Velvet's IM Competition Log

[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

 

[gwcaton]

Go Velvet ! Go Velvet!

 

[Velvet]

Day 1 - Monday November 1

Water = 3.5L

Meal #1
Choco Pancake (1/2c oats, 2 tb ew's, 1 tb cocoa, splenda, 1/2c cottage cheese)
1/2c Berries

Meal #2
1/2 ww pita
1 tb natty
1/2 banana
Yogurt Mousse (70 cal, 6p, 10c, .5f)

Meal #3 (PWO)
28g Protein
1 c Corn Bran Cereal
1/2 c Berries

Meal #4
Turkey Spinach Salad (3 oz turkey, spinach, 2 tb dried cranberries, 1 tb slivered almonds, 1 tb feta oil dressing)
1 c Pumpkin

Meal #5
3 oz Turkey
1 tb Natty
Cheese Sauce (1 oz LF cheese, 1/4c FF sour cream, 1/4c LF Mushy Soup)
Brocolli

Meal #6
sf Popsicle
2 tb Natty

Totals
1850cals
148g Protein (32%)
171g Carbs (37%)
63.5g Fat (31%)

Notes:

Pretty good, will lower fat a bit tomorrow to make up for overconsumption today. Yummy foods in my diet again..it rocks..very satisfied!!!

Workout (Chest/Back):

DB Press
25 x 12 x 3
with
BB Row
55 x 12
60 x 12 x 2

DB Fly
15 x 12 x 3 with
Nautilus Pulldown (CG)
90 x 12 x 3

Incline BB Press
45 x 12
55 x 9
with
Rope Cable Row
45 x 12
50 x 12

Abs - 9 minutes continuous reps

No cardio today..knees were killing me from power step class and power yoga class on the weekend!

 

[Velvet]

Go Velvet ! Go Velvet!

R u competing Gary???????

 

[gwcaton]

R u competing Gary???????

Heavens no !

 

[GoalGetter]

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

DUH. I forgot to include this in my IM journal! hahaha!

 

[Luke9583]

Hey Velvety girls Ha'come so little water?

 

[Velvet]

Hey Velvety girls Ha'come so little water?

That doesn't include, my coffees, teas and diet pops...it's just a goal...I think 4L is plenty!

 

[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.

 

[GoalGetter]

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.

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

 

[Jill]

Good luck-I may enter too....

 

[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?

 

[BabsieGirl]

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

 

[GoalGetter]

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?

As far as i know that one's it, unless camaro (the mastermind behind this one) creates another one?

 

[GoalGetter]

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

They are in that thread, all over the place, no one specific post with all of the rules yet. that i know of.

 

[tucker01]

GL Velvet

 

[Rocco32]

Go Velvet. Your going to do great Post alot of pics throughout

 

[naturaltan]

gl mmmmmm miss Velvet.

 

[Velvet]

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

Ya, no quitting ...we are all in it together...we'll feed off each other's motivation

 

[Velvet]

Good luck-I may enter too....

Thanks Jilly, I hope you do enter...It'd be fun to do this together...great for motivation!

 

[Velvet]

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

 

[Paynne]

Good Luck Velvet!

 

[naturaltan]

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

me ... in a bb contest? I couldn't improve much either way. I'm not like most here. I don't have any issues with my physical appearance. I'm sure there are others that do, but they don't count. I have tried in the past to put on weight, but that requires a lot of eating and accountability.

 

[klmclean]

Looking forward to your new journal

 

[Rocco32]

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

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

 

[nikegurl]

Did carb cycling not work out for you?

good luck in the competition!

 

[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!!

 

[Velvet]

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!!

OMG, yes you can! Join us Sapphy

 

[Velvet]

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

WAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[Velvet]

Did carb cycling not work out for you?

good luck in the competition!

Hey there stranger! Well I wouldn't say it didn't work for me, I wasn't on it very long and I did lose some weight, but the ups and the downs (the nature of the diet) doesn't really mesh with my personality...I"m a steady steven kind of girl..but I am using most of those foods in my diet...and I'm eating my fishies....and it I have an overindulgence day I'll go lower carb the next!

Thanks for the Luck...are you competing too? ???