Leg Day 2 (and Bi's)

UGH!! I worked it out today, let me tell you!!! My legs were jello when I was done. Can you say.......hot tub!!!! I am proud of myself though, I did my 3 sets of leg presses at 270, not too shabby! I could have gone heavier I think but I was alone at the gym today (hubby is fighting a cold and was in bed all day). I HATE lifting by myself, I always feel like I could go heavier and more reps if I had him with me. There's no one in my gym on Saturdays that I could ask for help from either, which sucks..
I've befriended a girl from the "other" website for bodybuilders and hopefully we're gonna start to get together on the weekends to lift. I gave her Jen's info, so hopefully she'll train with her too and become a part of Team Abrams!

Well, off day tomorrow.. FOOOOOOODDDDDDD I'm soooooooooo excited about that. Pasta and pie here I come!!

Talk to you all on Monday..

Peace!

Leg Day 1 (and shoulders)

2 words..... I'm scared ;o) I actually can't wait til tonight when I can press the best I've ever pressed, that's the only way my legs are going to grow....pain!!!! I'll let you know when the DOMS set in ;o) I'll probably be on here a lot since I won't be able to walk ;o) I LOVE LOVE LOVE working my shoulders. I would train them everyday if I could. Smallest muscle and I love working it, go figure ;o) I just love the way nice shoulders look on women, I think it's the best part of us.

Wish I was going to the Arnold, I couldn't get a sitter for these couple of days, well, there's always next year. Have fun to all of those who are going. Gather some samples for me!! ;o)

Training is going good, can't wait to see my progress pics on Sunday. I don't know if once a week is too many times to see real results, maybe I should wait and only do it once a month, since I'm so far out... We'll see. If I can't see a difference, I won't freak out ;o)

Well....another rainy day here in Chi town. I wish the sun would come out, it makes me so much happier! Rain is so depressing, especially here in Chicago when we have SOOOOO much winter! I can't wait to have my windows open again (then I'll be bitching how hot it is!).

Well, happy Friday to all you out there reading this, have a great weekend! Talk to ya next week!

COMPETITORS -- Are you a PLAYER?

Lined up on stage, it is EVIDENT, RIGHT AWAY......

You can tell who the COMPETITION IS.

With a glance, the judges have made up their minds; you're either IN THE GAME, or YOU'RE OUT.

Until you get to stage, you really don't know where you stand. You don't know who is going to show up. You don't know if you're 'in the game'.

BUT ONCE YOU STAND on stage, it is EVIDENT to EVERYONE. You're either IN, or you're OUT.

You are COMPETING right now, TRAINING against the unknown--competing against the competitors who have THAT SAME TIME AND SAME PLACE written on THEIR calendars.

Someone is ALREADY WINNING. Is it you?

Are you training against someone who, TODAY, is PUSHING HARDER THAN YOU--or are YOU the one to be FEARED?

Are you a PLAYER IN THE GAME, or are you just playing with the IDEA of being YOUR BEST?

MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE THE 'UNKNOWN'.

YOU are the ONE who is training HARDER, BETTER, SMARTER than those who plan to stand next to you on competition day.

Don't LOSE your PLACE tomorrow by playing games with your program TODAY. Either you're a PLAYER, or you're playing.

Which is it?

Are you IN... OR OUT?

DAM* DOMS!!

I don't know how the hel* I'm supposed to do my heavy leg day on Friday when my legs feel like this. DOMS suck! I don't know what I did.... I did chest and tri's yesterday yet, my legs feel like I pressed 500lbs. HORRIBLE pain!! We'll see. Today I get to eat!! YEAH!!! Anything I want!!! Gotta love bulking!!! YIPPEEE..... can you tell I'm excited? Cheese puffs here I come! ;o)

Off day today, so... I thought what better day to eat! I'm home all day with the kids... I had cottage cheese and blueberries and coffee and water for breakfast...so, I'm off to a good start. I think late afternoon and dinner will be my cheating time.. Morning, I'm not too hungry, I'd rather have later day stuff..

My chest/Tri workout yesterday was awesome. Amazing actually. We had some guy in our gym say to my husband "you guys work out so intensely". That felt good to hear, that someone else was watching us... kinda a cool feeling. He told him I was training and that he was along for the ride ;o) I love my hubby, he's SOOOOO supportive of me and my goals. It would be hell if he wasn't. He's so great!

So... off day today, off day (well, cardio) tomorrow... then duh duh duh....LEG days!! UGH!!

