Anny’s BodyBlog

My progress is obvious!! I know it is suppose to happen when you stay on track and keep yourself focused.
Weeks fly by very fast because of my intensive workouts and hectic work schedule. I try to do something new every week to keep metabolism high and surprise my body. Bosu and different balance boards could make your triceps kickback very challenging J… and I am loving it.

I take creatine and L-glutamine, CLA multivitamins, vitamin C and E.  I have a lot of energy so when we carpool with my husband I ask him to drop me 3-4 miles before home and I run to home so I can get extra 20-25 minutes of cardio and fresh air. He thinks I am crazy but I have an excuse - Marina Del Rey, CA (http://www.visitthemarina.com/ ) such a nice area to run or bike!
My cardiovascular endurance is something I need to work on. I am not very good at long and fast runs. Even if I run 6 miles an hour I get tired and breathless after 25 minutes. If I switch activities thought with a little break for water I can do another 20 minutes. So I think it is great idea to switch cardio machines every 15-20 minutes to give me better chances for long and effective cardio.

Oh my! What a crazy couple of week I had!
First of all I have been going to GYM 5 times a week and that is on top of my 10 hours a day work, company layoff (I made it through) and new responsibilities.

My husband and I stay very active on weekends as well. So there was no time for a quality rest. Did I mentioned we are very active couple:)? We snowboard, sail, wakeboard, play tennis… Wait there is a story behind this… So, the last thing we were in to, was ATV riding. We were super excited and drove 5 hours to Glamis just to try it and…(well).. spend a whole Saturday in the Emergency Room.

Now it is all seams like a bad dream but back then we thought it was very serious.
My dear husband decided to do a jump with ATV… (and he did!)… he landed on his head so hard that his helmet cracked and the ATV landed right on top of him. He could not move. I drove him to the closest medical room. Another 5 hours in ER were a good lesson: fear and soul-searching. Thanks to God and to bodybuilding (yeah that is right!!) nothing was broken, but back and chest muscles were torn badly.

“Thank your helmet and your strong and big muscles!”- That was the doctor words. So pals and gals, bodybuilding is not only making you look good but also can save your life.

BTW: My husband is recovering and already hitting the GYM 3 times a week – he bikes . He does not wake up at 2 am and then at 5 am anymore to ask me to make him medical massage or to take pain killers. He will be all right soon and I will get good night sleep!

Can anyone explain me how personal trainer cam motivate his client? – For me it is easy: Fit and Lean, Fun and Serious about working out. Well…. How come then, there are GYM trainers who do NOT look fit at all? They should be in a good shape to give us an example to follow. 

I personally do not understand how skinny guy can motivate his client to grow huge or how girl with cellulite and big butt can push her client to do cardio and get lean. But I see it every day - that does not make any sense for me!! And nowadays every gym is full of “out of shape personal trainers”. I just think it is wrong….    

I spend almost 30 minutes today in front of the mirror to figure out what are my weak places. And I seam to store all my cheat meals in my abs and thighs; I also need to shape up my shoulders.
I know you will tell me that I need to work on every body part at least once a week. I will do so, but I need to pay special attention to my shoulders, abs and thighs. I measured myself and noted down the numbers in the profile so I can follow my progress later.
Here is the plan:

• incorporate abs workout in every other workout and perform 3 different exercised to target upper, lower and oblige muscles.
  
• load shoulders supersets of compound and isolated movements
  

Example
Arnold Press superset with Cable Lateral Raise
Barbell upright row SS with Dumbbell Front Rise
Dumbbell Shrug SS with Rope Cable Row

• perform two leg workouts a week. First workout is heavy compound movements like squats, Romanian dead lift, extensions, and curls and Second: Light workout with high amount of repetitions: lunges, plie squats, step ups  and butt blaster J
  

And yes I still will do my cardio and triathlon session on Saturday.
I did a little shopping here and got some Creatine, L-glutamine, protein, CLA and EFA in order to avoid overtraining.
Wish me good luck and a lot of energy!

Why it is so hard to get rid of those LAST and FINAL 5-10 pounds??? Why we need to go above and beyond to get in a dream shape?

I have been working out for 6 years now with couple of 1 month breaks, and I do not feel like I have any drastic progress during last year. And I DO switch my programs, I eat so healthy that people think that I am a freakJ, I get my protein shakes and I drink a lot of water. Yes, I get a desserts once a week and a glass of wine – but that’s about it.
 Do I need to get heavy on fat burners, exclude crabs and eat lots of protein??? With my occupation and crazy fast paced work schedule I would feel dry without carbs and occasional wine for relaxation.
Do not get me wrong – I am holding strong but I need to see results soon otherwise I will jump off the program to try soothing else….again.

So – I am still sticking to the triathlon program which is very unusual for me!
I am not a cardio fan but this program provides variety of intensity and duration which keeps me motivated and I do not get bored with it.
I am still lifting heavy on my strength full-body workouts twice a week because I do not want to loose any of my muscle mass.
The main thing – I feel the progress and I have survived 1.5 hour Running-Biking-Swimming session. That is great achievement for me considering that I am not a cardio girl.
Efforts – I need to be very disciplined and really adhere to it for at last 12 weeks (well 11 weeks now ). I guess no more late movies and guests for couple of months cause at 10 pm I am ready to go to bed to be able to wake up energized at 6 am.

By the way, another thing I like about this training that I get to eat more crabs because I work out longer. So some fruit and whole wheat muffins are back in my diet.

Will see may be in a week I get some photos up

Hi there!
Firs of all it is my first blog ever and I am planning to sick to it. My target is to motivate people, get motivated, provide useful information, share experience and exchange ideas. I would love to see you participating and leave comments. Thank you all in advance and let us get started.

It is easy to get crazy about “looking good” in California (loove this place) but it is also super hard to compete with all those very good looking guys or girls with firm butt and lean six pack whom you can meet in any California GYM . Well … I consider them as my motivation. If they can look SO good than I can look fabulous too and may be even better!!
I am a “regular exerciser”: 3- 4 times a week is a MUST for me otherwise my energy level goes down close do 0. My regular week would be: Weight lifting 3 times a week, yoga class, cardio once a week and hiking or snowboarding on a weekend. I look very firm and healthy but I would like to get leaner and appear more muscular (I guessJ) and with my 24% body fat it is a lot of work to do.
Anyhow - I have started a triathlon program this month. It is completely different form my previous routine. I do Biking, Swimming and Running plus two strength workouts and one full triathlon round on Saturdays. So far so good - first Full Round Saturday is coming up and that means that I will Bike, Swim and Run for 1,5 hour and if I  survive I will see you next week!
Buy the way if you’d like to give this program a try you can check it out here: http://www.getanedge.com/edge/reg/index.html
The program will be based on your fitness goal and gym equipment availability.