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Okay, so it has been a while since I actually took part in a challenge, because I’ve just been trucking along with lifting heavy sh*t in my battle log, but I figured I’d come and join in because I have a competition coming up and feel the need to tweak my diet a little. Goal one – Eat more carbs (but less sugar) Okay, so my diet isn’t bad at all. I get plenty of protein, loads and loads of vegetables, average about 30g fibre a day… but I pretty much always fail to hit my carbohydrate goal unless I hit the sugary stuff. I need to consciously eat more starchy carbs (i.e. increase my portions of rice, pasta and potatoes). (A fairly standard dinner.) Hit an average of 300g carbs a day without relying on ice cream, sugary lattes or chocolate to hit my goals. +2 CON +1 WIS A – Average 300+g carbs a day B – Average 275-300g carbs a day C – Average 250-275g carbs a day D – Average 200-250g carbs a day F – Less than 200g carbs a day Goal two – Quit complaining I am one hell of a moany cow! I whine about volume, I bitch about intensity, I gripe about rest… basically I moan a lot. Don’t get me wrong. You’ll very, very rarely find me actually skipping a rep but I moan so much that it can’t be good for me and it seeps through into the rest of my life. My challenge is to stop complaining; to think positively about each session and walk in convinced that I can do it, rather than fearful that I’ll fail. I need your help with this. If you read my blog, or chat to me on chat (or elsewhere), give me a telling off and report it on here if I start whining, moaning, griping or bitching about training rather than talking positively. +3 STR +1 WIS A – Fewer than 12 reports of complaining B – Fewer than 18 reports of complaining C – Fewer than 24 reports of complaining D – Fewer than 30 reports of complaining F – More than 30 reports of complaining Bonus goal – Do not bitch about my bête noire (not deadlifts). For those who know what this is, you know; for those who don’t, I'm not telling. This will be a personal one and I’ll allow those who know help me with grading it. Basically, if I don’t bitch about this then I get a bonus +1 CHA. Goal three – Keep things moving As some of you will know, I walked out of my last competition with a minor injury that I made a lot worse by diving straight back into training not realising that I had it. I’m stronger now but still have a lot of little niggles that scare the willies out of me. I need to do more rotator cuff work.I need to keep doing glute work.I need to foam roll more consistently.I need to use cold as well as hot in recovery (new cooling bandages acquired and may try to go to the gym with the pool for a dip more often) – not going to be marked. Carry on with two sessions a week of yoga (after the competition is over) – not going to be marked.So I’m going to throw in some light rotator cuff work as well as the glute work before every lifting session. Foam roll after I finish lifting. +1 STR +2 DEX Based on three sessions a week (except competition week): A – 15 sessions where I do all clam-shells, pistol squats, band walks and rotator cuff BS B – 12-15 sessions C – 9-12 sessions D – 6-9 sessions F – Less than 6 Bonus – Hit an attractive Scorpio in pole and master at least one other move at pole class. (This is not what it's meant to look like) +1 DEX +2 CHA And yes, I know my points don’t always add up but PAH! Illustrations to follow.