Hey Ladies ~ Beef up in the Off Season

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Here is one of my latest articles posted at bodybuilding.com which is especially for those ladies seeking some good old fashioned and natural lean muscle mass!
Bodybuilding.com - Linda Cusmano - Fitness/Figure Competitors: Beef Up In The Off Season With These Great Tips!
This is somewhat of a prequel to my off season vid clip which bb.com will be editing and posting in the coming months.
Enjoy!
Linda

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HOly Frick!  4000 kcals!!  I'd be a moose!  You must train hard off-season.  I'm gaining weight right now and I'm trying to stay inbetween 1800 and 2200 kcals.  I don't want to gain back all the weight I've lost for competition.  I was not overweight, but I had jeans that I couldn't wear and some were too tight.  SO, I'm trying to slowly gain enough to where my jeans are comfortable.
 
Man...4000....  workin' your butt off though for that 4000, and going to good use! Dang.

I will never be done learning.... 
ACSM cert. Personal Trainer
Long term goal: Maintain 13%
Currently: 9.5%

I will prob not go that high this time since next show is only 7 mths away.  I am going to stay with 2500 to 3000 until Feb but slowly increas to these from my state now, although the past 3 days I betcha I ate double that just in chocolate..........I binged more than I planned..........teehee

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Hey there Linda...I have read your articles on the other sites and I always learn something!  I just found this forum here :)

I am trying to put on some lean mass right now in my off season and I eat a lot too!  I am tightening up a bit right now on the off chance I make the Arnold but if not, I will be working on gains for a couple more months!

What show are you doing next? 

Sounds great, I am sure the Arnold will be fun, competing or watching?
I am competing in Aug but not sure, the actual date is not out, I am guestimating.  I may do one sooner for Figure but not sure, I was hoping to do both at provincials but I only qualified for fitness and would need to do a figure in spring that is affiliated to tier up and then be able to do figure as well as the fitness in Aug.  so if I do it would be spring for figure, summer for fitness, and then if I qualify, summer for a second show too depending on qualifying.  If I do not do the spring figure, then it will be in Nov instead.  and would do Nov as well if I don't get top 3 in the spring figure - if I do it...........make sense?
Linda

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