Showing posts with label progress pics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label progress pics. Show all posts
And We're Off!!
Prep is here! Prep is here!!
Becca did make a crack at me for starting prep on a Wednesday this many weeks out, and I admit, it probably isn't a very normal start day, but WTF, I will roll with it.
I snapped up a couple of quick pics yesterday morning, weighing in at a whopping 135.4 -- that is TEN pounds more than the day before contest last show.
Let's do this shizz!! (I know. This is a short post without much substance, but I wanted to let y'all know that prep is OFFICIALLY here!)
Dear Blog,
Dear Blog,
I am sorry that I have neglected you. I guess I haven't had much to say now that prep is over. I'm back to building, and I think things are going well. My self-prescribed week off from the gym seemed like an eternity, but when I went back I was pleased to see that my strength did not decrease too terribly much during my lengthy diet. Phew!
Blog, I will try to keep you in my life and update you more often. I hope these show pics are enough for you to forgive me.
Oh, and blog, I wanted to post one more pic from the show, but apparently Mr. Photobucket thinks it is pornographic, and it has been removed from my account. Sorry.
Love,
Genie
(MAN OH MAN! AM I A DORK OR WHAT?! LMAO!)
I am sorry that I have neglected you. I guess I haven't had much to say now that prep is over. I'm back to building, and I think things are going well. My self-prescribed week off from the gym seemed like an eternity, but when I went back I was pleased to see that my strength did not decrease too terribly much during my lengthy diet. Phew!
Blog, I will try to keep you in my life and update you more often. I hope these show pics are enough for you to forgive me.
Oh, and blog, I wanted to post one more pic from the show, but apparently Mr. Photobucket thinks it is pornographic, and it has been removed from my account. Sorry.
Love,
Genie
(MAN OH MAN! AM I A DORK OR WHAT?! LMAO!)
A couple proofs
Hey folks! I got a couple proofs from the photographers at my show! My back pose looks off, like I hadn't quite hit it yet. I hope that wasn't my actual pose! LOL!
As you can see, I am completely bloated in the tummy area. (Thank you TOM!) Also, my candy pump did not work... I just seemed to smooth right over. After a steak and baked tater w/ butter and sour cream, and a nap, I looked like this (taken by my phone! lol):
I will have more pics once I receive the CDs from the photographers. I can't wait to see them. I'm already looking forward to my next prep.
My plan is to go back to bulking! I'm eating leisurely at the moment, but I mapped out my nutrition earlier in the week, and now I am working out my training kinks. I can't wait to get back into the gym!!
Also, for you ladies who have prepped yourselves for shows, did you start at 12 weeks out or 16? Just thinking ahead.
Have a great day! and the weekend is so close I can smell it! hehe
As you can see, I am completely bloated in the tummy area. (Thank you TOM!) Also, my candy pump did not work... I just seemed to smooth right over. After a steak and baked tater w/ butter and sour cream, and a nap, I looked like this (taken by my phone! lol):
I will have more pics once I receive the CDs from the photographers. I can't wait to see them. I'm already looking forward to my next prep.
My plan is to go back to bulking! I'm eating leisurely at the moment, but I mapped out my nutrition earlier in the week, and now I am working out my training kinks. I can't wait to get back into the gym!!
Also, for you ladies who have prepped yourselves for shows, did you start at 12 weeks out or 16? Just thinking ahead.
Have a great day! and the weekend is so close I can smell it! hehe
And We're Back!! (Recap, Progress Pics, and Vacation Slideshow)
Vacation was great! The weather was stormy, but that's okay. We had a fantastic time!!! We spent Saturday and Sunday in Atlanta. We watched the Lakers play the Hawks (unfortunately Kobe did not put on the show we had hoped for, but it was still a fun game!), and we also squeezed in some bar hopping, gym going, restaurant eats (Cheesecake Factory anyone? hehe), and a trip to the museum where they had the Emporer Qin Terra Cotta warriors tour. Amazing. We left for Panama City Beach after the basketball game, arrived shortly after midnight, and became couch potatoes. :) I did make it to Gold's once where a beefy older man told me that I did not lift like a girl and that I did not have arms like a girl. LMAO! I took it as a compliment and giddily thanked him. We only had one good day of beach weather. We spent that early morning lounging on the cold beach. The rest of our vacay was spent shopping, eating, drinking... I did eat well during the day (egg whites, chicken, and veggies), but I enjoyed our dinners out. I was able to stop when or before I was full, so no damage was done! Below are my 5 weeks out pics to prove it! :) Ignore my wide-eyed face in my front pose. I was running off of fumes having only slept 3 hours, and I tried to look more awake... Uh... Mission accomplished. LOL! I look crazy. Oh well. You can click on the pics to make them larger. A slideshow of our trip can be found here!
