lindsey4007's BodyBlog

I can never go back . . .

lindsey4007 — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:11:47 +0000

to eating "un-clean"! Never! I ditched my diet, the gym, and all healthy eating last week and by Sunday I had never felt worse! I was craving clean food like crazy. Sometimes I feel silly obsessing over food and spending hours at the gym with no time to clean my house or do laundry or watch t.v., but there’s just really no way I could go back to "regular" life! I had so much free time on my hands without the gym. I did it because I had been on my diet for 2 weeks and had been doing loads of extra cardio for about 5 weeks and I didn’t lose one pound. I was totally frusterated. Especially because I lost weight last year by doing less cardio and eating more calories. SO I had to figure this out! Was I eating too little? Or not enought carbs? (I was only eating about 100 grams of carbs a day). Or not doing enough intense cardio? Or just not really sticking to the diet? (which I admit). Randomly, I checked out this month’s issue of FLEX magazine and found this great (I think it’s great) 12-week diet plan! Yes, it’s for a man, so some changes need to be considered, but it cleared up some of my confusion. And I decided that I needed to incorporate more HIIT cardio. So my new plan is 3 HIIT sessions and 2 longer/steady sessions. I think I have a metabolism that needs it ’s a** kicked into high gear!

I bought my shoes, which are a little interesting, but really easy to walk in! I practiced some poses and now I’m really thinking about how to work my budget so that I can do an NPC show. I want to show the muscle I’ve tried so hard to build! Especially in my back. I just need to figure out a way to find 2 cheap figure suits!

So I was all ready to hit the gym this week after my week of gluttony, but my body let me down and I’m totally sick. I haven’t been sick since winter. Plus, I’m sick with something weird. Like the flu, but not. And I went to gym last night anyway, but that just made me feel worse. So Now I’m sitting AGAIN on the sofa watching tv that is lame. TV is lame, I think. Except for WORK OUT! Which I just remembered is on right now and I’m going to watch it!

New Diet Phase

lindsey4007 — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 12:22:10 +0000

I’ve picked out the competition. It’s a Figure America Southern California Championships on August 2nd in Hermosa Beach, Ca. There might be teensy problem though . . . it might not include figure that day! I will have to check that tomorrow! I was going to do NPC, but I can’t afford TWO suits! The money thing is stupid, I think. Fitness/Figure America requires only one suit for one round. I also like the way your pose and walk for this organization. AND, if for some terrible reason I can’t shed all the bodyfat needed to enter figure, I can enter the Bikini catagory instead! Yes, this is going to be good!

I worked out my diet and training program. It includes weight training with heavy weights, increased reps, decreased rest periods, and lots of supersetting; 45 minutes of cardio 6 days a week; and 15-1600 calories a day with 120 grams of protien. No carb tweaking for now, just straight calorie couting (on clean foods, of course) and less calories from fat. I wrote my program while sitting on the plane to New Orleans next to a very obese man. It was very . . . ironic? I felt pretty bad for him, but not so much when he gobbled about 6 packs of cheese crackers. I respect people who take control of their health in those situations and make changes for the better.

Now I just have to buy my shoes to practice posing and walking. I have a old friend from my dance days coming to help me with posing in 3 weeks. I’m excited!

I went to visit my sister in Louisiana. Basically our schedule revolved around what we wanted to eat. It was fun and delicious (I LOVE red beans and rice) and I didn’t even gain any weight, surprisingly. I worked out twice at the LSU student gym. I don’t think the college boys were used to any women stepping into THEIR side of the gym. I got a good workout there, though! It was a good time and a nice break before my diet kicks in. Except now it’s a little hard to not keep eating sugary, salty, bad food. It’s like you get a taste of it and it just drags you in to the depths of evil!

