I can't tell you how great it was to get back to work today...to be in a routine...to feel "closure" on the events of this past weekend......it really was a good day. I can't say thank you enough to those of you who have encouraged me over the past few days....I am truly grateful.
So, ready to dive into my day??....
The highlight of my day though came this morning when someone said, "Meredith, you should try running more to get out some of your anger and meanness....find that happy place." Ummm....I wasn't even sure how to respond other than laughter. Angry? Really? Hahaha...and for the record, running more WOULD piss me off. The comment came after I jokingly talked about wanting to throw sticks at my neighbor's wheel as he rides by on a unicycle. He wears a helmet, knee pads, and white socks with his sandals...at that point, its my duty to throw sticks at his wheel. And where is the circus music when you need it? Anyway, it was quite comical to me and I really think some people just need more humor in their lives. More humor for them...less running for me...
The other memorable moment was having to explain to my mother-in-law why I was sort of the "naked kid" in college. Conversations that should probably never take place...
I now have many photos to destroy...
In other current events...
Training today was long, but good. My workout days were a little off because of yesterday, so I had a lot to do today. Legs, core, triceps, and sprints. Sprinting after a leg workout is horrible...my hamstrings were beyond tight.
Workout:
Squats(15x)/ss lunge jumps (20x) 3 sets
Hamstring curls on machine 3 x 15
Walking lunges 3 x 30 yards
Leg extensions 3 x 15
Squat jumps 3 x 15
Tricep press-down 4 x 12-15
Reverse grip tricep extensions 4 x 12-15
Bench dips 3 x 15
crunch/heel touch 3 x 15 each
Decline weighted sit-ups 3 x 15
sprints
I can definitely tell I've lost some strength in my legs since I've backed off the weight a little bit...sprints have gotten faster though. They were hard, but doable....so I won't complain.
I was so hungry today...I had my normal meals and all, but I swear I could have eaten my own arm off. Since the show, I've gradually brought my carbs back up a little to let my body adjust to more carbs,...which means more energy for me. I haven't gained any weight...actually lost a couple pounds. Which may help me a little for Friday....We are hosting a pump-n-run race on Saturday, and the women have to bench press 50% of their bodyweight as many times as possible. Being the trainer, I'm the one to beat for the females. 65 pounds for me....wanna take any guesses as to how many I will get?? I might even give/send the closest guesser a prize....you're thinking you'll get a chicken breast in the mail....maybe...
So that little shin-dig will be on Friday. Tomorrow I've got back, delts, and biceps if my left arm is recovered. I strained my left bicep on Monday...sounds like a total meathead. I'll see how it feels tomorrow, and then adjust the workout accordingly.
Alright, time for bed....may you enjoy many laughs tomorrow....
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Oh come on Brittany...
I like the new Brittany Spears song.
My life is over.
Its the first one on my workout play list, and since I feel like I'm at confessional, I might as well admit that I listened to it about 12 times today. I've reached a new low. Its not so much the fact that she went from slutty to completely nuts to a slutty, nuts mother of two...its more the fact that I might have an issue with being a fan of anyone whose first hit is "Oops!...I did it again." For a brief moment I'm not sure if she's making a sexual reference or if she crapped herself. Just saying, a little clarification in the title would've been helpful...Nonetheless, we rocked out together through one heck of a workout.
I had a PR today in the gym. My last set of flat db bench press was with 55's. Thankfully, Brian was there to set me up, otherwise I'm fairly certain I would have taken a dumbbell to the face. I was pretty pumped about that though. The pecs were working overtime.
Workout:
Squats 12x/ss split jumps 20x 3 sets
Hamstring curls on machine 3 x 15
Squat jumps 3 x 15
Hamstring pull-backs 3 x 15
Flat db bench press 4 x 6,6,6,4
Cable flys 4 x 6
Incline db press 4 x 6
Decline weighted sit-ups/ss pulse 3 x 12/12
Reverse crunch 3 x 15
Heel-touch 2 x failure
Cardio 45 minutes
Overall, it was a good workout day...light on the legs (which I am still struggling with mentally to wrap my brain around), ridiculously heavy on the chest, some core work, and then walking/jogging. I was pretty spent after that. 3:00 rolled around and the temptation to just lay down on the floor grew tremendously. Which would last about 2 minutes before "Meredith! How many reps on this?!"...."Meredith! Is this right?!"...."Meredith! What was my last exercise?!". You get the point. One day I'm gonna change my name just to mess with people. It would be something cool....like Pipa. Ok, that was a joke....no really....
