Who wants a 6 pack when you can have an 8 pack??

[Brahette]

Glad you survived work Gotta show those inmates who's boss

Dude seriously way to kill the cardio!

Enjoy your sleeping in!!

[Verti-gal]

Hope you can get a good rest in. Have you been having any night sweat issues lately?

Stepmill after treadmill... you must either be crazy or seriously dedicated.

Hope you have a great weekend, or whatever day it is in your world.

[rubes00]

Originally Posted by vanillabn

Hey girl!! Wow 55 minutes of cardio... good job! Glad the estracort is going well so far...

I definitely relate on the crappy work day today... at least it went by fast, but 12 hours... phew!

Hey Karina... holy crap your wedding is sooo soon
Thanks. The cardio was def hard but well worth it! I haven't noticed much from the Estacort.. well not that I can tell yet.. except my first pee of the morning is bright orange

Originally Posted by 2108

wow im impressed! i suck at cardio personally i dont have the focus for it i get way too bored! martial arts and boxfit class make it better though

and i can also relate to the crappy work day...more like crappy work week! most weeks seem to be like that these days waaaaay too busy for my liking...

ha ha i like how the tat comment sounds - "yeah got my first tat in Vagas..." maybe cause its like on the other side of the world for me and the whole it being Vagas thing???

looking good

Ya it takes me a bit to get into long cardio sessions. But once I'm in the zone, I'm in the zone! So it wasn't too bad. I literally had to force my legs on the intervals though!
Oh yes, I forgot you're clear across the world. Vegas is pretty much like another world here in the states! Where in Aus are you at? I have a girlfriend in Robe!

Originally Posted by Brahette

Glad you survived work. Gotta show those inmates who's boss

Dude seriously way to kill the cardio!

Enjoy your sleeping in!!

Hehe the inmates know who's boss for sure
I feel awesome lately and I'm loving it. I got a wonderful night's sleep too!

Originally Posted by Verti-gal

Hope you can get a good rest in. Have you been having any night sweat issues lately?

Stepmill after treadmill... you must either be crazy or seriously dedicated.

Hope you have a great weekend, or whatever day it is in your world.

I'm still having night sweats but not nearly as bad. I think I'm just a really hot sleeper. And whenever I'm around the gym boy it's even worse, LOL. Weird huh?
Girl I am more dedicated right now than I have been in the past few months... maybe it is the Estacort?

July 10th,
Friday/Estacort Day 6

Ya for me.. I got almost 12 hours of sleep. Haha. I fell asleep on the couch last night and didn't even wake up to Seth texting me! Woke up around 11:30 and moved my tired ass to bed! Slept til almost 10am this morning too

Ate breakfast and hung out with Seth for a bit. Then we went to the gym. I did Chest/Tris/Calves and 35 min PWO cardio. I honestly felt amazing during the cardio. We did the TM first and then finished with the bike. I prob could've done a whole hour if I wasn't rushed for time...

Gotta work tonight Hopefully I can get my other class done after it calms down.. oh **** actually I just remembered it's Friday night... aaaagghh it's prob gonna be busy. Good thing I got a Redline to get me through the night I feel pretty good right now though. I've been doing the Superpump and Beta Alanine combo before my workouts and they're rocking! I think switching up the pre workout juice was a good idea.

Hope you ladies have a great weekend!

**RANDOM ORDER/HIGHEST WEIGHT**
Incline DB Press - 40's <-- wow these killed

Cable Crossovers - 35lbs

Cable Pressdowns - 85lbs

Cable Extensions - 15lbs

Pec Deck - 55lbs

Assisted Dips to failure - 3 sets

Bench Dips - 10, 8, 8

21's Skullcrushers - 30lbs <---- I freakin loooove these!

Standing Calf Raise - 90lbs

Cable Crunches - 80lbs

20 min TM
-2 min warmup
-1 min level 9/1 min level 3.5x8
15 min Bike

TOTALS
Time:1 HR 47 min
Cals:731
Max HR:189
Avg HR:133

NUTRITION
protein pancake/oats
PWO protein bar/glutamine
chicken/cc/pb/veggies
chicken/avocado/veggies/watermelon
sludge/veggies/Estacort

[rubes00]

July 11th,
Saturday/Estacort Day 7

First week done with Estacort. It's been a great week too. I woke up this morning weighing much lighter than yesterday. So that's always a good sign.. especially after a night shift. I'm feeling a ton leaner in the gym too! That's when I start getting uber motivated.. when I can see my muscles and striations while lifting. I've been doing awesome with diet/training/and cardio I'll pay myself on the back!

