I'm sitting on the plane en route from LAX to OKC for a business trip for my day job. One thing that loomed over my head is that I am just 2 weeks away from the Inland Empire Classic--what am I going to do? Will this trip be detrimental to my prep?
The real question is how am I going to prepare myself so I can stay on track whilst taking care of business. This is a very important trip for me to add value to my work experience and I need to stay razor sharp while sticking to my prep plan. Obviously, it's a game of prioritization.
Work comes first, and when time allows for it, find time to train. I've shifted my training schedule around so I trained Push this morning prior to departing to the airport in lieu of taking a rest day. I assigned my full day working in Oklahoma as my rest day. The company I will be working with has a gym facility in their offices. I plan to squeeze in cardio through the day when I can as a final push to advance my conditioning before I enter the final week leading up to the competition in which I plan to take it easy with the cardio and begin to slowly reverse diet into the show. The great thing about cardio is that you don't need a machine or a gym. Just go for a walk!
Today is Sunday and I will be working around the clock and essentially on-call until Tuesday AM. I fly home Tuesday afternoon. If I can find time to train Pull on Tuesday AM I will. The hotel I have been provided has a small gym as well, so there is another opportunity there. Otherwise there are other local gyms in the area.
As for my diet goes, as long as I hit my macros, I'll be fine. I've packed easy to prepare and convenient to eat foods in my carry on. A tupperware of each--egg whites, hash browns, and veggie stirfry. I've also packed a bunch of little fast food condiment packets which I nabbed from the restaurants in the airport terminal to flavor my foods. Tip: hot sauce and mustard goes a long way!
Monday will be a challenging day. I am not sure whether I will be able to get a good night's rest as I will be on-call all day for the project. Thus, I rescheduled my usual Saturday refeed to Monday so I have more flexibility and freedom to eat more and eat diversely to hit my macros. Sometimes you just have to do what you have to do and make it work because that's life!
I also have a back up plan in case I either run out of food or through running around I get separated from my food, I know there are fast food and grocery store options in the area I will be staying/working at. No problem there. Also, because I have rescheduled my refeed to allow myself to consume far greater calories on Monday, I can actually accept an invitation to have business lunches/dinners. It is important to be social when you need to especially if it can advance your career or any other important aspect of your life. I heard my hosts love steakhouses so there's a possibility I may have steak, sweet potato, and a salad on this trip! I pre-added this meal into MyFitnessPal in advance as a placeholder just in case this meal actually happens.
And that's really it! It may seem OCD but this is contest prep. If you desire to win, you must do what you can to stay on track with your diet, your training, and be flexible to continue advancing in the other aspects of your life. Just 13 more days... I can't wait!
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