Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness

Nice shoulders!

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You can freeze the leftover cheesecake (for future cheat meals), but fortunately or unfortunately, my vegan and non-vegan friends helped me put it all away!

Next on my list I think is my homemade vegan Lemon Scones (modified recipe from Vegan with a Vengeance cookbook) made with white Spelt flour instead of regular flour - to keep the gluten bloat down.

Awesome pics! Like the avatar the best so far!

I give u props for baking yourself...after cooking for three hours every sunday and portioning everything into baggies, theres no way im cooking anything else!!!

139.6lbs again today!!!! argh

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Likely receiving my prize package by Saturday so maybe ill eat some stuff from there. or the entire thing.

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This. Except I think my package is going to come as the same day as my 5lbs of protein powder so maybe I won't be eating everything ... just a lot of it.



I have been really bad about cooking/preparing meals ahead of time. Seriously admire your ability to do so every week/I think you've motivated me to start doing the same. I'm going to use my Friday night/Saturday off-time to cook for the coming week.

So. Speaking of baking ... I think I'm going to send you some post-contest treats in the mail, lady. What say you?

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IRON MNTN // LOG

Haha definitely you can mail me stuff....although I am debating doing a contest a month later July 6, 7 NPC team universe, and i want to be bathing-suit acceptable throughout the summer, so maybe you can send me them next Christmas. I really don't want to ever get that fat again, next bulk will be controlled and clean...but theres no way im not indulging over the 2012 holidays.

My mom just told me a "rather large" package arrived today....The only thing I can use right away is the VBB tote bag....

The prepping sucks when youre doing it but the rest of the week is SO easy, aside from the hunger...

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WOW i am just going through my weekly planner....under march 1 it says "go on a diet". Cant believe I was gonna wait to just 14 weeks...

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Me too!
I want to see how it goes with my dieting this time around.
Otherwise, I was considering doing it for next year (with another season of bulking to really put on the mass again! and yes, cleanly this time)
- and if I can meet the requirements for a National Level Contest this year.

depending on your LBM at the end, you can do a controlled weight gain and build on what you have. Its less strenuous on the body,..just a different approach. Losing 10 or more for me is always hard. I have seen significant change in mass just from adding fat back and dropping my cardio, but its always a balance. Now I miss lean and ripped, I just know I would rather see the gain over a slow period of time without a huge increase on the scale.

OMG THEY SAID I DESERVED EXTRA GOODIES IN MY PACKAGE IT IS AMAZING THANK YOU!!! definitely eating a few of the bars saturday night during cheat time wooohooo.

Supersets:
weighted Ball Crunches 25lbsx20, rope crunches 130x20, ball 25x20, rope 140x20
weighted Ball Crunches 25lbsx20, rope crunches 140x20, ball 25x20, rope 140x20
Weighted crunches 25lbsx20, leg raisesx20,Weighted crunches 25lbsx20, leg raisesx20,
Weighted crunches 25lbsx20, leg raisesx20,Weighted crunches 25lbsx20, leg raisesx20,

30 minutes cardio

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Darth Vader from Sandlot once said, "Heroes get remembered, but legends never die." Then he later died.
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Glad your package arrived safe and sound! Hope you like the bonus DVD, too. Our donors were quite generous (particularly HealthForce Nutritionals)! Hope you're able to enjoy them all!

Thanks for all your support of Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness!

All the best,
Karen

Definitely moved by the support here from everyone. I've been talking privately to a few members who are super supportive and knowledgeable, and the prize package was just awesome. Thank you.

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You deserve more than support, dear - you've been crushing this cut in a way that is not only admirable but also inspiring so, hopefully, you've been also getting a lot of praise for your efforts. I know that I personally think you're one of the most badass people I've had the pleasure of interacting with, online or otherwise.

So, whenever works out for you, non-cutwise, expect a serious package of baked goods. Though, I could probably also send you a pretty cut-friendly batch of baked goods if you let me know what macros you're working with - I have perfect a lot of fat-free, low-carb cookies, muffins, and the like.

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IRON MNTN // LOG

Aww you are so sweet. I will save this for bulking for sure.

139.6 again.

Met with coach.

Smith Machine Shoulder Press: 12, 10, 8, 6, he was helping.
DB Lateral Raises: 12x12x3
DB Front Raises: 12x12x3
Rear Delt Machine: 40x12, 50x12x2, he was helping
Uprights: ?x12, 45x12, 55x12, he had to help me on the last set it was soooo hard.
Back Shrugs: 25 dbs x12x3
Tricep Cable: 12, 10, 8...
One handed head bangers: 15lbsx12x3, he was helping
Overhead DB French Press: ?x12x3, coach was helping.

25 mins cardio.

Posing class tomorrow, hopefully some progress photos as well.

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still better than gaining. And your clothes HAVE to be feeling looser.