What can Body Definition Boot Camp Do For you???
Over the next few weeks I will be trying to showcase some of the success the clients have been having with BODY DEFINITION BOOT CAMP/ IN HOME TRAINING/ AND ONLINE PROGRAMS!! First up because she shared her excitement today and I wanted to share: Dianne Miller : I think her story is important because (not to toot my own horn - BUT ALL TRAINERS are NOT CREATED EQUAL) And Dianne is proof of that. Dianne went to a local gym and decided she wanted to reach a goal, so she took the steps and HIRED a trainer. In my opinion it is one of the best things you can do to commit. Put your money where your mouth is and DECIDE to stick to a plan, decide to learn, and decide to CHANGE. However buyer beware, not all "trainers" will get you RESULTS. They may have the newest excercise, great routines, you may even be SO SORE when you leave, but what are you seeking? RESULTS. THIS IS MY FOCUS with clients, everything else is find and dandy, but lets focus on YOUR GOAL. Why it is you hired me?
SO Dianne hires a trainer a YEAR LONG COMMITMENT MIND YOU, to the TUNE of $379/month. What did she receive? Workouts? sure. A Meal plan? Well, a LIST of ideal foods. Weigh-Ins and Measurements - to check progress and hold her goal accountable? Well ONE TIME OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR! Lets compare to what she received with Body Definition...
When we first started our boot camp sessions together, this is what Dianne had to say: "3rd week of boot camp done and i am losing inches and pounds, feel so much better than i have in years, thank you very much steph♥"
TO WHICH I REPLIED YOU ARE DOING ALL THE GREAT WORK!! I like to emphasize that there is NO MAGIC, I don't have any "secrets" its always a results of consistency, and intensity.
TO which Dianne replied "i know but to think all last year i had a trainer at the gym and got NO results and in 3 weeks i already am getting better results. it only proves that with an excellent trainer who covers every aspect including nutrition (which they didn't do ) you can do anything!!"
And now after finishing two 6 week sessions:This is what Dianne had to write today: "ran into my old trainer at the gym today. she did not recognize me at first. one whole year of working out with her and had no results to speak of. 2 six week boot camp sessions with Stephanie Villers and I am 4 lbs away from my goal and feeling great! thanks Steph your'e the best ♥"
Here's the best part of this story so you can all realize the depth of the program and how it works for EVERYONE, EVERY SIZE, EVERY AGE, who is willing to WORK FOR IT!!: Dianne is OVER 40, has some injuries that we work around, works on the road so she is out and about in her car all day (which does not make food planning easy.) Lets see did I cover all the excuses she could have used?
What did she get out of the program? Let me rephrase that, what did we work together to achieve?
**She had hands on workouts with me three days a week for one hour, small group, personalized.
**She received a FULL nutrition plan with meal ideas and monitoring every two weeks.
**She received access to me through text/email/phone to me to answer questions/concerns/issues with foods etc.
**She was weighed and measure every two weeks to make sure we were on track to where she wanted to go.
** She was given REAL FOOD - DAIRY, FRUIT, STARCHES, VEGETABLES, LEAN PROTEINS, HEALTHY FATS, food she enjoyed, food she found easy to prepare, and PLENTY of it. AND EVEN *gasp* enjoyed cheat meals of whatever she wanted occasionally off plan.
Dianne came to me drinking 15 cups of coffee a day hardly any water and maybe eating once or twice a day. She had done a no sugar no carb diet and dropped 10 pounds and then had gotten stuck. Her original goal was to "drop another 10". Ironically when reteaching someone how to properly eat and hydrate, often the body takes time to adjust. The first week on PLAN Dianne GAINED 1.4 pounds! Uh -oh I'm sure the thought crossed her mind, just another trainer who is not going to get me results I'm looking for. I talked to her and explained what we were doing to CHANGE and fix her metabolism and told her to TRUST me and STAY STRONG and consistent and she would be happy AND SHE DID!!! And HER RESULTS???? FINALLY.... DRUM ROLL....
after 2 boot camps 12 weeks total for $260 a piece (which was FAR LESS than two months - she had paid with her previous trainer)
weight loss - 18.2 pounds loss
lost 4 inches off her waist
lost 3 inches off her hips
lost 2 1/2 inches off each leg
lost 2 dress sizes!!
More importantly she has totally changed her lifestyle habits. She drinks a ton of water, really missed her fruit doing the no carb no sugar, so has been enjoying fruits and veggies, eats every few hours, drinks A LOT LESS COFFEE, has more energy, sleeps better, and feels and looks GREAT!!! Now before you say yeah sure go back and read her age, read her schedule, read her habits, read about her injuries, and REMEMBER I CAN GIVE YOU THE TOOLS, BUT YOU MUST WORK FOR IT and DETERMINE TO DO IT FOR YOURSELF LIKE DIANNE.
I asked Dianne for a before and after and her reply "I don't have many before's because I hated having my picture taken when I was heavy." ( how many people can relate to that?) However she will take one in her size 14s that are now SWIMMING ON HER and Dianne will be celebrating her wedding Anniversary next month IN VEGAS where she will be rocking a bikini PROUDLY so I expect some nice pics from that!!!!
GREAT JOB DIANNE!!!
NEXT BOOTCAMP WILL BEGIN JULY 18th Monday Wednesday and Friday Evenings: Times to be determined by group sizes but beginning after 6pm. Please email me for further details: stephanie_villers@yahoo.com as body definition website is undergoing changes. DEPOSIT REQUIRED TO HOLD SPOT. FIRST COME FIRST SERVE.
MORE CLIENT RESULTS TO COME... NEXT UP SADINNA PERRY'S STORY this one's gonna touch MANY the girl is determined!! And doing it the right way when many other options have been thrown her way!
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Concrete Angels... may they rest in peace
Contrary to the fact that I woke up from anesthesia crying, that I cried like a baby, I mean like a baby you stole something from to the movie PS I LOVE YOU, and that I cry happy tears when I see my daughter dance, almost every time... the truth is I am not an overly emotional person = "a crier" if you will, well MOST OF THE time anyway. If you ask my close friends and family I bet they will say they can count on one hand the amount of times they've seen me cry. I actually am annoyed by girls that cry at everything, I don't mean the touched tears I mean the my life's so hard, so I cry tears all the time, its like toughen up your ducts already or something LOL it just makes me numb to crying I guess. And I have that weird sense of laughing while I'm crying even when I do. I guess my body tries to fight it.
Even now I'm joking but what I want to write about is no joking matter its one of those "things" that actually brought me to tears. We have had so many sad tragedies in our time, personally, locally, globally, its no secret this world is severely messed up. The news on TV I know is background noise for many, but not in our house. I read what I have to online to keep up with the important stuff and that's it. I never watch it with my children or family. Its actually one of those things I don't understand, people won't let kids watch PG-13 movies, or play violent video games, but their 8 year old can sit right next to them as the man on channel 5 tells about how a group of men broke into a house and went on a brutal killing spree for no apparent reason at all, or how a college that their 8 year old dreams about going to is locked down because there has been 4 consecutive rape cases in the last two weeks. Just saying... news is not ever anything positive or anything I want the focus of my evening chatter to be while my kids are awake. And if media is not focusing on all the scary things going on, then its pure junk gossip. How many illegitimate kids did another politician father, or how a "scientifically socially educated psychologist" released "scientific information" about how black women are less attractive... really do I need to prove my news case anymore. And I've never been one to post these stories on face book, really talk about vote for the worst spirit lifter ever - posting sad stories, what does that say about you? If you can go back on your wall and find more than five disturbing news stories, you need a new hobby. But this story, this story struck different. This story hit many. This story cannot be called sad, cannot be called evil, for some unspeakable reason it took a form that reached down inside of many of us far deeper than sad or evil. A story that I feel I will remember unfortunately for a very long time. His name. His little beautiful face, but most of all his shoes.
Last week I took the boys shoe shopping, they are growing like little weeds which is wonderful. You know for little preemies that were three and a half and four pounds three ounces who had some rough times, you'd never know looking at these honking feet. These little toes that are so adorable yet somehow find a way to bust holes right through socks. When I bought them new shoes, we took a picture of my 11 year olds feet (peanut) next to our 4 year olds and ummmmm they are not far off!! She has on fly Nike Shox, yeah well they had Shox too but they have outgrown two pairs of sneakers since then so in this economy we were looking for value over "name". So we went shoe shopping. It was so cute listening to their little opinions "I don't like those brown ones", "those look too big" And then it was like they saw Gold!!! THE LIGHTNING MCQUEEN SNEAKERS!!! It was all Broderick could talk about. I did everything in my power to talk him out of them, I had to talk and walk quickly because they were taking him over (I'm not really a fan of character shoes) and I can still hear his little voice "But Lightning McQueen's a big boy, and I'm a big boy, so I should get those shoes." When I got out of the store I called my husband and told him all about our shoe shopping experience and how I felt like a bad Mommy for not letting him get the McQueen shoes. We laughed and joked, and said he'll forget all about them, they're just shoes. But now I never will.
