No dilema anymore…I am going to skip the deload as I am feeling good anyways, finish Layne’s program this week (1 week early) and move straight into the specialized program for the full 8 weeks. Grow baby Grow!!
Back and Shoulders~ 8:30 a.m 35 min gym.
Speed Rows
3x135x6
Rack chins
12
12
12
Seated cable rows
12x80
12x80
12x80
Single arm rows
12x35
12x35
Standing DB Press
10x35
10x35
8x35
Side lat raises
15x10’s
15x10’s
rear lat raises
15x10’s
15x10’s
this was to failure.
Not much time to rest between anything.
I tried posting it from photobucket. Once I posted a vid here and I tried to remove it and I think I messed up some settings. Its not a big deal tho. I dont vid things very often.
And thanks!
Scale came in at 135 today. I kind of figured it would be higher, the past 2 days I have felt pretty bloated and ‘off’ (AKA crazy lady). Not worried about the puffiness as Thursday I felt great in my clothes. I think its hormonal.
Today and tomorrow are the last 2 days of PHAT and then Tuesday I start a specialization program that runs 4 days a week. I am excited for the change!
So in the past 9 weeks I have put on 4 pounds that have stuck. I see changes in my legs and arms but to the camera its pretty hard to see, especially at my BF level. I am happy with the results tho.
The goal for the next 8 weeks is 2 more pounds.
This is also my last weekend for certain indulgences. Time to tighten the diet up and get as much out of the next 8 weeks as I can! It will go by fast and then its hammer time!
thanks! This is the easy part tho…prep will be where the focus is really needed! Thats why I am slowly trying to break myself in and begin prep with the best mindset possible.
CG-just stopping in to offer my support and thanks for posting your journey! i’ve toyed with the idea of a figure show for a long time and really like being a fly on the wall while you go through it. Keep working hard mama-you look great and your workouts always give me a kick in the butt to kick it up a notch.
hey cho! Thanks so much for stopping by and the encouragement!!! Much appreciated
Ok so I had to give myself 50 pep talks to do Lower Hyper ( I HATED that day!!) this morning and as soon as I got under the bar for the first set of squats the phone rang and I had to go in to work. I took that as a sign from the training gods.
Day one of my new program started today so its now a 4 week and 1 day program
Legs and Arms~ 4:23p.m-5:07 (home)
RDL’s
140x2x3
150x2x3
150x2x3
150x2x3
150x2x3
Should have went heavier. Next time I will go with 160 and take it from there.
Wide stance walking lunges volume work
20x30’s
20x30’s
20x30’s
~ 3x10 was the rep scheme to be used. I forgot to ask if it was each leg or not. I felt these in the glutes but the burn was in the quads. Last time it was the same case but the DOMS came in the glutes the next day. Not sure if I should lower the weight and make them more explosive…maybe then I will feel it more in the glutes while I am doing the work. I will try that next time. The goal is to increase with volume here each time.
Front squats
5x150
5x150
wasnt sure what to expect here after the lunges but these went well.
Standing calves (not elevated…I think next time they should be)
8x150
8x150
Standing ezbar curls
12x35
12x35
12x25
tri kickbacks
12x15’s
12x15’s
12x15’s
Swiss Ball leg curls
15
15
15
15
uh, hellooo charlie horse!
I got my eyeballz on a suit. Lets hope I can make it work!
Tho I gotta say…guys suits are like 20 bucks…figure suits are like 400+ for the nice ones!! And there is like 3" of material covering your ass (and 5 pounds of padding on top…maybe thats where the price comes in :D)
Side lat raises
10x15’s
10x15’s
10x15’s
fail in the last rep of last set.
BORS
5x135
5x135
DB Bench
5x35’s
5x40’s
Chins
7 could have done more but my grip slipped off. I was surprised at how many of these I could do!
Rear lat rows
15x45
15x45
15x45
15x45
lol, these look shameful weight wise but you sure know when you are doing them right
Feel like I am fighting something off. I always know because I get this hyper adrenaline feeling like my insides and brain are all running on over dirve. (I swear its not just the crazies!) Anyways, hope I win. Drinking ALOT of water today in hopes of flushing it out!
Got my suit! (well, its in the mail) I love it! I had some help picking one out that will fit me proper come comp time. This suit is good for my height and a weight from 110-125. Should be perfect!
Here are some pics!
Also my legs ached all night last night. Maybe I didnt get enough water or maybe they were protesting.
