Day 253: Can't wait for my Muscle Gels!

Training

Cardio 23 min.

Gym - Upper Body (1 min sec recovery between sets):
1. Hanging Straight-Leg Raises (hips to 90 degrees) 4 x 10
2. Alternate Bicep Curls 2 x 20 per side
3. Clean and Press 2 x 20
4. Dips 4 x 10
5. Rope Crunches 2 x 20
6. Supinated BB Bent Over Rows 2 x 20
7. Push-Ups (feet on floor, hands on fists) 4 x 10
8. Plank x 1 min
9. Side Plank superset x 1 [a. side (left) plank x 1 min, b. side (right) plank x 1 min]

Post-Weights Cardio 20 min.

Posing Practice 15 min.

Stretch 20 min.

Comments

Mood/Aggression: Easily annoyed.

Energy: There - even though all last night and so far today, I have felt like vomiting (and have on and off - disgusting)!

Mental Focus and Clarity: Can't be anything but focused - there's too much at stake.

Metabolism: Pretty damn good. Despite the nausea last night, I forced down a truckload of carbohydrates after work, and my body was fine (no bloating, water retention, or anything) this morning.

Stress: HIGH.

Endurance: Excellent.

Strength: Really, until my competition is over and done with, none of my sessions are going to be about strength, but INTENSITY - it means that while I will still be lifting as heavy as I can for the sets/reps I've set myself, it's going to vary a lot depending on my body on any given day.

Pump: AWESOME!

Vascularity: NOW it's starting to hang around longer - that's what I want.

Quality of Training: Even though I felt like being sick just lying and sitting this morning, and knew that running would aggravate the issue, I went running anyway - running is effective for me re fat loss, and it's one of the few cardio modes where no matter what, I don't have to try too hard to get and keep my heart rate well above 80-90% of my maximum heart rate. Managed - JUST - to get home and to the bushes, and then to the bathroom before the nausea prevailed . . . When it was over, it was straight into resistance training. Changed things up yet again. I was nauseous throughout the session, but didn't throw up (thank God for small blessings) . . . Afterwards, did some more cardio, just to make sure that my body was completely fcuked (and because tomorrow is my day off, so I can) . . . Posing practice had me sweating from the effort . . .

Recovery: Biceps are still a little tender. Otherwise, all good.

Body Composition and Look: I can tell when my body composition goes under 10% bodyfat - it's hard to explain, but it just feels different somehow. Tomorrow I will see what it is, but I know for sure that I am on target for competition.

Other Effects: Have not been as thirsty lately as I was. Been having a lot of cold, clammy, feverish sweats, though.

Other Notes: I have decided that every FOURTH day will be my high calorie/carbohydrate day - any longer than that, and I am like the walking dead pretending they are still alive . . . I also have some of Muscle Pharm's Tropical Mango Muscle Gels coming. So excited to finally get to try them - I have been wanting to since they were released! And since consuming protein powder just upsets my stomach now, I'm hoping that I will be able to use them in place of, instead of needing to have so much BC+EAA (I pretty much go through a tub every WEEK) . . .

Day 252: Mixing things up today

Training

Cardio 20 min.

Gym - Full-Body (1 min recovery between sets):
1. Single-Leg Deadlifts (with twist and lateral reach) 1 x 20 per leg
2. Plank x 1 min
3. Clean and Press 1 x 20
4. Bicycle 1 x 20 per side
5. Alternate Bicep Curls 1 x 20 per side
6. Deadbugs 1 x 20
7. Supinated BB Bent Over Rows 1 x 20
8. Push-Ups (with alternate side rotation) 1 x 20
9. Incline Dips 1 x 20
10. Plank x 1 min

Post-Weights Cardio 20 min.

Posing Practice 15 min.

Stretch 20 min.

Comments

Sleep - Time and Quality: Again, very broken - so broken that I wonder if I got much sleep at all; just felt like I was awake but not awake.

Energy: I have an extremely painful stomach today, which is affecting my desire to want to be energetic today, but the energy IS there.

Mental Focus and Clarity: More assignments due tonight (I'll have to finish them after work).

Appetite: Most often I actually wish that I WAS one of the individuals who do not have a problem with dieting, etc. - would make things so much easier. Then again, because it IS so hard for me, the fact that I even get where I want is accomplishment in itself.

