Memorial Day Update

So, we are at roughly 9 weeks out ( a little less) from the 2011 Yankee Classic. Yikes, time flies!!! 22 weeks seemed like a life time, 9 weeks seems like the blink of an eye. The dieting is definitely getting stricter... which sucks in the summer. Surprisingly, it isn't the beer that I find myself missing the most. I think I miss sweets the most, like Lago's ice cream (coffee heath bar frozen yogurt with hot fudge, to be precise). But, soon enough. Also, some of the great people on bodybuilding.com brought some magic called Arctic Zero to my attention - its like a protein ice cream, only 150 cal for the whole pint! I am in love.

I went and saw Sarah at 180 nutrition in CT this weekend - she is incredible. Hooked me up with some whey isolate and some more jack3d. She is just so cute, always has such great advice. She is competing in the annual Bench Press for Breast Cancer on June 18  in CT.

Ashley has had a lot come up in her life - and will be putting the breaks on her training FOR NOW. She is going to try to train for the Granite State show that is in the fall. As a single mom, she juggles about 329048203948230 balls at once every single day, and she does an amazing job. She needs to focus on her number one right now, and I totally respect that. Still, it will hurt to not have her by my side for this. Knowing that there was always someone there that was just as tired, just as hungry, and just as sore as me was definitely helpful. Also, going to need to work on posing ASAPPPPPPPPP.

Enough debbie downerville - I weighed in at 129.4 lbs. Which is officially the lightest I have been since my junior year in high school.... 6 years ago. Holy #$*(#.

picture tiiiiiiime. taken May 29 - exactly 9 weeks out.

March 18, 2011

May 13

Friday the 13th... Ashley's 22nd birthday!

I spent the day golfing with dad, uncle jeff and shaney, had a BLAST, but didn't plan my meals well bc I didn't know I was going til last minute. Bummer. Headed to the gym for a quick cardio session now, going to cardio blast in the morning to dieeeee and love it.
Newest progress picture:

Hopefully I will get a job SOON so I can have some $$$ to play with, and be able to travel to practice my posing! Next weigh in is next thursday... I'm at 131.4 right now... going to bust some @$$ to get under 130 by thursday! My goal weight is to be 117-123 come show time... which is exactly 11 weeks and 1 day away. Keep your fingers crossed for me, and if you see me, keep me motivated to work hard and lift heavy!

Sorry for sucking...

I havent updated in a while, and I really hope that if you've been following, you keep following, things are getting good!!!So Ashley lost 8 pounds in just a couple week on Tony's crazy diet. She is getting MUCH stronger, and is SO motivated and dedicated. We are both putting a LOT more focused, heavy lifting into our workouts, and working the stairmaster like it's going out of style :)

I got my bodyfat done today... (4/26/11).... I weighed in at 132.5 lbs (which I haven't weighed since high school) and a rockin 12.45% bodyfat! First, I am SOOOOo thankful for my strength coach being there for me and my measurements whenever I ask him. Secondly, my aaaaamazing nutritionist Corey, who taught me not to be afraid of carbs!!!!!

Sorry for the sh*ttttttty quality camera phone, but it was the best I had at the time. I walk around the house in my hooker heels... hoping that I'll learn how to walk in them :)

Friday, April 15

Wednesday's workout:
warm up
10 pushups, 10 squat jumps... 9 & 9... to 1 & 1

3 rounds of:
30 around the worlds (25 lb plate)
30 russian twists
30 bent over rows (45 lb plate)
30 v ups
30 reptile pushups
30 squat to shoulder press (25 lb plate)
30e side plank raise
30 plank row (15 lb dbs)

*puke*

Yesterday's workout:

20 min on the stairmaster total
10 min of 30 seconds level 18, 30 seconds level 6
10 min of 40 seconds level 18, 30 seconds level 6

Incline bench -
5 sets, reps of 4-8-12-16-20
90 lbs x 4, 80 lbs x 8, 70 x 12, 55 x 16, 45 x 20

decline bench -
5 sets, reps of 4 -8-12-16-20
90 lbs x 4, 80 lbs x 8, 70 x 12, 55 x 16, 45 x 20

I did these with minimal rest between, and my spotter helped strip weights between so as to shorten the rest even more.

Todays Workout

5 rounds with 65 lbs on the bar
10 hang clean
10 push press
10 dead lift
10 overhead squat

Tomorrow, lifting back bis & tris... Sunday playing field hockey at UNH... Monday, workout with Ashley... Tuesday,  Crossfit with Heidi, then interview all day!

