Short1's Road to the USA's. The "Quest to get my bum lean" thread.

[the-short-one]

(chanting to self on treadmill

rock-hard-hammies. rock-hard-hammies. rock-hard-hammies...


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ok. so basically, we aren't too worried about what class I'll be in. We just want lean legs, dammit.

 

[florencia]

We just want lean legs, dammit
I am with you on that sista!!!
BUT YOU are light years ahead of me...and my spaceship...has no spare parts!!!

 

[the-short-one]

April 16, 2007

Supps:

EQ, 10mg
NPP, 20mg
Winny, 3mg
GH, 2iu
Var, 7.5mg
Glucorell
PureCee
ECA stack x 3
Alcar
Neurogenex
P7 Orange
green tea
Melatonin before bed
cardio breeze before PM workout



Meal One
3 egg whites
2 Whole eggs
a little less that 1/4 cup dry oats (or 3/4 of 1/4 cup. )
2 cups green beans
water



Meal Two
2 tbsp pb
1 glucorell


Meal Three
2tbsp pb
1 glucorell
water


Meal Four
4 oz chicken breast
2 cups green beans
water

Meal Five
40 grams whey/casein protein (BSN Cinnamon Roll) in water
1 glucorell
50g frozen grapes
water


Meal Six
Extended release shake 40 grams of Casein/whey protein (GNC Pro Performance Vanilla Caramel) in water + 1 tbsp almond butter
1 PureCEE
2 Glucorell
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AM CARDIO
HIIT Intervals
10 cycles of 45 seconds on W/90 seconds recovery
+ 5minute warmup/5 minute cool down

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PM WORKOUT
CHEST AND BACK 4 sets on each - 5 TUT(2:3 or 3:2) - 6-8 reps

Incline DB Press
1 x 8/35lb dbs
1 x 8/30lb dbs
1 x 8/35lb dbs
1 x 6/40lb dbs

Seated cable rows - saddle horn - pulling into low waist
1 x 8/90
1 x 8/100
1 x 7/110
1 x 6/120

Chest Machine Press - vertical handles
1 x 8/50
1 x 8/60
1 x 7/70
1 x 6/80

WIDE grip weight assisted chins
1 x 8/90lb assist
1 x 8/80lb assist
2 x 6/70lb assist

Incline DB flyes
2 x 8/25lb dbs
2 x 6/30lb dbs

Stiff Arm Pulldowns
1 x 8/50
1 x 8/60
1 x 7/70
1 x 6/80

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I really liked this workout tonight. I felt strong and motivated. I closed my eyes during most of my sets and pictured how I wanted to look. lolol I know that sounds , but it helps me.

I was thinking about the weights I was pushing last year at this time. I remember struggling with 90lbs on the seated cable rows. Now I use that weight for 5TUT as a starting point. cool.

I still want to be able to pick up those 100lb dumbells and press them for 8.


Cardio in the mornings is starting to feel better. I was struggling with it for a while - HIIT was getting harder each time I did it. This morning it felt good. My energy levels must be returning to me.

 

[the-short-one]

also - I know I skipped a couple of days logging. I did everything I was supposed to do and ate what I was supposed to eat. Since I'm now officially 12 weeks out (less now, actually), I"ll keep it up every day. Just consider those 3 days a vacation for me from my workout thread.

 

[the-short-one]

oh, hey. Remember in my last log, I told you I talked with one of the judges. It was Eryk Bui. PIC:

HAWT, huh? I think he judges all of the Lindsay Production shows - so might be a judge at the USA's.

 

[The Shadow]

oh, hey. Remember in my last log, I told you I talked with one of the judges. It was Eryk Bui. PIC:

HAWT, huh? I think he judges all of the Lindsay Production shows - so might be a judge at the USA's.

He was at Sassy's show in Atlanta - he looked like the human square.....he's wide but REALLY short.


Great job on the weights and cardio.....I thought this would be a needed change all around.


Yep...we need to focus on the legs......that doesn't mean that we cant add muscle...just means that the focus is on leanness.

 

[Sassy69]

I closed my eyes during most of my sets and pictured how I wanted to look. lolol I know that sounds , but it helps me.
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VISUALIZATION!

Also when you have a visualization of how a muscle feels flexed and targeted, that gives you a much more complete sense of what you are presenting on stage. I.e. when you do a tricep press down, that's what you want your horsehoe to look like on stage. When you can see it during the exercise you can see where your hams come in, you can see a lot of the stuff that you aren't necessarily aware of when you are workign on the posing itself. When you pose you sort of pre-assume what it "should" look like and which muscles you think should be engaged -- when you see what actually engages during an exercise you see more than what you thought should be showing, with the further awareness of which muscles are engaging (based on what is getting isolated or i.e. what is burning!)

 

[*Bunny*]

He was in the booth we were at in at the Arnold. Nice job TSO! youve got mail

 

[the-short-one]

He was at Sassy's show in Atlanta - he looked like the human square.....he's wide but REALLY short.


Great job on the weights and cardio.....I thought this would be a needed change all around.


Yep...we need to focus on the legs......that doesn't mean that we cant add muscle...just means that the focus is on leanness.

lol @ human square. Yep - a shorty! Still taller than me, though.

VISUALIZATION!

Also when you have a visualization of how a muscle feels flexed and targeted, that gives you a much more complete sense of what you are presenting on stage. I.e. when you do a tricep press down, that's what you want your horsehoe to look like on stage. When you can see it during the exercise you can see where your hams come in, you can see a lot of the stuff that you aren't necessarily aware of when you are workign on the posing itself. When you pose you sort of pre-assume what it "should" look like and which muscles you think should be engaged -- when you see what actually engages during an exercise you see more than what you thought should be showing, with the further awareness of which muscles are engaging (based on what is getting isolated or i.e. what is burning!)

YES! that was what I was doing. It also helps me to make sure I'm working the proper muscles - if I'm not feeling it exactly where I should, I make tiny adjustments so that I can feel the burn in it's proper place.

He was in the booth we were at in at the Arnold. Nice job TSO! youve got mail

checking now!

 

[Sassy69]

And you gotta just love seeing stuff pop while you're doing the exercise (and sneaking a look around to see if anyone else is watching w/ their jaw hanging down.... )