I'm currently 3 weeks out from Team universe. I decided to do Figure here, because they have an OVER 40 category! This makes me very happy. So I'll be in a group of 40 somethings... not 30's!
I started prepping 12 weeks, but only cleaned up my diet 100% in the last 6. Although, I've been doing some heavy REFEEDS/CHEATS with amazing success. It's weird....
I want to call it CALORIE CYCLING. There are people who carb cycle or fat cycle (do 2-3 low days followed by 1-2 high days... to keep the body guessing). Well my style the last 4 weeks has been to basically do 2 pretty low cal days (1500) followed by 3 that are slightly higher in FAT (1750) followed by 2 crazy HIGH days (couldn't even begin to estimate... maybe 3000ish?) Every week, for the last 4 weeks, i've continued to drop a pound by doing the above. I love the results and it's something that works for ME.
AFTER 13 years of competing, trying 3-4 different prep coaches, figuring out MY body and how it responds... the above seems to be my happy place. I dont feel like I'm "missing out" on any foods I really like. I have them at least once a weekend. The only thing I truly miss is my Wine (that's for another blog day).
I'm about 2-3 lbs away from where I normally compete pretty shredded. my glutes are still soft, there's still some body fat there. I'm not HATING them, but they could be leaner. 3 more weeks should do it.
i've also been working on my waist line. I'm not going to say HOW just yet, until I see the "after" pics on show day.
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