05Dec09-Saturday

I'm not going to go into all the detail of my life, I'm just going to stick to the basics of my show prep. I'm sure from time to time life will get in the way and it will show up on this blog but for the most part this is strickly business. I'm hoping that by blogging I'll be able to follow and track this process a little better. I do journal now (diet and weights) but it's kinda hard to see the bigger picture.

This past week was week 16 of my prep, today starts week 15...ugh, still over 100 days out. I can't really complain as the calories are still high (averaging about 1600/day) and I'm feeling pretty good. My diet has been spot on since last Sunday and while the first 3 days were kinda rough (a headach probably from the drop in carbs) I'm back in the swing of things. This time around I'm doing my own diet. Last time I worked with a trainer from a local gym and I was very pleased with the results. My plan is to include a little more fat (flaxseed oil...yum) and have a bit more variety but stick to the same macro breakdown. One other thing I would like to do is a carb cycle starting at 8 weeks out. More on that later.

Currently I'm doing a 4 day split and I see a trainer once a week for extra motivation to get me to the stage. I figure since I don't drink, smoke or spend money on tons of extra stuff I can afford the weekly trainer visits.
Monday-Chest, bi's and abs
Tuesday-Legs
Wednesday-Shoulders and abs
Friday-Back, tri's and abs

Cardio is pretty light now:
3X30 min moderate (usually a job outside)
1X20 min high (sprints on the treadmill or track work if it's nice outside)
1X60 min low-mod (usually a slow paced trail run)
The plan here is to slowly increase cardio time leading up to the show (I know big surprise). If progress slows I may have a few weeks with more high intensity work but we will have to wait and see.

Current weight:133.5
BF:21% (measured by BIA @ home)
(Goal is to be about 119 by first show on March 27th...15 weeks away)

The cinnamon tracker: (not that I recommend the use of cinnamon...I just have a thing for it)
My big container of cinnamon currently weighs 288g (was 510g about 3 weeks ago)

I'll post current pics soon...