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!



NGA Heart Of America

NGA Heart Of America
winning pose

Friday, February 18, 2011

pushing past the puke barrier

yup,it was one of *those* workouts!!!!!
so i finally made it to the gym today after 2 weeks away......
at first i wasn't motivated to go,was in a blah mood,feeling grumpy and frumpy and just plain ol grouchy....
and then i turned that blah feeling around.
my motivation?
i have *10* weeks to be in my best shape ever(ok,so 11 weeks for the pro show,the show in 10 wks in a warm up)
*8* weeks until my first ever tri!!!
there is no more room for taking 2 weeks off.
i just gotta work around life's schedule...

anyways,so when i did get in the gym,it didn't know what hit it!!
as soon as i walked through the doors,it was game on.
i was overcome with a euphoric feeling.
i felt unstoppable.....
the plan of attack?
legs with weighted plyos for active rest.
the workout that almost made me lose my lunch?
(*no rest in between sets,aside from getting set up for next group of exercises*)
giant set of:
4x26 single leg leg press jumps
4x30 second leg press squat hold
4x24 weighted ski lunge

4x15 lying leg curl w
4x24 weighted jump lunge as AR (active rest)

single leg curl with foot in external rotation w
weighted deep squat with explosive jump tuck as AR
(this totally kicked.my.bisquits.
totally felt sick at this point-but i pushed past the puke barrier and kept going!)

4x30 traveling walking DB lunges w
weighted lateral sprints as AR

3x18 good mornings w
3x45 sec mountain climbers as AR

3x18 hip abd
3x18 hip add
(and yes,i got so many weird and crazy looks from everybody during this workout!!!)

and then as i weeble wobbled down stairs to do cardio,i decided to run instead of elliptical.
got in 4.5 miles~39 minutes
mile 1: 10 minutes-JELLO legs!
mile 2: 8:58-feeling less shaky
miles 3 and 4.5: 8:34 pace... was feeling the groove and wanted to go faster,but know that i may be doing a BRICK session tomorrow.
i need all the extra umph for that.

i felt really good in the gym and in all honesty,this was one of the better workouts ive had in a while.
not sure if it was just me NEEDING my *fix*,or the valentine chocolates that gave me the motivation/drive....
but glad i got It in,and just hoping things will start falling into a routine again soon!!!!

TGIF yall!!!!

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