One Goal Achieved! Time to set a new one!
At the start of the year i set myself a challenge to get back up on stage after having a few years off to concentrate on other parts on my life and my business.
I was initially aiming to compete in the Classics Category at the NABBA West show in Exeter and then on to the Hecules Olympia in Colchester in May.
Plans changed slightly and i ended up actually competing 2 weeks earlier at the UKBFF South Coast in Porstmouth, it was one of the biggest shows i have been to and an amazing standard by everyone.
At 8 weeks out i felt great ans was coming down nicely and weight and fat was coming off.
For my height i had to weight in at 84kg and at 8 weeks out i was sitting at 91kg .
I used a Carb cycling approach with a 2 low days followed by a high day then 4 low days and repeat. Steady State low intensity cardio was also added at 30 mins per day increasing every week up to 2 hours per dayat 2 weeks out.
Body fat dropped at around 0.5-1% per week and weight dropped at a steady 1 kilo per week.
2 weeks out i was feeling great at 86kg and around 7%Bf
1 week out my bodyweight was the same and the mind starts to play tricks on you, every bit of food, every bit of exercise, cardio and sleep is scrutanised and you constantly are battleing with yourself, everytime you look in the mirror you look different, one day you look dry and ripped, then waterey and smooth, then too heavy, then too light.
I bought a new set of scales and over the next 7 days monitored my weight mutiple times day, each scales said different, one over weight, one under! I decided to aim at losing a bit more weight over the final days in a bit to make the weight for my class, to cut a long story and a horrible few days of training short! I weighed in at 86kg which put me in the open class above, Mr U90kg's. Our weigh in was at 10.30am and we stepped on stage at 8pm, because of the previous days of trying to lose extra weight i was flat and emtpy and spent the rest of the day trying to fill out the muscles a little and get some vascularity back.
Overall i was still really happy with the condition i was able to get to and the improvements in shape that i have made over the past few years.
By the time i stepped on stage i was around 89kg and 6 - 6.5% Bf. The best condition i have ever been. Learnt a massive amount about my body and will be aiming to compete at the higher weight next time as i dont think my body is suited to getting down too low.
Looking forward to a great off season and now on too some new goals!
Looking at a break of 18 months for getting on stage again, i am aiming to turn my training to powerlifting for the rest of the year. I will be setting a goal of a 700kg total raw which is the total weight lifted when you add your Bench Press, Squat and Deadlift together. I will look for a small local contest towards the end of the year so the my motivation stays high for my training.
Just being back in the gym after the competition and training heavier is feeling great and hitting PB's every week.
My goals for my lifts are:
Bench Press - 150kg
Deadlift - 300kg
Squat - 250kg
Lifts at the moment are:
Bench Press - 130kg x 5
Deadlift - 240 x 5
Squat - 200kg x 5
So there you have it, set some goals for the year, feeling great, achieved what i set out to to, now on to the next one! :)
Thanks for your support. I hope your smashing your goals !
See you all soon
Nick
New Body Fitness and Nutrition
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