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And so it begins...

asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2003/07/01, 09:13 AM Hey, all. I am 18wks out from the Naturals here. Decided to start early and maybe not loose as much mass. Feeling very motivated, but just wanted to post it so that you are all forewarned of the coming onslaught of questions (especially bbfit1!). I have put on aroung 10 pounds of muscle (the comps will be more accurate as I lean out). Okay, pretty excited and just wanted to say that when I need motivation this is where I look! -------------- Challenge + Consistency = Results
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2003/07/01, 09:16 AM GO FOR IT!!!! -------------- Squats are really a very good thing, but in my world, Deadlifts are King!!!!!!!!
tenorsaxmandave Posts: 538 Joined: 2003/01/23	2003/07/01, 09:45 AM Best of luck to you, asimmer! And congrats on the 10 pounds of muscle! TSMD
padua Posts: 219 Joined: 2003/02/17	2003/07/01, 11:03 AM good luck......
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2003/07/01, 12:37 PM Good luck to you! You will do well. 10 lbs. of muscle, pretty awesome! You go girl! LOL.... -------------- As far as genetics go, the skies the limit. You are limited only by your mental perception of it. Ron
Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2003/07/01, 10:42 PM All the best of luck. With your knowledge and experience you will succeed. -------------- You can walk to anywhere you want, it only takes time. Ivan Montreal Canada (aka SpongeBob Square Pants to some!)
Philia2 Posts: 4,078 Joined: 2001/10/19	2003/07/02, 01:50 AM Oooooh we're with you!!!! All the very best luck to you and don't forget that even though the preperation can be hard then it's worth it in the end........ -------------- - Nina :o) Les Victoires éternelles sont celles du coeur.
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2003/07/02, 09:26 AM Thanks, everybody! -------------- Challenge + Consistency = Results
dahayz Posts: 794 Joined: 2002/05/08	2003/07/02, 10:23 AM Good luck asimmer.
t-babe Posts: 441 Joined: 2003/02/20	2003/07/02, 12:19 PM Good luck for the comp. I'm sure all your preparation will go well. Keep us posted.
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2003/07/10, 09:01 AM Hey - dieting for two weeks clean now, down three pounds of fat and already seeing visual differences! My supplements came yesterday, started on them this morning - think that will spedd things up considerably. Feeling good, not as crabby as the last time I dieted down! (of course, it has only been two weeks)! Thanks for the encouragement! -------------- Challenge + Consistency = Results
azredhead57 Posts: 1,651 Joined: 2003/04/11	2003/07/14, 03:38 PM Best of luck to you. Of course you can do it...no sweat! -------------- ~Victoria~ ...There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.--Beverly Sills
Ashunboy Posts: 116 Joined: 2003/05/07	2003/07/14, 09:30 PM good luck, wow i wish i was like you, man you are soo cool. You are my idol, I look up to you like superwomen. ^^ Motivation^^
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2003/07/14, 11:24 PM Superwoman, wow!! Now if that isn't a compliment.... -------------- As far as genetics go, the skies the limit. You are limited only by your mental perception of it. Ron
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2003/07/15, 09:16 AM I wish I was superwoman, thank you. I feel a little more like super-obsessed woman! All i do nowadays is take pills, measure food, cook food, eat food, take more pills, work out, measure food, take pills, eat food, work, eat.... Okay, no one is forcing me to do this, right? I have chosen this path.. New mantra "I will do this one more day, I will do this one more day " (every day is a new day :) -------------- Challenge + Consistency = Results
t-babe Posts: 441 Joined: 2003/02/20	2003/08/10, 09:47 PM Just wondered if there was an update on how you were doing. Hope all your preparation work is going well for the comp. Good luck till then. Though don't think you'll need it.
	2003/08/12, 10:07 PM I showed a friend your progress. VERY IMPRESSED!!! Keep the challenge/consistency ASIMMER...either way youve done a fantastic job of changing your health. :) HeeHaw and hats off to you...from the GREAT STATE OF A VERY HOT TEXAS!!!
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2003/08/22, 05:45 PM Well, hate to let myself and everyone else down.. I suck. I totally lost my motivation (lost my training partner, had a lot of life stresses combined at once, excuses, excuses). I am off and have my eye on next april instead. Again I will try to add some more mass, bring out my VMO more, bring up my shoulders and triceps... Sorry. I am tryng not to sound like the worlds biggest excuse maker. I just wanted to update you all. I'll climb back up...
Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2003/08/22, 05:51 PM Sorry to hear about that Asimmer. Just stay active and perhaps you will find a new training partner. Too bad you are not in Montreal! I would be able to train with a pro. Nice to see you here. -------------- You can walk to anywhere you want, it only takes time. Ivan Montreal Canada (aka SpongeBob Square Pants to some!)
Philia2 Posts: 4,078 Joined: 2001/10/19	2003/08/24, 03:57 AM Hi lady, stay with your head up!! You'll be okey, we all got ups and downs and you'll get them on stage next year. -------------- - Nina :o) Les Victoires éternelles sont celles du coeur.
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2003/08/24, 12:06 PM You are too strong to feel sorry for yourself! Get back in there and show everyone! You can do it, you have done it before. Competition level is a very tought thing to do, you know that as well as I and Nina. It is not bad that things happened, just use them as a stepping stone to be better for the next time around. Getting ready for a competition is so very strenuous anyway, and then life likes to throw you its own curves on top of that. Take care, as Nina says, keep your head up. -------------- Great people never want it easier, they just want to be better! Ron
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2003/08/24, 03:46 PM Thanks for the encouragement. I aim to improve myself mentally and physically before setting my sights on the next competition. My birthday present this year was an upright bicycle to replace the loveseat in my living room...
azredhead57 Posts: 1,651 Joined: 2003/04/11	2003/08/25, 03:36 PM Hang in there girl. It seems that a LOT of people have been having a hard time of it for one reason or another lately. Must be something in the planets. (You are still my inspiration!) -------------- ~Victoria~ ...There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.--Beverly Sills
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2003/08/25, 09:52 PM Thanks. Actually, one of my clients says mars is closer than it has been in some thousand years and it causes strife, fighting, etc. Maybe something to that... I started reading Awaken the Giant Within by Anthony Robbins - highly recommend it...
gretchb73 Posts: 36 Joined: 2003/08/20	2003/08/26, 06:08 PM hello asimmer! May I be forward and ask you one question? What did you do to make your thighs look so awesome?? That is the one area that I can NEVER seem to tame..not trying to add mass, but get rid of those Saddle bags!! Thanks!
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2003/08/28, 09:23 AM Diet. I ate clean for nine months (three different diet cycles), did cardio every day, twice a day towards the end, trained really heavily with one day of compound moves and one day of isolating moves. Lots of heavy walking lunges, lots of stepmill. Thank you. Most women will hold on to their 'saddle bags' until they have lost all of their other bodyfat stores (stomach, back, chest). It takes a long time, a good diet and consistency in training. We aren't designed to be fat-free, but we can redesign over time. Good luck!
azredhead57 Posts: 1,651 Joined: 2003/04/11	2003/08/28, 01:50 PM So doing cardio everyday, didn't impede your muscle gains? I am getting confused about this. -------------- ~Victoria~ ...There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.--Beverly Sills
I_Am-aZon Posts: 893 Joined: 2003/02/18	2003/08/28, 03:19 PM I guess I am late - just wanted to add my "good luck" to you to! ...Superwoman!! :)
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2003/08/29, 10:23 AM I wasn't focused anymore on gaining muscle, just lifting heavy enough to keep it while burning fat. I probably lost some mass towards the end, that was my first time dieting for a show and I had a lot of 'help' from people who mostly dealt with 'enhanced' athletes, so I am trying to desing it better for the next show and find more natural bodybuilders to consult. You don't need to do that much cardio if you keep your bodyfat lower all year long and take it down by reducing calories gradually and lifting heavy. I look at it as a learning experience and will take the useful parts and apply them next time and leave the other stuff behind. If mass gain is your focus, do the minimum amount of cardio necessary for cardio health, 20-30 minutes three times a week. If you are trying to lean up add a little cardio at a time, between phases of dietary change. Have I just confused you further?
azredhead57 Posts: 1,651 Joined: 2003/04/11	2003/08/29, 03:31 PM NOt at all, I just wondered if I was really lacking in the cardio department by only doing it 3x a week. When I first started, in 2001, I was doing more cardio, but I didn't see any more results than I am seeing now. I love the muscles I am getting, but would like to see the fat go away faster....wouldn't we all? -------------- ~Victoria~ ...There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.--Beverly Sills