I weighed in the other day, and weighed in at 137 lbs. Which puts my weight-loss to date at 13 lbs!  While the number on the scale is great, I'm so happy with how I'm looking and more importantly how I'm feeling. Corey did a GREAT diet for me, and I'm confident that I'm taking care of my body and doing this the RIGHT way. I'm NOT losing weight by starving myself and doing days and days of cardio! Thats all for now :)

Words of wisdom for the week: Nothing tastes as good as being skinny feels. Stay disciplined.

Wednesday, 14 April

Sorry, I've been told I'm a bad blogger. Ash and I got to work out together over the weekend, and we threw some serious weights around! Probably the hardest leg workout I've ever done... Anyway, it's picture time!

15 weeks and change til showtime... My goal is to stop the little cheats on my diet - a bite here and there was fine before, but now it's time to get serious and stop messing around! and definitely more posing practice!!

April 8

112 days til show time.


Body Comp:
17.5% bodyfat (7 point caliper)
149.1 lbs

Heading home this weekend, can't wait to see the family and do progress pictures with Ashley!!

April 4, 2011

Happy 3rd Birthday Hudson!! Your mom is an amazing woman, raising a strong, independent boy, without a doubt :)
Holy cow. A bit of a change from what I posted earlier...
We got a freak April fool's blizzard on Friday, and were unable to leave for the tournament. I went to the gym with Lynsey and got a great lift in. Overhead squats, hang cleans, push up rows, pull ups & obliques... Love bringing new friends to lift with me, and how excited they get when they enjoy it. She's going to be joining our early morning workout crew :)!

Saturday we took off early and headed to Boston College. We played 4 30 minute field hockey games... Sunday was more of the same at UMass Amherst, 4 more games. All in all, we played 4 full field hockey games in 2 days. Needless to say, I'm tired. My achilles on my left ankle is sore, but really the rest of my body just needs some sleep and I'll be good as new. Today is a much needed day off, but I'll be back at it tomorrow, throwing some weights around with the girls!

Ash sent me some awesome workouts she's been doing, so I'm going to post them here...

Warm up
10 push ups/tap shoulders
10 jump squats (countdown to 1 rep)

30 around the worlds with plate
...30 russian twists
30 bent over rows
30 knee hugs
30 reptile push ups (knee to elbow)
30 squat shoulder press
30 side plank raise (30 each side)
30 plank row
3 rounds of hell :)

warm up
15 min max reps:
20 knee hugs, 30 mtn climbers(or high knees), 20 bicycles

5 Rounds
...36 Basu (?) ball jumps (tap foot on each side)
20 Squat shoulder press (i did 15 Lb dumbells)
36 squat, bob, knee up (hahaha ill explain what it looks like, it starts in a squat position hands in front bob like you would in kickboxing and raise a knee to the side ill find a video of what it looks like)
15 dumbell curls
1 lap jog with 12/15 lb medicine ball alternate hands half way, keep elbow at 90* angle to isolate bi (we bumped up weight each time ending at 18 LBs)

Thursday, 31 March 2011.

Omg badddd blogger again.

Tuesday - I scrimmaged and did corners at 6 am with the girls... and had an interview! So it was an exhausting, but fun day.

Wendesday - I did an upper body lift, thinking that I had scrimmaging in the afternoon and VO2 max test in the evening... both of which got canceled. So, I did Nike's heartthrob workout in my basement, with Koda barking at the door the entire 30 minutes.

And Today, exactly 16 weeks, 1 day til show time.
Jamie, Britt and I did Nike's Gladiator circuit...
and then 12 minutes of intervals on the stair master before I had to go to work...

and to catch myself up a bit...
I'm taking tomorrow off, and playing in spring field hockey tournaments at BC and UMass Amherst on saturday & sunday... Lots of cardio, but will have to pick up the weights big time on Monday...

March 28, 2011

Happy Birthday to my favorite middle sister, Heidi :)

Today - Got a decent workout in... I didn't pack enough last night, and forgot to pack work shoes, and then forgot to eat breakfast. BUT I saw a bald eagle, so all in all, it was an alright morning.