I slept like crap this morning. Last night was soo soo busy at work. I had tons of reports to write and investigations to do and a bunch of just stupid bull****. Good thing I pounded the Redline around 10pm... it definitely kept me going! The night went by super fast though! Tonight is my Friday finally. Then I have Sunday off and have to go back for a night shift on Monday because I am covering a shift for someone

I had a decent Back/Hammie workout today. Didn't feel all that energetic when I first got there but I pushed through the crap feeling and before I knew it, I was feeling great Finished up with 40 min cardio. Now I'm off to work.

**RANDOM ORDER/HIGHEST WEIGHT**
BB Bent Over Row - 75lbs

Lying Leg Curls - 90lbs

ABS -

SLDL - 135lbs

Rack DL's - 185lbs <-- had my straps today!

Pullups - 5, 6 <-- getting a little strength back

Underhand Seated Cable Row - 65lbs

Reverse Grip Lat Pulldown - 80lbs

Seated Cable Row w/Rope - 60lbs

1 Arm DB Row - 35's

Wide Grip Lat Pulldown - 70lbs

18 min TM with intervals
22 min Bike

TOTALS
Time:1 HR 48 min
Cals:725
Max HR:191
Avg HR:131

NUTRITION
protein pancake/oats
PWO protein bar/glutamine
turkey burg/veggies
chicken/avocado/veggies/watermelon
sludge/veggies/estacort

[rubes00]

July 12th,
Sunday/Estacort Day 8

SSSSSsssshhhhhhh.... quite bored lately! Yikes Go figure when I start to become diligent with this damn journaling thing again everyone else gets outta dodge I guess the weekends are usually pretty slow anyhow.

Well got off this morning from work. I drank half of a Redline last night and felt pretty dang good all night at work. I was in control and got my class done and test submitted! Woohoo 2 down 17 to go

I'm going to be ordering like a case of Redline. I actually really really like them! They seem to give me just enough energy but don't make me too edgy. And they're great for appetite suppressent! Soooo that's my next order of supps. Im still waiting on my big order of protein powder, glutamine, xtend, and so on... luckily I'm not out yet

I was considering picking up a shift toinght, but I think I've decided otherwise. I'm already picking up a shift tomorrow night and don't think 6 days in a row would do my much justice. LOL. I got about 4hrs of sleep this morning.

Met a group of co-workers and 2 bootcamp trainers at a nearby park around 11am for an hour long circuit. OMG it phucking killed me! Seriously. Like HR was 185 the enitre time. The name of the game was 100 point game. It's all bodyweight stuff. There's about 20 things to choose from and each thing is assigned an amount of points based on how long it should take you. So you try to complete enough stations to get 100 points in about 55min. I got 90 Felt great to work up a sweat like that in just an hour No gym today. Just gonna run some errands and try to meet up with gym boy later

**100 POINT GAME**
Stairs - 20 pts
4 Laps around track - 20pts
30 yard Alligator Crawl - 15pts
50 Stationary Squats - 5pts
30 pushups - 5pts
1 min Plank - 5pts
50 Flutterr Kicks - 5pts
15 Supermans (each side) - 5pts
30 Bench Dips - 5pts
25 Shoulder Pushups - 5pts

TOTALS
Time:1 HR 2 min
Cals:711
Max HR:204
Avg HR:177

NUTRITION
Protein Bar
PWO protein pancakes/ww english muffin
boca burg/avocado/gr beans
sludge/veggies
chicken/veggies/evoo

[jaim91]

Hey babe!

Sorry I haven't been around lately....BAD TRAINER....Bad, bad trainer!

Anyyyyyyyyyyyway, yay for regular journal, boo for bad shift hours and not sleeping, yay for working out consistently and chilling.

