T-Cake's 2006 Log

[T-Cake]

you're more homo sapien than I am! LMFAO ,,,, i it... see you soooooooooooooooooooooon

Wheeeee! So pumped. I'm stupid giddy excited

6 days is right!!!!
and I CANNOT wait either!!!!

p.s. ANSWER your phone woman!!!!

I PMed you back about that. Whoops. So me... I never hear my damn phone, but I was in the gym when you called I know now.

Saturday, February 24, 2007

Chest & Back + Cardio

Incline DB Press (Goal: 1 set w/ 35# dbs or 3 sets 30# dbs x 12)
Tried 35# dbs a few times, couldn't get them over my head. Almost in tears b/c I was embarassed and Ulter cracked a girl joke to cheer me up and motivate me... so when I didn't do it I felt so stupid. I know I can push them (and he does too; he's good at motivating me; I know it's fun and games) but my shoulders weren't ready to get them up and overhead yet.
1. 30# dbs x 11
2. x 12
3. x 10 I was maxing early because I spent energy trying to get those 35# up and I did a WU set w/ 25# dbs before all of that. *sigh*

Lat Pulldowns (Goal: Perfect form, sets of 10-12)
WU: 90# x 10 Anterior delts were on FIRE from the last moves so I wanted to kinda go easy
97.5# x 10 reps x 3 sets

DB Bench Press (Goal: 3 sets w/ 30# dbs, 8-10 reps)
1. 30# dbs x 10
2. same as 1
3. 30# dbs x 7, MAXED, DS 25# dbs x 6

Seated Row (Goal: 105#, 8-10 reps, 3 sets)
105# x 10 x 3 sets Did just fine with the goal!

Pec Deck (Goal: Add WU set; 3 sets x 75#)
WU: 60# x 9 bent arms, x 3 arms straight out (pushing with elbows)
1. 75# x 6 bent arms, 7 & 8 halfway in (works different muscles)
2. same as 1
3. same as 1 Kinda feel like I half-assed this one.

Post-Lifting Cardio Circuit
20 minutes HIIT Precor Elliptical
20 minutes max-level rowing machine, steady state
12 minute run on the treadmill (Stairmill was taken)

TOTAL: 52 minutes The run actually felt really good! Didn't want to risk hurting my knees thought b/c they've been great for months now since I stopped running. DO miss it a little bit...

It had been 11 days since I did chest and back last, so to go for the glory and expect all PRs would have been a bit lofty, but I'll take it. I was really surprised at how sore my anterior delts were immediately after -- but they are DEFINITELY starting to come out, so that was a neat thing to see.

Additional cool story: I've been having fat feelings again, and I was changing in the locker room post-workout and looking at how huge my thighs are... but then for some reason I turn my leg out (posing style) and HOLY ... I have a V! Like a BBer, deep cut popping out V down my inner thigh.

Then I stood up to see my calves raised... and sure enough, those are now cutting in half too, defined... I was so excited I giggled.

SO it's been 4 weeks with 20-rep-sets on my legs (Monday will be Week 5) and it's been 5 weeks with spinning classes 3 times a week as part of my cardio stuff... and my legs are really just starting to come along.

The last part of my progress is to get rid of the large fat-berg on my butt... and to continue to lean out my legs.

Surgery is the last week in May. I can't wait to get this damn skin OFF of me. It bothers me more and more every time I see progress elsewhere on my body. I deserve that freakin' surgery at this point... cannot wait to hit the beach with a normal body this year.

*Off soapbox* Peace out for now.

 

[jenscats5]

^^ LOVE the update!! And WHOO HOO on all your results!!

 

[Sassy69]

Everything's coming, and sweetie, its ALL YOU!

 

[florencia]

How was the aunt & uncle dinner???

 

[ck2006]

Your working sooo hard and should be proud!

 

[T-Cake]

^^ LOVE the update!! And WHOO HOO on all your results!!

Love me some Jens.

Everything's coming, and sweetie, its ALL YOU!

Thanks, Sass. Can't wait to see you next week; it's going to just be a blast to be around you ladies. For once, I'll be WITH people I can relate to!

How was the aunt & uncle dinner???

Oh yeah, that went well. I haven't seen them in YEARS so I picked them up at their hotel and we went for a drink and waited for Ulter to come meet us for dinner later on.

We talked a longgggg time. It's my dad's sister and her husband, and she has always been my favorite aunt -- just a total sweetheart, kind to everyone. She used to live in Illinois when I was a kid, so being in MI, we'd see them at least once a year (she has two kids too who are close in age to me and my brother). But some time ago, their family moved south to Alabama... so since then I haven't seen them at all. It was great to get together and she was just blown away by who I have become, personally and physically. It was real sweet.

Your working sooo hard and should be proud!

Yes, I certainly do bust my ass. It's been nearly 12 hours now and my shoulders still hurt -- I must have just knocked the hell outta them today during my lifts. Anyway, I am pretty proud of myself. It's real easy to forget that all of us here are real exceptional women - I mean, we are far above the standard of health the country is based on -- yet we are the first to criticize ourselves. Just unreal but true.

