zarah’s BodyBlog

As I sit here writing before I head to the gym and kill Hams(I want to see my rep max deadlift today ), I was thinking how wonderful my life is and all the Friends that have helped me out  along the way. I feel soo blessed to meet such great people that want to help me achieve my goals and encourage me to do so. To think I felt like the end of the world has come, and I had no energy due to some junk food…That’s what most people feel and THEY have no idea what clean eating life can be like! Endless energy When you change your thinking to change who you are (for the better I hope!), you attract different groups of people.  For instance you’ve heard people say they ‘got into soo much trouble when they used to hang out with so and so’….well that should tell you something! Get out of there if you’re in a bad place…make new friends who encourage your goals, and stay positive because YOU can get everything you set your heart and mind to!  If something comes up and throws you off track…relax, take a deep breath and remember you are in CONTROL! It starts now, and everyday is a new day with a new choice to be made….MAKE THE RIGHT ONE! Off to the gym to kill it! Stay strong   Here’s a pic from the Playboy Lingerie mag I picked up yesterday…

I haven’t written a blog in forever but always seem to plan on it! Well Im making more free time and plan on doing so!! I picked up the Feb Issue of MUSCLEMAG on newsstands NOW and am Thrilled! 12 pages of awesome pix taken by my photographer Walt Ostarly! So pick up a copy and Leme know what you think!!  ALWAYS Train hard! Xo~z

First off I just had to re-write everything!oops!! ANYwho I went to meet my GF at the gym PUNCH fitness, to get a tank top for a promo job on Sat…the trainer asked if I wanted to join in the class. Of course I did! How can I turn down a train session?! So I did everything he had asked to the best form that I could. I learned a couple really cool exercises like holding the bodybar in front of you while sitting down and "paddling" as if you were in a kyak!! awesome for your shoulders! at the end my GF handed me the tank top and gave me instructions on what to do. I told her I need to workout Back and do some cardio…the owner overheard me and asked if I wanted to train….Of course I did!! How can I turn down a training session??! So the Back workout was similar to mine, but some new twists to some of the moves.  I mentioned that Im going to be hosting my own fitness show on TV and he would be one of my guest stars training with me…he smiled.  I was done with back and asked if I can do cardio, he said ok , Put me on the eliptical and said 10 minutes, so I did 20, and I walked upto him when done and told him I did 20 minutes instead of 10, he said " I knew you would" I questioned how he would know and he said "you’re just that type of person".  HMMM Keep training harder than before!! Keep it real   Check out my video on LAMUSCLE.TV  !!!!   xo~z

OK I finished the FAME show on Saturday at midnight!! I came in 2nd in Bikini Model category…It was tough for me cause I came soo close to getting my pro card….Well this means yet another show has to be in Order!! Not stopping till I get it! Seems like an endless journey sometimes, but well worth it, cause you wear fitness everywhere you go.  Today I had a meeting with a tanning company and found other opps for a couple businesses which is really exciting for me!! They kept asking me about my lifestle….everyone wants a piece of health.  I love commerce and now Im thinking of getting a fitness show on TV… Im working on it guys I need to catch up on sleep from the weekend….and water! Geez depleting your body of water for a while reeks havoc on you!! I think I gained 11 lbs of water after the show… hate it when that happens! Well check out the video I shot in NY…Hope you like it!! Keep training hard!!! xo~z

http://www.lamuscle.tv/player/hollywoodextra/13

OK I finished the FAME show on Saturday at midnight!! I came in 2nd in Bikini Model category…It was tough for me cause I came soo close to getting my pro card….Well this means yet another show has to be in Order!! Not stopping till I get it! Seems like an endless journey sometimes, but well worth it, cause you wear fitness everywhere you go.  Today I had a meeting with a tanning company and found other opps for a couple businesses which is really exciting for me!! They kept asking me about my lifestle….everyone wants a piece of health.  I love commerce and now Im thinking of getting a fitness show on TV… Im working on it guys I need to catch up on sleep from the weekend….and water! Geez depleting your body of water for a while reeks havoc on you!! I think I gained 11 lbs of water after the show… hate it when that happens! Well check out the video I shot in NY…Hope you like it!! Keep training hard!!! xo~z

http://www.lamuscle.tv/player/hollywoodextra/13

So I got back from NY…I went to shoot a fitness segment about fitness competition mind-set and everyday life.  It was really cool cause I got to shoot at one of the last "Hardcore" NY underground gyms (didn’t realize the difference till I went to a NYSC), shoot on top of the Empire State Building, go though times square…and make sure I had my meals fit in my day! I am soo lean and lost another 4 lbs since I can back and drank Gallons of water and carb deplete.  I went and visited a couple friends yesterday back here in Fla…and they all criticized me that I am getting too skinny…I had to make a call to one of my Fitness friends Rob Riches, and he assured me Im just lean and fine.  Its such a weird thing to battle…the scale, Im happy Im at a low number, but then again Im a ‘bodybuilder’ and am afraid of losing all my hard earned muscle.  I looked at my goals and I already surpassed the weight number a long time ago, and I passed the 15% mark long ago too(I think Im 10-12%).  All my workouts have been awesome…even my last leg workout a week out from the show.  I was at the NYSC (they’re these health clubs focused around looking at people and tons of cardio) for leg day, so I was pretty much the center of attention at that gym…there was not 1 girl who touched the weights…including my friend-girl who did cardio for an hour! Traveling means I ate more protein bars than food…or so it seems!! Tons of chicken salads, egg white omelets and overload of Sugar free Redbull(this city really doesn’t sleep!!) pretty much made my diet.  I still wish I had a NY slice of pizza or a Gray’s Papaya hot dog (not a huge fan of hot dogs… but still!) but its ok cause I can think back to the best slice I’ve had near my house and its all good Today and Tomorrow I circuit train still without carbs, then carb up on some IHOP pancakes….mmmmm yummy! So Im enjoying my water now while I still have it, and have to go get my themed outfit for the stage…Im such a last minute person…but AM on time! Gotta finish unpacking my bags…not soo much fun The weather outside cooled down soo bad it feels like NY in Fla! But I am prepared for it!! No tanning outside so Ill find a tan salon….hitting that stage Fri and Sat…need that PRO CARD!!  Stay strong guys, and I have half a brain due to carb depletion…tomorrow a quarter brain Im sure! xoxo~z

