But, first! Tonight's lab was awful. So awful that I had to include it in my blog. We had a Gas Law lab where we measured partial pressures of H2(g) and titration.
Our stopcock (YES, that is a real word) fell into our concentrated solution. The instructor was able to jerry rig our burette to fix it and not contaminate our results. As we were titrating the solution again, it completely fell apart and NaOH went everywhere all over my hands, book, lab notebook, etc. The professor was kind of mad at us, but what happened is he didn't put the tip back on properly. He didn't even want us to redo the experiment, so he told us just to copy someone else's work. I don't know how many times something has gone wrong with our experiments. Our "Possible Sources of Error" description in our reports is always long and should probably be called "Definite Sources of Error" with my name listed first. *sigh*
WHAT WAS I THINKING?: I miscalculated my prep time by almost a month! By starting too early, you risk losing all of your gains that you've made leading up to the show. Everyone has a unique "formula" for how your body reacts to prep. While there are general norms most bodybuilders follow, it is important to find a game plan that will maximize your vascularity, without compromising mass. You've got to understand how your body can be manipulated by your macros and water intake to produce dense muscles with a vascular overtone.
MY NEXT THOUGHT: I'm almost wondering if I want to do a different show than Mr. and Mrs. Steel Valley Classic. It would give me an excuse to travel to somewhere new. I really need to have a show date in mind before I start prepping. It's too hard to know when to cycle carbs, increase cardio, protein intake, etc. So, I really need to figure this out first and foremost.
AFTERTHOUGHTS: I think it might be best to look for a show later in the year than August to accommodate a prep that would start when I finish this semester. My time is completely limited when I'm in school and I start softball this Sunday.
IN SUMMARY, I need to find more time to setup my gameplan and get all the right pieces in place. I want to be in the best position possible to train and impress myself with the work I put in. I need to remove the distractions that I can and push through the ones that I can't.
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