September 1, 2003
Nine weeks to go to my competition and I'm already starting to get anxious as I envision myself up on that stage against all the other contestants. I find myself wondering if everyone else planning to compete in The Man Show is also experiencing the same emotions as me or am I the only one going
through these pre-mature stages of excitement. Not only am I getting anxious about competing, but I'm also already trying to figure out what colour of bikini to choose, how I should fix my hair, and what sort of evening wear would best showcase my physique. I don't want to leave things until the last
minute, but yet that always seems to be the case.....
I've been eating very clean and training harder than ever over the last couple of weeks. I'm still keeping my food portions relatively high in my last minute attempts to put on some lean mass before I begin my calorie cutting period. On average, I'm consuming approximately 2200 clean calories
per day. I will bring my calories down to approximately 1600 per day as I get closer to the competition.
I suspect that today might have been the day where I actually experienced the extra burst of strength and energy promised by the makers of Creatine. I was training legs and I must say I felt very strong while pumping out five solid sets of deadlifts.
Normally I lift a total of 95 lbs, but today I lifted 135 lbs and still I felt I could have lifted more. I'm very curious to see what this 5 gram a day Creatine experiment will do to my body. A while back I went on the WNSO Forums site hoping to find women that have experimented with this supplement. Unfortunately I found none, so it looks like I will be the one answering the question to my own post! I'm obviously taking a huge risk not having a clue how my body will react to Creatine, but I feel it's a risk worth taking, so I guess we will wait and see.
September 3, 2003
Yesterday it occurred to
me that I put my body
through complete hell
this past long weekend!
When I woke up in the
morning, I was hurting
from top to bottom. I
knew the stress hormone
was having a field day
with my muscles because
despite of all my
exhaustion I had a hard
time sleeping through
the night. I was
determined to drag my
butt to the gym anyway,
but my boyfriend was
quick to slam some sense
into my head (which by
the way was hurting too)
by reminding me that I
need to rest in order to
grow my muscles… So I
listened and took a day
off. I was back at the
gym this morning doing
cardio and I will be
training chest and arms
tonight….
As for my diet, I’m
finding myself starving
every time the three
hours are up… and it
just so happens that now
is the time to have my
meal number four….
September 5, 2003
My muscles are extremely
confused these days as
they seem to be hurting
non-stop! I'm
lifting a lot heavier
than I'm used to and I
can't quite decide
whether this has purely
to do with the Creatine
or whether it's mental,
or perhaps a little bit
of both. I know one
thing though, whatever
it is it definitely
works! I feel like a
Superwoman!
Unfortunately I don't
quite look like one just
yet (in fact I feel a
little bloated right
now), but if everything
goes according to my
plan I will at least
resemble one on October
31st. Coincidentally,
the day of the
competition falls on the
eve of Halloween - so
more the reason to make
myself look like a
Superwoman! I just
hope the Creatine
doesn't play a trick on
me as I really want to
be treated to a top
seven placing!!!
I did not have the
energy to get up for my
cardio this morning, so
I'm going to be spending
my Friday evening at the
gym. I just can't wait
for all the excitement
tonight!!!
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