fitgirl15’s BodyBlog

Since being put on the top 6(Thank you all!), my inbox has been flooded with questions/comments/compliments - which is not a complaint, however, I am not able to answer each one, and I don’t want anyone to feel as though I am ignoring your questions & comments/compliments - so I thought the most efficient way to handle it was to post my responses in the blog format.

First to all of you and your amazingly wonderful compliments and comments - THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH! I truly appreciate you taking the time to write to me to give me such great compliments!  Each one makes my day fuller!

Secondly, for all of you with training questions, I am not certified, but I can share with you what works for me.  Out of the many questions, there were 3 popular questions.

Question 1:  One of the most common question is about my diet - what do I eat, what supplements do I take, do I measure everything I eat…

Answer:  My daily diet is not complicated.  I eat very regularly, almost every 2-3 hours.  I enjoy protein of many sorts, but mostly skinless chicken.  I try to make sure I have protein at every sitting.  I do like carbs, but try to make sure it’s whole grain.  I don’t eat much fruits, and don’t mind vegetables, even though I should eat them more often than not.  I don’t measure any items.  I keep everything to a good/appropriate portions.  As for supplements, I drink a protein supplement after my weight training.  I usually have a small protein/carbs meal after my cardio training.  I do enjoy coffee - so I have one cup every morning.  As for junk, I don’t ever drink sodas, I don’t drink alcohol (occassional glass of wine, but very seldom). I do have a sweet tooth, so I do have a "sweet" once a week.

 Question 2:  What types of ab exercises do I perform?

Answer:  I vary them each time.  But I do try to work them in the order of lower/mid/upper abs.  I feel the lower abs exhaust quicker, so I work them first then move up.  I do many different variations of leg raises to bicycles to toe touches to traditional crunches and hanging leg raises.  But I am always willing to try new variations of exercises to keep my abs shocked.

 Question 3:  Heavy or light weights? 

I really, really enjoy lifting heavy!  I’m not afraid to gain size (as a female, I know it won’t "bulk" me up), I LOVE muscle, the more I have the more I like!  I like to train like a dude - heavy weights, lower reps.  But the most important point for me is to keep my workouts cycling from week to week - it keeps me excited to lift, plus it shocks my muscle in different ways each week.  I do take a week off from time to time to recover and come back stronger the following week.

That’s all I can fit in at this time!  Hope my two cents helps! 

-Fitgirl15 

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