The 100 point game sounds awesome...but is it just me, or are you doing more cardio than usual...? *raises eyebrow*

[CharliC]

Rubes, how have you been so deserted?? We've all been slack of late

100 point game sounds epic- just look at those cals burnt in a hour .

Some really good workouts going on and *yay* for muscle striations!

Have fun with gym boy later on

[2108]

[QUOTE=Ya it takes me a bit to get into long cardio sessions. But once I'm in the zone, I'm in the zone! So it wasn't too bad. I literally had to force my legs on the intervals though!
Oh yes, I forgot you're clear across the world. Vegas is pretty much like another world here in the states! Where in Aus are you at? I have a girlfriend in Robe![/QUOTE]

Again WOW-ing at your trianing! with all the unusual hours i have no idea how you manage to stay awake most of the time! I do my training in the morning and i have to pack my bag the night before and all that stuff so i can sleep longer ha ha ha. and on the days i do am workout, work and pm training i go home and crash almost right away! ha ha ha so good on you!

i live in Queensland on the Gold Coast its fun i like it. its the middle of winter and i was wearing shorts and a t-shirt yesterday!

i went to Vegas when i was like 6 - dont really remember it thought ha ha ha i remember lots of lights and thats about it

good luck with this weeks training

[melissawhite]

Ruby! You look great! I have PM'ed you a couple times and not heard back. I figured I would try to get in touch with you this way. I am currently looking into doing the Body For Life program and just wanted to know what you thought about it. How much weight did you lose? How many clothes sizes did you lose. I read in your transformation, which is awesome, that you had great results with it and really want to know a lot about it before getting started. (Mainly so I am motivated!)
Thanks so much and good luck!

Melissa

[Verti-gal]

Yay for seeing progress in the gym. It does seem like a positive feedback loop. The more progress seen the more motivated you are. The more motivated you are the more progress you make.

Your 100 point game sounds brutal. Great calorie burn.

I'm around, so come visit

[push_it]

Killer workouts. Glad to hear you are feeling great and motivated! I love seeing progress

[rubes00]

Originally Posted by jaim91

Hey babe!

Sorry I haven't been around lately....BAD TRAINER....Bad, bad trainer!

Anyyyyyyyyyyyway, yay for regular journal, boo for bad shift hours and not sleeping, yay for working out consistently and chilling.

The 100 point game sounds awesome...but is it just me, or are you doing more cardio than usual...? *raises eyebrow*

Uh-huh... let's just focus on the bad trainer part.. bad trainer, BAAAAD

Originally Posted by CharliC

Rubes, how have you been so deserted?? We've all been slack of late

100 point game sounds epic- just look at those cals burnt in a hour

Some really good workouts going on and *yay* for muscle striations!

Have fun with gym boy later on

100 pt game was EPIC... pure epicness!
No gym boy last night.. boooo!

Originally Posted by 2108

Again WOW-ing at your trianing! with all the unusual hours i have no idea how you manage to stay awake most of the time! I do my training in the morning and i have to pack my bag the night before and all that stuff so i can sleep longer ha ha ha. and on the days i do am workout, work and pm training i go home and crash almost right away! ha ha ha so good on you!

i live in Queensland on the Gold Coast. its fun i like it. its the middle of winter and i was wearing shorts and a t-shirt yesterday!

i went to Vegas when i was like 6 - dont really remember it thought ha ha ha i remember lots of lights and thats about it

good luck with this weeks training

Ya I am NOT a morning person at all.. YUCK! The first 4 hrs of my 6am shifts are usually filled with 2-3 min cat naps.. haha.

Originally Posted by melissawhite

Ruby! You look great! I have PM'ed you a couple times and not heard back. I figured I would try to get in touch with you this way. I am currently looking into doing the Body For Life program and just wanted to know what you thought about it. How much weight did you lose? How many clothes sizes did you lose. I read in your transformation, which is awesome, that you had great results with it and really want to know a lot about it before getting started. (Mainly so I am motivated!)
Thanks so much and good luck!

Melissa

Sooooo sorry Melissa. I actually don't remember you PM'ing me? Oops. I'm sure you did and I meant to get back to you and never did
The BFL program was a great start for me. The program is really easy to follow and the workouts are awesome! I think I lost about 10lbs on it.. not sure on the sizes. Check out their website if you haven't already!