So honestly, right now I feel pretty gross. My diet has been fairly steady, but not as consistent as I need. I have a sensitive system, so when I eat random foods which are not typically part of my plan, I feel like I'm about to explode, be sick, or have to chug Pepto until I'm flowing like the Nile. Back in the saddle tomorrow....can't have another bloated day...for my sake and everyone else as well.
Wish I had some more to talk about. Ok, honestly I do, but the arthritis in my right hand is cursing me right now and typing is slowly becoming painful. I am officially 27 going on 87. Have a lovely night, and prepare for hump day tomorrow!! Yeeeaaaahhhh...
My life is over.
Its the first one on my workout play list, and since I feel like I'm at confessional, I might as well admit that I listened to it about 12 times today. I've reached a new low. Its not so much the fact that she went from slutty to completely nuts to a slutty, nuts mother of two...its more the fact that I might have an issue with being a fan of anyone whose first hit is "Oops!...I did it again." For a brief moment I'm not sure if she's making a sexual reference or if she crapped herself. Just saying, a little clarification in the title would've been helpful...Nonetheless, we rocked out together through one heck of a workout.
I had a PR today in the gym. My last set of flat db bench press was with 55's. Thankfully, Brian was there to set me up, otherwise I'm fairly certain I would have taken a dumbbell to the face. I was pretty pumped about that though. The pecs were working overtime.
Workout:
Squats 12x/ss split jumps 20x 3 sets
Hamstring curls on machine 3 x 15
Squat jumps 3 x 15
Hamstring pull-backs 3 x 15
Flat db bench press 4 x 6,6,6,4
Cable flys 4 x 6
Incline db press 4 x 6
Decline weighted sit-ups/ss pulse 3 x 12/12
Reverse crunch 3 x 15
Heel-touch 2 x failure
Cardio 45 minutes
Overall, it was a good workout day...light on the legs (which I am still struggling with mentally to wrap my brain around), ridiculously heavy on the chest, some core work, and then walking/jogging. I was pretty spent after that. 3:00 rolled around and the temptation to just lay down on the floor grew tremendously. Which would last about 2 minutes before "Meredith! How many reps on this?!"...."Meredith! Is this right?!"...."Meredith! What was my last exercise?!". You get the point. One day I'm gonna change my name just to mess with people. It would be something cool....like Pipa. Ok, that was a joke....no really....
So honestly, right now I feel pretty gross. My diet has been fairly steady, but not as consistent as I need. I have a sensitive system, so when I eat random foods which are not typically part of my plan, I feel like I'm about to explode, be sick, or have to chug Pepto until I'm flowing like the Nile. Back in the saddle tomorrow....can't have another bloated day...for my sake and everyone else as well.
Wish I had some more to talk about. Ok, honestly I do, but the arthritis in my right hand is cursing me right now and typing is slowly becoming painful. I am officially 27 going on 87. Have a lovely night, and prepare for hump day tomorrow!! Yeeeaaaahhhh...
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
31 Flavors
The universe was against me from 4:30 this morning. Actually, from about 2:46...which, was when I woke up and checked the clock...and then continued to wake up and check the clock about every 15 minutes until 4:30. It was like I was waiting for an evacuation call...I was wide awake and full steam ahead. Ever have those days when you get to work and it feels like you were just there about an hour ago? Yeah, today was one of those days. I had about 45 minutes to write up 12 workout plans so my morning would go smoothly. By the 8th one I was tempted to just write "squat til you bleed...then squat some more." My brain was on overload from little rest and not enough caffeine in the system just yet. But the day rolls on...
