And I Vlog...I Vlog So Far Away!

Hey y'all. Tornadoes down here in AR-kansas. ;) But we survived. Some hail - lots of wind but all is well.

Here is a Vlog featuring my hubby with messages to Cynthia AND Krissa.

You guys rock! More tomorrow on other stuff....like what? I don't know. I am working on it. :)



Jess

Vlogcap and Definition of Insanity :)

Happy Hump Day Everyone! I am posting this vlog even though I recorded it on Sunday night and it is kind of late. :)

AND I must tell you my hubby recorded it and thought half way through he would focus in on my tatas. Funny for him, but not so much for me and those of you watching who have no interest in my tatas. Plus because I knew he was messing around I was a little distracted. I am going to have to MacGuyver some type of stand up thing for the video camera so I can do it myself. :)

Definition of insanity: doing the same thing over and over and expecting the same results.

I don't take my diet serious enough or approach it scientifically enough and I spend WAY too much time thinking and not enough doing. More to come on that whole topic. :)

Enjoy. I need to spice these up with something interesting and new...any ideas? :)



My weekly recap:
Monday:
Back and Biceps
Pull ups (assisted 3x6)
Chin ups (assisted 3x8)
Bent over barbell rows (4x8 at 60lbs)
Wide grip pull downs (4x8 at 80lbs)
Barbell curls (4x8 at 50lbs)
Twisting curls (4x10 at 20lbs)
Wide, elbows in curls (3x12 at 15lbs)
Preacher curls on ball (3x8 at 15lbs)
Tuesday;
Cardio - PM
Quarter mile repeats - sprint a quarter, walk a quarter 10 sprinting quarters - 55 minute total workout
Chest and triceps after cardio
Supersets of the following (repeated 4x)
Round 1:
Dumbbell chest press on ball (4x12 at 20lb each)
Close grip tricep push ups (4x10)
French press (4x12 at 20lbs)
Regular push ups (4x20)
Round 2:
Skull crushers (4x12 at 30lbs) immediately to close grip chest press to failure
Dumbbell unilateral kickback (4x15lbs)
Push ups (4x20)
Wednesday:
Planned day off (two long 20 minute doggie walks)
Thursday:
5 mile run - 9 minute pace
Friday:
Shoulders and Total Body Strength
Supersets 4x Through
Round1:
Deadlifts - 15 @ 100lbs
Overhead barbell press 10 55lbs
Crunches w/KB on ball 20 reps
Upright barbell row 12 @ 55lbs
Round 2:
Side Laterals - 15 @ 15lbs
W Presses - 8 @ 20lbs
Front Raises 15 @ 10lbs
Bent Over Rear Flyes - 15 @ 10lbs
KB Swings 20 w/20lb KB
SL Deadlifts 15 @ 55lbs
Saturday:
Run 5k
Back (had planned back and bis but ran out of time)
Supersets 4x through:
Round 1:
Pull ups, assisted - 10x
Bent over ball bell row (70lbs)-15x
KB swings, 15x w/20lbs
Round 2:
Pull ups, assisted - 10x
Reverse pull ups, body weight 10x
Pull overs on swiss ball with 20lb KB (this was tough!)
Sunday:
45 mile, 2.5 hour bike ride -WHOA!

Have a great day everyone!

Gettin' Scientific

I realized the other day that I need to get scientific....plan out my workouts, my diet, my progression, map it out, track it. I know, basic but apparently during my kind-of-depression late-on-set-post-workout-blues, I forgot those basics.

I am not in love with the Turbulence Training workouts - FOR ME. There, I said it. I think they are a little too short for what I enjoy intensity wise. Now, does that mean I don't like how core and overall strength based they are -absolutely not. I think they are awesome for that and for someone newer to lifting, it is a good start. But now that I am back to being me, I have to be honest that I don't think it is the right fit to be the ONLY part of my training. Fair? (BTW, I revised that a little bit from my first post - not sure I was being fair to TT).

On Thursday last week I spent a lot of time thinking through what I did during contest prep last time b/c it worked. :) And here is what I came up with:

1. Lunch workouts work for me. While I can't get uber (one of my favorite words ever) sweaty and spend two hours at the gym, I love my lunch time posse and I love the feeling of going back to the office with my biceps/triceps/back/chest/shoulders blown up. I am lucky enough that my gym is literally 7 minutes from the office so it is easy for me to get there, workout and be back to my office in an hour and 15 minutes. Need to get back to those. Also, the lunch time workouts have triple benefits:

• Workout.
• Eat clean.
• Don't spend any money.
  