8 rounds:
10 pushups (w/ shoulder taps)
10 bent over row (45 lbs)
10 inverted row
50 mountain climber

3 rounds:
12 box jumps
12 leg lifts
12 db snatch (27.5 lbs)

20 box jumps
20 leg lefts
15 db snatch

3 x 12 wide grip lat pull down
3 x 12 low row

Saturday

Got in a cardio workout today... 20 min on 15% incline speed 3.0, then 16 min of intervals on the stair master (1 min at level 6, 1 min at level 17).
But more importantly, today was picture daaaayyyy.
First, the "befores"... don't judge, or do, it's fine, I don't look like this anymore.

and today's pictures... exactly 2 weeks later... 3/26/11...

koda got bored of all the pictures...

more pictures in 2 weeks!! And tomorrow is Survival of the Fittest at the gym, I'll keep ya posted!

Friday, March 25, 2011

I don't think I have ever been so excited for a weekend in my ENTIRE life. Had a verrrrry early morning this morning, but got in a great workout with my girl Jamie at the rec center...

Nike's Adrenaline Hit - 17 weeks, 3 days awayyy.

5 min warmup...
2 rounds of:
1 min squat hold
1 min burpee
30 sec squat jumps
1 min mountain climbers
2 min SL dead lift with shoulder press (17.5 lbs)
1 min russian twists (12 lb ball)
1 min broad jumps
1 min recover
2 min lateral hops
1 min pushup to twist (knee to opposite elbow)
30 sec split squat jumps
1 min squat hold
2 min side plank (switch at 1 min)
30 sec recover
 woooooooooo
Playing an hour of pickup with the girls at noon... then its FRIDAYYY!

Thursday March 24, 2011

Baaaad bloggerrrrrrrr! Sorry!

Tuesday - 
Day from hell at work... Went to Planet Fitness with Jamie, completely drained from the office... probably not my favorite gym, definitely not my best workout.
Anyway, did an upper body lift, back extensions, and ad/abductors... sorry too long ago for me to remember specifics. I'll try not to suck next time.

Wednesday -
AWESOME lift with Jamie!
we did 5 rounds:
12 pushup row (12.5 lbs)
12 hang clean (65 lbs)
12 overhead squat (65 lbs)
15 squat jumps
2 min jump rope

And todayyyy - 17 weeks, 4 days til show time.
3 rounds of
15 abductor machine
15 adductor machine
then 
20 min intervals on the stairmaster (levels 6 and 17, 1 minute each)
20 min on treadmill incline 15, speed 2.5.
and obliques with Britt. 

March 21, 2011

Exactly 18 weeks til show time!

So, I had decided that I was too embarrassed to post my progress pictures online, but I changed my mind. Embarrassment can be a huge motivator. So as soon as I have a picture to compare it to (next week), the pictures will be posted. Very scary for me, but hopefully will make me more and more comfortable come show time. And give me that extra boost of motivation! When Ash and I are back together in May, we'll pose together again!

Jamie came to the gym with me this morning, and we did a quick warm-up circuit (pushups, dips, squats, planks, lateral lunges, squat jumps). Then headed to the weight room for the lift circuit. 55 lbs -
4 rounds of
10 hang clean
10 push press
10 front squat
10 dead lift.

I'm definitely pushing up to 65lbs next time I do the circuit. Then we did 3 rounds of leg lifts and calf raises, just for kicks.

The legs are tiiiiiiiiiiired today. Really hoping tomorrow feels better!

March 19, 2011

Happy Saturday! Had a great morning shopping in Freeport & got a great workout in with Jamie when I got back :)

From Michelle!
20 air squats - 1 pushup
19 air squats - 2 pushups
18 - 3...........
1 air squats - 20- pushups

then 10 minutes incline 15 on the treadmill, 10 minute intervals on the treadmill

40 toe touches (12.5 lb med ball)
30 russian twists
(3 rounds)

TOMORROW = RESTTTTTT

March 18, 2011

Rainyyyy dayyyy.

Upper body lift this morning, feeling GREAT and got a few compliments from people I've known about my progress already, which is always a bonus! Makes me feel like i'm making real strides, not just in my head :)

Also got some awesome crossfit wods from new cross fit certified trainer Michelle!! Can't wait to try them out!

Anyway - todays lift was done in little supersets, 3 sets for each,
A. 12 pushups ( feet on ball)
A. 16 db flies (12.5 lbs)

B.12 db row (35 lbs)
B. 16 pullovers on ball (25 lbs)

C. 12 overhead press (45 lbs)
C. 12 lateral raise (10 lbs)

D. 10 Barbell curls (45 lbs)
D. 10 hammer curls (15 lbs)

E. 12 dips (feet on bosu ball)
E. 12 back extension (25 lb plate)
E. 12 leg raises

Cardio today will be an hour of pickup field hockey with my favorite team!

