One Week To Go

The de-carb/re-carb went pretty well but I'm not sure the carbing up really did anything.  I may not have eaten enough carbs but I'd rather look smaller then have any water retention at all. Honestly I only ate about 70 grams of carbs because I was afraid of that.

All in all posing practice went well.  We tweaked a couple of things and I practiced my 'presentation walk' for the figure division.  That's going to be weird for me since I haven't competed in anything like figure before.  Physique is so close to bodybuilding that I feel a lot more comfortable with the mandatory poses and the one minute posing routine.

This week is hardcore and I am very tired...but it's only one more week.  I will work out every day straight through until next Friday.  Normally I would take Sunday or Monday off but this is my last push and Friday is a rest day before the competition on Saturday.  Workouts aren't nearly as intense because I just don't have the energy but I am pushing through as best I can.

Here are my workouts for the past four days:

October 22, 2012 Monday

8:00am
Ran around golf course twice

12:00pm
Rode bike for 20 minutes

Arnold presses 5X8 15's

Rear lateral raise 3X10/s 10's

Lateral raise 3X10 10's

Slow scissor twist 5X20


October 23, 2012 Tuesday 

8:30am

Circuit at home:

Ran 1/4 mile

Shoulder press X10/Lateral raise X10/Rear lateral raise X10 in a row then repeat other side.

Repeat both of the above for a total of 5 rounds.

2:30pm 

Tabatas on the treadmill 30 minutes

Incline DB press 5X8 30's

Incline DB flyes 3X15 15's

One arm DB row 5X8/s 30lbs

Pulldowns 3X15 50's

Small stability ball crunches 5X15

 October 24, 2012 Wednesday

Ran sprints at soccer field

TRX triceps 5X10

Single arm cable tricep cable pull down 3X15/s 10lbs

Incline bicep curl 5X8 15's

EZ bar curl 3X15 20lbs

Legs over bench abs 5X20


October 25, 2012 Thursday

7:30pm
Walked up and down Stellar hill(very steep) for 30 mins 

2:30pm
Ran for 30 mins with a couple sprints thrown in at soccer field

Stiff leg walking lunges 3 sets at field

Single leg deadlift 3X10/s 40lbs

Sumo squat 3X15 30lb DB

Reverse curls on bench 5X15 

October 26, 2012 Friday

Rode bike for 30 minutes

4 sets of the below:
Kettlebell single side upright row X8/suitcase lift X8 w/26lb KB back to back 
own each side

Rear lateral raise with 10lb KB 3X8-10/s

DB shoulder press 3X8 25's
*very hard today, feel very weak

Stability ball crunches with feet on the wall 3X15