Thursday Threesome

Trifecta: any achievement involving three successful outcomes.

Yup, that was the case yesterday! Shoulders, Back and Triceps. My wonderful child is an early bird and a ball of energy in the morning . It often takes him forever to take his first nap of the day. Around 10:30AM I was basically chanting for him to go to sleep, "Sleep. You are sleepy. Sleep. You are sleepy." It didn't work. Bummer. Eventually he did fall asleep for just the right amount of time and I was able to work out my shoulders all the way around: Front, side and back deltoids.

• Arnold Press
• Front and side Lateral Raise
• Bent over lateral raise
• Alternating Shoulder Dumbbell Press

 Not many exercises but enough, and I'm thankful for them. I was surprised I was able to fit in as many as I did. YES. Success number 1.

Our son's 1st birthday Rock Star Bash is on Sunday and the cake lady came last night to bring two other flavors for us to try. This is where things may have become counter productive... the cakes were delicious! Worst part is that I didn't feel one bit guilty for eating it... it was THAT good. Jr and his daddy really enjoyed it too so the calories were shared. Baby fell asleep around 9:30 and the other 2/3 of the trifecta followed.

I alternated between back and triceps exercises:

• Pullups (mostly wide, but I did different types)
• Bent over tricep extension & Overhead extension (8 & 12 lbs dumbbells)
• Bent over rows (20lbs.dumbbells)
• Dips (These I increased difficulty with every set: raising the incline, and then my last set was legs parallel to the floor with one leg raised) 

I did all of these back to back with very little break 4 times all till failure... It was fun! haha

After I showered, my body was so exhausted it was tough to brush my hair. I had to brush in sections and take breaks... felt like another workout. Good times. 

We have some plans tonight so I'm hoping to squeeze my leg workout during one of Jr's naps! I'll make it fast and effective. Maybe p90x plyo? The first week has proven a little difficult to get back int o the swing of things and developing a routine, but nothing is impossible. 

These are bigger than I would like, but those babies are SOLID

Girl, Interrupted

Major buzz kill on DAY 2 of my workout. Started out fine, I was doing my warms up and then... DRAMA. I won't be getting into it, the only thing I will state are questions: What is your dignity worth? How much do you value your values? Your self worth? Can it be bought in order for you to be entertainment for the masses?

I leave you with those.

Well, DAY 3 was a busy busy day! My son's 1st birthday! :) I was suppose to get home on time to squeeze in a workout before the party but with all the running around and preparing it was impossible. I have some catching up to do, but it's nothing I can't accomplish. Today's plan is to do a two part workout, one earlier in the day when Jr takes his first (which is usually his longest) nap, and the second when he goes to sleep for the night (around 8, 8:30 PM).

• Part ONE will be exclusively shoulders. One of my problem areas. For me it's a difficult muscle to develop, so it'll be my main focus for it will be a major factor in judging and in giving me that "V" shape I need to have.

• Part TWO is back and triceps. I LOVE back workouts. Little she-hulk takes over in my head (No, I'm not one of those that screams in the gym). It's only a feeling of invincibility ;)

Interruptions are a part of life. Now that I'm a mom I think it makes it a bit harder to make sure nothing stops me from training... Mommy duties come first. The baby can wake up crying in the middle of my workout or he may take too long to settle down for bed. Thankfully though I have David who is helpful (although, when I hear that child cry it's hard to keep me away). That's one of the downers from working out from home. Soon though I'll be back in the gym where I can focus on myself a whole lot better.

Today is DAY 4

I'll keep you guys posted. 

Tomorrow's forecast is EXTREMELY SORE. 

 Jamie Eason: I Love her body

My Monday Madness Cherry...

...It was popped, and yes, it was wonderful! I originally created an Upper Body workout for Monday including a sprint at the end, and I made some adjustments as I saw fit. It was as follows:

 

Instead of doing the chest exercises and then the bicep ones separately I decided to alternate between the two, ei: wide push-ups and then wide open bicep curl (I don't know the "technical" name to a lot of these things, I just know how to do them). I listened to my body so at first I was doing them with no break between each exercise. Meaning right after push-ups I did biceps (Super sets). As it became tougher I did the two exercises and then took a 20 sec break, then did the next set of chest and bicep. My arms were shaking. I felt so weak towards the end, but I kept at it. Granted, towards the last two sets I was doing the push-ups on my knees... Point is, I did it dammit! ARGH!

Oh, it didn't end there... As my arms felt like they were going to explode I proceeded to my sprints. Originally they were 10 with 30 sec break between each, but after doing the first I realized a 30 sec break was way too long. The point isn't to be completely rested! Those sprints really finished me off. At my last one I caught myself saying out loud, "Make this one good. Make this one good. Good!" Boom! And it was... although I felt slow as heck. haha. Again... Point is, I did it!

I love how it feels to have a weight in my hand. I love seeing my veins slowly start to fill up, and then bulge as I peak the workout. It's empowering. I love feeling like I just can't do anymore... and then I do.

This is what I LOVE to do.

It's Only the Beginning!

I have a PERFECT baby boy. His name is David Matthew and he was born 12-01-09. He is my absolute pride and joy, he makes me smile whenever I look at him... I can't say the same thing about all the parts of my body since he was born. I use to be a total GYM RAT. Then... I got pregnant, SURPRISE! So, yes, my body changed drastically! Thankfully my previous training obsession paid off and I bounced back to my almost regular self rather quickly. Seeing how well my body has done, and how much I love health and fitness I have decided that I will train to be in a figure competition. Crazy? Noooo.... Difficult? Maybe... Impossible? Heck no! Inspiration from other new moms who have accomplished it and the motivation from friends that know me well have led me here.

Whether it leads to something else or not, I want to do a figure competition or two just for that sense of self-fulfillment. I think many if not all of us have that little list, be it on paper or in our heads, of the things we would like to do before we die. Well... this is one of mine.

Let the sweat drip and muscles rip into perfection.