A quick post…

Posted at 19:50 in Uncategorised

before I head off for my chest/arms training session.

I was planning to do a short recovery run today but decided against it.  Though my ITB is feeling a lot better, since doing my myofascial release last night, I have an extremely tender spot at the very top of my right buttock/very low back.  It doesn’t hurt to move, I can mobilise my back just fine and can circle my hips ok.  However, it’s extremely tender to touch.

As this is something I’ve never experienced before and I’ve never ran the distance I ran on Sunday before, I don’t know if this is normal.  I wouldn’t class it as a pain and it’s also not DOMS.  As I’ve never used a tennis ball for myofascial release before, I’m not sure if the pain is part of the healing process.

So, I don’t want to run just in case it aggravates it.

Today has been a fab day and my food has been on track.  My diet will most likely get quite a bit stricter over the coming weeks in preparation for my competition but I still want to enjoy my food as much as possible.  I don’t really have much of a clue about contest prep dieting except for what I have read on various fitness forums.  So, it will be trial and error – the best way IMO!

Breakfast was porridge made with jumbo oats, skimmed milk, coconut and raspberries.

Mid morning was a skimmed latte.  Lunch was a can of tuna in a wholemeal pitta bread.  However, I left my camera at work so was unable to take a picture of it.

Mid afternoon, I snacked on 2 babybel light and a chopped apple sprinkled with cinnamon & maca.

Dinner was an amazing feast!  I baked 2 tilapia fillets in a little lemon juice, garlic & thyme.  I served it with some carrot and parsnip fries, which was an idea I got from Caitlin’s blog.  I also had stir fried mushrooms, red onion, green pepper, courgette, spinach & feta cheese.

I will be having a 1 scoop protein shake made with almond milk post workout.

Nutritional breakdown:


Calories: 1706
Protein: 165g (39.7%)
Carbs: 148g (33.4%)
Fat: 48g (26.9%)
Fibre: 33.7g
F&V: 11.7

Drinks: 2L water, 3 cups green tea, 1 skimmed latte

Exercise: Weights – chest & arms


Look what I got in the post yesterday…

It’s typical that as soon as I start prepping for this competition, I get a box of delicious, raw chocolate in the post!  I can’t wait until June when I can have a bar!

I’m receiving quite a few free samples at the moment and am compiling a health conscious hamper for one lucky winner.  Keep your eyes open in the coming weeks for details :-)

Off to train now, enjoy your evening guys!