Your legs have come wayyyy up, great work!!!
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Your legs have come wayyyy up, great work!!!
Looking HOT! keep up the good work!
Thanks Ladies and Gents!!
ok so 7 weeks... and the focus has shifted... how it's ROUTINE ROUTINE ROUTINE!!! It's kinda cool in Winnipeg, we have an adult fitness gymnastics program, so i get to do gymnastics 2 X a week with other girls who are competing or who have competed in the past... you would think that working with your competition isn't a very good idea, however, it really works! and the oddest thing is... everyone is very supportive and helpful to the other competitors!... It sort of goes against EVERYTHING that is normal for women to exhibit in a competitive setting lol...
I'm totally on track physique wise and confident with the changes I've made this year... I KNOW I'll make top 5 in the physique portion of the event (too bad that only counts for 1/3 of the mark lol)
New diet this week... Brown rice and eggwhites are my new favorite food! (a little nutmeg and cinnimon and a sprinkle of splenda and you have a giant weird pancake thinggy... not bad!!) AND.. I get a nice cheat meal tonight.. so all in all... life is good!
until Next week!!! To Infinity and beyond!! ;)
5 weeks and 6 days!!
well, after my "week off" which wasnt really a week off, just a little bit of a forced rest from overtraining, I am feeling GREAT!! Im a little behind on my routine... I just am having a hard time getting getting the moves down pat with shoes on.. who would think that adding a pair of shoes can throw your moves off?? (Have been practicing barefoot all winter)
Diet and programming to change monday... im bang on right now where nI should be.. just feeling anxious to get up there and DO IT!!!
I did something cool this week though!! I was asked to be in a PR video for my gym!! they wanted some girls for the womens training program who look close to contest ready and can lift heavy.. and video'd us working out... and I BENCHED PLATES!!!! lol... 2 whole reps unassisted!! lol.. but considering I weigh 118 pounds right now , benching 135 was pretty dang good!
just a little less than 5 weeks and im a little anxious. i leaned out too quick and have been on a fat/carb load for 10 days... im up 3 pounds and feeling soft..but super FULL and lots of energy. My coach is pleased with where i am, says i am going to hit my peak at the right time now, not 3 weeks early, but its still frustrating.. like hitting the pause button on a movie because your girlfriend has to go pee then realise she went to flipping safeway to pee or something.
the COOLEST thing to happen this week has to be the changes Leigh has made!! she's training for Nationals... and this past month she has been thickening out like CRAZY!!!!.. She might even make middle weight this year!!
34 days for me... 110 for Leigh!!
27 days left until Provincials... I have an updated picture, but my computer crashed like 3 weeks ago and we STILL dont have it back.. so ive been trying to exist between facebook mobile on myu phone and my daughters little teenie tiny netbook, but im so blind i can hardly see the screen. (ill try to get her to post it up)
Once again, I was smashed in the head by my trainer. I am mentally all prepared to just give 'er these last four weeks and get on that stage... and instead, I had on my diet plan yesterday, pizza, desert and appitizers... he said I have to fill up a bit.. I dont get it.. but I did it and NOW hopefully, ill be ready for skinny time. If it were up to me I'd hit the stage as conditioned as a bodybuilder!! (however lacking a few things.. like all the muscle)... and my brain knows how hard it is for me to hold onto muscle, so my brain understands the logic behind it... but I'm just SOOOOO ready to get there and show what i've done and rock my routine and be a superstar for a day!! Leigh says Im impatient, I guess i kinda am.. I think I just have to change my mindset to a more.. "enjoy each day" approach...
ok.. Only 8 more gymnastic classes till the big show!!.. less than 20 Lifts till I do my thing... Only 50 hours cardio left!!! lol.. hmmm.. that didn't help.
Other exciting news.. I GOT A PUPPY!!!!! but she's still a baby so i have to WAIT (damned impatience again) until she is a little bigger until we get her! 3 weeks until Puppy time!!
Be patient and don't hurt yourself in the home stretch.
Thanks T!
are you planning on comming to the show? Prejudging is cheaper than the night show!!!
how much are tickets for the night show? I think i'll venture into the city for it
tickets will set you back 36 bucks
That's actually a pretty good idea. 22 is reasonable and I'd much rather see pre-judging. That's the contest.Quote:
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3 weeks out! last week I decided to pull a muscle... hip flexor, it sucked, luckily, Leigh is an athletic therapist, so Im feeling good now. I got a cheat last weekend, and sunday I started "dietting".. today I posed and tomorrow, I get more food... lol.. I guess I lean out quickly!
Im really just excited and ready to go do this! My routine is all worked out, choreography is done, music done, costume done... I really have nothing left to do except make it through the next 3 weeks, lift smart, and keep practicing my routine! Im a little miffed about the competition... there was a few girls I know who were planning on competing, and they backed out for various reasons... I just really wanted to stand up against some of the girls who beat me last year so I can fairly judge myself as far as gains and weaknesses, but that's cool... i think it will still be a good competition and alot of fun!
Be careful with the hip flexor. You don't want to be all knotted up on game day. Limping during a routine is probably considered bad form. I remember going to a karate competition with a pulled groin muscle. It didn't work out to well. Happily I mostly got kicked in the stomach by small women and children so it didn't hurt very much but it's kind of tough to be graceful if you can't get your feet off the ground.
