It's Monday and rather than sitting in my frigid office I'm sitting at home in a cold medicine induced daze unable to appreciate the warm breeze flowing through my windows. I knew I shouldn't have gone to work on Friday when I woke up feeling lousy but I pushed through thinking it was more of a mental sickness due to having to spend another dreaded day in the office than an actual physical sickness. Bad move on my part however as my exhaustion worsened throughout the day and my voice rapidly diminished. I honestly don't know how I got sick. I don't know anyone that is sick, my diet hasn't been cut back too drastically yet, and I've been perfectly healthy all year through the ups and downs of training and dieting. Plus, who gets sick in June?! I'm now just under 5 weeks out from the Yankee Classic so I guess if I'm going to get sick, I'd rather it be now when I should have plenty of time to recover than any closer to show-time.
Speaking of the show, my new suit arrived on Friday! It's beyond scandalous and I LOVE it! I call it my bikini version of '80's hair metal (obviously the best music ever made!) complete with double-chain straps, zebra printed sequined fabric and an extra tiny bottom. It's also a one-of-a-kind as I used the fabric I liked from one website, the design I liked from another website, and then had my original bikini designer (a third website) make it for me. Here's a few snapshots I took while trying it on. Obviously it will look better once I'm all tanned-up, cut-up, and made-up on stage but you get the idea:
Knowing I had a maXtreme shoot scheduled for Sunday morning which would take the place of my weight routine, I re-designed my Saturday morning workout to create a combined glutes / chest / triceps routine so as not to mess up my training schedule for the rest of the week. Unfortunately I woke up feeling even lousier than the day prior and I pushed through a dizzying workout which probably set me back even more on my road to recovery. The rest of the day was spent bundled-up in a fleece blanket on the couch, intermittently napping and watching reruns of Cheers on the TV Guide channel.
Sunday morning came and while I felt mildly better, my body was still too weak to embark on any lifting so I had to cancel my maXtreme shoot. What a bummer as it was perfect weather for it! Luckily I was able to reschedule it for next Sunday so I won't be out any $$$. No gym day #3 was killing me mentally so I loaded my pup into the car and we went over to Macworth island for a walk. It was a beautiful, quiet morning for an island walk but despite it being only about a mile around, I was seriously pooped afterward. I pretty much vegged the rest of the day until my parents came home from their weekend away in Canada where they picked-up a new addition to the family. Meet Annie!
Such a sweet little pup! I hope I didn't cough any sick germs on her :/
Now of course it is Day #4 of being sick and I am DIEING to get back into the gym. The worse part is that today is my scheduled MMA class which I so don't want to miss out on. I have 5 hours to get better... I told the instructor I may not make it. I know for my body's sake I shouldn't go but I'm beginning to feel like a tub of lard that is getting softer by the second. I dunno, I guess I'll decide by 5:00 whether I will go or not. Maybe I'll go and half-ass it or maybe I'll go and stay for only part of the class. The boxing portion I feel like I could probably do; the cardio portion not so much. Blahhh being sick sucks! Tomorrow I'm going to the gym no matter what. I don't care if I pass out in the weight room! Maybe I'll get lucky and some stud will catch my fall LOL.
Anyway, it's time for my next meal so I must sign off. One thing I will say is that whatever your reason for not being able to workout, whether you are sick or overloaded at work or just need a break, it's so important to stick to your clean-eating diet. Adjust your calories down slightly to offset the reduction in exercise and you won't experience any weight fluctuations so long as you get back on schedule as soon as possible. Bodybuilding really comes down to the diet anyway. It's a game, really. Anyone can train like a machine but knowing how to alter your intake based on your level of training (or lack thereof) divides the winners in the end. That's my gym rat tip of the day! Train hard, diet hard, and be a hardbody! Happy gymming everyone :)
Speaking of the show, my new suit arrived on Friday! It's beyond scandalous and I LOVE it! I call it my bikini version of '80's hair metal (obviously the best music ever made!) complete with double-chain straps, zebra printed sequined fabric and an extra tiny bottom. It's also a one-of-a-kind as I used the fabric I liked from one website, the design I liked from another website, and then had my original bikini designer (a third website) make it for me. Here's a few snapshots I took while trying it on. Obviously it will look better once I'm all tanned-up, cut-up, and made-up on stage but you get the idea:
Knowing I had a maXtreme shoot scheduled for Sunday morning which would take the place of my weight routine, I re-designed my Saturday morning workout to create a combined glutes / chest / triceps routine so as not to mess up my training schedule for the rest of the week. Unfortunately I woke up feeling even lousier than the day prior and I pushed through a dizzying workout which probably set me back even more on my road to recovery. The rest of the day was spent bundled-up in a fleece blanket on the couch, intermittently napping and watching reruns of Cheers on the TV Guide channel.
Sunday morning came and while I felt mildly better, my body was still too weak to embark on any lifting so I had to cancel my maXtreme shoot. What a bummer as it was perfect weather for it! Luckily I was able to reschedule it for next Sunday so I won't be out any $$$. No gym day #3 was killing me mentally so I loaded my pup into the car and we went over to Macworth island for a walk. It was a beautiful, quiet morning for an island walk but despite it being only about a mile around, I was seriously pooped afterward. I pretty much vegged the rest of the day until my parents came home from their weekend away in Canada where they picked-up a new addition to the family. Meet Annie!
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| Me, Annie & Mugsy |
Now of course it is Day #4 of being sick and I am DIEING to get back into the gym. The worse part is that today is my scheduled MMA class which I so don't want to miss out on. I have 5 hours to get better... I told the instructor I may not make it. I know for my body's sake I shouldn't go but I'm beginning to feel like a tub of lard that is getting softer by the second. I dunno, I guess I'll decide by 5:00 whether I will go or not. Maybe I'll go and half-ass it or maybe I'll go and stay for only part of the class. The boxing portion I feel like I could probably do; the cardio portion not so much. Blahhh being sick sucks! Tomorrow I'm going to the gym no matter what. I don't care if I pass out in the weight room! Maybe I'll get lucky and some stud will catch my fall LOL.
Anyway, it's time for my next meal so I must sign off. One thing I will say is that whatever your reason for not being able to workout, whether you are sick or overloaded at work or just need a break, it's so important to stick to your clean-eating diet. Adjust your calories down slightly to offset the reduction in exercise and you won't experience any weight fluctuations so long as you get back on schedule as soon as possible. Bodybuilding really comes down to the diet anyway. It's a game, really. Anyone can train like a machine but knowing how to alter your intake based on your level of training (or lack thereof) divides the winners in the end. That's my gym rat tip of the day! Train hard, diet hard, and be a hardbody! Happy gymming everyone :)
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