[quote]2busy wrote:
Jenn, you should compete.
You’ll rock up on the stage.[/quote]
Aww thanks brosef !! While I do think it would be a wonderful experience, I don’t know if I could stomach the money spending aspect.
Especially now that my kid wants a pet fish, LOL
[quote]Spock81 wrote:
I need some in yo face muscle dammit!!
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You’re too short to be in anybody’s face.
[quote]Spock81 wrote:
[quote]Chushin wrote:
[quote]Spock81 wrote:
but I still look like middle of the pack, DYEL kinda thing.
[/quote]
Hardly![/quote]
WELL EXAMPLE:
Say John Meadows took off his gym clothes and went to the mall or a movie theater. People would be like “holy f#*#@! That dude looks like the hulk. He clearly lifts, etc…”
Take off my gym clothes and throw me in a public setting and no one would know that I work out 2hrs a day.
It’s not like “in yo face” muscle, ya know?! I need some in yo face muscle dammit!!
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Well then be more realistic with your expectations, or start taking drugs.
As it stands now, you look great, and would fit right in on stage (after contest dieting of course). I do think what you said about the money thing makes sense, but you could always try to set up an actual plan for yourself and go through with it rather than hiring someone, then the costs of the contest would be in the hundreds instead of the thousands.
Or the other option would be working with someone like (the mighty) Stu Yellin, he is much more affordable than most, prepped his wife (and other female clients) for her contest.
I would instantly be able to tell you lifted even in normal clothes to be honest.
Keep up the good work and don’t get discouraged. This is one of my favorite logs of all time across all boards I frequent.
[quote]TheJonty wrote:
[quote]Spock81 wrote:
I need some in yo face muscle dammit!!
[/quote]
You’re too short to be in anybody’s face.[/quote]
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!! you would be surprised
[quote]Bauber wrote:
I would instantly be able to tell you lifted even in normal clothes to be honest.
Keep up the good work and don’t get discouraged. This is one of my favorite logs of all time across all boards I frequent.[/quote]
Yep.[/quote]
I have seen her in normal clothes, you CAN DEFINITELY tell she lifts, her physique is great!!! It will just take some willpower to get over those mental roadblocks!! Keep up the support and I am sure we can help her to achieve her goal.
Three posts by me… obsessed ahah
Anyways, I was thinking… if the money is the only issue… you could look at it this way… You have already invested X amount of dollars towards gym, supplements, etc, and X amount of time ( that you could have been doing other ‘unselfish’ things ( since you think spending the money on the competition is selfish…)) why not think of all of those costs towards it… really its a small cost in comparison to what you have already put into it. I personally don’t think you need a trainer, maybe an actual competition day preparation trainer would be needed but that’s about it. SO all this time and money that has already been spent is just an investment into the end goal… You being an f’n awesome figure athlete, who should show off all her hard work and success. Thats just my thought.
I understand what ya’ll are sayin’, but keep in mind, it’s not just coaching costs.
It’s swim suit/tanning/posing seminar/membership registration/entry fees on top of everything else.
And I would absolutely need a diet coach for the last 4 months anyway because I have NO clue about any of that.
That would still be like 1000 dollars. If I could afford that shouldn’t I be giving that to my parents for all the support they give me?
Money for my dad for gas??
Clothes for Gabe?
SAVINGS FOR A PLACE TO LIVE.
I invest a lot in this passion already and it DOES fulfill me the way it is. MORE money into it seems unreasonable to me.
Maybe I could specifically put aside like 100/month and do it in a years time. Plan for it better, ya know? Not just use up my savings that were meant for other things.
Also, if I would have to do 2 workouts/day near the end of my prep with added cardio etc, I don’t think my schedule would allow that at this time. I already get up at 5am and have about 30 mins a day to spend with my kid before bed, that’s it.
Not saying never, not even saying probably not, just saying not right now.
Workout post to follow
OKAY breaking news everyone!!
My workouts are too long…
Who the fuck needs to spend 2 hours doing shoulders?! Somethin’ ain’t right.
I have a really hard time cutting out exercises, how in the hell do people pick things when there are sOOoOOo many wonderful options out there on how to torture yourself?!
I really need to re think things, I think. I also need to stop laminating shit because I am wasting city of Edmonton resources LOL.
QUAD DAY
Leg ext.
55lbs
2 x 20
Front squat
65lbs x 6
75lbs x 6
85lbs x 3
95lbs x 2 sets of 3
100lbs x 2 sets of 3
105lbs x 2 sets of 3
smith machine back squat
ATG*
25lbs per side
x 8
x 8
Then I did this thing I read about where JM says to do like ATG, partially up, back down again, then all the way up. That equals one rep
so
x 8 of that
K then one AMRAP set only to parallel continuous tension
x 23
seated leg press drop set
210lbs x 10, 190 x 11, 170 x 12, 150 x 13, 110 x 30
leg ext. 21’s.
