I won’t give in

<———SONG OF THE LIFT 12-16-2016

I typically lift while listening to my Pandora station (Fave station is Bring me the Horizon Radio) ♥ ♥  My 12-11 song of the lift was 2nd Sucks by ADTR   “Can’t waste my time
on hateful people like you. So keep wishing you were me, and I’ll keep making you have to.”  12-11 was an off day from the gym and also MOE’S Sunday!! Although firstly, we were not greeted with the traditional “Welcome to Moe’s!” upon entering….this should have been a warning.  Is there some stipulation where we can get free food if not properly greeted?  If not, there should be.  Anyways, I didn’t like the way our Moe’s’ food prep sloppily threw together my meal.  Him: “Rice and beans”?  Me: “Rice only please” (After throwing on a handful of rice) Him: “and beans”? Ugh.

In other news, if you’ve been following my week you’ll know I received a very tough decision as part of an early Christmas gift….the black 1st phorm bottle or the blue one.  After most of the day going by and me going back and forth on my decision….I chose blue!!

Then I gave it a test run by bringing it to work with me.  Turns out the bottle appears much much larger when it’s sitting on the corner of my desk.  I got strange looks all day of people thinking I was severely dehydrated bringing such a large jug with me.  From now on I’ll keep it full and ready for everywhere but work.  12-12 Upper Day Dumb-bell bench warming up with 25’s, 30’s, 35’s, 40’s, 45’s and then one set of 50’s, next up Incline bench for 4 sets with 25’s, (somewhere along the road my technique changed for bad so I fixed my elbow and wrist placement) I then did supersets of Side dumbbell raises and arnold presses both with 10’s, Steering wheels to follow with a 10lb plate for 15 turns and ending with 3 sets of 15 tricep rope pushdowns.  ⊗⊗⊗

So after a few good days I had what I call a big poop day….not taking an actual poop….just the adjective for how the day felt overall.  Work was hectic, my mind felt scattered and unorganized.  I didn’t have time to eat and certainly didn’t gulp down enough water (probably bc I couldn’t bring my new jug to work).  I stuffed down a greek yogurt mid morning and then didn’t get to eat again till I got home….YUCK.  The thing is…it’s tough to overcome days like this and not let them get to you.  When this happens, you’ve gotta think about how it could have been avoided altogether so next time when things seem to be going south you can keep your head on your shoulders and keep a positive mindset.

Along the lines of the positive mindset and trying to take my fitness hobby somewhere great in the future I received this in the mail today!!!  (well yesterday….I can’t be expected to go to my mailbox every single day) ∇∇∇∇

<——I received my sports nutrition certification after lot’s of studying, highlighting, reading, and testing!! I’m not sure what this means for my future but at least it’s a step in the right direction for me in keeping up with a fitness minded lifestyle!  With all the mental stress I’d been placing on myself lately, this was tough to complete for me but I’m very happy I did it!  I know a tooooon more than before about nutrition, losing weight properly, and how it intertwines with athletes and non-athletes.

 Welp, I’m outta here.  I’ll just leave this pic of the mini apple juicies from the vending machine in my gym here.  I love apple juice.  Don’t ask me why I took this picture.  The heart wants what the heart wants.  ♥♥♥

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Saturday 12-10

When I started writing today’s entry I didn’t even know the date.  Let’s face it, the week days drag on and the weekend flies by all to quickly.

So a lot has happened since my last entry….I guess that was really suppose to be my comeback and it was how many months ago?  Let’s just say I hope to continue to write…I mean I want to, but as I don’t want it to be anything forced (never ever has been before) I’ll just leave it at that.  No promises, that way I can’t disappoint.

Long story short….summer 2015 I competed in my first ever power lifting meet.  It was a lot of fun plus I came away with a 1st place trophy!

After a solid 8 months went by I began prepping for a fall 2016 bikini competition.  As I neared the competition date, I wasn’t where I needed to be body wise.  Since the show I’d planned on doing would close the fall 2016 season, I had no other options and gave my training and diet some slack.  Before I can book any shows for the spring 2017 season I’ve got to get things back on track.

 <——Lunch (salmon and steamed white rice and veggies)

I hit the gym yesterday with a solid plan, have begun writing out my workouts and the latest trip to the grocery store was a success as I bought the hearty proteins, grains and greens I use to prep. For those of you in need of a healthy and easy prep snack or part of your meal I found mini cucumbers!  

Step one, get the mind set. (Working on this daily)  Step two, make a plan.

Had a great workout at the gym with a solid lower day today….complete with my main lift (to make sure I’m still able to go heavy….you know, in case a meet pops up)

Squats up to 240lb then repped out at 135 for 3 additional sets—-Hack squats—-Leg extensions—-Leg Curls—-Cable Kick backs (with my @contrabandpinklabel cuff )—-Leg side cable raises—-30 min HIIT including treadmill sprints and row machine. 

To really get everything coming together, I’m ordering a brand new competition bikini.  The white one I used for my last two shows was gorgeous….though not the best choice for clean up.  Turns out, the light colors pick up the tan and are near impossible to launder the reddish color out of.  Lesson learned.  I’m going with a dark color and I am blinging this one out myself.  🙂  I can’t wait!!

Song of the day—–Happy Song. Brought to my headphones by Bring Me the Horizon (one of my faves) Listening to this type of music during my lifts keeps me motivated and ready to go.  It also brings me back to the days when I practically spent the night at venues to watch my favorite bands from the pit center stage.  SO MUCH ENERGY!!!

Welp, I guess I’m out!!!  If you don’t already…

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