Andrea Giacomi's Blog: life, bodybuilding & my everyday rambles…

open your eyes to the world…

…because if you dont, you can miss out on so much. today my boyfriend & i went to check out the parade here in nyc for gay pride. pretty much this whole week they have been having events, rallies & parties in regards to gay pride. the streets have been filled with so many people this weekend its crazy. its like one big party place. people walking around drinking and just having a good time. im not just talking about gays & lesbians…im talking EVEYONE. its really cool! so like i said today was the march/parade that they had. everything from floats to people in crazy costumes will walk down 5th ave for about 2 miles or so. the parade ends up at the hudson river where they have “the dance on the pier” where they finish the party with dancing & fireworks. as you can see i am home lol…after being out in the sun today walking around i was beat haha!

on another note…after walking around and back at home relaxing. decided to relax & watch a movie…gran torino. it was a great movie! me mentioning the movie has alot to do with my title for the blog….open your eyes to the world because if you dont, you can miss out on so much. the movie is based on culture, diversity, ethnicity, race, and sexual orientation and the ones that do not want to accept it or have a hard time with change.

being out today with everyone….we are ALL different. hell, me just being a bodybuilder makes me so different from the average woman. if everyone could just accept the fact that all of us are our own person and appreciate it rather than look down upon it…everyone would have a smile on their face ; ) living here in nyc, people are more open minded about individuality. thats one thing i love about this place. i come from a small city in cali where people tend to judge you for you being different rather than embracing it.

being a bodybuilder is different from the norm…BUT im being myself, thats all i can say! whoever you are, whatever you do…always be yourself! xox

so attached are a couple pics from today…decided to have a lil fun & get dressed up!

one week since show…

so its been one week since my show…im feeling great! still going to the gym doing cardio and training hard. hey i have the energy so why not make the most of it. i think its important after a show to hit the gym hard since you have deprived your body of good food for so long (healthy calories of course). now im fueling my body with more protein, carbs & fat…sure some fun junk food here & there haha. but overall my body feels like a sponge and my workouts have been amazing. I FEEL GREAT!!! not to mention i had two huge sushi rolls today for lunch lol yum YUM!!! happy saturday to all!!! xox

some of my favorites…

so its friday night, chillin on the computer and i came across this “favorites” survey. i dont know about you but i get a kick out of reading others favorites. its interesting…some things you suspect & some things you never would of guessed when you read that about a person. so here it goes. some of my favorites….

My favorites…
Color: black & red
Animal: dog
Sport: ufc
Season: summer
TV Show: food network challenge
Drink: coffee
Band: hatebreed
Holiday: 4th of july & halloween
Number: 11
Day: saturday
Month: july
Song: were from america (marilyn manson)
Food: icecream & peanut butter n fluff sandwiches
Candy: jelly beans & reeses peanut butter cups
Ice Cream: cookies n cream & mint chip
Movie: all the transporter movies
Website: right now….www.rxmuscle.com
Item of Clothing: g-string panties…can never ever have enuf ; )
Word: fuck
Soda: diet cherry pepsi
Hobby: traveling & baking
Female artist: pink
Male artist: marilyn manson
Place to hang: my mom’s
Pastime: summertime at my aunts house swimming & BBQ’in
Grade: freshman yr in highschool
Subject in school: P.E.
Flower: orchid
Sex position: 69
Vegetable: BBQ’d corn on the cob!
Fruit: banana & watermelon
State you’ve been to: havent been to many but i would say CA
Time of day: when im eating ; )
Transportation: infiniti g35 coupe
Store to shop at: trader joes
Actress: carmen diaz
Actor: jason statham
Party place: club rain in vegas
Restaurant: the dish (here in nyc on 20th st & 8th ave)
Pizza: veggie thin crust
Fast Food: subway
Music: heavy metal
Alcoholic drink: vodka crans
Cartoon: family guy
Cereal: peanut butter cap’n crunch
Quote: “if you wait to do everything until you’re sure it’s right, you’ll probably never do much of anything”

blah blah blah…

its tuesday night, after midnight. i am having a harder time sleeping now than i did when i was in contest prep LOL!!! ive been to the gym only for cardio. actually doing it twice a day cuz i dont wanna rebound and gain a bunch of weight back to fast. its not a good idea to stop all cardio after a show. doing hours of cardio up to the comp & stopping it all together after is asking for a fat ass haha. i want my ass back but not a fat one ; ) i think i will start back training with weights tomorrow. god knows i have the energy. i swear it is amazing what food can do to the energy levels.

