PJ68’s BodyBlog

Hey, what can I say!! When I beat the army men to the gym by 1 1/2 hours for early morning p.t. and go to classes 9-5… hey, a gal can only do so much!!! Even the NRGIZR BUN-E!
I’ve been running miles, bikin miles, climbin miles, You name it!!! LB, you know the deal!!! Barely hangin on….. no, not really! Having a blast still! Just not too much time to BLOG!!
Still doin bathroom abs, still doing abs on T-Th, and doing my routine, kicking major muscle a$$ every MWF, baby!! I’ll blog when I get the chance, just seem to be spending alot of time trying to stay a step ahead of the STBEx. And THAT’s just not my game, baby!

Hope you all are kickn it up in the weight room!! If you can make it there… You can make it… well, YOU know the rest!!! LOL!!! Have a great evening, EVERYBODY!!!

Yo know the deal. Can’t stop now! Doing about 30 different abercises, each about 15-20 times each, then… DONE. Going to try it for a bit, see what happens. Loving the 4… goin for SIX!!!!

Also up-d my bike today.. starting at level 8, then 12, 15, 18, and 20! Feels like a hill slowly rising for 5 straight minutes. Great for the legs. Made it 5.38 miles instead of 6, but that’s ok. Working on leg def now…. tee heee. jsriederer…. THAT one you might WIN.

Have an awesome Thursday… and for those of you traveling this weekend? BE CAREFUL!! AND HAVE FUN!!!

Hi, all. I could not have asked for better support and motivation this last month jsriederer, sgtg619, BASE772, AL_1961. You 4 have been just the best. I hope I make you proud. I really do.
Let me play with the camera a bit later, and I’ll post as soon as I am happy with my shot. Love you all!!

Got to say…. fab workout today… did it all including the three sets of 20 pushups. Amazing. Pushin the aminos as I write!  (Hope coach isn’t ticked that my arms are weak for tonight’s games! Got to say, though… that’s fun…. THIS is BIZZZ-NEZZZZ!!!!)

Still havin the time of my life…. & ain’t that what counts??? Have a great Wednesday… and posting a hopefully HOT SHOT later, my peeps!!!

Hi, all!!! Sorry about layin low for the weekend. Took some rough mental blows from my STBEx. Some know what I mean!!! ENOUGH OF THAT!!! MOOOOOOOVING on!!!

How’s the muscles doin today?????
Had a fab AB day….. Did all I do ONE time through, as many times as I could, then added a lovely little addition I got from a member of my Gym crew:  SHOUT OUT TO LEONARD GYM!!!
Here is it…
1 min-crunches
1 min-sit ups
1 min- side crunch
1-min-side crunch
1-min-flutter kick
1-min-ball crunch
You can rest 15 seconds between sets. The best thing about it? YOU are setting the pace and racing against your best time!! Whooo-hoo! And WHO BETTER to compete with?????

Also taking down my level of cardio…. I am losing too much weight! Also picking up some major eats!!! Gimme protein!!!!

Have an awesome night all. And tomorrow:     ahem: the big reveal. Lets hope they are poppin! ( They haven’t been lately… )   Well, what will be will be!!! Have a terrific Tuesday night!!
~pj

So, when the muscles are running on restless 1-3 a.m. sleep with 2 hours awake and three hours dead to the world, the Energizer Bunny has a hard time pulling off the Friday circuit!
I did 2 miles straight up to he!! (ugh!), then the circuit… same as Wednesday, but lowered weight on a few. I DID, however, manage to add weight to the abduction- at 210 lbs now, (and that’s as high as that machine can go!   ), and adduction- at 120 lbs. Whoo-hoo! I did leave out the pushups today. I’ll do those tomorrow!!!

You all have a Fantastic Friday, and I MEAN THAT!!!  Hit’em harder than I did!!!

Oh, I was busy yesterday! No time for a blog! Managed a three mile walk, bathroom abs-4 sets, 3 miles on the bike, and a very interesting ab session. Some of the exercises I’ve been doing just aren’t cutting it anymore, so I’m makin up my own!! Did this one for the obliques: lay back on the incline holding a 25 lb weight. Twist your body so you can touch the weight to the floor on one side then back over to the other… real slow. Also held my arms full out to the side and back, and did full on incline crunches, at the top, reaching as far up into the air as far as possible, then arms back out to sides and back, slowly lower yourself back to the incline. Did a bunch of extended leg crunches, hanging leg lifts, hanging oblique lifts, and hanging parallel twists. All with three lbs on each leg. I tried to make it hurt!

So now, onto my title. I have to admit, I cheated Wednesday night. I wanted a McD’s cheeseburger. Got the double cheeseburger and an oreo McFlurry. Never had a McFlurry before! Delish! BUT… 4 hours later, it felt as if I had skipped supper entirely! And then it dawned on me why we, as a nation, are so very obese. We eat entirely too much, and yet we eat foods that lack any real nutritional value. Our bodies are starving for nutrients, so we are HUNGRY ALL THE TIME! We are an obese starving nation! And I find that an incredible thing to realize.
Eating clean ROCKS!!! It made all the difference in my body, and I’ve always tried to eat nutritious foods. But not like this. Wow, is all I can say. Eat Clean - Go Lean!!! And feel FANTASTIC!!!!
I’ll blog more later, got to get to the gym… oh, and it is hot out there… 3 miles around, one more time! Ltr!!!

