The workings of a bipolar mind.

There’s a giant snickerdoodle in the lunchroom.

The contest ends next weekend, be sure to get your entries in!! We’re looking for 15 gals, we’ve only gotten 7 entries so far…..   Huge opportunity for you.

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Last nights workout was ok. Was able to do 2 chin-ups unassisted!! Monday and I had a little competition after that and she could only get about half way up. I almost made it to the top but my hands slipped, didn’t have my gloves on. For once there is something she can’t beat me at! Haha! *evil laugh*

 So as I’m leaving the gym last night, beat red and sweaty a lady approaches me. They’re having a bake sale to raise money for blah, blah, blah….would I like to buy some cupcakes, cakes or cookies? WTF, I’ve been working my ass of in the gym and you have the nerve to ask if I want goodies? Hell ya! I want all of it…….but I didn’t.

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 Just a reminder that the contest will be ending in 2 weeks. Let’s get these pictures in ladies!!!

Here’s the video I was talking about. It’s not very long and it’s only one outfit but you get the idea.

Wednesday night I trained with Smorgan1227 for the first time. It’s really cool to actually get to meet someone on bb.com and have them live so close. During the warm-up I was showing her how to do burpees. We were going to hit shoulders that night Stormi style. During my first set of burpees something in my shoulder pulled. I don’t know what it was but I couldn’t even raise my arm it hurt so much. I was so disappointed, I was ready to give up on the workout and just video Sonya doing the workout. Then Monday (yes, it’s her name) walked by and called me a wuss. So we changed the workout to arms and ended up having a great workout.

This was Sonya’s first time taking supplements (she’s on a CL stack now ) and she could really feel it working for her.

Now to the photo shoot stuff. Sonya’s brother is a professional photographer and I had my first real photo shoot yesterday. Never did a real shoot before so I was nervous, not to mention I wasn’t looking my leanest. I tried not to eat or drink to much the day before. The day of I had a granola bar before the photos and water only when I was thirsty. Oh, did I mention it’s been over a hundred out here this week too. I had to do my own make-up, and took the advice of my girlfriends……however much make-up you normally wear (which is really nothing but eyeliner and mascara) put on 12x as much. I felt like I had on enough make-up to keep half the hookers on San Pablo pretty but it sure did look good on camera. I have a video that I’ll upload on youtube tonight and post when I get a chance. I can’t wait to see how the pictures turned out. It was a really fun experience but kinda nerve wracking at the same time. He guided me through it though and by the end I was feeling like a pro…….sort of. Have a great weekend everyone!

Today was a leg day. Wasn’t too thrilled because I ate really bad today so I was feeling pretty tired. Pounded down my Green Mag with my shake and 3 tabs of White Blood on the way to the gym. Guess I wasn’t feeling too bad by the time I got to the gym, I did 135lb squats!!!!! I haven’t done those in a really, really, long time and it felt good!!!

Warm-up:
5 minutes - Treadmill - 3@3.5
Squats - barbell

4 Sets:

Squats - 95lbs; 115lbs; 135lbs; 115lbs
Walking lunges - 40lbs
Leg press - 70lbs
Standing leg curls - 10-20lbs
Leg extensions (singles) - 50lbs
Standing calf raises - 80lbs

Cardio:
20 minutes - Treadmill 2@3.5

It was a great night. Wore my CL shirt to the gym and the boys were jealous.

Chest & Triceps

Warm-up:
10 minutes on treadmill 3@3.2
Incline press - bar

4 Sets:
Incline bb press - 85lbs-65lbs
Flat bb press - 85lbs(2 sets); 75lbs(2 sets)
Decline push-ups - 10
Incline flyes - 15lbs
Cable crossovers - 25lbsx1 set; 30lbsx3 sets

Tricep rope pressdowns - 35lbs
Reverse grip pulldowns - 55lbs
Overhead db press - 20lbsx2 sets; 15lbsx2 sets
Machine dips - 90lbs

Cardio:
20 minutes treadmill - various speed @ incline

Tired today. Drank to much last night and ate nothing but crap food…lumpia, chili dog, chips n dips……….and of course…COOKIES!! :dinner:

Warm-up
5 minutes treadmill 3@3.5
5lbs - shoulder warmup

5 Sets

Cycle 1:
Front raises - 12×12lbs
Burpees - 8
Side raises - 12×12lbs
Clean & Press - 8xbar
Jump rope

Time 40 minutes

Cardio:
20 minutes - Treadmill 3@3.7

Tonight was the first time I did the Clean & Press. I’m so excited. The weight wasn’t heavy but getting the motion down was. I’m not very coordinated so I’m sure I looked pretty awkward at first. The first 3 set of them were good but the last 2 sets killed me. I had to stop after 3 and rest for a couple of minutes before I could continue. I will definately be keeping these in my routine. I made sure to roll out my back and stretch good. The last time I did the burpees it made my back really tight so we’ll see tomorrow how I feel. I’m starving so tonight it’s steak and sweet potato fries for dinner!!!

I feel like I’m at a point in life where everything is just fitting perfectly. Things are rolling in the right direction and I have everything I need to be happy. But I still feel like I’m missing something right now. I have no one to share it with. Today I feel an emptiness inside that I haven’t felt in a while. It’s making me kinda sad actually. Guess my life isn’t as rich as I thought it was.