solonotsingle
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Per request here are a few more pics of my torso without posing/flexing. These are from last week:
145lbs-->113lbs (on show day)-->120ish lbs today. I am 5'4".
I have been weight lifting since fall 2012 after my daughter was born. I instantly fell in love. Working out and staying active through my second pregnancy, I was pretty discouraged after my son's birth in 2014. I gained a normal, healthy amount of weight, but I wasn't comfortable in my body. I started at a new gym, hired a trainer to help me advance in my lifting and diet. I went balls to the wall starting in fall 2015 when I decided to do an NPC figure competition. I had an amazing trainer who was with me every step of the way, and I was super proud of the package I brought to the stage in April 2016. I did this while working from home with two babies.
I had a successful reverse diet and have been mostly maintaining. I am trying to "lean bulk" but it's been challenging. I've also had some personal/family stuff so to me the fact that I am still in the gym giving it my best while my personal life has been very difficult is really encouraging to me. I am planning an actual bulk (probably at least 200-400 cals over maintenance) starting in January. I have been getting over my fear of gaining fat, and I think I'm ready. I do want to be lean for vacation in December since I will be wearing a bikini, haha!
Routine changes a lot, right now it's:
Mon: Legs (focus changes)/abs
Tues: Shoulders/tri/obliques
Wed: Rest (sometimes yoga)
Thurs: Chest/tri/abs
Fri: Back/bi/obliques
Sat: Yoga or rest
Sun: Rest
Haven't been counting macros for awhile, but I have a very good idea what my body needs. I eat very "clean" through the week and have a couple "free" meals sprinkled in. I generally just eat 80% "clean" and 20% whatever I feel like. I will be much more precise once I am intentionally starting to bulk.
Thanks for reading!
Per request here are a few more pics of my torso without posing/flexing. These are from last week:
145lbs-->113lbs (on show day)-->120ish lbs today. I am 5'4".
I have been weight lifting since fall 2012 after my daughter was born. I instantly fell in love. Working out and staying active through my second pregnancy, I was pretty discouraged after my son's birth in 2014. I gained a normal, healthy amount of weight, but I wasn't comfortable in my body. I started at a new gym, hired a trainer to help me advance in my lifting and diet. I went balls to the wall starting in fall 2015 when I decided to do an NPC figure competition. I had an amazing trainer who was with me every step of the way, and I was super proud of the package I brought to the stage in April 2016. I did this while working from home with two babies.
I had a successful reverse diet and have been mostly maintaining. I am trying to "lean bulk" but it's been challenging. I've also had some personal/family stuff so to me the fact that I am still in the gym giving it my best while my personal life has been very difficult is really encouraging to me. I am planning an actual bulk (probably at least 200-400 cals over maintenance) starting in January. I have been getting over my fear of gaining fat, and I think I'm ready. I do want to be lean for vacation in December since I will be wearing a bikini, haha!
Routine changes a lot, right now it's:
Mon: Legs (focus changes)/abs
Tues: Shoulders/tri/obliques
Wed: Rest (sometimes yoga)
Thurs: Chest/tri/abs
Fri: Back/bi/obliques
Sat: Yoga or rest
Sun: Rest
Haven't been counting macros for awhile, but I have a very good idea what my body needs. I eat very "clean" through the week and have a couple "free" meals sprinkled in. I generally just eat 80% "clean" and 20% whatever I feel like. I will be much more precise once I am intentionally starting to bulk.
Thanks for reading!
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