I also like the side pose. Maybe put a side by side? Would show the most size change ?
Your calves are making an appearance!
Cant wait to see what you “uncover”.
Hang in there, your training is killer for sure!!
Merry Christmas!
Looking great. I don’t know anything… But think your shoulders are looking good and your lats are looking wide (in a good way). What kind of competition are you training for? I’m really excited to be following along. I particularly love the real pictures. It doesn’t mean a lot to me to just see the competition pics. So much more to be learned by following the journey, I think.
Thanks guys!
What a crazy week…owning a business in retail means Christmas is nuts! I wasnt able to get any solid workouts in but I did a few full body ones…not much internet time so I didnt bother posting them up.
Prep begins tomorrow!
[quote]Drake37 wrote:
Also, my friend said that “Chicks that lift too much are gross”
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This type of statement always kills me.
What a great shape you have, Coyotegal. Can’t imagine all the prep that is required for a show. Don’t have that kind of discipline or personality myself. But I look forward to following!
Coyote- Looking really great!
Waist is very small and feminine!
V taper looks really wonderful!
Good job!
_Mel
thanks you two 
Day 1 of prep pretty much done and in the bag!
~Wasnt a scheduled workout day today so nothing very exciting to post. Over the week of Christmas I was able to get 2 full body workouts squeezed in but that was it. I am glad that I can get back to my routine now!
~Took the dog for a hike today through the fields. I try to walk him daily for about an hour…normally I dont post this as exercise in my log as its just part of the daily routine, but I am going to try and be as detailed as possible with what I do so that there can be a pattern/reason if diet needs to change.
~Food was spot on. Afternoons are going to be a problem for hunger, I can tell that already. By 4 I was STARVING. Drank lots of tea and lemon 
to get me by until dinner. Portions are big so that is nice.
~It took me a long time to become comfortable with eating like a horse, will just take time to get accustomed to this.
~Cooked enough meals to last me the next 2 days
~I forgot to weigh myself today :s
that is all.
[quote]kpsnap wrote:
[quote]Drake37 wrote:
Also, my friend said that “Chicks that lift too much are gross”
[/quote]
This type of statement always kills me.
What a great shape you have, Coyotegal. Can’t imagine all the prep that is required for a show. Don’t have that kind of discipline or personality myself. But I look forward to following![/quote]
Guys that don’t lift don’t know what girls that lift look like. It doesn’t take much time at all to look through this log and see some lovely ladies… that lift!
I believe its insecurity that girls can be stronger than themselves because they don’t push themselves, but I don’t know.
Anywho, great work going on in here! Can’t wait to see your results!
thanks! And I think you are right about the being stronger part. I have recieved some pretty snide remarks about being strong and it usually comes from guys that dont workout that would have no reason to be so hateful other then being intimidated or embarrassed. Whatever.
Weight~ 136
Training~
PUSH
Incline bench ( kept the incline as high as possible, felt it in the delts not at all in the chest) rest 90 between sets…shorter than it should have been, fix it next time.
6x45’s
6x40’s
3x40’s and 3x30’s
really misjudged the weight here with the different bench position.
DB OHP
rest 90 between sets
10x30
10x25
lat. raises
rest 30 between sets
12x12’s
8x12’s and 4x10’s
7x10’s and 5x8’s
Tri kick backs
12x15’s
12x20’s
weight choice and ability was all over the place today. Less rest between sets I guess. Things will fall into place.
Cardio~
Rower sprints
2 min warm up
45 sec row
5 sec to get to sprint level
10 sec balls to the wall
repeated 6x (was supposed to break myself in with a 5 min session and work my way up )
2 min cool down.
I didnt even die or come close to it I am impressed that I still have some cardio abilities
ALSO
40 min walk with the pooch 1/2 was through snowy fields. We were both tired after that!
Diet
Diet was good today tho I did sub dinners meat with lobster tail. Just steamed with fresh lemon and ate an amount that would equal what I should have eaten in chicken. Asparagus was the veggie and 1/4 cup brown rice :love:. Still was hungry after dinner
Going out tonight, am the DD and armed with an absolute zero monster.
~ splitting lunch really helped with afternoon hunger.
~ instead of 1 cup ff greek yogurt as my last snack I had 10 plain shrimp, 1 cup of raw broc and 1 cup celery both plain. works out to be fairly the same. So much food at the party My stomach growled the whole time, lol, good thing it was noisy there Last minute I decided not to eat the yogurt before I went and I am glad…it was nice to find some suitable munchies there.
Happy New Year everyone!
]Tuesday Jan 01
WEIGHT~ 133
TRAINING~
PULL
Inverted rows (had to sub with these, gym is closed)
8
8+15
8+15
Rear delt rows
12x75
12x75
Seated BO lat raises
12 w/10’s
15 w/ 5’s (8’s would have been better)
15 w/5’s
These were hard. Never done them, have to get a better feel for them.