7 partials from bottom, 7 from top, 7 full ROM
45lbs
x 21
x 21
hack squat machine
25lbs per side
x 15
x 15
leg spreader rest pause set
75lbs
x 20, 12, 10, 8, 27 or 28 maybe, (?)
Leg squisher
100lbs
x 55
wg pull ups x 5
stability ball hip thrusts
2 x 30
100 crunches + 100 reverse crunches + 15 v-ups + 15* side bicycle crunches= one giant set of discomfort
Wg pull ups x 5
DONE
and had lots of time to kill.
My quads are tired
PET EXPO TODAY
WOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooo!!
VYE
NUE
BYE
[quote]Spock81 wrote:
Not saying never, not even saying probably not, just saying not right now.
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Whatever you decide I will support ya babbs!!! I would train with you except I could never actually compete… Also how was the pet expo!!!
[quote]zeddy wrote:
[quote]Spock81 wrote:
Not saying never, not even saying probably not, just saying not right now.
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Whatever you decide I will support ya babbs!!! I would train with you except I could never actually compete… Also how was the pet expo!!![/quote]
It was awesome!! I got to touch like 100 different kinds of dogs, loL. Pretty sure if heaven were real and tailor made to each individual person that would be mine…
UM SO
Second day with slightly reduced volume and I am already feeling a lot better mentally throughout my workouts. Less overwhelmed/stressed etc…
Cable station rear delt fly
1st pin
2 x 50
Lateral raise
7.5lbs x 12
10lbs x 10
12.5lbs x 8
15lbs x 6
lateral raise partials
22.5lbs
x 30
x 35
seated BB press/DB rear delt fly
50lbs/15lbs
x 20/25 + 15 partials
x 20/25 + 25 partials
x 20
Arnold press/front raise
17.5lbs
x 15/10arm
x 15/15arm
bicep machine drop set
start with the 65lb pin
x 8, 9, 10, 12, 20, 55
EZ bar curl slow neg.
45lbs
3 x 8
alternating DB curl
20lbs
x 12*arm
hammer curl
20lbs
x 12
reverse pec deck
55lbs
x 12
60lbs
x 10
65lbs
x 10
D handle cable station one arm lateral raise
x’s some each arm
D handle bi curl
4th pin
x 10*arm
plate side bends
25lbs
x 50*side
6-ways
7.5lbs x 8
5lbs x 15
glute bridge
x 50
K great workout!!
Had such a good sleep last night sigh
I had a dream I was at the gym…
I was sleeping at the gym in my dream
I was like cuddled up with marshall and saying how tired I was so I curled up in a blanket on a machine and went to sleep
It’s so weird to feel tired in your dreams cause like, you’re sleeping already… what more could you do?
I’M TIREd JENN!! JENN!! WAKE UP I AM TIRED!!
I KNOW JENN THAT IS WHY You’re ASLEEP!
I’M ASLEEP?!
but I thought I Was awake and at the gym?!
GIRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrl
um ya
BYE
WHeeeewffffff
Ass day
Ass machine ramped
x 20, 12, 10, 8, 6 *leg
Hill sprint intervals
x 20 mins
KB swings/stability ball hip thrusts/plié sq
20/25/30
20/25/30
20/25/30
back ext.
3 x 20
WG pull ups x 7
barbell hip thrusts
65lbs x 20
85lbs x 10
115lbs x 6
125lbs x 6
hanging leg raises
OH I did these differently. This time I lifted my legs higher and lowered them slower/held them in various places and lifted them part ways back up again, etc… First time I actually felt this exercise in my abs, LOL
3 x 8
glute bridge
x 60
wg pull ups
x 7
K really awesome day even though I hate ass day and had no desire to do any of this shit…
Had another great sleep last night. I don’t want to jinx it, but I think my brain is finally un-manicing itself without turning miserable.
I am going from manic, to peaceful/calm.
It’s usually like
manic/queen of the world
BITCHY AS FUCK
miserable/hopeless
Crying about life
Manic/queen of the world
repeat
Now it’s like
Manic
bitchy as fuck
miserable
content/at peace
OH
Near the beginning of march it will be my 1 year anniversary of promising myself that I was going to stop be a fat ass/lose weight and whatnot.
SO no progress pics until that date and then I will past march 2013-march 2014
Maybe I’ll use my ipad and get a funky photo ap in there or something
THAT MEANS:
For the next 5 or so weeks GAME TIME BRO’S.
Gotta make every rep count.
Not that I don’t do that already, but whatever.
OMG GOTTA GO TO WORKBEYBEYEBE
Wish I could private message you here but anywho…I’d highly suggest you put away that $100/month that you mentioned earlier. Even if you don’t use it for coaching in the future, it’s nice to have a little wild spending fund that you kind of forget about.