I trained Hams hard at the gym today doing straight leg dead lifts, lying leg curls seated leg curls and super setting abductors, then I went to the Gauntlet(rotating stairs) for 35 mins (level 5 ) forwards and both sides. I got offered a video shoot about my life in fitness shot in New York  next week and I will be a little more than 1 week out from my comp (31st) so I get some good last min dial in’s from my friend Rob Riches…  Right now, as in tonight , Im focused on my 12 page shoot for MuscleMag. Kinda sad cause Im holding some water…but its a little more glamor and not soo much lean stage look so Im fine…I never have to stress about shoots…here’s where being a girl comes in handy Gonna Spray Tan and Im good to go.  I have come so far and am thankful for everything, and I can’t wait to one day show my (future)children the same love an ethics and morals. Till then train Hard

I was supposed to shoot Today, but it got postponed till Tuesday! I really hate it when that happens…but there’s great news! I am getting 12 pages in a muscle mag( not disclosing name yet…) with the Valentines’ Theme! How cool! So there’s sending everything and the Mag will be out before V-day…I was in Baltimore for the weekend. Man do those guys know how to make gyms! I loved it, I trained both Sat and Sun(which by the way is hard to do when everyone else is drinking beer watching the game the gym was empty).  Everyone was just extra friendly and even chatted a few nice words(most Florida gyms everyone just stares).  I was criticized about not drinking(its really Not hard for me to do cause I feel no-carbs give you the same "feeling") and I had to make sure I had food every 3 hrs…

Monday back in town and helped host the Playboy Golf tournament at the South Beach Country Club.  It was such a long day and I threw a can of tuna, a protein bar, and a Muscle Milk Shake in my purse before I left the house.  Then later on the day there was a cocktail and dinner.  Well lemme tell you there was Capprese Salad, Caesar Salad with dressing, Lasagna, cheese ravioli, pork medallions, and chocolate mousses in champagne glasses.  So I looked around and the chef was there…so I asked him to make me a grilled chicken salad…balsamic dressing on the side…and he did it for me! Everyone else ate that food and I have the BEST grilled chicken salad ever!!(ok I tend to say that after almost any healthy dish thats from somewhere else!!).  Well I made sure my best friend ate something from the chef too! I also handed her the protein bar in the day…Its so nice to show others how great it feels to be fit and regulated(no highs and lows…just highs) At the end of the dinner they announced the winners a round trip ticket to the Mansion and a shoot and to help host the Golf Tournament in Las Vegas! I won and so did My girlfriend!! With the crazy day I just made it my "OFF" day from the gym, and I will train on the weekend again…cause shoot Tuesday!! Any Ideas with Valentines??? Stay Strong and Prepare for WHAT YOU WANT! xo~z

I woke up at 3:30 am and cant go back to sleep! Im soo lean and I get really hot at night. Its weird to be a woman and have little bodyfat…you kinda miss the fat! Well I appreciate my body and the limits it can take me…I def wana get some exta-curves back after the show   I got in the car at 5 am and went to the tanning salon(it’s open 24/7!) and then to cardio on the elliptical for 40 mins.  I immediately had a shake and 1/4 c of Kashi 7 grains(its amazing) after. Im on day no 2 of carbing up and am adding 20g of carbs for my first 3 meals. Nice to give my body a rest from the weights and fill tthem with carbs! Its around 7 am by the time I got home…Its so neat to see the world in the gym in the AM…I normally go train in the afternoon…I just admire the early morning dedication! Cangrats to you all! Ill take a new pic of my abs later today. Stay Strong!! xo~z

What a training session! Got to the gym super happy for some reason, and ready to start deadlifts! 95lbs 4 sets of 10-12…then off to leg curls, then straight to superset seated leg curls and inner thigh machine. Not done yet I walk over to get The STEP (the one from women classes)and had 3 blocks under it and started Plyo jumps and bounds(I read after legs its best to do hard exercises for cardio cause your legs are already dead! soo true). 3 sets each for 5 different bounding drills including box jumps and bouncing lunges to name a few… after that I jumped on the Treadmill with a 6.5 for 30 mins…my Ipod went off within the 1st min of the run, and I was able to hammer it out jedi style…I thought I was stuck with the "train with music only mentality"…so it was a relief to be able to run w/o music!…note to self Charge I-touch!  Sometimes I wonder what people think of me at the gym…"wow she has such a great body must be lucky" then they see me train and I have a ‘cool as ice’ look on my face and I bet they say "holy s**t! Can you believe that girl??!" haha! I walked out of the gym super happy and I thought I honestly could’ve ran another hour(I didn’t, dont worry!!)! It took me alot of hard work to get here….and I really want to help women feel better about themselves, cause sometimes you’re just soo lost when it comes to finding the right formula and balance…society always tries to change or scew your views.  Stay strong and TRUE to yourself, and I guarentee you will be happy!!