Fall 2010 - Winter 2010:
Cutting down from the summer off-season. I think I've gained about 25lbs since my last show. I haven't checked the scale, but I think I'm in about what I was last January when I started my contest prep for the 2010 season.
Now I'm aiming to go in with something I've never had - shredded legs. I'm trying to cut down to 200 by the start of 2011 - then I'll be working on getting to my new contest weight of 183. I competed at 188 last year and looked great at the NGA Heart of America. But I could have had even more striations.
Diet:
I'm actually eating fully clean right now. I had a candy bar this week but I still am eating about 5 meals (hoping to move it to 6 starting next week) and I haven't started supplementing yet with my normal supps. Currently I'm taking Xtend, Quake 10.0, Syntha 6 and Solution 5. I've been enjoying eating clean because it's been saving me so much money! I love it :)
Training:
For the offseason I'm going to try and bulk my arms while cutting fat. Which translates into 2 arm days and 3 other days for regular training. That brings me up to a 5 day split. I'm also starting a new cardio routine, 2 times a week I'll be doing the step mill instead of the eliptical so that I can really start to etch in my legs (glutes and hams). 15 minutes nearly killed me and my training partner but I think it's going to yield results.
By the time I hit the stage at the April ABA Natural Illinois I'm hoping to be at my 183-185 rate...I competed there 10lbs too heavy last year and looked a bit soft - I won't be using dream tan any more as I've fully switched to pro-tan and for oil, I like musclesheen. It worked wonders last year, I wasn't too wet and I didn't look dry.
I'll be weighing in and taking progress pics over the next 3 months and posting my stats! This is going to be great! Stay tuned!
