Competition 2: 13 weeks out

Hey everyone! I really thought about giving up on blogging about this again but a number of people requested I do...never even knew they originally were following so it's uplifting to know there's support out there. So for those who followed my last journey, I started at 166lbs back in early July, and by Oct 1st was 143lbs on the day of the show. After the show I went into a "bulking" phase which is simply a phase where my goal was to add more muscle and proportion, and despite what some may think it's a long, slow and hard process for a girl to add muscle mass. I also put a few normal pounds of water weight back on and added carbs back in. My goal was to fluctuate about 10lbs over my show day weight. I'm currently 151 and have added a lot more muscle though with my body I easily "soften" out so it's hard to see blatant definition. I have increased my weight when lifting on nearly everything and have hit a number a personal records 3 or 4 times. I was doing that for about 10 weeks then decided to do another season but this time do 3 shows (If I last). The first is Mar 24 in Salt Lake City, UT and will be competing there with my friend April Huerta who will be doing the bikini class (I will keep with figure) and her husband Jorge who will be doing his first bodybuilding show. Then about 3 weeks later in mid April there is a show in Fresno, CA, and another 3 weeks later in early May back in Hayward, CA which is where my first one was. Another exciting thing for this training season is Ben has given me 12 wks of his life to whip him into shape so we've  been at the gym all week lifting together!! I can't wait to make progress together!

So the UT show is 13 wks out from today and I am at 151lbs and eating 188/145/38 (protein grams/carb grams/fat grams) a day. For exercise I am doing 3 days of 25 min of HIT (sprint intervals on the stairmill) and 3 days of 45 min of light cardio on the stairmill. I also do 6 days of weights (which always come before cardio). I'm on a 4 day split which means I split my muscle groups worked into 4 days so every other week 2 get worked twice like this:

Mon: Chest and Shoulders (workout 1)
Tues: Leg and Abs (2)
Wed: Back (3)
Thu: Arms and Abs (4)
Fri: Chest and SHoulders (1)
Sat: Legs and Abs (2)
Sun: Off

**then the next week  stars with workout 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4 then the next week back to 1,2,3,4,1,2 etc.

Anyway here are starting pics: