Plan of Action

I’m 7 weeks out and am more driven than ever. It seems that last weekends moment of weakness has pushed me to another level.  Although it wasn’t wise, I think that maybe I needed that to bump things up a notch (or two). It’s not like I wasn’t motivated before. But because I slipped up, I’m more determined than ever to do whatever I have to,  to  make sure I’m ready by June 25^th. Yesterday, I went to my grandmothers house for Mother’s Day. I was surrounded by amazing Cuban food (yum!). But I had none of it. I brought my plain Jane, pre-packaged, weighed out meals with me and stuck to my plan. The night before I went to a party. There were all types of munchies and people drinking all over the place. And there I was, sipping on my water.  The more situations like that I experience without caving, the stronger it makes me.  I have decided to cut out all cheat meals until after my show. Last year I had 1-2 cheat meals/week until 4 week out.

So here’s my plan of action for the next few weeks:

I’m lifting 5 days a week, doing cardio 5 days and off one day. I’ll do mainly 35-40min of low intensity cardio. This means I’m keeping my heart rate between 60-70% of my max heart rate.  And 1-2 times a week, I’ll do high intensity interval training, where my heart rate is at 60-70%, I spike it to 85% then bring it back down, for 20 min. Last year I only did low intensity cardio and want to try some HIIT this time and see how it works for me. The important thing with cutting down is to make sure I drop body fat without losing muscle in the process.

My current split is:

Day 1- Glutes & Hams/Cardio

Day 2- Chest & Bi’s/Cardio

Day 3- Cardio

Day 4- Back & Tri’s/Cardio

Day 5- Quads

Day 6- Shoulders & Calves/Cardio

Day 7- Off

I will likely add a 6^th day of cardio, and my training split will be changing in the coming weeks.

Good thing I work at a gym. I give anyone who works a 9-5 and competes so much credit. This sport is time consuming and alot of work, but so rewarding!

For the next 7 weeks, I’m going to eat, sleep and breathe the gym.

I’ll keep you posted on my progress!