One Word:

FUCKED!!!

Scuse the language but seriously I am absolutely STUFFED...more than last post...I thought that after Tuesday night's indoor track/plyo session and yesterday's legs session that it would be a dandy idea to get up and do a pre-breakfast, 5.45am RPM class this morning, followed by my post-breakfast outdoor track/stairs/plyo session. All I can say is fuck I can be stupid sometimes. Lol...I feel like my hammies are on fire!! And my appetite today has gone through the roof!!! lol

All worth it though.....I am determined to have legs that look like abstract road maps this year!! (ok little exaggeration there but you get the pic)

I have tomorrow off so gonna do my back/bis/cardio session bright and early so I can enjoy a nice day. Having lunch with my cousin Simone tomorrow which will be nice, then meeting my mum at my gym (as in the one I work at). She signed up today and I am so excited she has decided to get her health back on track, so I promised I would meet her there to show her some things before our proper appointment in next week (yep I have booked her in to do an assessment and write her a program lol) so that she can start doing a few things in the interim.

I think that I am going to have (I can't believe I am pre-thinking this) Nutella crepes as my free meal this weekend. I am working Saturday and we have a little cafe next to the gym who do the BEST food...anyway the owners are Hungarian and they have all sorts of yummy sweets there. I haven't ever tried ANY of them (although I do get to smell some of the delish stuff my colleagues buy regularly - the apple crumble with ice cream yesterday nearly killed me!!) and I only just realised they do Nutella crepes for brekky...I LOVE those things!! Lol...so I think Saturday is the day :) I will keep you all posted on how good they are!! hehe

Anyway better jet. Gonna flick on a dvd and enjoy my Thursday night for once - I normally don't get to enjoy it as I have to train after work. Glad I did it all before starting today!

Vic x

Did someone say "rooted"???

O.M.G.
Week two of the new program - but week one of the eating to plan to go with the new program - and I can honestly say I am ROOTED. I think that seriously all those protein cookies and bars loaded with sugar that I downed last week served a really good purpose - to provide me with fuel - cos seriously I am D.R.A.I.N.E.D this week. Not that I am complaining, it's an awesome feeling, but I am smashed.

Yesterday was track/plyometric session day, and I didn't get a chance to do it before starting work so had to do it when I finished at 7pm last night. Did the indoor variation, followed by abs and then absolutely CHUGGED down a protein shake. Got home, ate, and off to bed at 11pm (which is very early for me). Set my alarm for 7am (sleep in for me - usually up sometime between 5 and 6am but figured that an 8 hour sleep wouldn't hurt) with the intention of having brekkie, then heading to the gym to do my legs session followed by the 9.30am RPM class....except I was obviously pretty obliterated...because for the first time in FOREVER I slept thru the alarm and woke up at 9am...YEP, TEN HOURS SLEEP!! I don't even remember the last time I slept like that, and I slept like a log I might add!! Unfortunately it meant rearranging my day, so did legs and then my own cardio....but only got 25 mins in...and was too tired after finishing work at 9pm tonight to do the remaining 20 mins :(

On a separate note...INBA Sydney's this weekend - I CAN'T WAIT!! Ferny and I get to be backstage bitches (that's the label I am giving us) and I am hoping that means slapping some dream tan into some buns of steel!! hehe Will def post some pics next week. I am a bit bummed still that I'm not getting up there, this was supposed to be my first comp of the season but oh well, never mind.

OK better jet - tomorrow is another track workout day so better get me some decent sleep tonight so I don't spend my entire day off on friday in bed!!

Til next time train hard and be good,
Vic xx

Let the games begin

I have woken this morning with a newfound mojo - which has come exactly on the right day as I promised dieting would start today. My training has been 120% but the diet has been less than desirable, and no matter what I did or told myself, I just couldn't get in the dieting headspace. BUT that seems to have changed today, I have woken with so much focus and I know myself well enough to know that I am ready to start today.

I got someone to cover my early morning spin class today as I knew I needed that extra bit of rest to recover from how exhausted I have been feeling. The 4am wake up to drive a 2 hour round trip for a 45min class didn't appeal to me. I had a bad headache for the most part of yesterday and figured that a bit of a sleep in wouldn't kill, given that I don't finish work til 9pm on a Monday night. I got up at 630am and went for a half hour walk before brekkie, have prepped all my food for today and am about to take myself off for today's training - delts/tris/chest followed by RPM. Then my day begins - 11.30am PT client and working right thru til 9pm.

