Oh snap....Meg-O's training for a Figure comp....

[stephanielynn76]

Oh Meg I'm so excited for you!!! Congratulations! You look incredible!!! Your suit, your hair, your posing... all stellar. Very well done!

[strongforgood]

Congratulations!!! You are absolutely gorgeous, and I love how calm and poised you were on stage!

[BubsNBean]

Congrats Meg!! You looked great up there, very graceful!

[MadCatLady]

You look amazing. Such an inspiration.

[kimmypoohx3]

you > her in overall comps..... your posing was WAY more natural! yay yay yay cant wait to finally MEET you at nats!!! lol congrats meg!

[megdaig]

I'm on spread for most of you ladies and currently on recharge...will hit y'all up soon with some reps for being an awesome support system!!

[jjeane]

Congrats Meg. I totally thought you had it. Way nice back and arms for sure. I even thought your butt was better. You just had the whole package. Love the new avi! You earned it!

[rachelily]

you > her in overall comps..... your posing was WAY more natural! yay yay yay cant wait to finally MEET you at nats!!! lol congrats meg!

I totally agree! You looked incredible - all that hard work was so evident onstage! Great job Meg!!

[Lou1se]

I forgot to say you looked so natural, your poses and movements were relaxed and you looked comfortable.

I am very proud of you and your coach did a fantastic job!

Next time around you are going to really blast everyone out of the water haha!!

>: ]

[LaDonnaMF]

First! Way to go Meg - have to echo everyone's comments on how gorgeous and happy you look on the stage.

[tahinilove]

Agreeing with all of the above! You look truly amazing! So so natural! You deserve the days off!

[megdaig]

Loading Phase...

Friday Loading:

Meal 1 @ 9:07 AM: 3 oz chicken, 5 oz yams
Meal 2 @ 10:30 AM: 3 oz sirloin, 3 oz yams
Meal 3 @ 12:40 PM: 3 oz chicken, 4 oz red potatoes
Meal 4 @ 3:00 PM: 3 oz chicken, 2 TBSP peanut butter
Meal 5 @ 4:45 PM: 3 oz salmon, 4 oz yams
Meal 6 @ 8:15 PM: 3 oz chicken, 4 oz yams
Meal 7 @ 9:30 PM: 3 oz salmon, 4 oz yams
Meal 8 @ 11:30 PM: 3 oz chicken, 4 oz yams

1889 calories 50F / 199C / 164P



Saturday Loading:

Meal 1 @ 5:30 AM: 3 oz chicken, 8 oz yam
Meal 2 @ 6:45 AM: 10 oz red potatoes
Meal 3 @ 8:15 AM: 2 pancakes w/ syrup, 3 pieces of bacon
Meal 4 @ 9:20 AM: Large waffle w/ syrup
Meal 5 @ 10:30 AM: 1 pancake w/ syrup, 8 oz yam
-- Pre-judging --
Meal 6 @ 1:15 PM: 3 oz salmon, 8 oz yam
Meal 7 @ 3:45 PM: 3 oz salmon, 6.5 oz red potatoes
Meal 8 @ 6:30 PM: 3 oz sirloin, 2 large TBSP peanut butter
-- Night Show --

2698 calories 78F / 386C / 116P


He had me cut way back on carbs wanting to see how I responded…which I’ve once again proven that I need a BUNCH to fill out! This was essentially a look-see/practice and hopefully this data will be used for Chicago and Vegas to make tweaks to the loading phase.

[moogs]

Congratulations Meg! You have made some huge progress since your last show. Could you post a comparison picture of each show side by side? :-)

Saturdays food looks amazing... the only foods i crave are sirloin and salmon steaks with potatoes. If I could eat 2700 calories every day my diet would look like that haha

Loading Phase...

Friday Loading:

Meal 1 @ 9:07 AM: 3 oz chicken, 5 oz yams
Meal 2 @ 10:30 AM: 3 oz sirloin, 3 oz yams
Meal 3 @ 12:40 PM: 3 oz chicken, 4 oz red potatoes
Meal 4 @ 3:00 PM: 3 oz chicken, 2 TBSP peanut butter
Meal 5 @ 4:45 PM: 3 oz salmon, 4 oz yams
Meal 6 @ 8:15 PM: 3 oz chicken, 4 oz yams
Meal 7 @ 9:30 PM: 3 oz salmon, 4 oz yams
Meal 8 @ 11:30 PM: 3 oz chicken, 4 oz yams

1889 calories 50F / 199C / 164P



Saturday Loading:

Meal 1 @ 5:30 AM: 3 oz chicken, 8 oz yam
Meal 2 @ 6:45 AM: 10 oz red potatoes
Meal 3 @ 8:15 AM: 2 pancakes w/ syrup, 3 pieces of bacon
Meal 4 @ 9:20 AM: Large waffle w/ syrup
Meal 5 @ 10:30 AM: 1 pancake w/ syrup, 8 oz yam
-- Pre-judging --
Meal 6 @ 1:15 PM: 3 oz salmon, 8 oz yam
Meal 7 @ 3:45 PM: 3 oz salmon, 6.5 oz red potatoes
Meal 8 @ 6:30 PM: 3 oz sirloin, 2 large TBSP peanut butter
-- Night Show --

2698 calories 78F / 386C / 116P


He had me cut way back on carbs wanting to see how I responded…which I’ve once again proven that I need a BUNCH to fill out! This was essentially a look-see/practice and hopefully this data will be used for Chicago and Vegas to make tweaks to the loading phase.

[slobey]

5 oz yams
3 oz yams
4 oz red potatoes
2 TBSP peanut butter
4 oz yams
4 oz yams
4 oz yams
4 oz yams

knock knock
who's there?
yam
yam who?
knock knock
who's there?
yam?
yam who?
knock knock..
WHO"S THERE?
orange
orange who?
orange ya glad i didn't say yam..

[megdaig]

Congratulations Meg! You have made some huge progress since your last show. Could you post a comparison picture of each show side by side? :-)

Saturdays food looks amazing... the only foods i crave are sirloin and salmon steaks with potatoes. If I could eat 2700 calories every day my diet would look like that haha

Unfortunately it wasn't as glamorous as it may seem. This was all shoveled down cold(a shame they can't set up microwaves at these things)....I would've much preferred a steaming fresh off the griddle waffle slathered in butter and mable syrup....but I guess cold and spongy was better than no waffle

[wakechica]

Congrats meg, you looked AWESOME! And you also looked like you were having a blast - you smiled throughout

[Miranda]

did you do any mock carbloads prior?

[megdaig]

did you do any mock carbloads prior?

Nope.

And I wish I would've come in a tad leaner. So we shall see what we do in the interim.

[Madi-J]

Cannot get over how incredible you look! Absolutely fantastic work!

[megdaig]

Figure B first callout comparisons...

[megdaig]

As requested........


Contest Comparison Pics...

Left: Adela Garcia Classic; June 23, 2012....@ 130# ..... Figure B 2nd

Right: Phil Heath Classic; March 16, 2013..... @ 134.6# ..... Figure B 1st

[Spittfyer]

You look great at both, but you look very relaxed and natural the second go around! You can def see the work you have put into building your back. You can tell that you have busted your butt practicing and are able to pose effortlessly. I saw the photos from the comp on NPCnewsonline and the girl that took overall did not pose nearly as well. Either that or she just never got a great picture.

WHat is your plan of attack btwn now and June?!

P.S. That was my FAVE suit on Vizion Wear!!

[happyplace]

The most striking differences are your legs and your posing. Like, beyond ridiculous how much progress you made on your legs in 1 year. Nailing your hair, make up, all the little stuff, that also makes such a difference. You look so so pro!

[pharty]

The most striking differences are your legs and your posing. Like, beyond ridiculous how much progress you made on your legs in 1 year. Nailing your hair, make up, all the little stuff, that also makes such a difference. You look so so pro!

agree agree agree!!

[tahinilove]

The leg progress is just fantastic! You really have such presence this time around - dominating where you are. Fantastic!

[megdaig]

You look great at both, but you look very relaxed and natural the second go around! You can def see the work you have put into building your back. You can tell that you have busted your butt practicing and are able to pose effortlessly. I saw the photos from the comp on NPCnewsonline and the girl that took overall did not pose nearly as well. Either that or she just never got a great picture.