so i did some shoots when i was in chicago. i cant wait to get the pics back. i shot with michael yurkovic, brian moss, annie rivieccio, HD physiques and dan ray. i wanted to book more but had to stay on track & not wear my self thin for the main reason being there was competing.

awefilms has part 1 out of the video shoot we did a couple weeks back.

hope you guys are having a great week so far. ~ag xox

2nd place at Jr. Nationals

hey everyone…well im back from competing at the jr. nationals in chicago. there were only three in the heavy weight class and i took 2nd. the winner of my class was in awesome condition and got a well deserved first place. actually all the female bodybuilder class winners were my picks. the judging was dead on in my opinion. it was a huge show overall with the most competitors ever in jr nats history.

i weighed in at 165 for jr nats. 5lbs less than atlantic states two weeks ago. so with that being said i was very pleased and proud that i brought my body down that much in 2 weeks. (thats what fish 6x a day will do to ya ; ) i still have to finesse the final stages of my prep though. the night of prejudge friday i seemed smoothed out. i looked better earlier in the day. those kind of things happen and well….its very frusterating. the night show on saturday i looked a lil better. this was only my fourth bb comp so i still have to go through that trial & error part of prep to find what works for me.

but overall after seeing the pics from the finals im happy. im pleased with my overall look & presentation. i know i can still come in more conditioned and thats what drives me to want to do better. funny…backstage & after prejudge i had so many thoughts & emotions flowing through my mind….”i dont want to do this anymore, i look like shit, i just want this to be over” crazy how the mental part of competing can fuck with your head so much. but now that it is over i cant help but to think about doing another show down the road so i can prove to myself that i can come in sharper. LOL…i went from “ive never competing again to what show should i consider next” haha, hows that for fucking with your mind.

back in NYC, ate some good food, feeling full, holding some water ; ) gonna get back to my day to day routine. i think im gonna head to the gym first though for some cardio & try to sweat out some of this damn water from the junk food ive been having haha!

here are a few pics from the show. there are more to be found on rx muscle & muscular development. thanks to everyone that has emailed me wishing me goodluck. xox

the Z O N E

so this past week and half i have been so focused. i came into atlantic states not as conditioned as i wanted. but i have to keep in mind that the atlantic states was just a warm up for the jr nats. so these past ten days i have uped my cardio and pretty much been eating fish for all my meals. my body has changed dramatically. ive never been this lean before in my life lol. i told myself i was going to commit even harder to these next two weeks for jr nats. my mind is restless. all i think about is the show. i wake up in the morning, drink some coffee and im out the door for my cardio. i can remember sometimes before i would sit in the chair drinkin my coffee telling myself….”ugh, i just dont want to go to the gym, i cant wait til all this is over.” funny how your body can run on pure adrenaline. because the energy im having isnt from carbs right now thats for sure haha. my mind is controlled by this weekend. “what do i need to get from the store? do i have everything i need? make sure i dont forget to pack something, bring contact info, schedules…on & on. i literally forgot what day it is. actually i thought it was wednesday today until i just looked at my calendar. haha

so today & tomorrow i will crank out my last sessions of cardio & circuit training. wednesday i will have to spend the day cooking my food, packing and freezing it so i can take it with me. then i need to chill and relax. everything will be done with what i need to do. leaving for chicago early thursday and come home sunday night. ive never been looking so forward to a particular show than this one. the only other time i can think back when i was feeling like this is when i competed in the womens tri-fitness my first year back in 2006.

