Melinda F’s BodyBlog

I have to re-evaluate my workouts, did my progress pics but not sure that I picked up much muscle, size wise I look the same, so its time to change what Im doing, a really hot bodyspace member suggested that it maybe that I’m doing too many reps, normally do around 8-10 so I think I’ll keep going with the 5×5 system. So I get a lot of pm’s from ladies asking me how I stay so lean, I’ve always been lean, in both my pregnancies I only picked up around 8kgs a time so its hard for me to really put on weight, I have a voracious appetite but I think I have a fast metabolism, I also notice that the heavier I lift, the leaner I get cause I’m doing no cardio at present except playing occassional sport with kids etc.

So for the next few weeks, will stick with the 5×5, increase calories, my leg day will stay around 10 reps or so. I’m so geared to go, feel like I have endorphins racing through me all the time, I like awake in the early hours of morning sometimes counting the minutes when I can awake and go lift. I’m so addicted that I actually schedule all my clients around my gym time, hell I’d wake up at 3am to go lift if I needed to, I can smell that iron, I can feel its heaviness in my hands, I can feel my heart racing even before I step into the gym, writing this makes me want to go back right now. I sleep eat and breathe the next time I can sweat. This is like a drug, I just want more all the time, I’m never satisfied, its like life - are we ever satisfied, never me - I always want to learn more, hate sitting still - the only thing that can keep me still is a great book.

So I have some new offices for my staff and the great thing is that I’m installing a gym in there for them, yeah they are really excited, I’ve motivated everyone of them into getting a workout before work, healthy body - healthy mind! I feel like a child about it - even though I wont use it personally I feel like I ‘m helping to enhance their lives and work satisfaction in some small way.

I did my chest today - hot hot

started with 3 sets of 25 pushups

incline dumbell press…………12kgs each x 3 sets x 8 reps

incline dumbell flyes…………….10kgs each x 3 sets x 10 reps

flat dumbell press…………….10kgs each x 3 sets x 10 reps

decline dumbell press………… 10kgs each x 3 sets x 10 reps

machine press……………….25kgs x 3 sets x 10 reps

cable crossovers……………20kgs x 1sets x 10 reps, 30kgs x 2 sets x 10 reps.

cable crunches………….3 sets x 45 kgs x 16 reps

seated calves…………..3 sets x 15 reps

Have an awesome day - may you smile tons and be as happy as you are meant to be…

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