Jen's "able-bodied" Journal - healthy n' happy!!

[atherjen]

Happy Easter everyone!! sure doesnt feel like a holiday here... just everything is closed. My family and relatives/friends are all have the traditional feast today and had a huge easter egg hunt this morning wish I was home to see everyone!!

anyways my sister sent me some pics I wanna share!!

this first one is of my neice and nephews sitting in the Texas flowers.
if you look at the shirts real close they say "Our Roots are Canadian" (their roots t-shirts) but the cute part is that they are american but my Dad is canadian.. dont know if u understand that or not but its real cute to our family! my Dad got them the shirts and sent them to them
Riley(the lil girl) looks just like me and my sis when we were younger! the other two brats look like their daddy.

 

[JLB001]

They look cute sitting out in the Bluebonnets!

 

[atherjen]

ohhh Jodie thats what they are called! I just knew they were Texas flowers!


here's another one! The kids woke up this morning for their easter egg hunt and were in for a surprise! (still dont know HOW my sister did it!!) chalk Id guess. The tracks led from the front door to their baskets full of goodies...... I guess Riley kept saying "this feels like a dream, I've never seen bunny footprints in my life".

 

[JLB001]

How cute! Did they have to hunt for their Easter baskets? Mom use to always hide them on us!

Bunny tracks...looks like chalk! Bet the kids loved that!

The Bluebonnets are our state flower Jen. They bloom only in the spring. You can see them all over the highways and in feilds out in the country. Some inthe city, if they have been planted there.

 

[atherjen]

Jodie I think that the baskets were just on the conter, no hunting for them-just the eggies! I miss doing that!!

I think it had to of been chalk and some kinda prints! clever!!

they are very perdy flowers!!

 

[atherjen]

April 11th

training = chest/tris/bis

-flat db press
25/10(warmup), 40/11, 45/8, 45/7
-HS wide bench
90/12, 110/10, 140/8, 140/8
-unassisted dips *
bw/13, bw/11, bw/11
-cambered bar skullcrushers
55/11, 70/8, 70/7
-standing alt.db curls
20/11, 25/9, 25/8
-cable pushdowns(v-bar)
60/10, 70/8, 70/6
-lying cable curls
40/11, 45/8-drop 25/8

*grrrrrrr I was darn determined to try weighted dips today but I couldnt find a belt/chains..had the guy working help me look for it too.. Im gonna be ugly if Ihave to get my own just for that one exercise!

Cardio:
35min bike ride
(and of course walking everywheres!!)

 

[yellowmoomba]

Originally posted by atherjen
April 11th


*grrrrrrr I was darn determined to try weighted dips today but I couldnt find a belt/chains..had the guy working help me look for it too.. Im gonna be ugly if Ihave to get my own just for that one exercise!

Just grab a dumbell and hold it between your feet You should be able to hold up to 25-30lbs between there

 

[GRIFF]

Workout is lookin good jenn as usual, try holding the DB w/ your feet depending on the shape of the dbs you have seems possible, although a belt would be much easier....

 

[atherjen]

hmmmm good idea! thanks guys!!

 

[Stacey]

awww Love the pictures!!!! They look adorable sitting in the bluebonnets!!! Last year I took my dog's pictures sitting in them!!

They look soo cute Jen!! I bet you do miss them!!!!

Yep its a tradition down here to get your pictues done in the bluebonnets. There was traffic on the highway on friday b/c everyone was pulling over to take pics!! My granny has them all in her pastures every year!

That was sweet of your sister to send you the pictures!! They are sooo cute. The little boy in the middle (top middle) LOOKS JUST LIKE MY COUSIN- Identical I swear.. I thought it was him..His name is Bryce. Girl they look like Twins!!!

 

[M.J.H.]

Hey Jen, Easter workout looks damn good! I am guessing that your gym was open huh? No gyms around here were open at all.

Keep up the hard work!

 

[atherjen]

Stace- your right those flowers are soooo pretty!! I can see why everyone likes them soo much! Im going to print that pic off on glossy paper and put it in a frame!
will those flowers still be in bloom when I come down in June???

REALLY? my goodness Mac (McKennan) looks like my brother somewhat -especially when he was younger. Its funny how ppl look alot alike sometimes. You could take the younger pics of me, my sister and ones of RIley and put them together and think we'd of all been triplets! not kidding!

