I feel like Iām at a crossroads nowā¦Iām finishing school up in January, and just getting started with the Personal Trainer careerā¦ I still want more for MYSELF though!
Iāve always been the reserved girl that just hangs out in the crowdā¦I feel like itās time to STAND OUT for once!!
Not necessarily bodybuilding though.maybe one dayā¦I keep saying training for strength suits me better. Want to try my hand at a strongman comp. while Iām still sorta young and not breaking down, haha. The problemo with that is actually FINDING oneā¦or maybe I can figure out how to get someone to promote one?
which is the route I would takeā¦I donāt have a problem with those that choose to use, but itās not for me.
In other news, the pants I bought just last month are already falling offā¦which would make sense from those 2 inches I lost off my arse the first two weeks back to dieting, haha! I can always tell when I look like Im losing to others, cause they start asking me! Plus theyāve never seen me outside the gym
My vastus medialis is starting to come through!!! LOL! I was sitting and stretching and I was so proud when I saw it pop out a bit, and was firmā¦I even got a pat on the back from the hubby, who could care less really, lolā¦I know I have his support no matter what I decide to do though.
cheese and rice, 950 more words on one more finalā¦wheres that red bull at?
Nice legs! Clearly, it is time to buy new pants. I am still replacing the 13 pair I lost when my ass disappeared due to heavy lifting. (Found a new pair of cute Hudson jeans yesterday for a good priceā¦score!)
Weighed in after I took some time off from the scale, and I am at 186.5ā¦not what I was hoping for, but still decent considering I havenāt been as strictā¦a few free meals last week, and had a baked potato with dinner on Sat nightā¦
I finished up my Finals yesterday, and now onto the next block of classes!!! There is no break in between unless you request one.
And then I am DONE in Januaryā¦YES!!!
Still trying to figure out when I should take my diet breakā¦I really want to make it to my goal weight by the new year! or at least 180 to give me a 50lb loss this year! There is a scheduled two week break in Dec for school, that I want to take advantage ofā¦
Iāll give it all I have this week, and then start my break on the 23rd for that weekā¦with family and thanksgiving it would make sense! Then i will diet my booty off until my scheduled school breakā¦
your legs look greatā¦ at least your scale is still moving in a downward trend. i canāt figure out whatās up with meā¦thought i would be back down but itās teetering around at different numbers. is it possible i gained a lb of muscle over this last month since i started doing real squats and heavier lifts? eehhh, i try not to care about those damn numbers but some days i do.
nice video findā¦my trainer had me push her car when i did her boot campā¦good times. she also tortured me in other ways that were great but i think brought up the issue of the heel spur.
Tryed my hand at c&pās working my way up to 85ā¦but knew I was tired at that point! got some vids, so stay tuned
so, warmup with the bar
1x8x65
1x8x70
1x5x75
1x2?x85
Single arm db press
3x8x40
supersetted with
Lat pulldowns
3x8x100(I can FEEL my lats working, yay)
felt like doing a chest move soā¦
Incline db press-
3x8x45s
Supersetted with
BBB rows
3x8x95
Then some bis and tris, woodchops and hanging leg raises
Oh, and Iāve been bitten by the bodybuilding bug me thinksā¦I cant stop thinking about it!! If I were to do the YORTON next NOV it would give me a whole yearā¦hmmmā¦I really want to do a strongman comp, but there just isnāt a very big market for it around hereā¦decisions decisionsā¦
My attempt at c&pā¦mever done this before, but will have to add it to my list of new favorite things!! especially for strongmanā¦I almost did a comp this past june, and for females you had to clean 120, and the press for repsā¦
And this is how I row I didnāt even realize I had the neck action going on til I watched itā¦how funny!
lol, thanks Kim!
It was funā¦admittedly I didnāt really know what I was doing, but still fun!
So, I made up my mindā¦I want to compete next NOVā¦in a bodybuilding comp GASP, falls down on the floor
It would be the ultimate thing no one or myself would ever expect me to do, LOL!
Which is why I want to do itā¦I would regret it if I never tried at leastā¦and I figure while I am in the business of dieting down and building back up, why not?!
Iām already nervous!!! The bikiniās are TI-NY!!! Iāve never worn a bikini in my life, let alone in front of judges!
So I wrote Victor and we are going to meet up soon to talk about what needs to be doneā¦I get the gist of bb trainingā¦4-5 sets of 8-12 reps of everything, etcā¦I just need him to write me a split, and figure out a diet!
Holy CRAP what am I DOING???!!
I can always do a strongman comp at some pointā¦but there just doesnāt seem to be a market for female competitorsā¦unless Im blind and clueless?
So, I made up my mindā¦I want to compete next NOVā¦in a bodybuilding comp GASP, falls down on the floor
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Now that youāve said it here, you realize that you will have to follow through to avoid being universally acclaimed as a pussy. Or, put to this a bit more eloquently:
"Our greatest fear is not that we are inadequate,
but that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us.
We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, handsome, talented and fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be?"
ā Marianne Williamson, as quoted by Nelson Mandela
I follow through with what I sayā¦gotta admit Iām already nervous! I DO want to compete, but I have yet to even talk things over with Victorā¦he may not even want to coach meā¦heās so busy as it isā¦all I really need though is a training program and Iād be set!
And letās be fairā¦Is a year enough time? I do realize I wonāt have the muscle maturity as the pros do.
I follow through with what I sayā¦gotta admit Iām already nervous! I DO want to compete, but I have yet to even talk things over with Victorā¦he may not even want to coach meā¦heās so busy as it isā¦all I really need though is a training program and Iād be set!
And letās be fairā¦Is a year enough time? I do realize I wonāt have the muscle maturity as the pros do.
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MIM, having lifted heavy for so long already gives you a good base. All you need to work on is the āmirror musclesā, shouldnāt be too hard if you have a whole year.
I say go for it.
Iām going to go in this morning for some leg beating, I mean training ;Pā¦hopefully, bump into Vic to see if he got my messageā¦
Iām already thinkin of the what ifās, which is how my mind works unfortunatelyā¦like what IF he says his plate is too full, what then?
Iām a poor college student with two kids, married to the militaryā¦weāre not the richest folks in the worldā¦I wouldnāt be able to hire a private coach ā¦ unless I got a loan from the bank, LOL!
And then thereās the bulking aspectā¦do I need to BULK!!! Its such a mental thing, you know? But I would NEED TO FEED muh BODY!! Then spend 12-16 weeks cutting again,Iām sureā¦
wow MIMā¦whatever you decide, iām sure you will see it through. i have always been fascinated with the BB. it represents an extreme amount of work, time, dedication and yes, money. i agree with Skye, youād probably just have to do some fine tuning. iād love to watch your journey. and even if you donāt go that route, iām still enjoying this one.
I didnāt even realize I had the neck action going on til I watched itā¦how funny!
