No bites on the Female thread:(

[prettybuff]

I deleted the post. I was able to find assistance. Thanks and take care
PB

[ROCKILLER]

I'd give it some time, there are a few very knowledgeable women around but theyre probably busy during the weekend. congrats for getting serious again.

[go Yankees]

PB, I saw your post in the female thread but I was in and out this weekend, so...

what is your current lifting routine like? from the looks of things, you might be able to clean up your diet and workout regimen and add the muscle that you need. I wouldn't necessarily suggest a low-carb diet until you're ready to get contest-ready. When do you plan on competing?

As for brands, I can only personally speak on the effectiveness (with someone else) of Pet's Pharma...and it was pretty phenomenal

[prettybuff]

Hi Go Yankees

Hi there thanks for responding guys:)
As Far as my ability to get as muscular as *I* would like to be with cleaning up the diet (which I definately need to do and have started as of today!) and just train hard, I am not very optimistic. I have been lifting hard for over 10 years. I have been bang on with my diet and training for much of that. I am fairly stacked for a natural gal and have done pretty well in both BB and Figure. I still want a little more. I look like Jamie Franklin (body-wise) and I want to get closer to Monica Brandt (body-wise).
I have teeny joints and would like another 10# of muscle. I feel like I have exhausted my natural abilities and ,what I have now, might be great to someone else but I want a bit more.
I am not trying to use drugs as an excuse not to eat right and trian hard although I realize that has to be ruled out when someone new starts asking for advice on drug use:) I respect that. Hence the lengthy explanantion.
I have always trained hard, it is just the diet (and a little of my competitive spirit) that sank a little over the last year or so. My question regarding diet while using anavar was more about the *ratios* of the macronutrients not so much about whether I should cut carbs to lean out. I fully intend to keep the calories up to support new muscular growth(assuming I get any!), I just wanted some input about where to get those calories from, aside from protien.
I will compete in about a year. I need time to put on the muscle and then plenty of time to diet slowly for the show. There is a big show in my area (NW) in April and I will do it in 07. I have qualified with that same show before but this time I intend to actually follow up with Nationals.
My training:
Weights
Monday: Chest, shoulders, calves, abs
Tuesday: Quads, Hams, Glutes, abs
Thursday: Back, Low Back, Traps, Calves, Abs
Friday: Biceps, Triceps, forearms, calves, abs

I go heavy (usually like 6 to 8 reps) excpet on calves and abs where I do more reps.I usually do a warm up set and then about 3 to 4 sets for each excersise. I know I train my calves and abs a lot but in my years of training, I personally respond better and my calves and abs have come up a lot since I upped the training frequency. About once every 4 to 6 weeks, I do high reps (Like huge drop sets with 50 to 100 reps depending on bodypart) for my whole body for a week and this gets me really sore and I usually am really strong when I go back to low reps. Overall though, I grow better on low reps in my experience.
Cardio
Not as often as it should be. Sporadically I hit it maybe 1 or 2 times a week.
I have this weird fear of cardio making me catabolic. I only do it to keep my cardio system in shape. I , of course, kick up the cardio pre-contest. MY bodyfat tends to be around 12% to 14% even with lots of calories and for the first time ever has gotten up to around 18% from eating way too much sugar and crap. I don't tend to gain fat easily as a rule though. I have to really be an undisciplined pig.
I also have Karate workouts (about 1 to 1.5 hrs each) about 3 ro 4 times per week. I usually get a decent cardio workout with this.

I can maintain an off season BF of less than 15% with about 1800 to 2000 quality calories. My contest diet starts at 1500 gradually drops to a low of maybe 1000 for a few days before the show. I come in at about 8ish% and this has seemed to leave me just hard enough with just enough seperation in my legs and some subtle upper body striations. You can see what I have but I don't get dinged for being too lean (NPC Figure). I want to come in just like that but 5 to 10# heavier.

I won't cut the carbs but how much carbs should I be taking in? and fat?
should I change up the training? Continue with my OTC supps?

Thanks so much for the input! I will write down that brand name. I haven't gotten any var yet. Debating on whether to approach one of the many BB's I know who could surely get me some or just order it. I fear the "YOU want to take something you can't get at GNC!" reponse so I am still kicking it around. I value my privacy so I may just order it and keep my business to myself.

PrettyBuff

[go Yankees]

you aren't talking about the Emerald Cup by any chance, are you?

Have you ever changed you training style, or your split? Have you ever tried drop sets or super sets or anything like that? You'll find that the challenge your body undergoes adjusting to a training style with which it is not familiar will result in more muscle development.

my fiancée does fitness, and ran var at 5 mgs ED with clen while on a pretty fierce low-carb diet, cardio 2x a day, lifting 3-4x a week, and gained muscle -- she got leaner while her weight held steady. She actually had to come off after 4 weeks. Will it work the same with you? Who knows, but it seems like a pretty good drug for women.

If you're trying to put muscle on, I'd say something like 40-30-30 carbs-prot-fat. If you can (somehow) only cardio 1-2x a week and stay at 12-14% bf, then I don't think you need more cardio now.