 

[atherjen]

Originally posted by MonStar
Hey Jen, Easter workout looks damn good! I am guessing that your gym was open huh? No gyms around here were open at all.

Keep up the hard work!

Thanks Mike!! Gym was actaully closed on Good Friday- but I still managed to get in to train. I walked all the way down there and a friend who works there was in doing cardio-he let me train in the dark!

 

[Cate]

Jen-they are sooo cute! I love being an aunt!

 

[Fitgirl70]

Hi jen.....cute kids....I love Bluebonnets....we have so many around here.

 

[Saturday Fever]

I didn't know anything in Canada could be so hot.

*chuckles like a silly boy*

 

[PreMier]

Hi Jen. Nice avitar. I always knew you would make a good pin-up haha

 

[atherjen]

Cate- they are adorable munchkins!

Tammy- Heya woman!! you think those flowers will still be out when Im in Texas in June????

SF- the only thing hot here is my daddy's homemade salsa!!

PM- that's certainly not me or anything near me! you goof!

 

[atherjen]

Arpil 12th

training = quads/calves

Decided to throw a curveball in my leg training today. (sorry Monolith but it was too fast paced to write everything down )
lots of supersetting!! sweat like a fat man

-bb squats w/ *
-leg extensions

-db plie squats w/
-incl leg press

-walking lunges w/
-standing calf raises

* lightened up on my norm. weights on squats and went "ass to grass", I got down as far I could go! burn baby burn!


at home: Abs
-med.ball crunches
-med ball twists
-reverse crunches
-60sec.pikes

 

[Stacey]

Hey Jen! Nope I wish they would still be out in June..that would be nice!!! They don't last that long..sometimes a month..sometimes a month and a half. Really depends on the weather! Thats why people go NUTS on the highways when they are all out & pretty!! We have A LOT of family pictures in them.

That will be so pretty to put that picture in a frame! Good Idea!


I bet your legs were burning girl--bringing the squats down to the floor!! I like going down far! Feels awesome!~ Great workout Jen!

 

[Fitgirl70]

I had to do deep squats this morning.......uuuuggghhhh!!!!!!

 

[Fitgirl70]

Yep, those and top halves.......I think Victor likes making me hurt

 

[Monolith]

Nice workout.

Im sold on trap bar deads for the next few leg days, though... so no worries. Dont forget the next workout, though!

 

[Saturday Fever]

Trap bar deads allow people to use their quads instead of their posterior chains to deadlift. That is not right. You'll lift oodles more with your posterior than you ever will with your quads.

SF's math for the day:

Quads = weak
Posteior = STRONG LIKE BULL

 

[atherjen]

Morning gang!! Its sooo icky and gross here today-glad Im stuck inside to work I guess!

Stace- Thanks!! my legs and butt are sooooo sore this morning!!! feels great! lol
darn Im going to miss all those perdy flowers!! are the pecan trees producing then? My sis says they are popular down there??

Tammy- but you know you like it when Vic makes you hurt!! haha kick butt workouts=awesome prog!

Monolith- Thanks! hahaha not going to get some ideas from that workout this week? darnnnn
(ok ok Ill write things down next one..)

SF- your a smart feller, thanks for that math tip of the day! hehe

 

[GRIFF]

Hey Jenn, its real nasty down here too, they say its gonna rain all week! yuck, oh well, I'll just find shelter in the gym.

I have tickets to the red sox game tommorow night so it better atleast hold up for that! arrrrrrrrg

 

[M.J.H.]

Damn, workout looks really really good Jen. Those supersets must have been intense, especially for your legs! How do you like ATF squats in comparison to regular squats?

 

[JLB001]

Jen its pretty here today, just chilly! No pool today.

 

[atherjen]

Griff- its supposed to rain here ALL week. its been dark and downpouring all mornin! typical east coast maritime weather though. blahhhh
Red Sox! nice, Ive never been to a game like that.. just local leagues! lol

Mike- thanks! Im sure feeling the effect of that workout today! I really enjoyed the deep deep squats(ATF?? ass to floor??-that what you mean? lol). great change and felt it much different.

JodieBolognie- you guys deserve some nice weather though after all those storms! even though you really dont know the meaning of cold dreary weather!

 

[Jill]

Its raining here today too! I havent seen the rain in months!!!