Oh yeah, I am not one to get frustrated and speak on a situation I haven't already tried to remedy. I have been reaching out daily through our channel of communication, he just has not gone to the Telegram app to look at the conversation. So he may be thinking we are on the same page since he hasn't checked back in but originally he said we would refeed until Wednesday, and now I am here still eating 500grams of carbs a day on Friday and spilling over horribly with the almost 15lbs I have gained this week. The look of deep conditioning I had just a few days ago is gone. I just wish I knew the process because right now we are getting farther and farther away from a stage ready physique.
Yeah, I totally get what you are saying there. Unfortunately he never gave me any real marching orders that were clear like we will stop refeeding Wednesday. If it were me, we would have started dieting 3-4 weeks earlier so we weren't still trying to clean things up during peak week, and we would have a pretty damn near set in stone plan together for all of this peak week stuff. I don't really have a plan, or clue on what I would do at this point for my peak week because I paid a professional to make sure I didn't have to try to learn how to do it properly myself. So I am honestly less prepared for peak week than I was for my first show doing it myself because I put it all in his hands as I should have. Now, here we are... in a bad situation. Yeah stopping the carbs now makes sense to me too but then I will be so frustrated to find out I wasn't supposed to have and messed something up going the other direction.
Yeah, 100% we just got our wires crossed a bit and the instructions went from a form to a discussion format which was unclear. We reverted back to a bullet point style set up for all actual instruction so nothing would be missed. Also discussed communication styles a bit. All is good and we have a plan moving forward. It requires some 90 minute cardio sessions but that is okay.
Why thank you Sir, although I can't really take credit for this one. I didn't do anything but cut carbs out after my 2nd meal, and an additional 40 minutes of cardio. Honestly I don't think my body liked having the additional water on it at all. I didn't even feel good with how watered down I was. Once I stopped forcing it to hold onto the water with excess carbs it was happy to release the extra fluids. I also had probably the worst of my tren sweats last night, probably not really any worse over all but since I had so much fluid to sweat out it was a gusher. Bed was soaked every time I got up to pee last night.
Can’t blame you at all for having fishbowl brain! A lot of thoughts a lot of moving parts, a lot of “unknown”. To your point, this is a dry run for nationals. Your coach is your coach for a reason. You pay him for this reason, he is there to take all the guest work out of this. The paid professional, if you will.
Agree, I want to see those stage shots!Don’t post them until it’s time; keep it under wraps
The BIG REVEAL!
Yes Sir, doing my damndest!
Don’t post them until it’s time; keep it under wraps
Well it looks like we have a consensus. We wait for stage shots. The wife is going to be sitting in the VIP so she should be able to get a good shot or two off.
Thank you Sir! I am pretty sure this is going to be exciting for me. Maybe a little nerve racking but should be good overall.
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That is what I need to be doing more of...adding electrolytes. I drink so much water but forget that detail and cramp out of the blue sometimes.
Haha, they have become a staple, I just can't sit down and have 8 oz chicken by itself first thing in the morning.
Yeah Buddy!
Yeah, the additional water without extra salt will definitely skew the sodium for sure. Just used to the salt loading then salt depletion alongside the water load so this is a little less extreme than I expected.
Yep that will do it. Salt that food playa you don't have to do a lot.
Thanks, yes the 10th, right around the corner.
Man, I hope it’s just a 24 hour bug. I just saw the comparison pictures from when you started, and even though you really did start in a good place, the transformation is tremendous, and I agree you can see the improvements in your posing as well. And those last pictures, after the water came off, you are really starting to look shredded. I would be shocked if you didn’t win.
yeah, no doubt could be, I am sure having been at 1500 calories ain't helping the immune system any.
Thanks Brother, still feeling rough but it does seem to be improving a little. Nausea comes over me in waves of stomach tightening blech but seems a little less frequent. I have been lucky, my team lead knows I am low on PTO and told me to just go lay down in the wellness room for a while when I wasn't feeling good. Said if we got busy and he needs me he will come get me. So I rested for about an hour applying pressure to my stomach which makes it feel a little better.
Yeah this is kind of what I expected. The hardest thing right now is managing to get my water in while feeling so nauseas. I am a bit behind working on catching up now. I have over a half gallon left in the gallon I need to finish before I leave work today. So I am going to have to step that up.
Man I hope you are feeling better. Just a speed bump, not a derail. Keep your eye on the prize.
Unless he changes it tonight it will be Hans Zimmer's TIME from the Inception Soundtrack. We will start it at 1 minute 5 seconds into the song and stop it at 2 minutes 5 seconds.
My buddy I used to work out with back in the 90s, when he did his first local show, picked “I’m Too Sexy” by Right Said Fred
Man, I hate that.,..puking is no fun, but hopefully you got some of the bug out that’s making you sick.
Be well brother. I don’t know if your coach would want this but pedialyte might help w electrolytes
Diesel Power wouldn’t be a bad jam…My buddy I used to work out with back in the 90s, when he did his first local show, picked “I’m Too Sexy” by Right Said Fred
As much jabbing and picking on from all of us at the gym, he showed us and made it work and won.
Exactly, great way to look at it…..you win either way, and stressing won’t help one bit, so being chilled, not worrying, and resting up is the best thing for you.
Glad you are feeling better! I think you might be right on the Covid, my parents got something on there trip to Montana last month they where dragging ass for 3 weeks just no energy to do much and when they did they just got exhausted. No other symptoms other than that.
Glad you are feeling better!!! Good to know that you had something and not on deaths door from caloric restriction etc
Right, I was starting to wonder how I was going to manage the last 3 weeks if I was going to feel that bad. Thank goodness I have a bit more energy now. Not saying I am rip roaring and raring to go but noticeably more energy than the horrible lethargy I was experiencing.
Thanks and yeah right at about an inch less than you. I am 5'7 3/4" and you said you are 5;9 right?
