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