Wednesdays Workout

So yesterday was so beautiful. And word on the street is that is was the first day of Spring!!! Im loving it. Yes because of all the pretty flowers but mostly because as the weather warms so does our bodies and you know what means? FAT STARTS MELTING OFF!!!  Well not if your eating moose tracks in the ac while watching Days of our lives. Is that even still on?

Instead of doing my normal cardio on the StairMonster and catching up on the 130 blog post ive missed I headed home from the gym, took Mister AJ for a walk, and then jogged outside. It was so nice out but h.o.t.t...

This sign made me think of a new workout!

After AJ was all taken care of I ran around the neighborhood for 30 mins. My shins were killing me or I could have done more. I'm just not a runner. So instead of quitting.. I did something crazy....

YUP. I ran sprints for 10 mins up and down my neighbors driveway. KILLER. I bet you I burned more calories doing that than I did during my whole jog. 

Moral of the story: 

Take advantage of what you have in front of you and don't do what's easy. Do whats HARD.

Have a fit Wednesday! 

Kettle Bell Workout

Who am I this morning... Very on top of my blog game. Ive been wanting to share this workout with you guys for quite some time. Man is it a doosie!! If you decide to try it out make sure to pace yourself. Dont go passing out on me or nothing. I mean it is 80 degrees in March and all.. Geezzz...

Here is the link FitSugar Kettle Bell Workout

 

Have a fit Tuesday!

Update

Wow.. I have been completely neglecting you guys for the past few weeks... My time management skills or rather blog management skills are something to be desired, lol. While I had a quick min I thought I would update you guys on contest prep and life in general. Ill keep it short and as sweet as possible.

Saturday marked 8 weeks out from the Palmetto Cup and 9 from Jr. USA. My body is just responding so well to my diet and training that I really havent been killing myself like last year. I did start 23 weeks out and boy am I glad I did because the slower you can take it the better off you are. I haven't had to be a cardio bunny either. Really I would say the past two weeks I've stepped it up from 30-45 mins every few days to 45-60 mins almost everyday. I just have a little bit of body fat that im holding around my belly button, thighs and on my back but other than that I'm solid! I never would have thought I would be this pleased with my progress so far out from my show. Alot can happen in 8 weeks my friends.  We have the BEST coach and I'm blessed to have the most supportive husband. Those two have truly made life alot easier for me. Granted im doing the work but they push me 110%.

I failed to take pictures on Saturday. I dont know what I was thinking.... Oh I know, that I would do it Sunday and then didnt, lol. Sa la vie.

This Saturday for sure though. Oh and I got my brand new blinging suit to show off as well. Ill tell you guys all about it on Saturday, where I got it from and all. Your gonna LOVE IT!!!

Well im off to do meal plans and workouts for some clients!!! And if you have emailed me recently I promise im working on yours as well ;-)

Have a fit Monday!!

Motivational Monday

Good Morning! I hope you all slept well last night. Beauty sleep is just as important as eating clean and working out ya know. SO last week was a crazy busy for me. Starting a new job and trying to juggle all my other responsibilities turned out to be big challenge. In fact so big that I let some things fall by the way side. For instance my cardio schedule. Right now I am to do 45mins to 60mins each day and I've been doing this consistently for the past few weeks until recently. For some stupid reason I didn't think it was that important so I didn't do it for about 4 days. What does that mean? The scale barley budged. I know I know it's not all about the scale but what it is about is results. A contest prep is all about seeing significant results week after week, then day after day. By skipping cardio I slow the results down. That's definitely NOT the goal here. So how did I get myself back on track? I listened to my coach, focused, and got my ass back on that StairMonster..... 

If you found yourself in same predicament as myself, don't worry. This is a brand spankin' new week. FOCUS. Remember what your overall goal is and PUSH yourself out of that comfort zone. Make a promise to yourself that this week will not be a repeat of last week!

Have a fit day!!!!

Personal Training

Good Afternoon All! Wow what a week this has been already. Yesterday was EXTREMELY crazy. We had so much going on that I didn't even have a chance to post a Motivational Monday! So I hope you found some kind of motivation via the web, friends, family or whatever to help get your week started.