WHat is your plan of attack btwn now and June?!

P.S. That was my FAVE suit on Vizion Wear!!

I’ll likely just hang out around maintenance until I start dieting down for the June contest. I want to maintain no more than 10# from stage weight and I’ve already put back on 5# from just the few days of eating whatever after the competition, so it’s really not that much wriggle room when you think about it. It’s sad that as much as 5# is simply just water and glycogen and even that takes at least a week to shed when beginning to diet down again



Today I’m on my own for shoulder workout so we’ll see how it goes with all these yummy carbs I’ve had to fill me up and out. I’m looking terribly flat from not having lifted a weight in a little over 12 days. So ready to get back and hit it hard, set some PRs while I’m getting near/above maintenance calories I enjoyed myself a little too much this weekend, the weather was amazing so it was only appropriate to enjoy mimosas for brunch (on the patio) and beers for dinner (on the patio)….

[pharty]

I enjoyed myself a little too much this weekend, the weather was amazing so it was only appropriate to enjoy mimosas for brunch (on the patio) and beers for dinner (on the patio)….

Life's too short to not enjoy yourself a little too much every now and again

[Miranda]

Today I’m on my own for shoulder workout so we’ll see how it goes with all these yummy carbs I’ve had to fill me up and out. I’m looking terribly flat from not having lifted a weight in a little over 12 days. So ready to get back and hit it hard, set some PRs while I’m getting near/above maintenance calories I enjoyed myself a little too much this weekend, the weather was amazing so it was only appropriate to enjoy mimosas for brunch (on the patio) and beers for dinner (on the patio)….

you should post a pic of what you look like now . . . it'd be interesting to see the difference.

your posing is so much better the 2nd time around

[Boomer29]

Yay congrats enjoy the slight break!

[megdaig]

So last week I was supposed to be “taking it easy” and “resting”…so that meant I got in a few good afternoon runs during what is most likely the best weather we will have all year…

LAST WEEK’S CARDIO

Tuesday: 3 miles
Thursday: 4 miles
Saturday: 3 miles





…SHOULDERS…

Seated DB Shoulder Press
15 @ 25#
2x10 @ 30#
2x10 @ 35#
2x8 @ 40# <-- slow negative (~3 seconds)
10 @ 30#


Superset:
DB Side Lateral / Pumpers
10 @ 10# / 10 @ 30#
2 sets of 10 @ 15# / 10 @ 30#

Plate Front Raise with Twist
3 sets of 10 @ 25#


Rear Delt on Pec Deck
3x10 @ 40#
10 @ 50#

Machine Side Lateral Raise
3x10 @ 30# <-- on last set hold for 10 seconds at top
Drop set… 10 @ 30# / 20# / 10# <-- hold for 10 seconds at top @ 30#

Machine Shoulder Press Drop Set
4 reps @ 65# / 50# / 40# / 30# / 20#
10 reps @ 10#

Face Pulls
4x10 @ 90#



…DIET…

I haven’t really decided what I want to do with the diet. I was initially thinking something like a targeted keto somewhere at or just below maintenance. I don’t think I want to do cyclical because I want my carbs and to go 5 days without…I just don’t think that would provide the flexibility I want.

This morning I got to thinking about Lean Gains and IF….still at or just below maintenance….decisions…

Anywho, I’m still being a little lax on the diet, although I’m cooking more foods I normally wouldn’t eat on a “diet” I’m right at maintenance and still getting a good 150g of protein. Right now I’d say I’m eating about 80% of my “diet” and enjoying a nice cooked dinner. My goal is to have two free dinners a week and eat the typical diet the other 5 nights. But right now the BF is working days so I’m taking advantage of being able to cook for him since we typically get only one night a week together for something like this. I’ve forgotten how much I do enjoy cooking…. Last night I made “Adult Beans and Weenies” hehe. Essentially it was baked beans with 93% lean ground beef and bacon…YUM. I originally thought about using link sausage for the “weenies” but decided to go a little leaner with the beef. I also made roasted acorn squash with a brown sugar and maple syrup glaze. The maple syrup was the wedding gift from my friend’s wedding up in Massachusetts last October…very tasty stuff.


1709 calories 41F / 156C / 149P