Crazy Confused!

lindsey4007 — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:37:20 +0000

I’m now an official member of the Costa Mesa 24hour Fitness. They got me. Me and my money. Dang. I don’t like giving them my money! But I do like the variety of machines and cardio choices. And I like talking to people about fitness stuff. I LOVE it actually! But sometimes talking to people just confuses me! I don’t know who to trust. I take too much of what they say and end of questioning my whole routine. I’m supposed to still be in the muscle building phase. But a trainer said I was "big" enough, I would see the muscle more if I started cutting now. But that’s not how my plan scheduled out. Plus, talking to a trainer is such a tease. I can’t afford a trainer. I could barely afford my membership fees. Also, I think I might feel like a cheat if I had a "trainer". I’m kinda proud that I’ve gotten myself to this point alone. With help from bodybuilding.com, of course. How do you trust someone else’s analysis of YOUR body, the one who’s held you up for 25 years and never failed you??

Well . . . right now my muscle building phase isn’t quite in tact since I’m not eating enough. I can tell because I’m hungry about every 1.5-2 hours. Which is nuts and I’m going crazy for food. My shoulder pretty much messed my workout, too. I couldn’t do triceps tonight. All the exercises hurt. Damn. I only got two good workouts this week. Not good. Not enough. Not enough good food. And I’m addicted to McDonald’s grilled chicken snack wrap. It’s OK except for the sodium. But it’s like I have to eat something on the way to the gym or else my stomach is growling and I’m shaking by the end of my cardio session. That can’t be good. I freaks me out to think my body might be eating my hard-earned muscle.

The SuperPump250 isn’t all I hoped it would be. The suggested timing of intake does not work for me. You’re supposed to take it on an empty stomach, but I eat before the gym. Plus, I find that it kicks in about 10-15 minutes after intake. The numbers just don’t work out. And it’s ripped up my insides a little bit, if you know what I mean . . . It does taste great and I like to think of it as a big candy drink. It tastes like candy. Which is cool.

Time for bed. I’ve realized that sleep helps EVERYTHING work better in my life

Owww!

lindsey4007 — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:03:47 +0000

So on Tuesday night I was at a new gym, 24 Hour Fitness in Costa Mesa. I had just gotten a month free membership and I was ready to hit some new machines hard. I took my SuperPump, which by the way tastes like candy!, and I was starting out with dumbell shoulder presses. I saw that they had some half weights, so I picked up 32.5 dumbells to push myself. The first set went great! I felt pretty radical Then the second set. I get through about 9 reps and I notice that the weights are really far apart at the top. So I think, "let’s squeeze at the top and really get a good pump up there". I squeeze and POP, my shoulder goes out. I’m really kinda flexible and a tad hyperextended and my shoulder can pop in and out of it’s socket. But it ain’t so good when I’m holding 65 pounds over my head. It hurt like hell, I dropped the weights and popped the shoulder back in, but I was pretty much done after that. I was mortified too! Here I am, this new girl lifting really heavy like I’m the shiz and look what happens to me! Luckily, I don’t think too many people saw. I tried to keep going with shoulders and i did complete an okay workout, but I seriously hurt myself. I was in so much pain the next day and my little kindergarteners were just making it worse! Plus, I had totally banged my knee getting into my car and I couldn’t even sit on our carpet with my kids. I was a wreck. I took some painkillers and was able to get through the rest of the day. I did manage the gym that night, but all I could do was legs and nothing involving my right arm (like to balance). Today felt a little better. I’m thinking it is just sore and needs some rest. SO no gym tonight. Maybe tomorrow. But this is just not good! I don’t ever really get injured. My body is pretty reliable. And boy am I going to be scared to do shoulder presses now! The thought of it gives me the heebie jeebies.

ANy advice for an injury like this??

Blog Entry

lindsey4007 — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:43:28 +0000

After Every Storm Comes a Rainbow

lindsey4007 — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:43:14 +0000

Jeez, this was a hard week. I love being in my classroom; I feel like I can do it all when I’m at work, but the minute I leave I fall apart. But today was a fantastic day. And not for any particular reason . . . ok, looking pretty good at the gym and getting some new photos up here might have had something to do with it. I find that when I don’t have huge expectations for something, I usually have a better time. That was today.

