THOUGHTS OF A FITNESS FREAK

I didnt tan, so I am curious how they will turn out.  I will post some pics as soon as I get them.  Rich usually makes it so I can adjust the contrast and look tan anyway.  Im bringing my new figure suit as well, but not being stage tan is going to make it weird.

Yea, saw Motley Crue last night.  I was actually all set to go to the gym when I got the text for free tickets.  Here’s the scoop on my social life lately………….my female co workers are all getting divorced and now want to hang out with me.  I am NOT party girl……….Im tired girl. Now when they were all married they had couples things going on. I was not invited of course.  I love them, but I need a break. I need to workout and get back in the game.  Not that I want to turn down concert tickets!  Motley Crue was actually better than 1985’s show.  We had great seats, it was free and 5 minutes down the street from me.  Of course that turns into "lets go get something to eat" which turns into me staying out until 3am and my dog waking me up at 9am barking at nothing……………darn dog………starts my bird shrieking……..and its chaos.

Tomorrow I am training with my brother in law.  I have to go to his gym so we can use his stuff.  He belongs to my chain, but goes to one in another city.  I like mine better.  Im more comfortable in mine.

I have to go get ready for this shoot.  Little tip, do not choose a different colorbrand of haircolor before a photoshoot……WTF?!!  My roots are darker now.  Damn.its always something, isnt it? 

Oh tonight the ladies want to go out dancing.  I hurt my neck dancing last weekend. Please dont make me goooooooooooooooo…………my toes hurt from last night.  I want to sleep. I want to train and watch TV like a normal person.  Why cant I just say NO?

I have been socializing alot since my "downtime".  Last night midget wrestling, tonight Motley Crue last minute.  Lately I am blessed with free tickets……..how can I say no?

Yes, I have the Jay Cutler show coming up, yes I need a good workout………got a shoot tomorrow and there is going to be no muscles to shoot for pete sake. I didnt even tan for this one.  Even though spray tans are healthier, they clog pores…gross.  I did 1 a week for 2 weeks and dont want to go again….yet.  

I got another shoot next weekend as well.  My calendar is filling fast.  

I will blog something decent sooonnnnnnnnnnn……. 

Ok, skipped the gym to see midget wrestling.  Maybe not the most politically correct term, but thats what they call it……..he actually made it informative at the same time believe it or not.  While allowing the term midget to be used, he was actually a dwarf.

Anywhoo…….got some pictures.  It was like regular bad fake wrestling but these guys actually used staple guns on each other of which I didnt care to see so we left.  Novelty is one thing……blood is another.

I will be going to the gym tonight to film for the 1st time in forever.  Hopefully I can actually do something!!!

Leter,

Fern

I swear there are not enough hours in the day for me anymore.  I worked my daily grind then went home to change and get to the gym kind of early.  I trained shoulders, bis, hit a little lats with press downs and bent over rows, but still withy limited mobility…..my workouts are limited as well.  I cant do abs well, not even hanging leg raises on the stand.  I cant hold myself up with my elbows and even getting on the roman chair proved to be difficult.  You just dont realize how many muscles are involved with simple things.  Did I tell ya I couldnt even open my bottle of Gatorade last week? Talk about humility………

Anyway, I can curl 20lbs easy with no pain!  Just doing 5 on the lateral raises, but hey, its something.  I did do 35 on single arm presses on the hammerstrength though.   Like I said………cant do abs.  I tried incline situps and had pain…kneeling cable crunches………ow not happening….BUT I can do seated bench crunches raising my knees like nobody’s business! 

I also did 20 mins on the stepmill and yes, it works.  Harder than it looks though..trust me.  But its a great butt and legs workout and you dont have to be running like a freak.  Im thinking off putting weight on my back for it like the mountain climber guy I was doing it next to…….maybeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee………..

Ok, got to get to bed.  Tomorrow night I may be going out with th girls.  I have been going out a bit more because I found a great bunch of girlfriends to hang with. Totally non competitive and funny, non bitches…..rare….yep, sad but true.

Talk to you tomarrah! 

