Anyone Over 40 ??

[iamfirmin]

I AM LAUGHING OUT LOUD AND THE THOUGHT OF ME WEARING THOSE LUCITE SHOES... My hubby has a bus load of people coming.. I COULD BEAT HIM... Its not like I NEED ADDED PRESSURE... We watched the superbowl last nite at a local place... AND EVERYONE COME UP TO ME -- SAYING "I WILL BE THERE" OHHHHH MY GOSH!
HELP ME.... I AM GOING TO STOP HIM!!!

Hey Sassy " DO YOU THINK IF I LOSE THE FAT THE CELLULITE WILL GO AWAY????"
I have some around my butt....

 

[Sassy69]

The biggest challenge is losing the bodyfat around the estrogen-related areas (hips, thighs, rear). Will it go away? I've never seen any of the pro competitors w/ cellulite. At least not on stage. I can't say if it will go away, but get lower bodyfat & see what happens.

Has your trainer suggested any topical fatloss aids, e.g. yohimburn (see AF Store), then wrap up in saran wrap in teh trouble areas & do cardio.

As far as audience goes -- let me tell you what -- there's NOTHING more exciting than you lovin yourself on stage and the audience making ALOT of noise when you get your turn in the spotlight. Its ALOT better than hearing crickets.... It just goes that much farther to making you feel like you own that stage. That's where I keep tellign you, you need to just eat it up when you get up there. Its an experience you've never had before. So live it! Be it! OWN IT!

 

[iamfirmin]

THANKS SASSY ... I CAN TELL YOU THAT I HAVE BEEN EATING CLEAN for 3 weeks and my mid section FEELS SOOOOO MUCH BETTER... I luv that... inturn .. i believe if i continue... THE CELLILUTE WILL GO AWAY...

I keep laughing ... I AM PICTURING ME IN LUCITE SHOES .. LOL..

 

[Sassy69]

I was looking to do a big regional show in 2002, but lost my focus. Then for a brief glimmer of time I thought maybe I could pull off the figure competition at the same show. So I ran out & bought a pair of serious fuck-me shoes -- 4" heels w/ a 2" platform. OMG. Why??? You can't even put one on w/o the other for fear of falling over & breakign an ankle. Crazy stuff.


I guess I have them if I ever want them....

The normal-heeled lucite shoes actually look nice. And honestly , the girls who wear solid color shoes up on stage I find the shoes actually distracting. The clear shoes just give the nice heeled look & give you a chance to work the calves (which BB's don't have) but still not distract from the focus -- the body, the suit, the face.

 

[iamfirmin]

Just wondering how my girls that are close to 40 and over are doing ??
Are you close to your competition?? and are you fighting the dreaded ab flab
I am 49 1/2 and slowly but surely it is coming off
GUESS WHAT HAPPEN TO ME -- "AT MY AGE FOR GAWD SAKE" .. i LADY at the gym approached me and said you are one of those bb.. arent you?? said well not yet but i work at it everday.. she asked my age when i told her she said " hey do you have a 8 x10 glossy YOU WOULD BE MY MOTIVATION .. she was turning 40
DAMN I DID 3 XTRA SETS OF WALKING LUNGES !!! LOL
MY HEAD WAS HUGE THAT DAY.. ok ok Now i am back to earth and
i have a lot of work the next 9 weeks

 

[floridafit]

well .. I am over 40 also .. YOU GO GIRL .. it really does feel good when someone compliements US OVER 40YR OLDS.. As it relates to shoes ..
i dont have an answer .. but I am sure someone will

 

[fmorrow6]

When and where is the june 18th show in C. Florida. I live in S. FLorida (homestead) and my sister lives in Brooksville, by tampa. If it's somewhere (a couple hrs. away)from Brooksville, My sisters and I would LOVE to watch. And we could stay at her house......... I WANNA GO AND ROOT U ON!!!!!!! Oh, can I join the busload!!!!

 

[Sassy69]

Just wondering how my girls that are close to 40 and over are doing ??
Are you close to your competition?? and are you fighting the dreaded ab flab
I am 49 1/2 and slowly but surely it is coming off
GUESS WHAT HAPPEN TO ME -- "AT MY AGE FOR GAWD SAKE" .. i LADY at the gym approached me and said you are one of those bb.. arent you?? said well not yet but i work at it everday.. she asked my age when i told her she said " hey do you have a 8 x10 glossy YOU WOULD BE MY MOTIVATION .. she was turning 40
DAMN I DID 3 XTRA SETS OF WALKING LUNGES !!! LOL
MY HEAD WAS HUGE THAT DAY.. ok ok Now i am back to earth and
i have a lot of work the next 9 weeks

That's awesome girl! Doesn't it just validate what you are doing when the results are that tangible?

I"m 4 weeks out today. Its going to be an aggressive 4 weeks cuz I've got some issues, well, actually some "ass-ues"...

Just this past week or so I've made significant progress with my leaning out and my muscles are starting to show seperation on my upper body. I also added a cell-volumizer to my training so I get a little more popping while I train. I've had more people ask me how I get my back to pop or how big my triceps are. There was this one women who looked to be sort of frumpy and in her 50s and new to the gym. She was standing behind me doing bad-form side laterals w/ 3 lb dbs and just stared at my back for all 4 of my shoulder supersets. I felt sort of bad, but I smiled at her and sort of gave her the "atta girl" look. She smiled back and asked how long I'd been training. I told her how long and she said, 'well now I don't feel so bad'... LOL!

I love it tho. I can actually muscle thru these nutty supersets the trainer has me doing because I get off on watching the muscle detail I"m getting, and also sort of scoping out who is watching There arent' a lot of muscle heads at my gym, so I guess the muscle detail thing is new to a lot of the people there.

As far as the over 40 thing, just with my trainer alone there are 4 of us who - every one of us in meeting each other have started out our discussion of goals with "Well, I'm turning 39/40 this year and want to get my shit in order" -- and I will tell you that NONE of us looks 40. (I wish I WAS 29, instead of looking like 29, however, I will take what I can get ...!)

 

[jackedmom]

I love this thread. I'm not yet, 40, but knocking on the door. I'm 37. I adore Sassy and her advice, especially about the scheduling. I live here in the plywood state as well and there are a ton of npc shows in central florida around that time. I'm shooting for doing one end of July beginning of August. Haven't picked on yet. Gotta see where I come out during that time frame. Be steady and consistent. You'll achieve all your goals.

 

[iamfirmin]

fmorrow6 Sassy and jackedmom..

Fmorrow6 I am doing the Midflorida June 4th and the Debbie Kruck show
NOW REMEMBER I AM 491/2 this year is practice NEXT YEAR I WILL BE 50 AND AWESOME.. LOL I want to get the feel .. my body will take a year tooo look the way i want it too .. WHEN I GET MY SUITS I PROMISE TO POST
I FOUND A GIRL THAT IS SPENDING A LOT OF TIME WITH ME AND MY SUIT
VIA EMAIL .. I WILL KEEP YOU POSTED .. THANKS FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT
I NEED IT-- AND Sassy you lived in Florida so you are aware of the shows right??

Jackedmom "SASSY IS THE BEST ..... THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST"

SASSY-- I am still going to wear those damn (*&^% lucite show LOL

i luv all of you ! i am nervous but luv it .. it makes you feel alive and driven
its hard to work and workout .. but my hubby supports me and luvs it THAT HELPS