DanicaX’s BodyBlog

Just cardio today. I took two of those lovely black n red capsules when I got up and threw my gym stuff on, threw the beast in the car—it was 31 degrees, practically a heat wave here now, so I don’t wanna hear any of your crap, Brett!!!! Oh, and also I didn’t throw him…so I don’t wanna get all caught up in some technicality of yours!! I gently placed him in the back seat with his little blanket and gave him a nice, SOFT pat on the head.

I was excited to do my cardio this morning b/c I took yesterday off. I did sprints on the treadmill for 20 min, then walked at incline 15 for 15min. It seemed to go by so quick. I’m telling you that Cytolean really does the trick. I’ve been taking two at a time now for about 2-2 1/2 weeks and it still seems to be just as effective for me. I will take the SP 250 tomorrow before I lift

On a positive note–there was a character at the gym! HOrray….my long lost buddy, CREEPY OLD GUY….or COG as I call him. COG was at the high school track I went to over the summer EVERY SINGLE time I went there. It didn’t matter what time, he was there. I’d pull up and see his RED minivan parked in the lot—sideways and up on the curb so he could be under a tree in the shade…and there he would be…in his RED shorts with his RED thermos of water….no shirt, of course, just to make him that much creepier…and he would walk like one lap and then go up to the top of the stairs and sit there…and watch…what, I don’t know and I don’t wanna know. He must have stayed there for hours a day cuz I never saw him come and I never saw him go. COG is at least 80 years old….bless his heart…but come on!! Do you have to sit at the top of the stairs and watch people (meaning me….cuz COG and I were the only crazies who went when it was 110degrees and midday). I just prayed everyday that he wouldn’t pass out or have a heart attack or something cuz then I would feel obligated to bust out my CPR skills. Screw that good samaritan nonsense–if COG goes down, I’m bouncin’ –I didn’t see nuttin!!!!!! So wrong. I disappoint myself.

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Today (which is really yesterday cuz it’s after midnight) was an off- day for me. I don’t like the off days …but if I have to rest then whatever..I guess I’ll do it. Tomorrow will just be cardio for me. I’m off this weekend ~horray~ so I’ll be HITTIN’ THE GYM LIKE IT OWES ME MONEY (haaaa–Deric). I may workout with my nephew this weekend…if he’s not chicken!! Yeah, Anthony, you heard me…
My nephew’s bodyspace:
http://bodyspace.bodybuilding.com/BIGPREMO/

Oh, he looks all big n bad….but he starts crying if he does more than like 5 reps of anything….haaaaaa. J/K. Really I’m ascared of em…

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The 17th day is underway!! HOrray! Ok, I’ll stop there with the annoying rhyming crap. I’m just a white girl….not a rapper like I am in my dreams…and when drinking. And occasionally in church. Ok, so I didn’t mention this yesterday for fear of sounding like a “weirdo”—ha–but I searched high and low for some stinking snow boots. Snow boots…in Nebraska…it’s winter, there is snow…this sounds like an easy task. Well, apparently it’s a surprise to everyone besides myself that a snow flake or two may fall in the wintertime in this region. I went to five places looking and I’m not counting the one place that actually did have two pair….conveniently sized 6 and 12…don’t get me started on that…

So I had to go to Target last night anyways so I figured I’d check there. To my disbelief, they actually had them. In normal sizes, too! So….I kinda killed two birds with one stone in that little trip. I was so excited to try em out this morning in the snow. Haaha! Take that stupid snow!! Stay the hell outta my pant legs!!! Small victories….me, one. Snow, zero.

Took the usual two Cytoleans when I got up. I went to the gym right away to do some interval training. Cardio. Damn step mill almost killed me today. I’ve had it with it’s “I’m the king of cardio equipment” ‘tude. I was feeling a lot of energy flowing through my veins this morning so I did 25 min, instead of the usual 20. I did faster intervals, too…with my weights…and this is what almost killed me! I even threw in some of my “fancy footwork” just to show that step mill who was boss.

AM TRAINING:
cardio 25 min intervals –> manual setting, alternate 1min slower and 1 min fast with weight or fancy steppin

sauna/stretch

Not only was the step mill about killing me…I spotted a total character in the crowd of exercises this morning…I couldn’t help but periodically “check in” to see what he was doing. Everything he did next was even more shocking than the “exercise” he just got done with….it truly was entertaining. Don’t worry…nothing to hurt himself physically, just socially. Plus…bonus….I saw “Dwight Schrute” from The Office again. Man, he is gettin some nice guns on him!! Watch out, Jim Halpert….Dwight ain’t playin no more!!

Today I finally got to go to spinning. Thank God….I was really getting worked up over that whole situation. It was an ok class…an “endurance” class….ok, so basically we did almost the same thing the whole time, which was kinda boring. The music WAS NOT HELPING!!! It was some kinda weird disco something…I don’t even know what it was…it was not doing it for me, I know that. I stayed focused though…mainly staring at my triceps in the mirror!! Ha! They were kinda popping out today. I would really like to lean my upper arms out. I don’t know if it’s happening. Hopefully when I take some more pics I’ll be able to tell.

