Meagan’s Nu-U Body Blog

Good morning all!
Well today is the day that I go to a training class called Project Measure Up with The Health Collaborative of San Antonio. It is for the Fitgram pilot program that I am working on and for volunteer services! I am not sure what is going to go on, so we will see! I will be there from 9 till 2 pm! I am excited to meet new people and to see who else out there is ready to help change the lives of these kids and young adults!

I hope everyone has a blessed and great day!

Well we switched it up a bit now since we are 71 days or almost 10 weeks out! We worked on shoulders and abs today instead of shoulders and bi’s. Tomorrow we will touch up on Bi’s, but mainly focus on back and tri’s.

SHOULDERS:

Dumbbell lateral raise: 1 set, 20lbs, 3 reps.
2 set, 25lbs, 3 reps
3 set, 20lbs, 4 reps
4 set, 15lbs, 10 reps
5 and 6 set, 10 lbs, till failure

Sitting shoulder press on Free Motion Machine: 1 set, 80lbs on each side, 12 reps

Incline bench prone shoulder press on FMM: 2 sets, 40lbs on each side, till failure.

Bent over delt raises: 2 sets, 15lbs, 12-10 reps.

ABS:

Sitting Upright Reverse Crunches: 2 sets, 15lbs, till failure

Incline Bench Reverse Crunchs: 2 sets, 25reps with a hold at the end.

Ab bench resistance band crunches: 2 sets till failure.

One of my best friends sent this to me today and it really touched my heart to know that she thinks about me and is routing for me in my competitions! Thnk you Adaia!

Isaiah 40:31
"But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew {their} strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; {and} they shall walk, and not faint."

Keep you heads and hearts turned towards the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart and the strength and energy to achieve them.

God Bless!

Good evening everyone!

  For those that dont know I spoke at a curriculum school meeting here in San Antonio last Thursday and Friday about eating disorders and how important it is to have early prevention.  It went well and I was so excited to actually be able to share my story because I learned that talking about eating disorders like bulimia and anorexia is very touchy! I mean we can walk about talking about how obese this nation is with no problem, but people scatter and go hush hush when someone mentions someone throwing up after they eat… I can understand why, but there needs to be more people out here that will speak up about it!

In the end there were some that came up to me afterwards and spoke privately about issues that they were having or family members etc… I was so glad that I could reach out and be that resource for those that needed it and were at their whits end and didnt know where to turn, to them I was a blessing at just the right time.  I thank God for placing me there and that I could be of some assistance! It was a great experience and I cant wait to get out there and do it again!

Hey Everyone!
So my trainer was sick all weekend long, bless his heart…he never gets sick and he found out that he is allergic to mold the hard way! Well today was leg day and he was too sick to work out so I decided it was time to see how far I could push myself on my own…hehehehe needless to say I nearly made myself sick, but it was so much fun…lol.

I ended up working out at UIW Wellness Center because I felt like having others around me pumping iron would motivate me, and it did.

Here is what I did, I concentrated on quads today.

Warm up: 2 sets of 15 reps of jump squats.

Leg Extension: 4 sets. First set at 100lbs for 12 reps, 2, 3 and 4 at 120lbs 10 reps.

Close legged Leg press: 4 sets. First set at 200lbs at 12 reps, Second Set at 290lbs at 10 reps, Third set at 380lbs 10 reps, Fourth at 430lbs at 10 reps.

Stationary Lunges: 3 sets at 80lbs, 12 on each leg.

Dumbell Leg Extensions: 4 sets at 10lbs, 12 reps.

Front Squats: 3 sets , 45lbs at 12 reps.

BACK:

Close grip barbell row: 3 sets 70lbs 12 reps

Close grip lat pull downs: 4 sets 12-10 reps, 1 and 3 set at 70lbs, 2 and 4 set at 50lbs.

Standing cable row: 2 sets at 60lbs, 12 reps

TRICEPS:

Free Motion Machine cross cable extentions: 2 sets, 12 reps 50lbs.

FMM tricep ext: 2 sets till failure at 40lbs.