Many know I had my daughter young. I was clueless, naive, very selfish, and oh did I mention clueless. But as SOON as I had her it was like second nature. I belonged to her, she belonged to me. No one needed to tell me, show me, explain it, its just such a natural, pure love. She needed me and I didn't even know it but I needed her. She came out, I held her, nursed her, cuddled her, and voila an angel was born. I thought woman must just have this instinct put in them, when a baby is born a mommy is born. No one needs to tell you you would give your life for this child, no one needs to tell you they are sacred, innocent, and come first. Its just an unconditional love that just overwhelms you. Unfortunately the sad truth is its not something ALL women are born with as - so to hear this story - KILLED ME TO THE CORE.
If you do not know what story I am talking about yet then you probably are not from the new England area because its circulating rapidly. Briefly, on Tuesday in Maine they found a dead body of a 4 - 6 year old boy. A beautiful little boy blonde hair, blue eyed boy. He was wearing a gray camouflage hooded sweatshirt with the brand name “Faded Glory,’’ tan pants, and “Lightning McQueen’’ black sneakers. Lightning McQueen sneakers, those words hit me like a ton of bricks and I just felt sick to my stomach. Its not that I selfishly thought about my own children instinctively alone, but that this poor baby was discarded dead on the road like that, that no one was claiming him, missing him, looking for him, caring about him. The shoes brought me back to how INNOCENT a child is, I could hear Broderick's little voice: "But Lightning McQueen's a big boy, and I'm a big boy, so I should get those shoes." How could anyone HURT a child so innocent, how could anyone discard a child like they are rubbish. It made my stomach turn and it made me cry. My heart broke for that poor boy, life can be so unfair. We all think it I would have taken that CHILD!! To hurt a child is so inconceivable, and later we find out to be hurt by his own mother is nothing short of PURE EVIL. My only hope is that he is resting now and peaceful.
Every lightning McQueen toy I see in our house I think of him, my husband even does too because remember I called and told him all about the shoes story so he knew about it as well. Every quiet moment when I'm watching them grow and learn and explore, I think of him, so innocent so pure, its just so heart wrenching. Some things we cannot change, some things we cannot control, evil people are powerful when they creep into our lives and thoughts too much so I will not even give this waste of breath a single sentence more, I will only say that my heart and thoughts are with little Camden, may he rest in peace.
And as I walked my children up the stairs to preschool on Tuesday I took the time to realize all the changes and growth they have made. In September the teachers where peeling Broderick off kicking and screaming because he wanted to be home with Mommy, and there he was my little men walking up the stairs finding their own hooks, taking off their jackets hanging them up, taking out their lunch boxes and putting their back packs away all by themselves. It was all I could do to get hugs and kisses out of them, they were off to play! They have grown so much since September. And tonight at home they cut out their projects for their sea calendar Broderick's lines straighter than Bryce's but he'll get there, and again there was the lightning McQueen Toy reminding me. Its ok though I am not thinking of the evil, may he rest in peace, justice be served, and may I focus on my job as a Mommy keeping them HAPPY AND SAFE. HAPPY AND SAFE. Its a balance, especially as they get older, my daughter is 11 and everything that keeps her safe doesn't always make her happy, but she understands (kinda). For Mothers Day she wrote me a BOOK of poems, so pure and sweet and this one was one of my favorites...
May every Mommy, Daddy, Aunt, Uncle, Grandma, Grandpa, God Parent, Sibling, and every person that Loves and Appreciates children remember that's our only job happy and safe. And though this world is sick and twisted sometimes. We must focus on the love we are blessed with to be received and to be shared.
RIP CAMDEN... ALWAYS IN OUR THOUGHTS
Even now I'm joking but what I want to write about is no joking matter its one of those "things" that actually brought me to tears. We have had so many sad tragedies in our time, personally, locally, globally, its no secret this world is severely messed up. The news on TV I know is background noise for many, but not in our house. I read what I have to online to keep up with the important stuff and that's it. I never watch it with my children or family. Its actually one of those things I don't understand, people won't let kids watch PG-13 movies, or play violent video games, but their 8 year old can sit right next to them as the man on channel 5 tells about how a group of men broke into a house and went on a brutal killing spree for no apparent reason at all, or how a college that their 8 year old dreams about going to is locked down because there has been 4 consecutive rape cases in the last two weeks. Just saying... news is not ever anything positive or anything I want the focus of my evening chatter to be while my kids are awake. And if media is not focusing on all the scary things going on, then its pure junk gossip. How many illegitimate kids did another politician father, or how a "scientifically socially educated psychologist" released "scientific information" about how black women are less attractive... really do I need to prove my news case anymore. And I've never been one to post these stories on face book, really talk about vote for the worst spirit lifter ever - posting sad stories, what does that say about you? If you can go back on your wall and find more than five disturbing news stories, you need a new hobby. But this story, this story struck different. This story hit many. This story cannot be called sad, cannot be called evil, for some unspeakable reason it took a form that reached down inside of many of us far deeper than sad or evil. A story that I feel I will remember unfortunately for a very long time. His name. His little beautiful face, but most of all his shoes.
Last week I took the boys shoe shopping, they are growing like little weeds which is wonderful. You know for little preemies that were three and a half and four pounds three ounces who had some rough times, you'd never know looking at these honking feet. These little toes that are so adorable yet somehow find a way to bust holes right through socks. When I bought them new shoes, we took a picture of my 11 year olds feet (peanut) next to our 4 year olds and ummmmm they are not far off!! She has on fly Nike Shox, yeah well they had Shox too but they have outgrown two pairs of sneakers since then so in this economy we were looking for value over "name". So we went shoe shopping. It was so cute listening to their little opinions "I don't like those brown ones", "those look too big" And then it was like they saw Gold!!! THE LIGHTNING MCQUEEN SNEAKERS!!! It was all Broderick could talk about. I did everything in my power to talk him out of them, I had to talk and walk quickly because they were taking him over (I'm not really a fan of character shoes) and I can still hear his little voice "But Lightning McQueen's a big boy, and I'm a big boy, so I should get those shoes." When I got out of the store I called my husband and told him all about our shoe shopping experience and how I felt like a bad Mommy for not letting him get the McQueen shoes. We laughed and joked, and said he'll forget all about them, they're just shoes. But now I never will.
Many know I had my daughter young. I was clueless, naive, very selfish, and oh did I mention clueless. But as SOON as I had her it was like second nature. I belonged to her, she belonged to me. No one needed to tell me, show me, explain it, its just such a natural, pure love. She needed me and I didn't even know it but I needed her. She came out, I held her, nursed her, cuddled her, and voila an angel was born. I thought woman must just have this instinct put in them, when a baby is born a mommy is born. No one needs to tell you you would give your life for this child, no one needs to tell you they are sacred, innocent, and come first. Its just an unconditional love that just overwhelms you. Unfortunately the sad truth is its not something ALL women are born with as - so to hear this story - KILLED ME TO THE CORE.
If you do not know what story I am talking about yet then you probably are not from the new England area because its circulating rapidly. Briefly, on Tuesday in Maine they found a dead body of a 4 - 6 year old boy. A beautiful little boy blonde hair, blue eyed boy. He was wearing a gray camouflage hooded sweatshirt with the brand name “Faded Glory,’’ tan pants, and “Lightning McQueen’’ black sneakers. Lightning McQueen sneakers, those words hit me like a ton of bricks and I just felt sick to my stomach. Its not that I selfishly thought about my own children instinctively alone, but that this poor baby was discarded dead on the road like that, that no one was claiming him, missing him, looking for him, caring about him. The shoes brought me back to how INNOCENT a child is, I could hear Broderick's little voice: "But Lightning McQueen's a big boy, and I'm a big boy, so I should get those shoes." How could anyone HURT a child so innocent, how could anyone discard a child like they are rubbish. It made my stomach turn and it made me cry. My heart broke for that poor boy, life can be so unfair. We all think it I would have taken that CHILD!! To hurt a child is so inconceivable, and later we find out to be hurt by his own mother is nothing short of PURE EVIL. My only hope is that he is resting now and peaceful.
Every lightning McQueen toy I see in our house I think of him, my husband even does too because remember I called and told him all about the shoes story so he knew about it as well. Every quiet moment when I'm watching them grow and learn and explore, I think of him, so innocent so pure, its just so heart wrenching. Some things we cannot change, some things we cannot control, evil people are powerful when they creep into our lives and thoughts too much so I will not even give this waste of breath a single sentence more, I will only say that my heart and thoughts are with little Camden, may he rest in peace.
And as I walked my children up the stairs to preschool on Tuesday I took the time to realize all the changes and growth they have made. In September the teachers where peeling Broderick off kicking and screaming because he wanted to be home with Mommy, and there he was my little men walking up the stairs finding their own hooks, taking off their jackets hanging them up, taking out their lunch boxes and putting their back packs away all by themselves. It was all I could do to get hugs and kisses out of them, they were off to play! They have grown so much since September. And tonight at home they cut out their projects for their sea calendar Broderick's lines straighter than Bryce's but he'll get there, and again there was the lightning McQueen Toy reminding me. Its ok though I am not thinking of the evil, may he rest in peace, justice be served, and may I focus on my job as a Mommy keeping them HAPPY AND SAFE. HAPPY AND SAFE. Its a balance, especially as they get older, my daughter is 11 and everything that keeps her safe doesn't always make her happy, but she understands (kinda). For Mothers Day she wrote me a BOOK of poems, so pure and sweet and this one was one of my favorites...
