Maleficent238’s BodyBlog

The fitness coordinator requested that I start studying up on all the classes by taking as many as I possibly can.  So over the next few weeks I’ll be participating in at least one class a day (in addition to my usual workout routine).  I was supposed to do “Turbo Kick” this morning, but the schedule changed and I took “Step Explosion” instead. It was more intense than I expected and actually quite fun.  And after having to stare at myself under bright fluorescent lights for an hour, I’ve decided that I need to get my ass to a tanning bed ASAP!  Seriously, dude.  It’s bad.  Anyway, tomorrow is either “Turbo Kick” or “Body Blast.” 

Oh, I’m meeting with the program coordinator this week to discuss nutrition programs.  I can’t wait to start doing consultations.

I’ve been working on my certification materials since I woke up.  I suspect I’ll be doing this until I go to bed. It’s not that the material is difficult, it just takes time.  I’ve put this off for far too long.  The group fitness coordinator at work wants to put me on the schedule as soon as possible, so I have to get this stuff done.  I hope to get everything mailed in by Thursday.

I’d rather be doing other things.  Bleh.

I started my new job at Louisiana Athletic Club (LAC) today. It went very well. Tomorrow I’m going to learn how they do body assessments by having my own assessment done. I’m curious to see what the result will be. I don’t feel as lean as I was a few months ago, but I’m definitely more muscular. So I’m not sure what my body fat percentage is. I guess we’ll find out tomorrow.

After my shift I had retardedly intense leg workout. I skipped leg day last week, so I wanted to make up for it today. I expect to be crazy sore tomorrow. And that’s a good thing.

I have about a week and a half left at Premier Athletic. The one thing I’m going to miss about that place is the stepmill. LAC does not have one of those blessed machines. My boss said that he was considering ordering one. I’m going to make it my personal mission to that that happens. I heart the stepmill.

Yesterday was a little tough for me.  I was ultra-sensitive for some reason and kept getting triggered by the most random things.  I cracked a little, but I’m feeling better today.

Pushing forward.

That’s what my friend told me this weekend when I wouldn’t eat with her at a wedding shower.  Fried chicken, chocolate-covered marshmallows, and pastries.  I didn’t want to make her feel bad, but I just couldn’t bring myself to eat that garbage.

I kicked off a cut diet this week.

I start my new job tomorrow.

Things are things.

Last week I started working out at Premier (where I’m currently employed).  The equipment is just so much nicer than at LC (my other gym that I’ll start working at in a couple of weeks).  The problem is, it’s not as conveniently located as LC.  So on days when I have the time, I make the trek over to Premier.  On days when I don’t, I stick to LC.  Anyway, I worked back and abs at Premier yesterday.  It was a pretty good workout and I’m quite sore today.  Yay.   

There’s more to report, but I’m not really in the blogging mood.  I just wanted to write something since it’s been a while.  I’ll give a more detailed update later in the week.

Everything is as it should be.

I’m taking a break from writing essays for my nutrition consultation course.  I just finished making a two-day vegan meal plan.  It was a little frustrating because I wasn’t given that much information about the vegan.  All it said is that his name is Sam.  I know that they were just asking me to make something very basic, but of course I wanted to get all complicated.  I needed to know how old this guy is, how active he is, how much he weighs, what his goals are, blah blah blah.  So not only did I create a meal plan for this dude, but I also created an entire profile for him and included it on my test paper.  I’m such a dork.  Now I have to make a 2-day lacto-ovovegetarian meal plan.  Ugh.  It pains me to think of being a vegetarian.

Whew.  This is the first time I’ve gotten to sit down all day.  My students had graduation this morning, so everything was pretty hectic at school.  But now I’m done with that.  School is officially out for the summer.  And it looks like I’m going to start working at a second gym (the one where I actually workout).  A few weeks ago one of the trainers/managers told me there was an open position that I could pretty much have if I just turned in an application.  So I did.  He really wants me to teach some fitness classes, which means that I need to hurry up and finish my coursework.  That’s going to be my priority for the next couple of weeks. 

I had two really good workouts yesterday.  In the morning I did cardio (hiit).  I got my 60 second sprints up to 11.0 mph at a 2.0 incline.  Yahoo.  And then in the afternoon I worked back, biceps, and abs.  I went up to 165 lbs on my dead lifts. Double yahoo.  And to be honest, my hands hurt before anything else did.  I really need some new gloves. 

Today is chest, shoulders, and triceps.  I’m not feeling 100%, but I think that this cup of coffee I’m sipping on will help.  I didn’t plan on doing any cardio today, but there was a dance after graduation, and I’m pretty sure that an hour of jumping around and "dropping it like it’s hot" qualifies as cardio.  Haha. 

Oh, I’m taking progress pictures on Thursday morning.  I’m also going to weigh myself (yikes!).  I haven’t done that in over a month.

More later.

There is absolutely nothing worth watching on tv at 5am.  Nothing but infomercials.    I can’t even find an episode of Becker to make fun of.  Blah.  I wish I was asleep. 

So I’ll be switching things up a little bit next week with my workouts.  I’m pretty much finished with teaching, so I have more time to work with during the day, atleast for now.  I’m going back to having two leg days (ham/glutes/calves and quads/glutes calves) and two arm days (bis with back, tris with chest and shoulders, and also a day of just bis/tris) then I’m also working abs about every other day.  It’s all very exciting. 

I’m helping throw a crawfish boil tonight for my mom’s birthday.  I’m really not that crazy about crawfish.  It’s too much freaking work for such a small piece of meat.  Guess I’ll be bringing my own food.  I’ll grill some chicken or something.  Oh!  And I’ll bring some green veggies and to throw in with the crawfish.  A stalk of celery boiled with crawfish is the best-tasting thing ever!

Back to watching nothing on tv.  *sigh* 

I’m watching women’s college gymnastics.  Some girl from LSU just did a back headspring.  No, I didn’t mean to type handspring.  The girl did a headspring.  Gymnasts rock. 

Time to go work chest and shoulders.  Hoo-rah.