debbie bell’s BodyBlog

This is something getting closer to what I will share with you all soon.

"LIFE IS LIKE A MIRROR. SMILE AT IT AND IT SMILES BACK AT YOU."
Peace Pilgrim.

this is a wow .. and something to ponder with.
"IN TIME OF GREAT ANXIETY WE CAN DRAW POWER FROM OUR FRIENDS.  WE SHOULD AT SUCH TIMES, HOWEVER,, AVOID FRIENDS WHO SYMPATHIZE TOO DEEPLY, WHO GIVE US PITY RATHER THAN STRENGTH.  LIKE SO MANY UNWISE PARENTS, SUCH FRIENDS - WELL MEANING, THOUGH THEY BE - GIVE SET LESSONS IN FEAR RATHER THAN COURAGE.  IT IS SAID THAT NAPOLEON BEFORE ONE OF HIS GREAT BATTLES USED GRASPED THEIR HANDS IN SILENCE.  CERTAIN FRIENDS, LIKE NAPOLEON, CAN GIVE US A SENSE OF TRIUMPHING POWER."
D. Lupton.

"I LOOKED ALWAYS OUTSIDE OF MYSELF TO SEE WHAT I COULD MAKE THE WORLD GIVE ME INSTEAD OF LOOKING WITHIN MYSELF TO SEE WHAT WAS THERE."
Belle Livingstone

"THE FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEM MOST PATIENTS HAVE IS AN INABILITY TO LOVE THEMSELVES, HAVING BEEN UNLOVED BY OTHERS DURING SOME CRUCIAL PART OF THEIR LIVES."
BERNIE S. SIEGEL. M.D.

I have been enlightened by something - something that I will tell you about next week - for now I will discuss how I have been moved by this. I will tell you all what this "thing" is that has been so  amazing and  eye opening for me at that time.
I have always been a believer  of something great..meaning something more powerful than ourselves.  As I have said before . just look at nature.
This enlightenment that I have experienced is something that I and us all have  within ourselves.  And actually something in which I preach to my clients every day!
This is something I believe from every atom of my body to be true!
Our mind, the only part of our physical body that we have not been able to figure out – as well as only been able – to use maybe on a good day 10% of - our brain.  Please don’t be insulted .. I am a victim of the same! It is merely a true fact.  Our brain ( in which people including myself- whether you believe it to be true or not) is what controls our every being thought -(which I believe comes initially from our souls -  processed thoughts) , success, failure,  passion, happiness and so much more.  Especially in the gym – if we are in a bad mood and do not believe we can do something 9.9 out of 10 times it will not happen.  Which is why I tell my clients to believe they can do it .. smile even if they do not want to and 9.9 out of 10 times they will accomplish the goal or task!
The reason for me expressing this, not only for the reason to help others, is because of my experiences that I am going through.  Also this “thing” in which I have been enlightened by.  
We all have it within us to CHOOSE to be good or bad .. positive or negative…selfless or selfish. I – through my journey of life have had many different challanges… I have experienced all..as I am sure we all have…. I CHOOSE to make my life better.. helping other people achieve their goals, in more than just the gym…( which those of you who have asked what I meant by a Life Coach this is a  bit of what I mean)…helping people “change their lives .. as they change their bodies” .. you can not have one without the other.  Through all these years of giving 150% of myself to people with my whole heart .. and with so much love.. and through this experience I know and have found to love myself.  With their gratitude and emotional bliss… I have learned to know that I AM a person .. a person not from what others judge me as .. a person that I always believed in my heart I am - a good person. - I - as I know most of us -have never intentionally done anything in my life to hurt or make anyone upset .. if anything it was I hurting myself… unfortunately when people - I have - done certain things friends/ people think that they are the ones being hurt and do not understand the philosophy or reason of why we -I have done what was done.  I so - after this experience believe that people are always taking the defensive .. not understanding that there is a full world out there.
I am expressing this (hopefully that with others understanding .. not just in my own mind .. ), my heart to hopefully help the next person. If those of you have read my previous blog you know that I have some personal stuff going on.   I want you all to know that I AM A VERY STRONG WOMAN.  Not afraid to express my feelings and am quite blunt about what I say ..not always articulate .. though I am working on that .. ( this is why I am a professional in fitness and not in english ..he he)… I do hope ( and I am not trying to compete in a Miss America competition .:) ) that this world will get a little bit more “mushy” or honest by hearing me speak from my heart as others will do the same.  I wish we were not so bitter to each other and jealous.. I wish we were more understanding and loving.  I suppose that when we find solace and peace within ourselves that this in when we can look at others with unconditional love and understanding!
Just remember ..
POSITIVE THOUGHTS BRING POSITVIE ACTIONS.
There is a method for my writing .. in hopes you will understand next week.
So much love hugs and of course many many smiles..
Debbie
please forgive me for if this sounds a bit conveluted .. the Debbie Bell will be back with full force starting MONDAY!
many smiles .. and have sweet dreams.. xo d