In general, my body feels less tense since the show. My strength has recovered quite a bit,...with help from the gradual 7 day carb load I did last week. Ha....that's the nice way of saying I ate some sugar-coated-crap along the way. But after 16 weeks of hard dieting, its amazing I didn't go straight to Baskin Robbins and stick my head in one of those ice cream buckets. Don't tempt me...cookies-n-creme is sweet sweet tub-o-love.
Workout today was good. I started with legs...lighter weight, less rest time, and not to failure. I actually wouldn't mind losing a little bit of muscle in my quads. Proportionally, they are big...a little too big. I'd rather dial them in a bit. But not going to lie, doing light weight is a struggle for me. I don't like it....but I gotta do what I gotta do right now. Next, I hit chest pretty heavy. Reps of 6-7 on all my lifts...felt great. Ended the day with some cardio...let's not even talk about it.
Workout:
Walking lunges 3 x 30 yards
Squat jumps 4 x 15, 30 seconds rest between sets
Hamstring curls 3 x 15
Leg extensions 3 x 15
Lunge jumps 4 x 20, 30 seconds rest between sets
Flat DB bench press 4 x 6-7 (*all 4 sets with 50's..PR!)
DB flys 4 x 6-7
Incline DB press 4 x 6
Cardio 45 minutes
So tomorrow is looking like cardio/sprints/core. Not too shabby...
Had a 72 year old woman want me to help her get a "nice shapely booty" as she put it. Ha...I hope I still desire a nice ass at that age. Heck, I hope my ass can still move at that point. I'll probably be the old bitter woman in the corner complaining about the weather, family members, my teeth falling out, etc... Either that, or entertaining everyone with crude comments. Gotta love older folk who have no filter...just saying whatever they want. And who is going to be the one to call them out on it? No one wants to offend the only person in the group who is one step away from a busted hip and meeting Jesus. Let them live their dream...talk on my dear old friend, talk on...
Well, I've got to cook some veggies, measure out some fish, and then hit the bed. In 9 hours I will be back at work...there's no telling what form I'll be in tomorrow...here we go...
In general, my body feels less tense since the show. My strength has recovered quite a bit,...with help from the gradual 7 day carb load I did last week. Ha....that's the nice way of saying I ate some sugar-coated-crap along the way. But after 16 weeks of hard dieting, its amazing I didn't go straight to Baskin Robbins and stick my head in one of those ice cream buckets. Don't tempt me...cookies-n-creme is sweet sweet tub-o-love.
Workout today was good. I started with legs...lighter weight, less rest time, and not to failure. I actually wouldn't mind losing a little bit of muscle in my quads. Proportionally, they are big...a little too big. I'd rather dial them in a bit. But not going to lie, doing light weight is a struggle for me. I don't like it....but I gotta do what I gotta do right now. Next, I hit chest pretty heavy. Reps of 6-7 on all my lifts...felt great. Ended the day with some cardio...let's not even talk about it.
Workout:
Walking lunges 3 x 30 yards
Squat jumps 4 x 15, 30 seconds rest between sets
Hamstring curls 3 x 15
Leg extensions 3 x 15
Lunge jumps 4 x 20, 30 seconds rest between sets
Flat DB bench press 4 x 6-7 (*all 4 sets with 50's..PR!)
DB flys 4 x 6-7
Incline DB press 4 x 6
Cardio 45 minutes
So tomorrow is looking like cardio/sprints/core. Not too shabby...
Had a 72 year old woman want me to help her get a "nice shapely booty" as she put it. Ha...I hope I still desire a nice ass at that age. Heck, I hope my ass can still move at that point. I'll probably be the old bitter woman in the corner complaining about the weather, family members, my teeth falling out, etc... Either that, or entertaining everyone with crude comments. Gotta love older folk who have no filter...just saying whatever they want. And who is going to be the one to call them out on it? No one wants to offend the only person in the group who is one step away from a busted hip and meeting Jesus. Let them live their dream...talk on my dear old friend, talk on...
Well, I've got to cook some veggies, measure out some fish, and then hit the bed. In 9 hours I will be back at work...there's no telling what form I'll be in tomorrow...here we go...
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Easy as PIIIEEEEE!!!
