BJ at Full Throttle took my measurements today!!!!! OH MY GOSH!! In just over a WEEK, here is how many inches are GONE!! 1 Inch on my waist 1 Inch off EACH Thigh 1 Inch off EACH calf And are you ready for this???????!!!!!!! 4 INCHES OFF MY HIPS!!!!! I was like REALLY??? Amazing what can be done if you set your mind and body to it!! :) Just a week!!! Wow!! My eating went really well! I will be honest and say that I almost tackled a lady eating bread the other day!!! :) Not really, but you know what I mean! It isn't that I don't get enough food, because I certainly do! I am just supposed to eat like a caveman!! :) Funny huh?? It works and is easy! Berries, Greens, and Meats/Protein, and some dairy. The easiest way to think about it is, if a caveman would have been able to pick it or kill it, I can eat it!! I get two meals this weekend that I can enjoy! Now I have to REALLY think about what it will be! My body worked hard this week, and I am looking forward to my two days of recovery!! I have my Mock Interviews tomorrow! This will help to see where I am in that area of competition!! Wish me well!! See ya next week with more video! Hopefully you will still be able to see me as fast as I am SHRINKING!!! :) By the way.... feel free to check out FULL THROTTLE ATHLETICS. You will LOVE IT, and you WILL SEE RESULTS!!!!
So, today is Thursday and I am beat! I have done a great job this week staying away from the grains, but my body just feels spent! Tuesday's workout KICKED MY BUTT!! It was the best workout yet. Mostly because right when I thought I was going to DIE, it was OVER!!! :) Wednesday, was more strength training, and watch out because this chick is getting strong!! :) Today was my cardio session with ring pulls, push ups, and squats. I will have you know that I did 120 push ups today and 180 squats! It was the first time that I can EVER remember my arms feeling like they were going to just bust off of my body! HOLY CRAP!! Sweat flying everywhere! It's amazing what we are capable of!!! So, I had to post this work out of Kelly and I. This was from Monday, last week! I was so proud of him for showing up with me at 5:30 am on the first day of our vacation to try Full Throttle Athletics out. He loved it. Maybe not at that moment, but after he was hooked!!! Chat more tomorrow!! I weigh in tomorrow and get measurements, so I'll let you know how that goes! I tell ya, 5 days, no grains, THERE BETTER BE SOME GOOD NEWS!! :)
So, it's Monday and I am back from vacation!! I did not take any time off of my workouts, just did not eat as well as I should have! I hit the grocery store yesterday, and am ready for the next 5 weeks! Time is flying, and there is no time for excuses!! Today's workout ROCKED!!! Went up in weight with my extensions, but down in reps. It is the best feeling to know you are getting STRONGER!! Did some one handed and two handed swings, and squats with the kettlebell. I am guessing for a sore backside in the AM!! :) Here is a video of a recent workout. This was from one of my cardio days! :)
So, it's been a couple days because I have been off work with the family!! NO WORRIES THOUGH....... I have not been off the WORKOUTS!! :) I drug my hubby with me on Monday morning at 5:30am! Hehehehehe!!! :) I was sooo excited for him to see what I have been doing, AND to get a taste of my world! :) He did great and LOVED IT!!! It TOTALLY kicked his butt! He loved that he could get in a total body, Kick A** Workout in an hour at Full Throttle Athletics, compared to hitting all of the same groups, cardio, etc in 2-3 hours at the gym! He is convinced this is the way to go!!! :) BJ took some footage that I will add to the blog soon! I also met BJ at Full Throttle on Tues and Wed mornings! I feel a little sluggish this week, so I feel like I am not working as hard as I should be. The GUILT has sunk in, and I am ready to kick it in high gear tomorrow!! I think I heard BJ say something about the SLED!!!! Grrrrrrrr~~~ :) I will let you know how that goes tomorrow! As far as my progress, NO WEIGHT LOST which is starting to REALLY upset me. I think I have to tweak my eating even more. Clothes are looser, muscles looking leaner, and I am definitely getting STRONGER!! :) Oh, and I don't think anyone sent me good eating vibes this weekend!! :)
So, it's Friday!!!! This is good, and bad! Good because, well... It's Friday. Bad because I SUCK at my eating plan on the weekend!! :) So, I had a GREAT workout today! Mostly focused on KB Extensions (I think) and Pull ups. Worked on some swings to get ready for the snatch!! BJ let me try it a couple times at the end! It was SOOO much fun! I know I am a dork, but I LOVE this stuff! Not so much lower body since I am running in the Paddy Dash tomorrow to raise money for Frisco Family Services! Oh, and my jeans are looser today! Bow Chickawow wow!!! :) Yes, I am happy!!! I am dragging my husband to a boot camp class at Full Throttle Athletics, and I can't wait to post Monday when we are done! It's a 5:30am class, so this will be awesome! I'll be bringing it Monday!! Gotta show him who is the weaker sex! :) So, think of me this weekend, and send me good food vibes! PLEASE!! I NEED IT!! :) See ya next week!
