Grab Your Future With BOTH Hands

" Remember, grab you're future with both hands and mold it into what you want it to be. It's the determined, who create the life they want, while the idle sit by and watch it fade away into nothingness. The future belongs to the exceptional individuals, who can see the light of the future, at the end of the tunnel." Copyright © 2009 James Watson

I got some sad news about a co-worker that passed due to cancer last night. I felt this quote puts things in perspective. This man, Scott was a very good man and will be missed by many. He leaves behind 3 children and a wife, and many, many, friends along the way. May he rest in Gods hands. This morning as I was doing my core workout, I took time the time to do some good breathing and stretches. Just enjoying life and letting the feeling of freedom fill my body. It's good to do that, let your mind and body connect. As I continue to focus on my goals and my life directing it in the path I want it to go, I take time to reflect and see where I may need make changes.

Where have I grown?

What are the lessons?

How can I learn from that, listen to the universe and my intuition?

What have I done for fun?

Have I been creative?

Am I building my relationships?

Do I take enough time to be grateful & worship?

How do I treat my family?

Am I listening more then I talk?

Success to me is a well rounded life, one that is healthy, wellness, balanced and filled with things that bring me joy and happiness. It is something that I strive for everyday.

Do you?

Lets grab our future with both hands and make it what we want, you only get one shot. Be exceptional and see the light!

4/8 Todays workout - Abs/Core

Mood - Get'er done

Wt - 121.5

Workout time - 10 mins

25 slow roll down crunches

25 pilates pulses

20 obliques

Back stretches (laying with knees in & rolly polly) Deep Breathing

I plan to do a incline walk at lunch with some step ups. Finish with some Warrior & Triangle poses. Today was also a lower body day, but I am switching up my routine this week. I just felt I needed more of a pilates workout since I was feeling tight.

Off to get the Rockstar Body.........

Walking Lunges

You can't get a better move then walking lunges to fatigue! Tough and effective, so go for it!


I posted this picture so you can see how effective the form must be with the knee. You never want to get that knee over the toe, this shows this very nice. T. gives it a 10!

Here is my workouts this week, and yesterday I posted my body changes and pictures so far, with lots of work still to do before my goal date of July. Yikes I will be 47!

4/6

Off Day

4/7

Wt 123

Mood - Focused

Workout time - 15 mins

DB step ups 10lb 2x30

Walking lunges to failure 10lb 2x25

Deadlift Roman DB 10lb 2x10

Glute ham raise 10lb 2x20

This is my 2nd day workout for this program, so I did these at home and down one set. These are just 4 moves but very tough, so much that I only did 2 sets this first time.

I think I am finally getting this set down, so next week I will do this at the gym. My arm feels fine with the 10lbs DB so next week I will do a bit heavier. I am thinking 15lbs we will see.

My new pics are posted, and I can see progress. All pics are relaxed and I will post the full changes split next go round. As far as chest, since I have been unable to work that area I have gained but that should come off fast. I enjoy chest, so I will be excited to get back to that training.

Diet was bad over the weekend, since it was moms 75th birthday party I had cake and carbs galore. But that's it on celebrations so I am good I am thinking till July. That's the plan....

Off to get the Rockstar Body......

The Numbers Are In

4/6/09 - relaxed poses

WT 121.0

BF% 23.5

BMI 20.8

Here is how my changes have progressed:

Dec

Chest 34"

Arms 11

Waist 29 1/2

Hips 35"

Legs - L 20" R 201/2"

Wt 120.5

April

Chest 35 3/4

Arms 10"

Waist 29"

Hips 33 1/8"

Legs - L 19 3/4" R 20"

Wt 121.0

You can see that my lower body workouts are reaping GREAT results. I am on my way to some amazing summer changes. I had a few diet set backs and with my moms 75th birthday party I had not done well on calories over the weekend but I am so focused now my trainer will be very proud of me.

I was shocked to have a 2" loss off my hips, and a gain on my chest. Not doing any upper body work during the last 6 weeks with this shoulder injury has set me back a bit. I have no mercy on my upper body so when the time is right and I am healed I will blast that in shape quick.

So these are the numbers, now I see the work that has to be done.

Off to get the Rockstar Body.........