1st Figure Comp prep.

[Saz]

Hi everyone!

I'm 25yo living in Manchester, 1st competition mid-May.
It's hard for me to look bulky as i'm 6' but having a good go at it.
Current weight is 71kg
Going for around 5 meals a day which includes a big soy protein/bananas shake

Workout currently looks like this but I'm probably gonna have to change it soon.
One done every other day. Ish.

Back and bis:
Deadlifts - up to 70kg
Bent over rows - up to 35kg
Lat pulldown (dropset)
(Cable row)
Chin-ups
Barbell curls

Shoulders:
Press - up to 35kg
(Superset) Front, lateral and rear raises

Chest and tris:
Benchpress - up to 50kg
Close grip press - up to 30kg
Skullcrushers @ 20kg
Dips (assisted)
Cable pulldown (dropset)
Fly
Pushups (tricep and bicep)

Legs:
Squats - up to 50kg
RDLs - 30kg plus
Walking lunges (weighted)
Calf raises
(maybe Leg Press...)
Leg extension (dropset)

[JP]

awesome to see you here Saz!

lets go!

[Linnéa76]

Welcome to the forum Saz! You should start a training log here.

Bench and press looks quite heavy compared to squat/DL, I guess that's part of your figure building scheme?

[thestoatyone]

Workouts look good, do you have a plan?

As in, bulk till end of March, cut to the comp?

[Saz]

I do that weight as it's the heaviest I can manage!
Yes the diet plan is along those lines.

Rough current eating plan, 5 or so meals a day:

Breakfast:

Bowl of oats with soymilk

One mushy avocado on 2 pieces of toast, with black pepper/tabasco, baked beans

Snacks:
Banana/apple
Crumpets with peanut butter/chocolate spread (dairy free from north London jewish quarter)

Meal ideas:
Pasta with green pesto
Chickpeas/any type of beans with tomato pasta sauce
Brown rice with stock, various chopped vegetables
Microwaved sweet potato with 'butter' and nutritional yeast
Buckwheat noodles with coconut milk, and various fried sachets of pickled veg from chinese supermarket
Scrambled tofu with lots of different seeds

Shake:
2x bananas, 3 heaped tbsp soy protein, 250ml soy milk, 250ml water, shredded coconut.