Hi guys! For those of you who don’t know me I’m Sammy (@awesammy on Instagram) Originally half eastern Russian, quarter English, quarter Scottish (Hybrid basically 😂😂) I have just turned 25 and currently working as a 1-2-1 PT and Online Coach.
Growing up I was a chubby girl. However, since the age of 14 I was on every school sports team and that’s where my passion for sports, fitness and health really started. At the age of 18 I lost a significant amount of body fat through restricting carbs and lots of running. I then got introduced to bodybuilding and began to shape my physique.
In 2017 I decided to embark on my first contest prep and competed at 2 UKBFF shows placing 1st in both. I qualified for the British Finals, Arnold Classic and World Championships. Unfortunately, I had to pull out due to a couple reasons firstly being I had been dieting for 9 months at this point. I was really struggling and my physique was just fading (importance of a good starting point, mine was awful) and my brother was in hospital in very critical condition.
I then had an AWFUL rebound and completely fell off the scene. It took me MONTHS to recover both physically and mentally. Fast forward to today I’m fully recovered and determined to get back on stage and change my whole experience of prep. The current goal is to steadily bring my body fat down and compete next year. The most important thing for me is to have an ideal starting point and maintain a lower body fat before starting my prep. I’m currently working with Calum Raistrick who is in charge of my training and nutrition.
I’m so excited to start this log and am a HUGE fan of what AJ is doing for this industry so really happy to be a part of it. I will be logging an insight into my life, training, nutrition and check ins :)
Current Stats:
Height 168cm
Starting Weight 167lbs
Current Weight 163lbs
Macros (Excluding veg which I keep pretty consistent)
TD P195 C228 F69
NTD P190 C120 F74
Supps:
Morning: 1g Vit C, 1 serving Vitamin B Complex, 1 serving Vitamin D3 + K2 (Nutri Advanced)
Intra: 1 serving Intra EAA+ (Supplement Needs), 5g Creatine Monohydrate (Creapure)
Evening: 6ml Liposomal Curcumin with Resveratrol, 4ml Liposomal Glutathione (Supplement Needs), 600mg Ashwanghanda (Jarrow), 300mg Magnesium Glycinate (Nutri Advanced), 5ml High Grade Omega 3 Fish Oil (Nordic Oil)
Cardio:
10k steps a day
2 x 45min Cardio (HR ~130)
Training Split:
Pull
Push
Legs
Rest
Upper
Lower
Rest
Hi guys...very busy past few days. I told myself I'd keep this updated daily, ooooops haha.
Had an amazing leg session on Thursday, best one since my birthday when I trained at Muscle Works (Bethnal Green) in London. I had Purge V2 for my pre workout - amazing pre, definetly not for the faint hearted haha but worth a try if you want something strong. I've ordered MVPre so excited to try that out.
Friday was a rest day (45 min LISS cardio), Saturday was an upper session and then legs again today...strength has been REALLY high this last week think it's just from motivation. Feeling really good, happy with where I'm at. I have my moments but definetly feel as though I'm progressing in the right direction.
I'll attach check in pics below as it's check in day. Scale weight has been a bitch lol 165lbs but I can sense water retention from being incredibly sore everywhere lol and PB's in all my sessions. Will update with any changes to plan.
Current Macros without veg:
TD P185 C228 F69
NTD P180 C120 F74
Excited for Rest Day tomorrow, really need it as I am absolutely battered. Early night, as I'm up at 5 tomorrow.
Hope you've all had a great weekend!