BJ KICKED MY BUTT TODAY!!!! And I mean that in the best possible way! Today was a kicker, and I was pretty much expecting it! I had a lighter day yesterday, and new that it was time to work! Here was the workout at Full Throttle Athletics: 40 Seconds Dead Lifts 40 Seconds Box Jumps 40 Seconds Squat Thrusts 40 Seconds Abs Bicycle 40 Seconds 1 Legged Bridges 40 Second of these Arm Ab things (cant remember what they are called) repeat 4 times!! HOLY CRAP!!! It is 35 degrees out and I was sweating like it was 95! I feel great!! I feel STRONG!! I can tell that I am getting stronger in my body and mind! I am having one of those weeks where I have been dragging, not wanting to work out, wanting to eat crappy food!! Everytime I leave Full Throttle I am SOOOO thankful I went, and feel 10 times better! It keeps me going strong!! I know that I say it over and over and over and over again, but for me, it is the BEST workout of my life! But I am also one of those people that NEED to see results, that LOVE the challenge, and crave the pain and sweat and a great workout!!!! I can't imagine anything better!!!! Here is video clip of some of Tuesday's workout!
So, as I left today, I made the comment to BJ at Full Throttle Athletics that I felt like I was Cheating. His response, "WHY? You are working your A** off!" I was thinking about this as I was driving back to work. Why did I feel this way???? What I realized was..... I feel like I am cheating because I LOVE WHAT I AM DOING!!! I guess when I have always thought about the gym, I DREADED going! I HATED it everyday! I truly enjoy my workout now! It hurts, I may say some bad words, my body may feel like it is maxed........ BUT I KEEP COMING BACK FOR MORE! Today was warm ups, Kettlebell Getups, then began a 20 minute non-stop session. This was 10 Pushups, 10 Pull Ups, 20 Squats, 30 Kettlebell swings. This was done over and over until my 20 minutes was up. NO RECOVERY!!! I completed 5 rounds today! The last minute was brutal!! :) So, less then 7 weeks to go. That's ONLY 32 MORE WORKOUTS TILL COMPETITION!!!!!!! Holy Crap!!!! Hey BJ, can I do 2 a days??!!??!! Just kidding!! We will get there!! Talk to you all tomorrow!
HOLY CRAP!!! I feel like just leaving it at that today!! Don't worry, I wont!! :) The best thing about my work outs with BJ, is that I NEVER know what to expect when I walk in the door! So, for some reason I thought, It's Friday, this will probably be a lighter day, right? hehehehehehehehe!!!! (That's BJ while he is writing up my workout for Friday!) Today's workout totally tested my strength mentally and physically. I am FRUSTRATED! I had to except a modification of an exercise!! NOT GOOD ON THE EGO, which I was quickly told to check at the Full Throttle Athletics door! :) For me, this was my most challenging day yet. I know some would think this would be discouraging, but for me it is quite the opposite! It means my muscles and mind ARE being challenged, AND THAT IS GOOD! Hey, if it was easy to be in amazing shape.... WE ALL WOULD! Right? I just wish I had been doing this all along! I am addicted! What's that song, " I'm so addicted to...."!! I know, I am drifting!! :) I wish I could drag everyone I know with me for a week! BJ & Kori at Full Throttle are so different that anything I have ever experienced. I could not be more serious when I say that I will never go back to my old gym, 24 hours fitness. I have found a Home!! :) I know, corney!! O'well!! I will post more video as it comes available! 2 days off..WooooHoooo!! :)
Now, before I start, I have to say that I absolutely love my workouts! So as you read through my day to day recaps, know that it ROCKS! Don't for a minute think that it is not the best workout I have ever experienced, because it absolutely is! I am just trying to share the "experience" with you!!!! :) So, don't be afraid!!! Get over to Full Throttle Athletics and give it a shot! I posted a video at the bottom of this, so check it out!! Remember... NO LAUGHING!! So, here is the funny thing! Just when I think it doesn't and can't get any harder, SURPRISE!!! :) Today started with warm ups... so far so good! we then moved to some dead lifts with the Kettlebell, ouch, followed by squats with the Kettlebell, ouch! The squats were pretty fun because I learned how to swing the bell from side to side!! We then moved into our first 1,2,3 sequence! Now, here is where it gets "fun". I had to do 1 push up,correctly, then 2 of these ring lat pull ups, then run back and do 2 push ups, then 4 ring lat pull ups, then 3 push ups, and 6 lat pull ups. I then got to breath for a few seconds and started over. I did 5 rounds of this. So I have to brag and say I did ALL push up on my hands and toes!! Well, except for that last one where I was stuck on the ground. No need for applause! :) We then moved into my second half of the workout. As BJ at Full Throttle Athletics begins to show me the next stage, I think, "sounds easy enough"!! Yea, then I start! 