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Hi & welcome to my blog; my place to journal, to document & share my journey to tranfiguring my body & mind. I have struggled with my weight & body image issues my whole life leading me from one diet to the next and in and out of gyms & my weight & size has fluctuated more time that I can count. In Jan 2008, I learned about the benefits of "eating clean" & incorporated this into my life. Eating clean has changed my life & I love it! I also became serious about strength training & building muscle & have been powerlifting since February 2008. I love what heavy lifting does for my body & mind. Originally I thought I would aim only toward competing in powerlifting, but after reevaluating my goals & dreams, I want to focus on body building as well. I will lift like a man so I can look like a godess. This is my journey to transfiguring my mind, body, spirit & life & to see where this road leads.

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Natural High

My workout tonight has me on such a high & feeling excited that I had to blog about it . I truly felt victorious in the gym tonight. After having been sick for the past 2 days & completely exhausted of all my energy, I knew I needed to train tonight; I couldn't afford to not train tonight! I rested yesterday & started antibiotics. I am going into week 3 of my new lifting routine & I was concerned this afternoon when I started feeling exhausted again, after just half a day. So I started thinking that tonight was going to require mental focus! I kept my focus on what I knew I had to accomplish in the gym tonight. I knew I needed to wake up & get some energy. I drank a cup of black coffee around 5:30pm & at 6:30 I was stretching & getting ready to squat. I was on & I was ready!

Tonight's workout:
Squat: 185 for 5 sets of 5

Bench: 75 x5, 80 x5, 85 x5, 95 x5, 100 x5

Bent Over Rows (I keep my legs straight so my hams get hit some more)
70 x5, 75 x5, 85 x5, 90 x5, 95 x5

Weighted sit ups: 3 sets of 15 w/ 10# plate

I recorded my 5th set of squats to check my form (it's the best way I can monitor when no one else is w/ me) I was concerned I'd be weak tonight but I was far from it. I love the way strong feels!!


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2 comments:

  1. Sweet*TrinaApril 8, 2009 at 12:35 AM

    Nice video, Amy. I can't imagine myself squatting 185 lbs! Daym! 95 lbs (with bar) is such a struggle for me already. Tee-Hee =D

    I cannot wait to see your transformation come May! w000t!!!!!!!! SO PROUD OF YOU, AMY! *hugs*

    FIT FOR LIFE, Baby!

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  2. Jen's JourneyApril 9, 2009 at 10:27 AM

    Hey there! Glad to see you on blogger! This is Jen from Spark...used to be JeninRussia....

    Girl, you are doing SOOO well!! Keep up the great work!

    Reach high!
    jen

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