Originally Posted by Verti-gal

Yay for seeing progress in the gym. It does seem like a positive feedback loop. The more progress seen the more motivated you are. The more motivated you are the more progress you make.

Your 100 point game sounds brutal. Great calorie burn.

I'm around, so come visit

Yes it is a total domino effect with progress/motivation. One pushes the other and so on...
I'll be visiting you tonight.. mmmk

Originally Posted by push_it

Killer workouts. Glad to hear you are feeling great and motivated! I love seeing progress

Thanks Jess... I wanna be just like you

July 13th,
Monday/Estacort Day 9

Good evening ma'dears. I'm at work ATM.. Blah! This whole shift trade thing is nice until it's my turn to cover the shift.. kinda throws a wrench in my days off

Oh and let me just say that I am PHUCKIN sore as ****! OMG. My whole body is aching with pain. I'm pretty sure it's from that circuit I did yesterday. It feels great though. What kind of sick world is this. LOL. Sooooo my workout today wasn't the best due to being so sore I could barely lift the pink DB's But I did manage to get a Shoulder/Bi workout in with 30 min cardio PWO. Diet's been good as well.

I was planning on doing my updates this AM.. but when I woke up to the TOM, bloated as hell, and weighing in heavier Jaime and I decided to let this week pass without them. Thank goodness. Seth met me at my house this morning to take them and everything. I ended up just taking his and we called it good! Lucky me

So, going outta town tomorrow morning when I get off. I'll pack my bags, shower, and then hopefully get some sleep while Seth drives. We'll only be gone tomorrow night so it'll be a quick trip, but it should be fun

**RANDOM ORDER/HIGHEST WEIGHT**
Incline DB Curls - 15's <-- low incline.. killed my arms!!

DB Lat Raise - 15's

Preacher Curls - 25lbs

DB Overhead Press - 25's

Leaning Lat Raise - 12's

Machine Overhead Press - 25lbs

DB Bent Over Raise - 12's

Candlestick Raise - 12's

30 min Bike

TOTALS
Time:1 HR 30 min
Cals:4??
Max HR:?
Avg HR:?

NUTRITION
protein pancake/ezekiel bread
PWO turkey/asparagus/avocado/ww english muffin/glutamine
boca burgers/avocado/asparagus
chicken salad/watermelon
sludge/Estacort

[jaim91]

Wait!!!!

You're allowed to send me his ya know!!!!

[rubes00]

Originally Posted by jaim91

Wait!!!!

You're allowed to send me his ya know!!!!

Dude if I could've somehow got my hands on them I totally would've. He brought his own camera and everything! He honestly looked like a male stipper though Like a really really hot male stipper. LOL. I don't think it would've done good things for you Jaime

[jaim91]

Next time you ask me for a favor Rubes....

Fuggedabboutit!!!!

[Verti-gal]

Hope you and Seth have a great trip.

[Brahette]

Hey Thuper Rubes! Dude awesome workouts and that circuit looks friggin intense!! I would love to get into some sorta bootcamp thing, I'll have to see about it after I move. Hope you have a fantastic time with Seth!! I'm so happy for you!! Did the Big D paperwork go through yet?

[rubes00]

Originally Posted by jaim91

Next time you ask me for a favor Rubes....

Fuggedabboutit!!!!

Haha... you wuvs me

Originally Posted by Verti-gal

Hope you and Seth have a great trip.

Thanks, it was fun!

Originally Posted by Brahette

Hey Thuper Rubes! Dude awesome workouts and that circuit looks friggin intense!! I would love to get into some sorta bootcamp thing, I'll have to see about it after I move. Hope you have a fantastic time with Seth!! I'm so happy for you!! Did the Big D paperwork go through yet?

Ya bootcamp type workouts are fun. The group atmostphere always gives that extra little push! Paperwork hasn't went through yet. I have to go sign some things Monday morning and then it should be like another few months.. ugh!

