karman's BodyBlog http://blog.bodybuilding.com/karman My Awesome Bodybuilding.com BodyBlog Sun, 16 Aug 2009 04:03:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=0.32 en Food Allergies http://blog.bodybuilding.com/karman/2009/08/15/food-allergies/ http://blog.bodybuilding.com/karman/2009/08/15/food-allergies/#comments Sun, 16 Aug 2009 11:03:46 +0000 karman Training http://blog.bodybuilding.com/karman/1969/12/31// Can you believe it! I just found out I’m extremely allergic to egg whites and have a slight allergy to cod…I felt a bit overwhelmed by all this news because I was afraid that I couldn’t compete, these 2 foods are a huge bodybuilding staple. I will be in contact with my nutritionist, and I will keep you all posted! I’m trying to keep my chin up…

Karman

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All help is much, much appreciated!

Karman

]]> http://blog.bodybuilding.com/karman/2009/07/31/abs/feed/ Update time! http://blog.bodybuilding.com/karman/2009/03/23/update-time/ http://blog.bodybuilding.com/karman/2009/03/23/update-time/#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:56:44 +0000 karman Training http://blog.bodybuilding.com/karman/2009/03/23/update-time/ Been a long time, getting ready for a show March 28th (5 days) it has been a fairly stessful preperation this time, my fault I wasn’t strict in the off season so I had 3 weeks to dump about 10 pounds…thinking to myself how am I going to do this? Well after a few days of uncontrollably sobbing and with my husbands kind words I picked myself up by the gym shoes! Headed twords the treadmill and never looked back…2 weeks later I have dropped 9 pounds and looking lean, this will be the last time I ever stray from my off season diet!

Best of luck to those who are out there training there tiny tooshies off!

K :)

]]> http://blog.bodybuilding.com/karman/2009/03/23/update-time/feed/ HI! http://blog.bodybuilding.com/karman/2008/08/15/hi/ http://blog.bodybuilding.com/karman/2008/08/15/hi/#comments Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:20:10 +0000 karman Training http://blog.bodybuilding.com/karman/2008/08/15/hi/ Well it has been awhile since I wrote last. Alot has been going on, I’m getting married in 4 weeks! I have been tossing around the idea of doing a show 1 week after my honeymoon (yes, I’m a bit crazy) realizing that this would put me dieting through the honeymoon too…my thought was to keep strict right now and up to the wedding watch my sodium intake and just take it from there if I do the show great if I don’t then I look fantastic for the wedding and honey moon! I will keep you all posted, let me know your thoughts!! :)

Train hard and give it all you’ve got!!!

Karman~

]]> http://blog.bodybuilding.com/karman/2008/08/15/hi/feed/ It’s all over! http://blog.bodybuilding.com/karman/2008/05/12/its-all-over/ http://blog.bodybuilding.com/karman/2008/05/12/its-all-over/#comments Tue, 13 May 2008 03:44:42 +0000 karman Training http://blog.bodybuilding.com/karman/2008/05/12/its-all-over/ Hi all~

I have done both the shows I set out to do last August, the Bill Pearl classic I came in 4th out of 5 and the Oregon Ironman I came in 3rd out of 7. I must say this was the greatest accomplishment I have ever made in the start of my bodybuilding world! I have to say THANK YOU!!!!! so much to Pete & Apple, they are my nutritionists and wow do they work wonders, I woke up this past Saturday 4 hours before the pre judge feeling a little bloated..called Pete he had me eat some rice cakes alternating between plain and jelly on top, he says "you should see a difference in your body in 15-30 minutes" low and behold it worked sucked up that little bit of water and tightened me right up! Got done with pre judging went home and rested for the night show, I felt like I had done better this week ( i felt a little fuller this time and pumped up a lot more backstage) it definatly showed when I was called for 3rd I think I lost me bearings not sure what pose to do (presentation or front) anyways I ended up doing the presentation pose and walking off stage with a 3rd place win. My next goal is to take some time off and put on a little more size, and not compete until next April. We shall see I love stepping on stage!

Give it all you got!!!!!

