Originally Posted by gwcaton

Go Velvet ! Go Velvet!

Originally Posted by Velvet

R u competing Gary???????

Originally Posted by Velvet

Hi All, I'm joining the masses and competiting for best physique in the IM competition

Start Date: Monday November 1st
End Date: Thursday March 31

Starting Stats:

Weight: 136lbs
Height: 5'7"
Bicep: 12 1/8"
Chest: 34 1/8"
Waist: 27 2/8"
Hips: 35 7/8"
Thigh: 22 2/8"
Calf: 13 3/8"

Goals:

Add some upper body mass
Lean out to the point of muscle separation but not striations

Plan:

- Start at 1800 cals (30%p; 40%c; 30%f) and tweek as necessary
- Cardio 40-45 mins 6 days a week
- Training 4 days week (chest/back; Legs; Delts/Calves; Arms split), Moderate weight, higher rep
- Abs every other day (no weight)
- 1 Cheat meal a week
- Before pics to come...
- Weigh once a week
- Measurements once a month
- Water intake - 4 L/day

Originally Posted by Luke9583

Hey Velvety girls Ha'come so little water?

Originally Posted by BabsieGirl

Good luck Vel. I never heard of IM doing this. Last time we tried having an IM competition, it fell through and Jenny was the only one that stuck with it. Everyone else ended up dropping out.

Originally Posted by BabsieGirl

I've entered!!

Does anyone know if they're going to (IM) create a thread just for the IM Competition like they did last year? Anyone...anyone?

Originally Posted by BabsieGirl

Oh...and where can I find the "rules?"

Originally Posted by GoalGetter

We'll see about that this time around! NO QUITTERS!!!!

Originally Posted by Jill

Good luck-I may enter too....

Originally Posted by Velvet

Thanks Rock and Iain! You guys in too? NT? What about you?????

Originally Posted by Velvet

Thanks Rock and Iain! You guys in too? NT? What about you?????

Originally Posted by Sapphire

Good luck Sweetie! Maybe I will do it too, not sure I can compete with the likes of you and Babs...etc.

We are just about the same height!!

Originally Posted by rock4832

'Course I'm in. I don't pass on anything, LOL

Originally Posted by nikegurl

Did carb cycling not work out for you?

good luck in the competition!

Originally Posted by Velvet

OMG, yes you can! Join us Sapphy

Originally Posted by Sapphire

I did...

Originally Posted by greekblondechic

Good luck Velvet!

Originally Posted by Luke9583

mmmm great meal 6

G'morin Velvet where's your water.lol

Originally Posted by IainDaniel

Mmmm Chinese Buffet. MMMMmmm Must eat now!!! MMmmmm

Originally Posted by Velvet

Good Girls
80 x 12 x 3
with
Bad Girls
80 x 12 x 3

Originally Posted by BritChick

Good morning Velvet

Originally Posted by GoalGetter

OK i can't take it anymore. I HAVE TO ASK: WTF are good girls and bad girls????

Originally Posted by Velvet

Good morning Britty....saw you when I went to the cupboard for cereal this morning

Originally Posted by Velvet

It's a greekyism

Adductor and Abductor machines lol

Originally Posted by Velvet

I'm bloated


and


I'm gonna become an elite member...status..wahooooooooooooooooo...figure I should give back to the board that has given me so much

Originally Posted by Jill

We ONLY have the good girl machine....Stoopid gym.....

Originally Posted by gwcaton

Good afternoon Velvet !

Good girls , bad girls

Originally Posted by Velvet

ya, stooopid gym is right! How dare they keep you from being a bad girl

Originally Posted by ncgirl21

Morning Beautiful Chinese is my favorite So, which do you like better.......... being a good girl or a bad girl

Originally Posted by gwcaton

Morning Velvet ,

so which is it ?

Originally Posted by ncgirl21

Morning Beautiful Chinese is my favorite So, which do you like better.......... being a good girl or a bad girl

Originally Posted by MonStar

Hey Velvet how is your diet overall? How often do you cheat and all that?

Originally Posted by Velvet

So now I'm doing a really low carb/cal day to make up for it..that's the sucky part (1200 cals, 70g c)..ok, I know GG, this is like your typical day...but I usually consume 1800 cals a day and 200g carbs.