March 17, 2011

18 weeks, 4 days. holy cow time is flying!

Eating right, working out hard, can't wait to step on the scale Monday & hopefully see some improvements. Bodyfat retesting & more progress pictures in another week. Gotta work hard until then!

Got in a nice little cardio workout with some women's hockey friends! I love having workout partners, makes the time fly by :)

Quick Cardio Shakedown
1 min jog
2 min straight leg kicks
1 min slide and glide
1 min walking lunges
2 min recover
2 min wood chops (15 lbs)
1 min mountain climbers
30 sec squat jumps
1 min push away balance
1 min frogger
1 min recover
2 min plank row to rotation
1 min reverse lunges
30 sec high knee run in place
2 min broad jumps (not fun)
1 min bicucle
1 min shoulder press (17.5 lbs)
1 min body squat


Abs:
2 rounds of:
1 min toe touches with med ball
1 min russian twists with med ball
30 sec plank
30 sec R side plank
30 sec L side plank
1 min russian twists with med ball

An upperbody lift TBD tonight after work...

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

18 weeks, 5 days.

I had a pretty important choice to make at 5:55 this morning when my alarm went off... get up and get going, or curl back up for another 90 minutes before work. It wasn't easy, and I won't say I didn't contemplate it, but I got my @$$ up and in gear, and I'm SO happy I did!

Nike Back Breaker:
3 rounds:
1 min opposite arm/leg superman
30 sec plank row (12.5lbs)
1 min opposite arm leg extension
1 min plank row to rotation (5 lbs)
30 sec recover

Nike Cardio Burst:
3 rounds:
1 min jump rope
1 min burpee
30 sec squat jump
30 sec split squat jumps (wanted to dieeee)
30 sec 2 feet lateral hops in place
1 min broad jumps
30 sec recover

Then 3x10 lat pull downs, 3x10 oblique bends (35lbs)

March 15, 2011

Bad blogger didn't post yesterday, sorry!

Monday, 3/14:
Nike's Gladiator workout
3 rounds of:
1 min sumosquat to press (12.5 lbs)
1 min russian twists (15 lb medicine ball)
1 min plank walks
1 min squat jumps
1 min plank walks
1 min russian twists
1 min pushups
30 sec kickdown
1 min plank row (12.5)
30 sec kickdowns
1 min dips
30 sec kickdowns
wanted to puke, did 4x10 lat pull downs and inverted row after.

Today:
warm up:
12 minutes of
30 high knees, 10 v ups (zuzana would be proud - check out bodyrock.tv)

lift:
5 rounds of 55lb:
10 hang cleans
10 push press
10 front squat
10 RDL
*no rest between reps, 1 min between sets*

After work, headed in for some cardio intervals. Here we gooooo.

March 13, 2011

Took yesterday off, feeling MUCH more alive and much less like my legs are filled with cement! Making some awesome progress in getting the help I need to be successful! Missing my workout partner like crazy, it sucks WAY more to do this by myself...

Anyway, getting after it today!
Today's circuit:

5 rounds
12 pushup with row
12 overhead squat
12 barbell cleans
12 jump squats
2 min jump rope

Abs & some treadmill intervals to follow!

March 11, 2011

19 weeks, 3 days! (Also Terrance's 22nd birthday!)

We are hurtin' today! I really think the Nike Training iPhone app is my new favorite thing.

I did some free weights at the gym, bench, bis and tris...
and did Nike's Energy Blast cardio workout:

2 min light jog
1 min straight leg kick
2 min slide and glide
1 min recovery
1 min squat & curl
1 min squat jumps
1 min plank walk
30 sec burpee
1 min flutter kick
1 min recovery
1 min side lunge with rotation
1 min russian twist
1 min medicine ball pushups
1 min push away balance **my new favorite exercise!!
1 min reverse crunches
1 min recovery
1 min deadlift
1 min forward/backward hop
1 min side plank
1 min plank walk
1 min sumo squat to press
1 min mountain climber

Check out the push away balance here:
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=622069300976

March 10, 2011

Warm up:
30 high knees
10 v-ups
for 10 minutes, AMRAP.