Yesterday was my first day of work. WHATTT did I say work? Why yes, I did. You are now following an official Gold's Gym Personal Trainer! HA! It happened so fast. As some of you that follow me may know that I have been very interested in getting into personal training but just haven't had the right opportunity yet. So last week when we were at the gym my awesome, very forward husband just brought the topic up to one of the staff at our gym, we had a meeting Friday and BOOM. Monday was my first day and it was great. I met everyone, got 3 clients and started learning the ropes. I can tell this is going to be a great fit for me because both Joshua and I can train clients (he will be doing this on a part time basis seeing as how he plays a huge role in his job now and that will take most of his attention), we take on as many clients as we can handle, we come up with our own training as we see fit for each client and really have great open communication with the Personal Training director. He's a really nice, easy going guy that just expects us to do our very best to give clients a great experience and help them meet their goals. Tomorrow is my first client and I'm just so excited to get going!

As far as mine and Joshua's training, this is the last week of our current routine. We have followed our current plan for about 6 weeks now so it time to change up the exercises but still following the FST-7 program. I love this program and again just have seen so much change in my body since starting it. The next 6 weeks however I definitely need to put a little more emphasis on my glutes and shoulders. Just rounding both out more and bring definition to my shoulders.


Ill keep you guys posted on how the training is going both with Joshua and I and now my new JOB!!! 

Have a fit day!

11 Weeks Out!!!

Holla! It's Saturday and I am now 11 weeks out from the Palmetto Cup. Wow, these week's are really starting to fly by now and the changes are really starting to show as well. It's really hard to tell in these pics but my abdominal's are really coming through. I'm also starting to see some great striations in my shoulders. This week I dropped 4lbs so that means maybe about 6-10 more pounds. But we'll see as the weeks start closing in what my final weight will be. Originally we thought I needed to hit my stage weight last year which was 128 but now we're thinking 135 seeing as how much muscle I have added on. Ya'll let me just tell you that as I start seeing more and more results it makes me want to WIN that much more. My motivation level is through the roof!!!! I cant wait to see what next weeks pictures are going to look like! 

Have a fit day!

Pic of the Day

Fanta, fanta, dont cha wanna! I needed this today inbetween meals....

Wednesday Circuit

Good morning! Well it's hump day and we are half way through this sunless week. I don't know what the weather is like where you are but here in SC it's so dreary! Like no sun at all. I'm very ready for some Spring weather.
I have been seeing lots of little butter cups blooming all over the place so that helps make me smile! Speaking of smiling let's get your endorphin's going! Who needs sunshine when we have exercise!!!



For today's cardio circuit I hit the StairMaster. Most days I consider it the "StairMonster" but today it was calling my name. I used IFBB Pro Nicole Wilkin's Stair Stepper Routine I found somewhere online. I think Tenecia over at Boobs, Barbells & Broccoli posted it.... I figured if Nicole can do it so can I!!! lol I'm just a little obsessed with her ;-)

Ne who this is how it goes:

5 min warm up at level 5

3 min at 8

2 min at 10

2 min at 6

1 min at 14

3 min at 5

1 min at 12

2 min at 6

30 sec at 15

2.5 min at 6

30 sec at 16

2.5 min at 6

1 min at 4

1 min at 2

1 min at 14

30 sec at 10

2 min at 6

1 min at 4

1 min at 14

2 min at 4

Total Time: about 35 mins

This workout was definitely challenging but wasn't to hard for me. The first 10mins i was sweating bullets but by the end I was feeling good and strong, not to tired at all. I even managed to jump on the stationary bike for 15mins and finish up the workout. Great burn and butt builder! Let me know how it goes for you!

Have a fit day ;-)

Motivational Monday

On a Tuesday? Yea I know I missed yesterday but hey what does it matter what day it is as long as we stay MOTIVATED and STRONG right? RIGHT!

I came across this quote on Pinterest  Sunday and vowed it would be my mantra for the next 12 weeks. And yes I had to ask Joshua what mantra meant lol. Don't judge....

Source

Don't let food cravings, family, friends, laziness or any other distraction set you back from meeting your goals! Stay focused and push through on those days when it just seems impossible! YOU GOT THIS! 

Pinterest of the Week

I wish people would stop using my picture on Pinterest...... JK!!!!!