DanicaX’s BodyBlog

I did get my new supplements today!! I had already worked out, so I’ll start with them tomorrow. I’ll try the protein tonight…IntraPro. Double chocolate. 

I went to the Taekwondo place today!! It kicked my butt!! and the guy was being easy on me today…just learning the basics. Like I said, I’ve never done it before so it was really awkward. He said I was doing good, but who knows….it’s kinda like when your mom says you’re cute….are they just saying that b/c they feel obligated or what? Either way, I walked outta there and felt like I had about a dozen blisters on my feet! It was barefoot and I’m just not used to it yet.  I’ve done kickboxing and TurboKick and stuff like that before, but nothing where you actually strike an object…always just in the air before. That was tough!! I was definitely feeling it…I did get some cute pink wrist wraps though (granted they were pretty drenched in sweat by the time I was done) ….and some bad*ss white gloves….and I ordered these cool Muy Thai shorts….Man, all this new gear to keep track of…. I go back on Friday so hopefully my poor feet will have recovered by then.

So I went to yoga this morning and was driving home. I’ve seen this Tae Kwon Do place a million times while driving home. I come up to a stop light right by the Taekwondo place. Taekwondo to my right….I’m at a stop light…Taekwondo to my right….Oh, what the heck! I hate those dull and boring stop lights anyways…always putting your life on hold (soooo annoying)…so I make a right turn into this Taekwondo place.

Inside there was this woman with gloves on and shin guards and she was working with this guy who sorta resembled Billy Blanks (although I will NOT tell him that….hey, not everyone is a BB fan). So the guy has on those padded paddle thingies  (I’ll call them that for now) and this lady is kicking, punching, jabbing, striking, yelling. Whoa—this is serious stuff right here….these people aren’t messin’ around! Ok–so long story short–I end up signing up for this, well I don’t even really know what it’s called…some kinda kickboxing. All I know is that I’m starting tomorrow and I’m gonna start doing it twice a week. This should be interesting….

 Sooo…..still no supplements. They are coming tomorrow…I can feel it. Maybe.

It is such a gorgeous day outside today that I feel a new walking lunge record coming on…..

I broke my last record last Sunday at 730 walking lunges in a row. They were good ones, not sloppy….and no cheating!!  I didn’t time them , but I think it took about 35 minutes…twice around the track. My record a few months ago was about half of that. I have a steep hill by my house and I do walking lunges up it—yes, the neighbors think I’m cuckoo….I get some weird looks.

Doing flat walking lunges is a breeze compared to the hill. It takes about 130 lunges to get up the hill. You know you are a little off-balance when you start gauging distances in walking lunges!! "The bathroom is about 7 walking lunges down the hall and to the left." Haaaa. Ok, I’m off to attempt to break the record now.

Also, I haven’t received the Gaspari supps yet, but am anxious to get started….:)

Ok, well I took my before pics. Let me preface the posting of the pics by saying this: EEEEEEKKKKKK! I am slightly depressed/borderline suicidal now…I hated every second of taking those bloody pictures! Anyways, I’ll get over it… only up from here.

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I have been fortunate enough to be one of three women participating in this trial for Gaspari Nutrition! Thanks to Gaspari and to MsFitness for choosing me and allowing me this opportunity. I am honored and so excited to try some new products!

The stack includes three products: Intrapro protein, Cytolean and SuperPump 250—awesome products I’m sure. I have not yet received them, but will soon and then the madness will start….double challenge here with Thanksgiving/Christmas!!! I’m up for it though…no holiday weight gain for me, thank you.

I will do my best to accurately convey the following on a daily basis:

• 1) any semblance of appetite supression
• 2) general disposition of mood
• 3) any enhanced mental accuity
• 4) overall energy levels
• 5) training/exercise in detail

And on a weekly basis:

• 1) fat loss or general weight loss
• 2) attenuation or increase of “effects”

I will then write a final review and post final pics—-I will post before pics later…maybe tonight

Now I must confess…I occasionally get a little overzealous and train like a mad woman…yes, it’s true. Thankfully I have never been injured and I don’t intend to do so…so I will try to keep it in check. That being said, I am really going to focus on getting enough rest/recovery…even if I have to strap myself down!!

I will post workouts when I start the supplements, but for the most part I do the following:

• *upper body 2x/week (almost always in the form of a circuit, supersets or giant sets)
• *lower body 2x/week–also giant sets or circuit
• *abs 2-3x/week
• *cardio 4-6x/week
• *yoga 2-3x/week
• *stretch always after each workout

As for my diet I will be eating about every 3 hours. I’ll post my diet later, along with my before pics in my blog.  Looking forward to my supps coming and getting started!!!

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