Bad News

Well, the continuation of my prep went down the shitter the first week after my last contest. I got retardedly bloated and constipated the week after the contest, and it took a whole week to get back to normal. Was still holding a lot of water… trained for a week up until last week… last Saturday I felt a strain in my neck after training… went to bed… woke up and I couldn’t move my neck without feeling like someone hit it with a baseball bat… couldn’t even do cardio because walking fast would hurt my neck really bad… so I missed training for a whole week… dieted until Tuesday then said fuck it… what’s the point… it’s Saturday today, and my neck feels a lot better… I think I’m ready to go back and train… I’m back on the diet and holy shit did I gain weight! I was 91 kg this morning… my contest is in 12 days and I don’t think I can lose the fat in 1 week (last week before the contest really doesn’t count)… I’m just gonna try to drop some water to make weight and look sharper and not diet hard enough to look flat and “stringy”…

I really don’t think I’ll be competing in anymore contests this year… it’s really tiring having back to back contests like this… 1-2 contests per year is more than enough I think… and besides, I lost the dumb ass motivation I had… been dieting for too fucking long anyway… 25 weeks now… meh

The next contest is gonna be held in the same venue… weigh in is on Wednesday the 8th of april… I’m gonna head out there this Thursday and ask if they’re doing anything about the lighting… if they aren’t, I’m not gonna apply any paint this time either. It’s enough crap to have to shave off my gorilla suit.

Things I’ve learned this year about fat loss

It’s kinda funny how even if you know what works for you, you still don’t know shit. LOL! Seriously, it’s like every year I learn something new that changes my perspective about bodybuilding and dieting for contests. Here are just some things off the top of my head (I realized that I could be making a big mistake writing this up… so I’ll say it loud and clear… THIS IS FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE COMPETITIVE BODYBUILDERS AND ALREADY HAVE A STRONG BASE OF MUSCLE MASS!!! This is not for any fat fuck who wants to diet down… go train for 5 years INTELLIGENTLY then you can do this)

1- Really… you don’t have to eat clean all day everyday… especially when you first start out your diet. Hell, you can eat a junk food meal everyday of the week when you start as long as you don’t go over a certain caloric limit AFTER YOU HAVE MET YOUR REQUIRMENTS! As in… if you needed to eat 350 gr of protein, 300 gr of carbs, and 60 gr of fat… if you eat 320/250/55 of those, and your next junk food meal will take you a little over your requirements, go ahead.

2- If your body looks tired, it is tired. Give it a rest. You’ll look better in 3 days.

3- If your strength goes down, you are doing something wrong.

4- For the advanced bodybuilders, the dosage on the fat burner label is usually a “wink wink” dose.

5- If you cut out sodium, you will look like shit. Anyone who says “but sodium is bad for you”, I would reply by saying “fuck you, eat shit.”

6- Drinking too much water is counter productive… drinking too little water is even worse. 4-8 liters per day depending on how much sodium you take in. if you drink 4 liters and you are still a bloated mess (as in 10% fat and you have sock marks that look like someone carved it in on top of your ankles), you are taking in too much sodium. Drink more water or decrease your sodium intake (drinking more water would be the better option)

7- Protein isn’t that important by itself, carbs aren’t important by themselves, fats aren’t important by themselves… it’s the whole picture that matters. There were times in my diet where I was maintaining all my muscle mass and strength on 1 gram of protein per lb of bodyweight.

8- Carbs (especially simple carbs) are probably the no.1 reason for smelly farts and bad gas.

9- Throw the scale out the window… it’s good for nothing.

10- You will always look bigger… if you cut your hair shorter.