'Vanessa's Journey to Nowhere'

[marmadogg]

Originally Posted by dvsness

I hate Tabata, I hate HIIT, I hate all cardio. I cannot fathom that I used to run X-Country in Jr High and HS.

Cardio sucks for sure!

Tabata ain't fun but if you do it right it is over quick.

If you hate Tabata you should finish your workout with complexes...

[dvsness]

Still alive, just been busy. Legs Saturday, Arms Sunday, diet is on track as usual. For those of you who didn't catch up with the NPC USAs, this is the Class A winner, and new IFBB Pro Jamie Costa:



I'm still waiting for the 2 piece comparisons to get posed up.

[AgeRage]

5 weeks already ! I can't wait!

Here's a guilt free gift from me (don't lick the screen that's nasty):

[dvsness]

Originally Posted by AgeRage

5 weeks already ! I can't wait!

Here's a guilt free gift from me (don't lick the screen that's nasty):

Lol, one of your coworkers is going to get a beat down in Central Park someday soon.

[nni]

you two cat lovers would like this, i just went outside there was a kitten on my doorstep. light tan with brown spots, extremely friendly, a few months old, little bigger than zoe. it wont go away now.

[dvsness]

Originally Posted by nni

you two cat lovers would like this, i just went outside there was a kitten on my doorstep. light tan with brown spots, extremely friendly, a few months old, little bigger than zoe. it wont go away now.

Your Boston needs a little buddy.

[Free Weight Friedel]

Originally Posted by AgeRage

5 weeks already ! I can't wait!

Here's a guilt free gift from me (don't lick the screen that's nasty):

Send a case of those to each of Vanessa's Competitors!!

[dvsness]

I usually prefer cardio than involves lifting my feet of the ground and actually propelling myself forward, but I was forced on to the elliptical now that I have huge blisters on my heels from all my walking. I drain the serum out of them and they are magically full again in minutes. It's disgusting and painful. Yet another reason that lifting kicks cardio's ass: the calluses on my hands, while ugly, don't hurt. I think I'm going to look for these:





Morning Cardio

Thermo Fire, Humino MAAX, Cuts, SAMe, CoQ10 taken pre-cardio

Walking Outside


Back/Delts



Single Arm Hammer Strength Row

Weighted Hypers

Standing DB Laterals

Seated DB Rear Delt Raise

Elliptical


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Meal 1

• BioBeads
• egg whites
• eggs
• Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM
• Beta Alanine Extreme

Meal 2

• Prolab Isolate - Chocolate
• almond oil
• Vigor
• Beta Alanine Extreme

Meal 3

• Thermo Fire
• chicken breast
• romaine
• Beta Alanine Extreme

Meal 4

• Cuts
• ground bison
• multi

Meal 5

• Glutamine and Creatine
• Prolab Isolate - Strawberry
• Fiberlyze

Meal 6

• sole
• avocado oil
• Beta Alanine Extreme
• Cuts

Random thoughts:

Dan says my face is starting to look drawn, and I'm starting to feel like crap. This is a good thing - it means I'm getting close. If I had the money, I'd get Restylane injections so I don't look as rough as I feel come show time.





'Life is like riding a bike.... to stay balanced you've got to keep moving.'

-Albert Einstein

[dvsness]

Originally Posted by Free Weight Friedel

Send a case of those to each of Vanessa's Competitors!!

[Gym God]

Looking good ness and switching the form is cardio is a great thing - suck it up! You're almost there!!!

Well done on the Eintein quote. Everyone should read one positive quote everyday and live by it!

[nni]

Originally Posted by dvsness

Your Boston needs a little buddy.

they tried to fight. your face looks drawn? do you mean the low bf% is starting to make you look a little aged? perhaps some of those wrinkle creams can at least smooth things out, no?

[AllGenetix]

damn those blisters sound brutal. so you're saying dan won't give you foot rubs? haha, keep on fighting vanessa, your close, very close!

[AgeRage]

LOL...........I'm sure they are no coworkers of mine; they always hire clueless temp models for that stuff that definitely don't work as hard as we do

I am the same way with my cardio-- I do the ellp often; but I feel so confined sometimes if I'm not propelling myself

[dvsness]

Originally Posted by Gym God

Looking good ness and switching the form is cardio is a great thing - suck it up! You're almost there!!!

Well done on the Eintein quote. Everyone should read one positive quote everyday and live by it!

29 more days.

Originally Posted by nni

they tried to fight. your face looks drawn? do you mean the low bf% is starting to make you look a little aged? perhaps some of those wrinkle creams can at least smooth things out, no?

