Well I seem to be going pretty well with my training at the moment - I'm into my third week of specificity & I think I'm back to my pre-holiday level of fitness. The most prominent change I've noticed in the last few weeks is that the backs of my thighs are now nice & firm... I can feel some serious muscle there! As this was one of the areas I wanted to specifically target from the start I'm extremely happy! I think it's due to the amazing leg days I've been having; I've really been trying to push it with the weights, squats & lunges lately. I've permanently moved up some of my weights as well ---- squats are now up to 20kg (from 17.5kg), chest presses are now a minimum of 17.5kg (from 15kg) & I'm in the process of lowering my chin up assist from 12 to 11.
My eating has been clean but I have been adding a few more calories than usual to my meals. I was still however amazed to see I'd actually put on 900g this week--- it's the first particularly large weight gain I've had in over 20 weeks. I'm not worried by this though, some of the more experience lean & strong ladies have suggested that weight gain is necessary in the specificity stage of the program as substantial muscle growth requires a caloric surplus. I should easily take the excess off again when I reach the getting ripped stage of the program in a week & a half.
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