Ruta’s Quest for the Best - Prep for Figure 2015

[Vytis]

yes that interesting, how you fight hunger tho?

i seems to be fine re this, and dont even get cravings, well not yet

and noticed in the past, my best condition was when diet was fat based

Sadly, hunger is something that lingers all the time. Just trying to deal with it.

[rutka]

Sadly, hunger is something that lingers all the time. Just trying to deal with it.

yes true that, same here

[rutka]

so im stuck at 69.2kg and going rounds in this for week, one day 200gr down next day 400gr up and so on, and dont see any ketons, so going slightly more extreme this week, yesterday cut more in proteins and no carbs, and mainly fats and min proteins.
Will recalculate macros today, its so frustrating.

oh and bought this crazy 3.5 horsepower blender its crazy powerful, did my green goo in a minute, wow amazing. so took out blueberries, apple and apple juice and replace with water and green leaves, broccolis only, to get some vits and fiber.

[Vytis]

How's it going Ruta?

[rutka]

How's it going Ruta?

he all good thanks!

keeping my keto on had some crazy experience, went out for a meal for friend's bday and had 2 glasses of dry white wine with food and got soooo drunk unbelievable, I think its to do with enzymes which I have way less because been on keto for several weeks so alcohol in my blood stayed way longer than usually, didnt see that coming even tho pretty logical, and had bad hangover next day which I usually dont get.

As for weight going slowly down, this morning 68.1kg which is pretty good.

Been extremely busy with works also dealing with immigration, which isnt going very well, my visa expires in July and I have some troubles with Visa im trying to get now, so unsure whats going to happen, but well im still on the prep point.

Packing my bags and off to England tomorrow

[Vytis]

he all good thanks!

keeping my keto on had some crazy experience, went out for a meal for friend's bday and had 2 glasses of dry white wine with food and got soooo drunk unbelievable, I think its to do with enzymes which I have way less because been on keto for several weeks so alcohol in my blood stayed way longer than usually, didnt see that coming even tho pretty logical, and had bad hangover next day which I usually dont get.

As for weight going slowly down, this morning 68.1kg which is pretty good.

Been extremely busy with works also dealing with immigration, which isnt going very well, my visa expires in July and I have some troubles with Visa im trying to get now, so unsure whats going to happen, but well im still on the prep point.

Packing my bags and off to England tomorrow

Fun, have a great trip.

[Vytis]

Ruta, I hope things are well. We could use an update.

[rutka]

Ruta, I hope things are well. We could use an update.

mmh not really well, stuck in England for time being, still waiting for a decision from immigration regards my Visa, expected to be back month ago, and still here . was working alot lately but now back to training.

very moody and cold here cant wait to be back ha

as for training and dieting, let go a little but starting my full prep on Monday, will have to do later show, good thing there are quite few comps in San Diego or LA in Oct and Nov, so will see which ones going to do. Its bit stressful time and fingers crossed will get sorted soon.

[rutka]

Finally got back to Cali, so good to be back
long story short, my Visa got denied, appealing against the decision and waiting to see what happens, and in the meantime still got to do contest which thought wont do since my visa was denied, but now I have a chance to ask for a revision so had to jump and do it.
Signed up for one of latest shows in San Diego, December 5, 2015 if wont make it good there, still will be another last contest in LA, December 12, 2015.

That's the plan

[rutka]

OK so im 8 weeks out today
my current diet keto diet, that works best for me noticed last 4 weeks when I jumped into prep.

[rutka]

Training 6 days workout, will kick in cardio 45min x 2 a day as need to push harder, my bf way too high.
Managed to add nice muscle on so not really bothered to lose any as long as in condition

Monday: BACK
Tuesday: SHOULDERS
Wednesday: QUADS, GLUTES and CALVES
Thursday: CHEST and ARMS
Friday: BACK
Saturday: GLUTES, HAMSTRINGS and CALVES

Need more details on my back and legs so hit them twice a week, varies exercises tho.

Oh and got very bad news last week, my gym is closing on November 29, 2015 was in absolute shock as dont know any good gyms nearby, so starting look around for something, very bad timing

[rutka]

Sunday morning - cooking is on

[rutka]

1hr cardio done usually I have a complete day off on Sundays, but have alot of to drop so need to push it harder now.

[Vytis]

Game on then. I'm in for the ride...

[rutka]

Game on then. I'm in for the ride...

Oh yes it is! im like on fire or something ha

[rutka]

Pilates session done, was rushing home as had my first driving lesson, which just got canceled, soooo annoying.
Monday started pretty well, had way much more energy today and seems like my energy levels much better and my body finally responding to my diet.

Will do one hr cardio later in the afternoon.

[rutka]

the beast has arrived:



such amazing equipment, need to figure out how all works, but so excited!

