Jen's 1st precomp journal- 10wksout!

[hikerchick]

Gosh I miss one day of IM and what happens? My friend Jen becomes a world famous sponsored athlete!! I hope it works out for you honey, that is so exciting. No one deserves it more than you. You are an inspiration to anyone, of any age.

 

[atherjen]

Originally posted by hikerchick
Gosh I miss one day of IM and what happens? My friend Jen becomes a world famous sponsored athlete!! I hope it works out for you honey, that is so exciting. No one deserves it more than you. You are an inspiration to anyone, of any age.

thanks HC!! It would be cool if things went through but Im not so certain.. its just a consideration right now. My life will go on if I dont get the sponsership, but it would be awesome.
Off to the demo in a couple hours! goshh I hope it goes ok. thank goodness my coach is doing this one with me to begin with!
Have a great day hun!

 

[Jenny]

You are getting SPONSERED???

 

[atherjen]

Originally posted by Jenny
You are getting SPONSERED???

haha SHHH maybbeee

 

[gwcaton]

Hi Jen ,

Can't wait to hear how the demo went !

Guess I'll try the lying cable curls again soon, I will be changing some exercises in my routine in a few weeks for variety.

Gary

 

[Jill]

Hows your day going honey? Hope your demo went grrrreat!

 

[Jill]

Hey AJ, I think it was you who said you eat sf jello mixed with cottage cheese, how do you do that? Do you blend the cottage cheese, then mix it in with the jello (liquid form), THEN put it in the fridge for a few hours? I hope it was you!

 

[atherjen]

dont you hate it when you get everything typed out and then get booted.

anyways the demo went great today! went by fast, got talking about stocks with my coach.. (we werent that busy)

hmm Jill I dont know if it was me that suggested that but I have dont it many times. you can do it 2 ways... one, you can mix the cottage cheese and jello in the blender and then let it set in the fridge.. OR you could just let the jello set on its own and then mix in some in with cottage cheese. same taste overall!

 

[JLB001]

Jen...I had your Mexican food today. hehe

 

[atherjen]

Originally posted by JLB001
Jen...I had your Mexican food today. hehe

Mmmm what did you have for me?!

 

[JLB001]

Beef fajita encladas, rice, no beans and chips and salsa. hehe

 

[atherjen]

Originally posted by JLB001
Beef fajita encladas, rice, no beans and chips and salsa. hehe

I hope you ate lots in thoughts of me! Yummyy.. the chips I could live without.. and I like beans!! haha nevertheless at this point Id eat it anyways! hope you enjoyed it!

 

[JLB001]

We did! I need to stop teasing you about food. Pay backs will be hell soon. As soon as I start dieting and doing cardio..please consider me free game. HEHE

 

[Sapphire]

Hey Jen!

Glad to hear the demo went well! Have a great weekend and don't check my journal til Monday. I wasn't too good today with my diet..... si I didn't even post it!!

Have a great weekend!!

 

[atherjen]

haha Jodie its ok.. they say that its best to talk about our frustrations and obsessions rather than to give in.. I dont think that Ive talked about food so much in my life.

Thanks Cyndi! tomarrow will be great, a day off stress and hectic schedules! (I checked your journal btw.... )
you have a great weekend too hun!

 

[atherjen]

Jan 31st
*9 weeks today!!
*low carb day

meal 1-
oats(=35g carbs)
10 egg whites
1 yolk

meal 2-
whey protein-egg/casein blend(35g)
5 fish oil caps
coffee w/1T.half&half

meal 3-
150g chicken
1tsp olive oil
mush/lettuce

~train

meal 4-
oats(=35g carbs)
whey protein-isolate(27g)

meal 5-
150g chicken
1tsp olive oil
broc/mush/peppers/lettuce

meal 6-
1can tuna
5 fish oil caps
broc/mush/lettuce

training = chest/tri's

-incl db press
25/10, 30/10(warmupsets) 35/11, 40/9, 40/8
-flat db press
40/10, 40/10, 45/7 drop 30/6
-pec dec
50/12, 60/9, 60/10 dropset 40/7
-bench dips
bw+25/12, bw+35/10, bw+35/9 dropset bw/8
-lying skullcrushers
45/12, 55/10, 55/9
-overhead db tri ext.
40/12, 45/10, 45/8

...........still feel that strength is down on this workout.. should be pressing more Ive really got to learn to deal with this strength issues. Im trying to not let it get to me... I keep trying to tell myself that "I can do that" (lift) anyways. just doesnt seem to be working to my luck.
diet was ok today.. plugged myself with veggies tonite, really hungry!!..was busy all day so worked up the appetite I guess.. and practised posing tonite.
my back is veryyy sore today from yestardays workout. usually doms doesnt hit me until the 2nd day.. cant wait for tomarrow

 

[Jill]

AJ, do you recommend doing a warmup exercise before EACH exercise? SO, if your doing 4 different exercises, youd do a warmup for each? Ive read of people doing that, It just depends how im feeling that day, and how many warmup sets I do.

