Training Goals 2012

Competitive bodybuilding is a challenge, that I love and endure to keep my shape along with physical and mental health. When the show is over and life slows, I meet with my trainer to review pictures, and look at what needs to be improved with nutrition and training for the following year. It is a process of building and shaping the body with science till the final stage day when I am able to express the artistic poses.



I've been training and competing in competitive bodybuilding for 20 years. My first shows were with NANBA, then I continued to compete in NPC shows. Lately, women's bodybuilding is changing across the spectrum; the judges look for the growth and development along with symmetry and presentation, but I see more competitors coming in that are not dieted.  The irony is getting beat by girls who are bigger and not well dieted. I am quite happy with my size as my goal is not to obtain a pro card. I do quite a bit of fashion modeling involving photography for newspaper ads, catalogs and general media. I am a business owner working as a family nurse practitioner, in all I have a big plate with little corners.

Looking at 2012, Craig and I have decided to continue training for bodybuilding with improvement in width of lats and a little more of a outer sweep to the quads.  Also, the focus will be on the upper part of my glutes for more devlopment. It took a long time to build the lower glute now the upper needs more rounding. Upcoming shows I am looking to repeat the LA Classic in July 2012. Overall, we win when we accomplish our goals in developing the body.
Happy Training Days

2011 Training Goals

November 7, 2010
At the close of the Western Regional Bodybuilding, Fitness, and Figure Show, I contemplated 2011 goals for training and competing. I must say I don't like Arizona NPC Shows as their judges are very biased in their decisions. I was not happy with their decision last night; however, we as competitors have to take the bad with the good, whether it is politically correct or not. I do know that Chris(my trainer) will want me to do the Arizona show as it is the largest show of the year.

Chris and I talked two weeks ago about transitioning training into compound moves for winter months to build glutes, vastus lateralis muslce group, hamstrings and lats. These parts are still lagging on me partly due to me leaving him for three years then returning. I must say when you have a good trainer don't let him or her go. The compound moves once acclimated will be heavy and slower than the high intensity training I am just transitioning from. We decided that cardio should only be two days a week for 30 minutes maximum to give my body time to grow.

I have decided to stay within ten pounds of contest weight and keep the bulk off this coming year. I proved to myself that I can lift just as heavy at 151 as opposed to 185.

Goals:

1. Maintain weight within 10 pounds of contest weight.

2 Carb cycling with low carb days when not training and high carb days when lifting heavy.

3. Compound moves throughout winter till time to transition to high intensity interval training.

4. Keep cardio at 30 min. 2 days a week through winter months.

5 Plan for two back to back shows next summer if possible, if not then definitely the LA Classic July 24th, 2011.

All for now looking forward to 2011 and happy training~!