My Journey to the Pro stage....after the fourth baby

The greatest tragedy of man is never realizing or reaching his full potential~"Dont TALK about it,BE about it!"











WELCOME to my blogspot! I am utilizing this space as a journal of sorts,where my workouts as well as random thoughts are posted....



Now that I have a few good Pro shows under my belt,I am in "off season" until 2013,due to the VERY unexpected news of my 4th child!! In the meantime, I will be keeping a journal of how a pro athlete reclaims her pre-baby body and juggles fitness and family. I am planning a Pro show just a few months after the baby arrives, as well as gearing up to hit new PR's for 5k's,half and full marathons! My ultimate goal is to simply get better with age....(and hopefully snag an IFBB pro card and break 19 min in a 5k in the process)so come follow me on my crazy journey to the Pro-Stage and Beyond... after a fourth child!!Feel free to leave any comments or advice!



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winning pose

Saturday, December 4, 2010

sneaky workout and run

so lil M is still feeling miserable these days-


long,late nights


BUT when my sweet little angel FINALLY took a good,deep sleep nap with her teddy:


i snuck out of the house to the gym
to be honest,i wasnt motivated when i left the house.

even when i got to the gym i was like,ok lets get this over with....especially since it was really busy in man land-all the stuff i wanted to use was being taken over by testosterone. so i went to machines,did some dumbbell and core work and ended with a little jog...

got in:

4x12

lat pulldown

4x12

seated row

4x12

prone reverse fly on incline bench

superset with

4x15

prone DB hammer curls on incline

giant set of:

3x20 hip ups with med ball between knees

3x20 weighted up and overs with oblique twist

3x1 minute plank pushups-alternating bt plank on elbows to plank on hands

3x15 standard curl

giant set of:

3x12

roll outs on ex ball

pikes on ex ball

25 v-ups

15 lateral DB curls

i found my groove while doing abs and felt like a machine!

ended with 30 minutes on the TM (3.3 miles~9 min mile pace)

saving my legs for dawn patrol with Sue

we are planning an EARLY morning long run,with hills....in the cold,maybe snowy,windy conditions. (and yes,i feel less crazy when i have someone to do this with! ha!)

can yall guess which plan im going with?

:)

no trying to set a PR,cause i know my body isnt ready yet. this whole having a baby and trying to be fast again instantly isnt realistic after all......but i tried though!



anyways,in other news,when i had gotten home,lil Mwas just waking up from a 3 hour nap (no i wasnt at the gym for 3 hours,but she was asleep for over an hour before i left)

so glad she slept so well for daddy!

now lets hope she will sleep good tonight???

humidifier and nebulizer machines all set up,whoo!



one thing that has been helping with lil M,even when she is not sick are these 3 things i never had with my first 2 babies

1) a binky

2) a lateral moving swing

3)a sound machine



why didn't i have #2 and #3 sooner?

ahh well,

anyways,hope all are having a good weekend!

i know i am feeling much better after that sneaky workout. i was jonsing and finally got my fix!

2 comments:

  1. Have a good run! I'm going to attempt a short one outside today, I wish I had someone to run with!

    You will have fun with your half even if you don't PR (which I still wouldn't be surprised if you did). You deserve it after the month you've been through :)

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  2. I am so glad you got to go de-stress a little. Poor M needed that snoozer for sure. The lateral swing and white noise are two necessities in our house!!

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