Stress: High.

Endurance: Fine.

Strength: Good.

Pump: Reasonable.

Vascularity: Definitely better.

Quality of Training: I mixed things up a little today. Like yesterday, I had a cold, clammy sweat (almost like a fever) going, leaving me with the chills afterwards. Session was good, even though I would rather have been tucked up in bed with a wheatie. Kept cardio easy today, since I was very nauseous, and any intensity would have made me throw up again - I'm lucky I didn't (nearly, though) during my resistance training! . . .

Recovery: Actually have DOMS in my biceps, LOL (that's a first).

Day 231: Abusing Arms

Training

HIIT Cardio:
a. 4 min easy
b. 8 x 20 sec effort/10 sec easy
c. 8 x 60 sec effort/30 sec easy

Gym - Arms (30 sec recovery between alternate sets):
Alternate Set A -
1. Close-Grip Pull-Ups 4 x 16, 9, 7, 6
2. Weighted Dips 4 x 8
Alternate Set B -
3. EZ-Bar Bicep Curls 4 x 21s
4. Flat Close-Grip BB Bench Press 4 x 8
Alternate Set C -
5. Zottoman Curls 4 x 15
6. Weighted Incline Dips 4 x 8

Post-Weights Cardio 20 min.

Stretch 22 min.

Comments

Sleep - Time and Quality: I definitely slept this morning - and dreamt too! 8 hours is a little too long, but considering the last few months, it will do. Still want to be back on "Rosie-time" though!

Mood/Aggression: Remotivated!

Energy: There - eventually.

Stimulant Effects: None.

Mental Focus and Clarity: Got a lot of work and study to do today.

Metabolism: Fine.

Stress: Working on it . . .

Endurance: Great.

Strength: Made sure it was better than this session last week - increasing weights.

Pump: Yes, and it was painful.

Vascularity: Reasonable.

Quality of Training: Switched HIIT up a bit today, to work on both speed AND speed endurance . . . Resistance training was great. Making sure my reps were SLOW to induce more pain and effort, increasing weight sometimes as well. Good session . . .

Other Effects: My body temperature is off-kilter - yesterday it was the coolest it has been in days, and I was burning up like a furnace; and today it is back to being almost unbearably warm and I have been getting chills, before sweating lots . . . Aside from that, just thirsty all the time . . . No nausea or upset stomach anymore, except after eating . . .

Other Notes: I did yesterday's resistance session today, yes, and the rest of this week will be doing the day before's resistance session each day, since I didn't train with weights yesterday. Cardio will remain as scheduled.

Day 226: Just going through the motions today . . .

Training

HIIT Cardio:
a. 4 min easy
b. 24 x 20 sec effort/10 sec easy
c. 4 min easy

Gym - Upper Body (30 sec recovery between supersets):
Superset A -
1. EZ Bicep Curls 4 x 15
2. Incline Dips 4 x 15
Superset B -
3. Military Press 4 x 15
4. Lateral Raises 4 x 15
Superset C -
5. Push-Ups (on fists) 4 x 15
6. Supinated Close-Grip Lat Pull Down 4 x 15
Superset D -
7. Ab Rollout 4 x 15
8. Bicycle 4 x 15 per side

Stretch 20 min.

Comments

Sleep - Time and Quality: A solid 6 hours!

Mood/Aggression: HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED IN MYSELF!

Energy: It's like I just can't be bothered today, especially after yesterday, and it's a real effort to WANT to move to do anything . . .

Stimulant Effects: None.

Mental Focus and Clarity: There and not wanting to be.

Metabolism: Fine.

Appetite: I don't even want to LOOK at food today, let alone eat anything!

Stress: I can literally feel it rising by the minute . . .

Libido: Good.

Endurance: Ok.

Strength: Pretty much NONE of my sessions are about strength anymore, even though I DO lift as heavy as I can for the given reps.

Pump: More pain.

Vascularity: Disappeared, today.

Quality of Training: Just going through the motions today, since training was the LAST thing I wanted to be doing (well, that and work, which I have tonight; oh joy - NOT).

Recovery: No aches today.

Body Composition and Look: I don't even want to THINK about it, let alone look at it, after yesterday!

Other Effects: Well, at least I know what caused the nausea today (seriously, I need a good kick in the head!)