I have a narrow face anyway, when my bf gets low, it's not all that cute. Not necessarily aged, just drawn and tired. I'm telling you, Restylane is where it's at. That's what a lot of the Pros are using. http://www.restylane.com/Restylane.aspx?id=11425

Originally Posted by AllGenetix

damn those blisters sound brutal. so you're saying dan won't give you foot rubs? haha, keep on fighting vanessa, your close, very close!

They are awful; there is no way to avoid the pain since they're right under my heels and every step is torture. I cut my morning walk a little short yesterday and thankfully it was an off day. I got through it this morning somehow.

Originally Posted by AgeRage

LOL...........I'm sure they are no coworkers of mine; they always hire clueless temp models for that stuff that definitely don't work as hard as we do

I am the same way with my cardio-- I do the ellp often; but I feel so confined sometimes if I'm not propelling myself

I still blame you!

[dvsness]

Wednesday was off (did a Prolab appearance at a Vitamin Shoppe on the west side/Hell's Kitchen). Thursday was back on track as usual. Blisters are bugging me, I'm putting them on my ignore list. Gotta' keep moving.



Morning Cardio

Thermo Fire, Humino MAAX, Cuts, SAMe, CoQ10 taken pre-cardio

Walking Outside







Chest/Traps



Inc DB Fly

Inc BB Press

Plate Shrugs

BB Shrugs

StarTrac


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Meal 1

• BioBeads
• egg whites
• eggs
• Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM
• Beta Alanine Extreme

Meal 2

• ground bison
• Vigor
• Beta Alanine Extreme

Meal 3

• Thermo Fire
• Prolab Isolate - Chocolate
• flax meal
• Beta Alanine Extreme

Meal 4

• Cuts
• chicken breast
• romaine
• avocado oil
• multi

Meal 5

• Glutamine and Creatine
• Prolab Isolate - Strawberry
• Fiberlyze

Meal 6

• mahi mahi
• tea oil
• spinach
• Beta Alanine Extreme
• Cuts

Random thoughts:

Everyone needs to quit annoying me, seriously.

I'm happy that I have added stims back into the plan. I missed being Thermo Fire, but I understand the purpose of cycling stimulants for efficacy.

I made little 'sandwiches' out of baby spinach leaves and the mustard sauce Colette told me how to make. I could eat that all day, weird. The tea oil is new; it has a nice, mild flavor. I never knew tea oil was such a great source of monounsaturated fats. Heck, I never knew tea oil existed!





'I do not fear failure. I only fear the "slowing up" of the engine inside of me which is pounding, saying, "Keep going, someone must be on top, why not you?"'

-General George S. Patton

[AllGenetix]

tea oil eh? like tea tree oil, i thought that was used to heal wounds or for theraputic effect. hell i think they put that in my mom's shampoo!

[deserusan]

No mention of pooping and gargling at the same time?

[dvsness]

Originally Posted by AllGenetix

tea oil eh? like tea tree oil, i thought that was used to heal wounds or for theraputic effect. hell i think they put that in my mom's shampoo!

NO- not tea tree oil, tea oil (aka tea seed oil):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_seed_oil

Originally Posted by deserusan

No mention of pooping and gargling at the same time?

It was an attempt, not successful, Jack.

[nni]

Originally Posted by dvsness

It was an attempt, not successful, Jack.

not everyone is talented vanessa. but keep at it, i have faith that you can master it.

i may be rejoining society soon.

[dvsness]

Originally Posted by nni

not everyone is talented vanessa. but keep at it, i have faith that you can master it.

i may be rejoining society soon.

Which society?

http://www.hsus.org/

[dvsness]

I know it's been a while since I updated, but I really needed a break from the internet/life/etc. I still do feel a bit removed, so I am having Dan train me. I'm just really not up to much. I feel a bit listless and unmotivated. Of course having a headache didn't help my intensity during this workout, but I made it through.



Morning Cardio

Thermo Fire, Humino MAAX, Cuts, SAMe, CoQ10 taken pre-cardio

Walking Outside







Legs



Prone Curl
superset

SLDL

Hack Squat
superset

Rev Hack Squat
superset

Walking Lunges

High Placement Leg Press
superset

Low Placement Leg Press

Leg Ext

Treadmill


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Meal 1

• BioBeads
• egg whites
• eggs
• Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM
• Beta Alanine Extreme

Meal 2

• ground bison
• Vigor
• Beta Alanine Extreme

Meal 3

• Thermo Fire
• Prolab Isolate - Chocolate
• flax meal
• avocado oil
• Beta Alanine Extreme

Meal 4

• Cuts
• chicken breast
• romaine
• multi

Meal 5

• Glutamine and Creatine
• Prolab Isolate - Strawberry
• Fiberlyze

Meal 6

• mahi mahi
• tea oil
• spinach
• Beta Alanine Extreme
• Cuts

Random thoughts:

They are opening a Popeye's Chicken by my house. Lovely. All I need is more food temptation. I keep thinking about biscuits and honey.