Hi, all!!! Wow, what a workout today!!! Had the time, and made it work for me! Going to explain it pretty detailed, so hang in there:

 Weights:
3 sets/12 reps per set Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Cybex Eagle or Nautilus Machines

Chest press: 100 lbs
Arm curl: 60 lbs
Fly delt: 85 lbs
Arm extension: 70 lbs
Arm row: 80 lbs

I do these 12 reps each, going from one to the next in a rotation fashion. THEN I do:
Leg extensions: 170 lbs
Seated leg curl: 110 lbs

Again, doing these alternating, one right after the other. Next is where I added in the new machines that I LOVE! Nautilus Nitro Plus… smooth, very smooth.
Rear delt/fly: 65 lbs
Incline press: 65 lbs

Seated dip (which I loooooove!!! Making my tris’ pop beautifully!!): 110 lbs!!!!

I alternate these three machines as well. Notice I go from arms to legs to arms to legs, you know, back and forth, but I try to do the circuit in a quick fashion, keeping up the heart rate yet paying attention to excellent form!! Next:
Leg press: 270 lbs
Seated leg press: 270 lbs

These I alternate, and the 1st machine sets up higher than the other, and tends to focus more on the butt and backs of legs, where the other seated machine that sits at a lower angle works the upper. It’s the machine I do my calf presses on, and single leg presses as well, which come next. (Just old BASE772, I kid you not, if I up the weights on this any more, the darn machines are going to shoot me across the room!!! Won’t THAT be one for an AVI!!! lol!!) Next, in rotation:

Calf leg presses: 270 lbs
Single leg press: 170 lbs

Next, another alternating set of:
Prone leg curl: 70 lbs

20 man-style military push-ups

Abduction: 180 lbs

Adduction: 120 lbs
 

This is all after 30 minutes of the "STRAIGHT TO HELL MACHINE" where I climb up 3.5 miles on the stair escalator machine.

Oh, and I also walked 3 miles this morning. It was HOT.

FABULOUS DAY folks!!! Hope yours was as productive!! NOW?? To get ready for the softball double-header tonight. Energizer Bunny??? More like CrAzY PeRsOn!!!

Managed to get in another ab routine, and added a few of Aubrie’s new ones, as well! Had an incredible walk this a.m…. even as HOT as it was already! At 2:40 today, it was 103 degrees here! Sizzle, I GUESS!!! Glad I wasn’t out working OR working out in that heat! managed 6 miles in the cool cool cool gym, too. Ahhhh, AC!

You all take care if you’re out in this, k?

To finalize my day, I will be going to softball practice in about 30 minutes….. still too hot to do anything like that for fun. But.. we’ll pull through, and hopefully look more like a team for tomorrow night!!

Abs, JR, are lookin mighty fierce, my man!! Hope you are Reeeaaddddyyy!!!

I have realized after months of bodybuilding and clean eating that I am paying more attention to people around me, and I can see clearly if they workout, AND if they are eating healthy! It’s quite amazing. Especially women over 40! I never believed women older than I who gave me the dreaded "you may look good now, but wait til you’re 40" warning. I can honestly say, working out all my life, having two babies and continuing to maintain my shape.. wearing bikinis, strutting my ’stuff.’ When you hit that 40 mark?? Whoa!!! Do things CHANGE. Might even hit you before 40!

Why I am saying this, I guess, is because I find what has happened  to my body with clean eating and weightlifting to be a miracle. I’m stunned. I’m thrilled. And I am in the BEST shape of my LIFE.

So ladies, when you hit that wall, and nothing seems to work.. look at your diet. Because it really is nothing but High Octane Fuel! What you put into your engine is how good it’s going to perform… and the benefits are INCREDIBLE! And I still want to thank BASE772. I owe him so much for telling me about this site! You guys are incredible. The act of motivating you motivates ME, and I can’t thank ALL of you enough!

Oh, and lastly… I had a FANTASTIC 3 mile walk and climbed that escalator straight to HELL today.. the only time I think climbing straight up 4 miles takes you to hell, too, I’d say! Yeah, a photo-op of that??? It sure ain’t pretty! Nothing but sweat, baby!! NOTHIN but SWEAT!!! FEELS OOOOO  so GOOD, though!!!!!

And the circuit was amazing! I sooo love MONDAYS!!!! Nothing like hitting the weights hard after two days off! Glorious gorgeous muscles, here I come!!!

Today’s workout:  3 mile speedwalk in the hot humid temps, and CLEAN THE HOUSE!!!

 And a little homework. Got to give the brain a nice workout, too!

 Looking forward to a more NORMAL week, and hitting the weights HARD to prepare for next weeks photos shoot….. yikes! Am I ready for this?!?!?!