Well, summer is gone. My boys are back in school
and I am hitting the gym harder than ever in the off-season. OFF SEASON, is
there such a thing? Not for a competitor. We are always trying to up ourselves.
Six weeks ago I met with my trainer and established my goal for the next few
months. My last show was in June and since then my body fat has gone from 9% at
show time to 14.5%. That's pretty good. I want to put on another 5 - 8 lbs of
lean body mass with the primary focus being on increasing the size of my legs.
After the first 6 weeks I managed to put on 3 lbs of muscle and lost a percent
of body fat. My weight is up to 120lbs.
This is pretty amazing to me because I remember
in 2008 and 2010 I stepped on stage at 102lbs. Today I have 105lbs of lean body
mass, weigh 120lbs, and am 13.5% body fat. I no longer worry about that
dreadful number being a negative thing. My goal for next year is to have
108-110 LBM.
If you have been following me for any length of
time or have read some of my other posts, you will recall I am debating about
remaining an NPC athlete or participating in another organization. I recently
went and watch a local Bikini Universe show (part of the Muscle Mania
organization) and my next blog will document my observations and opinions on
what I saw.
As always, I welcome any feedback and/or
questions.