I want to apologize for not being around, as I will explain briefly why:  
As some of you who know me or have read previous blogs of mine you know that my mother passed about a year ago.  Without going into the gory details of my situation and as short as I can explain…I have not had the best relationship with my two brothers that have been left as I with the responsibility of dealing with my mothers estate and belongings in it.  She left no will.  Therefore the tension between us has been quite difficult as I am sure some of you can imagine.. or maybe not.
At this time it has come down to the end of the line and the house needs to be sold as well as the remaining antique items left in it.  My younger brother who still lives there has finally accepted my help -   It is quite a long story, as I am not asking for advice though I am sure I could use some however  I do not believe it to be appropriate for me to discuss my situation here.  
I plainly wanted to let you all know why I have not been around.

When all is said and done I will feel more comfortable explaining why this has been so distressful for me.  It truly is consuming my life!  I wanted to compete on May 17th for the Pro Qualifier show in S.C.  and now I have decided not to do it … maybe its for the best .. I suppose everything happens for a reason .. and I so so so so do believe that with my whole body!
My life has been full of such incredible chaos … turmoil’s and just basically weird stuff! I know .. you say we all have .. when I finish my book I think some of you will wonder how I made it to where I am now.  I do… and I thank G-D every day.  Don’t get me wrong, it is a fight every day I awake to make my life to what I want it to be…as some people look at me and make a judgment that I must have it all .. or I always looked this way or how easy it is for me … WELL IT ISNT!!   I know some of you understand what I mean by this .. those that don’t please listen to what I have written..
As I tell my clients there is no quick fix ( as we have all heard before), you must wake up every day and begin it as if it were your first day of your journey to get closer to your dream and goals.  
I am human, for I sure do forget that many times myself.  And actually it feels good to write this to you as a reminder not only to you guys – to me as well!
Well with all this being said I am still in the “process” of dealing with this issue. I hopefully will have some resolution in the next couple of weeks.  I truly do hope you all get to read this and understand that I am not ignoring you or mean to do so.  And yes I know as I have promised to get back to you all – I have not forgotten that!  I will do so when my life gets back to …well I was going to say normal however those that know me know that there is no normal for me ? .. it is true.. it is my life … just this situation is tearing my heart out and it is quite different from the “normal” debbie life that I usually encounter.   It is so very hard for me now being that this is so very personal and unbelievably painful.. I hope you guys understand and stay patient with me.  
I am planning to compete in June I believe the 20th in Chicago Pro Qualifier – and for sure NOTHING will stop me from doing that show, nothing!  
I do hope that you all are taking steps to reaching your goals, taking care of yourselves and most of all believing that you can do it!
And of course most important .. you know - smiling ?
I am sending out sky blue smiles today to keep you all happy and positive!
Much love and smiles deb ?
*AS IT IS SAID - NOT SURE EXACTLY THE RIGHT WORDING - SOMETHING TO THE EXTENT OF HOW THE HARD THINGS IN LIFE ARE WHAT MAKES US STRONGER - AS I BELIEVE ONLY IF WE ALLOW IT TO! *

"YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE IN HAPPINESS, OR HAPPINESS NEVER COMES."
Douglas Malloch

***"THE THING ALWAYS HAPPENS THAT YOU REALLY BELIEVE IN; AND THE BELIEF IN A THING MAKS IT HAPPEN"*****
Frank Lloyd Wright
So So So So sosososososososososososososososo true.
have an amazing evening with many many smiles …deb

"I FEAR THERE WILL BE NO FUTURE FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT CHANGE."
Louis L’Amour

As he says it so brutally I so agree though would not say it in such a manor.

"YESTERDAY IS NOT OURS TO RECOVER, BUT TOMORROW IS OURS TO WIN OR LOSE."
Lyndon B. Johnson

I always thought he was smart.

