~~BuffMother! GET BUFF~~

Since it is still NOVEMBER–I need to keep saying why I am thankful.

I am thankful for my little daughter Gracie- She is the cutest little thing, but more than a handful.  She came out of me screaming and has yet to stop!  Her voice is the LOUDEST voice I have ever heard, she would seriously be a great OPERA singer, lol!

She was due to be born on Christmas Day, so she has always has a special bond with Santa!  She LOVES HIM!!  The doctor who delivered her was retiring from delivering babies at the end of the year she was born (2001)…and he did not want to work on Christmas, nor did I want to spend the Holiday in the hospital.  So we agreed to induce her on the 14th (my half b-day)…she didn’t need much inducing!  I had her before my epidural was fully in effect, so that delivery was rather painful, but way easier to recover from than my first.

Gracie is a little worker bee, very independant, very strong (like a little bull), loves make up, watching Zach and Cody, eating almost anything and LOVES playing MOM to her little sisters.  She has also recently mastered doing head stands so she spends a lot of time on her head.  And her middle name is the same as mine   … Here are some pics of her:

and here is a small album of a few more pics of her
Gracie Marie Berger
Well in other news…I had a GREAT workout today, mucho better than yesterdays.

Warm up 8 min r-bike
Cybex pull downs (close grip)
110×10
130×10
140×10
Seated rows
80×10 fully extended
100×10
110×10
Lat pull downs wide grip
100×10x3
One arm Lat DB Bent over rows
50×4 too heavy!
45×8x2
Wide cable lat pulls
60×10x2
pose down cable bicep curls
30×12x2
Shoulder press
50×10
70×10x2
These 4 in a circuit-
Lateral raises one arm at a time
12×10x2
Front raises one arm at a time
12×10x2
Bent over rear flys
12×5x2
hammer curls first set
20’sx10
DB curls second set
25′2×8

Ab work throughout
knee ups
40 repsx2
roman chair knee ups
40×2
hanging sit ups
30×2
rotation exercises with weighted stick
40 repsx2 sets

then after all of this I ran on the treddy–took my time warming up then did 8 intervals all recovery mins were at 7.5 and the incline was at 2% the entire time.
1-9
2-9
3-9.2
4-9.2
5-8=9.4
Total miles =4

Now I am tempted to put my x-mas tree up???  we’ll see on that, I still have laundry to finish.

Have a super dooper day!
-Michelle

Hi all!!
I am very thankful today for all the work I have put into my body over the past 3 plus years- 3 years ago was when I really was first starting to shoot to BUILD Muscle mass–and it has forever changed my body.  Now I can have a free day, or even a free week and not hardly even notice.  My muscle mass is so good at burning calories that when I eat a lot extra or lay off on my workouts, nothing much changes.  Of course it would if I took a MONTH off, lol.  I am thankful for MUSCLE!!

So, that said, I have had a few days off.  After being sick at the end of last week, I decided that workouts would be optional this week.  My body was due for a rest, plus with everything else going on this week–it was perfect timing for a slight break.

I think we will hit the gym this morning though–but, that’s still not 100%, lol!  It is actually nice to have that freedom–

I do plan on hitting it hard starting next week.  I plan to take pics, measurements and my bodyfat, then test again in 4 weeks.  That should be right in time for Christmas!!  I am excited for that!

Well if I workout today, I’ll check back in!

Happy Thanksgiving,
Michelle

I am so proud and excited for one of my dearest friends from my BuffMother Rally Room, J’nea!!  She was chosen to be featured as a ..Transformation of the week on Bodybuilding.com…  She is like me in a lot of ways, she is my height, has 4 kids, loves to lift weights, loves to blog, etc..BUT there is one HUGE difference..she not only has one set of twins but TWO sets!!!  I don..t think I could handle that~~ She is proof that you have to take a ..no excuses.. attitude towards getting your workouts done.  I am inspired by her every day!!

Well here is the direct link to her transformation
J’nea’s Transformation of the WEEK!!

And her is a link to her personal blog..make sure to leave a comment telling her CONGRATS!!

She Rocks!!

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