Originally Posted by GoalGetter

Actually i'm trying to increase that. today i am having like 131g carb, 1250 cals. yay for me, sortof!

Originally Posted by P-funk

good luck on the contest hot shit

Originally Posted by Velvet

You must be soooooooooooooooooooooooo enjoying your carbs eh?

Originally Posted by GoalGetter

Girl, I savor the oatmeal in the morning like it's some f*cking fine french cuisine or something. hahahhahaha!

Same for the serving of barley i have with most my meals throughout the day...

I'm sure it will get old fast, but right now. Yum!


I think i'm gonna start calling mine a paycheque too. It sounds like it contains more money that way than plain ol' paycheck. hahahahha

Originally Posted by Velvet

I don't think I could ever get excited about barley..lol..unless you added some chocolate to it But Oats...ahhh, yes..they are one of God's wonderful creations...bless the farmers

Originally Posted by klmclean

Hey Velvet

How do you make your chocolate protien pancakes? Are they yummy? Did I already share my oatmeal creation with you? It's to die for Let me know, if not I'll post it for you.

Originally Posted by Velvet

HEY ass man..where's that pic you promised me? Yer a judge eh? Humm.....

Originally Posted by klmclean

Hey Velvet

How do you make your chocolate protien pancakes? Are they yummy? Did I already share my oatmeal creation with you? It's to die for Let me know, if not I'll post it for you.

Originally Posted by Jill

That is so funny making your son take the candy to school!!! At work there is like 500 mini choc bars, I hate work. I did take about 30, and hide them...Till MY cheat day.

I think some of the candy bags have the nut info on the back, but I wouldnt go there

Originally Posted by P-funk

I can't take a picture of my own ass. I am not that flexable (unfortunatly). Brit has it....ask her to send it to you.

Originally Posted by Velvet

WOW girl you have amazing will power if you can stash chocolate away for another day....I can't have sugar at home at all..nuttin..the power of the sugar cane is just too much fo me

Originally Posted by GoalGetter

I second that! Here you all are talkin' abotu me being all disciplined. Now THAT is disciplined. If there is chocolate stashed in my house, I will EAT IT. Unless someone else hid it and gives it to me in sporadic and small doses. If i know where it is, it's NOT hidden or stashed away. It's a constant taunt and I will fall victim to its powers.

Go JILL!

Originally Posted by rock4832

Hey Jeni! What's up. Alot of chocolate talk going on in here, LOL

Originally Posted by Velvet

I know!
My name is Jeni and I'm a chocoholic is the sf ff high protein chocolate?

Originally Posted by Velvet

It's a greekyism

Adductor and Abductor machines lol

Originally Posted by Jill

Yup, you snagged my recipe!
ANother variation: 1/4 or 1/3C cottage cheese and 1/2 scoop chocolate protein-tyo get rid of a few carbies.

I always cooked it so it was raw in the middle-it really tastes like a brownie. You dont have to grind the oats either, if you are pressed for time-I actually like it better NOT ground. Geeze I want these and have no cc or choc protein!

Have a fantastic weekend pretty lady!

Originally Posted by GoalGetter

i wanna know your oatmeal creation!!! share it!

Originally Posted by Velvet

Good morning KLM...I'm not sure if you shared your oatmeal recipe with me...give it a go tho..i LOVE oats

Chocolate Pancake (I got it from this forum or Iron Trybe)
1/2 c ground oats (just grind them in the blender) then add to the blender:
1/2c cottage cheese
2 ew's
1 tb cocoa
splenda
pinch of baking powder
pinch of baking soda

Cook just as you would a pancake. It tastes just like chocolate cake (I think maybe Jilly posted it??)..I like to add crushed berries to the top of it too...