3  weeks of solid BLAH………but last night was pretty good. We did some legs as well as a little shoulders and bi’s.  I still have limited range of motion and cant use my chest muscles well. I go from a 190 bench to "hey, can you open this bottle of Gatorade for me?". Anyway, people got bigger problems than me, so I really should not complain. I realized how precious life was when my nephew who is a year and 1/2 and was born on my birthday almost had a fatal incident yesterday……….my heart stopped …….I pictured a little tiny coffin and suddenly my issues were sooooooooo small.  He’s ok Thank God. Kid has a guardian angel up there.

Anyway, we did a little leg extensions , curls (tried laying, but chest locked up, and leg presses.  Did some lateral raises, tricep press downs and db curls. I just wanted to get a pump and feel like I was working out.  I didnt try any abs yet or serratus or even back.  I will do some back tonight.  I have some torn serratus, but its getting better by the day.
My new suit it in!!! Oh Gawd….its stunning!!!  Ok, not a fan of purple, but this is deep and looks almost black, rhinestones are thick and big and the cut is awesome!!!  The only issue I have is the straps are a little too short.  I got it used and she must have been shorter than me, so its needs minor work.  Thats nothing!!  I will see if I can get a good photo to share later.  Seriously, hard to get into "figure mode" without a good suit hanging off your mirror.

I hope everyone has been well. M finger is better, hope to keep the nail and my cold is slowly going away.  I will beback later.

fern

I know alot of people come to my blog for training posts and I have been letting them down a bit.  I have been DOWN since Feb 13th with the surgery which ended up more complicated than I expected. For 3 years I have lived and breathed fitness and I am trying not to get depressed about all the ‘injuries’ I am suffering at the moment. The chest, smashed finger, bad head cold…..Im kind of a mess.  BUT things are still moving forward for me.  We all have our ruts!!!  Mine is just physical and will end of course.  The finger is a bit better, but do you know how many horror stories I had to listen to about poking a hot needle through your nail to let off pressure?  Thats disgusting and no, I dont want to hear my nail may fall off!!  It will not……..I hope.  Why do people always talk so negative?  Its like being pregnant and other women telling you horror stories..what the heck is up with that? 

Anyway, not sure if I will train today.  Tomorrow is still on for legs of course.  My lower body still works!! 

So here is the scoop on whats been going on with me and hopefully it will help some of you know that life doesnt END at 40…….it may be just beginning. For anyone reading this who didnt know the "before me", its not just the physical that has changed on me.  I was so shy I couldnt talk to people face to face and I never told anyone how I felt and I certainly didnt like myself much and that attracts bad people to you…….I was a WALLFLOWER.

Anyway, the fitness is just how it started. Last night I had a meeting with some TV people/movie people.  I did a Tv interview last month and things are taking off from there!  I am now the interviewers female co-host and get to interview the band Shinedown this month!!  I am also going to do some movie/documentary work with radio Icon Sebastian from WCCC.  Things are really pulling together.  I was so nervous meeting with these guys last night, but it went well.  Mostly because I was sick and didnt want to look like crap of course.  Who looks good with a red nose and red/glassy eyes? So I got spray tanned and faked health.  I was supposed to have a photoshoot today but my photographer has the flu.  Probably a good thing because my sister and I went out to celebrate my spin off career and didnt get home until 3am.  We danced, got a little whoo hooo silly, but it was a good night. I met tons of people and no one was an idiot to me…….thats a good thing.

Anyway, if you are bummed because you think you are "getting older" or "too old" to start something new and positive for yourself…..you may want to rethink that.  Its NOT tooo late to do what you want with your life.   A friend of mine used to say "Its not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog". 

Talk to you later!! and freakin smile for pete sake……… 

Yesterday I felt pretty good, no muscle relaxants, etc.  I get dressed and head off to the gym and I was on time for once………..here is my story

I park my car and Im first in a row with a snowbank to my left and I had to squeeze in there.  In getting out I had my shaker cup on top of my bag and it goes rolling away.  Im fully out of the car but I put my right hand on the car whenb I reach down to get it..and horror of horrors……..my door shuts on my finger. At first it doesnt register of course..but Im stuck and the door is locked.  In my panic to open the door I drop my keys as well while trying to open the door.  Now ya have to know My hand is 1/2 was down the door so I now have it behind my back! I then had to use my foot to kick at my keys to get them close enough to pick up and am twisted like a pretzel at this point.  FINALLY I pick them up and frantically push the button to unlock the door and then open it thinking the whole time that I am going to see blood, my finger is going to be exploded or missing, so I jam it in the snowbank without looking.  Talk about a humbling experience.  I was a blonde in a beartrap wearing Otomix pants.

