What's Life Like At 5.5 Weeks Pre-Competition?

Let’s play a little game of Funny Figures; 

70 – the number of egg whites I consume in a week.

7 – the average number of litres of water I glug down each day.

37 – the average number of trips to the bathroom daily.

11 – somewhere around the number of cups of vegetables I eat every day.

70 – days since I last consumed a glass of alcohol.

10 – weeks since I last consumed a glass of alcohol (in case the days didn’t seem impressive enough)

15 – months that I have been training with the sole purpose of competing ie. Training for muscle gain only rather than cv fitness etc.

8 – weeks since I have eaten breads, grains, rice, crackers or anything else processed/dairy

8 – weeks since I consumed even a drop of milk - just to make a point!

2 – minutes since I thought about how I wanted milk in my coffee.

1 – second since I gave some thought toward the next competition and what I could do better today.

100 – kilos is the benchmark I can hit (or just about!) on some of my compound exercises.

25 – minutes is what I spend doing high intensity cardio in any given session. Not a second more - thank goodness!

And here’s a snapshot of a typical day at 5.5 weeks from comp day;

0645 – bound out of bed, shower etc.

0700 – nuke a few cups of fresh (but pre-cooked) veges and kangaroo meat. Chow down while reading emails & catching up on the morning computer goss.

0715 – and the morning tussle begins with getting three beautiful children ready for school.

0800 – out the door and off to work.

0830-1030 – Personal Training clients.

1030 – time to eat – yeeha!! Currently veges, nuts and fish – yummo! I literally need the whole 15mins to eat, eat and eat. Find that I’m walking back into the gym while still wiping the final crumbs away.

1045 – PT Client.

1145 – Finish with client and immediately throw down pre-workout drink. Slap on gloves, wraps and weight belt and launch into the heaviest resistance training session I can muster! I always try to increase my weights, even if only by a couple of kilos. I track every lift and every weight in a Training Diary and this saves me time with what weights to start off with, and what I need to get to.

1pm – Home for a coffee and to prepare meal #3. This time it’s turkey and greens. Munch down while catching up on emails and writing PT programs.

1.30pm – time for a batch of food prepping. Chop & steam veges, weigh and package meat for fridge and freezer, cook kids dinner etc etc.

2.15pm – quick posing session in front of the mirror. Hold each pose for approx 40s – timed with my interval timer.

2.30pm – pick up my darlings from school. This is where the fun really begins.

2.45pm – 3pm – afternoon tea for them. Prepare school lunches for me.

3-4pm – homework. The word looks so peaceful. The reality is anything but.

4-4.30pm – prepare for Bootcamp (or swimming or piano lessons or football…..). Prepare meal #4 for me to take to Bootcamp. Currently eggs & greens and fruit.

4.30-6.15pm – Bootcamp. Munch food.

6.15-7pm – Home, showers, dinner for kids.

7.30pm – Time for dinner. Vegetable skewers & fish.

7.45-8.30ish – More food prepping. All meals for the following day are measured and packaged. All supps and vitamins measured out into my six-pack esky bag and breakfast pre-cooked and ready for the morning. Prepare meal #6.

8.30-9pm – Some more posing with Rob critiquing. Always interesting and challenging. I end up drenched in sweat and sometimes feeling just a little inadequate. I’m determined to nail this part of the comp prep but I can’t always see the results in that damn mirror. Mental note to keep at it and not get discouraged by my lack of poise and grace.

9pm – time for a quick night swim and general household clean up and prepare for the morning.

10pm – Meal #6 – scrambled eggs and a vege mix. Bloody yummy but even I admit that eating all day can sometimes be tedious. Yummy but tedious.

10.30 – Bed. And sleep. And try not to dream, think or mull over comp stuff. That is somewhat impossible and I would lie if I said that I didn’t dream about the details just about every night. Well maybe not dream, but definitely go through it in my mind again and again and again. I imagine myself walking onto the stage, striking the poses and transitioning perfectly. My dreams are far more impressive than my reality by the way!

 So that's my life. It may be whacky but it's mine and I'm quite satisfied if not challenged and enthused about it. The goal is close enough to touch and I have a fire deep down that burns fiery hot. 5.5 more weeks to keep it burning.

Enough from me – over the next week I’m going to introduce the other girls in our Katherine 2013 team. Very interesting reading on where they’ve come from and what they aspire to.

Here's a piccy taken after one of my food prepping sessions. More plastic containers than the local $2 shop!!