July 16th,
Thursday/Estacort Day 12

Damn the last few days flew by That's not good since they were my days off. I ended up working Monday night after my last update. I got off Tuesday morning and headed to Portland with Seth. Didn't end up sleeping until like 11pm on Tuesday! Holy Crap! So I was up for almost 40 hours

Had fun in Portland. We just hung out, did some shopping, ate at PF Changs... which rocked! It's Seth's favorite place and I had never been there and it was freakin delicious

Got back to town fairly early yesterday. Did some cleaning at home, then hit the gym for leggies. Had a great workout! Was sweating like crazy. Didn't do any PWO cardio, but I did go tanning haha. I burnt quite a few cals during my workout so I figured it was ok!

Just hung out last night with Seth. Watched that Shopoholic movie.. pretty cute. Only got about 5 hrs sleep I'll probably be going to the gym to do Back/Traps today... then gonna go swimming at Seth's afterwards.

I'm still weighing REALLY heavy Stuid TOM. I don't feel all that bloated or anything, so that's good. I'm almost halfway done with the Estacort and hopefully I'll start seeing some good changes from it!

Here's yesterday's workout...

**RANDOM ORDER/HIGHEST WEIGHT**
Squats - 135lbs

DB SLDL's - 50's

Jump Squats - 10lbs

Hack Squats - 40lbs

Leg Extension - 115lbs

Hamstring Curls - 80lbs

ABS -

Pullups - 5, 5, 4

Seated Calves - 90lbs

TOTALS
Time:1 HR 10 min
Cals:500?
Max HR:?
Avg HR:?

NUTRITION
protein pancake/oats
chicken/avocado/asparagus
boca burgers/salad/ranch
sludge/asparagus
PWO protein bar/glutamine
??

[jaim91]

K, if Captain Sexipants is getting in the way of your sleep and weightloss...I may just need to have a talk with him.

NOBODY gets in the way of my girls and their abs...No. Body.

(unless he sends me his progress pics...in which case, we can work something out...)

[Verti-gal]

I <3 PF Chang's lemony scallops. That place is sooo good. What did you have?

Glad you had a good trip with the man. You two are becoming quite an item.

[CharliC]

Yay for fun in Portland, nay for the 40 hour awake-a-thon

I like all that asparagus- it's just gone out of season here, but I love the stuff.

Awesome job on the calorie blasting leggies workout

[Brahette]

OH I love PF Changs! Did you get the lettuce wrap appetizer? Those are the best! Sounds like a great time with Seth!

Way to kill the legs!

[rubes00]

Originally Posted by jaim91

K, if Captain Sexipants is getting in the way of your sleep and weightloss...I may just need to have a talk with him.

NOBODY gets in the way of my girls and their abs...No. Body.

(unless he sends me his progress pics...in which case, we can work something out...)

He's a great influence though when it comes to diet. He helps me stay on track and not pig out

Originally Posted by Verti-gal

I <3 PF Chang's lemony scallops. That place is sooo good. What did you have?

Glad you had a good trip with the man. You two are becoming quite an item.

Oh boy we had the lettuce wraps, kung pao chicken, garlic shrimp, the combo fried rice, and mongolian beef. We got a crap load because he wanted me to try everything... lots of leftovers!

Originally Posted by CharliC

Yay for fun in Portland, nay for the 40 hour awake-a-thon.

I like all that asparagus- it's just gone out of season here, but I love the stuff.

Awesome job on the calorie blasting leggies workout

Ya I didn't enjoy missing a whole night's worth of sleep!

Originally Posted by Brahette

OH I love PF Changs! Did you get the lettuce wrap appetizer? Those are the best! Sounds like a great time with Seth!

Way to kill the legs!

Affirmitive on the lettuce wraps... they are freakin delicious!

July 19th,
Sunday/Estacort Day 14

Helllllooooo there
Had a good weekend. Got a workout in on Friday. Didn't do anything yesterday. I was actually supposed to work last night but called in because I had uber bad cramps So I just got caught up on my sleep and hung out at home.

I'm gonna go for a run later this afternoon. Then work tonight. Weight is finally back down to my starting weight... I'm still kinda on TOM so hopefully I'll drop a few more water weight pounds by tomorrow. I forgot to take the Estacort on Friday night.. oops. Just totally spaced it!