Originally Posted by klmclean

3/4 dry oatmeal (do not cook)
1 or 2 tbsp raisins or fruit of your choice (i like raisns the best)
1/4 tsp cinnamon dried apple is good too!
1 scoop vanilla protien powder

Take the oats,cinnamon and rasins and put them in a bowl. Mix the vanilla protien powder into 6 oz of water and pour over top of oatmeal, cinnamon an raisins. Let stand for about 10 to 15 minutes until the oats becomes soft. VERY, VERY, YUMMY! I eat this everyday. I look forward to getting up just to eat this. I even brought to the gym ohe morning for a couple people I train with and they went nuts over it. It's simple and filling

Originally Posted by Velvet

Well I'm now a paying member of the tribe..ha ha, just ordered my elite membership...shucks, i feel so special now

Originally Posted by klmclean

3/4 dry oatmeal (do not cook)
1 or 2 tbsp raisins or fruit of your choice (i like raisns the best)
1/4 tsp cinnamon dried apple is good too!
1 scoop vanilla protien powder

Take the oats,cinnamon and rasins and put them in a bowl. Mix the vanilla protien powder into 6 oz of water and pour over top of oatmeal, cinnamon an raisins. Let stand for about 10 to 15 minutes until the oats becomes soft. VERY, VERY, YUMMY! I eat this everyday. I look forward to getting up just to eat this. I even brought to the gym ohe morning for a couple people I train with and they went nuts over it. It's simple and filling

Originally Posted by Velvet

Good morning KLM...I'm not sure if you shared your oatmeal recipe with me...give it a go tho..i LOVE oats

Chocolate Pancake (I got it from this forum or Iron Trybe)
1/2 c ground oats (just grind them in the blender) then add to the blender:
1/2c cottage cheese
2 ew's
1 tb cocoa
splenda
pinch of baking powder
pinch of baking soda

Cook just as you would a pancake. It tastes just like chocolate cake (I think maybe Jilly posted it??)..I like to add crushed berries to the top of it too...

Originally Posted by GoalGetter

yay! i'm gonna try this!!! I actually have all these ingredients! An IM first for me! hahahaha Every time i think about trying some recipe, there's SOMETHING i'm missing when i get started!

Originally Posted by Velvet

Hi KLM, Gary, GG, Lukey and Patrick

How are ya all? Anybody try those pancakes? They are so yummy!

Originally Posted by GoalGetter

Good morning!

Nooooo. I didn't make either of the recipes on here, yours or klm's.

I did make the stuffed peppers (picture in my comp log) and they are farking delicious and I think I'm gonna make those more often. Very convenienit. All my macros in the right ratios, in one neat (and did i mention delicious?) little package. Plus veggie. Can't beat that.

Sounds like your son's bday was a blast! And please oh please share the video! hahahahaha!

What is a bay?

Originally Posted by BritChick

Sounds like you had a great weekend Velvet.
Good luck with all the new goals.
My official start date for my nationals prep is today, time to get diet and training back on track and make my figure goals for next season priority!
Keep up the hard work girlie.

Originally Posted by klmclean

Hi Velvet

Hey, you mentioned in my journal you pull your neck often too, what do you do for it? This is going on day 5 and it's so painful and annoying. Any tips on how to make it betterr? It's taking a tole on my workouts

Originally Posted by Velvet

The first snow fall of the season is happening RIGHT NOW! It's so pretty (that won't last long) and the sun is shining too!

Originally Posted by GoalGetter

so jealous. it's in the low 80's here. not a cloud in the sky. no reason to wear my pretty new winter clothes.

Originally Posted by naturaltan

Gg ... do you remember the game battling tops? Bay Blades is the year 200 version.

Velvet ... so you're off and running with your plan. You will do well.

Originally Posted by naturaltan

You don't remember battling tops? Hmmmm ... perhaps I'm just dating myself.

Sounds like you had a great weekend.

Originally Posted by Velvet

\


See your journal

Originally Posted by klmclean

Thanks for the advice I lied down this afternoon with my "Magic Bag", it's filled with flax seeds instead of rice and I heated it for two minutes and took my Tylenol 3, when I woke up, HUGE difference. I hope this is the end of the pain in my neck Thanks again, haven't tried the stretch you suggested, but I'm going to before I go to bed. Not sure if I should work out today or not I'm going to wait til around nine tonight and see how I feel. I'm worried I might make it worse

Originally Posted by gwcaton

Morning sweetie

Whats up today ? Just cardio for me

Originally Posted by GoalGetter

Hey Vel! How's the snow this mornin'?

Your rotating idea sounds cool. I wish I wasn't so anal about my workouts, or I'd try the same thing. hahaha!

