LeeB's contest prep 2007

LeeB

well i started my diet for my next shows last week. ive planned from the start to have some form of online diary, ill not be going into specifics unless people ask directly as i dont think ill get time to do so regularly.

i would have started this last week, but unfortunately on the first week of my diet i had some sort of stomach bug, which meant every time i ate or drank anything for 3 days i felt sick to my stomach..(not great when your having 6 meals a day). training made me feel even more sick and tiredness had a tight grip on me... making the first week of the diet more like the last week.. but it was important for me to mentally endure this to make sure i was in proper frame of mind for the diet!! luckily by the weekend things were clearing up and im actually enjoying eating again now

my current plan is to do the mr u80kg class at the ukbff leicester show the first week in sept and qualify for the finals in oct... however i could still decide to do the ukbff leeds show a week after the leicester instead. but right now my heart is set on leicester and ive seen nothing to change my mind so far! the plan is to basically do the show the first week in sept. and if i dont qualify for the finals then there are qualifiers most weekends of that month... so can do a few more!

this year am hoping to move up from the u70kg class to the u80kg's... obviously i feel i can do this in terms of bodyweight as last year i competed at 69.95kg... but you never know what may happen this year.. i may lose muscle.. i may come in super super shredded and stil be under the 70kg mark. if that happens fair enough... ill be up on stage whatever class i am in!

i would be over the moon simply if i dont look out of place as an u80kg and qualify for the finals. beyond that i think its a very tough class and maybe i need to fill out a little more before top 5 at the finals is in my grasp. but my mindset is im winning the whole thing! thats the only way it can be!

currently my diet consists mainly of chicken and sweet potato with added veg and fats.. some protein shakes around training and a meal replacement shake for days am not training. ill post a proper diet up soon!

cardio is currently 3 times a week 30 mins walking on treadmill first thing in morning before breakfast.

well thats enough waffling for now.. sept will be here in no time.. from now on im a machine.. ill just keep coming and coming every week.. never stopping.. acdc is on the mp3 player and am a fkin animal in the gym!!

Squatty

Brilliant - ive been waiting since last summer for you to start your contest journal Lee. Its gonna be a fantastic and informative read, i'm sure.

Its a long time since you posted your training programme - has that changed significantly or will it change over the coming weeks?

LeeB

theres not been a massive change.. i stick to a core of exercises and just rotate to do what i fancy and in what order i fancy on that day!

obviously theres exercises ill do specifically to hit a certain area i want to change... but i just incorporate them in!

Rianabol

Hi Lee

I wish u all the best mate, u look in prime shape on the avatar, im sure u will do well,

R

zara-leoni

Good luck Lee!

In the final couple of weeks for me..... I have a newfound respect for everyone who has ever done this... its been far harder than i anticipated.

Good going in the gym....... Go get 'em Tiger!!

Extreme

One of the most important things is to have a good support team around you, someone you can trust to monitor your progress, a supportive other half and a reliable training partner can all make the ride less bumpy.

I know you are very fortunate on most of these points Lee and I believe you have a top Guru to guide you on all the aspects of utilising "sports science", I think if you can present the condition you had at last years WPF Scotland you'll have nothing to fear from anyone but will have the power to frighten a few others.

LeeB

Rianabol - that avatar pic is something am really proud of... cos in all honesty am not as thick and chunky (muscle-wise lol) as that pic makes me look.. or i wasnt, maybe this year... but i had practiced and practiced that particular pose for a long time with my wife louise guiding me in our kitchen.... after seeing a pic of Rob feesey doing a side chest in the beef.. how he posed to make the most of every single muscle group and make himself look bigger than he actually was made me push myself to get it right... so when i look at that pic.. i remember all the times i was in my kitchen late at night.. shattered.. wanting to sleep.. but with louise telling me it was important i get it right!! now thats why louise is so important for me when am dieting.. not only will she stay up when shes also tired.. but shell cook for me when at times am a miserable c*nt to put it politely!

zara, remind me which shows your doing? i know have asked this before but my brain is swiss cheese at the best of times! lol have seen your photos and your looking fantastic too! all that hard work is worth it believe me! ill be amazed if you finish up without some nice silverware to polish!

and dougie. thanks very much for those words. it means alot when someone with your reputation in this sport says those things about me (makes a change from calling me a fat southern tw@t lol).

i am very lucky to have a good.. no excellent.. team around me. and am very greatful for everyone who helps me!!

one of my main goals of this last year was not simply to add muscle or improve areas of my physique... but to put myself in a position with both my training and my family life where me competing regularly is not a drain on my kids or my wife or anyone else around me. so far this has been a success.. i see bodybuilding as a long term thing for me, and in all honesty although i see myself as sh*te right now.. i want to go far as an amateur, and hopefully am in a position to do that over the next few years.

T

Hey Lee.....good luck with everything. Don't forget I've got the 'before' film footage ;-)

LeeB

and ive got photos of paul with his trunks down... ooerr.. lol

Rianabol

Hi Lee!

Yup a very impressive pose that was done to perfection. Im glad to see u have the back up of those around u including ur family thats the difference from winning and losing IMO. I never did quite have the same encouragement but hey thats why im divorced, lol

take care and all the best

R