Ok, girls I'm slipping into a carbo-coma. Had Saturday cheat dinner tonight at Cheesecake Factory: Crabcake Sandwich with french fries and a large piece of chocolate/cheesecake/frosting layer cake -- and a margarita.

I'm loopy on sugar now. I think I will go to bed. Night all.

 

[sbt2082]

Hello hello!!!
Just home from the gym and thought I would pop in here and get all caught up!!! How was dinner for ya???

NICE job on the workouts, you are kicking some booty lately!

 

[jenscats5]

Love me some Jens.


Ok, girls I'm slipping into a carbo-coma. Had Saturday cheat dinner tonight at Cheesecake Factory: Crabcake Sandwich with french fries and a large piece of chocolate/cheesecake/frosting layer cake -- and a margarita.

I'm loopy on sugar now. I think I will go to bed. Night all.

Wish I was able to come to the Arnold to meet up with you guys....I'd love to meet you in person!!

OMG that sounds SOOOOOOOOOOOO good!!! Take pics of the food next time so I can live vicariously!!

 

[T-Cake]

Hello hello!!!
Just home from the gym and thought I would pop in here and get all caught up!!! How was dinner for ya???

NICE job on the workouts, you are kicking some booty lately!

I'm always kickin' booty. Well, trying to at least -- 9 times out of 10, I'm the strongest girl in the gym but every now and then there will be another chick in there that has the potential to be stronger. Those days I don't like so much.

And by the way, all those lifts from yesterday -- freakin' boys kept needing my dbs and my machines. Just aggravating -- but I felt better keeping the pegs where they were when the boy got off the machine and I hopped on it. They can be such pompous jerks, no manners, some of those guys.

Wish I was able to come to the Arnold to meet up with you guys....I'd love to meet you in person!!

OMG that sounds SOOOOOOOOOOOO good!!! Take pics of the food next time so I can live vicariously!!

ME TOO; I totally wish you could be there! Argh -- another time, another time.

The food was reallllly good. I always have their mahi mahi fish tacos (which is outstanding) but last night I was craving a sandwich and fries, so I changed it up.I will def get some pics next time I sit down to a crazy-awesome meal.

I mean, I eat pretty clean -- nothing too processed, nothing out of control -- but I don't do chicken/broccoli/oats/shakes all day like you girls can. WOW. I tried chicken and broccoli for a week of lunches two weeks ago; ugh -- left me wanting more! I'd rather cook up some chicken caccitore stew: this way I know what's in it and I know it's clean but I'm not hating what I eat.

And though I seem ok right now, I feel like total ass. I woke up at 4am sweating like crazy (this isn't uncommon though -- I'm taking T3 after all) and my throat was dry as hell and my head hurt. I had ONE margarita... but I had one last week when I was out with my aunt/uncle too and felt like shit the next day, so maybe margaritas aren't my friend anymore.

I'm just hoping I don't have that damn cold the kids have at school -- I don't want to be sick for the Arnold!!!

Ulter said I should stay home and have a sleeping day.. but it's my favorite spin class today... and I'm already behind on lifting... and maybe it'll clear my head up.

I'm gonna head out and see if I'm any better after that. Later girls.

 

[T-Cake]

Sunday, February 25, 2007

Biceps & Triceps + Cardio

Bar Curl (Goal: Sets of 12)
1. 50# curl bar x 12
2. x 10
3. x 10

Skull Crushers (Goal: 1 set w/ 50# curl bar or do sets of 15)
1. 40# curl bar x 15
2. x 15
3. 50# curl bar x 3.5, DS 40# curl bar x 10 Sort of goal...

Standing DB Curl (Goal: 1 set w/ 30# dbs)
1. 30# dbs x 3, DS 25# dbs x 10
2. 30# dbs x 3, DS 25# dbs x 9
3. 25# dbs only until maxed x 10

Tricep Rope Push (from knees) (Goal: All 50# sets x 10)
50# x 10 x 3 sets Made goal

Post-Lifting Cardio
60 minute Cycling/Spinning Class

I wish I could say my workout was awesome, but I just felt so blah the whole time, I was shocked I did what I did. My spinning class is normally my fave on Sundays... but it worked me so hard because 1) I'm feeling sick and 2) my bike was jacked; the resistance was so tight-wound that we'd be doing "medium-heavy" and I'M pushing like 90, 95% effort. Then my bike got stuck 4 times and I couldn't get it going again.

Anyway as the day went on, I felt better after lunch and dinner b/c I had soup at both... but overall just feeling lousy. Ears are plugged up and my throat hurts like crazy -- not cool.

I was planning to workout in the morning but if I wake up feeling like this, I might just sleep in. I can't take any days off the next two weeks because we are proctoring the state-wide tests at school... so I just have to hold out a little longer.

Off to bed; I hope I feel better tomorrow.