MsMotoMaverick’s BodyBlog

Hi friends!

 I’m getting ready for nationals in ft. lauderdale on Nov 20-21st! I’m super super excited about it! I’ve been training hard and getting my butt kicked on a daily basis in the gym with my trainer Travis White. He’s keeping me focused and pushing me through my workouts.

 For those who have competed…and some more so than others know how difficult it is to train, and just get through your workouts when your low carb and doing tons of cardio. Even when i’m tired and I’m walking into the gym, I think about how much my body is changing…I try to envision what it WILL look like darn it…lol… and then I just think to myself my priorities and what I’ve given up to be as blessed as I am.

Training is going really well though….I have my days. Some times I’m feeling like a million bucks, and sometimes (when I skip my pre-workout meal) I feel like I’m drained and am just trying get through it. But I am certainly committed. I definitely gained quite a bit of weight after my last two competitions, some of it intentional when I was bulking…and some of it not ( I refer to it as feeding my soul lol) But I’m really glad I’ve gone through the ups and downs, and it makes little things like discovering a new little vein showing ( I get excited about that people haha) bc your vasuclarity is improving and your FINALLY starting to lean down!

I’m taking this day by day….sticking to my diet….training as hard as possible and STAYING POSITIVE! It’s really difficult for my to resist the urge to cheat…and I have this INSANE sweet tooth but when I find myself in the position where i’m craving sugar hard….I just take a few deep breaths and tell myself "Abs are made in the kitchen" and the feeling passes. haha…that kind of sounds silly as i look back and read that…but it’s true! I’m such a dork…. clumsy and dorky lol.

 Anyway, I’m going to close for now! I hope all of you are doing well and staying Moto!

 <3,

Jess

hi guys!

 So it’s set! I JUST bought my plane tix to fly out to San Diego and boy am I excited! I can’t wait!

I’m fly out to spend some time with my older brother Frank! He is a 1st LT in the Marine Corps stationed on Camp Pendleton. He’s deploying to Afganistan for a year soon. My two younger brothers Will and John are currently sitting at the TPA awaiting their flight to San Diego. They are flying out a week earlier, to spend some time with Frank too! I chose to arrive a little later just because I needed to drop my leave chit so i can GO lol and Frank’s says he lives in a really small place so there’s not much space for all the extra bodies. Should be fun! I’m really excited and am looking forward to this trip immensely!

 Frank is married to his goregous wifey Teri and together they have two wonderful children…Ashlynne and Frank K. Anderson IV lol but we call him Treson since "frank" isn’t the coolest of names these days and it stands for "son of the 3rd"  get it? lol Teri came up with it. I haven’t been blessed with children YET…maybe one day if I ever meet my soul mate…but I truely believe children are the MOST AMAZING and exciting things you can do in your life!

Later on I will switch locations and stay with my dear friend Kristin who was my room mate in corps school. She’s alot of fun, and just what I need these days!

 I’m starting to ramble…. happy 4th of July! America is a wonderful country… I’m proud to serve my country. God bless America!

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Hey guys,

I thought I’d write about some recent events in my life that I am a bit torn over.

 To start I just got promoted…yay me! lol…I was honesty rather surprised bc I didn’t study for the exam, nor did i take it remotely seriously bc I had no plans of staying in. Don’t get me wrong…I LOVE my job and all that I’ve learned and exerienced…BUT it’s not easy.

ONE DAY…I would like to meet some one I can settle down with…and start a family. I’m definately NOT in a rush nor am I looking honestly. I’m just kind of doing my own thing and focusing on work while I’m recovering…..oh and thank you all for the well wishes and prayers. I really really really appreciate it! It mean alot to me.

But since I’ve made E5 it’s got me thinking. I don’t feel like …Idk..like i’ve done enough…if that makes sense?! I want to do more. I want to see more. I feel like I’ve become complacent in my current command that I’m limiting myself on all that there is to see. My contract ends NOV09 and I need to make a decision quickly…I’m feeling the pressure.

On the other hand…if I get out..I can always go to school. (i’ve been going to school while I’ve been in a only have a few more classes until I start nursing school) But nursing has sort of lost it’s allure to me. I love helping people…i’m naturally a nuturer. I just don’t feel "prepared" to get out. It’s such a big transition…am I ready for this?