Well, LOL here I am…a very busy person but bound and determined to get back up on stage. I have even flipped my handle bars on my stationary bike to fit my laptop so I can work on projects, speeches, and homework while I do my 100 minutes of cardio a day! I felt like I was
wasting time…so I fixed it!

Lately, there has been some things that stick out in my brain one of them is selfishness. I know that there needs to be some selfishness in us, its a preservation mechanism, but to completely loose yourself in it, is a different story. Unfortunately in the competition realm, it is a selfish sport and there is a fine line. But, can’t anyone earn a little bit and stay true to themselves and practice what they preach and stay true to why they originally started competing and trying to make a difference in the first place?? For some yes, and some no. I sit here and wish that everyone could be a little less selfish because it would definately make this world a nicer place to live in.

My goal for competing has changed somewhat, I want to stay focused and make sure I am true to myself and those around me and keep my original plans in motion because people look up to me and I wouldnt want to disappoint them and everything that I promised….because my head got to big to fit in the same room with them.

Yes, I compete for myself, this has been a 6 year long drive that has been instilled in me, only God knows why!…but never the less it has helped me grow in knowledge about health and wellness and teach me how much people DONT know! I strive to educate and to build the fire back up about keeping the body healthy. Look at it this way, if you dont have your health, you dont have anything! God gave us this one body, and if we distroy it we only have ourselves to blame. The lack of knowledge can kill you!

I want to be accessible to people, not too high and mighty (or atleast act that way) so that people dont even want to come near me or talk to me! I do not want to be fake or go back on my word, or twist my words around to suit me at any given time. It all boils down to being selfless, and giving and putting what talent God gave me into practice to help others, not hinder and boast in my own glory….because like my grandfather used to say about that "a hundred years from now, no one will know the difference."

I want to make a difference and if I can reach or touch one person with my selflessness they may pass it on and do that for someone else! I will not lose myself and if I start too my husband is sure to put me back into place in a loving and kind way but he also keeps me grounded and I thank the good Lord for that because I know how easy it is to fall into that category of selfishness that is over the top….lol…

I will first and formost say that it was not all me that got me there because if it wasnt for the great team of people, family and friends…but mainly God up above, I wouldnt be where I am today!

So thank you all for helping me and lets all do each other a favor and check ourselves, is your heart in the right place or is it all just a selfish act to get attention. Because, honestly attention makes you feel good for 2 seconds and then you want more… where does that leave you? Making someones day by reaching out to them will leave a lasting impression on that person as well as yourself and give you a sense of lasting joy that can only be received from an act such as that!

Good Morning!!!! lol…have a great day and be safe!

SHOULDERS:

Seated barbell over head press: 4 sets at 12 reps, each set increase the weight decrease repsby 2 and the last set do a drop set till failure.

Seated free motion machine over head press: 4 sets at 12 reps on the first 60lbs on each side. 2nd set at 10 reps with 50lbs with a static hold at the end, same for third set. 4th set drop the weight to 30lbs and rep out those shoulder presses till failure and then a static hold at the end.

BICEPS:

Olympic bar curl: (bought ripped my biceps outta my arms! it was awesome!) 3 sets 45lbs, 1st set was until failure, 2nd and 3rd were 6 regular curls 4 negatives! Since the bar is so long you have to stabalize more! This was a great exercise to get the blood pumping!

Free motion machin side hammer curls: 2 sets at 50lbs till failure both times.

Glutes and hammies: (My quads are very developed so we are working on catching up the glutes and hammies)

Glute Extension: 2 sets, 20lbs, 10 reps. You lie face down on a flat bench with your hips at the end, knees on the ground, you lift you legs into a "super man" position while pointing toes, add the weight in between feet and bring legs back into starting position, repeat.

Stiff Legged deadlifts: 3 sets, 40lbs, 12 reps.

Hamstring curls: 2 sets, 25lbs, 12 reps.

Kickbacks: 2 sets, 60lbs (1st set) 40lbs (2nd set), 12 reps