WinkBlu’s BodyBlog

Coming into the new year, I had high expectations and goal…in the gym, in my personal life.  And now three months into the year, I’m further away from my goals than I’d ever expected.

So…………Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, right?!?  I’m thinking I should be pretty damn strong by now!

So I’m letting everything go, and I’m focusing on my bodybuilding goals.  No more letting my feelings or what’s going on around me affect my training, my diet….and if I’m successful, my heart.

Decided it was time to get out of the rudimentary basement gym at work that I’d been working out in and join a ‘real’ gym.  Treated myself to an early birthday present and joined Work Out World.  Tonight was my second time there, and my first time without my workout partner.  :( Needless to say, I felt like an alien in a foreign land when I walked in.

Decided to check out the ladies locker room, which is located in the Women Only section.  To be honest, I was SOOOOO uncomfortable being in the gym by myself, that I almost decided to stay in the Women Only section.  I would have been alone (no women were there tonight) and I wouldn’t have felt so noobish and isolated.

But…..this voice in the back of my mind (I do believe it was Ms Fitness!!!) said, "Get your ass out there! Don’t think about what anyone else thinks, just go do your thing! "  I knew if I stayed in that section of the gym, I would have ended up living there and not working out like I did in that basement. I really don’t want to be a cardio bunny who uses pretty colored weights!!
So I got my ass out there!!  Ended up staying for over an hour and a half. Did 100+ crunches on the ab machines (hell they have like 4-5 different ones!) and then 45 min (Hell Yeah!) of cardio.  By the time I was done, the gym was empty.  LoL, so I got to walk around, check out all the machines I’ve never seen before, and pretty much do my own thing.

Fern - thanks for motivating me to get my ass out there!

Geek - I missed the hell out of you today!!!  I need you there!!

Ok, so my workout buddy was right……taking a week off from lifting once in a while can help with my progress :)  Spent last week on vacation out of state and didn’t get a single work out in.  :(  At first I was disappointed that the hotel stated they had a ‘fitness’ room, only to find out it was Cardio Bunny heaven with only a few free weights and one bench!  (That’s a ‘fitness’ room???  LOL)  Also, I had a fractured, bruised foot from dropping a barbell plate on it the Thursday before, so I took the week off, almost unwillingly :(

I was jonsing to get back into the gym Monday night!  And even thought I was still alittle jet-lagged, my workout was good.  Upped the weight on almost all my arm exercises, and did the same again tonight with my back exercise. WooHoo!   This girl is ready to start lifting heavier and hitting the gym hard!

Today was chest day.  Not my strongest bodypart.  Whoever used the bench press before me had waaaayyyy more weight on it than I figured I could press.  So I grabbed the 45# plast and slide it toward me to get it off the bar…..when the 10# plate IN FRONT of the 45# plate fell off and slammed into my right foot!   ZOMG!!!  That HURTS!!!!

Morale of the story: LIFT HEAVY Girls!  :-)

One of my goals was to Master Pullups Damnit! :)  Started out not being able to do a single one.  Began doing negatives, working on strength.  After a bit I was finally able to get up there!!  Today, I banged out 5!  Yup! FIVE 5 pullups!

Morale of the story: Don’t give up!

=) Thanks Geek!!!  Wouldn’t have been able to do it without you!

Ok I’m seriously loving this stack! Another great workout!

Arms:

Concentration bicep curls: 2 sets 12 reps 15# db, 2 sets 10 reps 20# db

Hammer curls: 4 sets 12 reps 15# db

Ez bar bicep curls: 4 sets 12 reps 30#

DB bicep curls: 4 sets 12 reps 15#

Tricep rope pulldowns: 4 sets 12 reps 30#

Skullcrushers: 4 sets 12 reps 30#

Tricep dips: 4 sets of 15

Forearm curls: 4 sets 12 reps 30#

30 minutes cardio (treadmill at 3.5mph/3.0 incline)

All in all, a good workout and still feel pumped hours later :-)  Now if I only had this much energy for work!  :)