If you plan on doing a competition next year, I’d happily take on that role with you. I’ll be working on some nutrition certifications after I complete my own personal body transformation (I’m utilizing coaches under this certification so am learning a lot about it by practicing it myself). Part of the certification I will be earning will require me to actually show my ability to “coach” someone like yourself. This is a long ways away, but just throwing that out there as an option
[quote]ZJStrope wrote:
Wish I could private message you here but anywho…I’d highly suggest you put away that $100/month that you mentioned earlier. Even if you don’t use it for coaching in the future, it’s nice to have a little wild spending fund that you kind of forget about.
If you plan on doing a competition next year, I’d happily take on that role with you. I’ll be working on some nutrition certifications after I complete my own personal body transformation (I’m utilizing coaches under this certification so am learning a lot about it by practicing it myself). Part of the certification I will be earning will require me to actually show my ability to “coach” someone like yourself. This is a long ways away, but just throwing that out there as an option :)[/quote]
Awesome!!!
Chesting !!
pec fly machine
75lbs
x 15
70lbs
x 15
Incline bench
80lbs x 10
85lbs x 10
90lbs x 8
95lbs x 6
Machine chest press
60lbs x 20
65lbs x 20
70lbs x 20
Cable cross over pyramid
Started at the bottom, worked up to the top, then back down again
1st pin
10 different sets x 20 reps each
power fly/plate squeeze
25lbs/10lbs
x 15/25
27.5lbs/10lbs
x 15/25
Triangle handle tri. ext.
drop set
x 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16 + 35 partials + 25 normal + 50 partials
ramped back up
x 16, 12, 10, 8
close grip bench
65lbs x 6
75lbs x 6
85lbs x 6
90lbs x 6
DB tri ext./skull crushers/DB tri overhead ext.
22.5lbs/45lbs/27.5lbs
x 12/10/12
x 12/10/15
reverse grip D handle tri ext.
2nd pin
4 x 15 *arm
glute bridge
x 50
K great day! LOVE CHEST DAY
BYW
B
BYE
!!! K one of the best back workouts I’ve had in a while ya’ll!!
Who knew cutting back a little bit could make things SoOoOO much better!! 
Chin ups
x 12
x 8
x 8
hammer strength high row
25lbsper side x 20
35lbs per side x 12
45lbs per side x 10
50lbs per side x 8
55lbs per side x 6
One arm DB row
30lbs x 12arm
32.5lbs x 12arm
Bent over row
75lbs x 6
85lbs x 6
85lbs x 6
85lbs x 6
seated row cable
55lbs x 25
55lbs x 25
lat pulldown partials from the top
100lbs x 10
100lbs x 10
105lbs x 8
kayak row
3rd pin
x 15arm
x 15arm
x 20*arm
All one continuous set
ropey bicep curl
drop set
x 10, 12, 14, 15, 16 + 35partials + 16 normal + 40 partials
OMG I FORGOT TO RAMP BACK UP!! HOLY FUCK!! I never forget that kinda thing!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHH
K um
Don’t freak out
Jenn…
Don’t freak out
The bi’s were pumped
It was bi pump day
Mission accomplished
Ramping back up makes them less pumpy…
Yes.
Yes it does.
Jenn…
SHHH
K um
DB incline curl
15lbs x 20
BB curl 21’s (wide grip)
30lbs x 21
Incline hammer curl
15lbs x 20
BB curl 21’s
30lbs x 21
D handle cable bi curl
2nd pin
1 x 20*arm
Hammer strength ab machine
drop
x 20, 12, 10, 6
Ramped
x 8, 10, 15, 25
Ropey cable abs
7th pin I think or 6th
Whatever
x 25 + 25 partial + 25 normal + 25 partial
WG pull ups
x 5
glute bridge
x 60
K…
Happy.
Content, but never satisfied
To be satisfied would be a nightmare !!!
I know this is awful and pathetic to say but I miss BG so much.
He hasn’t been there in weeks. WEEKS
I know you hate me BG, but I miss you…
I just needed to say that, to get it out of my system.
I know you’ll never read this BG, but it makes me sad that you’re not there grunting and being grumpy every morning, like the good ol’ days.
The days before we ever spoke…
WHen I’d just listen in on you talking with your friends.
And I couldn’t help but crack a smile every time you laughed because it was so endearing.
It was this long strange chuckle type thing. LIke a bunch of mini-laughs all tied together in a string of happiness.
Please come back.
But I really mean stay away because that is what’s best for me.
But come back.
LEAVE FOREVER
COme back just once
NEVER
Please?
DON’T
I LOVEU
FUCK YOU DIE
FUCK ME
But don’t because I loveuu
Um
BEY
BYE
Great back workout Miss Jenn! You would laugh at my back “workout”. It consist of some DB rows and pull ups… 
I do BPAs almost everyday though and facepulls sometimes.