Getting it done.....

Disclaimer: In my last post I was in NO way making fun of anyone. My point was to show how aggrivated I am that people are actually disgusted that I am training to do a body building show. I don't get being disgusted for someone being healthy. Nor do I get being made fun of for it. I know it isn't for everyone and that's fine. I'm not pushing people to do what I'm doing. Yeah I hear the "oh are ya 200lbs yet?" or the "LOL because buldging muscles are sexy" comments. Keep them coming because that just pushes me all the more! Anyway enough of that. I am putting the haters behind me and continuing along my path.

Today I sit at 153lbs, 5'9 and 15% body fat and just incase you were wondering I am still a size 4-6 in my pants! Thats called MUSCLE growth (remember muscle weighs more than fat :)). My calories are still around 3200 a day so yes I am eating... every two hours! :) I drink at least 1 gallon of H2O a day and I'm hitting it hard in the gym and forcing myself to up my weights..... it's the only way to build those muscles :). I am really focusing on each part making sure that when I cut everything comes in nice and defined.

Todays workout was shoulders....

Military bar press
2x10 @ 95lbs
1x6 @  115lbs
1x6 @ 125lbs
1x10 @ 125lbs

Front lat  db raises super set plate raises followed by a drop set....(killer)
3x6 @ 25lbs/ 3x6 @ 35lbs
Drop set went down by 5lbs to the end :)

Side lat raises super set bent side lat raises again followed by a drop set to end.... (equally killer)
3x6 @ 20lbs/ 3x6 @ 25lbs

Shrugs Front/back
3x14/14 @ 75lbs

we ended with a ton of calfs on the bench.... it was around 150 reps with 125lbs on the bench :)

Just remember.... don't expect to walk into the gym and be able to lift the heaviest weight you can find... start with a light weight! If it is really easy you can continue to add in 5lb increments until you find a good weight to start with. Most places should have someone there you can ask for help if you are unsure! Ask them! That is what they are there for and nobody will think less of you for asking for help! :) Got to start somewhere right?

In Good Health
Rebecca

You mean like you are going to get big muscles........

I have spent the better part of 15 years training myself and training others. My goal from the beginning was to promote health and well being. To be a teacher and a guide. Mostly because exercise helped me overcome the pain of neck surgery, rehab after a car accident, my body back after 3 kids and the fight to say, "Thyroid cancer, YOU HAVE NOTHING ON ME!!" So after all of this I guess I am still so shocked to hear the question "why do you want to look like that?" Well... because I can! 

Why is it more socially acceptable to go to the bar every weekend, eat fast food every night while being fat and lazy on the couch watching football?? More than half of the individuals my age  look 10 years older than they actually are. Could someone please tell me where the rules are that say women should get married, have a family and then never care about the way they look ever again?? Forget the bra burning feminist crap, shave your arm pits and be strong and sexy...Ooooo what a concept. 

The truth is being healthy is hard. The amount of discipline it takes makes me tired just thinking about it. But there it is, the big secret revealed. Wake up and smell the angioplasty!! You have to want it. You cant think about it, you cant take a pill to make it all go away! This isn't the Matrix where you get the choice of the red or the blue! Come on people.... childhood obesity is a NATIONAL SECURITY RISK!! To think, FAT could bring us down. Not nerve agents or the atomic bomb but fat, out of shape kids that wont be able to pass the fitness test to even get into the military. Im shocked and you should be to. 

So to answer the question of the hour yes, I am going to get big muscles. Thats my choice and I am happy with it. I am proud of it because I know the discipline it takes to do what I am doing. So to the haters, the ones that laugh and crack the jokes about muscles not being sexy on a woman, I ask you this, "How healthy are you???" I bring it to the gym every day!

Tip of the day:

Put your workout in your calendar like you would your hair appointment!

