The sun is trying to peak its way through the clouds this morning and I’m desperately hoping it succeeds despite the weather lady’s dismal prediction for the day. My legs feel like they are going to fall off today and this dreary, damp, and sticky weather is not helping my aches and pains in the least. Yesterday was Tuesday and thus legs day. You’d think that I’d be used to the exercises by now and need to at least increase my weight but I swear those genie presses get me every time! The DOMS of course started to hit me half-way through the night so my sleep was sub-par and I’m now on my 2nd Ibuprophen and coffee of the day and its only 8:00 am. Oye! Anyway, at least it’s a good pain, a “growing pain”, and that’s always preferred over feeling nothing at all!
I had a friend in-town for a few days that joined me at World’s last night. She’s predominantly a runner so while I did my leg routine, she did a run and then joined me for some core work. I swear she ran for an hour straight with no water breaks and barely broke a sweat! I still don’t understand how that’s possible but certainly impressive. Sounds like complete torture to me LOL. Last night’s core selection was 1) SB toe taps where you roll out into a plank with your toes on the SB and alternate taping each toe to the ground on each side; 2) SB weighted leg lifts which I had her substitute with lying bench leg lifts after realizing I can’t just throw someone into the hardest exercise to start with LOL; and 3) Ball-throw crunches on a SB. I love showing people my favourite core moves! Now I just pray she is hurting today since I told her that if she was using proper form she’ll be “in fucking serious pain” today (insert evil laugh) :P
After the gym we stopped into Whole Foods and I found these delicious quinoa, sweet potato and cranberry patties in their salad bar area that I decided to try out. I’m usually not a quinoa fan but the sweetness of the potato and the tartness of the cranberries was a delightful combination! I baked one with salmon and asparagus for dinner…soooo good! My show-prep diet is going well thus far. I’m just over 5 weeks out and am at the point where I’ve eliminated any processed foods like protein bars (thus experiencing a slight calorie reduction) and have been keeping my protein intake even higher than last time by adding in a post-lunch shake rather than my usual fruit or veggie snack. I’m still on the Creatine which I had eliminated much earlier in my prep last time around but I figure I may as well finish off the container as I do think it is helping me with muscle growth and I’ll be out of it well in advance of my show so bloat won’t be an issue. The only diet issue I am struggling with right now is going to bed hungry. Even though I usually don’t have dinner until at least 7pm, around 8 or so I get some serious munchies. Luckily my willpower is too strong to let me cave but having a grumbling, empty tummy makes it hard to get to sleep or go back to sleep if I happen to wake during the night (which I always do, due to drinking so much fluid!). I’m sure my body will adapt in a week or so as it always takes a while to adjust to a new cut, but for now I am one ravenous girl!
Today I’ll be back at it solo and hitting my shoulders; still my favourite workout of the week! I should also do cardio but my legs are begging for a break and my ankles have been bothering me lately so I’ll probably save it for before tomorrow’s back and biceps workout instead. Hopefully there’s an influx of studs like there was last night to keep me motivated to push hard throughout my routine hehehe ;) I’ve also discovered that the Buckcherry channel on Pandora has the best workout mix so I’ve been blasting it on my headphone days. Crazy Bitch always seems to get a few extra reps out of me! Sometimes I find myself humming along; I just pray I don’t start singing aloud one day and look up to find people staring at me oddly LOL. Anyway, back to work here (aka corporate misery). Have a good day Gym Rats and get in a serious burn!
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