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Oct Figure comp 6 weeks out

By ladenette on Monday, August 30th, 2010 | No Comments

Weight: 136 Aug 28th 20 min HIIT on Eliptical 25 incline walk on treadmill Aug 30th squat 50#10, 70#10, 90#10 (on Smith machine) lat p/d 110#10, 120#10, 130#10 lunge on smith mach 90#10, 100#10, 110#10 dual axis row rear delt 90#12 low row pull back straight bar 100#12, 110#10 leg press 270# 10, 290#10, [...]

Oct Figure comp 7 weeks out

By ladenette on Sunday, August 22nd, 2010 | 2 Comments

Weight: 136 Food for a few days! I usually make enough to get me through 2-3 days. I will cook up some chicken and steak and divide it up into 4oz size containers. And BBQ or bake some sweet potatoes and pot of brown rice. This week I am applying a lot of plyometrics [...]

Oct Figure comp 8 weeks out

By ladenette on Monday, August 16th, 2010 | No Comments

Weight: 136.2 Aug 16th sumo dead lift w/45#bar 20#20, 40#15, 60#10 1 arm lat pull down 45# single 8 then double 90# 8 leg kick back cable 40#12, 50#12, 55#12 abduct machine 50# then 55# 10 slow 10 fast x2 rear axis delt pull back 70#12, 80#12 tri cep straight are pull down 40#10×2 [...]

Should You Use Muscle Building Supplements?

By ladenette on Tuesday, August 10th, 2010 | No Comments

It has long been recognized by the body-building community that many forms of supplementation will speed up the muscle gains and increase the size of those results. Medical science says that some types of supplements are not necessarily good for you, in fact, they may be harmful to your health. Anyone with a [...]

Oct Figure comp 9 weeks out

By ladenette on Monday, August 9th, 2010 | No Comments

Weight 136.8 This week I am going to start substituting one of my chicken meals for fist. Next week I will have to cut out all cheat days and meals. Aug 9th sumo dead lift w/45#bar 20#12, 30#12, 50#12 lat p/d 100#12, 110#12, 120# 8 (funny thing about this when I was done 2 [...]

Benefits of Cardio Interval Training

By ladenette on Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010 | No Comments

Interval training has been the basis for athletic training routines for years. The first forms of interval training, called “fartlek” involved alternating short, fast bursts of intensive exercise with slow, easy activity. Fartlek was casual, unstructured training that perfectly fit its English translation: “speed play.” What is Interval Training? The interval programs of today have [...]

Oct Figure comp 10 weeks out

By ladenette on Monday, August 2nd, 2010 | No Comments

Weight 137.6 Not exactly my starting weight but at least I didn't gain! Aug 2nd leg/shoulder day I am going to start doing more circuit type cross training to start burning more fat and doing more reps at a lighter weight. squats 50#20 wide, then jogged for 30 secs then sprinted for 30 [...]

The Benefits of Weight Training for Women

By ladenette on Thursday, July 29th, 2010 | No Comments

Why Ladies Should Embrace the Iron! Calling all you Lovely Ladies: Want to lose fat? Want to look good? Want to look defined? Then say Goodbye Treadmill, Hello Iron! And no, I’m not talking about pressing pillowcases. The only things I’m concerned with flattening are my abs. Weight lifting is riddled with stereotypes and misconceptions. Too [...]

Oct Figure comp 11 weeks out

By ladenette on Monday, July 26th, 2010 | No Comments

Weight: 138.8 ;-( Don't know why I gained 2lbs…. This weeks work out: HIIT 3x + 45min walk up hillx1 Added an extra day of cardio July 26th LEG DAY!! Because I felt depressed over the weight gain I told Kim http://getfitwithkimaudette.com/about/ give me a good leg day and she did! She mixed it up quite [...]

Oct Figure comp 12 weeks out

By ladenette on Monday, July 26th, 2010 | No Comments

Weight: 136.6 The weeks work-out schedule: Mon July 19th w/Kim Stiff legged dead lift 50# x12, 80#x10, 90#x10 lat front pull down 100#10, 110#x8 lat pull down hands under 100#x10 pull ups wide and narrow plate #11 10 reps each sit lat pull back wide then narrow 90#x10 each leg kick back 30#x12 40#x12 45#x12 [...]