Sassy69 said:I think I'm gonna hold off on pix until week 12 -- last week of April.

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Competition dates?????.... Locations?????
I am glad your back on the competing wagon with me!!!!... Let the FUN begin![]()
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scorpiogirl said:Glad to hear the twisters missed ya'! We have to go thru this every spring. It's a joy!
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Eek ... this worries me ..Sassy69 said:I remember vacating to the basement in MN while growing up, but I've "only" had to deal w/ hurricanes the last several years. At least those things you can see coming. Tornados -- holy crap - could be a nice balmy night, next minute your house is flipped over in your neighbor's back yard.
Sassy69 said:LOL nuttin to look at yet.
Last few days - very frustrating & emotional -- as I come to discover... its that time of the month! Wohoo. (fuck) Mother Nature is a b*tch
8 April 2006 (Sat)
Training: legs
5 min treadmill warmup
Squats: bar/20 x 2 - warmup
Squats: 45/12 55/10+45/5 45/12 (means bar + 45 on each side = 135 lb)
Giant: (quads) x 3
- leg press: 180/12 x 3 (means sled + 4x45 on each side = sled + 360 lb)
- 1 leg x hack squat: 25/12 x 3 -- these were BURN OUT!- leg ext: 130/12 x 2, 130/8 -> 115/5 -> 90/5 ->75/8 -> 40/10 -> 10/10 (BURN OUT) - 4 TUT
Giant: (hams) x 3
- GMs: bar/12 --> switched to DLs for more ham: DL: 10/12 x 2 -- lower back is a problem
- lying leg curl: 90/12 x 3 -- these were all great tonite - 4TUT w/ great hold at the top, couldn't go up to 115 tho
- hyperextension: 0/15 (4TUT) + 5 5-count pulse x 3 --- OUWWWWWCH!
Reverse ham raises: 15 -- this was an experiment to see if it was doable on the hyperext. Yep!
*STRETCH* --- trying to get my full flexibility back after nearly a year of neglecting it -- goal is a full split left & right as well as nearly full front split and also working the kinks out of my lower back which is really impacting my ability to do squats and DLs.
30 min cardio: LifeFitness Elliptical w/ upper body motion.
Sassy69 said:Hey que - I guess I'm keeping this more for my reference than for others & my shorthand is in terms of # plates on one side - so dont bother adding up all the total weight.
On the hyperextension --- 1 rep = a full range motion -- pulse is hold it at the top & do 5 short counts w/ maybe 1/4 range and then release.
Sassy69 said:9 April 2006 (Sun) -- start of 14 weeks out from the Southern States show....eek.
Very messed up today as I couldn't sleep at all last nite, fell asleep after 4 am, up around 1pm.
Diet:
Meal 1: 3 pm
1/2 grapefruit
1 whole egg + 8 egg whites
Meal 2: PWO -- 8 pm
2 scoops Bev Intl Muscle Provider + water + 1 Capri Sun electrolyte juice sippy thing -- 16 g carb -- was BURNT after training.
Meal 3: - 9:15 pm
4 oz chicken
1 c broccoli
Meal 4: tbd
Training: chest, bis & abs
5 min treadmill warmup
walking lunges: 0/40 steps x 4 --- incorporating lunges, sissy squats, etc. for warmups like last yr roughly every training day -- quads / hams are my weak spot and also helps to stretch my psoas which is very tight from a rotated pelvis / lower back problems I still have from last yr.sissy squats: 25/20 x 3
incline DB Press: warmup: 20/20 x 2
Giant (chest) x 3:
- incline DB press: 30/12 x 3
- incline DB fly: 20/12 x 3 -- shoulder was hurting --need to warm up these before chest..
- cable x-overs: 20/12 x 3 -- -last set drop-set to 20->15->10->5
Smith bar press (45 degree incline bench): 25/12 x 3
Smith bar press (30 degree incline bench): 20/12 20/8->15/5 x 2 + 5 5-pulse
Giant (bis) x 3:
- EZ curl: 50/12 40/5-5-5 50/8->40/5
- Hammer curl: 25/12 x 2 25/5->20/5->15/10->10/10->5/10 -- burnout set
- Hi cable bi: 20/12 x 2, 20/8->15/5->10/10->5/15 --- burnout set w/ 4 count hold at each contraction
* Stretch + abs * -- workign to get back to doing a full front & side split and also very aggressively pursuing stretch work to help my psoas -- this has a huge impact on my ability to do DLs and anything else that touches my lower back.
ball crunch super:
- upper abs crunch w/ 8 lb medicine ball behind the head: 8/25 x 3
- lower abs crunch w/ 8 lb med ball held hi up: 8/25 x 3
30 min cardio -- treadmill at angle 15, speed 2.7
Holy lunges!Sassy69 said:10 April 2006 (Mon)
(again issues w/ getting to bed early enough, getting up early enough...)
I find I have that problem if there is too much on my mind, hmmmm???
Sassy69 said:I find I have that problem when I'm unemployed![]()
I like your description very funny! Thingy.... HmmmSassy69 said:10 April 2006 (Mon)
Meal 4: 10 pm
PWO shake - 2 scoops Bev Intl Muscle Provider + 1 c water + 1 Capri Sun juice thingy (16 g carb)
ck2006 said:What kind of employment are you looking for? Good luck in your search!![]()
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treilin said:I like your description very funny! Thingy.... Hmmm
Go go gurl!!!Sassy69 said:20 yrs of background in software / tech, various business / project mgmt stuff. Looking at headin Cali-way!
Thx!