Originally Posted by Velvet

Water = 4L

Bw = 135lb (another lb of water)

Meal #1:
1/3 c Oats
1/2 c EW's
1 tb Natty

Meal #2
1 c Cottage Cheese
1/2c Berries
1/4c Fibre 1
1/2c Rhubarb

Meal #3 (PWO)
28g Protein
1/2c Oats
3/4c Pumpkin

Meal #4
1/2 lg ww flax torilla
1 tb lf Cream Cheese
3 oz Turkey
Spinach
1/2c Berries

Meal #5
Spinach Salad
2 tb Dried Cranberries
1 tb slivered toasted almonds
1 tb Feta Oil Dressing
3 oz Turkey

Meal #6
1/2c Cottage Cheese
1/2 tb Natty
3/4c Pumpkin

Totals (not including Fibrous Veggies)
1552 cals
150.5g P (40%)
137.5g C (36%)
38.5gF (24%)



Workout (Chest/Back):

DB Press
25 x 12 x 3
with
BB Row
75 x 9 + 65 x 3
65 x 12 x 2 (whoopsie, put too much weight on..pinching nerves in fingers)

DB Fly
15 x 12 x 3
with
Nautilus Pulldown
85 x 12 x 3

Incline BB Press
45 x 12
50 x 12
with
Rope Cable Row
50 x 12 x 2

Abs, concentrating on plank/core type moves- 10 mins continuous

Note: I think I'm gonna try rotating heavy weight/low rep weeks with low weight/high rep weeks to keep myself entertained and my body guessing...what ya'll think?

Originally Posted by IainDaniel

Snow Blahh...... Already how long till summer again?

Morning Velvet you got some of the white stuff as well, eh?

Happy Giving Birthday

Originally Posted by Jill

Is meal number 4 like a pita sandwich?? Cause that would be good And meal number 3 my pump pancakes?????

Try this-1scoop protein, 1-2ew's, (coco-if choc protein) pinch of bs&bp, splenda, water to mix. Mix in plastic bowl-microwave for 20-45 seconds, protein cake! This is usually how I eat my whey. Havent made it with water in months!

Originally Posted by gwcaton

Nice Workout Vel !

Rows looked real good. Hmmmm... need any help keeping your body guessing

Originally Posted by Jill

You cant even taste the ew's cause everything is all cooked together!

Originally Posted by Luke9583

O! I like that idea

G'morning Velvet

Originally Posted by P-funk

Are you using the brand ANYwhey protein for this? If it is regular whey, you really shouldn't be cooking with it.

Originally Posted by Velvet

What whey can you cook with? I make pancakes sometimes with it..am I killing the amino's doing this?

Originally Posted by Jill

Is it really that bad to cook with normal whey isolate? I allllllways do I know Ive read links before but in simple terms why is it bad?

Originally Posted by Velvet

Well I'm meeting with a new coach tomorrow to go over my goals, get my BF calculated (caliper method- which i've never had done)...I will be hiring her beginning of January...tomorrow is an assessment and to discuss my goals and how she can help me oh and she comes HIGHLY recommended by many folks and has trained many people for comps!

I'm taking that Body fat analyzer back tonight...toopid thing changes by like 2 - 3% in ONE DAY!!! WTF? Bye bye, gimme my $80 back thank you very much!

Originally Posted by rock4832

Cool, a coach! That's great. Good luck with that. I'd have to agree with Patrick on the protein though. When protein hits a high heat it denatures and it's no longer a usable protein. Just my 2 cents.

Originally Posted by BritChick

Yeah, damn Patrick and his useful information... I had to give up my protein pancakes!

Originally Posted by P-funk

just buy ANY whey and you can cook all you want. just be careful or i might show up unnanounced for pancakes one day.

Originally Posted by BritChick

Okay now I am confused? So if it's whey powder I can cook it? Getting excited for my pancakes again!!!

Originally Posted by P-funk

no no no.....don't cook whey powder. If you want to cook with protein powder purchase the brand name "ANY Whey". It is made specificaly to be cooked and can he heated up without problems.

Originally Posted by BritChick

Ohhhhhhh now I get it! Thanks for clarifying.

Originally Posted by BritChick

Good luck with the new coach Velvet. Are you still planning on trying your hand at a figure comp next year, got any dates lined up?

Originally Posted by GoalGetter

Awesome!! Good luck! She's a competition coach? or a personal trainer?

