CrystalMatthews’s BodyBlog

Had a great run this weekend with my friend at the Harvest Classic. Now, most people don’t get too enthusiastic about doing cardio, but there are ways to make it better. One of my fav ways is registering to run in local races. I mean think about it, you’re going to have to do cardio anyways, so why not do it with a bunch of other enthusiastic people, get fun prizes and gifts, and raise money for good causes while your at it? You can be competitive about it if you want to, but I usually just try my best and enjoy the energy of the crowd. I actually won 2nd for my age group this time, which is seriously crazy cuz I’m not a great runner. If you’re not a runner, you can always speed walk (my mom does this). I usually stick to the 5-10k’s (there’s no reason to kill myself, lol). My friend and I have set a goal of doing one organized run a month. She’s even going to make a quilt out of all the race t-shirts she gets. The t-shirt we got this time was brown - ewwww….

The one thing I did find quite strange…why do running events serve donuts before the run and pizza afterwards? Who and the heck can eat that stuff before and after running their butt off? I would seriously puke. I stuck to a banana and small cup of TCBY sorbet they were also handing out, and ate something healthy after I left. I was tempted to take a doughnut home with me for later though…I really do think doughnuts are the work of the devil…so tempting.

I’m down to the last couple weeks before the bikini show, plus I’m working a booth for Bodybuilding.com at the Olympia (http://www.mrolympia.com/) this weekend, and we have teeny spandex outfits to sport, so I have to keep my am cardio up and keep on hitting those weights. Most important right now though, is my diet. My body composition isn’t going to change too much at this point - it’s all about getting the body fat percentage down. My legs and my arms have already leaned out, but my dang stomach is  holding on to that last layer of fat for dear life. To bad booth outfits are all about showing off the tummy .

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