May every Mommy, Daddy, Aunt, Uncle, Grandma, Grandpa, God Parent, Sibling, and every person that Loves and Appreciates children remember that's our only job happy and safe. And though this world is sick and twisted sometimes. We must focus on the love we are blessed with to be received and to be shared.
RIP CAMDEN... ALWAYS IN OUR THOUGHTS
Friday, May 13, 2011
Wisdom Teeth Gone
Well my wisdom teeth are gone!! As of today! They were suppose to come out roughly 12 years ago but I am a dental procrastinator... ANXIETY of the dentist to the 10th power. Unfortunately they became impacted and since I had 4 teeth pulled as a teenager due to crowding, before I wore braces those damn wisdom teeth crowded my perfectly straight teeth AGAIN! I'm hoping now that they're gone I may be able to get a retainer or invisalign to get back my straight pearly whites, they're not horrible just a little crowding on the bottom that I know my parents are saying what a wast of a couple grand!
So I headed to the oral surgeon today trying not to get too worked up but absolutely hating the idea! HATE THE DENTIST, as soon as I'm hit with that notorious smell of the office I get queasy. My mother in law who I am so lucky to have drove me and sat in the office through the entire procedure. As soon as the put the monitors on me to monitor my vitals the Dr says "ok you are either about to faint, are an extremely calm person, or you work out a lot, your heart rate is so LOW!" I chuckled and we started talking about my working out, being a personal trainer, and teaching boot camp and that was the last I really remember. He froze my arm to put an IV in - honestly that freezing stuff is so cold it almost tingles more than a needle poke... I thought my skin was gonna fall off LOL. Next I knew I was sitting up in a room and my mother in law was sitting in front of me. I woke up from anesthesia shaking like I was freezin cold, must have been that ice stuff haha and crying, like really crying. Yet I have no clue why I was crying which made it all the more weird. I wasn't in any pain at that point, totally numb, but they said it does happen. I remember thinking why the hell am I crying? Is something wrong and I don't remember haha I am def a light weight cause I was out of it! Thank goodness for my amazing mother in law, she sat there talking to me, rubbing my leg and talking me through waking up. I kept see the doctor run by and say do you remember this? Or do you remember that? And I was like ummmmmm not at all. He was so cheery, and I was still thinking HEY why am I crying? LOL My mother in law went over all the instructions with me and the nurse, made sure I was less groggy, got me home and tucked me into bed. She went and got my meds for me and stayed until I was in la la land off asleep. I love this woman. So sweet and helpful. I'm sure I was just a groggy joy! lol And thanks to my Dad (I have such amazing family) he took the boys for the day and even went to my daughter's school to watch her in her poetry reading. (Which I was very sad I had to miss). My dentist called to check up on me and told me the pain in my lower left side will be pretty significant and gave me instructions on how to medicate. We're gonna layer advils on Percs for the pain because he said I think you'd be too loopy on two percs haha So percocets and chill time on the agenda for the evening, laying in bed typing because I'm awake so if its not coherent I apologize now.
I hope I'm up and at em soon and ready to roll. It is absolutely gorgeous outside, and I'm pumped to have this over, if you can't tell I get a little anxious about dental stuff, and recovering. Yesterday I took my last FINAL of the semester. So that was a large relief lifted! I have one week until my next 6 week boot Camp session starts and I am getting PUMPED about that!! Emailed all the girls and having them ok and review pics/feedback before I do a full update on the last session. But I will say I am very PROUD and KNOW this was a great decision for me and for my clients... just some brief over views - ONE CLIENT IN 6 weeks of bootcamp with nutrition personalized to them... DOWN 13 pounds!And tons of inches! Another CLIENT DOWN 12 POUNDS, Another Down 7 AND AN AMAZING HARD WORKING WOMAN DOWN 24 POUNDS!! - Its not about quick fixes or magic, it is simple old fashion getting it done, back to the basics, work smart, eat smart. It is a results driven program. Focus on goals, realistic goals, set them and I will give you all the tools and motivation to achieve them, ultimately it is up to you!
NEXT SESSION STARTS MAY 23rd MESSAGE ME FOR DETAILS stephanie_villers@yahoo.com. This has become my baby! And I truly LOVE WHAT I DO!!
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Power, Hard work, Ambition, and Triumph = PHAT
THIS IS A QUICK LITTLE UPDATE! As I feel like I haven't blogged in forever... and have some great ones I'd love to share, I have three in the works, half saved, half worked on because I haven't had the time to dedicate to them. School break is a commin, so hopefully those will get finished! ONE even includes some progress pics with some VERY INTERESTING comparisons of how different muscle looks than fat. Yes I know I'm fitness minded and would automatically think that, but contrary to being labeled a "bodybuilder" my goal is not for everyone to be jacked LOL Yes we hear muscle weighs more than fat, muscle's more dense, takes up less space yada yada yada, but I've yet to meet very many women who are actually OK with believing this, myself believe it or not included sometimes. I know scientifically its correct, I've seen it with my own eyes, but when I see my scale heavier, that's when whether or not I find that truth charming comes into play. I'll never forget after my first show I went to a birthday party with my daughter the next day and the CLOWN decided I looked like the best target to pick up and put on his shoulders LOL I was lean and I guess looked the littlest, he kept joking about HOW MUCH HEAVIER I WAS THAN I LOOKED!!!! LOL Yes muscle weighs more than fat but takes up less space, size twos falling off, but still weighed more than most "size 2s".
Well that's why progress pics ARE SO CRUCIAL! I even surprised myself a bit with the difference. I mean nothing miraculous, but def proof of this muscle working in our favor GREATLY. I won't go into it too much yet as that's another blog.
SO what's going on... RANDOM BULLET POINTS
*CURRENTLY WRAPPING UP THE SEMESTER AT SCHOOL - another blog is actually about school too a little - but anyway wrapping up and these last two weeks I have been SLAMMED with school work. Which is really what has halted a lot of focus on much anything else, beside training clients/boot camp/the family...
* This Weekend I will be attending Jen Hendershot's PHAT CAMP - For anyone who doesn't know who Jenny H is she has always been a fitness favorite of mine!! She has retired from Competing, but while she was competing has won both of the biggest titles in fitness: The Fitness International and the Ms. Olympia competition.
Here's a sample of one of her kick ass routines!
I'm looking forward to the ENERGY you get at fitness weekends like this, the inspiration, and of course the workouts. Her site directs: "Friday night we will be training power arms and abs, Saturday we will train chest and Shoulders. Sunday we will be training back and legs. Please do whatever you feel is on your schedule; however it is highly advised you come rested and ready for camp."
*This is My final week of this Body Definition bootcamp - IT WAS COMPLETELY FULL AND SO VERY SUCCESSFUL and FUN! Today we took some more pics, as we did at the seminar back in March and will be compiling pics and everything to add to the website that is in the process of being finished. It will start off very basic as I need a portal to services and contacts, but will grow as time allows. My vision just as my old site is to cover a lot and inspire, as well as promote, but for now my visions can take time so I need a basic start and that is coming soon! I will say the results from this boot camp have been WONDERFUL! Can't wait to share more!
THE NEXT BOOTCAMP SESSION BEGINS MAY 23rd ACCEPTING REGISTRATION NOW! FIRST COME FIRST SERVE Already 6 signed up for the 7:15 and 2 signed up for the 6 time slot. So contact me ASAP.
Body Definition Boot Camps - Hosted at Legends Gymnastics In North Andover, MA
Programs run in 6 week sessions - meet 3 times a week for an hour.
NEXT SESSION BEGINS MAY 23rd and TIMES are Mon & Wednesday @ 6 OR 7:15 Sat@ 9:00
6 weeks INCLUDES
* Pre week orientation, with initial nutrition consult, discussion and brief over view of exercises for beginners or those needing refreshing.
* Nutrition changes every 2 week - full plan personalized to your needs/goals totally interactive.
* Measurements and weigh in every 2 weeks (for those setting specific goals)
* Before and after pictures if you choose.
* Complete Guided Hands On Boot Camp Style workout with a Certified Personal Trainer
* Plyometrics, Kickboxing, Intervals, Cardio, Kettlebell, Resistance Training
* All levels and ages WELCOME - a good trainer can adjust per conditioning and age levels
We will not be holding a full seminar this go around before the start, but will be hosting another seminar day in JUNE SO STAY TUNED FOR THAT. Once the website is up you can sign up for email notifications of upcoming events!
*TODAY WAS BEAUTIFUL!! Hope everyone got to enjoy the weather, I know my kids were outside ALMOST ALL DAY!
Hope everyone has a great weekend and I'll be sharing PICS FROM PHAT CAMP SOON!
Well that's why progress pics ARE SO CRUCIAL! I even surprised myself a bit with the difference. I mean nothing miraculous, but def proof of this muscle working in our favor GREATLY. I won't go into it too much yet as that's another blog.
SO what's going on... RANDOM BULLET POINTS
*CURRENTLY WRAPPING UP THE SEMESTER AT SCHOOL - another blog is actually about school too a little - but anyway wrapping up and these last two weeks I have been SLAMMED with school work. Which is really what has halted a lot of focus on much anything else, beside training clients/boot camp/the family...