Curls~ BB
10x50
10x55
Reverse curls
10x45
These work outs are super fast thus far. Feels weird to be done everything so quickly. I was done this in 20 min! Rests are shorter tho…
CARDIO~
20 min walk
DIET~
How goes prep? Gone crazy yet?
Im sure the high rep/sets you did were right up there with cardio.
This is going to be very motivating to see your changes, you worked so hard!
Good luck with prep!!
Weight~136
Training~
RDLS ~ rest 180
6x185
6x185
6x185
Squat ~ rest 60
6x135
6x135
While doing these I had some serious butt munch happening and some looser douch bag decided to sit in the leg curl machine right behind me the WHOLE time I did my deads and squats and watch my ass eat my underwear. Lotsa nerve!
Seated leg curls ~rest 30
12x70
12x70
rest 30 then
leg ext.
12x90
Calves toes on plate
10 w/45’s
10 w/45’s
10 w/45’s
Abs
decline bench sit ups
12+10#
12x15
Bench leg raises
10
10
Diet~
In all honesty the past 3 days have been rocky and I havent stuck to the plan come the end of the day. For several different reasons. I am focused again and my mind is in a better place so I feel better about everything.
I was getting almost obsessive about food, and cals, and this and that and I couldnt stop thinking about it. The key for me will be to eat my food and forget about it. Go about the day as I always would…not constantly thinking about food and diet plan and and and
It is a good thing the show got bumped another week because I guess I really needed this week to figure things out and have a mini panic about it all.
Everyone in my house is back to school work on Monday! Hooray! This will make things easier, I LOVE my routine!
Glad things are going well. Look at it this way, if guys are staring at you you’re doing something right!
He could have at least pretended to lift some wieghts while doing it
Is the obsessing about food part of your body transitioning into lower calorie intake, do you think? I mean… That it thinks it is starving so you find yourself thinking about food all the time?
I need to get my nutrition back on track… I’ve been starting to obsess about it a bit, too, but now thinking that ‘as much as you want of clean food’ (aka simply cutting out the beer and sugar and gluten and letting me stuff my face on rice and veges I my body wants it) might be enough of a first step for me…
But you have much higher goals than me, so I don’t know…
[quote]coyotegal wrote:
He could have at least pretended to lift some wieghts while doing it :D[/quote]
That is the cowards way out. If he really had guts he wouldn’t pretend to lift near you. He would approach you haha. But, I have never seen a guy who wasn’t a complete moron approach a girl at the gym. So, he probably thinks he is a tool, but decided “Screw it, I’ll atleast watch her… discretely”
A very juvenille mindset, but he no doubt is too nervous to actually talk to you.
Not that I know about being an awkward teen at the gym or anything…
Alexus~ I am sure its the big drop in cals thats doing it! My body is like WTF?!?! Wheres the crackers??? I went from eating 2500+ cals a day sometimes even 4000 cals a day to 1440-1600!! Yikes! If I stick to it my body will get used to it and it will feel better.
Drake~ dude was an old man! Anyway, I assumed I looked completely unapproachable in the gym. Maybe I need to scowl more 
Weight~ 138 Weight seems to be climbing but I know that every time I take a break from lifting for a few day to a week it drops 5ish pounds and then climbs back up when I start again. You can see the pattern if you follow back. as long as it stops at 138 I did not gain this week. I didnt think I would becuase even with those few days of eating not to plan I tracked my cals and they were close to maint. and WAY less than what I was eating prior to this week.
Training~
I am a weak bitch at 6 am !
Incline bench BB
8x85
8x85
8x85
BB OHP
10x65
10x65
Lat. raises
12x10
12x10
12x10
Tris~ DB kickbacks
10x15
10x15
Diet yesterday was perfect.
Haha awesome. I thought you were dealing with a young loser. It makes it even more comical that he is older.
I don’t know what to tell you. Stop being attractive? OR just constantly have your war face on. That “My family was killed by ninjas and now I must avenge their name” look.
All jokes aside (for the moment) your training seems to be going well. I find it impressive to control your diet like that.
weeks recap~
OK average weight for the week was 135.666 (lol)
Not a big drop and not a good start. Like mentioned above I had a few reckless days.
With the change of date for the comp I am officially at 20 weeks out today. I was lucky.
How the diet makes me feel thus far? All I can think about are crackers and peanut butter and most days I have a headache.
- I know the headache will go away, its mainly the withdraw from all the quick carbs I was smashing into my face over Christmas.
~ I did note tho that any diet pop or energy drink sends me into a craving frenzy for junk food. I will be avoiding those for a bit and sticking to tea.
Training all week has been great Though I am a DOM right now, lol! Everything hurts today…legs, ass, abs, back, shoulders! I think it is the short rest periods…