“Hey, everyone!
Just checking in with you all – things have been busy since the USA’s and the New York in July.  I’m home in San Diego, and I’ve begun my off-season training program.  I’m excited to be hitting the weights hard once again, with the goal of bringing a new look for 2011!  I’ll be appearing at the Olympia with Joey at the MAN Sports booth next month – be sure to come by and say hi!  I’ll also be appearing with Khay Rosemond at the MAN Sports booth at the 3 remaining SoCal NPC events this year, so please come to the shows and say hi!

By the way, the Tournament of Champions and the Border States will also have an IFBB Pro show accompanying each of these amateur events – definitely worth seeing!  For more information on these events, go to www.musclecontest.com – NPC Chairman and super-promoter Jon Lindsay’s website! 

Here’s an example of current training and nutritional program:
Monday:  stairmill, delts
Tuesday: stairmill, legs
Wednesday:  stairmill, back
Thursday:  Stairmill, delts
Friday:  Stairmill, hams and glutes
Sat/Sunday:  rest

Nutrition:
Meal 1:  6 egg whites, 1 whole yolk, 1 whole grain toast

pre-training/pre-cardio stack:  1 scoop Figure Fuel, 1 scoop Body Octane, 1 swagger if I need a little kick!  (I also use the Swagger during my workday, as needed to help keep me focused)

Meal 2:  post-workout shake, 1.5 scoops, small apple
Meal 3:  5 oz 99% lean ground turkey, 1/3 cup black beans
Meal 4:  Sushi (chirashi bowl – 8-10oz sashimi, 1/2 cup rice, cucumbers and seaweed – yum!)
Meal 5:  protein shake, 1.5 scoops prior to returning to work, 1 slice whole grain bread, 1 tbsp peanut butter.
Meal 6:  same as meal 3

I’m resting my metabolism a bit now, my weight training is fun, heavier but still fast-moving.  It consists of several super- and giant sets right now, I’m really focusing on shaping my outer delts and working on rounding my glutes and hamstrings.  My quads responded well to my off-season training last year, so I am carefully maintaining them but I’m avoiding adding thickness or size this year.

I’m also busy with 2 more Presentation Clinics this fall, including 1 in Vista on Sunday, Sept 12th, and the other in San Diego, on Oct. 9th.  We’ll cover posing for both Figure and Bikini at each of these events, all are welcome!

Meriza’s Art of Figure Posing and Presentation Clinics
Sunday, Sept 12, 2010  from 11-1pm
World Gym, Vista: 2128 Thibado Court, Vista, CA  92081

Saturday, October 9th, from 10am-1pm
World Gym, San Diego:  2949 Garnet Ave, San Diego, CA 92109

Please contact me to sign up!  Space is limited:  meriza@merizafigure.com