10 Kettle Bell Swings, followed by these squats where I have to squat until my butt is as close to the floor and my heels as possible, pick up medicine ball, stand up and extend it over my head, then pull back into the low squat and throw the ball on the ground as hard as I can 10 time. I go back and forth between these for, I can't even remember, how many times. Here is where it gets good!!!!! On the last set of those low squat things, I fell........ YES I SAID I FELL!!!! Laugh now!! Go ahead!! BUT, don't judge until you try it!! :) Once you try it, you have my permission to say whatever you want! That's my rule with my husband and my oldest son! They are not allowed to laugh or make any "weak" comments until they give it go round! Then, and only then, they have earned the right to make fun of me! Between you and I though, after one session, there will be no more jokes! :) I am pretty confident about that!! I also met Kori today. BJ's wife, and the other owner of Full Throttle Athletics. She is not only absolutely adorable, but strong!! I have to say, one of the things I admire most in women is strength. I totally believe that strong women, emotionally and physically, are the most beautiful creatures on earth! And I don't mean like body builder looking. I mean women that when you look at them and talk with them, give off this air of "I can take on the World! I may not win, but I can take it on!" I guess that has alot to do with why I made the decision to train at Full Throttle Athletics. as I continue to grow on who I am emotionally, I feel it is equally important to continue to work on who I am physically. I do not by any means think that being a certain size or weight has ANYTHING to do with what kind of person you are, because it most definitely does NOT! I do believe that the way you nurture your soul and body does however! For ME PERSONALLY, without a strong mind and body, there is no way I could get through some of the weeks we have in our family! I know that SO MANY of you know exactly what I mean. So, anyway!! I really encourage you ALL to give it a shot! I even snagged a couple 2 free week passes, so let me know if you want one!!!! You could head over and try a couple of their Look Great Naked Boot Camp classes!!! :) They have them M, W & F at 5:30 and 9am, then M, W & TH at 7pm! What do you have to loose??? Except maybe some inches!! :) Just a joke!! Check this out! This is from yesterday! The sled with the weight is 75 lbs. Notice the wind!! :)
HOLY CRAP!!! That's about all I can say!! For the past year, I have been pretty avid about hitting the gym 3-5 times a week for cardio and strength training!! I was on a pretty good program. I HAD NO IDEA HOW LOST I WAS!!!! :) I really thought I had it all figured out. I noticed results! Not the ones I wanted, but they were there!! Then................ I met BJ Bliffert at Full Throttle Gym. I have to say, I watched the video they had published on line, and first thought was, "that looks easy!" I have got this! So, day one of my "Walk Thru" session comes and it was tough. Not tough like, that musscle is burning I want to stop tough. Tough like, oh my GOSH, I AM WEAK!! So... Then comes the days to follow! OUCH! I ended up at the sports store purchasing a foam roller and praying this would help me walk again!! :) 3 days pass, and I show up for my first day of real, here we go, training!! Hmmm, I thought the mini session was tough, YEAH RIGHT! :) Then I come back for more the next day which brings us to today! I have worked out several times to the point I thought I couldn't take anymore! Well, let me tell you. I WAS WRONG!! BJ put me in my place today. He worked my body to the point where, for me in that moment, I didn't think my legs could take another step. Well, they did, and I am alive to tell you about it! here is what I KNOW FOR SURE!!! This WILL get me in the best shape of my life! I am SOOOOO EXCITED about that! If you are reading this, I am sure I sound life a walking advertisment for Full Throttle Athletics in Frisco, BUT I AM SOOOOO TELLING THE TRUTH!!! Maybe you think, naw this girl is juts a wimp! So not true!! In my delusional training that I have done for the past year, I could spin the hell out of a spin class, out squat/lunge any girl I knew, could stairclimb like it was going to get me somewhere amazing, and plank the unplankable!! :) hey, I had to throw some dramatics in there otherwise you would get bored reading this! So anyway, I will log my workouts and progress here daily. I have 7 1/2 weeks left of training for the Mrs. Texas USA 2009 pageant held in Ft Worth! I hope to kick some bikini A**! If so, I will head to Nationals in Vegas for a week in July to compete for Mrs. United States!! Here's to 38 more training sessions till April 26th! Wish me luck, and STRENGTH!!!
