OK, so I lied last week...well sort of.. I said that after my posing classes with Nancy Andrews I was feeling no pain, well that was because I wrote my entry on Monday and didn't wait until Tuesday. Let me tell you that I have never had so much pain in my calves as I did on Tuesday! my calves felt as though I had sharp ridged rocks pack so hard in my muscles that they were bursting to come ripping through my skin!!

Well, I am writing on Tuesday of this week just to make sure that I do not lie anymore and I am glad to say that I have little soreness from Sunday's Posing class. Maybe my quads and calves are getting more conditioned or maybe because the class wasn't as intense as the week before, either way I am satisfied.

So I had my weekly weigh in Sunday morning and I am a bit depressed. I lost 2 pounds and most of that was muscle, this is exactly what I am trying to avoid (see my chart below).

So with plenty of time left I will be adding slightly more protein and carbs to my diet without "spilling" over. For starters I will be adding another quarter cup of oatmeal to my morning breakfast along with an additional 1/2 scoop of protein. Remember, I workout in the morning so I feel that by supplementing my morning breakfast with more carbs and protein will be the safest time. And as silly as it sounds I will be adding another slice or low fat cheese to my low carb Salad and chicken at night, this will add a good ratio of carbs/protein/fat to help with getting additional protein into my system at night for muscle repair while I sleep. One more thing I just thought of that I haven't done yet is that starting tomorrow I will also be adding L-Glutamine to my supplement intake. L-Glutamine is one of the best supplements one can take for a number of reasons...especially if you are dieting. Some benefits include, Muscle growth, prevention of muscle breakdown and muscle cell volumization. It was probably one of the most important supplement behind creatine that a bodybuilder should take.

I am still holding strong with my workouts and cardio, getting through them with little or no problems but I must do one more thing to enhance that which I have let slip by me in the past few months. I must keep a Journal! to me, a journal is another important tool to use when working out. We all have our routines that we follow in the gym but without recording on a weekly basis, how do we remember what we did 2 months ago let alone (like in my case) what I did the week before! by recording your workouts (like I do with my clients) I can make sure that goals are met and that progress is made. So....I will be printing out my current workout sometime today and I will link to it for those who may be interested in seeing what I am up to.

Until next week, bust your ass and make those goals real!!!

Steve

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