Beep Beep...who got the keys to da jeep?!

First of all, its 159 days til Christmas...yes, I start counting early.  I even watched Home Alone I last night to get me in the mood.  Still my favorite movie and not surprisingly, I can recite every single line.  (My other talent). 

I got to spend Saturday with my sister-in-law and my two nieces.  We even did some grocery shopping and I pushed Payton around in one of those carts with the car attached to the front.  You know the ones...as if I'm not dangerous enough with the cart by itself,...let's strap a child to the front.  I should have worn a fanny pack to complete the look.  I can't tell you how many times I ran into a display.  Poor Payton probably got whiplash.  At one point I look down and she's got her left leg propped up and hanging out with one hand on the steering wheel.  It was the G-rated version of Pimp My Ride.  We had a great time, which was topped off when she dropped her pants in the middle of the parking lot to use the bathroom.  Classic.  I would've given her candy to go #2...

Cardio this weekend didn't exactly go as planned.  I thought for sure I'd get out Saturday morning for a little 6-miler...uuhhh...not so much.  After staying up a later than normal the night before, I overslept and had to settle for 4.  Sunday I stuck to a combination walk/jog on the treadmill for 40 minutes.  Nothing exciting.  And the only good thing about hitting days back to back was that I could just focus on my lifting today...which proved to be plenty.  I was extremely tired this morning even before I started.  Everything felt heavier than normal, which I hate.  But, the reality is that everyday will not feel like a great day.  You just have to move forward, push harder.  I did chest, shoulders, and core.  Reps 8-12.  Hard core workout...feels like I have gas....just my lower abdominal muscles cursing me.

So I won't get into it too much right now, but I am not doing the November show.  Like I said before, I talked to my doctor and its just best right now if I postpone the stage until next year.  Its disappointing, but its life.  Change of focus for the time being, but still headed in the right direction.

So the biggest thing for me now is to get my metabolism back up.  Because I had to keep my calories a little lower since April, ( not knowing if I was going to do the show in November), my maintenance level has dropped, and the amount of carbs my body can handle has decreased as well.  Time to bring those numbers back up.  This can be tricky, but thankfully the body is very adaptive and should respond easily over time.

I'm seriously about to fall sleep sitting straight up.  Got a tough leg day coming up and need some good rest. 

Great to see Kels, Zimm, and Morv today!!  Yall make my day :)

Another round please!

I can hardly move right now....just got home from my massage and still covered in massage-lube.  I was whining like a little baby during the whole thing.  Sweating, cursing, and every now and then had to tell her to stop because I honestly thought I was going to throw up.  The last place I want to be while throwing up is on a massage table, practically naked, with my face buried in a head rest that looks like a toilet seat.  That costs many a cool point right there.

I was looking forward to it all day though because my low back was killing me.  I was demonstrating an exercise yesterday afternoon and must have tweaked it or something because it was stilling hurting to walk today.  But, Ellen was fully successful in beating the shit out of me during the massage.  At one point, I was unable to focus on my back because my entire body was numb and I'm fairly certain I almost cried...

Workout went well.  I was exhausted before I even began, but once this train got rolling I was good to go.  Back, core, then 4 mile run.  I kept reps 10-12 on everything, and incorporated a couple of exercises I haven't done in months, so that was a nice change.  The run was not exactly horrible, but my calves were pretty tight and would cramp up every so often.  I find that if I focus on the distance rather than the time, its a littler easier mentally to get through.  Eh whatever...got through it...onward we roll...

I trained my mom and mother-in-law today.  Does that qualify for workers' comp?  Just curious.  Actually, it is totally fine and almost comical to watch my mom.  I clearly got my athleticism from my dad...bless her heart.  She doesn't enjoy the discomfort of lifting, but comes in and gets it done anyway.  What a trooper...a menopausal trooper...

Big day tomorrow.  Clean, workout, then bar.  Ha.  Seriously though,....its our "going away" party for Krishinda and Morven.  Not sure how I feel about drinking in front of my clients.  Siiiiiiiiiiiikkkee...not phased, totally fine.  And I think that was the first time I've used that word since 1994...and for good reason.

Ok, time for bed.  Have a great night and be ready to roll tomorrow! :)

100% organic.......maybe

Just got home from the grocery store...
16 dollars worth of cottage cheese, 4 pounds of asparagus, 4 pounds of snow peas, and 3 different kinds of lettuce...the most expensive bowel movement ever...
Morven got me hooked on this organic cottage cheese...which is absolutely amazing, but its organic so its over 4 bucks for a pint.  That lasts me about 2.5 days...and I'm not even concerned about the "organic" aspect of it.  The truth is, the same guy out in Montana who is sitting by his tub bottling water and labeling it "purified" is probably churning this cottage cheese...and I'm the idiot paying over $4.  Awesome.

It was a long day....I felt good going into my workout and honestly looked forward to a measly 45 minutes on the treadmill after sprinting like I was out of my mind yesterday.  My legs still hurt.  I had back and then cardio today.  I can tell my strength is starting to suffer a little and truly struggled to even maintain the weights I was doing just 2 weeks ago.  I dread next week.

Workout:
Wide grip pull-ups 3 x 12
Seated cable row 3 x 10
Lat pull-down 3 x 12
BB row 3 x 12
Rear flys 3 x 15
Cardio

I worked on my posing for a little while afterward, but its definitely harder to do after a workout.  You feel/look "soft", so trying to hold a flexed position for more than a few seconds is difficult.  I am still struggling with my back pose.  I have such an extreme arch in my low back that its hard to get a good flex without giving the judges and audience a ridiculous rear-shot.  They'll get plenty of that with the Bikini competitors.  Why they started that division is beyond me.  Size 2 with DD's (that are not technically yours of course), and you're in the top 3.  Anyway, I just need to practice my posing more.  Stage presentation is everything....I've even had to practice smiling for longer than 2 seconds.  I know, its amazing my face doesn't just get stuck or something.  I do have a problem with my lip twitching though...after about a minute it starts moving like I've got turrets of the face.  Got to work on that.

Well, I better call it a night.  Shoulders, core, and sprints tomorrow.  Big day...need some rest. 

Here's to one more day of life and one more opportunity to be great...night folks!