My aunt gave me some really good advice about men . . . they’re like bears They like to go into their caves and if I just let him have his "cave time" and don’t try to fix it or get mad he’ll be perfectly fine in a little bit. I can’t take it personally. I have to try to remember this!

My girl friend called me to get specific diet info and tips. I’ve been kinda, sorta trying to help her lately, but she hasn’t really taken me seriously until now. I think when she heard that I had helped my boyfriend lose some stubborn pounds by tweaking his diet, she figured maybe I did know what I was talking about. Not that I know everything, but for what her goals are, it feels great to be able to help. The one thing she refuses to do though is to pick up any weight higher than 5 pds! Know matter what I tell her, she’s convinced that her body will be too musclely. I think she’s afraid of looking like me! LOL! She says she like the "frail" look . . . eeww.

I went to the FitExpo yesterday. I totally scored a half/price bottle of SuperPump 250 which I’ve been wanting to try and 3 weeks worth of Cytolean samples! I tried the SuperPump this morning. It was cool, kinda felt like a rush of energy and a "gotta get up and go" mentality, but I think I will try two scoops tomorrow to get me through an entire workout. It tasted awesome, which is a HUGE plus considering that all my protien powders are making me feel like barfing every time I take a sip. I put some protein powder in my oatmeal this morning and totally ruined my breakfast! Disgusting! There must be some kind of protein that is made to mix in with things, but mine is NOT that kind!

The seminar at the expo was good. It was very cool to see these ladies in person to see just how big they really are. I liked their advice about listening to your body and doing a lot of experimentations to find out what works for you. It’s absolutely amazing what these female bodybuilders can accomplish on a female form!

I’m re-inspired and ready to hit the gym hard and the food clean! I wasn’t even tempted by the cookies, cake, and ice-cream at my Grandma’s house today. I thank everyone on this site for posting their stories and inspiring others, and myself, to accomplish their goals!

LA FitExpo

lindsey4007 — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 09:22:40 +0000

Hello out there in B.B. blog world! Is there anyone who is going to the Los Angeles FitExpo and NPC Figure Comp this weekend?? I totally searched all over sites for women who are into bodybuilding and fitness in orange county, but I can only find like one person! Why are all the figure women from the east coast or the south or the midwest and not California?? I’m puzzled. I would REALLY like to find a friend who’s into this lifestyle who might like to go to events and things like the FitExpo. Anyways . . . if that’s you, hit me up! I know that sounds dumb, but I’m going out on a limb here.

I’m getting all excited! I’m going to go to some seminar put on by Adela (last name??) and two other women fitness competitors! I wish I looked better. Oh well. I hope it’s a good time.

Updates

lindsey4007 — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 14:08:12 +0000

In the last week the number on the scale has grown . . . like a good 5 pounds. I’ve been sticking to my clean, high-protein diet, continuing to take the EFA’s and glutamine, and switched to a different creatine supplement. I can see a difference in my arms and back that I like and I feel really broad in the shoulders. The other day I felt kinda gross though. Kinda like a man. My clothes are a little more snug and my chest has grown. Now I’m wondering when enough is enough. I didn’t want to do a competition until July or August and if I’m dieting for 16 weeks before that, it leaves me a little confused about the next 7 weeks or so. Do I continue to bulk? I think the answer is yes, but I need to be better about it. I need to cut my cheat day to just one meal and I need to be committed to cardio 5 days a week. I’m proud of myself for fixing my diet and sticking to it, now I need to stick to the rest of it.