ZOMG!!!!  The stack that finally works for me!!  WooHoo!
My friend recently switched his stack from Gaspari SuperPump/SizeOn to Controlled Labs GreenMag/WhiteFlood/Purple Wraath and let me try some yesterday before working out.  ZOMG!!!  what an awesome combination!!!  I felt strong, focused and like I could workout for hours!!!  The best part…been working on "Mastering Pullups Damnit!!" (unassisted) for a while now and can usually get two banged out before my form goes to hell. Yesterday??? THREE !!!  and then THREE more!!  I was so stoked you’d have thought I won the damn lottery !! :)

Last night I got one of the best night’s sleep I’ve had in months and woke up feeling AWESOME!  Refreshed, no muscle soreness (even after doing more reps/higher weights than my normal leg workout) and jonsing to get back into the gym!!  I’m hooked !!!  :)

After a hellish day at work, I still managed to suck it up and hit the gym afterwards.  I’m proud of myself for not giving into my feelings and pushing thru.  Started a new routine today…

Biceps:
Concentration curls: 4 sets - 2 sets of 12 with 20#, 2 sets of 15 with 15#

DB bicep curls: 4 sets - 2 sets of 12 with 15#, 2 sets of 15 with 10#  (light I know but my right arm is still not 100% due to a shoulder injury)

EZ bar wide grip curls: 4 sets - 2 sets of 12 with 35#, 2 sets of 15 with 25#

Hammer curls: 4 sets - 2 sets of 12 with 15#, 2 sets of 15 with 10#

Cable bicep curls: 4 sets - 2 sets of 12 with 30#, 2 sets of 15 with 20#

Triceps:

Skullcrushers: 4 sets - 2 sets with of 12 with 30#, 2 sets of 15 with 25#

Tricep pushdowns: 4 sets - 2 sets of 12 with 30#, 2 sets of 15 with 20#

Tricep rope pulldowns: 4 sets - 2 sets of 12 with 30#, 2 sets of 15 with 20#

Forearms:

Forearm curls (EZ bar) - 4 sets  - 2 sets of 12 with 30#, 2 sets of 15 with 25#

Abs:

Decline crunches: 2 sets of 25, oblique crunches: 2 sets of 25

10 mins of stairclimbing

Think that was about it for today.  My shoulder is sore as hell, but it feels good to have worked out hard today.  Any ideas (anyone?!?) on what I can do to increase the strength in my right arm without losing anything in my left?

Hope everyone had a good workout today.

Been a while since I’ve posted. Decided its time to change that. Been working out pretty consistently for the past few months, but the eating hasn’t been as clean as it should.  So I’ve committed to changing up my routine, working hard and eating 100% clean for the next 8 weeks.  Hopefully I’ll see more progress.

Have been working out in the gym at work, but I’ll be joining WoW now (hope to be working there part time too!).  The gym at work has been great for me, but without others around to help me, keep me motivated, I know myself well enough to know I’ll fail.

Hope everyone is doing well!

Missed a workout yesterday. Stressed out to the max, studying for a test I’m feeling I’m gonna fail, snapped at a friend, pretty much threw myself a pity party and invited the ‘boys’ (being a pint of Ben & Jerry Karmall Sultra) Nope, it wasn’t pretty.
So this morning I packed up my gym stuff, packed my protein powders, creatine and a decided to try mixing it with apple juice before my workout (which I was DETERMINED I would get in today) instead of coffee like I have been. WOW!!!  I was seriously pumped to workout. Even though I was alone most of my workout - my friend is still on "injured reserve" :( - I was motivated !  Added an extra 25# to the leg extensions, #15 to leg curls, doubled the weight on the squats. But the best part was the leg press. It’s become my favorite exercise.  Today when I got on it, I could barely reach the sled (most of the guys who use that gym are obviously much taller than I).  But I was so pumped, I never looked at the weight on it before I released the safety and brought the sled down.  Funny the thought ran thru me head as soon as I released the safety :::  Um Deb, you have NO CLUE how much weight is on this machine! You’re gonna get squished like a bug!  In a basement gym, alone! :::

But :)  I didn’t !!!  LOL, I pressed 230# today!!  4 set, 6 reps each (ok, so the last one was a killer!)  yeah!!!

So I’m thinking I’m sticking with the creatine and applejuice pre-workout!  and hoping my partner comes back soon!  I miss you Geek!!!  :-p