Beg for Mercy

50 sec work, 10 sec rest

5 rounds

1. Plank Jumps over the Sandbag (or anything that can be used as an obstacle)
2. Get Up
3. Elevated Push Up with Knee Tucks
4. Side Step Up with Sandbag or your own bodyweight – Left Side
5. Side Step Up – Right Side

3 x 10 db rows
3 x 10 db shrugs

March 9, 2011

19 weeks, 5 days.

Our last workout together til May...

Set Fire

-Mountain jump lung (2 jump lunges, 2 mountain climbers ) 30 sec max reps
10 sec rest
-Sliding push-ups 30 sec max reps
10 sec rest
-Mountain jump lunge 30 sec max reps
10 sec rest
-Crunch scissors (modification: v-crunch) 30 sec max reps
10 sec rest
-Mountain jump lunge 30 sec max reps
10 sec rest And do it all over times four!

Tri extentions 12 reps 15/20 lbs
Curls 12 reps 15/20 lbs (Yup mals a beast!)
3 sets

10 min treadmill 10 incline and 3.0 speed

March 8, 2011

19 weeks, 6 days.

The legs are sooooore today! We're both getting vicious hungry at 8 or 9 pm... and a great resource says to try a protein shake and 1/4 up of almonds (slow digesting fats)... We'll see how that goes tonight!

We did core and back today...
4 x 15 Cable press
4 x 12 back extention (25 lb plate)
4 x 12 hanging leg lifts
3 x 15 row (85 lb/55 lb)
3 x 15e off bench oblique
3 x 15 back extention on bench

Took a break from cardio, going to hope the legs are back under us tomorrow and get after it hard... then Mallory's back to Maine, and long distance partnership is in full swing :(

March 7, 2011

20 weeks til showtime.

So, we're all about the Nike Training app right now... did "true condition" today & wanted to puke a couple times...

warm up:
2 min walking lunges
2 min straight leg kicks
1 min jumping jacks

workout:
3 rounds of...
2 min push-ups
1 min push up to frogger
30 sec air squats
2 min side lunges with weight
2 min SL DL w/ reverse fly
1 min mountain climbers
30 sec air squats
2 min sumo squat w/ lateral raise
1 min bicycle
30 sec recovery

We also took our 'before' pictures, and will post them in 1 month when we can post a phase 1 'after' photo to compare it to!

March 6, 2011

Sunday, March 6, 2011 - 20 weeks, 1 day til show time.

Decided to take today off, exhausted & sore, but it's 60 degrees out, so I can't stand to be inside!
Heading out to do Nike's "transformer" cardio workout at the end of the driveway- should be fun!

March 5, 2011

20 weeks, 2 days
I think we're so sore that we aren't sore anymore... time to get after it! Temptations are piling up (ie. my sister bringing over a bag of doughnuts) but we're way too motivated to give in!
Got this one from Nike Training...
Cardio Burst
3 rounds:
1 min jump rope
1 min modified burpee
30 sec squat jumps
30 sec split squat jumps
20 sec lateral hops
1 min broad jumps
30 sec recover
Ab Burner
3 rounds:
1 min toe touches
1 min russian twist
30 sec plank
1 min side plank
1 min crazy ivans
30 sec recover
Back Definer
3 rounds:
1 min supermans
30 sec plank row
1 min SL dl & row
1 min opposite arm/leg extension
1 min plank row to rotation
30 sec recover

March 4, 2011

20 weeks, 3 days

After a play date with the 'buddies,' its time to hit the gym!

A) 15 min circuit
5 elevated pushups
5 goblet squat press (5 press per squat)
25 seal jumping jacks
5 e leg lowering

B) 15 min circuit
20 e mountain climber
5 e half kneel curl to press
5 e SB dead bug
5 weighted glute bridge

C) 6 minute BONUS ROUND!
5 e squat uppercut
15 e ali shuffles

March 3, 2011

20 weeks, 4 days til show time

4 rounds
3 min jump rope
30 sec ab twists w/ 10 lb plate
16 jump lunges
12 overhead tricep ext.
1 min mountain climber

8 x 25 sec run, 35 sec rest
2 x 30 sec run, 30 sec rest

We're working on no carbs past 4pm, and making healthier choices throughout the day. Can't let the team down, gotta get strong, gotta get shredded.

March 2, 2011

20 weeks, 5 days til show time

5 rounds:
10 pushups
10 dips
10 pullups/pulldowns
10 situps
10 air squats