Sassy69 said:Tentatively (this is all subject to my job search btw):
- NPC Southern States - July 14-15 - Ft. Lauderdale
- NPC Masters Nationals - July 21-22 - Pittsburgh
que_66 said:Sassy - Last nite was back nite & I only did 1 normal set (4TUT each rep) on the hyper and then did the 5-5count pulse set and the pulse set k i c k e d m y a $ $!
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*Bunny* said:SASSY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nice sig!!!!
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I love you girl!!!!
You're my mentor hun!


Sassy69 said:Thx girl. I got it to work for a while, then packed it all up and butt scooted up to my main floor, fed the cat, loaded a soft cooler w/ some ice packs & enough food to get me thru tomorrow morning and butt scooted the last 15 stairs. I was completely soaked in sweat by the time I got upstairs. Popped some ibuprofin, swore alot because I don't have the muscle relaxers I thought I had and set up in bed. My own internet connection dropped so I'm riding on someone else's unsecured link tonite. Shhhhhhhhhhh!
The only fun pills I have are some halcion so I popped one of those after checking any interactoin between that & ibuprofin. Now just waiting for it to kick in so maybe I can keep from rolling around too much. I've been alternating ice / no ice every 20 min for the last 90 min. Maybe one more round.
Take care tonight and I will keep my fingers crossed that the pain is gone in the morning!!

Sassy69 said:Dammit my internet dumped when i was half way thru fitday. Fuck fitday today.
12 April 2006 (Wed)
Diet:
Meal 1: 10 am
1/2 grapefruit
1 whole egg + 7 egg whites
Meal 2: 1 pm
4 oz turkey pattie
2 c broccoli
Meal 3: 4 pm
4 oz chix
1 c green beans
Meal 4: 7 pm
PWO shake
Meal 5: 8:30 pm
4 oz chicken
2 c broccoli
Training: delts & tris
Warmup: 5 min treadmill
Giant:
- walking lunges: 0/50 25/50 x 2
- step ups: 20/20 x 3
- hypers: 20 x 3
warm up (shoulders)
- machine press: 60/12 x 2
Giant: (delts) x 3
- DB shoulder press: 35/12 40/12 x 2 (got a spot up)
- side laterals: 15/12 x 3
- rear laterals: 15/12 x 3
- smith shrugs: 55/12 x 3 (means bar + 55 on each side)
Giant: (tris) x 3
- tri bench dips: 25/12 45/12 x 2
- bent bar cable press: 50/12 x 3
- pronated + supinated alt db kickbacks: 15/20 x 3
30 min treadmill: angle 13 / speed 2.7 -- was tired, so did slow, deep strides
stretch
... So then I come home, do my usual. Around midnite my internet dumps. Same problem as a few days ago. Ive got my laptop on the floor, kneelinig in front of it w/ a hardline to the cable modem bypassing the wireless router. After I get off the phone w/ the provider & the setup works again, I roll over on my knees and something gets stuck. So now I'm crawlign around on the floor and can't straighten my left leg.
My favorite muscle guy, Quadsweep, also a massage therapist & all around body guy, suggests its my PCL ---( recall opposite of Jen's ACL) -- guessing the ham & calf tendon are overlapped when I rolled over on my knees. Anyway --- I'll be in bed w/ ice and whatever painkilllers / relaxers I can find to see if it releases by the morning. I hope so --- its 30 steps up to my bedroom and no wireless connectivity.... FUGGGG...
2dagym said:Hope all is well with you Sassy! From what I've observed, you deserve a break today.
Mom's always have that effect......most of the time, anyway! lolSassy69 said:One call to mom later, I feel a lot better![]()
scorpiogirl said:Mom's always have that effect......most of the time, anyway! lol
Hope the knee is on the mend. I can feel the same thing "pop" when I do leg curls.
I so know what you mean!!! Mine use to fit on my arm fine, and now especially during arm day after every set I'm having to increase the band and it's almost maxed out!Sassy69 said:I also made a score at Target! Found a $9.99 iPod Shuffle belt clip -- my poor little iPod -- I got the little one so i could hang it around my neck as the arm band ones are too small & annoying. Except the lanyard that the iPod hangs on gets soaked and that just gets sort of disgusting. So... yay!
Sassy69 said:Training: legs -- hard & fast cuz the gym closes early on Fridays
Warm up: 5 min treadmill
Giant: x 2
- walking lunges: 15/ 50 x 2
- step ups: 20/20 x 2
- 45 degree hypers: 25/20 x 2
Giant (quads) x3
- squats: bar/20 (warmup), 45/12 x 3
- leg press: 45^4/12 x 3
- leg ext: 130/12 x 2 130/5->115/5->100/5->85/5-> alt 25/5x 3 -- burn out
Giant (hams) x 2:
- GMs: bar/15 10/12
- lying leg curl: 100/10+ 3 pulse at top x 2
- 90 degree hyper ext: 0/15 + 5 pulse / 2
Ran out of time for stretching & cardio tonite, but based on my better common sense re: the "knee incident" & "butt scooting" the other night, I'm cutting back on the stretching for a few days and reading about it instead.
And the good news is that my Nytol is now kicking in at 1:42 am... might yet get a reasonable night's sleep!
G'Nytol!
scorpiogirl said:Nice leg work! I don't know if the day will EVER come that I can do 100# leg curls - geez!!!!!
Hope the Nytol worked for ya'.![]()