* This Weekend I will be attending Jen Hendershot's PHAT CAMP - For anyone who doesn't know who Jenny H is she has always been a fitness favorite of mine!! She has retired from Competing, but while she was competing has won both of the biggest titles in fitness: The Fitness International and the Ms. Olympia competition.
Here's a sample of one of her kick ass routines!
I'm looking forward to the ENERGY you get at fitness weekends like this, the inspiration, and of course the workouts. Her site directs: "Friday night we will be training power arms and abs, Saturday we will train chest and Shoulders. Sunday we will be training back and legs. Please do whatever you feel is on your schedule; however it is highly advised you come rested and ready for camp."
*This is My final week of this Body Definition bootcamp - IT WAS COMPLETELY FULL AND SO VERY SUCCESSFUL and FUN! Today we took some more pics, as we did at the seminar back in March and will be compiling pics and everything to add to the website that is in the process of being finished. It will start off very basic as I need a portal to services and contacts, but will grow as time allows. My vision just as my old site is to cover a lot and inspire, as well as promote, but for now my visions can take time so I need a basic start and that is coming soon! I will say the results from this boot camp have been WONDERFUL! Can't wait to share more!
THE NEXT BOOTCAMP SESSION BEGINS MAY 23rd ACCEPTING REGISTRATION NOW! FIRST COME FIRST SERVE Already 6 signed up for the 7:15 and 2 signed up for the 6 time slot. So contact me ASAP.
Body Definition Boot Camps - Hosted at Legends Gymnastics In North Andover, MA
Programs run in 6 week sessions - meet 3 times a week for an hour.
NEXT SESSION BEGINS MAY 23rd and TIMES are Mon & Wednesday @ 6 OR 7:15 Sat@ 9:00
6 weeks INCLUDES
* Pre week orientation, with initial nutrition consult, discussion and brief over view of exercises for beginners or those needing refreshing.
* Nutrition changes every 2 week - full plan personalized to your needs/goals totally interactive.
* Measurements and weigh in every 2 weeks (for those setting specific goals)
* Before and after pictures if you choose.
* Complete Guided Hands On Boot Camp Style workout with a Certified Personal Trainer
* Plyometrics, Kickboxing, Intervals, Cardio, Kettlebell, Resistance Training
* All levels and ages WELCOME - a good trainer can adjust per conditioning and age levels
We will not be holding a full seminar this go around before the start, but will be hosting another seminar day in JUNE SO STAY TUNED FOR THAT. Once the website is up you can sign up for email notifications of upcoming events!
*TODAY WAS BEAUTIFUL!! Hope everyone got to enjoy the weather, I know my kids were outside ALMOST ALL DAY!
Hope everyone has a great weekend and I'll be sharing PICS FROM PHAT CAMP SOON!
Friday, March 25, 2011
Maybe Boston Market will Be My Next Sponsor :) haha
So quick little update I want to share BEFORE THE WEEKEND STARTS!! Few things... Let me first start with an INSPIRATIONAL Motivated person I have recently had the pleasure of meeting. The thing I want everyone to truly understand is I know that MY job is to motive YOU. I do my best to inspire, give tools, and such, but in return the enthusiasm I receive from you guys IS MY MOTIVATION!!
So Sunday we had the nutrition seminar and boot camp KICK OFF - as I mentioned Some attended that where not attending boot camp, because it was full, but they still wanted to learn about nutrition (which we covered in depth), have a great workout - which we did, and take away POINTS and TIPS they could then use on their own to jump start their journey. Well one of the attendees was Felicia. I was impressed with Felicia's introduction right away, because she mentioned about 6 or 7 years ago she had TOTALLY changed her lifestyle and decided to lose 80 POUNDS on her own, and has KEPT them off. She wanted motivation to get into better shape, and advice to lose those last 10 pounds.
So HERE IS WHAT A MOTIVATED PERSON TOOK AWAY FROM A FOUR HOUR SEMINAR:
On Sunday following boot camp she emailed me for some of the recipes and food items we discussed and said:
Hi Stephanie!!
I REALLYYY enjoyed your class!! I actually woke up today and my legs and booty were killinnggg me. But in a good way!! I just really need to tone up and drop the last 5-10 pounds! but I dont wanna get too skinny i like my curvy figure lol.. It was nice to be hurting today I go to the gym pretty usually but I'll just run a couple miles and thats how i lost all my weight at first and then it just stopped working so a couple weeks ago I went to Lowes and bought a little step so i started stepping 4-5 times a week for half an hour doing different things on it like lunging and stepping up and kicking and then i incorporated 5 pounds weights while stepping to work my upper half and i lost another 10 pounds just from changing my routine so you showing me the kettleball exercises was GREAT!! It was exactly what I needed to jump start me again into a good routine. I am constantly researching things about nutrition I am a little obsessed just from seeing how me losing my 80 pounds when I was 18 COMPLETELY changed my life. People treat you completely different it's crazy! Even if you can't come up with another class right now let me know when your next 6 week routine will start and Katie and I will be there for sure!! Thanks again though and I will definitely be staying in touch with you, you are my new best friend LOL
Thanks!
Felicia
Then a few Days later she posted to me: LOVING the tuna/celery/egg/tzaziki stuff (or however u spell it lol) wraps for lunch everyday..SOOOO good. and i made the jasmine rice n chicken sausage last night w broccoli n mixed that all up. eating healthy has never tasted so good! LOL
Then today I got another wonderful message and that's when I asked her if I could share :) she said: Ive lost 4 pounds since sunday!! I am eating every two hours and I am just loving everything about it! Thanks so much for all the helpful tips!
THIS RIGHT HERE IS SO POWERFUL!!! Its her attitude, her focus, her drive. It's no magic, its nothing crazy. She attended a four hour class/seminar and walked away and APPLIED IT. SIMPLE. I say it all the time but I mean it from the bottom of my heart. JUST DO IT! Don't talk about it, don't stress about it, don't talk yourself out of it, don't make excuses, its really simple, ONCE you just START. Will it get hard yes? Will you have off days? Yes. But with the right attitude and drive - ANYONE CAN DO WHAT THEY WANT!!!
So needed to share that!! THANK FELICIA! YOU ROCK!!
On to the next point: So i have a few clients who have demanding jobs, and sometimes they may run out of the house with a certain number of meals prepared and not realize until they get to work that they will be stuck there longer than they prepared for. WHAT CAN YOU DO? NO FOOD... and you have a four hour stretch coming up? What's an alternative?
Perfect example of even when you are not prepared, you need to be prepared: Going on a business lunch and you don't want to bring prepared food for the restaurant? FIGURE out your calorie and macronutrient needs and devise a plan to order something that fits that, and STICK WITH IT. You must mentally prepare ahead even if you don't have food prepared. Maybe grab an extra protein shake for back up in cases of long periods without eating, better than eating nothing in a pinch. Or in this particular case I knew the needs and simply asked "Can you run out to a Boston Market in between conferences?" The answer was yes. Now before I go any further KNOW that take out and/ or restaurant food is ALWAYS added calories and sodium even if its just grilled chicken and vegetables. And honestly we can't even believe the calorie counts they post because they are not weighing and measuring their portions or watching every meal go out. There is a REASON it tastes much better than when you make it at home :) HOWEVER if this is your lifestyle MAKE IT WORK appropriately. So back to Boston Market. The meal of choice was Quarter White Rotisserie Chicken (no skin) with Garlic Dill New Potatoes and Fresh Steamed Vegetables = 440 calories, 9 g fat, 2 g saturated fat, 0 g trans fat, 33 g carbs, 55 g protein, 6 g fiber, 5 g sugars - a little higher calories than her normally 300 to 350 range but I instructed her to tone down the portion size by about a quarter of the chicken and of the potatoes. VOILA! LONG period without eating, starving your body and setting your self up for an off plan I had to cheat cause I was starving moment AVOIDED. Is it perfect? No. Does it work better than skipping or an unhealthier choice - ABSOLUTELY! So going back to my above point of just doing it - SIMPLY MAKE IT WORK.
And onto this WEEKEND!!!! This is what I like to call MY IDEAL FIT MOMMA WEEKEND <3 My HOPES or plans is to shoot a MARKETING REEL OF WHAT a WEEKEND OR THREE DAY STRETCH like this would entail - my reason is to show my clients, potential clients, and also potential sponsors - yeah I'm on the hunt, HOW I personally incorporate FAMILY, FITNESS, AND FUN :) I don't just say it, I actually LIVE IT!!
Today - Gym, Trained Clients, CLEANED my house like hands and knees, stripped the beds, laundry, kids played outside - Tonight taught BOOT CAMP which was awesome! Home to get in my last meal and relax with the fam, throw up a quick blog, a few emails - maybe a little homework in there too BLAH lol
Tomorrow - Bright and early POSING SESSION with clients, NEW CLIENT start up, Client and lifting, then gymnastics Birthday party with my boys, and Dinner at home with some family coming over.
Sunday we are all headed as a family to watch Ms. Princess B compete in Dance again! FAMILY, FITNESS, FUN... that's how its GOES! Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!! And remember the weekends can make or break your progress over the week, don't let it all go, its not worth the hard work and time you've put in all week. STAY STRONG!!! For motivation for my boot campers THEY will face the scale ON MONDAY... talk about motivation to stay clean and focused over the weekend which can be the hardest time!!
