PHATMD’sBodyBlog

ALL the kids and hubby are sick (I got the flu shot), so after getting home from the gym and eating my egg whites my daughter tosses her cookies all over the floor, meanwhile the other 3 are on the couch coughing and moaning. Turns out hubs had just given her some cough medicine which apparently didn’t agree with her. So I give her a bath, get her settled and make everyone grits (not me… I know the GI index, but it makes their tummies feel better). I just pray I don’t catch it. I just want to be able to stick to my training schedule for my upcoming contest (since sticking to the diet is another story. Hey, at least I passed on the grits!!!)
To kick things into gear since I only have 8 weeks left I’ve been doing all my cardio wearing a 10 pound weight vest.
Hopefully, everyone will be better soon and I won"t have to make so much "comfort food"!

I’m starting to see some gains in my upper body. Maybe it’s the Cyclin, hmm… I’ve noticed my skin is breaking out too. Not happy about that. I never had skin problems, hmmm…

I decided to do another show in March. I did some damage over the holidays, but hey, I still have that underlying foundation under there, somewhere, beneath all that cellulite, I hope. I’ve already charted out my training and diet plan and I have a new one piece. Trained shoulders today. Tomorrow is back and triceps. I’m using a new supplement this time called Cyclin, it’s supposed to "awaken dormant muscle cells while inducing REM sleep." We’ll see.

Attended a 3 hour restorative yoga workshop today. It was pretty cool. Trained biceps and chest today in my home gym. I realized I don’t have 20 pound dumb bells (I have 15, 25 and 30). My point being I’m not yet ready for the 25 pounders. I had to recruit hubby to spot me while doing incline bench presses-managed 2 sets of 5. Did 2 sets of 20 reps on the peck deck. I did "cheat sets" of preacher curls with the 25 pounders.  Legs tomorrow.

Maybe it’s just all the cardio I did preparing for the last figure show, but now, it’s a total turn off!! I’d rather lift weights. I could do that all day! I did back and abs yesterday and a light cardio session. I actually got more sweaty and smelly lifting than doing cardio. It’s just more interesting and more efficient. I know I have to do cardio I’m just whining cause my lats are sore!!!