Talk to you on Friday ;o)

Rock On!!

New Coach/New Training

Well, I hired a new coach and got some new training guidelines.. I'm a ways out from my first NPC show (Nov) so right now I'm doing a little bulking (getting, or NOT getting on the scale rather is my hardest thing!!)... I'm working out like mad, doing my cardio 3x a week and I'm doing a cardio bootcamp on my off day (I can't sit still and not do ANYTHING!!) I'm so glad to be eating again... carbs... gotta love em! This is such a rush for me, I can't even explain it. I am a pencil and paper kinda girl, I love lists, making lists, writing....so journaling and writing and re-writing my plans are an awesome way for me to stay on track. Writing on here, writing to my friends about what I'm doing, holds me accountable. If I say I'm training hard, then see my friends and they don't notice a difference, then I look like an ass, so..... I gotta do what I write ;o)

I'm looking forward to meeting my new team mates and making new friends through this experience. I love reading other people's blogs to see what they're doing to achieve their goals. I really love all the newbies to the sport (me being one of them), it makes me feel good that people want to live an active lifestyle. This isn't a diet or a weight loss plan, this is my life!!! My husband is an in-shape guy, he's short and stocky and has muscle, but this has inspired him to really hit it hard (he just doesn't want me to get stronger than him) It's a macho thing ;o) But, none the less, it's making him work harder and believe me, when he works hard, his body responds!! Good thing my tubes are tied ;o)

I'm so thrilled to be a part of the figure world, I've admired for so long. Many of the women I have seen over the years, wishing I could look like them.... Well, I can look like them, or better, and I'm so excited about it! CABO in a TINI WINI BIKINI here I come!!

If anyone lives in the chicago area and wants to train..... let me know, I'm up for it! I'm 36wks out from mt first show... believe me, that 36 weeks will go fast!!! Eat now while I can....16 weeks out.... less food :o(

Rock on ya'll!!!

A New Day...

Went to the gym last night, and let me tell you, it felt SOOOOO good to be back there. I had to make up for 5 days of being sick. I kicked my own ass!! I did a massive leg workout and then a circuit of upper body just to get caught up. It was yummy! I warmed up, just to make sure I was well enough to be there.. then got right into it. I made it through and better than ever I might add. I think knowing I was off for 5 days made me appreciate it. Then the cardio after wasn't the best, I was a little dizzy but I still did 20 min. Drank my MRP/Glut, came home, had some chicken...watched Biggest Loser and went to bed. This morning, woke up with a KILLER headache and was nautious... uh oh...... I took the medication the hospital gave me for the nausia...took some advil for the headache... hope it helps. Training=love ;o)

New Day! Monday

Well, I'm a little better. I feel back in the land of the living at least. My mom, my oldest daughter and my husband are now all sick.. What a flu this is!! Bad this year! I have no choice but to take care of the two of them since they took care of me. No gym for me still, I'm still too weak and tired but at least I feel a little better. I think I might try tomorrow. They pumped me so full of fluid that I gained 7lbs... AND, got my little friend along the way. Yikes. What a combo! Oh well, the water weight isn't anything to be freaked out about, that'll go away, it's not calorie lbs, just water lbs ;o) Hopefully tomorrow will be a normal day and I can get back to my life. I was doing so well!!

One good puke away from my goal weight ;o)

Well.. I spent Valentines Day in the hospital. MAJOR stomach issues. I was throwing up so much on Wed night that I literally ripped the lining of my stomach.. I ended up in the emergency room Friday night and spendt all day Sat in the hospital. NO FUN!! No workouts this week other than Monday and Tuesday.. What a set back! UGH... I can't go until at least Tues or Wed. I'm so tired and drained and drugged. I lost 4 lbs just from throwing up! Not a good way to lose weight. I am so distressed but I know I'll get back into it this week. Keep your fingers crossed that I didn't lose too much momemtum.

Up at 6am with DOMS

Welp......my sleep didn't go very well. My legs are S O R E!!! I went for a 90min hot stone massage yesterday (it was my anniversary) and it was nice. After Monday's leg workout, it felt good to get them rubbed down, HOWEVER, now they are really sore. UGH.. Nice though, that means I worked them over good. I made it to the gym yesterday and did my shoulder routine, that was awesome. I incorporated some Arnolds in there (just 2 sets) to finish them off. My run was great so, all in all, I had a great anniversary (no present from my hubby, just a card) :o(

Today....I have a major trip......4 kids to the dentist! The twins for the first time, this aught to be interesting. I'll need my chest workout after it's all over to release the frustration ;o)

6:05.....WTH!!! Good morning to everyone!

