Traci0125’s BodyBlog

So tomorrow startst the beginning of the 12 week training and dieting for my first competition.  I am so excited. I have already had family members try to tell me that I don’t need to do this the week of Christmas that I am just setting myself up for failure. I am determined to look my best for my first show. I don’t expect to win but I don’t want to look ridiculous up there either.

I know my family will support me I just need to educate them more about what I need to do to reach my goals. Plus it will feel great to prove them wrong… I WILL NOT fail!

I just found out that I was lucky enought to win the lottery for the Moab Half Marathon in March! I am super excited and training begins this week. I have decided to enter the NPC Utah Gold’s classic, but I am having difficulty in finding where I can register. I think that once I register there is no looking back and it is one more step to the commitment. So if anybody knows where I can register please let me know!

Can’t believe how quickly this week has flown by. I have signed up for FAME in May taking place in Vegas!  have not been sleeping well so all except one workout has been at night. I really need to get back on schedule. Looking forward to having some good workouts over the weekend.

Being sick really took it out of me, apparently I have lost two pounds.

Had a great shoulder workout yesterday along with 40 minutes of cardio.Lifted heavy since I am trying to put some size on my delts.

military press

lat raises

bent over lat raises.

shoulder rows

So Friday had a killer bicep and tricep workout. Did 45min cardio that morning, whole day felt wonderful.  After I got home from my weight workout; I ate some yogurt and some chicken soup…. man o man was I sick to my stomach. I was so dehydrated on Saturday and still so queasy and didn’t want to throw up anymore, I couldn’t eat anything. So as a result I didn’t get a workout in on Saturday. BUMMER! Sunday felt good just dehydrated so I did light cardio and light weights. 

Today feel much much better. Can’t wait to go into the gym and do shoulders!

So Tuesday I ended up having to take off, But Wednesday was a phenomenal day! 

Got to the gym at 5:30 am did 45 minutes of cardio. then made it back to the gym for weights at 8pm. Completed an hour shoulder workout! forgot my log, so I will enter reps and weight later.

smith machine row:

cable front raises:

cable lat raises

dumbbell shrug

bent over lat rows

One arm rows