Defining Day 2: aka Gym Play Date

It felt great to have a "easy" day at the gym...what???
Well Jodi from MP4 trains with metabolic confusion in mind...huh??

Let's just say, I train hard and play hard.
Yesterday was a play date in the gym.
Thanks Jodi I needed that!

Lets do it:
OH Press
Lat Pull Downs
Lat Delt Lifts
Lat Sweep
Pullover
Side Lying Rear Delt
Curls
Kick Backs

Bonus (just because I a bit crazed about my lower half):

Jumping Jack Squats
Side Walking Thighs
Reverse Curls

Defining Phase Week 3

Progressing nicely, feeling pretty tight & toned. Just a few weeks from photo op....do need to adhere more closely with nutrition Jodi put together for me. It's really about what goes in by macro....that's what MP4 has taught me and what I learned from experience. One of the first tips Jodi shared with me, which has stuck is: Good fats are your friend. Afterall is said and done, my original goal was to get rid of the cellulite. Thanks MP4 for training and consulting with me. Say goodbye to fat.

Let's get to it!

Rows, Deadlifts, Burpees
Variation: Row, Dradlift, Split Jumps
Cable Rows, High Bridges, Wood Chops

Bonus Reverse Curls, Alt Oblique Curls to fatigue!
Yeowsssaaa!
It's fab darling.

Be Well

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On the Mat

Made my way Yoga class yesterday.
Let me tell you, it was a much needed break my body appreciated in this cutting phase. 
Before class every joint ached, muscles were crying of fatigue.

My Goal: Relax and Rejuvenate

Yoga is flexibility, strength, & balance wrapped up in one.
Moving through various poses, releasing the build up of lactic acid, the root of the muscle stiffness, tension, pain (good kind), and fatigue. 
Loosening up, increasing my joint range of motion, created a much needed sense of fluidity, ease. 
Feeling the release of tightness in my soft tissues, or in other words, my ligaments, tendons, muscles and surround fascia, was invigorating.

Yoga really is essential for increasing gains in strength of the shoulders, trunk, core and legs.

Downward Dogs
Upward Dogs
Planks
Runners pose

Balance poses improve posture, decrease stress and calms the nervous system.

Tree
Frog
Plow

What more could you ask for.
My body thanked me, rewarded me with a great nights sleep, restful peace.
Ahhhhhh....
Why not give it a try?

Be Well

In The Gym

Today was Full Body day #3

Squats, PushUps, SB Prone Pikes
Lunges, Chest Press,
Squats, Flys
bonus: Smith Squat, Walking Abductors, Hammy Presses
Crank to finish

Wow...that was effective...
Here's another interesting tidbit to consider placing into your repertoire: HFT

Check it out here:
HFT trainig

Be Well

Labor of Love

One who suffers and sacrifices for another

One who shares and gives all for another

One who pleads and prays for another

Daddi-O

A Tribute to My Father

Born 9.22.1922
One of twelve
Busy toe-head toddler

Cute as a button teen

Handsome husband

Loving father

Nicknamed "A"

Deaf in one ear

Veteran of WWII

Father of nine

Carpenter by trade

Foreman in the end

Handyman, Jack of all Trades

Do it right or don't do it

Perfection & Precision

Fisherman

Dog lover proven by Rudy

Quiet Strength

Dedicated to Our Lady

Voiced not I love you, yet understood

Eigth grade graduate

Spelling not his thing

Always good for a buck

Never critical

Black boots

Grin ear to ear

Big ears

Big heart

Big hole in my heart

I will see him again

In our heavenly home

till then Daddi-O

Enjoy the banquet

Send the angels to protect us

We all miss you
& I adore you Daddi-O
Butterfly kisses....Monica

Falling Forward

It always seems to happen this time of the year.
I get a little stir crazy...
introspective.

Sent my oldest off to college and several things happened:
Grief.
Over the loss of my firstborn's childhood.
It's official, he has entered adulthood, college.
I have to let my butterfly flutter off into the big wild unknown world
to experience all that it has to offer I him.
I faithfully give him his freedom,
hoping he makes wise choices. 
I prayerfully place him into the care of his heavenly mother, our Lady.
I know she will watch over him, whilst I pray, pray, pray.

Change
I love change. Thrive in change.  Grow in change. Welcome Change.
Or maybe it is my life coming full circle, as I see it.
I have re-ignited my passion of health and fitness
and sharing that with others.
I spent the first twenty some years of my adulthood,
from college days on teaching Jazzercise to thousands, I suppose.
I gave that up to work full time in health care, rounding out my career choice with a new twist,
Infection Prevention.
Well, really if you think about it, healthy living and Infection Prevention go hand and hand
and my passion for helping others live healthy lives continues.
I am launching (re-launching) the wellness side of my passion
with studies aimed at obtaining my certification in Personal Training as a
Health Fitness Specialist.
Wish me luck, cause here I go!

Be Well!