Sunday, October 21, 2012

Off Season Training


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.

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