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

Interview with Muscle Girls Radio

sunday november 15th i did an interview with www.rxmuscle.com Muscle Girls Inc. after my win at the NPC Eastern Usa’s.

the first portion is an interview IFBB Pro Valerie Gangi who switched from bodybuilding to figure. my interview starts a little more than half way through…

Click HERE to listen

CARB COMA!!!

so one of the fun things after competing is EATING afterwards haha! for months & months competitors keep a mental list of some of the things we want to devour after a show. sometimes we can crave things we never would of ate when we werent dieting. i always get asked what did you eat after the show or what is going to be the first thing you eat when your done. i will tell you this….after saturday night, i ate, and i ate sunday, then monday, then tuesday….then all throughout the thanksgiving weekend. i dont think there was one meal that didnt have some type of junk in it. its so much fun eating after a show but you have to get to a point where enough is enough & its time to slow down. today i got back on track….yeah one week later lol

after the show i had onion rings (my fav) a buffalo chicken wrap & icecream. but i must say the peanut butter banana pancakes i had tuesday morning before we left FL had to be my best meal. i still havent had pizza. i wanted to wait til i got back to NYC before i had that. the pizza here is the best. BUT….i have the rest of the year & next to eat whatever i want so for now the diet is in check!

my thoughts on nationals….

i know ive been MIA for a bit and have not posted since leaving for nationals. i got back from FL late tuesday night and was on the train to RI wednesday morning for the thanksgiving weekend. i didnt get online for about a week. it was nice to have a computer free week but then again i have alot of catching up to do ; ) BUT it feels good to be back in my routine.

okay so NATIONALS…there were 18 girls in my class (HW) i placed 13th. im actually okay with it all. sure i would of liked to place higher but after looking at the pics im very happy with the physique i brought. nationals was an amazing experience for me & put alot into perspective as to where i want to go with bodybuilding. right now i am looking forward to taking a break from the competition stage, at least a year. im not taking time off to get bigger or to regain my focus. i will still be in the gym day in & day out training, doing cardio & sticking to a good eating plan. im taking a break from the stage because there is more to life than competing for me right now. i can honestly say that i am happy with the size i have so therefore i have no plans on getting bigger. i like this maintenance stage that i am in. this allows me to still train hard and focus more on intensity vs strength & how much i can lift. believe me…ive been training over 16 yrs straight and my joints & tendons dont feel the same as to when i was training 7 yrs ago.

i feel great right now. i feel FREE! i put some weight back on and it feels good to fill out my jeans again and my muscles feel full. i felt so depleted & thin there at the end that the extra weight right now feels nice! sure i dont have the cuts and definition that i had last week but i will maintain a good weight and still be able to enjoy life.

thanks again to all my family, friends & fans that supported me, complimented me & was always checking in to see how i was doing. everyone is great and i look forward to next years adventures & who knows….maybe i will step on stage early 2011. but for now….its time to enjoy the lil things in life that were on hold this year from all the dieting! lots of luv xox ♥

nationals…

alright so its 12:20am and im finally packed & ready to leave for FL tomorrow morning and head to the nationals. i swear i have so much stuff & i still think im forgetting something. i have all my meals packed for thursday, friday & saturday. after saturday night you best believe i will not be eating cold chicken or tilapia out of a ziplock bag lol.

this will be my first BIG show. most shows ive done have only had 4 girls in my class at the most. im looking forward to seeing where i place against some of the top national competitors. im going to be honest….my expectations are not that high. even though i am improving with each & every show i compete in, i still have alot more room for improving. some of these girls are very dry and hard. i havent achieved that look yet. so come saturday we will see how it goes. all my work is done and now its in the judges hands.

im going into nationals ready to have a good time. im looking forward to seeing some friends, enjoy the warm weather (this will be my first time in FL) and eating! im so ready to eat some damn good food!! im not going to worry about who im up against or get down on myself that i dont look as good as i should. because i have let that happen to me in the past and all it does is stresses me out & i end up not having as good of a time.

so im off to try & get some sleep. flight leaves at 9:25am….sunny florida here i come!!

interview with rxmuscle.com

my exit interview with rxmuscle.com after the easterns…

The Webcam Physique Extravaganza

this week before nationals in FL…

6-7pm thursday november 19th there will be a live
webcast with kira newman, deanna harvick & myself.
this should be alot of fun!!!
here is the website with all the info.
10flexlive.com

one down…1 more to go!

so this past saturday i competed at the npc eastern usa here in nyc! damn the show was a great turnout. 207 competitors. but once again…not alot of female bodybuilders. i was the only one in the heavyweight class. the lightweight & middleweight girls looked great. i took the overall. i was VERY surprised. i needed that win let me tell you. going into the show my motivation was not that high. not what it should be. but after this past saturday im back to the grind with the cardio, training & diet. i need to bring it in tighter for nationals. my conditioning approved greatly from jr nats to the easterns but i still have some improving to do. here is a vid of my routine & the overall.

i’ll be back to write more this week about my feelings on nationals. but for now…im very drained & have a headache. i guess im feeling the diet as dave would say lol!

READY!!!

anxious, fidgety, antsy, nervous, excited, restless, tense…i cant pinpoint exactly how im feeling today. my mind wont relax. im competing tomorrow. 16 weeks of prepping for this show. its been a long tough road let me tell ya. its taken everything out of me to follow through and finish to the end. im ready….ready to get on stage and do my thing and ready for all this to be over. im very excited to see how i look tomorrow and even more next week at nationals. i start dropping my water tonight. ive already started putting protan on. need to do it in many coats since im so fair skinned. i tanned a bit before but i dont really get that dark. next weekend for nats i will get sprayed. i did that for jr nationals & it was by far the easiest and best way to go. i decided for the easterns to just do it myself here at home since the show is local and it will save me about $120.

well if any of you are in nyc come check out the npc easterns. its here in nyc. tickets for prejudging are only $15. the night show tix are $40. come early though because it can be a madhouse & there is a line out the door.
thanks to everyone who has supported me thoughout this journey! you guys rock!!! ♥

2 days out and im relaxing!!!

well today AND tomorrow is relax time for andrea! no cardio…no training. my body needs to rest though. my legs have been so sore & tight because of all the cardio ive been doing. i get some fats added back into my diet as well….HELL YEAH! so today i plan on getting some laundry done, go over some posing and relax!!! yesterday was my last workout. i did my 3 hrs of cardio & trained my arms. alright, im off to get some stuff done and relax! xox

just one more…

one more day of cardio & training!!! YAY!!! today was a good day. sure i was drained but i pushed through and got what i needed done. its funny i go through these spurts of energy. one minute i can feel very fatigued and another i can feel charged & ready to go. i dont even want to try & understand why lol. i just appreciate the bursts of energy i get from time to time. did my 3 hrs of cardio and trained shoulders…not all at once, hit the gym 3 different times today. it makes for one busy day let me tell ya. i train at steel gym here in nyc. it takes me about 5 minutes to walk there. its so nice to have a gym close by…but it would be nicer to have an elliptical in my apartment haha!

here are some pics from the shoot i did yesterday…