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| Julie |
| My Body, The Science Experiment |
| 03.11.2010 07:55:05 | |
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I imagine I'm not the only competitor that thinks that all this manipulation of the body (carb depletion/loading, water and sodium manipulation, etc, etc) is really pretty darn cool! So, I'm doing a carb deplete today and tomorrow and loading on Friday as a trial run for the Vancouver show. It is mid-afternoon on day 1 of my carb deplete and I'm actually doing feeling better than I had expected. I love carbs (who doesn't?!) and the carb depletion is, by far, the most torturous thing I do to myself in preparation for a competition. I hate it. Hate it, hate it, hate it!!! And it makes me really crabby. I was telling my friend yesterday about my upcoming 3 day experiment and he says..."So, basically, what you're telling me is that for the next two days you're going to be a huge pain in the a$$?" Yep, pretty much. The crazy things we do to ourselves...we've got to love and thank our friends and family for putting up with our crazy selves! I did 30 minutes on the stepmill at work this morning and I'm getting ready to go to the gym to do an upper body depletion workout followed by more cardio. I'm hoping to hit an hour, but my energy is pretty low so we'll see. I managed to sneak in an indulgent 90 minute nap this afternoon and I've been drinking coffee for the last two hours, so I'm hopeful that will carry me through the workout. At last mirror check I'm looking kinda good, if I do say so myself. Getting vascular and the abs are flattening out a lot. I love the meal by meal, hour by hour changes. Super cool! I'll check in again tomorrow and let you all know how the depletion workout goes tonight - it's a new way of depleting that I've not done before, so should be interesting to see how it feels. It's pretty intense and admittedly, I'm not exactly looking forward to it. Keeping my eyes focused clearly on Friday morning...OATS, baby, OATS!!! Lots and LOTS of oats!!!! Julie Fearless, with carb-depleted cape in hand Tags:
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