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

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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!



NGA Heart Of America

NGA Heart Of America
winning pose

Monday, January 17, 2011

speed work yesterday! the good,the bad and the ugly....

yay for finally jumping back in with the HIITs!!!!!!
yesterdays run and work out went great!
the good:
was in the gym over the weekend
got in good workouts
started the speed play again after 2 month hiatus
felt good the entire time
15 wks 5 days out from 1rst show of the yr
16wks 5 days out from 1rst pro show of the year-hoping to qualify for the Yorton cup!!

the bad;
no gym today due to a LONG night with baby M. taking her in to the dr today to see whats going. fussy,coughing,snotty nose,ear pulling,very very very little sleep,yadda yadda yadda....
hoping i can work around my children's seemingly never ending sicknesses so i can get in the shape that i need to. now granted,family is ALWAYS first over the gym,but some days i will have a brief opportunity to sneak in a run or workout-i just have to make point to make the most of those times,even when im tired,:)

the ugly:
i still cant find an NGA show to do before the cutoff date that is within reasonable driving distance.
the ones i found are 5 days past the cut off,AND coincide with the IFPA pro bowl. i need to compete at this event in order to qualify for the Yorton. the other IFPA shows are not within reasonable driving distances fro me.
so,im in a pickle over this!!
eep!

BUT moving on to the good again,let me post the workout had last night before i forget:
3x10 pullups (8 of these unassisted) i actually got 4 by myself the first set.
happy about that but still VERY discouraged,seeing as i used to be able to do 10 or more of these with ease pre pregnancy.
i will get there again soon!
4x15 giant set of:
kneeling lat pull downs
reverse grip pull downs
straight arm lat pulldown
4x15 superste of;
rope rows
hi cable bicep curls
4x15 superste of
21's 94x21)
wide grip cable pull downs
giant set of:
3x10
DB hammer curls
lateral curl
standard curl

3x15 superste of
weighted crunch
1 min plank on elbows
1 min alternating plank on elbows to push up position
1 min slow and controlled mountain climbers

then the speed workout. not my best ever,but not bad considering i had 2 months away from any type of speed.
the workout: 1 min on/1 min off-speed on even #'s
5 min warm up @6.0
6 min-7.0mph
steady state @7.0mph
8 min @8.5 (7 min pace)
10 min @ 9.0 (6:40 pace)
12 min @ 9.5mph (6:18pace)
14 min @ 9.0
16 min @9.5
18 min @ 9.0
20 min @9.5
22 min @9.0
24 min @ 9.5
26 min @9.0
28 min @9.5 first 30 sec,10.0 15 sec,11.0 last 15 sec (5:18 pace)
29-40 min @ 7.0 (8:34 pace)
got in 5 miles
3.3 miles in 25 min sprint time...sub 22 5k....
so not bad!
AND this run was my very first run with an ipod. seriously,where i have been? welcome to technology Melissa,LOL!!!

anyways,all the kids are up now,time to get ready to go to the dr for M.
hope all are having a happy Monday!!

4 comments:

  1. you are doing awesome! running at that speed, I would fall off LOL!

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  2. Great workout and yay for getting back to HIIT! You are so funny, I could not workout without my ipod. Ever. If I forget it I get so upset!

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  3. Great job on the pull ups! I posted a video today, I'm at 9 but they weren't very pretty today. I get nervous when the video camera is on, so dumb, but I can't help it!!

    NICE speed workout!!! Are you doing any races before your figure show? Or are you waiting to race after that?

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  4. Wow, nice speed work, I almost died running a 5k in 21:55 on the treadmill and I did it as a 5k time trial/virtual race!

    Definitely NEED my iPod for any interval/speed work and treadmill runs.

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