It’s the final countdown with IFBB Figure Pro Erin Stern as she heads into Columbus. We’re just days away from the 2010 Figure International. A new champion will be crowned, might it be Erin Stern?
I finished up the last of my heavier weight workouts today..with less than a week to go, it’s time to cut carbs and start some high-rep burnout workouts. I’d rather go through the toughest leg workout, or do 200M repeats on the track than these depletion workouts…but it’s all about gutting it out now! I haven’t started packing for the trip yet, or done any cooking. These things are best done when in a diet-induced, zombie-like state, right??
This week I realized (again) that no one can prepare for a show alone – we need feedback, reassurance, and support. I’m good with doing my own workouts and diet…but the finer details…not so much! My parents’ neighbors, have volunteered to help me with posing and presentation. They helped me get ready for NPC Nationals..and it has been a while since they had seen me pose. “She’s walking like a football player again,†I heard Chuck say. Oh boy, we have some work to do. Even though I have developed my alter ego, Egylo, she hasn’t really made her way from my imagination to practical application! After a few sessions, I’m feeling much better about my stage presence.
I have been experimenting with my stage make-up, and I probably should do this at night…when I’m not leaving the house. Instead, I wake up, and paint up my eyes…you know, to try it out. Maybe this is part of the dieting, to try and keep my mind off of cutting calories? Whatever the reason, I’m pretty sure I’m scaring the people at my local gym. I forget that I’m all painted up, and I go in for my weight workouts – I am getting leaner, and now…I look like a vampire. Fantastic.
This week I’m also reminded that I’ll get feedback from good and bad sources. It’s up to me to choose what information I keep in my head. Dieting makes dealing with things more difficult…if I let it! I decided to write down something else in case I get forgetful (again) – the main reason why I compete – because it makes me happy.