My workout today:

Legs

Leg press

w/u 2x16 @190lbs

Leg extension

2x10 @170lbs 

Squats

2x10 @135lbs

1x10 @200lbs

1x10 @225lbs

Leg extension/leg curl super set

3x to failure 

@90/90lbs

@120/150lbs

@170/190lbs

Freak blaster

3x10

Calfs

3x30 @90lbs

Sorry....the cheerleaders are over there, this area is for the players!

Okay, so I don't look at my "assets"  or lack there of as rule breakers for playing the game. If you are already lost, let me be more blunt. Yes I have tits....well kinda anyway LOL. For the slower followers I'm saying I don't have big boobs but at least because of my DNA I do in fact have what men so affectionately call tits and thanks to these God given multi functional mounds nicely placed on top of my Pectoralis Major muscle I am some how disqualified for playing the game. Because I am a girl I am not aloud to build muscle? What? Here is the problem I have with that. Apparently my options are skinny with big boobs (this seems to be the more popular option with the men) or fat (less appealing option). Why cant I be in the middle? Beautiful sculpted muscles?? Hmmmm! Can anyone tell me why it is socially not acceptable for a woman to build muscle? Should I really be sentenced to a life of work, eat, sleep repeated over the course of a week, continuing until I die? Why is muscle on a man sexy yet not on a woman? This is straight BS! A good amount of people ask me...."why would you want to look like that?" My response..."look like what exactly?" secretly I'd like to think they are just pissed I'm so dedicated and focused. I get that it's not for everyone but you wouldn't walk up to a fat person and ask them the same question would you?! See my point? Now to be fair not everyone is a hater,  I do have a ton of people (both men and women) supporting my journey. To this group, thank you!! Your support is awesome and If I can inspire someone to be healthier then I have done my job! :) Im not pushing anyone to drink the koolaid (its just pre workout stuff anyway) LOL my drive is for my goal and my goal alone. Whatever your goal is I hope you forge ahead and leave the haters behind! As for me you can find me in the players section!

Tip of the day: this tip is for the soda drinkers....if you drink multiple sodas a day try substituting a water in place of one of your sodas a day. Gradually increase until water is the only thing you are drinking in your day :) this will help you lose weight and feel better!


My leg workout

Leg press
2x20 2plates (1 plate = 45lbs)
1x20 4plates
1x15 6plates
1x15 8plates
1x14 10plates

Squats
3x15 2plates (a$$ to the grass all reps!)

Leg extensions
Single leg and double leg super set
3x20 120lbs for both

Leg curls
Single/double super set
3x15 90lbs

Freak blasters
Doubles 2x15 to the floor and back....ouch
Singles 2x 10

Inner thigh
3x20 90lbs

Go Hard or Go Home!

Week one of contest prep is done....only 17 more weeks to bulk followed by 18 weeks of cutting.  I am shooting for a 1 pound gain a week so that when I cut I can make weight. Going for the mid weight 125-140lbs...I should be around the 125lb mark when done. Here is what my meals right now look like....

Meal 1
4 egg whites
1 whole egg
6 oz steak
1/2 cup oats

Meal 2
10 oz steak
5 oz yam

Meal 3
10 oz Tilapia
1 cup cooked rice

Meal 4
10 oz Chicken
8 oz potato

Meal 5
1 can Tuna
5 oz yam

Meal 6
10 oz chicken
5 oz yam

2 Tbsp PB

Cal = 3488
Protein = 399.76 grams
Carbs = 240.29 grams
Fat = 95.51 grams

Did shoulders today....


warm up
seated shoulder 2x10x40lbs

Military smith press
1x8x95lbs
2x10x75lbs

DB press
3x10x30lbs

Side lat
3x10x25lbs

rear delt
3x10x65lbs

Cable side lat
3x10x15lbs

shrugs
2x20x80lbs

Getting it done thanks to the support of my trainer and chef!! Eric you are amazing. Thank you!

still here!