So Sunday we had the nutrition seminar and boot camp KICK OFF - as I mentioned Some attended that where not attending boot camp, because it was full, but they still wanted to learn about nutrition (which we covered in depth), have a great workout - which we did, and take away POINTS and TIPS they could then use on their own to jump start their journey. Well one of the attendees was Felicia. I was impressed with Felicia's introduction right away, because she mentioned about 6 or 7 years ago she had TOTALLY changed her lifestyle and decided to lose 80 POUNDS on her own, and has KEPT them off. She wanted motivation to get into better shape, and advice to lose those last 10 pounds.
So HERE IS WHAT A MOTIVATED PERSON TOOK AWAY FROM A FOUR HOUR SEMINAR:
On Sunday following boot camp she emailed me for some of the recipes and food items we discussed and said:
Hi Stephanie!!
I REALLYYY enjoyed your class!! I actually woke up today and my legs and booty were killinnggg me. But in a good way!! I just really need to tone up and drop the last 5-10 pounds! but I dont wanna get too skinny i like my curvy figure lol.. It was nice to be hurting today I go to the gym pretty usually but I'll just run a couple miles and thats how i lost all my weight at first and then it just stopped working so a couple weeks ago I went to Lowes and bought a little step so i started stepping 4-5 times a week for half an hour doing different things on it like lunging and stepping up and kicking and then i incorporated 5 pounds weights while stepping to work my upper half and i lost another 10 pounds just from changing my routine so you showing me the kettleball exercises was GREAT!! It was exactly what I needed to jump start me again into a good routine. I am constantly researching things about nutrition I am a little obsessed just from seeing how me losing my 80 pounds when I was 18 COMPLETELY changed my life. People treat you completely different it's crazy! Even if you can't come up with another class right now let me know when your next 6 week routine will start and Katie and I will be there for sure!! Thanks again though and I will definitely be staying in touch with you, you are my new best friend LOL
Thanks!
Felicia
Then a few Days later she posted to me: LOVING the tuna/celery/egg/tzaziki stuff (or however u spell it lol) wraps for lunch everyday..SOOOO good. and i made the jasmine rice n chicken sausage last night w broccoli n mixed that all up. eating healthy has never tasted so good! LOL
Then today I got another wonderful message and that's when I asked her if I could share :) she said: Ive lost 4 pounds since sunday!! I am eating every two hours and I am just loving everything about it! Thanks so much for all the helpful tips!
THIS RIGHT HERE IS SO POWERFUL!!! Its her attitude, her focus, her drive. It's no magic, its nothing crazy. She attended a four hour class/seminar and walked away and APPLIED IT. SIMPLE. I say it all the time but I mean it from the bottom of my heart. JUST DO IT! Don't talk about it, don't stress about it, don't talk yourself out of it, don't make excuses, its really simple, ONCE you just START. Will it get hard yes? Will you have off days? Yes. But with the right attitude and drive - ANYONE CAN DO WHAT THEY WANT!!!
So needed to share that!! THANK FELICIA! YOU ROCK!!
On to the next point: So i have a few clients who have demanding jobs, and sometimes they may run out of the house with a certain number of meals prepared and not realize until they get to work that they will be stuck there longer than they prepared for. WHAT CAN YOU DO? NO FOOD... and you have a four hour stretch coming up? What's an alternative?
Perfect example of even when you are not prepared, you need to be prepared: Going on a business lunch and you don't want to bring prepared food for the restaurant? FIGURE out your calorie and macronutrient needs and devise a plan to order something that fits that, and STICK WITH IT. You must mentally prepare ahead even if you don't have food prepared. Maybe grab an extra protein shake for back up in cases of long periods without eating, better than eating nothing in a pinch. Or in this particular case I knew the needs and simply asked "Can you run out to a Boston Market in between conferences?" The answer was yes. Now before I go any further KNOW that take out and/ or restaurant food is ALWAYS added calories and sodium even if its just grilled chicken and vegetables. And honestly we can't even believe the calorie counts they post because they are not weighing and measuring their portions or watching every meal go out. There is a REASON it tastes much better than when you make it at home :) HOWEVER if this is your lifestyle MAKE IT WORK appropriately. So back to Boston Market. The meal of choice was Quarter White Rotisserie Chicken (no skin) with Garlic Dill New Potatoes and Fresh Steamed Vegetables = 440 calories, 9 g fat, 2 g saturated fat, 0 g trans fat, 33 g carbs, 55 g protein, 6 g fiber, 5 g sugars - a little higher calories than her normally 300 to 350 range but I instructed her to tone down the portion size by about a quarter of the chicken and of the potatoes. VOILA! LONG period without eating, starving your body and setting your self up for an off plan I had to cheat cause I was starving moment AVOIDED. Is it perfect? No. Does it work better than skipping or an unhealthier choice - ABSOLUTELY! So going back to my above point of just doing it - SIMPLY MAKE IT WORK.
And onto this WEEKEND!!!! This is what I like to call MY IDEAL FIT MOMMA WEEKEND <3 My HOPES or plans is to shoot a MARKETING REEL OF WHAT a WEEKEND OR THREE DAY STRETCH like this would entail - my reason is to show my clients, potential clients, and also potential sponsors - yeah I'm on the hunt, HOW I personally incorporate FAMILY, FITNESS, AND FUN :) I don't just say it, I actually LIVE IT!!
Today - Gym, Trained Clients, CLEANED my house like hands and knees, stripped the beds, laundry, kids played outside - Tonight taught BOOT CAMP which was awesome! Home to get in my last meal and relax with the fam, throw up a quick blog, a few emails - maybe a little homework in there too BLAH lol
Tomorrow - Bright and early POSING SESSION with clients, NEW CLIENT start up, Client and lifting, then gymnastics Birthday party with my boys, and Dinner at home with some family coming over.
Sunday we are all headed as a family to watch Ms. Princess B compete in Dance again! FAMILY, FITNESS, FUN... that's how its GOES! Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!! And remember the weekends can make or break your progress over the week, don't let it all go, its not worth the hard work and time you've put in all week. STAY STRONG!!! For motivation for my boot campers THEY will face the scale ON MONDAY... talk about motivation to stay clean and focused over the weekend which can be the hardest time!!
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
YESTERDAY YOU SAID TOMORROW!
“When people say, 'She's got everything', I've got one answer - I haven't had tomorrow.” RIP ~Elizabeth Taylor~ 1932 - 2011.
She was described as the ultimate movie star: beautiful, bigger than life; magnetic, commanding the spotlight with unparalleled power. She knew no moderation -- it was all or nothing. A loss of an icon and a loss of a generation where talent was ingrained in you blood and not created.
“I've always admitted that I'm ruled by my passions.”
This Blog is going to be short and sweet. WHY? Because I have a lot going on and I need to quickly update, share, hopefully motivate, and get back to FOCUS - Clients have picked up again - nice little wave. Boot camp session number 2 has kicked off and is going great!! Sunday we had our seminar and class to kick it off. Thank you all for coming, even those who were not able to do the boot camp because it was full. I hope you took a lot away as I know some of you have! Back to school! And focused on the fitness industry as well!!
This past week I was able to head to Framingham Gold's Gym and shoot a leg video with Will Brink as I mentioned in my previous blog! GOOD TIMES! More videos Coming soon!! Next one we will be focusing on some conditioning and HITT!
Not sure why the blog cuts off the video but here is the link if you want to see it full screen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4Ms6aoD8hg
Coming Up April 2nd I will be working KnucklesUSA booth at the MMA Fights in Revere, MA!
And I am in the process of booking a photo shoot, I need some new pics!! My creative juices are flowing! I've been staying focused with my plan, unfortunately I'm at that point where my mind starts playing not so funny tricks on me. Now unless you've competed most women won't really understand this. Dieting to compete is a balance of getting your conditioning and body fat levels perfect, but staying full in your muscles bellies and keeping your shape in check. What starts to happen is in order to bring in your conditioning the diet may get tighter and you may have periods where you start to feel stringy and flat... sometimes its a necessary evil in order to get where you need to be. Now you're thinking what girl doesn't want to feel stringy? Most are looking to be waif like. Well NOT most fitness competitors. We want it all lol low body fat, but full muscles, and curves, not an easy task to achieve for most. So as I am cycling high and low carb days I am noticing now I am loving my upper body and shoulders on high carb days, yet I feel watery through my mid section. On low carb days I love how flat my stomach feels, but am seriously feeling like I lost five pounds of muscle in my upper body! I know I didn't but that's how I feel. Ohhhhh such a funny mind game. In any case I am where I need to be!
AND last but not LEAST: Found this pic today AND I absolutely LOVED IT!!! Enough, no BS, NO Excuses, Either you want it or you don't!
TODAY is March 23rd - 82 days have passed since the start of the NEW YEAR! EIGHTY TWO DAYS! What have you committed to? Or are you still waiting for the perfect time to commit tomorrow?
She was described as the ultimate movie star: beautiful, bigger than life; magnetic, commanding the spotlight with unparalleled power. She knew no moderation -- it was all or nothing. A loss of an icon and a loss of a generation where talent was ingrained in you blood and not created.
“I've always admitted that I'm ruled by my passions.”
