well.  I need to do something different with my hair.  I need to look younger and more sophisticated and I think that my LONG hair is making me look OLD!  LOL  So, I am having my hair done this Saturday and am having a photo shoot at the gym.  So, I will be uploading some cool training pics/artistic physique pics sometime next week! 

Everything is going pretty well, I cannot complain.  I am eating 7 meals a day and sometimes 8 with a protein shake (i really do not count that as a meal though).  I am still LOW carb but am keeping the healthy fats higher to make up for the loss of carbs.  Naturally I eat a lot of lean protein and veggies…mainly asparagus, spinach, and broccoli.  I am upping my cardio to atleast 1.5 to 2 hours per day now.  Starting Monday (tomorro) I will be getting up at 5:30 AM every morning during the week to do cardio on an empty stomach, then train, then eat, then more cardio in afternoon.  Some of that depends on my work schedule, too.

Well, that is my life in a nutshell.    I am enjoying the process and am looking forward to getting on stage!  wooooo hooooo!