 My dear friend from Corps School is stationed on Camp pendleton, CA. She is having a blast! I’m SERIOUSLY considering going to Field Medical School in Camp Lejeune, NC (which i tried really hard to do during the end of 2008 but with no luck) and then taking orders to Camp Pendleton with the Marines. I joined (my father and brother are Marines so I’m biased.lol jk) to initially go with them, but was never able to due to whatever circumstancial reason they gave me each time. But, sometimes I find myself thinking  I’m 23…I never go out…ok I do but rarely…I work ALL THE TIME ( I have a second job) I just feel like I need to have fun, stop being so darn up tight and goody goody…get a change of pace going, and refocus! I really want to deploy to Afganistan. It will be good for me…I really enjoy being deployed plus i can save a bunch more money before i get out too. But staying in will prolong my degree. I’d like to get my masters in Anesthesia one day!

I really love my job…but am i limiting myself? I don’t want to have any regrets.

Questions….questions… suggestions? 

 Am I whining? Oh goodness…stop me if I am. lol.

Hey guys,

I thought I’d write about some recent events in my life that I am a bit torn over.

 To start I just got promoted…yay me! lol…I was honesty rather surprised bc I didn’t study for the exam, nor did i take it remotely seriously bc I had no plans of staying in. Don’t get me wrong…I LOVE my job and all that I’ve learned and exerienced…BUT it’s not easy.

ONE DAY…I would like to meet some one I can settle down with…and start a family. I’m definately NOT in a rush nor am I looking honestly. I’m just kind of doing my own thing and focusing on work while I’m recovering…..oh and thank you all for the well wishes and prayers. I really really really appreciate it! It mean alot to me.

But since I’ve made E5 it’s got me thinking. I don’t feel like …Idk..like i’ve done enough…if that makes sense?! I want to do more. I want to see more. I feel like I’ve become complacent in my current command that I’m limiting myself on all that there is to see. My contract ends NOV09 and I need to make a decision quickly…I’m feeling the pressure.

On the other hand…if I get out..I can always go to school. (i’ve been going to school while I’ve been in a only have a few more classes until I start nursing school) But nursing has sort of lost it’s allure to me. I love helping people…i’m naturally a nuturer. I just don’t feel "prepared" to get out. It’s such a big transition…am I ready for this?

 My dear friend from Corps School is stationed on Camp pendleton, CA. She is having a blast! I’m SERIOUSLY considering going to Field Medical School in Camp Lejeune, NC (which i tried really hard to do during the end of 2008 but with no luck) and then taking orders to Camp Pendleton with the Marines. I joined (my father and brother are Marines so I’m biased.lol jk) to initially go with them, but was never able to due to whatever circumstancial reason they gave me each time. But, sometimes I find myself thinking  I’m 23…I never go out…ok I do but rarely…I work ALL THE TIME ( I have a second job) I just feel like I need to have fun, stop being so darn up tight and goody goody…get a change of pace going, and refocus! I really want to deploy to Afganistan. It will be good for me…I really enjoy being deployed plus i can save a bunch more money before i get out too. But staying in will prolong my degree. I’d like to get my masters in Anesthesia one day!

I really love my job…but am i limiting myself? I don’t want to have any regrets.

Questions….questions… suggestions? 

 Am I whining? Oh goodness…stop me if I am. lol.

I went to a new gym today, and checked it out for about an hour.

I’ve never done Crossfit, but i’ve done the high intensity circuit type training before, and I think once i’m fully recovered i’m going to do it! I’ll probably only do it every other day, but I want to still lift and lifting weights is a passion of mine.

I think it will be good cardio, and also help to add alot more lean muscle to my body which is something I need. I need to bring down my legs and tighten my glutes big time!

I can’t wait to get over this training slump due to recovering. I really want to bring a much leaner toned package to my next show. I pray that the judges will see the improvements I have in store for them!

 Happy training to all! Hope all is well with my fellow bodyspacers!

I went to a new gym today, and checked it out for about an hour.