This Blog is going to be short and sweet. WHY? Because I have a lot going on and I need to quickly update, share, hopefully motivate, and get back to FOCUS - Clients have picked up again - nice little wave. Boot camp session number 2 has kicked off and is going great!! Sunday we had our seminar and class to kick it off. Thank you all for coming, even those who were not able to do the boot camp because it was full. I hope you took a lot away as I know some of you have! Back to school! And focused on the fitness industry as well!!
This past week I was able to head to Framingham Gold's Gym and shoot a leg video with Will Brink as I mentioned in my previous blog! GOOD TIMES! More videos Coming soon!! Next one we will be focusing on some conditioning and HITT!
Not sure why the blog cuts off the video but here is the link if you want to see it full screen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4Ms6aoD8hg
Coming Up April 2nd I will be working KnucklesUSA booth at the MMA Fights in Revere, MA!
And I am in the process of booking a photo shoot, I need some new pics!! My creative juices are flowing! I've been staying focused with my plan, unfortunately I'm at that point where my mind starts playing not so funny tricks on me. Now unless you've competed most women won't really understand this. Dieting to compete is a balance of getting your conditioning and body fat levels perfect, but staying full in your muscles bellies and keeping your shape in check. What starts to happen is in order to bring in your conditioning the diet may get tighter and you may have periods where you start to feel stringy and flat... sometimes its a necessary evil in order to get where you need to be. Now you're thinking what girl doesn't want to feel stringy? Most are looking to be waif like. Well NOT most fitness competitors. We want it all lol low body fat, but full muscles, and curves, not an easy task to achieve for most. So as I am cycling high and low carb days I am noticing now I am loving my upper body and shoulders on high carb days, yet I feel watery through my mid section. On low carb days I love how flat my stomach feels, but am seriously feeling like I lost five pounds of muscle in my upper body! I know I didn't but that's how I feel. Ohhhhh such a funny mind game. In any case I am where I need to be!
AND last but not LEAST: Found this pic today AND I absolutely LOVED IT!!! Enough, no BS, NO Excuses, Either you want it or you don't!
TODAY is March 23rd - 82 days have passed since the start of the NEW YEAR! EIGHTY TWO DAYS! What have you committed to? Or are you still waiting for the perfect time to commit tomorrow?
Sunday, March 13, 2011
“Success means having the courage, the determination, and the will to become the person you believe you were meant to be”
"Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be cumbered with your old nonsense."
This was he quote running through my head on the Stairs today. I purposely did not put on my cardio TV, I put my headphones in and took the time to REALLY SWEAT, reflect, and FOCUS ON the week at hand. Last week was simply lack luster. I got everything done that I needed to but there was no SPARK AT ALL, a little blunder even. I allowed grumpiness, doubt, and well... self pity to creep in a bit. That week is behind me now and I am done with it. It is a week that made me realize I am human just like everyone else and sometimes no amount of positive energy in the world can prevail against stress. Sometimes we just have to get out of our own head, and out of our own way. I let myself for a few days wallow in the fact of feeling like a failure. It seems VERY minimal and trust me it was, but I felt a difference in my spirit and it does make a difference in your attitude. Really how people can walk around regularly being moody or with a bad attitude is beyond me. It's so DRAINING and NO FUN!!! Glad to feel back to my normal self!!
Well as I had posted my daughter's first dance competition of the season was Saturday and it was at Lowell Memorial Auditorium in Lowell, MA. This is a stage I had my dance recitals on for years as a child, this is the stage I became to love and cherish as a child. This whole experience was nostalgic, and very SPECIAL for my daughter and I! As a mother I was beyond proud of her on stage. She is a determined, focused, sweet, adorable, talented little girl. I know I'm bias but she IS :) As an adult watching this shrunken version of myself, my mini me - she walks like me, talks like me, moves like me, spazs out like me - just bopping around makes me feel like my life is so complete. It's like someone said to me: "HERE! Here you are a child. Take this child, take this baby girl and mold her into you, BUT EVEN BETTER! Give her everything you had and MORE, and let her fly!" It's an incredible, unbelievable feeling. I had an old friend call today and she said looking at those pictures I feel like I had been transported back in time to watch you. My parents came to watch her and standing there as I took a picture with them and her and her trophy I realized as I often find myself reflecting how incredibly blessed we are. I always joke that I feel older and older every new phase of life, but this was a very good "older feeling". A proud moment indeed!
So she competed in both Jazz and Tap and they won GOLD TROPHYS for both!! She was chosen from her team to accept the trophy for Jazz and was allowed to take it home for the weekend so that was an even better way to start off the season!! I don't like to Brag ;) But the girl's got stage presence FOR DAYS!!!
It was just the high note I needed!! Today we set the clocks ahead by ONE HOUR - SPRING FORWARD!! I started off a little sleepy after a long day and week and losing an hour, but once I hit the gym I was revived. Trained Back - I didn't have my Versa Grips with me today and my partner didn't have her straps - TOTALLY SUCKS - for us girls with weak grip it makes a huge difference, BUT we plugged away anyway and had a great workout despite a little lack of planning.
Started off with Deadlifts:
4 sets of 10 - First set warm-up 85 X 10, 115 X10, 135 X 10, 165 X 7 - dropped down to 135 X 5 - the weights and the drop reflected our loss of grip strength... you do what you can, good to change it up once in a while and challenge without straps but sucks when you're weaker links give out before your back does.
I will say I felt something weird pull in my right side - across the middle of my back. It wasn't a terrible pain per say but definitely some discomfort. Not really sure what it was, just stretched and hot showered it when I got home, feels fine now but it bothered me a little the remainder of the workout. I'm just getting old ;)
Next exercise was Wide Grip Pull down - Again Weight is reflective of no wraps - we do usually go heavier, but we did well considering.
4 sets - 90 X 10, 95 X 10 97.5 X10, 97.5 X10
Next exercise was Hands facing in Chin Ups - 4 sets X 6
And the last exercise T-bar Rows
4sets 55 X 10, 65 X 10, 70 X 10, 80 X 9
I really started feeling that weird pull in my right side but again it wasn't a sharp pain as much as almost an aching, so I just worked through it.
And we finished off with 4 sets of back extensions w/ plate and 4 sets of calves angles press with super super slow negative stretch MY FAVORITE!!
Despite lack of any impressive numbers it was a great workout, and we finished feeling accomplished. Hopped on for 30 minutes of interval training on the stairs to complete the morning. I didn't turn on my cardio TV, I really focused on getting inside my own head again with a good mind set. Chose songs that motivated and inspired and thought about WHAT I REALLY WANT OUT OF THIS WEEK! Last week was my human week, can I make this week my SUPER POWERS WEEK? :) I am on spring break this week no school, and my boot camp starts up next week so I have a little extra time on my hands to really dig in, and get re - focused, and I used my cardio time to start it off on the right foot. It was a very "productive" 30 minutes.
So in order to stay focused, on track, and in high spirits everyone in my family has to be on the same page. We have A LOT going on and its the only way it can work. I am only as good as my support system, and without even needing to say it my husband sensed I needed a little oomph. Since its getting warmer and nicer out he is back to using the grill outside, YUM! It just makes food taste so much better - he cooked, weighed and portioned all our meals out for the next few days! That will last till about Wednesday and then we'll need to do it again, but what a nice thing to come down and see...
“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”
Next up our little house renovations story for the weekend: It's actually quite comical, I laugh because if there were ever a video camera in my house to see our experiences you guys would CRACK UP. My father in law calls us Doug and Carrie from KING of Queens - NUFF SAID LOL. So as I mentioned we're renovating our house. We moved in in June of 2010 and we started with all OUTSIDE renovations because in the summer that's where we are. We have a large yard and a pool so we have a lot to do out there. We stained the entire back deck, cut down and removed trees, cleaned leaves - 5 huge bags, swept, weeded, planted two new trees, fixed the front porch and just did all outside projects all summer.
In September we started inside house projects. We started with the living room - painted and bought new living room furniture and all new curtains. Then went onto our dining room, new pub table, new wine rack, hung pictures, painted. Now "painted" sounds easy, but our house is an older country style - the top of the walls has thick drywall swirled texture then its separated by a chair rail and the the bottom has rough sawn pine wood and the trim in sawn pine. I cannot tell you how difficult this is to paint. The texture and wood SUCK UP PAINT. You need several coats to cover perfectly. When its done, it looks awesome but it is a bigger undertaking than just "painting. We considered hiring someone because it is a big project but decided to save money since we have so many projects, and we would just take our time and do it ourselves. My husband convinced me that it "builds character" to do it our self... AKA how a cheap husband convinces his wife not to hire someone :) I have to say it does feel good to complete projects though.