Sassy69 said:Naw - this is a really nice World Gym - they just have crappy hours. Also I'm not a morning person -- I guess I woudlnt' have that problem if I trained at 5 am....
What's wrong with those morning people?Sassy69 said:They close at 8 pm Friday, Sat & Sun.Obviously not a hardcore training facility...
We're evilbadgergrl said:I love that you're not a morning person Sassy. I'm so with you on that...
What's wrong with those morning people?

I LOVE YOU ...

*Bunny* said:We're evil
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Sassy I just want you to know that
I LOVE YOU ...
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seriously ... THANK YOU for everything, always ...![]()
Sassy69 said:Thx girl! I guess at least they were still open today!
16 April 2006 (Sun, Easter)
Diet: another f'd up night of sleeping....
I hope you get a better sleep tonight, looked like a killer workout!![]()
Sassy69 said:The workout was great! Right now I"m getting a different kind of workout...financial...(taxes...)
nelmsjer said:Sassy, how definite are you on your July 22-23rd show? IP and I (and a few others...I THINK) are considering touring the Northeast between Treilin's and your show, ending our tour at your show.
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^^ I reserved a room there anyway, just in casenelmsjer said:While I would love to go, I hope you end up with a juicy job offer.![]()
Sassy69 said:lol I hope I can pull off both! That would be the coup of the century. Or at least 2006!
Hmmm we'll see how my schedule is too.... maybe I Could swing touring down to Miss Sassy's show!*Bunny* said:^^ I reserved a room there anyway, just in caseYou can always cancel those reservations without penalty & I HATE last minute stuff
<thread jack> BUT let me know your plans as they unfold... there is a good chance I will have a 5 day weekend & I may just be out that way ... /jack
H aha I don't even want to hear pressure!!! You know how many are coming to mine... It helps definitely to keep me motivated!Sassy69 said:Oh the pressure...![]()
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Sassy69 said:lol I hope I can pull off both! That would be the coup of the century. Or at least 2006!

I got an extra roomSassy69 said:I guess you do what you can - locking down a new job out of state, getting the commitment, plannign the move, selling the house, etc is not a small thing to assume...
Could look at rooming together!*Bunny* said:I got an extra room![]()
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T-R-O-U-B-L-E
*Bunny* said:^^ I reserved a room there anyway, just in caseYou can always cancel those reservations without penalty & I HATE last minute stuff
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Sassy69 said:You guys are dangerous...![]()
You better start getting your booty in gear because we are looking at a Sassy show No pressure though ...treilin said:You better start getting your booty in gear because we are looking at a Sassy show
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*Bunny* said:No pressure though ...![]()

sgtslaughter said:na... none.
I've requested time off around then![]()


Sassy69 said:19 April 2006 (Wed)
Generally a shitball day in terms of falling asleep again after 4:30 am, wake up at noon and just feel flaky all day. Not realy sure why. Didnt' eat much today and spent most of the time at the gym distracted by some very emotional shit that i have no idea why it was bugging me --- for some reason it seemed very important that I update my will w/ the whys, hows & whos and just in cases.... Shit.
Try and get some good sleep tonight.Have you gone to the doc about the sleeping thing?
Sassy69 said:Hey thx for checkin inI did actually sleep well & wake up today. Even got an AM cardio session in. Now off to tan & get my nails done for a headhunter intervew this afternoon
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