This lady almost passed out today in spinning…or something. I don’t know what her deal was. She had been there before, but she got off her bike about 1/2 way through and I heard this kinda “ahhh!” high pitched short little scream from behind me. I thought someone fell off their bike so I looked back and this lady had gotten off and was being all dramatic about how hard she was working and how she just had to leave….what? Watching her wave her arms around in the air and talk about how “girl! I just got to go! I can’t move my legs no mo!” was probably more entertaining than if she had fallen off the bike. Perhaps she just couldn’t take the disco music anymore…

I took one cytolean when I got up. I didn’t do cardio right away. Had places to be and I wanted to go to the noon spin class. So about 3 hours later I took one more cytolean. Then went to spinning. I definitely prefer taking two.
TRAINING #1:
cardio
spinning 45 min

I had legs to do tonight. Horray! I took my SP 250, two scoops on my way to the gym. I don’t really feel any different right away. It’s not until I start getting into my workout that I feel extremely focused and strong. I get into a good rythym and just knock out set after set. Like a machine! Yep, that’s me…MACHINE!!!

Had such an awesome leg workout tonight. Changed up my order and exercises a little. I mainly did two exercises at a time, back to back. It’s always hard to do it b/c people “steal” your machines, but then I improvise a little.

PM TRAINING #2:
legs!
4 sets of each group–high reps–
-smith machine single leg press (LOVE THESE) 35’s X 20-30
-smith machine lunges 10’s X 15-20 (light, but popped up and did these right after the presses…burn)

-bench step-ups holding 10lb in each hand X 15-20 per leg
-leg curls on ball X 15

-single lunges on bosu ball with back leg on bence
-single lunges on bosu ball with back leg on ground

-prone leg curl 40-50 lb X 20-25
-run TM incline 12% for 1 min…I believe this is what kicked my @$$

-leg extension drop set starting with 60lb X 20
-rotary calf 45 X 20-25

I think it was that damn incline running that did me in…. haven’t done that in awhile….kills after ham curl…but feels good… I heart pain

This may be a long one….I have a lot to say!! Unusual, I know. Let’s see…I took two Cytoleans in preparation for my cardio. I was not feeling like doing it today. I just wasn’t. I was trying to talk myself out of it. I’ve been wanting to check out this pottery place kinda by my house b/c it was the only place I could find that would let me come in to use their potter’s wheel, which I haven’t done since high school. So before I go to the gym I call them to see when I could come in…hoping they would say, “oh, you can come in now if you want.” I was trying to get out of cardio, you see. Anyways, they were really picky and specific about when I had to come in. Friday at 1pm. Like I have time to work around YOUR schedule, lady!! So I found another place downtown, which is not close to my house at all. They were cool. I could come in anytime I wanted and they wouldn’t make me wait 2 wks for my pot to dry before they fired it….I’m a little impatient I guess. Plus, it’s $50 and you could come in everyday for a month, no appointment, no signing up for a class. The othere place was gonna charge me $20/hour. Smokin crack or something. Anyways, I was really tempted to go down there this morning, but ***siiiigh*** I went to do my cardio.  

Now, I’ve decided that the world does not want me to go to spinning. At least the people at this gym. I called them late last night cuz I wasn’t at home and couldn’t get online to see the schedule. I asked the dude working the front desk what time the spinning classes were today. 6am and 6pm. “What? No noon class anymore?” “Nope.” “OK, thank you…you have been a very helpful young man.” “You wanna hook up?” “Uhh, no.” Haa. kidding. Ok, so I get to the gym at about 12:45 and I’m in the locker room, minding my own business as usual. And I see these women with cycling shoes on. Wait a minute…what is going on!! That guy lied to me!! So I asked this woman if she went to spinning (just to make sure before I go find this front desk guy and kick him in the shins for not knowing how to read a schedule). She informed me she was going to, but there were no bikes left….which brings me to another point: WTF!!! It’s a Wed afternoon….not a good sign of things to come ’round New Year time when there are gonna be even more people. Hey! I know your pain, lady….at least they didn’t all welcome her with open arms and smiling faces only to lead her to a bike with no handle bars or something. So I opted for the Step Mill again. 30 min. It was all I could handle, really cuz this guy comes up out of nowhere and gets on the one right next to me. There are 9 other empty step mills. He smelled really bad. I had to go.

I was so excited to take my SuperPump 250 tonight and go workout. I was going to meet a friend to workout…which I rarely ever do…I work better alone. So, I don’t know where all my stupid sports bras go, but something is going on here. I have like 38 of them, but surprisingly enough I conveniently had them all in the washer at the same time…and even more convenient…I forgot to put my clothes in the dryer so I didn’t have enough time to dry anything before I went to meet my friend to workout. Ok, fine. I’ll stop at the store and buy a stupid sports bra. So I stop on my way and get one. I get to the gym. I warmup. No workout partner so far. Ok I start lifting…no workout partner. I lift for about an hour….anyways, I was stood up. Not to mention, I drove completely out of my way to meet this person at a totally different gym than I ever even go to. And I had to stop to buy a sports bra. I should have just worn a wet one out of the washer!! Arrrr. Ok, so I had a good workout anyways. I did chest / back and they had a bunch of different machines that I’ve never used. It was worth it, I guess.