2. AM cardio. I love AM cardio b/c no matter what happens I feel like I have done something for the day. The challenge with AM cardio is that when I was in contest prep I had to get up at 5 to get it in and that meant going to bed at 10 for just 7 hours of sleep. I think my body needs more sleep than that and has responded well to additional sleep the last few weeks. So, instead of 45 - 60 minutes, just get in 20-30 HIIT workout as many days as possible.

3. Food prep on Sundays. My DH pointed this out to me the other day about how I would do all this food prep on Sundays - cook a whole bunch of fish, a whole bunch of burgers, chicken, etc. I do food prep every day in the AM but that takes up more time. So food prep on Sundays and then be ready to go for the week.

4, Keep a paper log of food, workouts, mood, weight, etc. I haven't found a system I like yet online and while it is super easy for me to blog, fit day online is kind of a pain. But when I keep a paper log, for some reason I can do it better. I have a great log that I use that tracks all kinds of stuff.

Another thing: My DH loves to run races. He loves me to run races with him. I need to do more running and speed work (which will also help the booty) so I can run with him. It is the little things that will make him a happier hubby.

Oh, and meet my personal hero....I official have a girl crush on her. Which by the way is not a lesbo crush - I also have a girl crush on Jennifer Garner cause I used to watch Alias and she is also a bad a$$. But regardless, Noel C is amazing. Definitely girl crush which means I have a INCREDIBLE amount of admiration for her and love her body. Can you say BAD A$$? Look at her friggin shoulders: WHOA!



Today I write out the plan. I will share as I go. I'm back. It feels good.
Jess

My Mojo is BACK!!!

Ok guys, the old video - the one from this morning and the one before that - not me.

Something clicked today. Snapped. About mid way through the day I was joking and laughing and having fun at work and my throat didn't hurt and I didn't have any sinus pressure and I didn't have any stomach ailments and I was being silly and all of the things that make me ME and I realized....

I am BACK.

I don't want to say I was depressed but let me tell you, I was something. And who can blame me??? Sick eight times in six months would get to anyone! Seriously. So finally today I KNEW that it was all behind me. I was watching my vlog from this morning and was like: WHO IS THIS GIRL???

So, let me reintroduce myself... :) And you get to meet my dog Pablo (thanks to the video stylings of my hubby.





P.S. Jody (DH) already told me that I apologized too much. Sorry for that. :) Whoa, I just apologized again. :) Hee hee.
P.P.S. I have all kinds of kick a$$ ideas for my blog now - like shakes of the week and workouts if you have 20 minutes, 30 minutes, 45 minutes, etc. I AM FIRED UP.
P.P.P.S. I took off the other vlog. Sorry, it's just not me.

First Vlog w/New Camera (Had Issues)

Hey guys!

It's my first Vlog with the new camera! Thanks Krissa cause it ROCKS the house! Although it is about 2 minutes shorter than it should have been b/c I guess the memory on the camera itself is SUPER tiny and we are going to have to buy a memory card. I was just chatting away, his stop and apparently it had stopped long before that.

I just woke up so apologies for the bed head and the no make up. WHOA! But ladies, this is how we roll - this is who we are and if we can't do a vlog with no make up here, what's the point?? :) And quite frankly, it is kind of boring - I promise more Superstar personality next time. It is like I am giving a work presentation or something. SNOOZE!

I gotta tell you guys my mood is SO much better and even though this food poisoning thing is getting me DOWN because I feel queasy all the time, I am so glad to feel better and be in better spirits. WOO HOO! Thanks to all of you guys for telling me to snap out of it! :) More later have a great day!



Oh, and the rest of my vlog had these major points that were cut off:

• Cynthia - props to you for the bad a$$ website! Love it!
• I am going to Vlog this weekend and have DH video me doing some cool moves I learned from Debbie for you guys.
• Hitting the gym today for a workout and cardio - cross fingers I will keep enough food down to get something accomplished.
• Will update my Fit Day log - been pretty much nothing followed by nothing. :)
  
• HAVE A GREAT WEEK!

Jess

First VLOG Ever!!!!!!!!!!!!

Alright guys....I did it...I vlogged using my treo. Be patient as I am ramping up to vlog hood plus my treo is terrible for sound and video but I still VLOGGED! :) Yeah!

Let the comments come! :)


Have a good one! ;)
Jess

P.S. SORRY for the inner nose shot at the end. That's what happens when you film yourself with a Treo. I will keep my head down from now on! :)