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"Get my body into peak condition both physically/heathwise and aesthetically. Get to 16% bodyfat. Wear shorts without blocky thunder thighs. Look like a superhero!"
My mum used to take me to the gym after school. I think I was the only teen girl lifting weights while all my friends were kissing boys.
Why I Love It:
Working out keeps me connected to my body; when I'm not training I'm a person in a disconnected body that just does the very basic essentials. When I'm training, I can feel activity in every fibre of my body from head to toe.
How I Stay Motivated:
Up until recently, I'd lost my motivation. Until 2004/5 I always managed to fit my workouts into my busy schedule. Being a musician, it was easy to slip into late routines of eating fast food on the way home from club appearances/gigs, sleep late, wake up and teach etc. Because I've been lacking the energy I always had from a body that was working at a higher level, I've been substituting this with refined sugars and carbs, giving me short-term energy bursts but doing nothing for me in the long run. Also, the places I've been living have had no gyms nearby. Now I'm back living where I was as a teen and will return to the gym where it all started (albeit renovated and moved across the building, heh).
What keeps me motivated is having lots of pictures up around the kitchen of my favourite fitness models/competitors (Monica Brant, Trish Stratus)
BB Accomplishments:
I aim to clean my body and get my muscle density back up to par. I also want to gain/exceed my lost strength.
Forum Signature:
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2 4.7% bf. Keep movin' in the right direction, muthatrucka. Keep on movin'. You know what time it is.
Last Updated: May 13, 2008 2:16pm
Progress Pictures
Jun 1, 2004
Jun 28, 2008
Back when I was last in training (2004). I was happy with my body but intended to increase my lean mass. Other commitments (work & uni) took over and eventually I stopped training altogether. Now, while I have not gained more than a couple of lbs, I have lost a lot of lean mass.
The only pair of jeans that fit me atm! Although I've gained size all over, I do feel in better shape so it's just a case of cutting my fat %
Get my body into peak condition both physically/heathwise and aesthetically. Get to 16% bodyfat. Wear shorts without blocky thunder thighs. Look like a superhero!
Goal (Long):
Get certified as a PT through WABBA. Set up my own PT business. Re-record my album.
What type of nutrition plan are you currently following? Give full details.
I've basically decided to wing it. Just kidding! I'm logging my intake on Nutridiary and just making sure I get adequate calories in my 40-40-20 split...I'm wondering whether to up the fats to 30 and drop the carbs to 30...I'm still figuring it out. One thing I have noticed since logging foods is how hard it is to get adequate protein! So next thing on my shopping list is a protein supplement.I've basically decided to wing it. Just kidding! I'm logging my intake on Nutridiary and just making sure I get adequate calories in my 40-40-20 split...I'm wondering whether to up the fats to 30 and ...more
- Updated May 7, 2008 11:26am
Do you sometimes use energy enhancing supplements?
My Hydroxycut arrived yesterday from BB, weeeee! In fact, I ended up with two bottles! I ordered the first lot from BB and then thought my payment hadn't gone through (because it's a British card and the site was being awkward) so I ordered some via ebay. They all arrived yesterday lol. Felt a...
Hi Emma, How are things in Liverpool??? I hope all is well, any holidays coming up?? I am craving my holidays, 3 weeks time and it wont go fast enough.
Hey Emma what's up, hope all is going well! I checked out your cd at music space. I thought it was pretty good. Not that it is similar but how is amy winehouse seen in the UK?