SAS (SORE AS SHIT) ;o)

Well, the leg workout went better than I expected. I'm proud of myself. I kicked ass!! I've always been strong in the leg dept but the sets and reps that Tony had me doing, really proved it. My husband was in awe of what I could do. He said "look at you all buff and stuff". I'm sore but a good sore, not a "I over did it" sore, so I'm glad. Today.....massage!!!! I treat myself to that once a week. I get them to relieve stress, relax my muscles and release the toxins (not that I have any left since I'm drinking that nasty ass water) ;o) I do also go to my HOT chiropractor at the end of the week....I always look forward to that. I sure could use a neck crack. I'm seeing all these posts about the Arnold.... can anyone go to that? Should I be going to those just to scope out the scene, introduce myself etc? Anyone going that isn't competing? I'd love to go but I don't want to go by myself. What's it all about? I'm FAR from being up on stage but I'd still love to meet people, see what it's all about etc.

Well...today I think I have shoulders (if I remember right). MY FAVORITE!! Love shoulders. I have a tendancy to overtrain them since I love them so much. Nice defined shoulders on women are so sexy!! I have to just learn to work them once and leave them alone... So hard. So, so far so good, diet's going fine, I'm down to 131 (lost 4lbs in a week), so that's awesome. I feel leaner and tighter and I look leaner, that's the most important part. My clothes are better just from the 4 lbs. Amazing what a tiny amt will do to you.

So, another day another dollar.....check in tomorrow. ROCK ON!

Monday Fun Leg Day...

Well, I'm sitting here waiting to hit the gym..... I'm anxious to get this leg workout overwith, I just know it's going to be torture. Can't wait!!

You know, I wanna get something off my chest... I have pictures posted on BB.com, I don't have many now cuz I'm still a Diva in the making, but I have a few on there... I don't know how to take some of these comments...... "You look great for a mom of 4". What the HELL is THAT supposed to mean? Just because I'm a mom, I can't or shouldn't or am expected to "look" a certain way? Am I taking that comment wrong? I get pissed off when people say that to me really to be honest. Just say, "wow, you look great"... don't add in "for a mom of 4". I don't know, maybe I'm pms-ing or something.. Who knows. All I know is my body is not where I want it to be and that's why I'm working on it. So please, in the future, if you want to compliment me, don't add on the "mom of 4" at the end, ok? Thanks. I'm a proud mom but don't want to be known for just that. I am a person, a woman, a wife, a spiritual being...not just a "mom". We have to cast of this stereotype of "mom's"..

Phew, now that the rant is over, I feel a little better. Gonna have my WGC now and hit the gym in a little bit. Pray for me...I might not have any legs tomorrow ;o)

Peace out!

Day 6......

I'm tired, I'm sore and I'm cranky. I'm doing ok in both the gym and the food, I'm just tired. I'm glad I get a rest day tomorrow to veg with the kids.. Preparing the food, eating at the right times, knowing when and where to work out, trying to cook for the rest of the family, get the homework done etc... I'm tired. It's 5:53 and I wish I could go to bed to be honest with you ;o) Nope... 1 more snack to go, more dirty water and then maybe bed.. I'm glad I'm on this journey though, I'm seeing results already! My goals shouldn't be that far away with Tony's help and guidence, my determination my mindset. I'm ready!! (but tired) ;o)

OMG.....

Back from the gym and my knees are absolutely killing me!!! I worked out hard today (thanks T). So.... I went and bought some new shoes after my killer set. I bought the Asics Gel-Fluent. I've heard many good things about them so I thought I'd give them a try, we'll see. I'll let you know if they hold up to what I throw at them. My walk/runs are getting faster, so that's a bonus, more, more, more, more...that's my mantra when I'm running. I have bad knees (surgery) and I feel like I'm getting shin spints so...running for me=YUCK, but I do it. I hope these shoes help.

Another day, another dollar. All in the name of getting what I want. Welp.....time for more shi*tty, uh, I mean dirty water, then it's off to sleepy land..

UUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Dreambodies!!!

Well, I joined Dreambodies.net.. I'll post before and after pictures when the transformation is complete.. Keep your fingers crossed for me, I'm excited to see how far my body can take me!! Wish me luck!! See me on a magazine cover soon!!