Monthly Archive for April, 2009

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Update

Published on April 5, 2009 in Uncategorized. 2 Comments

Well the update is, I’m not confident I will do the show.  It’s such a rollercoaster, hey?  There is 5mm of fat between me being ready and not being ready.  It’s bugger all and those 5mm need to only come from 2 sites – my thigh and my abs.  Nothing has changed, still.  I’m getting dizzy quite a bit, by early afternoon my brain has been taken over by lack of carbs, and every minute is a struggle to get through.  I down sea salt like a maniac, you wouldn’t believe it unless you saw it.  I was water loading yesterday and by the end of the day I felt like a big bloated pickle.  Today I am not adding any sodium, starting my deplete to get rid of the additional water for my photos on Wednesday.  Anyway, I will be leaving my decision about the comp until the death knell which is a week prior to the show.

I am also going to add an additional carb to my day, and a few more cals, and cut back the cardio.  I’ve always said I’m not willing to kill myself to do it, and unfortunately, that’s what’s happening – again.  My body is just not letting go so I figure my cals need to be ramped up a bit to avoid that starvation response that is obviously going on.  If it doesn’t work, it doesn’t work.  Can only do what I can do.  I blame my early competitions for the mess my body is in when I try to do this.  I was starved, which works once, and then no more - then your body is screwed up.

I haven’t even bothered to re-learn my routine!  Bugger it, will just learn it the moment I put my entry in, if I do.  No point wasting my precious time on something if I don’t need it!

I did half hour of bike cardio this morning at the gym, followed by abs.  They had their easter hours up – closed Friday and Sunday.  So then realised because of my photos on Wed and the fact I can’t drink any water before I have them (and therefore I can’t train that morning) that I will have to go back today and train to make up for the lost session on Wed and Friday.  Bugger it.

This arvo I think I will sit down and watch the footy.  And tonight is Serial Killer Sunday on CI channel – hehe.  Ok time to drown myself in more water and take my supps before back/shoulers/triceps. 

A day off – what’s that??

Published on April 2, 2009 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments

Thank you everyone for your supportive comments! 

I have enjoyed a day of no training.  Even if I hadn’t planned for it, I think it would have happened anyway, as I was way too sore to be doing anything.  Thankfully my chiro had a cancellation as I wasn’t sure how I would last out til Tuesday!  The cancellation was at 11.45am and of course, happened to be at the end of my colour, treatment, trim and blowwave at the hairdressers.  I needed it that bad that I left the hairdresser’s early with wet hair!  That’s what you call desperate.  My chiro said I’d strained my levator scap/rhomboid muscles and I was lucky not to have torn them.  Oops.  Go easy on the weights Sue!  So he gave me some ultrasound and massage, and cracked me back into place.  It’s still quite sore but I do feel much less jammed up.  So, after that it was back home to bed for an hour’s nap before going back to the hairdresser’s to have them apply my treatment, give me a trim, and blowwave.  I almost feel good as new!  Last night was interesting to say the least…I did indeed enjoy a free meal – but my body I guess not being used to that sort of food (bread/butter, blue cheese and pancetta egg pasta – which was to die for – and then a slice of raspberry and white choc cheesecake that I didn’t really need), decided to go into a bit of a spaz at 1am.  I woke up moaning and carrying on as I felt like I was going to throw up!  I had to get up and move to the downstairs bedroom – I tried to walk around in the hope that would make me physically sick but it didn’t.  It made me feel so bad I had to keep going back to lay down!  I was up for probably a couple of hours, so I wasn’t in great shape when I got up this morning.  I am feeling much more normal now, and my energy has somewhat returned.

So the last two days I’ve doubled my water intake as I’m doing a bit of a sodium and water deplete for my photos.  I bought a lovely little purple lingerie number the other day, should look nice with a tan.

I must admit today I am feeling very over the whole scene but am hoping I will get over that by tomorrow when the madness needs to begin again.  My chiro said to me “Sue, after this comp, FORGET THE COMPETITIONS and just try to be healthy!”.  It’s not the first time he told me that :)

My hairdresser also told me that she hoped my stress levels would return to normal after my comp as my hair was falling out.  Noice.

Right well I think I’ve had enough computer time, so will sign off and relax.  My day tomorrow will be cardio, coffee with Nadia (so we can bitch and moan about the comp, hehe), training, dentist, and more cardio.  Oh and I SUPPOSE I will have to try and fit some work in somewhere!!!

I’m too old for this shit!

Published on April 1, 2009 in Uncategorized. 5 Comments

I’m in the wars!  I deadlifted yesterday, and me being me went hard and heavier than I have been for awhile – did great, lifted 80kg for sets of 8, 8, 6 and 4.  But, felt a bit of a pull on the old lower back and so did some precautionary icing when I got home.  After sitting at my desk for awhile I got up and felt a twinge on the left side.  It was hurting to bend forward.  I had a massage that night, followed by more icing and then a Lectric Soda spa.  I’m actually pretty pleased with how it’s come up, it hasn’t become any more sore (DOMS wise) than it was this morning.  I managed a step class this morning, no prob, bit sore but a breeze really.  This arvo was really pissed off with the whole scene actually, I’m eating below my BMR most days and doing 2-3 x day training and my body fat has moved about 1mm a week.  I’m flat, exhausted, no time for anything except training and sleeping and, and then at night time I cannot sleep even though I am so tired.  I figured maybe it’s time to try and shock the bod into action with a big free meal because this ‘aint working!  I will also take tomorrow off training, this usually has a good effect on me.  So, off I went to the gym to get my session done before my exciting free meal out, and bugger me, I was doing a heavy machine shoulder press and something went in my upper back area!  It actually hurt so I knew it wasn’t good.  It feels like my scapula need prying apart.  I’ve used Voltaren, taken Nurofen, got hubby to massage the area.  It hurts to turn to the right, and to move my neck forward and down, and it even hurts to breathe.  Not bloody happy!!!  So, will keep a smile on my face and keep pushing on and see what the next 3 weeks brings!!