Well now we're into our kitchen, always the biggest project in the house. We started by painting the cabinets, then onto the walls, Ern and his Dad replaced the counter tops, and we have a moulding that needs to go up. And we took off our butcher block, my father in law sanded it down and put a new oil on it and it looks brand new! And the last piece finishing off this week will be new floors. It will be a brand NEW kitchen with lots of blood sweat and tears put into it. And it started to feel more and more like its OURS. Again there's tons of the rough sawn pine and trim work and dun dun dun THE CEILING in the eat in part is that pine. Painting rough wood is hard enough, and so is painting a ceiling now put those together and it = DISASTER lol
SO TODAY after our full day yesterday at the competition, and Ern had a trade show for work, and AFTER I trained back and completed cardio I came home to Ern having started touching up the trim. I quickly ate, gave the kids lunch and got ready to start on the daunting task of painting the ceiling... let me fully paint this picture for you:
Ern walks out to the garage to get the pole that attaches to the roller so I can at least roll the first coat without getting up and down on a chair or step ladder. He comes in the house rubbing his face and mumbling grumpily and half laughing under his breath... "What happened?" I said. "It's like Tom and Jerry out there, only I'm by myself. I stepped on the end of a rake and it hit me square in the face SO HARD." I laughed and should have taken that as an omen of things to come LOL So I start painting and immediately start thinking WHAT THE HELL?!?! MY SHOULDERS AND NECK ARE GONNA KILLLLLLLLLLLL. Stand up and grab a broom stick, now reach it above your head and press it into your ceiling back and forth and back and forth while leaning your neck back to look up. First off hows your shoulders and neck feel? Second off how much shit just fell in your face? And third off if you JUST trained upper body and are already sore how bad do you think it feels? I was like SWEATING and I just started and then DRIP DRIP right on my face!!!!! The first splatter of paint hit me... uggggg "This is ridiculous!" I said "PAINT is hitting my face!" Now let me preface this with I am not a pre - madonna, I don't mind some manual labor but this seemed like an obnoxious task, between the position and the aches and now the paint hitting my face I was beside myself LOL But I continued on...
So Ern and I are just talking and chatting away, joking around, the kids are coming in and out and playing in the family room and PLOP 2 big paint splatters on my face and I felt it way too close to my LIP, YUCK! And then I thought about my eyes. So we decided I definitely needed some safety goggles painting above my head looking up at it, you're asking for it to go in your eyes. So thankfully I had my Chem Lab goggles, guess they came in handy for something. And I put those on... at first I am trying to wipe away the paint every time I felt a little splatter, but then it just got to be too much and I said the hell with it I'll wash it all off at the end. CRICKET CRICKET CREEK - the sounds of my neck, shoulders, and back, and plop plop plop the feeling of PAINT SPLATTERING ON MY FACE LOL and all the while Ern's getting a kick out of it. I'm saying "We should have hired someone for the ceiling, this is too hard!" and he gave me the whole "it builds character" line again. I'm about a quarter of the way through and he says "Steph I'll finish it, if its too hard." Seems like a noble gesture I know, BUT I WILL BE DAMNED if I let him have over me that I couldn't finish it for the rest of my life, and I TOLD HIM THAT!!!! LOL Him and I have a healthy relationship of busting each others balls, and although he would have finished it for me, I would have to hear for the next 10 years how I couldn't finish the ceiling, yeah Ummmmmm NO I will take paint in my face and a broken NECK thank you. We laugh about it and he says: "Seriously your pride means that much? I'll do it for youuuuu." (taunting me at this point) and I grumbled and said "The hell if you will!" and finished the ceiling! lol Now I know it was somewhat reverse psychology but in my head I won, HOW I won looking like this I don't really know but its DONE! lol
SERIOUSLY IT WAS ON MY LIPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!! GROSS LOL
The best part of painting though was when Bryce said AND I QUOTE: "I don't know how but by MAGIC I got paint on my feet." Me: "Bryce it wasn't magic you need to stay off the stairs like we said." Bryce: "No it was MAGIC Paint just got on my feet by MAGIC."
So once out kitchen is done I'll post some before and afters! It's a lot of work but PRETTY EXCITING!!
So onto this week and whats NEW!! I am driven, focused, BUSY, AND BLESSED!!
I have my Boot Camp KICK off this coming SUNDAY with a nutrition seminar and sample class before starting my next 6 week session which is FULL.
Thursday I am heading to meet up with WILL BRINK and train LEGS and shoot a video for both my blog and his site! For those who may not know who he is if you are not in the industry. He has been around in the INDUSTRY for a long time - not an age joke just very knowledgable, experienced, and respected. He has been a Writer/Contributing Editor for over almost two decades and have been published in a wide variety of publications, including: Muscle Media, MuscleMag International, Lets Live, Muscle n Fitness, Life Extension magazine, Muscular Development, Townsend Letter for Doctors, IronMan, Inside Karate, Tactical Response, Exercise for Men Only, Physical, Power, Body International, Oxygen, Penthouse, Fitness RX, Big, as well as others over the years and in many different languages. He had a monthly column in MuscleMag International called “The Intake Update” for a decade. Many of his articles can be found on the major fitness/health/bodybuilding web sites, such as bodybuilding.com and hundreds of other sites. You name it, he has written an article on it: Weight training, weight loss, HIV, cancer, heart disease, anabolics and other drugs, pre contest diets, supplements of all kinds, hair loss, and many other topics relating to health, fitness, longevity, and bodybuilding, as well as law enforcement/military related topics. He has put a large sample of my articles on the web page for your perusal. He also has trained high levels athletes, bodybuilders, police, and military personnel. His site is http://www.brinkzone.com/
I met Will back in 07 as he judged me in a figure competition and was impressed with how down to earth he was. His articles and knowledge is very science based and I guess I assumed he would be an arrogant person trying to show off his brains and knowledge constantly, but he is quite the opposite. I had the pleasure of training with him for a functional Fitness Day for Female Athletes and it was so FUN and so outside of my BOX.
Which BTW - I have spoke to both him and John Sullivan about doing another one, so if that seems like something you might be up for message me. You do not have to be an athlete to train like one :)
I'm excited to train with him Thursday, he mentioned heavy squats and SLED DRAGS, right up my alley! So stay tuned for that video coming soon!!
I also have some booth work coming up for an MMA EVENT and I'll be slinging bottles for an MMA event both in April, so I will update with that INFO when I have all the details!!!
“Success means having the courage, the determination, and the will to become the person you believe you were meant to be”
This was he quote running through my head on the Stairs today. I purposely did not put on my cardio TV, I put my headphones in and took the time to REALLY SWEAT, reflect, and FOCUS ON the week at hand. Last week was simply lack luster. I got everything done that I needed to but there was no SPARK AT ALL, a little blunder even. I allowed grumpiness, doubt, and well... self pity to creep in a bit. That week is behind me now and I am done with it. It is a week that made me realize I am human just like everyone else and sometimes no amount of positive energy in the world can prevail against stress. Sometimes we just have to get out of our own head, and out of our own way. I let myself for a few days wallow in the fact of feeling like a failure. It seems VERY minimal and trust me it was, but I felt a difference in my spirit and it does make a difference in your attitude. Really how people can walk around regularly being moody or with a bad attitude is beyond me. It's so DRAINING and NO FUN!!! Glad to feel back to my normal self!!
Well as I had posted my daughter's first dance competition of the season was Saturday and it was at Lowell Memorial Auditorium in Lowell, MA. This is a stage I had my dance recitals on for years as a child, this is the stage I became to love and cherish as a child. This whole experience was nostalgic, and very SPECIAL for my daughter and I! As a mother I was beyond proud of her on stage. She is a determined, focused, sweet, adorable, talented little girl. I know I'm bias but she IS :) As an adult watching this shrunken version of myself, my mini me - she walks like me, talks like me, moves like me, spazs out like me - just bopping around makes me feel like my life is so complete. It's like someone said to me: "HERE! Here you are a child. Take this child, take this baby girl and mold her into you, BUT EVEN BETTER! Give her everything you had and MORE, and let her fly!" It's an incredible, unbelievable feeling. I had an old friend call today and she said looking at those pictures I feel like I had been transported back in time to watch you. My parents came to watch her and standing there as I took a picture with them and her and her trophy I realized as I often find myself reflecting how incredibly blessed we are. I always joke that I feel older and older every new phase of life, but this was a very good "older feeling". A proud moment indeed!
So she competed in both Jazz and Tap and they won GOLD TROPHYS for both!! She was chosen from her team to accept the trophy for Jazz and was allowed to take it home for the weekend so that was an even better way to start off the season!! I don't like to Brag ;) But the girl's got stage presence FOR DAYS!!!
It was just the high note I needed!! Today we set the clocks ahead by ONE HOUR - SPRING FORWARD!! I started off a little sleepy after a long day and week and losing an hour, but once I hit the gym I was revived. Trained Back - I didn't have my Versa Grips with me today and my partner didn't have her straps - TOTALLY SUCKS - for us girls with weak grip it makes a huge difference, BUT we plugged away anyway and had a great workout despite a little lack of planning.
Started off with Deadlifts:
4 sets of 10 - First set warm-up 85 X 10, 115 X10, 135 X 10, 165 X 7 - dropped down to 135 X 5 - the weights and the drop reflected our loss of grip strength... you do what you can, good to change it up once in a while and challenge without straps but sucks when you're weaker links give out before your back does.
I will say I felt something weird pull in my right side - across the middle of my back. It wasn't a terrible pain per say but definitely some discomfort. Not really sure what it was, just stretched and hot showered it when I got home, feels fine now but it bothered me a little the remainder of the workout. I'm just getting old ;)
Next exercise was Wide Grip Pull down - Again Weight is reflective of no wraps - we do usually go heavier, but we did well considering.