Originally Posted by BritChick

Yeah, damn Patrick and his useful information... I had to give up my protein pancakes!

Originally Posted by P-funk

no no no.....don't cook whey powder. If you want to cook with protein powder purchase the brand name "ANY Whey". It is made specificaly to be cooked and can he heated up without problems.

Originally Posted by P-funk

yeah...lol, sorry. Maybe everyone else didn't understand what I was saying either. ANY whey is the brand name of the whey protein that is treated so that it can be cooked. Don't just cook with regular whey protein.

Originally Posted by Velvet

Got a link funkmyster?

Originally Posted by GoalGetter

It's from Optimum Nutrition... here ya go.

Originally Posted by Velvet

Thanks Ivy...I'll have to wait till my other one starts running low until I can justify buying another barrel

Taste? Does it taste good? If not, forget it!!

Originally Posted by Velvet

All in all, a good day..oh and did I mention how good that non-cheat vanilla cone was?

Originally Posted by BritChick

Diet and training is looking great Velvet.
I hear you on the sore knees, I pretty much stick to the Elliptical for cardio these days, I have very dodgy knees! lol

Originally Posted by naturaltan

I'm glad I don't have to do cardio ... and I still have the 6 pack intact

Originally Posted by Velvet

That's not nice Mister

Originally Posted by Velvet

Hi Gary Bear! Whatcha got planned today?

Originally Posted by naturaltan

I'm glad I don't have to do cardio ... and I still have the 6 pack intact

Originally Posted by P-funk

you box.

Originally Posted by P-funk

Nt said that.....and you replied with this:




C"MON.....that is a gimme. You need to get quicker here.

I would have said:

Yeah, but every stick figure has a six pack when they weight 160 you box. Quite being a pussy and put some muscle on that frame.

see?

Originally Posted by Velvet

Intuitively, I know this all to be true...especially upping the cals and changing my w/o, and reducing my cardio...it's just hard to get into the mind shift when you've been doing things a certain way (or wrong ) for so long...Britty? How do you deal with the 'mass/bulking' phase - psychologically...ya know, cuase yer bound to add some fat aren't you?

Originally Posted by Velvet

Intuitively, I know this all to be true...especially upping the cals and changing my w/o, and reducing my cardio...it's just hard to get into the mind shift when you've been doing things a certain way (or wrong ) for so long...Britty? How do you deal with the 'mass/bulking' phase - psychologically...ya know, cuase yer bound to add some fat aren't you?

Originally Posted by Velvet

Happy hump day Britty

Yep..May 7th is the day! It's a Level 1 comp in Ottawa (I went as a spectator last year...VERY well put together show for a local...unlike the show in my own city

Right now, I just want my bf% tested and general guidelines until January..can't afford coaching until then!!

Originally Posted by P-funk

Nt said that.....and you replied with this:




C"MON.....that is a gimme. You need to get quicker here.

I would have said:

Yeah, but every stick figure has a six pack when they weight 160 you box. Quite being a pussy and put some muscle on that frame.

see?

Originally Posted by Velvet

hmmm...ya, I like that...NT...What P said ...but with a

Originally Posted by BritChick

I'll put this as delicately as I can... I fucking HATE bulking!!!
Oops sorry to curse in your journal.
Right now my goal is bulking as you know and I am aiming for 2300 - 2500 cals per day, I haven't made 2000 in the past two days!
I have put my scales away until after Christmas, I don't want to 'see' my weight go any higher even though I know it likely will. Right now I'm sitting at 160lbs, mentally I keep going back to the mental image of my before pic at 165lbs... it gives me little spaz attacks even though I know I don't look like that now. Funny, my weight doesn't normally bother me since I am such a 'big' lassie anyway but hitting that 165lbs mark again sets off sirens in my head! lol
I am just telling myself that everything will be dandy as long as I keep to the diet and keep the food intake clean.
Nice to know others are in the same boat.

Originally Posted by BritChick

Awesome, glad to see you have a date in place!
I hear you on the finances, I am still debating going it alone next season... I think I can do it and I know there is a lot of help to be had around here but then I get scared that I will mess up... guess I will see how I feel after Christmas, actually probably before then since last seasons trainers will likely want me to commit before then if I am going with them.