NOT AWESOME...AWESOME!!!

Here are some random thoughts for the week!

NOT AWESOME: My cats chew through my phone charger last night while I slept. :(
AWESOME: It'll end up saving me minutes, I only have one battery charge until I get a new phone in Feb. just kidding, I'm getting a new charger tomorrow. Little rascals....

NOT AWESOME: The sun sets anywhere between 4:15pm - 4:30pm here now. And it's been in the 20's.
AWESOME: I fly to Phoenix for a "girls" weekend in T minus 6 days!! :)

NOT AWESOME: I have only lifted three times in the last six days.
AWESOME: I taught Turbo on Wednesday, Core-Central Thursday, and went to Bootcamp tonight. So Cardio is fine, I just need to pick it up in the weights department. (no pun intended).

NOT AWESOME: Todays the last day of Nov. I only posted a handful of times this month.
AWESOME: Tomorrow is DECEMBER. A month FULL of excitement for me!!!! :)

AWESOME: Courtesy April...a super cute Holiday tribute. Try it with your family/friends. Too much FUN! :) Please try and watch it without laughing.....I dare you! :) :) :)
Em & Gene. :)

MUCH LOVE!!!!!!!! HAPPY WEEKEND!

HaPpY Belated THANKGIVING!!!!!!!

What a wonderful break. By the time Sunday afternoon rolled around, I was bored and ready to go back to work! Okay, not ENTIRELY true, but wow, I was off from Wedn. afternoon until 2pm today!!!!!!!!
We had a lovely break. Lots of family time, plenty of food, a few workouts here and there.
Life is going to get SUPER busy come December. I'm just hoping to get some serious workouts in before Dec. 28th when I start cutting. I'm really looking forward to this upcoming contest prep. It'll be great, I just know it!!!!!!!!!!!
Anyway, not much else to report!
Keep lifting hard!
MUCH LOVE~
EM

She's GOT Leggssssss

Okay, as I sit here eating my protein pancakes (YUUUUMM!) my legs are still quivering from my workout just a while ago. It was one of the best workouts I've had in a lonnng while! I borrowed it from Betsy Harris one of Jen Hendershott's Phat Camp gals. It looks like this. Try it if you dare.
4 passes of walking lunges superset with 4 sets of 20 pop (jump squats)
4 sets of 15 stiff legged deadlifts superset with 4 sets of 20 jump lunges
4 sets of 10 weighted plie squats triple set with 4 sets 10 step ups
4 sets of 15 lying leg curls superset with 4 sets of 15 light leg extensions
Oh my gosh, and just to think, this is a modification of the one she listed. If I were to do it all, I would have been wheeled outta there in a stinking wheelchair! Holy cow, if you want a great Leg workout, ADD PLYOMETRICS! No doubt about it, this session only had Jump Squats and Jump lunges, but it totally keeps your heartrate going.
I can't say enough about this workout. Love love loved it
Well, I may not be saying that in the morning.......
Thank you for all the comments on our pictures!!!!
I'll post again tomorrow and let ya know how I feel. Epsom salt bath tonight, massage tomorrow!
MUCH LOVE!

Update & Pictures!!!!!!!!

Here's the 2nd picture, cropped. I still like the 1st one better, I think!:)


This week has been a successful one. Isn't that how they should always be!?!? I've done everything I'd set out to do, fitness wise, thus far. 3 more days of lifting then I'll rest on Sunday. Today i finished a workout this afternoon, and head back in little less then an hour to teach Turbokick!
Here are two of the pix from our little photo shoot 2 weeks ago. Trying to decide between the two. Feel free to comment!
Much LoVe!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Don't say you weren't warned...........

Here's some food for thought...if that's how the saying goes....
I cannot believe this......okay, I guess I can, but WOW, please note it says EVERYDAY, not weekly or monthly......the average calorie increase in ONE DAY:
Check it out and you'll see what I mean......wow....

"Nutrition between Thanksgiving and Christmas and probably until the new year when people attempt to make "goals"

SORE....and P.H.A.T!!!!!!!!!

Nothing like feeling sore AND fat........okay, I'm just kidding, I don't feel fat......I feel....Fluffy. :) That sounds nicer. Oh, and yes, I'm extremely sore. Last night I taught Turbokick and had a WONDERFUL class. We had 18 people and we rocked the house! :) SO much fun!!!!!!! I'm always sore the next day, no matter what. It's all the kicks I think.
Soooo, back to being PHAT. I'm going to Jenny Hendershott's PHAT CAMP in Phoenix in January!! I'm trying to convince my girlfriend Melissa to go with me.....Mel......YAY YAY YAY!!! Jenny got 3rd at the Fitness Olympia this year, and she's basically one of the greatest. I've heard awesome things about her camp and I'm super pumped. One of her staff members, Lishia Dean is my choreographer and she sent Jen the pix from my competition. I got a couple really nice emails from Jen.... Wow, I was so thrilled.
On the training front, I hit back and bi's today and teach core central/hi-lo. That's all for now........
MUCH LOVE!!!!!!!!

PUMP PUMP

I like to try and save my posts for the days I actually have something interesting to blog about...... :) Not much to report, although all is VERY well! :)
Lifting like crazy, a little bit of cardio here and there, staying busy at work, planning a wedding. LIFE IS GOOD!!!
Well, I guess I do have a contest change of plan. I will ABSOULTELY do the Emerald Cup in Seattle the 18th and 19th of April. THEN, the following weekend, my birthday, actually, I will do the local show here, the Empire Classic. So, two shows, back to back and then I'll be done until fall.
I'm continuing what I'm doing until December 28th, and then I begin my 16 week cut for the E-Cup (New Years will be a cheat meal. Gotta celebrate!)
So, since I wasn't as lean as I'd like my first go round, taking a slow and steady 16 week cut should put me exactly where I'd like to be. I'm still working with Mike Davies for my nutritional needs, but training is all me.

Off to the Gym, have a great day everyone!!
MUCH LOVE!!