The plan has been unfolding. I have lost a few pounds, which is what is supposed to happen. My diet changes today. My cardio is increased today. I'm going to write a new weight training routine today also.
The hard work of 4 people unfolded Saturday at the NPC Northern Kentucky Bodybuilding and Figure Championships. I have been working with 1 female bodybuilder, 1 male bodybuilder, and 2 figure competitors. I was so proud of them and honestly proud of myself too. They worked so hard to get to their competition, and I felt like I did my job right because each of them was their absolute best on stage. Rachel, the female bodybuilder, placed 1st in her weight class. Harold, the male bodybuilder placed 4th in his weight class. Donna, one figure competitor, placed 5th in her height class. Angela, the other figure competitor, didn't place in the top 5, but looked great anyway. Now that this show is over, I'll have a bit more time to focus on me, and I'll definitely need it.
My life is unfolding. I have been dragging myself out of bed at 4am to do morning cardio 6 days a week up to this point. I have trouble getting to bed at night because I have lots of work to do in the evenings that I can't tear myself away from, and a husband that I don't get to spend enough time with who I also can't tear myself away from. Now, I'll be doing that 7 days a week and I have to find a way to do more cardio in the evening 4 times a week. Carla, my trainer, said "only 30 minutes 4 times a week for now". I'm pretty stressed out.
I had my bodyfat percent tested again on Friday, and it was not motivating. It is possible that it was inaccurate, but if it is correct, I'm losing muscle mass. In case you didn't know...that's not good. It's probably from lack of sleep, and stress. I have to correct the sleep issue, and the stress issue, but I don't know where to begin. I'm falling further behind on my work. I have to decline to train people and give more of my clients to my other trainer, Deric. I also need to utilize more people to work hours staffing my gym, but for some reason no one wants to work, and being paid doesn't seem to be any consolation. For now, I'm going to assume that the bf test was fouled and try my best to stay focused and motivated. That's all I can do.
Monday, March 26, 2007
Friday, March 9, 2007
The Plan...
The plan is already in motion. It started almost 2 weeks ago. Well, actually it started a couple weeks before that still. What's the plan for?, you ask. It's for my competition season. I'm a bodybuilder, and my season is already under way. The first of the two competitions I'll be doing is still 14 weeks away, but bodybuilding is all about being prepared.
The first part of the plan that my trainer let me in on was morning cardio. For those of you who don't know, 'morning cardio' means...roll out of bed and into your tennis shoes to get to the gym ASAP before breakfast. For me this means waking up and 4:00am. I started by getting up and doing between 20 and 30 minutes of cardio at my house in the morning just to get myself used to getting up earlier. I did that haphazardly for 2 weeks before the real plan came into effect. At 16 weeks out (that means my first show is 16 weeks away), I started getting to the gym by 4:30am for 45 minutes of cardio. I got off to a really good start, but I'm not sure I would have were it not for my volunteer cardio buddy, Scott. My good friend, Laura, volunteered her husband to suffer in the mornings with me.
Along with a consistent cardio regimen, started the diet. I can't eat whatever I want, and definitely can't eat as much as I want. Right now it's not so bad, because I get 2 cheat meals a week, but as the contest gets closer, I'll have to be more and more strict. I'm supposed to get a new diet in 2 weeks, and I can't wait to see what it will consist of.
Last weekend My husband and I want to the Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic just like we have for the past 4 years. We watched the women's bodybuilding competition, met some new friends, and met up with some old friends. It was a good way to spend a weekend after being only 1 week into competition prep, because it was motivating and helped me to find my focus for the upcoming challenges.
I've made some progress so far, but not as much as I'd like to have. I was sick this week and had to make sleep a priority over cardio and training, but I have been sticking to the diet.
Here's to continued progress, and reaching new heights! Cheers!
The first part of the plan that my trainer let me in on was morning cardio. For those of you who don't know, 'morning cardio' means...roll out of bed and into your tennis shoes to get to the gym ASAP before breakfast. For me this means waking up and 4:00am. I started by getting up and doing between 20 and 30 minutes of cardio at my house in the morning just to get myself used to getting up earlier. I did that haphazardly for 2 weeks before the real plan came into effect. At 16 weeks out (that means my first show is 16 weeks away), I started getting to the gym by 4:30am for 45 minutes of cardio. I got off to a really good start, but I'm not sure I would have were it not for my volunteer cardio buddy, Scott. My good friend, Laura, volunteered her husband to suffer in the mornings with me.
Along with a consistent cardio regimen, started the diet. I can't eat whatever I want, and definitely can't eat as much as I want. Right now it's not so bad, because I get 2 cheat meals a week, but as the contest gets closer, I'll have to be more and more strict. I'm supposed to get a new diet in 2 weeks, and I can't wait to see what it will consist of.
Last weekend My husband and I want to the Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic just like we have for the past 4 years. We watched the women's bodybuilding competition, met some new friends, and met up with some old friends. It was a good way to spend a weekend after being only 1 week into competition prep, because it was motivating and helped me to find my focus for the upcoming challenges.
I've made some progress so far, but not as much as I'd like to have. I was sick this week and had to make sleep a priority over cardio and training, but I have been sticking to the diet.
Here's to continued progress, and reaching new heights! Cheers!
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