4 sets - 90 X 10, 95 X 10 97.5 X10, 97.5 X10
Next exercise was Hands facing in Chin Ups - 4 sets X 6
And the last exercise T-bar Rows
4sets 55 X 10, 65 X 10, 70 X 10, 80 X 9
I really started feeling that weird pull in my right side but again it wasn't a sharp pain as much as almost an aching, so I just worked through it.
And we finished off with 4 sets of back extensions w/ plate and 4 sets of calves angles press with super super slow negative stretch MY FAVORITE!!
Despite lack of any impressive numbers it was a great workout, and we finished feeling accomplished. Hopped on for 30 minutes of interval training on the stairs to complete the morning. I didn't turn on my cardio TV, I really focused on getting inside my own head again with a good mind set. Chose songs that motivated and inspired and thought about WHAT I REALLY WANT OUT OF THIS WEEK! Last week was my human week, can I make this week my SUPER POWERS WEEK? :) I am on spring break this week no school, and my boot camp starts up next week so I have a little extra time on my hands to really dig in, and get re - focused, and I used my cardio time to start it off on the right foot. It was a very "productive" 30 minutes.
So in order to stay focused, on track, and in high spirits everyone in my family has to be on the same page. We have A LOT going on and its the only way it can work. I am only as good as my support system, and without even needing to say it my husband sensed I needed a little oomph. Since its getting warmer and nicer out he is back to using the grill outside, YUM! It just makes food taste so much better - he cooked, weighed and portioned all our meals out for the next few days! That will last till about Wednesday and then we'll need to do it again, but what a nice thing to come down and see...
“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”
Next up our little house renovations story for the weekend: It's actually quite comical, I laugh because if there were ever a video camera in my house to see our experiences you guys would CRACK UP. My father in law calls us Doug and Carrie from KING of Queens - NUFF SAID LOL. So as I mentioned we're renovating our house. We moved in in June of 2010 and we started with all OUTSIDE renovations because in the summer that's where we are. We have a large yard and a pool so we have a lot to do out there. We stained the entire back deck, cut down and removed trees, cleaned leaves - 5 huge bags, swept, weeded, planted two new trees, fixed the front porch and just did all outside projects all summer.
In September we started inside house projects. We started with the living room - painted and bought new living room furniture and all new curtains. Then went onto our dining room, new pub table, new wine rack, hung pictures, painted. Now "painted" sounds easy, but our house is an older country style - the top of the walls has thick drywall swirled texture then its separated by a chair rail and the the bottom has rough sawn pine wood and the trim in sawn pine. I cannot tell you how difficult this is to paint. The texture and wood SUCK UP PAINT. You need several coats to cover perfectly. When its done, it looks awesome but it is a bigger undertaking than just "painting. We considered hiring someone because it is a big project but decided to save money since we have so many projects, and we would just take our time and do it ourselves. My husband convinced me that it "builds character" to do it our self... AKA how a cheap husband convinces his wife not to hire someone :) I have to say it does feel good to complete projects though.
Well now we're into our kitchen, always the biggest project in the house. We started by painting the cabinets, then onto the walls, Ern and his Dad replaced the counter tops, and we have a moulding that needs to go up. And we took off our butcher block, my father in law sanded it down and put a new oil on it and it looks brand new! And the last piece finishing off this week will be new floors. It will be a brand NEW kitchen with lots of blood sweat and tears put into it. And it started to feel more and more like its OURS. Again there's tons of the rough sawn pine and trim work and dun dun dun THE CEILING in the eat in part is that pine. Painting rough wood is hard enough, and so is painting a ceiling now put those together and it = DISASTER lol
SO TODAY after our full day yesterday at the competition, and Ern had a trade show for work, and AFTER I trained back and completed cardio I came home to Ern having started touching up the trim. I quickly ate, gave the kids lunch and got ready to start on the daunting task of painting the ceiling... let me fully paint this picture for you:
Ern walks out to the garage to get the pole that attaches to the roller so I can at least roll the first coat without getting up and down on a chair or step ladder. He comes in the house rubbing his face and mumbling grumpily and half laughing under his breath... "What happened?" I said. "It's like Tom and Jerry out there, only I'm by myself. I stepped on the end of a rake and it hit me square in the face SO HARD." I laughed and should have taken that as an omen of things to come LOL So I start painting and immediately start thinking WHAT THE HELL?!?! MY SHOULDERS AND NECK ARE GONNA KILLLLLLLLLLLL. Stand up and grab a broom stick, now reach it above your head and press it into your ceiling back and forth and back and forth while leaning your neck back to look up. First off hows your shoulders and neck feel? Second off how much shit just fell in your face? And third off if you JUST trained upper body and are already sore how bad do you think it feels? I was like SWEATING and I just started and then DRIP DRIP right on my face!!!!! The first splatter of paint hit me... uggggg "This is ridiculous!" I said "PAINT is hitting my face!" Now let me preface this with I am not a pre - madonna, I don't mind some manual labor but this seemed like an obnoxious task, between the position and the aches and now the paint hitting my face I was beside myself LOL But I continued on...
So Ern and I are just talking and chatting away, joking around, the kids are coming in and out and playing in the family room and PLOP 2 big paint splatters on my face and I felt it way too close to my LIP, YUCK! And then I thought about my eyes. So we decided I definitely needed some safety goggles painting above my head looking up at it, you're asking for it to go in your eyes. So thankfully I had my Chem Lab goggles, guess they came in handy for something. And I put those on... at first I am trying to wipe away the paint every time I felt a little splatter, but then it just got to be too much and I said the hell with it I'll wash it all off at the end. CRICKET CRICKET CREEK - the sounds of my neck, shoulders, and back, and plop plop plop the feeling of PAINT SPLATTERING ON MY FACE LOL and all the while Ern's getting a kick out of it. I'm saying "We should have hired someone for the ceiling, this is too hard!" and he gave me the whole "it builds character" line again. I'm about a quarter of the way through and he says "Steph I'll finish it, if its too hard." Seems like a noble gesture I know, BUT I WILL BE DAMNED if I let him have over me that I couldn't finish it for the rest of my life, and I TOLD HIM THAT!!!! LOL Him and I have a healthy relationship of busting each others balls, and although he would have finished it for me, I would have to hear for the next 10 years how I couldn't finish the ceiling, yeah Ummmmmm NO I will take paint in my face and a broken NECK thank you. We laugh about it and he says: "Seriously your pride means that much? I'll do it for youuuuu." (taunting me at this point) and I grumbled and said "The hell if you will!" and finished the ceiling! lol Now I know it was somewhat reverse psychology but in my head I won, HOW I won looking like this I don't really know but its DONE! lol
SERIOUSLY IT WAS ON MY LIPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!! GROSS LOL
The best part of painting though was when Bryce said AND I QUOTE: "I don't know how but by MAGIC I got paint on my feet." Me: "Bryce it wasn't magic you need to stay off the stairs like we said." Bryce: "No it was MAGIC Paint just got on my feet by MAGIC."
So once out kitchen is done I'll post some before and afters! It's a lot of work but PRETTY EXCITING!!
So onto this week and whats NEW!! I am driven, focused, BUSY, AND BLESSED!!
I have my Boot Camp KICK off this coming SUNDAY with a nutrition seminar and sample class before starting my next 6 week session which is FULL.
Thursday I am heading to meet up with WILL BRINK and train LEGS and shoot a video for both my blog and his site! For those who may not know who he is if you are not in the industry. He has been around in the INDUSTRY for a long time - not an age joke just very knowledgable, experienced, and respected. He has been a Writer/Contributing Editor for over almost two decades and have been published in a wide variety of publications, including: Muscle Media, MuscleMag International, Lets Live, Muscle n Fitness, Life Extension magazine, Muscular Development, Townsend Letter for Doctors, IronMan, Inside Karate, Tactical Response, Exercise for Men Only, Physical, Power, Body International, Oxygen, Penthouse, Fitness RX, Big, as well as others over the years and in many different languages. He had a monthly column in MuscleMag International called “The Intake Update” for a decade. Many of his articles can be found on the major fitness/health/bodybuilding web sites, such as bodybuilding.com and hundreds of other sites. You name it, he has written an article on it: Weight training, weight loss, HIV, cancer, heart disease, anabolics and other drugs, pre contest diets, supplements of all kinds, hair loss, and many other topics relating to health, fitness, longevity, and bodybuilding, as well as law enforcement/military related topics. He has put a large sample of my articles on the web page for your perusal. He also has trained high levels athletes, bodybuilders, police, and military personnel. His site is http://www.brinkzone.com/
I met Will back in 07 as he judged me in a figure competition and was impressed with how down to earth he was. His articles and knowledge is very science based and I guess I assumed he would be an arrogant person trying to show off his brains and knowledge constantly, but he is quite the opposite. I had the pleasure of training with him for a functional Fitness Day for Female Athletes and it was so FUN and so outside of my BOX.
Which BTW - I have spoke to both him and John Sullivan about doing another one, so if that seems like something you might be up for message me. You do not have to be an athlete to train like one :)
I'm excited to train with him Thursday, he mentioned heavy squats and SLED DRAGS, right up my alley! So stay tuned for that video coming soon!!
I also have some booth work coming up for an MMA EVENT and I'll be slinging bottles for an MMA event both in April, so I will update with that INFO when I have all the details!!!
“Success means having the courage, the determination, and the will to become the person you believe you were meant to be”
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