[rutka]

OK evening cardio done

[rutka]

Back Day_Part 1

Chin ups wide grip behind back 4 x 6-8
Reverse Narrow grip pulldown 3 x 12-15
Seated cable rows 4 x 12-14
Machine pulldowns reverse grip 3x x 14
Straight arms cable pullover 4 x 14

I hit back twice a week now, to work on details.

Quick 20min cardio after, had very busy day ahead, had to squeeze in everything

Just had first driving lesson ha, was fun, and appears im not that terrible, nearly bumped into SD police car but they didnt seem to care much so all good

will do evening cardio too.

My partner took 2nd place in judo contest on Sunday and we didnt have time to celebrate, so going for some food tonight, got to hit that cardio now

[rutka]

Morning cardio done. I changed cardio style and now its completely different affect: keep heart rate as high as 150 and if it drops below, increase speed up to very high and run for 20-30s until 170 reached and then slow down and so on. Its very tough at first but that way should burn tons of fat.
I dont worry much about muscle mass as I still have alot of bf to loose, will have some progress pics done on Sunday

[rutka]

oh its been awhile and happened so much

so my Visa got denied back in October, my lawyers appealed, had to go through bunch of paperwork again and finally good news, it got approved. yay my appointment at USA embassy in London in 2 days and flying back to California on January 10, 2016. so ive got Internationally recognized athlete visa for 3 years, cant complain, at least wont have to travel every few months.

Currently staying in Vilnius, at mum's, had awesome Christmas and New Years, but soooo freezining, -19C (-2.2F) no joy

as for contest, prep didnt go as I expected as only had 10 weeks of prep and with my body I need at least 15 weeks to get fully prepped. So I pulled out very last week.

Will plan my 2016 contest season on the return to the USA, very excited

[Vytis]

oh its been awhile and happened so much

so my Visa got denied back in October, my lawyers appealed, had to go through bunch of paperwork again and finally good news, it got approved. yay my appointment at USA embassy in London in 2 days and flying back to California on January 10, 2016. so ive got Internationally recognized athlete visa for 3 years, cant complain, at least wont have to travel every few months.

Currently staying in Vilnius, at mum's, had awesome Christmas and New Years, but soooo freezining, -19C (-2.2F) no joy

as for contest, prep didnt go as I expected as only had 10 weeks of prep and with my body I need at least 15 weeks to get fully prepped. So I pulled out very last week.

Will plan my 2016 contest season on the return to the USA, very excited

Hey Ruta, nice to see you back in these parts. How was your Christmas; Kucios? Talking about temperatures, it was weird that for Christmas we were having some relatively warm days - hovering well above freezing - we should have been experiencing the same weather you had in Vilnius. Today it's back to normal, -22C with the windchill... Winter has finally arrived.

Good to hear that you'll be back in the States and back in prep mode soon. I'll definitely be following along. Iki...

[rutka]

Hey Ruta, nice to see you back in these parts. How was your Christmas; Kucios? Talking about temperatures, it was weird that for Christmas we were having some relatively warm days - hovering well above freezing - we should have been experiencing the same weather you had in Vilnius. Today it's back to normal, -22C with the windchill... Winter has finally arrived.

Good to hear that you'll be back in the States and back in prep mode soon. I'll definitely be following along. Iki...

Hey Happy New Year!
yes was good and very cold and soo much mum's food was good to celebrate at home after 7 years break

Finally my visa matters sorted, my Visa got officially approved today at the USA embassy in London and now waiting for passport to get sent back to me so can go to Cali, cant wait!

and now getting back to proper training and dieting

how was yours, alot of nice dishes too?

[rutka]

Snow and cold

[rutka]

Cooking in progress:



Selfie with mum



rather interesting Christmas Tree in Vilnius this year



me heading to the Christmas Party

[rutka]

also my bf came back to Judo, he used to do it when he was a teen, then switched to a bodybuilding and now restarted again won local contest between clubs in San Diego and 4 weeks later won Judo Winter Nationals at class 90kg and got brown belt, so it was pretty exciting year for both of us.

Never seen Judo contest live so it was amazing experience, and now learned how to wrap ankle, knee, elbow haha was running with medic bag during comps and made some videos and pics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgZ56PMZbYM

not sure how to add video tho

[rutka]

so it begins again

counting 13 weeks tomorrow.
Will do BodyPower in May 2016 in UK, will see how it goes, might do local USA show before I fly out to UK.

[Vytis]

so it begins again

counting 13 weeks tomorrow.
Will do BodyPower in May 2016 in UK, will see how it goes, might do local USA show before I fly out to UK.

Awesome. Looking forward to following the prep.

[rutka]

Awesome. Looking forward to following the prep.

Thank you!

my old gym got closed so moved now to Worlds Gym San Diego, which is much much better, absolutely love it.

[rutka]

Slightly changing my diet now, will cycle 3 days high fat 3 days low fat. Tried keto and dropped some weight for a while and then it stops, so will try to switch alittle , will see how it goes.
Off to do legs now