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definitely nothing to be embarassed about, progress pics are all about where you start, you wouldnt want to see my before pics for the last show that I did, I dropped 65lbs that time, so trust me, yours look good....point is each time you post pics, that you look better
highoctane
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treilin said:
LOL!!! This just made my day (and gymmum's response). Thanks for the bootay comment...hahaha.
Well, the goal is as follows. Right now I'm 148lbs according to my last weigh in. If I were to go extreme, the goal would be 125lbs. I STILL need to snag a pair of calipers or one of the boys at the gym to take my BF, because the only BF calculation I have right now is from a Tanita scale...and it says 33% (which...if that's true...is just insane). Ideally, drop the weight and the BF, and by July have a really solid start to being 4 months out of the competition in November. So I need to do the ground work right now that will support the goal when I really start to cut and work towards the figure competition.
The first mini goal is to get under 145lbs. Usually after that I get retardedly motivated to get back to where I was at 135lbs...and then go for the gold at 125lbs. (And yes, I know it's not all about weight.)
I don't think I would focus so much on weight as I would tearing the weights up at the gym and caliper readings drop the stupid scale BF!!! More muscle = More weight. HEAVY lifting, super setting.. etc. I would really focus on your upper body your back, shoulders, and arms, to bring a bit more symmetry to your lower body. Couple carb cycling threads on here that may prove to help you out as you go along. That way you can throw a cheat meal in there. Do a search on here.highoctane said:
If you can add like 3 days of HIIT, 5 days of weights.
IMO: I would have: 1 day back, 1 day legs, chest arms abs, shoulders abs, maybe a back and shoulder day (obviously separated from other two days of back and shoulders). That way you can hit your parts twice that need to come up.
highoctane
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treilin said:
I think for the longest time I was avoiding splitting up my strength routines to be honest. I would much rather train weights/strength 24/7/365 as cardio is not my favorite thing in the world. So this message is a positive thing for me.
Perhaps this weekend I will spend some time on laying out routines for each specific day on different cards (I'm ridiculously organized when it comes to training so I can track progress...much like the rest of you I'm sure).
In terms of carb cycling, I've seen threads on it, but have no idea what the concept is. I will have to do some reading up on it. Seeing as EF seems to be extremely addictive while I'm at work these days, perhaps I'll have some time to peruse the forums some more.
highoctane
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sbt2082 said:Ahh glad you got the pics to workI had tried to see them last night and couldn't... you have NOTHING to be embarassed about, just like the others have said! I think thats a great starting point and you have lots of support here to help ya reach your goals!!!
You ladies rock. And the support REALLY helps.
highoctane said:In terms of carb cycling, I've seen threads on it, but have no idea what the concept is. I will have to do some reading up on it. Seeing as EF seems to be extremely addictive while I'm at work these days, perhaps I'll have some time to peruse the forums some more.
The basic concept behind carb cycling is that when you're dieting, most people benefit from reduced carb intake as it makes your body burn fat instead of the carbs you're ingesting. But your body is very keen and will start to stagnate if you're eating say 60-70 g of carbs a day for 3 weeks straight. But the body is like that with everything: training routines, calorie intake, and even the types of foods youre getting your protein from. Elite competitors can see a very big difference between how their body looks when getting most of their protein from fish rather than eggs, chicken, and red meat.
So you'd have to scale it down for yourself, but here's what my carb cycling looked like during my last pre-contest diet (dieting down from 270 to 227):
Day 1-4: 60-100 grams carbs
Day 5: 400-500 grams carbs
Wash, rinse, repeat...
The hard part is finding the right amount of carbs to "carb up" without making you tired, bloated, and soft. But the whole principle is that by the 5th day of the cycle your body will be so sensitive to your own insulin that all the ingested carbs will go into glycogen storage.
It's not for everyone, especially if you're experiencing satisfactory results with what you're doing. I like it because it does work for me when dieting, and it keeps my carb cravings at bay as much as possible. It's also nice because you can structure it so that your hi carb day is the day before your lagging bodypart/most intense training session.
gymmum
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highoctane said:In terms of carb cycling, I've seen threads on it, but have no idea what the concept is. I will have to do some reading up on it. Seeing as EF seems to be extremely addictive while I'm at work these days, perhaps I'll have some time to peruse the forums some more.
I'm still stuggling with this one myself !!!!
highoctane
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2/16/2007
I suck. I have no food log for yesterday. Long and the short of it, I didn't eat enough, then I drank later in the evening which hit me pretty hard. I'm almost 100% sure that even if I tried to remember what I ate I couldn't. Chalk it up to a learning experience, cut back on the alcohol, and eat enough damnit. Already started logging for today so feel good about that.
AND!!!
Weight: 146.8lbs
Goal: 125.0lbs
Variance: 21.8lbs
WOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
Note: Now updated.
Full Strength Circuit Routine (Sets of 3):
Incline Press - 20lbsX12Reps
Leg Extension - 45lbsX12Reps
Seated Row - 45lbsX12Reps
Hamstring Curl - 45lbsX12Reps
Dips - Off the BenchX12Reps
Calf Raises - On StepX31Reps
Dumbell Curls - 20lbsX15Reps
Knee Raises - 20Reps
Shoulder Press - 20lbsX12Reps
Ball Squats - 4kg Medicine BallX15Reps
Hyperextension - 25lbsX15Reps
Leg Press - 75lbsX12Reps
Dumbell Rows - 15lbsX12Reps (17.5lbs the last set)
Pushups - 12Reps
Side Lifts - 10lbs (plate)X20 Reps
Multi
2 Burners
No glutamine - Dumbass
I suck. I have no food log for yesterday. Long and the short of it, I didn't eat enough, then I drank later in the evening which hit me pretty hard. I'm almost 100% sure that even if I tried to remember what I ate I couldn't. Chalk it up to a learning experience, cut back on the alcohol, and eat enough damnit. Already started logging for today so feel good about that.
AND!!!
Weight: 146.8lbs
Goal: 125.0lbs
Variance: 21.8lbs
WOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
Note: Now updated.
Full Strength Circuit Routine (Sets of 3):
Incline Press - 20lbsX12Reps
Leg Extension - 45lbsX12Reps
Seated Row - 45lbsX12Reps
Hamstring Curl - 45lbsX12Reps
Dips - Off the BenchX12Reps
Calf Raises - On StepX31Reps
Dumbell Curls - 20lbsX15Reps
Knee Raises - 20Reps
Shoulder Press - 20lbsX12Reps
Ball Squats - 4kg Medicine BallX15Reps
Hyperextension - 25lbsX15Reps
Leg Press - 75lbsX12Reps
Dumbell Rows - 15lbsX12Reps (17.5lbs the last set)
Pushups - 12Reps
Side Lifts - 10lbs (plate)X20 Reps
Multi
2 Burners
No glutamine - Dumbass
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