I run into the gym dancing around like an idiot holding up my hand and up course the counter has about 12 people at it and a confused new girl who asks “Hi, how ya doin?”.  I ran to the manager and told him what happened and it was kind of funny after that.  He runs and grabs a sleeve of cups and frantically whips out the whole stack and puts ice in the bag.  Everyone who sees me is like “let me look at it”.  I couldnt deal with it because Im still thinking its mashed and mutilated of course.  Finger stuff is like eyeball stuff to me……I even tell my kids “go show Granda, mommy will pass out”.

I had to go find my friend Art who I was training with and he helped me out, made me sit down and was the first to look at it. The worst part is that I NEVER show pain in the gym. Now I have no choice really.  Its obvious, my hands in a bag and I have this huge leather coat with a big fur collar on it and Im doing the PEE PEE dance. 

Yeah, finally looked at its like a finger of a corpse.  Purple and black nail and after being in ice , its grey and ugly.  I refuse the ER of course.  No insurance and I would just sit there for 4 hours waiting for xray and a splint.  I spent the next hour sitting up by the front desk until I felt calmer.  Funny how a few times I had to laugh out loud.  Laughing and crying are closer than you think. Honestly, when faced with a couple things that were terrible……….I have started laughing after losing it.

I went home and took 1/2  Percocet and layed around.  I dont like narcotics, they make me dizzy and sick, but I felt better. 

I worked all day today, so Im not sure if I am even going to bother trying to go tonight.  Im so bummed out.  Im getting a cold.  I have a meeting tomorrow and will not be shaking anyones hand!!

Anyway, thats my story………..

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I actually managed a good leg workout yesterday with the help of  afriend.  He loaded the plates and am sore today.  Didnt work the glutes, but that gives me something to do next time I go.  We are snowed in here in CT and I have a long driveway….not going anywhere anytime soon until someone comes over to plow the driveway for FREE.

So I had some downs for a couple weeks, wont reitterate on them. It is what it is.   BUT then I call the TV/Movie producer back and we are meeting up at the casino Friday with Sebastian from WCCC.  He is a radio celeb..really opinionated..Love it.  The plan is to do something with him for radio and TV.  Also, this one made me cry a little……..he offered me a potential spot as a guest host for that Tv show i did the interview for.  We will be interviewing bands like Shinedown, Zac Wylde (from Ozzy Osbourne) and Black Label society.  How cool is that?  Damn, I love Shinedown!!!  Awesome music!!!

So, if you are a little down today, a phone call may change your entire outlook. 

Oh and as far as the Jay Cutler show……people are warning me its a "huge" show.  But ya know what?   I am doing it regardless of how huge it is.  Its a chance to get more experience, meet new people and conquor new territory.

I may make it to the gym if I get out of here.  My brother in law just showed up to plow my driveway..for FREE…yee hah!!

I know, Im slacking.  My blog is probably boring huh?

Let me tell the ladies something.  New NPC bikini division…I read the rules.  No crossovers into fitness or figure.  This may help the more muscular women out as guidelines will be perhaps a bit clearer as far as what the judges may want.  Yeah….right………judges like what they like…..but anyway it helps a bit.  It also helps in the fact that we wil not have 50 girls competing in both divisions, so we wont have to be on stage as long with row one moving to the back and rows splitting up.  That sucks……too much holding a pose can be brutal..even a relaxed pose.  Your toes and your lower back will be happier for it.

So my friend doing the NPC poster is not very fond of my pics.  Yes, they did come out fuzzy.  Photographer was perplexed………I will probably just redo them.  Im happy with most of them though I came out looking more fit than I have felt in quite awhile. I cant complain.

I trained legs today.  I did have to get help loading plates but my strength was up.  Im not ready to diet, but I know I have to clean it up.  I went out lst night and ate so bad…a double cheeseburger, large platter of fries with the girl, popcorn and then a huge 1am breakfast.3 eggs, toast home fries and sausages. I cannot lie, it was good. 

Today I am cooking up my ground turkey and brown rice and pre setting all my meals for work.  The Jay Cutler is a huge show people keep warning me…so what?  I dont win or place……..whateva……I have no control over that.  Competing is exciting….gives me something to shoot for.