Happy Monday to all! It's back to the grind.
Wt: 129.0
BF: 17% (Pfffffft)
Before I go...
Progress Pics and stats. Weight's up a bit but BF is down.
6 weeks out! OH MY!
Weight: 129.4
Bodyfat: 15.4%*
Sorry about the dark pics. It's all I got. :-)
*Bodyfat was taken by Omron handheld device -- I don't care about the number, since it probably isn't accurate, I just want to see a downward trend.
I have ants in my pants! I want to leave for vacay, like, NOW!!! :o)
6 weeks out! OH MY!
Weight: 129.4
Bodyfat: 15.4%*
Sorry about the dark pics. It's all I got. :-)
*Bodyfat was taken by Omron handheld device -- I don't care about the number, since it probably isn't accurate, I just want to see a downward trend.
I have ants in my pants! I want to leave for vacay, like, NOW!!! :o)
Virgo
Thursday, Mar 5th, 2009 -- You may have to give up your need for clear thinking today, for mental Mercury's alignment with hazy Neptune places a layer of impenetrable mist over your world. Your normally sharp perceptions lack focus now and critical analysis seems out of the question. Contrary to your belief, there's no need to struggle. Let your feelings guide you, even if you don't have the facts to back up your intuitive hunches.
From www.tarot.com
Okay, I admit, I read my horoscope nearly every day. They amuse me. Do I put any stock into what it says? Normally, no, but I think I might need to! They are usually eerily on point. I just had to share!
Krissa, Becca, this is for you two! Here are my pics from earlier in the week, approximately 1.5 weeks out from the initial show date. My friend let me borrow her suit. It is SO gorgeous! I wish the pics were better so that you ladies could see it! :)
Trouble Spots
Now, we all have our trouble spots. The typical female tends to hold weight in her lower body, hips and thighs... makes sense with childbirth and all. I, on the other hand, do not have this problem. Unlike most females, I hold my weight in my upper body. My abs stay warm under a layer of flab. I feel like I hold weight like a beer-guzzling 40-year-old man. Sexay! LMAO!
Since I'm not comfortable posting full body shots on this blog quite just yet, here's a sneak preview of the quad action. At least part of me can get lean. I'm still waiting on the rest. :)
Workin' on my V
I finally got my back pose down. My V taper was disappearing because I was leaning back a bit. I'm far from curvacious, so unless I flare those lats I am straight up and down. LOL!
Monday I received Julie Lohre's posing DVD. Yesterday I watched the entire thing while doing my easy cardio session. As soon as I hopped off my treadmill, I put her tips to work. I can already tell that this DVD will be an invaluable tool for me. She explains everything in such a simple way that I was just like DUH! This is obvious! Thanks to her DVD, things are now clicking.
Annnnnd, I finally got my woosh! WOOOO HOOO!! Let's keep our fingers crossed that I will be lean enough for the competition in March. If not, that's okay, too. It has been a wonderful learning experience. :)
Monday I received Julie Lohre's posing DVD. Yesterday I watched the entire thing while doing my easy cardio session. As soon as I hopped off my treadmill, I put her tips to work. I can already tell that this DVD will be an invaluable tool for me. She explains everything in such a simple way that I was just like DUH! This is obvious! Thanks to her DVD, things are now clicking.
Annnnnd, I finally got my woosh! WOOOO HOOO!! Let's keep our fingers crossed that I will be lean enough for the competition in March. If not, that's okay, too. It has been a wonderful learning experience. :)