I am so excited for this comp season, I can't wait to get up on that stage and tear it up!! Given I was originally prepping for the Sydney titles this upcoming weekend, I have a new bikini all made already, tan etc taken care of - all I really have to do aside from the obvious (diet and train) is put together a routine - and hey I now have 5 months (to the day I might add) to get it sorted.

Anyway kids I better fly. For those in the final week/s of prep - keep on keeping on - we are all behind you, and here for you if you have a 'moment' lol...we all know how bad those 'moments' can be (and when you are dead exhausted, take heart in the fact that on 3 separate occasions during comp week, I have actually FALLEN ASLEEP in the gym between sets....no I am not joking!!)

Til next post, train hard and be good,
Vic x

Week One OVER!

Week One of the new training is officially O.V.E.R. and I can officially say I am feeling more smashed than I have in, well - I can't even remember how long. I have not slept so much (or so well) before as I have this week, I am just exhausted!! Not that I'm complaining, obviously the new program is kicking my ass which is an awesome thing. I am loving the track workouts (I haven't been able to try the outdoor one yet just the indoor as it's been pissing down rain in Sydney all week til yesterday) but I have been getting some strange looks in the gym when I do them. A few of the regulars have tried to copy some of the plyometrics movements they see me doing but fall on their butts which is pretty entertaining.

Diet needs to be cleaned up from tomorrow. Aside from 2 scoops of gelato on Friday I haven't eaten anything overly bad, just snuck in one too many protein cookies lol. I have a fairly quiet day today for once (my 3 day weekend turned into today only as got called in to work both Friday and Saturday) so going to spend some time cooking for the next few days at least, to keep me prepared and less likely to steer off track. I hate not sticking to things, this is the first comp season that I haven't been so disciplined diet wise - and not liking it.

Off to a Tupperware party this arvo, my girlfriend who recently returned from living in the UK for the past 7 years is throwing it so will be a great catch up, can't wait to see her :)

Anyway gonna jet so I can actually enjoy my day off :)

So train hard and be good,
Vic x

YAY for Plyometrics, Caffeine and Protein Cookies!!

Training is going fabulously this week. I am loving the new way of training, it's nice to have a change after a few years of training the same way. Legs yesterday was a good workout, and today I did an RPM class this morning, and tonight a second indoor track/plyometrics session and another abs work out.

Before RPM this morning I kind of went a little off the eating plan for the day (OK by a lot)...I knew what kind of workouts were on the cards today and figured extra carbs/sugars was not going to hurt too badly. I smashed down 2 new MAX'S protein cookies...can I just say for anyone who hasn't tried them yet - they are DIVINE! OK so yes they are high in protein and I could have done much worse (ie chocolate or grease) but can't really justify it THAT much because they are also loaded with sugar. That being said, I also OD'd a bit on the caffeine today...had a big coffee with breakfast this morning and then swallowed 2 x Lipo 6 tablets prior to RPM...let's just say that my heart rate reached a high of 214 during the class and managed to stay above 200 bpm for the last 15mins or so of the class!! I burned about 500 cals in 40mins which I thought was pretty impressive :)

I then grabbed a large long black on the way into work, about an hour after that had a bottle of sugar-free V, and about 2 hours later another large long black. I didn't even think about the amount of caffeine in my system until I started getting slightly delerious (NEVER happens to me with coffee) and even fell off my chair while going to reach for the ringing work phone!! LOL...needless to say I managed to give everyone at work a good laugh today.

I finished at 7pm and got straight into the indoor track session...and burned another 495 cals during it....followed by about 75cals during my abs session. So not feeling soooo bad about the cookies now...but imagine I didn't eat them!! I would be in MAJOR deficit today. Oh well. They were bloody good!! hehe

I have tomorrow off (aside from one PT client) and looking forward to the weekend. Aside from training I think I will just be finishing off the last season of the Sopranos...will prob catch up with Miss Fern at some point too for a coffee (in case I haven't had enough caffeine!)

Reeeeeallllllly looking forward to next Sunday, when the Sydney comp season kicks off with the INBA Sydney titles. Will be helping out backstage so should be good fun :)

Anyway enough post-caffeine ramble, time for this little black cookie-munching duck to have a nice hot shower and curl up on the couch for some Tony Soprano action.