XOXO K~

]]> http://blog.bodybuilding.com/karman/2008/05/12/its-all-over/feed/ 1 down 1 to go http://blog.bodybuilding.com/karman/2008/05/07/1-down-1-to-go/ http://blog.bodybuilding.com/karman/2008/05/07/1-down-1-to-go/#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 03:55:38 +0000 karman Training http://blog.bodybuilding.com/karman/2008/05/07/1-down-1-to-go/ Hi All~

I finshed my show Saturday May 3rd. I took 4th! The competitiveness comes out in me and I want to do better than that. On to the Ironman, I go into both of these shows looking better than I ever have before thanks to my nutritionist, he was with me boy does he know his stuff! I was impressed. I hope to make him proud when I do this show. I have already impressed myself taking my body to the limits and pushing harder than I ever have before. Thank you for all of your encouraging comments.

Give it all you got!!!! K~

]]> http://blog.bodybuilding.com/karman/2008/05/07/1-down-1-to-go/feed/ 1 Week to go http://blog.bodybuilding.com/karman/2008/04/26/1-week-to-go/ http://blog.bodybuilding.com/karman/2008/04/26/1-week-to-go/#comments Sat, 26 Apr 2008 23:04:11 +0000 karman Training http://blog.bodybuilding.com/karman/2008/04/26/1-week-to-go/ Hi All,

Well here I have a week left before the show! I have been eating fish and veggies 7x a day (even breakfast) and all I can think about is French toast with tons of Syrup and butter! I wonder why it is that the cravings get worse the closer it is too showtime??

I feel great today this last week was the hardest one yet, so tired all I wanted to do was sleep, it was hard to get motivated at the gym…a few encouraging shoves from my nutritionist and my workout partner and trained through it.

Pics to post tomorrow, Have a great day everybody!!!

Give it all you’ve got. XOXO K~

]]> http://blog.bodybuilding.com/karman/2008/04/26/1-week-to-go/feed/ 2 Weeks out!!! http://blog.bodybuilding.com/karman/2008/04/19/2-weeks-out/ http://blog.bodybuilding.com/karman/2008/04/19/2-weeks-out/#comments Sun, 20 Apr 2008 10:03:33 +0000 karman Training http://blog.bodybuilding.com/karman/2008/04/19/2-weeks-out/ Hi all!

14 days and counting until my cookie coma backstage. haha! I got my final diet from my nutritionist last Saturday, nothing but Tilapia and veggies, sweet tatoes in the am meals only I get two controlled cheat meals on Wednesday & Sunday, my 2 favorite days right now. My fat loss this past week has been incredible (post pics tomorrow) I can see my abs coming out and and my legs tighten up, we shall see what Pete thinks. Once again thank you to all who has supported me with your kind words!

Give it all you got!!!   K~

]]> http://blog.bodybuilding.com/karman/2008/04/19/2-weeks-out/feed/ 3 weeks out! http://blog.bodybuilding.com/karman/2008/04/13/3-weeks-out/ http://blog.bodybuilding.com/karman/2008/04/13/3-weeks-out/#comments Mon, 14 Apr 2008 06:08:25 +0000 karman Training http://blog.bodybuilding.com/karman/2008/04/13/3-weeks-out/ Well it’s countdown time. I know what i need to do to get it done in the gym, but the diet part kills me! haha I’m still allowed 2 cheat meals (controlled) thank you Pete! Cardio has really stepped up although I only  have to do 30 min at 5am I now have to do 60 min at night. (yuck) I’m really happy with the progress my body has made and only hope to impress the judges. I was going to do fitness and figure, but have injured myself and will only do figure and do my fitness routine in June.

Thank you for all your kind words and support it means a lot to me!

Give it all you got! K~

]]> http://blog.bodybuilding.com/karman/2008/04/13/3-weeks-out/feed/ 4 Weeks out! http://blog.bodybuilding.com/karman/2008/04/08/4-weeks-out/ http://blog.bodybuilding.com/karman/2008/04/08/4-weeks-out/#comments Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:43:13 +0000 karman Training http://blog.bodybuilding.com/karman/2008/04/08/4-weeks-out/ Well the countdown really begins, am cardio gets a little more intense, and the diet changes again. I’m finally down to 11% bf and maintained my weght at 109 pounds. Posing every night until I can perfect it. Wowza is my lower back sore from it, as I have to keep my butt out! :)

I owe a huge THANK YOU to Tami Ough (IFBB Fitness Pro) for helping me choreograph my routine, and Pete & Apple for the best diets ever thank you for keeping me lean and still allowing my 2 cheat meals a week, those help keep the sanity. There website is www.constructionzn.com . Thank you also to those of you who have left me encouraging words.

Give it all you got! XOXO K~

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