So.... My last blog was in November when I announced my ambition/goal to enter a bodybuilding competition! Well almost 2 months later I'M STILL GOING STRONG!I hit the gym Monday through Friday generally for 2 hours(depending on if my kids have things going on). It is very challenging BUT I am seeing results!
So let me introduce my trainers! Let's start with my first trainer Robert(Rob), now Rob is a little chocolate drop that LOVES to crack jokes and keep the workout fun. Currently, Rob is helping me with legs and abs. Rob is a graduate of the University of Kentucky and former track star. He is also helping prepare me for the Urban Mountain Challenge,which is next weekend.:-)!
Then, there is Willie,he is tall,buff and has THE BEST personality with a killer smile and former baseball player. Now, Willie does most of my workouts which includes treadmill,elliptical,weight lifting and abs. Woo... That's a lot! Ya'll this man is pushing me EVERY day with a smile on his face,partly for encouragement and the other I think he enjoys pushing me and seeing me makes faces and moan in pain!Some of Willie's favorite words to me from time to time, " I'm going to go get you a piece of candy your looking a little pink we need to get your color back.", "Umm... Why are you holding on we don't do that here." and last but not least my favorite,"Don't cheat me out my money, I want ALL my money!" "money" being reps/time.
Last but certainly not least is the big man,with pretty eyes and smile Marvin! Marvin is like the sergeant, being that has a military background. He keeps me motivated and pushes me when I feel like I'm done. He makes sure my diet is good and that I'm not pushing myself too much. Which, is easy to do when your going and feeling good, you feel unstoppable and confident. All three of these men are to a person who is trying to lose weight and keep it off a PERFECT DREAM TEAM!I love and appreciate them so very much! They make it fun,challenging and safe.
So now about me, I had dropped 2 pounds weighing in at 161. As of yesterday I weighed in at 166 BUT I have lost 3 inches from my body! So I am gaining muscle! Yay! I am seeing definition slowly but surely.Willie has me running on the treadmill on the leg shaper setting which is like running up and down hills. I run on level 4,my highest incline being 5 and on speeds between 6-8(it changes as Willie sees fit)
:-). I have recently added a FULL sauna suit+ to the workout on the treadmill. For those of you that don't know what a sauna suit is, it is a top and bottom made out of plastic that you wear to make you sweat more while you workout. I am wearing this to remove excess water from my body. I usually wear shorts,sauna bottoms,sweatpants,t-shirt,or long sleeve shirt to hold the sweat and sauna top. Right! It is VERY hot,sweaty and exhausting! I was wearing it everyday when I ran bu,t it was suggested that I wear it every other day to give my body a chance to recoup. Thank You Jesus! Oh! and I wear a belly band too!That is to help me sweat more around my stomach area.
That is pretty much all of it I believe.
I have learned how to blog from my phone so I can now keep my blogs updated I hope! My goal for here on out is to try and post what I ate for the day and my workout numbers of calories burned on what machines, for how long and other stuff. For those of you who are curious how it's really going down! lol
So I will end this now with my workout numbers for yesterday and today. I'm so happy to be back.
January 15,2013:
Treadmill(no sauna suit):400 calories burned on the treadmill in 30 minutes
Leg workout: 25# weight doing squats 3 sets of 15, 45# weight doing leg presses with bar 3 sets of 10
Thigh workout: 3 sets of 8.
FAMOUS Willie's 4 minute non-stop ab workout:.
January 16,2013:
Treadmill(full sauna suit):364 calories burned distance of 2.5 miles in 30 min.
Bike machine:184 calories burned distance 6.4 miles in 30 min.
Abs with Rob
My measurements as of January 16,2013:
Chest:36
Waist:34.5
Hips: 34
Weight:166
nice. all the best to you, beloved.
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