goddessamazon’s BodyBlog

I assume that many of my friends may have noticed that I haven’t been active online in 4 days. Well there’s a reason for this. My boyfriend from Germany is here for a week and for some silly reason I thought that I could continue my normal routine as usual. **BUZZ** WRONG!

Before my boyfriend got here I told him that I have a routine that must not be broken. I told him that I go to the gym every morning Monday – Friday and sometimes on Saturday. Now even though I told him this in German over the phone he said he understood but when he gets here it’s a different story. Every morning when I prepare for the gym he starts to complain about me leaving, how lonely he is when I am gone, why can’t I do this when he goes back to Germany?…….blah, blah, blah! He got away with his guilt tactic the second day he was here but after that I just ignored him and went to the gym anyway. Then last night he wanted to go to the pub. So we go and he orders a beer while I order cranberry juice. He asked me to drink with him and I lift up my glass of cranberry juice and said that this is a drink. Of course he wants me to drink something with alcohol in it but I refuse. The good news about all of this is that he’s in a hotel for a week before he goes back to Germany. Yup! I made my boyfriend get a nice hotel suite instead of staying in my house. Why? Because I need a place to escape when I wanted to be alone. If he was here then there is no place for me to run to for some peace and quiet. Like right now. As I type this I am here in my home all alone. I’m not going to the gym today because my arms hurt from yesterday but I’ll make it up tomorrow. So he thinks I’m at my gym but I’m really here in my house relaxing and enjoying some “me time”.

Now don’t get me wrong. I understand that a relationship takes compromises but I refuse to give up two things. I refuse to give up morning workouts and I refuse to give up my need to be alone from time to time. I never have been the type of woman who must be with her mate 24/7 all year round. UGH!

Since I’m not married it’s easy for me to do what the hell I want to do but it made me think how married BBers do it? I think the majority of BBers out there have mates who don’t bodybuild. Of course a married couple will live together so there is no escape location (unless you count a gym as an escape location). But how do married BBers stay dedicated to their bodybuilding goals without being selfish?

When it comes to BBing, I must admit that I am very very selfish. I will do what I want to do with my BBing goals regardless if my boyfriend, fiancée’ or husband has a problem with it. I know couples are suppose to be true to each other but I’m afraid that when it comes to BBing? I have to be true to myself.

OMG what a workout I had today. Since tomorrow is a holiday the gym was crowded today and it was full of people I never seen before. I normally don’t come there on Sunday but this was an exception.

So I did 10-minute workout on the bicycle and then moved to Squats. I did 15 reps with the 45-pound bar first just to check my form. I wanted to make sure I went down as much as possible. That’s the disadvantage of being tall, it’s easy to cheat. My form was great so I started off with adding 25-pound plates on each side. I did this with no problem so I went up to 35 lb plates on each side. This felt good and I could go up to 45 lbs but I needed a spotter. Since I didn’t know anyone there I decided stay at the 35’s. Next week when I am there on Monday again I’ll get one of my friends to spot me so I can really go heavy. So I’m proud and surprised that I did that much with no problem.

The next challenge was the lunges. I tried a different technique this time and went with a heavier bar. Instead of carrying a 20 lb bar on my shoulders I went with a 45 lb bar. This made me SWEAT! I did 80 steps, sat in each squat and when it was time to stand up I lift the back of my leg up several inches off the floor before taking another step. I felt that in my Glutes big time. Afterwards I did hack squats, leg press, leg extension and finished it up with a leg curl. All were done very heavy. I was soooooooooooo tired afterwards.

Now I don’t know how I manage to do it but I talked myself into doing 20 minutes of HIIT cardio at the end of my workout. That did me in. So next Monday I will not do any cardio immediately after leg workouts. If I can’t come back later that day and do cardio then I won’t do them at all.

Ok I’m still tired from earlier so after posting this I’m gonna browse some articles and then chill out for the rest of the night.

PS- I took another nap earlier today. Me likey de naps!

Well it’s official. I have had 7 days of good sleep so I think the crisis is over. I’m off to the gym in 30 minutes to start my new leg program. Today is a new day for my legs. I’ll let you all know how things went.

cya

The Bodybuilder who I met several days ago stuck to his word. He passed my number to a woman who is a retired bodybuilder competitor and we talked on the phone earlier today. Unfortunately, she will be going on a tour for her fans in a couple of weeks and will be gone for 7 weeks. She did suggest that I train under her husband if I wanted to start immediately and that he’s an experienced competitor as well. I told her that I’ll have to think about it because I prefer to be personally trained by another woman who can tell me the female aspect of competiting. She insist that her husband knows things due to her personal experience and suggest that I give him a try. She said that the first session would be free and if I don’t like him then no hard feelings. I accepted her offer.

I don’t know how I feel about this but I’ll definitely have to think this one over.

My right knee was bothering this morning and that’s a new thing. I never had any problems with my knees so maybe it’s sore from lifting. I don’t know.
Anywho, today I did only cardio. I did HIIT on the elliptical and then hits some abs. I rewarded myself with some steam and the suana. Ahhhhhhh! I feel like a new woman.