I’ve never done Crossfit, but i’ve done the high intensity circuit type training before, and I think once i’m fully recovered i’m going to do it! I’ll probably only do it every other day, but I want to still lift and lifting weights is a passion of mine.

I think it will be good cardio, and also help to add alot more lean muscle to my body which is something I need. I need to bring down my legs and tighten my glutes big time!

I can’t wait to get over this training slump due to recovering. I really want to bring a much leaner toned package to my next show. I pray that the judges will see the improvements I have in store for them!

 Happy training to all! Hope all is well with my fellow bodyspacers!

I’ve spent the last two weeks feeling down about my newest obstacles. I practically woke up on the Monday after my show with pain in my wrist. I’ve been dealing with what I thought were just shin splints along the anterior portion of my left and right legs along my shins.

 So i went to the orthopedic docs at the hospital I work at and was told I have tendonitis in my left wrist and both of my legs. Turns out after some x-rays were done that I have stress fractures instead of what I thought were shin splints. Due to high impact activites. Flash backs of running 8 miles a day on top of a crap load of cardio ran through my head as he told me this.One of my bones in my left leg is inflammed as well! Can you believe that? ugh. This was NOT what I wanted to hear b/c I was in the midst of getting ready for jr. nationals in SC. I cried for almost 3 days.

 It meant alot to me to compete in SC, hence the emotional reaction. But I’m ok I suppose, about it now. I’ve been training for quite some time, and I really haven’t had any true down time per say. SO I’m just accepting it for what it is, and am really looking forward to competing again whenever that is. lol. Hopefully I’ll be cleared to work out soon…I’m praying for another week or two? They said it could be months for the stress fractures, but I hope other wise. Irregardless, I can still supplement cardio for swimming right?

 I really really really look forward to getting back in the gym so I can present a much leaner package at my next show! So please, keep me in your prayers for a speedy recovery and extra motivation!

Thanks guys!

I took the last 4 days off of my regular job, and my second job just so i can focus on training a relax a bit. Even though there hasn’t been much relaxing going on lol.

I check in for the show tonight, and then tomorrow is the big day. It’s only a level II show, but I’m still kind of nervous, but really excited too!

I’ve been working hard and eating right, but I was having alot of trouble dropping weight… and like two weeks ago we made some adjustments to my diet and workout routine and I finally started seeing some results. That sucks, but I’ve never competed so I wasn’t sure on how my body would react to the diet…apparently it wasn’t too happy with it! haha!

My carbs are low, so I’m feeling tired but still better than I had expected to feel. I’m competing in the Jax Physique in Jacksonville, FL tomorrow….April 4th! Come out and show some support if you’re in the area! I’m competing in bikini this time. I really want to do figure but, I’ve got a long way to go to get to that point and so eventually I’ll work my way up to that! i want to just improve more and more everytime I walk onto stage, and I hope the judges will see that as well at my next show. We haven’t decided which one i’m going to do next..maybe the orlando show in a few weeks.

Getting excited just thinking about tomorrow! ahhh!

Wish me luck!

Wow, what a day!

 Today was my frist day working out with Dexter….and man I will honestly say he can lay the heat down in the gym!!!! He’s a great trainer!

 We did legs today and needless to say I felt the burn. I wore my dry-fit under armour get up and haha it didn’t keep me so dry! I was DRENCHED in sweat. I always sweat my butt off on legs day but today was a different ball game…and the royal blue color did not help matters.

 We worked out at my gym on base, and it was sort of amusing to see the bystanders realize who the heck was in the gym and their reaction! Dexter is incredible in person and HUGE by pro standards let alone compared to the average gym go-er.

 What a great day..I had one of those incredibly intense workouts that makes your body tremble hours later. A workout that makes you realize your mortality, push your body to an entirely different level and nothing else matters except the rep your doing. I love workouts like that.

 Please believe I will be sleeping like a baby tonight…an exhausted baby who is eating low carbs! lol

I CAN’T WAIT UNTIL THE ARNOLD! I’m excited to meet my bodyspace friends and completely soak in the allure/intensity/experience of the sport! It’s going to rock my world and inspire me even more!

 See you all there!!!!!!