So, as always...train hard and be good,
Vic x

Filex and other assorted bizzo

Gee I've been a bit slack in writing lately but was waiting for material to write about to accumulate lol.

First thing's first. Went to Filex on the weekend with Miss Fern (her blog followers will no doubt have seen her Filex post, so thought I would do one too - see below)...was good fun but very exhausting. Between working in the industry, competing and Facebook/Blogland I didn't realise how many people I knew but seriously, every 2 steps we took we'd bump into peeps...in the first hour we were there we had walked not even one whole aisle!! lol We spent pretty much all day there (well from 10am to 3pm). It was awesome to catch up with loads of old and new friends, and also to put some faces to names. Managed to nearly OD on protein bars/cookies (gotta love those samples....ok ok and I may have purchased a couple too but figured I was starting comp diet again the next day so what the hell!)

I started a new program on Monday for comp prep. I have made the step of signing up under Rosa-Maria who has written me an awesome program. I have known Rose since I started competing basically, have trained with her before and she knows my strengths and weaknesses - not to mention that she is a figure judge and therefore knows what they are looking for. I am very excited to see how it all goes but seriously for the first time in a very long time, I am in serious pain from the workouts she has given me. I did Shoulders/tris/chest Monday and my traps are KILLING...yesterday did RPM, abs (can't believe how much these little suckers are hurting) and a track workout....I actually burned just under 1000 cals yesterday and I was absolutely stuffed when I got home last night from the track session....and now about to do legs. Her programs are structured very differently from the ones I was writing previously (I have been writing my own programs for a little while) and I think it's just what I need...SHOCK that body!

Not much else to put in here...work has been insane this week, glad it's a short week for me (I work Saturdays instead of Fridays and so given this Sat is Anzac day...it's a long weekend for me...YIPEE!!)

Better get myself off to do my legs session....hopefully they will hold up ok after the track workout last night!! Fingers crossed.

Til next time, train hard and be good :)

Vic

I have to say - the best part of having a few days off training is the AWESOME level of DOMS you get when you start again. I can't believe it, 4 days off (one of which is not a training day for me anyway) and I am in sweet agony this week!! Because of the shorter week this week I didn't have a rest day mid-week. I trained shoulders/abs Tuesday, Legs/biceps/obliques yesterday, today will be chest/triceps, tomorrow back/biceps and Saturday legs/abs again. My shoulders are aching soo much, I think a massage is on the cards after tomorrow's back session! The leg DOMS were creeping in this morning when I got up and dragged myself to RPM (insane, I know) at 5.45am. But what a feeling!

I have a tummy update. It has come down considerably - almost back to normal. It just looks like a baby pudgy belly, kinda like the bloating you get at TTOM. So I spent countless hours (and dollars!) with doctors, specialists, and having tests done, and not one of them could work it out. I am pretty sure I have solved the mystery thought. In the last week and a half or so, I have not eaten any green beans. That is the only change I have made (I was eating up to 1kg a day of them previously). I didn't purposely remove them from my diet, I just haven't eaten them due to easter etc and having been a little more relaxed on the diet...and voila! No 8 month pregnant belly. I only realised yesterday that maybe that is what caused the problem, when I realised that has been the only real change to my diet. Now I could be wrong as I have heard beans can cause gas and therefore bloating, but does anyone know anything about them causing extreme swelling?? If anyone knows anything about whether this is possible would be greatly appreciated as I am just guesing this was the cause. And if so, I am very very surprised that not one of the dr's / specialists I saw picked up on it, as I told every one of them what I had been eating. I have posted some comparison shots below, the first from 3 weeks ago, the other taken this morning...

Hmm...what else? I have today off work (YAY!!) and not sure what to do with the day. To be honest I am thinking a day on the couch watching the Sopranos would be a good idea (gotta go back to the gym and do weights at some point though)....weekend should be good, I have a birthday/housewarming bbq Saturday lunchtime for one of my figure friends Kathleena...and FILEX Sunday!! WOOT!! I love FILEX!! :) Hoping to catch up with some of you there! If you are gonna be there let me know, would be great to meet some more of you in person.

Anyway better jet and get my relaxing day underway :)

Til next time beautiful people, train hard and be good,

Vic x