Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness

I just did 35 minutes of the low intensity cardio that im supposed to do, what ive supposed to have been doing all along. i could do it in my sleep, so i hope its effective..

Lokking great on the photos , are you going to post some comp shots next week?

of course!

good stuff can't wait to see them!

Four circuits, three times.
Incline DB press, incline flyes, incline bicep curls using 10lb DBs, 20 reps each
DB OHB, side raises, front raises, 10, 10, 5lbs, 20 reps each
Barbell curls 20lbs, triceps overhead (combined weight with both arms) 15lbs, 20 reps each
Wide grip pull downs 40lbs, bent over db rows 10 lbs, straight pulls 25 lbs, 20 reps each
25 mins HIT.
Posing class in 2 hours oy vey.
Hair cut done, eye brow wax done,

nice pics, coming along really good! the first back shot is great

Thank you! I feel pretty confident about my bodyfat at this point. My mom said yesterday that she's concerned about how much I weigh, that i look even thinner, so thats good. as i was limping around the house like a zombie. Feel like crap in the evenings, getting up to pee every ten minutes, mind racing, hard to get to sleep. trying to distract self with movies and books but can't really get into anything. forgot to post yesterday that i finished the low intensity cardio in my second gym trip, so a total of 50 minutes. weighed in today at 119. did 45 minutes low intensity, gonna eat and go back to finish ten mins low intensity, lifting and HIT. walk on the boardwalk and/or beach trip, then posing practice later and food prep...have to buy one last package of nasty seitan. starting dieretics monday, smooth moves tea weds, food same until thursday, increased water mon-weds, same thurs, half friday. no salt friday. last two meals add 1/2 sweet potato cut protein daily total by ten grams, same for saturday add 1/2 sweet potato to every meal, eat rice cakes, pb and jelly between meals (SCORE!), water only between meals. supposed to bring raisins and baby food as back up. coach said i had best calves in the whole posing class yesterday, feeling a bit better about my poses especially the lat spreads..

Yay on getting to 119!! I really had no idea what your posing was going to be like until last night seeing it first hand and WOW!!! I wish I could be there to cheer you on but I will be there in spirit!

Love how you are so excited just about pb and j's! Sending all my best your way this week!

Thank you! I'm also packing ezekiel bread pb and bananas for snacks after the night show wooo!!

10 more minutes low intensity.
Circuit Supersets, all 20 reps, three exercises in each set, sets performed three times:
Flat DB Press 15lbs, Flat DB flyes 10lbs, DB curls 10lbs
Overhead shoulder press 20lb bar, uprights 20lb bar, 10 db lateral raises with 5 lbs then 10 front raises
Overhead triceps with rope x10lbs, triceps cable push down 40lbs, underhand barbell rows 20lbs
Seated row 40lbs, reverse grip pull down 40 lbs, rear delt raises 2.5lb dumbells lol!!!
20 mins HIT level 20.

Damn flat and bloated again at beach

To a normal person, this would be awesome! You look so fit and healthy! Only a true BBer would say something like this! Then again it is good for a BBer. You still have a whole week of drying out and getting ripped. Plus, I can see the vascularity on your arm in the sun still!
All you can ask of yourself, is to try your best! and from what I have seen, you always keep giving it your best! even at night, when all you want to do is go to bed (not necessarily to sleep - but just to lay down) and you still go and do your cardio.

i suppose. thank u....
118.8
slept in, didnt get to the gym. so later i have a whole 60 minutes of low intensity, a 30 minute circuit (easy though), and 15 mins HIT. and 30 mins posing practice. Im pretty sure my routine is down just need to memorize it and then actually be able to do it.

A little voice in the back of my mind is telling me that to go from where I was at 180, and to get to 144.6 (new PB for weight loss so far!) is awesome! Just think how awesome I would be if I stay at . . say 140 (still getting there!) and keep it there as I try to do a clean bulk, and then start at 140 and diet down! I could probably get more and more ripped - mature the muscle I think they call it. So when you start your diet that you have planned (in a week or two, you and your trainer will see whether or not you get "fat" on the plan you have already got in mind) and have the energy and calories to put on some more muscle - just think how easy it will be to tweak the diet alittle bit more, and get even more ripped! and how easy it should be this time to lose the bodyfat - the body already knows how to do it. I got leaner and leaner every year, and it wasn't completely easy peasy, but it wasn't a struggle like it is now (only 1 plateau, not 3 or 4 like I have now).

Ask for help if you need it! This is the week where you will be pushed to your limits! And congrats on the 118! You will lose even more when the water starts to leave the body! I ended up being 112 for my first show! and looking back on it - I was too depleted - had nothing really in the tank - only the thermos kept me going - lightheaded all thru the show - needed to put some glycogen into my veins to function properly. But you sound like you have all your meals planned out and everything. So I am not worried about that for you! Your trainer is a big help for you! Give him a big hug from me, and a big thank-you for keeping you healthy and taking your lifestyle into perspective with your training!

Yes clean bulk is the way to go...and i know it..and im going to...but ive been reading articles about rebounding and all the perils and im worried. whether or not ill continue competing i really dont know, but in general i want to be vigorous with muscle and also be able to eat a good amount of food in general without feeling like its hurting me. i like to eat. trying to decide if i should get my fix of chocolate bar, tofutti and bagel, mock meats on saturday and sunday or just skip it and completely try to reboot my system. also trying to figure out a way to have some wine and beer without overdoing it and leading to bad habits. i know eating clean during the week will be easy for me and im still fantasizing about copious amounts of veggies and fruits but with all the junk food around (its non vegan but i fantasize about the vegan versions..today for example bagels, chocolate cake, oreos, other cookies, chips, salads with dressing and other crap in it, even chicken cordon blue lol!!!). its so hard. cried more tears today about stupid stuff...but granted mondays are usually the hardest days for me to get through. i started with the dieretic and drank two gallons of water by 3pm, three cups of coffee, four diet sodas, and then like 2 liters of water at the gym. didnt really start peeing that much until i got to the gym, so i guess the dieretics are kicked in after a few hours. also loaded on the salt even more than usual. my belly is protruding a lot. 15 minutes hit, 20 minutes of LIT, 12 exercise circuit, groups in supersets of three three times each, 40 more mins LIT. bathroom breaks during each cardio session lol.

i know i do a lot of complaining on this forum and thank you all for putting up with me. also my mom deserves a ton of credit for putting up with my moods, helping with shopping and cooking, and laundry and cleaning my messes. in a normal state of mind and not dieting im messy and dissheveled, this diet has made in a thousand times worse and she's been great. off to exfoliate and douse myself in baking soda. and posing practice which i dread.