I am now solidly into contest prep/round 2.2. I am doing a slightly different route this time. Instead of just keeping my carbohydrates low I am also eating 6-7 meals a day. Those meals consist of 3-4 ounces of protein plus either a carb or vegies. The first three meals of the day are protein/carb and the last four are protein/vegie. My carb choices are 1/2 cup of brown rice, 1/3 cup of oatmeal or 3 ounces sweet potato. Veggies are pretty much anything that is green and are essentially unlimited. It has been going very well.
My pre-competition training routine is different this time around as well. I have returned to my old bodybuilding ways (just like with the diet) and am doing a four day split. Biceps/triceps, chest/shoulders, back/hamstrings, shoulders/quads (abs every workout). Same exercises for each workout making sure I increase the weight (or at least attempt to increase the weight) every other workout. For example for chest I am doing bench press 3X10, one arm incline DB chest press 3X10 and flat bench flyes 3X10. Every third time I do that workout I add weight to the bar and/or pick up heavier dumbbells. I am also changing my cardio. 5 days a week of lower end cardio 30-45mins. That is SO old school bodybuilder but it works as long as you lift heavy. Oh, and no 2-a-days. At my first gym there were three pieces of cardio equipment - one bike, one treadmill and one elliptical. That gym was in a basement with no windows. We had a couple of cable machines, a couple squat racks, benches, etc and a ton of weights. It was a great place. You don't need anything fancy to get the job done.
Now I am going to go prep my food for the next few days. I have purchased a lot of little food storage containers so that I can divide everything up and just grab it and go. Seven meals a day, two containers per meal means I have to stack up 14 containers. My frig looks ridiculous.
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