Yeah T!.. lol I hear ya! limping on stage is what I did LAST year!!, it's sooo 2009!! lol
(tore my hamstring in novice... trained to provincials injured...)
it's feeling good... had a good stretch today, I just keep telling myself "this is it... coast on in...)
quick progress pic... I wish I would have gotten bigger... oh well, always next year... measurements today- chest 35.5 inch
waist 25 inch
hips 35.5 inch
weight 120 lbs
Looking great Dryvrgrl!!! What do you weigh in that pic? I would so love to see your routine!!! The one thing I love about fitness is the routine part!! Keep practicing your posing and polishing your routine!!! You will do awesome!!
So are you saying that you may be the only one competing in fitness?
WOW!!! You look fantastic DG! Love the suit too:)
holy shit! you did great prepping girl wow!!
Thanks!..
Maria.. I know there will still be at least 5 women in the short class, only 1 so far in tall and 3 in masters. I will do my height and masters, I just am right on the cust of the height (Im 5'4 and the short/ tall is 5'4.5") so we'll have to wait until weigh in to see what happens.
Jeff is trying to hold me at the size of this picture for another week and a half then strip the last bit at the end with his secret formula of food and cardio! lol...
... Now the important question. What will the post contest meal consist of. Careful planning is required :)
Going to nationals this year if you qualify or will you wait till next year? From what I can tell this gets a bit expensive for female competitors.
LOL.. BOSTON PIZZA and one of those marshmellow peanutbutter square desert things that you get at every single wedding shower... you know what I mean with the little marshmellows!! lol oh and maybe a shooter or two! ;)
and yes, if I qualify Im going to do nationals... Ill be turning 39 two weeks before nationals, so if this is a goal to do before I turn 40, this year is my only shot at it!! ;)
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Wow, fitness is represented well out that way!!! You even have masters fitness??? We are lucky to have 1 or 2 girls in fitness at our provincials. There is usually only 1 class. It use to be bigger but with the inclusion of junior fitness maybe it will grow again.
Will they have masters fitness at nationals or is that only at the provincial level for you?
You're going to do great!!!
Awesome work girl! Love your suit colour :)
Looking great, your progress has been impressive! Your waist/hips/butt look great btw!
How light will you get for the show?
Thanks!
Ive kinda got 118 in my head for a weight. I KNOW I can lean out way more, but my trainer doesn't want me hitting the stage too hard... overall, provincial fitness has a softer look and he doesn't want me standing out as being too lean, dry or hard. (kinda sucks, I wanna try leaning out just to see what I look like!)
118 would be good too because last year I weighed 113.5, so in my mind, that would be a great lean muscle gain for a year!
5lbs of lean muscle gain is not bad at all! I haven't seen much fitness so I'm not really sure what the ideal body is supposed to look like... Best of luck though! Make sure to post up some pics from the show.
5 pounds is more than not bad....especially considering it as a proportion of 113 pounds. Its actually probably not realistic unless someone just started out.
Two weeks left!!
I think Im right on track... I got a little more food this week, a few extra ounces of chicken, and a bit more rice,a dn my cardio cut back a bit.
sooo It was like 27 degrees today, and I had a freind with a harley and another with a camera and we found a fountain, and well... here ya go!
^^^awesome!!!!
sweet pics!
One week left!
Im anxious... I jsut wanna get up there and do it already!
Im pretty sure Ill weigh in at about 118 to 120. Im super excited about that... it means HUGE gains since last year!...
I start a sodium load tomorrow... which makes me nervous... lol bloating up a week out is a scarey proposition...
ran a dress rehursal on my routine in front of a tai kwon do gym today... they liked it, got some good feedback and saw a flipping 6 year old KILL a one handed pushup which was almost better than mine!
I have 2 more work shifts.. then it's all about getting my nails done and beautifying and cardio and lifting and eating and im planning the afterparty! Boo Yeah!
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You will rock your category for sure! Question: In your opinion, who do u think will take the mens overall/Mr. Manitoba?
thanks Vic!
Mens overall.. Im not sure who all is competing... Is Ryan Malo? that Zylstra monster is a favorite to win... I guess it depends who else shows up... but those two names come to mind! Chris Lowden always looks good, but Im not sure if he is competing either. He gets CRAZY conditioning!.. (I am focused on the BIG guys.. lol.. watch some welterweight win lol)
womens overall... I'm putting my money On Amber Palyshnyn! for bodybuilding and Melanie Flavo for figures.
I reserve judgement on fitness! ;)
The pic on the bike looks really really good.Quote:
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two and a half days left... getting nervous and excited! (and sick of egg whites lol)
T!.. are you comming to the show?
shit.. under my goal weight... already.. maybe Ill carb it back up before weigh in.. sitting at 116.6 today
I feel my conditioning is right on track, would have liked to have gotten bigger shoulders, but I did what I could with what I had... and sticking to being natty. I am absolutely DYING for a steak!.. that's right, the former vegetarian is not craving carbs at all... but a giant slab of half cooked juicy meat!, (ya know... it sounds so sexual when I put it that way!)
good luck for the final days :)
How tall are you DG? Good luck....you're almost there!!!
don't worry about your weight. I know its under your goal weight - but as I've mentioned before, it is not realistic to put on 5 pounds naturally in a year at your height/weight. It's all about improving the look, not the weight. Once can be the same weight, or lighter, (even at the same condition) yet look much better.Quote:
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Good luck DG, love the park and Harley pics.......Very cool stuff....You guys get me all pumped and now im doing a diet and no show till next yr, but i have to get ripped now watching all you buggers having fun and looking buff....
wicked pics! nothin better than a hot chic on a hog :D