~ little girl--> BIG goals!!! ~

[atherjen]

took a couple pics last nite, couldn't sleep.. thats what I get for drinking coffee at 7pm

here's bicep shot, for the fun of it:

 

[atherjen]

for those that wanted to see a picture of my sled that my daddy had made for me:
(keep in mind its still missing the hooks for chains at the top but that'll be put on today)

 

[Monolith]

Ahhh... cool sled. Can your dad weld??

So are you just gonna do sprints with it?

 

[ncgirl21]

Hey babes!!

What do you use the sled for?

 

[naturaltan]

just thought I'd drop in to say what a beautiful avi you have now. It's nice to see such a pretty smile

 

[Stacey]

Hey honey! That sled looks really neat!!!!

I bet thats hard to walk on your heels???!!

Have a great day!

 

[M.J.H.]

Sled looks pretty creative Jen, nice work. How do you feel about sled dragging? Has it helped your leg recovery? Thanks.

 

[stencil]

Cool sled, Jen. What's it for? I'm confused.

 

[Riverdragon]

Bicep looks amazing! Keep up the good work!

 

[Saturday Fever]

Sled dragging is to ncrease your GPP (general physical preparedness). Basically the key to recovering a muscle faster is to train only the eccentric portion of a motion. Also, the best way to ensure that you're getting the most out of the gym is to ensure you're in good shape. That's what GPP does.

For example, if you wanted to get your upper body in better condition, you might put the ends of rope/chain/bands from the sled in your hands when your hands are at your sides and push forward like you're doing bench press. This motion will drag the sled forward a bit. You step forward and repeat. I hope that makes sense.

Sled dragging can be done in lots and lots of ways and is the best way to aid recovery and increase conditioning.

 

[stencil]

Cool, thanks SF. So it's sort of a "real world, but controlled physics" thing.

 

[atherjen]

Afternoon! Im on my way to train shortly! soooo frozen right now!! think Ill put on a long sleeve shirt!

Thanks SF for clearing that up for everyone! Im sure they thought I was wacked
heres some detailed info for those that are interested(with pics)
http://www.ontariostrongman.ca/Resources/training/WSBGpp.html

NT- Thanks for stopping in! and merci for the super nice comment!

Stace- it is pretty hard to walk on your heels! toes that long too! fun fun !

Mike- you'll have to ask me again in a couple weeks once I get a full feel of it. Havent dragged yet. Still not sure how much I can drag (weight), Ill just throw on the plates as needed.

Riverdragon- thank you but would you believe yestarday I was going through a "damn I am small" headspin. I have my days...

 

[atherjen]

Wednesday, May 26th

ME Bench Day

-2 Board Press
bar/3
95/3
115/3
135/3
155/1
165/1
175/miss

-JM Press
85/10 (easy)
85/10
95/8
95/7

-BB Rows (Yates style)
135/10 (easy)
155/10
175/7
175/6

-Bentover Lateral Raise
25/10
25/10
30/9
30/7

-DB Hammer Curls
30/10
35/8


Id say really good workout today. Strength was defintly in line. The bb rows hurt...good hurt..feeling it now. Happy to hit 165 on board press today

 

[JLB001]

Jenjen...its not cold down here. Be sure to leave long sleeve clothes at home. It's in the 90's here. You may want to stay and not go back to the cold.

 

[Saturday Fever]

(easy)

Up the weight girl! No use dallying around with the baby weights.

 

[myCATpowerlifts]

everytime i look at your avi jen
i die just a little more on the inside

 

[atherjen]

YAY daddy got the chains hooked on my sled tonite! cant wait to give it a real go!
Leaving super early tomarrow morning to drive my parents to the airport in Bangor, ME(leaving for Texas)...longgg drive! so Ill be training at 4-4:30am tomarrow!
OH and Mike, I had another feed of blueberry pancakes tonite

Jodie- ohhhhh that makes me sick just thinking of how jealous I am! *soon*. 45 sucks

SF- well last week that wasnt a BABY weight! I know I know should went up to 95 after that first set. Ill give myself a lil kick inthe ass, I know better. opps.

myCAT- NNNoooooooooo dont die!!! your silly!