My leg is still bothering me a bit, and I've wrapped my toes in fabric medical tape where they were blistering.





'We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey.'

-Kenji Miyazawa

[Yukk]

Hey, been lurking but i might as well post here. You are almost there and your hard work is paying off, every time i see you, you look leaner and leaner. It actually kind of motivates me to really start my diet which iv been trying to do for a year now. Oh well maybe ill make it to the beach next year.


P.S Your last work out was pretty amusing. What does unloading a squat rack target again?

[dvsness]

Originally Posted by Yukk

Hey, been lurking but i might as well post here. You are almost there and your hard work is paying off, every time i see you, you look leaner and leaner. It actually kind of motivates me to really start my diet which iv been trying to do for a year now. Oh well maybe ill make it to the beach next year.


P.S Your last work out was pretty amusing. What does unloading a squat rack target again?

Thanks Alex. Next time you don't rack your weight, I'm throwing the plates at you.

[dvsness]

Holy giant sets. I think Dan is trying to kill me. This is his revenge for my yelling at him to eat his food. Legs are ridiculously sore. I should be training calves on arm day, but I still can't. I'm frustrated.



Morning Cardio

Thermo Fire, Humino MAAX, Cuts, SAMe, CoQ10 taken pre-cardio

Walking Outside







Arms



Close Grip PushDown
superset
Rope Overhead Ext
superset
Wide Rev Grip PushDown
superset
Rope PushDown
superset
Pushups
superset
DB Overhead EXT
superset
CGBP
superset
Bench Dips
superset
Rev Grip SkullCrushers

Close Grip BB Curl
superset
Rev Grip BB Curl
superset
Alternating DB Curls
superset
Hammer DB Curls
superset
Wide Grip BB Curls
superset
Slow Negatives Only Curls

Treadmill


-------------

Meal 1

• BioBeads
• egg whites
• eggs
• Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM
• Beta Alanine Extreme

Meal 2

• chicken breast
• baby spinach
• Vigor
• Beta Alanine Extreme

Meal 3

• Thermo Fire
• Prolab Isolate - Chocolate
• flax meal
• avocado oil
• Beta Alanine Extreme

Meal 4

• Cuts
• ground bison
• multi

Meal 5

• Glutamine and Creatine
• Prolab Isolate - Strawberry
• Fiberlyze

Meal 6

• mahi mahi
• tea seed oil
• Beta Alanine Extreme
• Cuts

Random thoughts:

Cravings are in full force now. As you can see, I'd like a Big Cookie Cake. Anyone who brings one (double layer) to the Team U can be my best friend forever. Speaking of TU, I have to get my entry in by the 15th or it doubles in price. It would be much easier if they'd just take personal checks, but I never have the money and the time to go to Western Union - it's always one or the other! National level shows are so damn expensive.





'My theory is that if you look confident you can pull off anything - even if you have no clue what you're doing.'

-Jessica Alba

[nni]

ness, you and i will get some cookie pizza's. that looks like heaven (serious).

[dvsness]

Originally Posted by nni

ness, you and i will get some cookie pizza's. that looks like heaven (serious).

I'm holding you to that.

[nni]

Originally Posted by dvsness

I'm holding you to that.

no probem. we may need a few though.

[dvsness]

Originally Posted by nni

no probem. we may need a few though.

http://www.mrsfields.com/stores/?sta...ount=20&page=1

[AllGenetix]

Paula Deen made some of those on her show and they looked so damn good homemade right out of the oven. I think it was on the KrispyKreme bread pudding show too....what a joke. Those "giant" sets look more like a big ass circuit to me, thats gotta be brutal on a diet. touche ness. keep on keeping on.

[Liza Laura]

Oh my that cookie does look sooo good! I will def be joining you in that cookie orgy! I wake up every morning dreaming about food!!

As for TU app - I just bought a money order at the post office when I mailed in my app - they are requesting you send it in registered or priority anyway so you can kill the two birds at once!

Vanessa - you have some of the best damn calves I have ever seen!! You should not be worried about not working them AT ALL!!