 

[atherjen]

Originally posted by Jill
AJ, do you recommend doing a warmup exercise before EACH exercise? SO, if your doing 4 different exercises, youd do a warmup for each? Ive read of people doing that, It just depends how im feeling that day, and how many warmup sets I do.

nanh not before EACH exercise. I dont anyways. I will do light stretching and a couple warmup light sets for my first exercises. for the rest I just begin with a weight that I can get a few more reps outta.. as you can see I up the weight either the 2nd er 3rd set, depending how many reps I pull out.

 

[david]

Like always, highly impressed with your regimen!

Hi Jen!

I have a question for you.

Legs:

When you their sore as heck, is there anything (s) you do in particular to expediate recovery?

Currently this is what I do:

Stretch
Hot bath
Glutamine
Flax
Multi's
Vit C
Calcium/Magnesium

And a whole lotta bitchin' and complaining.

Do you have any other suggestions that I can do or try?

 

[atherjen]

Originally posted by david
Like always, highly impressed with your regimen!
Hi Jen!
I have a question for you.
Legs:
When you their sore as heck, is there anything (s) you do in particular to expediate recovery?
Currently this is what I do:
Stretch
Hot bath
Glutamine
Flax
Multi's
Vit C
Calcium/Magnesium

And a whole lotta bitchin' and complaining.
Do you have any other suggestions that I can do or try?

Hey David! thanks!
you know I follow the same things you do for recovery.. hot bath, lots and lots of stretching, especially after training. extra vit C/E and glutamine for sure.
also something that I have found to help with DOMS with legs is actually doing cardio the day after legs when they are not at their peak of soreness. by doing so I find that the 48hour post training soreness is not near as bad. just an idea!

 

[david]

Originally posted by atherjen
Hey David! thanks!
you know I follow the same things you do for recovery.. hot bath, lots and lots of stretching, especially after training. extra vit C/E and glutamine for sure.
also something that I have found to help with DOMS with legs is actually doing cardio the day after legs when they are not at their peak of soreness. by doing so I find that the 48hour post training soreness is not near as bad. just an idea!

Well, believe it or not, I still do my split cardio session through all of this andthe day after they do feel pretty good the next day, however, the 2nd day NO way! I still do my cardio but I end up moving like an old man or turtle. I sometimes wonder if it's worth it because I can barely get my heart rate for fat burning around 120 and Debi wants it around 135-140 bpm.
I wear a hat on that day and pull it over my eyes so others can't see the tears in my eyes when Im on the bike!!!

Thanks for the advice Jen!

 

[Jill]

Originally posted by david

I wear a hat on that day and pull it over my eyes so others can't see the tears in my eyes when Im on the bike!!!

Cute!

 

[Jill]

Thanks for the tip to AJ!

 

[Rocco32]

AJj- I think your lifts are great!! Nothing to complain about in my opinion! You really impress me with what your putting up. But, I also sympathise with how you feel! Looks great to me.

 

[hikerchick]

Hey girl!
Your comp is getting closer and closer. You will be looking so smokin!

Your diet and workout look great - keep up the hard work hun!

 

[david]

Originally posted by Jill
Cute!

It's true!

I think I might get some glasses that are slightly tinted and stylish to cover up the pain as well!

I took Jen's advice this AM and was able to get my heart rate up to 130 even through the pain. I took the longest bath last night too, and the water was STEAMY. It helped greatly!

 

[Triple Threat]

Those lifts beat what the women lift in the gym that I go to. The sponsorship would be great. The free supplements alone would be worth it.

 

[atherjen]

hey David Im glad to see you suffered through the cardio session day after legs! its tuff but defintly works for me being less sore! and dont let that bath get too hot and burn yourself!

Rock/Hiker.. thanks!! I really appreciate the support!

Captain.... you must not see other woman training at times your not there. bc those lifts are poopers. (Im really gonna shut up about it now..) lol Thanks though! and your right free supps would rock!! everythings so freakin expensive these days!

 

[Jenny]

Hey sweetie My no carb day is almost over, how's your going?
You are doing so amazing.. We need lots of pics of that comp! Are you starting to get nervous? How are your family and friends handling it? Being supportive?

I hope you're having a great Sunday

 

[atherjen]

Originally posted by Jenny
Hey sweetie My no carb day is almost over, how's your going?
You are doing so amazing.. We need lots of pics of that comp! Are you starting to get nervous? How are your family and friends handling it? Being supportive?

I hope you're having a great Sunday

Hey Jenny!! ughhh todays no carb day is kicking me in the butt.. I feel completly drained right now. I was FULL of energy this morning, got a ton of things done, hit the gym but then later this afternoon I was beat.. had to take a lil nap. and that is NOT like me.. I NEVER nap. ever. I feel so...lazy.. if I do. ahh guess my body needed it.

thanks for all the support hun! sure means alot to me!! dont you worry Ill have tons of pics, my dads going to take some and they have ppl there that take pics too. and my mom is going to video tape it!
Im not real nervous yet.. this morning I was actaully getting real excited about it and kept telling myself Im going to present myself the best. haha trying to boost my ego some.
family is being very supportive right now.. close friends are supportive but alot think Ive gone off my rocker.. (just not a female thing to do... I think they feel I should of took up ballet er summin) as if.

Hope your days going great too!!