Ok, so I leave the gym and go to a Walmart nearby. I despise Walmart for lots of reasons, but it was late and I needed a few things. Mainly a toboggan…BTW, excuse me..it was brought to my attention that it was not a toboggan….thank you to the “toboggan expert” that I ran into along the way. Whatever! I’m calling it a toboggan. It’s really like a plastic sled slider thinger…technical name. So I put the “toboggan” in my cart. I’m pushing the cart. I pass by a lovely snow boot display. I need some snow boots to go romp around in, so I stop. I am looking at these boots that I thought were snow boots. They were not the prettiest, but I’m just gonna walk the beast in them and go “tobogganing” so whatever. I’m bending over and putting one on. I see this person out of my peripherals coming down the aisle. I see the person stop….right by me. For GAWD’S sake…just ignore them. Man, I attract some weird people…gotta hand it to myself there. It is Walmart, I remind myself…just look down. Just look down. So I’m tying the boot thing. I stand up. I am met by this huge, smiling head staring at me. I can see this dude’s lips moving. Oh, haaa…I had my ipod on….so I couldn’t hear what he was saying. “What?” I asked. I don’t even know why I said that cuz I still had my ipod on. Lips moving. Long sigh. I pull off my glove, take out my ipod, push pause…it was a huge production. “What? ” I ask again. Oh, then huge, smiling head guy was a little irritated that I hadn’t heard what he said the first two times. ” I saaaaaid….that boot you are trying on doesn’t match your green hat, ” he says pointing at my hat. Is this guy serious? “Ummm, yeah. YOu are right.” I don’t even know why I said anything. I should have just kept saying “what? what?” lol. Ok, so then he wanted to know who I was shopping for…mind you, I have one giant,blue toboggan thing and windshield wipers in my entire cart…in plain site. Hmmmm….my grandma…what kinda stupid question is that. Then he said some weird comment about how green must be my favorite color b/c I had a green hat, green coat and …oh, my ipod was even green…how observant of him. I didn’t say anything. I would like to say I was deep in though about something important, but all I was thinking was, “OMG…he’s right. I even have a green freaking ipod. Am I some kinda freak? The Mexico hoodie is even green. Bright green. I have green shoes….” Good thing I didn’t have the green shoes on…the stanger may have been totally freaked out by that. There were a few awkward moments of silence, then he walked away.

Maybe he was planning on robbing me then thought twice after he decided I was a crazy “green obsessed monster” girl who couldn’t even pick out boots that match. It was about that time this worker showed up out of nowhere and asked if I needed any help….this is unheard of at Walmart…so I was really freaking out by this time. She informed me that those were not snow boots and the only snow boots they had were the ones on the other side. She would be referring to the butt-ugly, plain, boring, black, bulky, blaaah boots….no, thanks. Pass on the boots. On the bright side…the toboggan was only like $8.82 and not the $18.26 or whatever weird price it said it was. Heeehe. Suckers.

WORKOUT NUMERO UNO (five years of spanish, thank you very much)
cardio

Step Mill 30 min

WORKOUT NUMERO DOS (that’s as high as I go…”
back/chest/abs

4 sets of this circuit, 15-20 reps:

DB single arm rows
pushups
Incline DB flyes
Dorsi flexor machine
Rotary upper back
Rotary chest
Rotary Lat Pull
Reverse Lat Pull
Decline sit ups

That was a good workout, considering I don’t really love doing chest or back. I’ve never done a lot of these machines. It felt good to get a little different angles. I’m thinking about going to this gym just to do back/chest from now on…not sure yet. I’m kinda crazy like that

Today really was an off day. The past two weeks have flown by!! I can’t wait to workout tomorrow—I miss my blue raspberry ice concoction…it’s lovely.

I’ve decided I’m gonna buy a toboggan tomorrow. Well, I may steal the neighbor kid’s…I haven’t decided yet..depends on how quick I’m moving at the time. I’m gonna take advantage of this snow and find me a big, massive hill and go tobogganing (?). It’s such a good workout running back up the hill in the snow. I used to go in high school every winter. Oh, those were the days…Put on the ugliest, most hideous, non-matching “whatever we could find” clothes. I felt like that little kid on A Christmas Story…”I can’t move my arms!!! Bahhhh! I have to go to the bathroom!!!”

Perhaps I can strap some gear on “the beast” and have him pull me around town while I’m at it. Together, the beast and I will help put a stop to this global warming nonsense!!

Don’t know what I’m going to do for a workout yet tomorrow. I’m gonna try to go to spinning Wed or Thurs…and they better not pull that “oh, there’s a bike over here!” over-excited BS card with me again….I’m onto these evil spinners now