Since the gym will be closed on Monday I’m going to work out tomorrow too. I’ll work on my legs. I hope my knee feels better by then. OK, time to broswe the forum and then get something to eat.

cya

I am getting thick and I’m gonna allow my body to proceed in that direction until I decide to cut. So if some of you all are wondering what I mean by the word “thick” I am referring to bulking. I’m bulking up and my body is responding positively to it. I’ve been doing some reading lately. Well to be honest I’ve been doing a lot of reading lately. I can’t believe how many hours a day I spend on researching and studying bodybuilding. It’s a new obsession and I’m learning a lot.

I guess what’s amazing me is how my body response to different techniques. Now that I have upped my calories and stop going to aerobics class in addition to steam room sets I’ve become much stronger. I’m going to do cardio 4 times a week instead of 5 – 6 times a week. I’m not going to stay on this routine; I just want to see how my body responds. I guess what I’m really doing is seeing how big my muscles can get with bulking and then go into the cutting stage to see the results. The more I study the more I want to try new things. Since I’m going through what others BBers call a beginners growth I want to take as much advantage of this phase as possible. Since I’m going to bulk up I will hold off on taking progress pictures for next month and take my next one in July. I’m not competing any time soon so this is a good time to experiment with my body.

I took a nap today and this one last for 2 hours so I guess I’ll be up early tomorrow morning again. LOL! Ah! I just love naps. It does the body good.

PS – My brother said he’ll sponsor me! Weeeeeeeeeeeeee!

**does booty dance around the room**

So I’m back from the gym and I’m feel a nap coming on but I need to get something to eat first. I also went grocery shopping. Damn! It seems like I’m always in the grocery store getting food! My poor wallet. It’s never been so empty before.

I did triceps and biceps. I think I’m going to do biceps and legs twice a week because I’m not feeling any soreness.

Ok, I’m starving right now so I need to go fix some food.

cya!

I woke up early this morning due to my nap yesterday so I’m going to take advantage of this moment and head to the Gym. I’ll be working on Triceps and my Quads. I have some errands to run later today too so going to the gym early today is a good thing. I’m so hungry right now. I’m going to make the protein shake that I made last night with the oats in it. It was very yummy and I’m going to drink that again.

Ok, let me prepare my shake and pack my gym bag.

Just some private notes for my personal reference.

Squats – Lets stay parallel and below. Pump and have 2 x 4 under heel. When doing a squat be sure to lean into the weaker leg.
Leg Press – Heavy with 15 reps. Do 9 catch breath, do 3 more and catch breath, finish with last 3. (3 sets off season 4 sets on season.)
Lunges 4 sets of 20 heavy bar weight. Lift from heels not toes. Bring leg up slightly when standing back in position. I’m flat foot so I need to see a Sports Chiropractor for fiber glass inserts. I think they are called Orthotics.

Check out the Bulgarian split Squats. Check the proper form.

Let Extensions – Squeeze at the top and don’t have to go so heavy in the weight. Do movements in a slow control motion. 10 – 15 reps

Leg Curl – place pad high and have it above the back of your ankles. Make the pad hit the back of your glutes.

Stiff leg dead lifts – Have bar more away from toes. Lift this way too. Standing on a sturdy box is for advanced lifters. Don’t go completely up when lifting.

a 60 - 90 second rest in between sets.

I’m just posting this a future recipes. The protein bar one came from the awesome StartingOver -68

Protein Bars:1 1/2 Cup Oats*
5 Scoops Protein powd.*
6 Tbl. crunchy p-butter
3/4 Cup milk
1 egg
1 tsp. baking powder*
3/4 Cup applesauce
3-4 oz. raisins* 1 tbsp cinnamon * (I added this to his recipe)mix dry ingredients* together in bowl, blend remaining ingredients and stir into bowl with dry ingredients by hand. Pour into (pam sprayed) 9×10 pan and bake at 350 for 22 min. or until done.
Yield= 12 bars at 220 cals / 15 gr. Protein Protein Shake

• 1 scoop of chocolate whey protrein
• 1/2 frozen banana
• 1 table spoon of peanut butter
• 1/2 cup of oatmeal
• 1/2 cup of Chocolate Almond or Soy Milk
• 1/2 cup of water

Oh that sounds yummy. I may do that tonight.

Two hours ago I had one of the best naps. I think it last for an hour and when I woke up I felt really good. I have more energy now and I’m catching up on things I missed earlier. I hope I have this sleeping problem taken care of. So far so good huh?

Today I did shoulders and calves. I don’t feel that sore so I dont’ know that means. Does that mean I didn’t push hard or my muscles are getting use to the workout?

Food is going good and I’m staying off the scale because it says something different everyday. The only thing I insist on doing is measuring myself. Now those numbers don’t lie.

If I didn’t feel any soreness from my arms yesterday I made up for it today. My shoulders are kicking my a$$ right now. I lift heavy on my calves too. I’m gong to post my workout routine on here next week and then the week after that I’m going to start my journal

Ok, time to go eat!