(Sorry for boring any of the Zoners. I tried to send this as a private message but it contained too many characters.)
Hey ZC,
How’s it going? Good I hope. I have some interesting news. I have decided to join the FAME Fitness Model Search in Canada. It will take place next March and May. I am going to go to the one in March just to see what it’s like, then join for the May show.
It’s basic modeling in 3 rounds, bikini, gym clothes, then evening wear. They judge you on an individual basis rather than against your teammates. I need to get my butt in gear and I thought by joining this fitness model search it would help motivate me. If I like it and enjoy it I might go on to take classes w/ a choreographer and enter the big shows. I have to take one step at a time.
My question for you is involving diet and exercise.
I am basically going to try to stick w/ (as I usually do) all favorable foods for the next 9 months while I train, but I have some questions.
1. Can I still use high fiber bread in moderation and still get the results I want? (2 pieces of bread = 19grams of carb, 5 gr of Fiber)
2. Should I eat more greens instead of fruit for my carb blocks, or will I see the same results as long as I am keeping within the Zone?
3. Should I avoid low fat cheeses or can I still enjoy this as I do now in moderation?
Regarding training.
I currently am doing a body slit 3 days a week, back-bi, chest-tri, legs-shoulders. I train abs on the opposite days along with cardio 3 days a week. I usually rest on Sunday. I was considering following this split for 6 weeks. Then change the lifting routine to a full body circuit training 3 days a week, still keeping w/ the cardio and abs on the opposite 3 days. Then for the following 6 weeks go back to a body split, etc. To keep my body guessing, ya know?
In your professional opinion do you think that sounds like a good idea?
Thank you for your help with this. I sure am excited to get started.
Lisa