No Excuses

The time has come once again, time to start the madness of competition prep! I’m now 6 days in to it, 6 out of 111, my next show being on August 18th…time to get lean! 

It really was about time. I have come to the conclusion that I don’t do well mentally being in a ‘bulk’ phase… I did not get on with the whole being bigger thing and so I was more than ready to get cracking. So I enjoyed my last piece of cake, my last yummy meal and my last glass of the ole vino and began with the repetitiveness that is the competition diet. After 10 workouts over 5 days I can already see a slight change in my body - I am already smaller, slightly tighter and feel a whole lot better about the whole thing. Here’s to the next 15 weeks…here’s to the challenge, the sweat, the cold chicken and broccoli and the never-ending feeling of hunger….BRING IT ON.

This so is not what I look like when hungry and craving…..

Walked into the gym today feeling like I had zero energy, absolutely nothing to give, like I wanted to curl up in a ball in the office and sleep for the next few days. Therefore, the following confuses me - I’m not entirely sure what happened but somehow I ended up being an epic heavy leg session, smashing PBs on 4 of 6 exercises. BOOM. Smashed PB on leg press - 400kg for 10 baaaaaaaby! My aim is to one day fill up the whole spindle…and then after that have the need for people to sit on top of it…now THAT would be pretty cool.

Before that were squats (shite at squats so the following is less exciting..) where I hit my PB of 75kg for 10. Followed by walking lunges with 50kg then one of my favourites - the very painful leg extensions with 60kg for 12. What came over me in those moments I just don’t know…but whatever it was, it felt awesome. 

It all just goes to show, you don’t always have to feel like you’re going to take over the world heading into your workout…just get it done and you never know, it could be the best one yet. Don’t wait for the perfect feeling, the perfect energy level, the perfect motivation. These come up once in a blue moon so if you wait around for them then you’ll never get anywhere, I can assure you. Go in there and get it done no matter what, especially on the days where you can’t be arsed - getting through those are the ones that make the difference. It’s easy to walk into the gym and train hard when you feel really up for it…but it’s when you can’t be bothered and power through regardless…THAT’S when you’re unstoppable.

So here’s what occured this fine Friday morning (big thanks to Tony McLean for the spotting/shouting/plate loading):

Oh my those pictures come out rather big…hey ho. 

P.s. my bum hurts. That is all.

I realised I never post my workouts anymore so I thought I’d show you all what I did today for shoulders. I very rarely have a good shoulder workout..not sure why, it’s just one of those things but today was a whole other story! So here it is in all it’s glory, give it a try if you fancy a good high volume shoulder smashing…

Rear delt cable flies 4x5+15 (all 4 sets drop sets)

High rope cable pulls 4x15 (last set a drop set)

Side lateral raises (pyramid sets) 3x20,15,12,15,20 (on the last set carry on until you’re literally just lifting up your arms!)

Seated shoulder press (plate loaded) 3x15 superset with dumbbell front raises 3x20

BOOM. Shoulders dead.