I finally got a few professional pics from the Tn State Championships! Hope to get some photo albums up from all three shows soon, but if I was going to post these, I thought it would be appropriate to post a #WellnessWednesday tip to go with them! I would normally reserve a post of this length to a blog entry, but I know many of you dont take the time to actually go click on it and read it .... and I want to say something about my results. I dont want people to think this is the norm from simply eating right and going to the gym. BUT ... I do want people to know with the right amount of time and dedication it is attainable!! I have some transformation pics up on an old entry on my blog that are a good example of what simply eating well and getting in several weekly weight lifting workouts can do for your body. But what you see here is #NextLevel dedication. I didnt do anything crazy. No magic potions, pills, mass marketed plans, wraps, etc. No crazy cardio either ... I only do one HOTBOX Fitness Nashville a week. I have never taken a fat burner and would never dream of putting something illegal in my body. I built my muscles slow and steady ... years of being in and out of the gym ... but then I made a choice to no longer make the gym and meal planning an option. Thats when THESE results started to happen. Back in May I began lifting 5 days a week instead of 3 or 4 and started spending 1.5 to 2 hours at the gym instead of just 30min to 1 hour. I went from eating well as often as I could (but often substituting protein bars for meals) to eating very basic small whole food meals (but still yummy and creative) every 2.5 to 3 hours (no exceptions) and only having bars in a pinch. I also became very religious about taking a very specific pre/post workout fuel immediately before and after my lifting (protein & fast acting carbs/sugar). Before... I just saw this step as extra macros and would just eat my meals around gym time. Huge mistake. This has been one of the MAJOR factors of my results!!! Building my body and physical strength has meant that Ive had to make sacrifices that many arent willing to make. So ... for those of you that have messaged me saying I want to look like you. How do I get your abs. etc. Please know that this is a LIFESTYLE! I live this life 98% of the time. It is a SACRIFICE ... but it brings me complete joy! Some people golf, paint, play music, etc., in their free time .. well this is MY hobby. I love being a strong, fit, muscular woman. This look isnt for everyone. Ive had strangers comment on work pics saying I have man arms.....and that is all okay :) But for me ... its exactly where I want to be. Will I always be THIS dedicated? Who knows?! But what I DO know is that I am capable of it and 6 pack, 2 pack or no pack (ha) .. Ill always be a proud member of the #FitFam. You have to decide what you want YOUR PERSONAL goals to be .. dont base them on what someone else looks like. Do what is realistic for YOU -- and go for it!!! Just please never compare yourself to anyone else .. and NEVER say never .. because I once did! I watched Mr Olympia clips this same time last year and I remember looking at Doug Green and saying ... Dear God I could never look like THOSE girls. Well .. you never know what you have in you until you REALLY TRY!!! Its just a matter of how bad you want it! And well .. I wanted it. I wanted to see what my best me could be! So I did :) #YesYouCan #LegionOfBoom #DoItStrong
Posted on: Wed, 03 Sep 2014 17:55:33 +0000
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