It’s no secret that I’ve wanted out of Maine for a while now and since the start of 2013 I’ve been patiently waiting for an amazing opportunity that presented itself at the time to pull through. It was something that would get me out of the state for at least a few months, all travel expenses paid, and possibly open up a lot of doors in the future. Over the past 8 months, feeling very confident that all would work out, I decided to put my social life (in particular dating life) on hold so I could focus on competing. After all, what would be the point of getting too involved with anyone if I was just going to leave after a few months? It was also the main reason I put myself through summer dieting hell, assuming that it was my last chance to compete this year. Well, after all this waiting, I finally got my response late last night. Not going to happen.
So, after a night of nearly no sleep due to severe DOMS brought on by last night’s deadly leg routine as well as thoughts racing through my head like; “Okay, time to write-out a new life plan at 3:30 am because clearly sleep is not an option tonight”, I am left trying to figure out my next step. I am a firm believer that everything happens for a reason and when I look at the big picture this is probably the best case scenario as leaving would not only put a serious dent in my already depleted finances but having to put Mugsy in a kennel for a substantial amount of time would make me really sad. I am of course extremely disappointed but rather than wallow in my defeat I am going to ramp up the intensity with which I pursue my goals and come out of it stronger than ever.
I am now, without a doubt, doing another show this year. And I’m going to crush the competition. I don’t know which one I’ll do yet (there are a few options) but I will be bringing my best physique yet to the stage, you can count on that.
I am now 3 days into my newly designed August training plan and it’s definitely my most intense one yet! Yesterday’s leg routine didn’t include anything all that creative but rather involved a bunch of traditional exercises…done very heavy. This was the breakdown:
-Smith machine squats
-Standing calf raises
-45° leg presses
-Static 2-KB lunges
-BB Romanian deadlifts
-Prone hamstring curls
Owie! A typical successful leg routine will leave me with DOMS for a day or two afterward but a deadly routine will keep me up all night. Not so good for muscle recovery but I’ll surely make up for it tonight by crashing early. Today I will be hitting shoulders, still my favourite muscle group to train, and a little bit of abs. Here’s today’s breakdown:
-Dual cable shoulder raises
-Sitting Arnold presses
-DB standing front raises
-DB snow angels
-SB pikes
-SB MB pullovers
Around New Year’s last year, instead of making resolutions, I had written out a month-to-month list of goals that I wanted to achieve. Of course I blew through them all by the time my April shows came around. I feel that I’ve really accomplished a lot so far this year but in my mind, I’m never 100% satisfied. There’s always room for improvement! Now I’m thinking I need to create a stage 2 version for the rest of 2013. There’s just too many thoughts going through my head right now and I need to focus! This morning I got to work super early and created 4 months worth of new nutrition logs so as soon as I figure out which show(s) I’m doing, I’ll be jumping back on the structured plan. For now it’s just BUILD BUILD BUILD and keep tracking the macros!
So, the moral of this story is that when life gives you lemons, squeeze the shit out of them! Then use the juice to top your tilapia and veggies J
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