A client brought me a peanut butter pie today....back to my sugar coma. That thing was unbelievable. A little bloated at the moment, but completely worth it Peanut butter is ridiculously high on my list of love...a few steps above plenty of people...
Well, I hit legs pretty hard today...they are already sore and going to the bathroom is more painful than it should ever be at 27 years old. But seriously, it felt great to leg press to the point I was certain my quads would explode. Ah yes, gotta love leg day. I was spent by the end, got in some core work, and then some cardio.
Workout:
Squats 4 x 10
Leg press 3 x 12
Hamstring curls on machine 3 x 12, drop set on set 3
Leg extensions 3 x 12, drop set on set 3
Rear glute raise/pulse on ball 3 x 60
Lunge jumps 3 x 20
BOSU sit-ups 3 x 15
Decline crunch/oblique crunch 3 x 20
Leg lifts 3 x 15
I'll do some sprints tomorrow...assuming my legs are functioning. One week off from sprints and I'm pretty sure I will feel it in the first 5 minutes. Can't wait.
Soooo, my Target story.
I met my mom at Target during my break yesterday, so I had about 45 minutes to knock around, catch up, and challenge myself to see how much I could buy in 45 minutes...I like that game...I win every time. Anyway, I was already pretty riled up (doesn't take much), and going on about it with my mom with all the appropriate foul language and dramatic hand gestures interspersed where necessary. (She's not a fan of this...she's a happy person...still not sure how she's my mom, but whatever). So there we were, and all of a sudden every screaming child within a 5 mile radius entered the store. I swear I was a magnet for every baby who was hungry, tired, or sitting in a crap filled diaper that needed to be changed. I nearly lost my mind. At one point a kid started crying in a very un-rhythmic, hysterical yelp that sent my anxiety through the roof. I cocked my head back and just shouted "For the love of God!!"....to which my mom simply replied, "well, looks like you're not ready for kids yet". Good call mom. And thank you to the mothers who decided to bring their children to Target yesterday....I will probably sleep alone for the next 4 weeks...
Well, I've got to cook some fish, clean dishes, and then figure out which spandex pants to wear tomorrow...decisions decisions...
Well, I hit legs pretty hard today...they are already sore and going to the bathroom is more painful than it should ever be at 27 years old. But seriously, it felt great to leg press to the point I was certain my quads would explode. Ah yes, gotta love leg day. I was spent by the end, got in some core work, and then some cardio.
Workout:
Squats 4 x 10
Leg press 3 x 12
Hamstring curls on machine 3 x 12, drop set on set 3
Leg extensions 3 x 12, drop set on set 3
Rear glute raise/pulse on ball 3 x 60
Lunge jumps 3 x 20
BOSU sit-ups 3 x 15
Decline crunch/oblique crunch 3 x 20
Leg lifts 3 x 15
I'll do some sprints tomorrow...assuming my legs are functioning. One week off from sprints and I'm pretty sure I will feel it in the first 5 minutes. Can't wait.
Soooo, my Target story.
I met my mom at Target during my break yesterday, so I had about 45 minutes to knock around, catch up, and challenge myself to see how much I could buy in 45 minutes...I like that game...I win every time. Anyway, I was already pretty riled up (doesn't take much), and going on about it with my mom with all the appropriate foul language and dramatic hand gestures interspersed where necessary. (She's not a fan of this...she's a happy person...still not sure how she's my mom, but whatever). So there we were, and all of a sudden every screaming child within a 5 mile radius entered the store. I swear I was a magnet for every baby who was hungry, tired, or sitting in a crap filled diaper that needed to be changed. I nearly lost my mind. At one point a kid started crying in a very un-rhythmic, hysterical yelp that sent my anxiety through the roof. I cocked my head back and just shouted "For the love of God!!"....to which my mom simply replied, "well, looks like you're not ready for kids yet". Good call mom. And thank you to the mothers who decided to bring their children to Target yesterday....I will probably sleep alone for the next 4 weeks...
Well, I've got to cook some fish, clean dishes, and then figure out which spandex pants to wear tomorrow...decisions decisions...
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