anyways, i snapped a shot from my cam. gonna get my ass back to the gym here soon for round #2.
the Z O N E…its a great place to be ; )

raining in june??? WTF!

so its the middle of june here in nyc and its raining. WTF! i dont remember this last year. i guess thats ny weather for ya. i so miss cali. cant wait til the time is right and im back on the weat coast. ; ) actually i am going end of july to visit family & hangout by the beach!!!

as far as contest prep…things have been moving along good. prep is better than ever. ive dropped more weight and things are finally to start looking good as far as my conditioning. i have 4 more days of circuit training & cardio and leave thursday morning to chicago!!!! i have some photoshoots lined up & im really looking forward to just getting away, competing & seeing some bodybuilding friends.

tuesday my boyfriend & i went out to long island and shot a vid at bev francis gym for RX Muscle it was alot of fun, you guys can check it out HERE!!!

i just did a video shoot tuesday on my roof with awefilms. just your basic posing stuff. oh and i did get some more great pics back from the video shoot last month…Blood of the Amazons. here are a few…

alright, its saturday night and im gonna shut down & try & get some sleep. i swear contest prep has me drained during the day but wired at night lol.
~nitey nite! xox

Jr. Nationals June 19-20th Chicago…

well i am 9 days out from the jr nats. ive made alot of changes with my diet and cardio routine after the atlantic states. im hoping to bring it in tighter & dryer. need to drop some more lbs. and change up some things with the water depletion & carbing up. wow what a learning experience this all is. what my body responds to & what it doesnt respond to. so few nail it their first contest. usually takes a few times to get it right & then again is it right that time? you tend to only get better & better each time you get ready for a show if you have done your homework. with that being said…i have nine days to kick it in high gear & focus on improving come friday evening for prejudging.

monday i did a photo shoot with a photographer based out of S.F. Weiferd Watts. we took some awesome shots here in nyc! here are a couple from the shoot. thank god we had nice weather. its been raining off & on and we lucked out with it being sunny that afternoon.

well were half way through the week…oh man, i was craving a huge crispy waffle with butter & syrup this morning after cardio! but the funny thing, i dont even eat that stuff normally when i can! HA alright…carry on ; )

1st place…

so there were only three of us in the heavies at the atlantic states. i weighed 168 friday morning but i didnt seem to drop anymore water after that. after carbing up i weighed in saturday morning at 170. being my third bodybuilding show, im still learning ; ) lastnight i went out and had a chicken wrap lol. yeah i didnt go crazy because i have to get back on track for jr. nationals in two weeks. i know its not alot of time but i am determined to come in harder & dryer than i was saturday. its all about making improvements & as long as i am improving i am happy. sometimes i can be a lil hard on myself. i have this visual of what i want to come in like. i have to come to reality & realize it doesnt happen overnight. june 6th was my third bodybuilding show. there is alot of room for improvement & learning. so here i am today back on the diet & cardio program. im sure things are gonna change with all that to bring me down a lil more. ive gone this far, hell another two weeks aint shit. so gotta keep my head in the game and enjoy the ride ya know.
pics from the show are posted on muscular development and RX muscle it was a great show. the turnout was huge. the overall fbb winner was a lightweight. she was the sweetest girl ever. perfect lil package and she deserved overall. i was happy with my 1st place win, so now i gotta get my shit together because jr nats will be a bigger & tougher show.

hope everyone is having a nice weekend. gonna go check out terminator & then hit some cardio later!

2 more dayz….

til my first comp of the year, Atlantic States weighed in at 171 this morning. gonna start droppin water today. im excited to see how i come in as a warm up for jr nationals in 2 weeks. overall i am feeling good but lil burned out. but i know once saturday morning hits i will be amped & ready to go. oh and carbing up tomorrow morning. oh man rice never sounded so good ; )

back in april i did a photo shoot with Therese Öhrvall. a photographer going to school working on a documentary project for her finals on people in nyc. we took some cool shots in a posing suit on my rooftop.