Day 221: Day 8 of Alpha-T2

Training

It's my scheduled Day OFF today - and boy am I glad! My body definitely needs it; I hurt all over, like a huge bruise.

Comments

Stimulant Effects: None felt.

Metabolism: Working fine.

Body Composition and Look: 116.2lb at 11.9% bodyfat. So, not much of a change in body composition, but given the week just been with lack of both eating and training (for the most part), is SOMEthing . . .

Other Effects: Still thirsty as anything, my mouth and throat feeling dry all the time.

Other Notes: Dosed only 2 caps of Drive with my "first thing" supplements today. No nausea experienced. I can only conclude that while I may have started off with food poisoning, the higher dose of Drive with FREE TEST exacerbated the issue and continued to cause the nausea, and therefore am dropping back to using only 4 caps of Drive daily.

Day 217: Three Days Out For The Count

Training

A disappointing fat lot of NOTHING - every time I exert any effort for anything but walking or standing up I feel like I'm going to be sick all over again (NOT fun and fcuking frustratingly annoying!)

Comments

Sleep - Time and Quality: I slept a little late this morning, after hours and hours of TRYING to get my mind to calm and settle enough to let me (yeah, right), and should have been easy, considering I hadn't slept since Saturday (WTF???!!!)

Mood/Aggression: Can't be bothered - just want to sit and watch cartoons and animated movies of all things, which is just odd since I haven't felt much like watching movies in a long time . . . Mood is starting to get edgy since I haven't been training . . .

Energy: I do believe that it is there - the nausea is preventing anything from happening.

Stimulant Effects: Interestingly enough, my heart rate is DEEP - I can feel every heartbeat pounding in my chest (but it's not INcreased), much like stacking BLACK CATS and ephedra, LOL. Body temperature is also high as high - but that could be a fever or something; not sure, since I'm getting on and off chills as well . . .

Mental Focus and Clarity: My mind WON'T shut off (damnit!)

Metabolism: Have not eaten much over the last few days, so can't really tell.

Appetite: Drinking cold water makes me feel ill, and the thought of food right now is so offputting that it's not funny.

Stress: I want to train DAMNIT!

Other Notes: I did NOT take my doses of BLACK CATS today, and only one dose of Shred Matrix - I want to see if less stimulants will let me sleep tonight!

Day 215: Uh-oh . . .

Training

HIIT Cardio:
a. 4 min jogging
b. 8 x 20 sec effort/10 sec easy
c. 4 min jogging
d. 8 x 20 sec effort/10 sec easy
After my last effort in my second set I had to suddenly stop and was violently sick. For the first time ever, I started to WALK, only to have to stop a second time and throw up again. This is the FIRST time I have EVER been sick during training - sure, sometimes I have felt nauseous or like I might, but I have never actually thrown up during training - and it's no fun, let me tell you. I cautiously walked the rest of the way home, since any exertion was going to cause further vomiting.

Stretch 20 min.

Comments

Sleep - Time and Quality: WHAT sleep? Seriously, I lay in bed for four hours before growling in frustration and getting up to get ready for training. Still haven't been able to go to sleep, despite the vomiting and feeling like sh*t! My eyes are bloodshot and my cheeks unnaturally flushed . . .

Mood/Aggression: Being sick during training really threw me for a six - not only has it never happened before, but I rarely throw up and can count the number of times I have in my entire life on one hand, the last time being in 2004! Made me highly upset that I could not go to the gym - well, I could, but since any exertion just makes me want to be sick, not the best of ideas.

Energy: I have energy - and I want to use it!

Stimulant Effects: I'm still awake!

Mental Focus and Clarity: There.

Metabolism: I've barely eaten anything in the last two days, so not sure.

Appetite: Haven't been inclined to eat anything for two days - been nauseous since yesterday, with cold water making me want to be sick, and then after training today not wanting to give my stomach something but water to chuck back out (reason I suspect is food poisoning).

Stress: I NEED to be able to vent physically through intense TRAINING!

Endurance: Fine (before I had to stop).

Quality of Training: Before I had to stop, it was going ok . . .

Recovery: Yesterday was the first of my planned Sundays off, and my body was fresh from it.

Other Effects: I feel hotter than usual, but my skin is cold and clammy. My glands became a little swollen last night. Lack of sleep is not improving matters. Not from my supplements though, all this, but food poisoning - I think . . .