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  1. Comp Prep Update 15/09

    by , 15 September 2014 at 2:35 am
    Less than 2 weeks out from the first comp now and I'm starting to feel crap.

    Last week my trainer lowered my carbs from 100g of berries with breakfast, 1 cup of oats after training and some berries before bed, to 55g of berries in my first meal only. My carb depletion was awful last week anyway then this week she has upped my protein by 100g per day and gotten rid of all carbs.

    At this moment I'm feeling tired and emotional. I'd be hungry too if I wasn't eating right ...
  2. Comp prep update 02/09

    by , 1 September 2014 at 6:51 pm
    I had a mad arm session with my trainer this morning. Went to body weight tricep dips which I even surprised myself on, especially considering I could still push them out after completely depleting my triceps over 4 sets of 3 different tricep exercises one after the other.

    Doing a bit of posing in the mirror this morning I noticed the vein in my right shoulder was popping which is good because it means I'm getting leaner. Felt leaner around the stomach this morning too. My trainer ...
  3. Comp Prep Update 13/08

    by , 12 August 2014 at 9:48 pm
    I had a bit of a set back this week.
    On Sunday night just before bed my face was a bit red and a little swollen. When I woke up on Monday I'd had an anaphylactic reaction to something, no idea what, and my face was the size of a balloon. I looked like I had been repeatedly punched in the face. It's kinda lucky I didn't die in my sleep actually since anaphylaxis constricts your airways.

    Doc reckons it could just be stress causing my immune system to react to something I'm ...