In my first blog I'd like to say there so much that changed recently. First of all I am extremely proud and excited to be apart of Nutrabolics. I'm currently prepping for the NSABBA provincials April 14th here in Halifax which Nutrabolics signed on as the title sponsor for. It will be such an amazing opportunity to be representing them there! All the more motivation for me to bring my absolute best package to the stage!
I started out competing for my first time last year out of Ascendo Fitness in Sydney (where I am from) in 2011 at the NSABBA show. I just moved to Halifax at the end of September and thought it'd be a lot harder since I didn't really know anyone from here but I've never felt like I've had as much support than I do now by my coach, Laura Boudreau, fellow trainers at the GoodLife I work at, friends at Ascendo, other competitors I've became friends with up here in Halifax and of course Nutrabolics! It definitely makes things a hundred times easier with so many positive people around me.
This year I didn't take any kind off off season, I trained hard and heavy 6 days a week and was eating a lot more then I was used to in order to gain some muscle as I feel like I was a bit smaller than most of the other figure girls last year. Last year on stage I weighed around 105lbs and right now I am currently sitting at 129 and lean.
Last year: 2011 nsabba
Lately I've been hearing I might be getting a little bit too muscular for figure and started lifting lighter the last month with higher reps with more off days which is the total opposite of how I like to train. Laura then brought up the new women's physique division to me which kind of got me thinking. I could then train heavy, hard and full out for the next 6.5 weeks and not have to worry about bringing down my muscle which would have been going against what I worked hard for all year.
Feb. 25 2012:
Laura sent me a new meal plan and new training split which I am super excited about ! So for the next few weeks up until the show I'm going to put everything I have into my training and see what I look like come show time ! :) I will also be attending a posing seminar in Truro this coming Sunday so I'll get to see what it's all about then.
As for my diet lately, carbs got decreased this week..time to get lean! Macros are currently 55/25/20. Only second day of it so far, so i'm sure my energy levels are going to change up pretty soon. Supplementation is pretty well the same with the addition of Hemotest and L-carnitine to harden up and lean out especially if I'm leaning towards physique. My supplements currently look like this:
-Nutrabolics L-Carnitine and Thermal XTC for morning cardio
-Isobolic post cardio
-Hemotest and Swollen pre workout
-Anabolic State intra workout
-Isobolic post workout
-Hemotrophin before bed
Amazing contest prep stack ! I am excited to see how I progress now that there has been some changes made to my training. You can follow me on twitter @ __danielleMAC and on facebook for updates and progress pictures! Happy training nutra friends :)