I think I might to go the the LA FitExpo and NPA Figure comp this coming weekend. I wish I had someone who would enjoy going with me, but for now I’m going this path alone. It’s funny, this last weekend I was showing my girlfriends and their boyfriends some figure competition pictures from Oxygen magazine and you could tell they thought it was kinda weird and not sexy. My boyfriend even said, "I didn’t know it was like THAT". The thing is, I really don’t care what they think. I think it is sexy. In fact, I even think that girl, Chyna Doll, the former wrestler and current reality star, is DAMN HOT. I like the idea of women being strong and powerful. I know some people think it’s gross, but I just don’t care. (have I repeated myself enough times )

I am having trouble finding competitions in Southern California. I must not be searching correctly. I’ll have to pull out my video that breaks down all the organizations and google them. I hope I can find a competition in the months that are convenient for me . . . I don’t really think it would be cool to have a competition-style fake-tan while teaching 5 year-olds. I might scare them

Here’s something I’ve been confused about . . . I read women’s posts that say they leg press 4,5,600 pounds. I can do about 7-8 reps of 230 maximum. And I’m not even bending as far as I feel I could or should. I think my legs are pretty big and muscular just naturally. I’m a little hesitant to work them too hard or heavy for fear of making them overpower my upper body. But seriously, how do these women do it? And their legs don’t look like they could handle that weight at all! Is there a secret or something? Or maybe I just shouldn’t worry about shooting for 400 pounds? I squatted 130 on the smith the other day . . . is that good? Legs confuse me!!

The stomach is calling, time for some fuel

Experiments

lindsey4007 — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 10:16:23 +0000

So I got a little help from a guy who owns a nutrition store by my work and he pretty much laid out a whole plan for me. We’ll see how it goes; so far it’s been good. I finally opened my wallet and invested in some supplements. I’m kinda living in a dream world where I’m hoping some drastic change is going to happen in two weeks . . . I have to be kidding myself, but I will be happy with ANY kind of change. I’m eating around 140-150 grams of protein a day, watching the carbs, and letting myself have a cheat day (or a day and half) once a week. I was confused about calories - how many did I need to gain, but not gain too much fat - but now I think I’ve found that 1800-2000 does the trick. Plus, I’m doing cardio 4-5 d/wk. Put the muscle on, take off some fat, and lean it all out starting May. That’s my goal. Oh! I ordered a figure video, too! Seriously, if I can get my body to look right, I think I could rock that stage! Being a dancer I just LOVE being on stage and I just can’t wait to get up there! I just have a lot of work and dieting to do. Gosh darn! Donughts at school are killers! My weakness! And they arrive once a week!I see the pink box and I just can’t resist. Other than that downfall and one cheat day, I’m doing pretty well with the diet. I love that our kitchen has no "bad" or processed food in it. When I get a night craving, the worst I can do is a rice cake!

I’m headed to the gym right now to do chest & triceps since I didn’t make it all days this week. I do incline bench, pullovers (?), various pushups, dumbell presses, machine presses, and flys on whatever station I can get, although I prefer cables. For triceps I do overhead presses, dips, v-bar press-downs, cable rope pull-downs, and kickbacks. I may have invented some of my own names there :).

ALso, I’m pleased with my new pictures, but mad cuz I look so much better in the gym! I get so pumped up at the gym seeing my body respond, but then the bubble bursts at home and I feel like I must have been seeing things in the gym!

I hope these "experiments" work!

Blog Entry

lindsey4007 — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 09:56:22 +0000

So here I am in a new year, complete with lots of new goals. January is going to be a serious bulking month. I’m going to do it right - eat clean, take creatine, lots of protein, and lift heavy. I’ll try this training split if I do 5 days:

arms

shoulders/abs

legs

chest/abs

back

or this split if I can only go 4 days/week:

shoulders/abs

legs

chest/tri’s

back/bi’s

Cardio will be 3 days a week, 30 minutes each.

I’m going to eat 6 times a day, 20 grams protein at each meal (at least), and carbs only once or twice a day (breakfast and before workout).

I can do this!