Ok, I am about to give the ultimate secret of Debbie Bell’s workout for legs.  However before I do I want to let you all know that this is something you all have most definitely heard before and known in your hearts to be true, for it is!
I have been asked all my life though more so recently, how to get legs like mine.  Well it is quite simple.  And please note that as I say this I say it within the most humble way possible.
Yes Genetics plays a huge role to achieve the “calves” and mass of muscle in ones legs, especially for women.  
First of all those of us that have been sitting behind a desk for most of our lives or have previous jobs unrelated to fitness, that all of a sudden work out for a couple of months and think that we should see results are quite misconstrued.  I hope not to sound obnoxious or tell you that you will never achieve definition or mass .. however it is completely unrealistic and impossible to expect to see results for what most of us believe from  what we read in magazines or from the media which proclaims that if we do as they say or buy their products we will see results in a matter of days or weeks! The truth – it’s a lie!!  Though we always look for an easier way. A quick fix.  To be honest – and I speak from my own experience – there is no easy way .. we have to work for it.  Did you ever wonder why they call working out .. a “Work Out”?  because it is WORK!
Even genetically gifted we all still do have to keep our bodies working.  Working in the sense of doing what is best for our own bodies!  As I always have said everyone is different.. and therefore needs to apply different workouts for their own.. which I will get to later in detail.
I could go on speaking of how messed up our society is – especially regarding the cr—p that is spoken in advertising…I will spare you all my babble.. and tell you the bottom line of what YOU All need to do for your OWN SELF.  
First Ladies do not be afraid of lifting heavy weights.  
(though that being mentioned this is for men as well) To give you all a bit of what I have learned over the years of my studies after 25 years of age our muscles atrophy.  Unless we are taking steroids ( which I truly see no need for anyone to do such harm to themselves) We as women can and should lift as much weight as possible and still will not be a “buff” monster. – Nor would men unless .. well you know.
We just do not have the testosterone in our bodies.  That being said, and no drugs involved it is imperative to lift heavy!  
My Secret: - which I completely believe works very well.  First note that everyone has a variation of fast twitch and slow twitch muscle fibers in their body. An easy way to find out which one you have more of is – if you can sustain a long distance run. Ride a bike for a long period of time – etc. this would be someone with more slow twitch muscle fibers.. someone with long term endurance.   – someone who was a gymnast, can do fast sprints,  anyone of you that can do high intensity exercises in a short period of time are those that maintain more fast twitch fibers … there is no good or bad from attaining either or .. for we all have both – though some born with more than the other.. both are beneficial to anything we want to do.. though it is very important to know WHICH ONE IS MORE PROMINENT IN OUR BODY.. FOR THIS WILL BE THE WAY TO LEARN HOW TO SUCCEED IN OUR JOURNEY to accomplish your goals!
To be as brief as possible My suggestion to anyone of you Man or woman that desires to increase muscle mass without artificial stimulation, is this :
Of course diet is the the obvious. however it goes hand in hand with working out .. and from my previous sentences understanding what type of body we have. .. which I will be discussing in my next blog, though most of all it is how we train our bodies!!!
Figure out what type of body “type” you have.  Than I will go into further detail for those that would like to hear my knowledge on this… for now If you .. anyone DO intervals .. ONLY on the bike …. 30 seconds up 30 seconds down.. I use a heart rate monitor.. which .. well I will tell you I do not care for what anyone says.. it is the BEST way to learn about our bodies ..and how to progress.  
Upright bike… increase the intensity to a level where at 30 seconds you are burning like crazy as you pedal over 100 rpms.  Then  YOU MUST recover … bring intensity down to level one pedal slow.. between 35- and 50 rpm’s.  it is imperative that you make sure your heart rate goes down –as I wrote 30 sec’s down that would be the ultimate… for until you become conditioned enough allow one to two minutes of recovery –if you do not have a monitor than wait till you are not breathing heavy and can say a sentence out loud- if you do not allow yourself to recover .. you will not be able to accomplish more than just a few intervals – trust me.  Do 10 to 15 intervals for one session  2- 3 times a week… build yourself up to it .. I will help anyone that needs or wants to know how to understand how important the heart rate monitor is  or in another way.
Also Lift heavy weights.  Use the leg press.  One legged.
And for calves I would suggest jumping rope.
For now sweet dreams and lucky smiles. Deb ?