 

[Saturday Fever]

Last week it wasn't baby weight and this week it is? That sounds like progression. It was a great session. On accessory work it's fine to stick with one weight for all sets. I do it all the time. I was just harrassing you for lifting baby weights.

 

[Sapphire]

Jenny Muscles... you seem to breaking an awful lot of hearts with that pretty face of yours!
Now be kind to all the boys, you little heartbreaker you!

Nice bicep BTW!!

 

[greekblondechic]

I can never get over how damn pretty you are.. and also how young! You are so mature and knowledgable that it throws one for a loop when they see your pics!

 

[JLB001]

She looks so INNOCENT in that pic.

 

[Saturday Fever]

Innocent, beautiful, gorgeous, the adjectives are so many.

 

[Mavs]

Nice workout today, Jen! Be careful on your trip tomorrow!

 

[Monolith]

lmao, i think everyone scared Jen away.

 

[myCATpowerlifts]

well she is like a super-model

 

[ncgirl21]

Hey Jen! Hope you had a good trip hun! I'll call you later tonight. Having fun with your sled?

 

[atherjen]

WOW Look at what I all come back too! as I said, your all CRAZIEEEE!!!!!!!!!

Today was such a LONG LONG day!!!!!! I was up at 3:30am! training by 4am! we were on the road before 6! 4.5hours driving one way.. down was ok but had to drive back alone! I was getting pretty darn tired too, coffee called my name a couple times! feel better now! I drove 750ish KM's today! yikes!

SF- shesh picking on me now eh! yes yes progress! Im happy!

Cyndi- thank you beautiful! Heart breaker? me? that is THE FUNNIEST THING I have heard all day!!! I cant break hearts if I cant even get a guy! lol

Viv- awwwww you are just simply wayyy too nice!! gosh Im blushing! Thank you girl! all these compliments are really driving me wacko, Ive always had the hardest time all my life to accept a compliment...... not sure why, I guess I dont see it, and my mother always pushed me to strive for harder regardless of what I achieved, I guess I get it hoenstly too. lol

Jodie- tell my mother that! LOL! jk I AM innocent! well ok, I admit Id murder all the snakes in the world and wish for them to become extinct!

SF- hush, your loosing your mind. someone help this boy he doesnt know what hes typing!

Mavs- Merci Buckets!

Mono- nothing scares me, just snakes. hehe

myCAT- and you are like the Pope!

Andrea- heya girlie! the trip was soo long! but I had coffee late so I shoud be up late if you call!
I didnt have a chance to drag the sled today since I was away, defintly tomorrow though!

 

[Saturday Fever]

Well, you can certainly always strve for more in the gym. I don't know how but you can certainly strive to be prettier. That might violate the laws of physics though I'll have to consult the books.

 

[atherjen]

Thursday, May 27th

DE Sq Day
@ 4am!

-Speed Box Squats (10.5' box)
115/2
115/2
115/2
115/2
115/2
115/2
115/2
115/2

-SL Deads
165/10
185/9
195/7
195/6

-BB Shrugs
205/10
205/10
215/7
215/7

-Spread Eagle Situps
bw/20
25/13
35/11
35/9

pretty good workout, considering it was suber early. The first couple sets of speed squats felt a lil slow, but the rest were fast. Just took me some waking up to do!

 

[M.J.H.]

The first couple sets of speed squats felt a lil slow, but the rest were fast. Just took me some waking up to do!

LOL, that's so funny because I know exactly what you're talking about Jen! With speed work the first few sets usually get my doing and then the next 4-5 are always very very quick. Workout looks solid though, nice job, especially at 4:00 AM!