Wow, those vids were just beautiful. Absolutely breath-taking.
That Dianne moves like water.
nice examples MIM:)
I didn’t realize before now how much of an art form posing is. Very cool!
BARNACLES!!! I’m getting a cold…NO NO NO AND NOOOOOOO…tartar sauce, not cool you dumb germs…just go away. grr. I think kid germs spread more rapidly than anything. And as much huggies and kissies that I get from my kidlets, I get infected before I even know that have anything. sigh
I think Bodybuilding is an art form in itself, which is what draws me to it. You are sculpting ‘art’ by building your body to look a certain way…and you get to lift weights in the process(one of my favorite things!!) 
LOL, thanks Nikki for making my mind up for me!
Not sure what’s gonna happen. I need to commit to the idea, set a date and go from there…
Woo hoo, sounds like a plan MiM. I know you’ve been flirting with the idea for a while, I think you should go for it. Try it, what’s the worse that could happen? You decide not to do it again?
Just showing off Vic some more. His show is this Saturday…
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Re: Vic. Oh. my. god. Wow, that is some V taper.
You’ve got alot on your plate right now. Don’t stress too much, K?
Holy shit, his waist is the size of my thigh! Impressive to say the least!
Good luck to Vic!
I’ll pass on the nice words…
Can’t say the man doesn’t know what he’s doing…He is a Pro afterall…all natty fwiw.
Kinda Vaggy training since I kinda feel like a Vag at the moment.
4x8
HS high row- 45+30
v-grip pulldown- 95
HS shoulder- worked up to 55 each side…whaaat? felt like I could keep going too!
4x6
underhand pulldown- 110
standing cable lo row- 65
see saw press- 35s
2x20
leg press- empty…but you take your legs wide feet pointed off the thing…
sumo rdls(from a deadstop)- 95
hanging knee raises
2x12
hypers
leg ext
ab machine
Now I want to fall down and veg the rest of the day, but can’t. I got too much stuff to do to have a cold…grr
HAHAH! Feel like a vag?! HAHAHAHAH!
Today’s training looks great! Nothing vaggy about it really…
well, I certainly FEEL like one…probably shoulda stayed home to rest while I could.
As for the whole body building thing, I can’t make a commitment to that at this point in time. My priority’s are my kidlets taking care of myself and the home. And Mama is applying for the PTA program and trying to get back to school in January… ALSO, next Summer is going to be all about family and having F-U-N when the hubby is FINALLY home for good. A trip to Michigan is in order to see SIL’s new baby as well.
LASTLY…I need to stay focused on doing one thing first. And whats the name of this log? (all together now!!)
I know I don’t have to justify my reasons and I really appreciate the potential people can see in me!
Maybe I’ll go out with a bang in 2012 before we leave Maryland onto our next adventure.
Who knows!
I get it and I still like ya 
hey I’ve been eyeing powerlifting for a while and I still haven’t found the time to commit. you’re not alone.
yes, that, and my true passion is lifting heavy(trying to) and having fun! I have a great deal of admiration for the sport of bodybuilding and curiousity gets the best of me from time to time. When it all comes down to it getting a hot beach body and showing off my ‘package’ that way is good enough for now, haha!
What I REALLY want to do is flip tires and fling heavy objects around
[quote]nlmain wrote:
I get it and I still like ya
hey I’ve been eyeing powerlifting for a while and I still haven’t found the time to commit. you’re not alone.[/quote]
when you are interested let me know. There is a great PL gym near Atwater that you’d probably love.
Sorry MIM, for jacking your thread LOL.
Still think you should compete in something though, BB, PL Strongman, just do it.
You think too much ( :
[quote]mom-in-MD wrote:
well, I certainly FEEL like one…probably shoulda stayed home to rest while I could.
As for the whole body building thing, I can’t make a commitment to that at this point in time. My priority’s are my kidlets taking care of myself and the home. And Mama is applying for the PTA program and trying to get back to school in January… ALSO, next Summer is going to be all about family and having F-U-N when the hubby is FINALLY home for good. A trip to Michigan is in order to see SIL’s new baby as well.
LASTLY…I need to stay focused on doing one thing first. And whats the name of this log? (all together now!!)
I know I don’t have to justify my reasons and I really appreciate the potential people can see in me!
Maybe I’ll go out with a bang in 2012 before we leave Maryland onto our next adventure.
Who knows!
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FINISH WHAT YOU STARTED!!!
But how is BB different from what you started? Lower bf and more mus-kles, no?
I was very naughty today and have eaten through a sleeve of saltine crackers. impromptu refeed? bats eyes
Hey Diana- does that mean you lurk in here still? yay!
And I know…maybe I should just do the total opposite of what I would ever do, and do a triathlon
Nikki- when I started this weight loss journey the end result wasn’t me training for a bodybuilding show. I need to finish this goal first and sit with it awhile, make sure good habits are in place before I take on anything else. And I can still have more muscle and lower BF without getting on a stage!
I’m really not one that can be persuaded into something I have half a heart about. If I do this one day I want to be ALL THE WAY in…kwim?
Sorry to pressure 
Oh a little positive peer pressure never hurts Nikki! And it’s not just you…
I do appreciate the encouragement from all around here and in the gym. If it’s meant to be, I think it will feel right when the time comes.
We’ll see…it’s not totally out of the question…I’d still like to get an idea or a projected plan if you will, if I were to ‘hire,’ Vic as my coach.
Nikki- do you have anyone helping you with training/diet? And what about posing and the suit…this is an expensive hobby! lol