Don't have much else to update on. Life's been pretty routine lately. It's been super hot though. Tonight's my Friday then I'm off til Friday Oh I had a massage yesterday... OMG it felt amazing! I hadn't been in over a month and I was soooo tight. Pretty painful, but in a good way!

NUTRITION
protein pancake/blueberries
chicken/veggies/ezekiel bread
shake/pistachios
turkey salad
sludge

[Verti-gal]

Sorry to hear about the bad cramps. Hope you feel better soon.

Massages FTW! Bet that felt great. I'm jealous, I need one and my masseuse is broken

[jaim91]

Proud of you for staying on track

Am I gonna get updates/pics soon??

[rubes00]

Originally Posted by Verti-gal

Sorry to hear about the bad cramps. Hope you feel better soon.

Massages FTW! Bet that felt great. I'm jealous, I need one and my masseuse is broken

Yes it's really amazing what a good massage will do for you! I'm sure you can't wait til yours is all better !!!!

Originally Posted by jaim91

Proud of you for staying on track

Am I gonna get updates/pics soon??

Spanks
Yes I'll try to get them done tomorrow. Otay?

Got back from my run and then mowed my jungle ass lawn I really need to put some TLC into my yard! LOL.. it's becoming completely overgrown with weeds... yikes!

Run was good. It was HOT HOT HOT though! I didn't get any shin aches or side aches or pain whatsoever though. So that's a plus. I came pretty close to stripping down to my shorts and sports bra and jumping in the river though

Gonna shower and get food ready... then work. Happy Sunday!

Time:33 min
Cals: 377
Max HR:201
Avg HR: 178

[jaim91]

Originally Posted by rubes00

Spanks
Yes I'll try to get them done tomorrow. Otay?

Today is "tomorrow" my dear!!

p.s. lol @ "jungle ass lawn"

[CharliC]

Yay for painless running, despite frying in the heat

Nice job on getting cracking with the yard-work, it's not something that ever holds much appeal. You start to convince yourself that you actually like the weeds.

Hope you have a great week

[rubes00]

Originally Posted by jaim91

Today is "tomorrow" my dear!!

p.s. lol @ "jungle ass lawn"

Ummmm I swear to the gods above that I will have them to you tomorrow!!!! My roomie didn't come home this morning and my self timer on my camers sucks big fat balls... sooooo tomorrow. Mmmk. Oh and it'll be worth the wait.... I hope!

Originally Posted by CharliC

Yay for painless running, despite frying in the heat

Nice job on getting cracking with the yard-work, it's not something that ever holds much appeal. You start to convince yourself that you actually like the weeds.

Hope you have a great week

Oh believe me, the weeds have already begun to grow on me!!

July 20th,
Monday/Estacort Day 15

Happy Monday ladies
Only got about 4.5hrs of sleep this morning. It's just waaay too hot to sleep during the day which sucks on my night shifts! I did have a killer workout though! Last night went good at work. I stuck to my diet 100%. Felt great! I had pretty good amount of energy all night too! I did have terrible heartburn though And today during my workout as well. Not sure what it's from but I need some more antacid pills!

Not much planned for the day. Oooh I got some new running shoes though. I tried them out today and loooooooove them That's about all the excitement I have for you guys....

**RANDOM ORDER/HIGHEST WEIGHT**
WG Lat Pulldown - 70lbs

DB SLDL's - 50's <--- grip was giving out baaaad

DB Shrugs - 35's

Laying Hammies - 90lbs

Pullups/Chinups -

Plank - 1 min holds

Cable Crunches - 80lbs

Behind the Neck Lat Pulldown - 65lbs

1 Arm DB Rows - 30's

30 min TM

TOTALS
Time:1 HR 25 min
Cals:678
Max HR:189
Avg HR:143

NUTRITION
protein pancake/ezekiel bread
PWO shake/glutamine/ezekiel bread/honey
turkey salad
sludge/estacort/asparagus

[jaim91]

You're too young to have heartburn my dear

It'll be worth the wait you say? O'rly??? I'm intrigued. I imagine with all the extra 'cardio' you've been doing that the measurements will def be down (thanks to Captain Sexipants)