Ok, so I have so missed my posting! To recap, I had picked a show in WV in September, got laid off in April, got an AMAZING job two weeks later in California, sold EVERYthing (except the clothes) and drove to our new home and life.....wow WTF for sure! For those of you that know me this probably isn't much of a shock. With that said my game had to change on the fly. Prep is a little hard driving from point A to point B and spending way tooooooo long in a car. Side note: if you never have to drive through Texas.....DONT!

So here I am, beautiful views, beautiful weather and if I may say a freaking amazing job. Yes I have had to pinch myself several times just to make sure this is actually my life....ummm yeah!

Back to the goal! Yes I still have one, just in a different state and at a different time. I have changed things up a bit because I now know that I need to add some more bulk. My diet from the beginning of my post still stands I have just added a little bit more to it as I am not in a cutting phase right now. Workouts are every day adding the cardio on Monday. I will know next week the official date for the show and post so you can keep me in check. Until then enjoy my leg day......


Leg Press
2x30 @ 90lbs
3x30 @ 120lbs
(nice slow controlled reps)

Leg extensions
1x35 @ 50lbs
1x35 @ 75lbs
3x25 @ 90lbs

Squats
2x20 @ 85lbs
2x20 @ 105lbs

Freak Blasters
3x20!

Ok, so it's been a while....but trust me I have not been out of the game. I have been hitting the gym and the job market getting it done and keeping it real. I do not let circumstance stand in my way of a goal. When I started this journey I was 19% body fat  and weighed 150lbs. For a 34 yr old women this is still in the excellent rang...to date I am 14% body fat and weigh 137lbs. I feel great, I look good and I have tones of energy. I eat 6 times a day so I am not starving myself.....trust me I eat and you have to if you want to gain muscle. A good combination of diet and exercise will do you a world of good.

Tip of the day....just because something says "DIET" does NOT mean it will help you lose weight. Diet soda is just as bad for you as regular soda.

Here are 2 workouts I have just done on 2 different days....enjoy :) d

Bi's and Tri's 
Cable curls 1x18 @ 25lbs warm up
1x18 @ 35lbs
2x18 @ 40lbs
1x25 @ 20lbs

Barbell curls
4x18 @ 35lbs

EZ bar preacher curls
3x18 @ 30lbs

Hammer curls
3x10 @ 15lbs

High cable curls
2x10 @ 30lbs
2x18 @ 20lbs

Tri push downs
1x18 @ 120lbs
3x18 @ 110lbs

Tri DB kick backs
3x18 @ 10lbs

bench dips
3x failure

Abs
45min cardio


Legs 
Leg press 1x20 warm up @ 155lbs
2x9 super set narrow/wide @ 265lbs
2x18 @ 265lbs

Seated leg curls
1x18 @ 120lbs
2x18 @ 125lbs
1x18 @ 130lbs

lunges 2x10 @ 90lbs

Leg extensions
2x18 @ 95lbs
2x20 @ 85lbs

Abs
30 min cardio

Had my appointment with the ortho today and got good news. Diagnosis Biceps Tendonitis, he gave me a cortisone shot, gave me some gel to put on it told me to ice after workouts and to use the toddler weights for a couple of days.....got two solid workouts in and I'm feeling good for the most part all that matters is that I'm getting it done! Enjoy the workouts and enjoy the rest of the week.


#1
Cardio 30 min 
Seated Cable pulls 1x18 warm up @ 60lbs 
4x18 @ 100lbs  


Straight bar bent rows 1x10 @ 40lbs (kinda felt it in the shoulder) 
4x18 @ 30lbs 

Dead Lifts  
4x18 @ 115lbs 

Calf raises on smith machine 1x20 @ 70lbs 1x25 @ 70lbs 2x20 @ 120lbs  


#2 Cardio 
30min 
Cable curls 1x18 warm up @ 25lbs 
1x18 @ 35lbs 2x18 @ 40lbs 1x25 @ 20lbs  


High Cable curls  
2x18 @ 30lbs 2x18 @ 20lbs

Tri push downs 
1x18 @ 90lbs 3x18 @ 100lbs  

bench dips 2x failure  

Pilates and insanity abs 20 min