How I kicked a COLD in the butt in less than 2 days.....

OK, so I assume we've all caught a cold virus or 2 in our lives. This past Friday I woke up with that "oh my gosh, it can't be a cold" ... nose running, eyes burning, a little scratch in the throat. OH GREAT! I immediately decided to cancel my morning clients, and began to take action. I took 2 doses of Echinacea right away. I also swished Olive Oil in my mouth for 3 minutes to draw some toxins up into my saliva...then discard. I sqeezed a large fresh grapefruit into juice. I ate some warm Brown Rice Cereal. I dosed up on Vitamin C substantially ... probably about 6,000 mg. or more throughout the day. About midday I went to Walgreens and got Cold-eez, a product I truly believe makes a huge difference in our ability to fight the virus. I made sure I took in some soup, and at least one cup of kombucha green tea. I layed in the sun for about an hour, to help my body produce Vitamin D (fortunately it was a decent enough day for me to get in the sun...I would recommend a tanning bed as an alternative). I kept a hat on my head the entire day in my house...silly as this may seem, I truly believe this helped my body retain a warmer environment - remember....we lose about 50% of our body heat through the top of our head. I continued to dose on Echinacea and Cold-eez. I went to bed very early! I had scheduled 3 clients to train Saturday morning for bootcamp OUTSIDE. I woke feeling far different, more head stuffy, but no sore throat. Some sneezing, but not too bad. I repeated my morning with Olive Oil first, then Grapefruit juice, and hot Brown Rice Cereal. Again, I kept a hat or wide headband on my head all day. Bootcamp went fine, and I got a little more stuffy in the afternoon. I again made sure I had some soup, took Cold-eez about 4 times, Echinacea about 3 times and stayed home. By evening, the symptoms had faded considerably. Sunday morning arrives, and I felt absolutely amazing! I could not believe I woke up feeling so great. In summary ... take heed to your body, when it is calling out for help, STOP and listen to it. It will serve you right and put you back at 100% in amazing time!

Follow up to meeting with Jen Hendershott

Met with Jen Hendershott in Phoenix on January 11, at Gold's Gym. It's always great to work with an inspirational athlete like Jen, and get a feel for her incredible talent in person. We reviewed and tweeked the choreography notes, displayed a few skills, and she sent me home with several of her Olympia dvd's to study for the evening. I returned the next day, and took a little time to watch some of her "Phat Camp" teachings. It is impressive to watch her in "teaching" mode, she puts her ladies through some intense training. This is a camp NOT for the weary or delicate.....she truly puts you to work! Check out her Phat Camp schedule at: http://www.getphatwithjen.com/ - she tours a LOT of cities in the upcoming weeks, and even steps into Australia later in the spring. And in the meantime, this crazy girl is getting ready for the Arnold Classic, in Columbus Ohio (Feb. 29) .... I wish her absolutely the best in this years performance!

So I now have a dvd of my routine, carefully mapped out by Jen's assistant Lishia Dean. I plan to watch and study this dvd most every day, and practice 2-3 times a week in some way, shape or form! I know I've got to improve my skills for this performance! Here are a few pictures from our meeting.

A new experience....week of January 7, 2008

a busy week, training mostly fitness elements, in anticipation of my meeting with Jen Hendershott, ( see image here ) who is here in Phoenix Jan. 11-13. I meet with her today, the 11th. I have set up my competition choreography with her assistant via dvd. Jen is bringing the dvd to our session today. I'm excited and so looking forward to this experience. Jen has always been my favorite fitness performer, I relate well to her style and attitude. She is here in Phoenix to help motivate a good number of women in her Phat Camp. A very successful tour that she created a few years ago.

I'm preparing for a photo shoot on Sunday, the 13th with a new photographer. This will involve a workout shoot, as well as a Little Black Dress shoot. Should be fun working with a great photographer, Mac Wolff who is located here in the Phoenix area. I will have new pics to post I'm sure, very soon.

I'm still learning about this Blog ... and ways to promote it. A work in progress.

My first week of 2008

Today is Friday, but let me re-cap Thursday first: My day began with 40 minutes of interval cardio combined with some plyo's off the treadmill. This included pop squats, jump lunges, and hi kicks. I also did some retro jogging (backwards) for 3 - 2 minutes intervals. I consumed about 5 meals today, but should have been 7 meals. :( And...I did NOT get in my second workout. NOT GOOD.

My first meeting Thursday was with a new client, who will begin training with me Tuesday next week. I will train him in his home, 3 days a week, he lives just seconds away from me. I then trained 3 clients at Macrotherapy, and returned home to work on my new website design. Then an exciting development happened late in the evening, which involves securing plans to obtain my routine choreography from Jen Hendershott and her assistant Lishia Dean. I'm very excited about this, since Jen is going to be in Phoenix on Jan. 11-13 for her Phat Camp, and I'll get to work with her for about one hour during her stay.

Friday, I wake at 4:00 a.m. YUK...but could not sleep. so up and on the computer by 5:00, continue discussion with Jen and Lishia. All is a go...we are set to go forward with choreography via DVD and I meet with Jen on Friday January 11th!

Cardio around 7:00, and am ready to leave for work by 9:00. Cardio is 35 minute brisk walk on treadmill at an incline between 2%-8%. I train 2 clients, then do my 2nd workout - shoulders for 9 sets, plus upper body strength moves (phlanch, straddle down handstand, etc). Home by 2 and am just now concluding my work on the computer at 7:45 p.m. I have to get in at least one more meal. My new site design continues to come together.

More later.......

January 2nd - here we go!

A new year upon us, 2008! I feel fresh, and today begins with the word "genesis" in mind. New beginnings, so my workout will have powerful intensity! #1 on my to do list....map out my new weekly workout schedule, which I will follow for several weeks. The schedule will be packed full, as I journey toward my next competition in mid May. My workout today - cardio first, then Back and triceps. This will take about 90 minutes, followed by stretching for about 30 minutes. My food first thing this morning: 6 egg whites, 1 fresh squeezed Grapefruit and about 10 almonds. Take my CEE and thermogenic, plus Vitamin C and St. Johns Wort. This always kicks my workout focus into hi gear.