Originally Posted by Phil B

I thought i would jump on the comp prep bandwagon as so much of the info I have read on here has been very motivational and has helped me keep my focus through my contest prep.

I am doing the Muscle Mayhem in Surrey on 11th May and the UKBFF South East on the 18th May, I have been dieting from mid January - it will be 16.5 weeks of dieting to the first show and 17.5 weeks to the 2nd show.

I started my diet at 87Kg and am now weighing in at 77Kg - in the best condition I have ever been in. I have followed religiously James L's advice and my diet has been simple but easy to follow.

I have eaten 300g protein every day through the whole prep and my fats had been 60g daily, my carbs started at 300g a day and have dropped by 25g increments every few weeks to 175g this last week. I have been allowed 1 cheat meal each week which i have stuck to and never missed!

Cardio was in from the start daily - 30mins a day for first couple of weeks and increasing bit by bit each couple of weeks until now where im at 50mins am and 30mins post workout.

I will add a bit more to this later but am now off for a 3pm upper body circuit before i go into work for a 12 hour night shift! - which will be tough - but I only have 2 more shifts to do before my shows as i will be using my holidays to cover the run in period.

I do a full time professional job which can be quite highly pressured and i have always had to find ways to fit my body building and competition prep around my job without adversely affecting my job performance - I hope i can offer some ideas and tips to those who struggle to fit training, dieting and family commitments round a job - or jobs - as it can be done but requires some careful planning at times.

Phil