UPDATE!!! 6 months of dedication!!

 So.. my daughter's 4th Birthday is in May and I decided that I want to be that AWESOMELY IN SHAPE Mom that my daughter (& Hubby) can be proud to call Mommy (or Wife).

Therefore, I am doing one 90 Day TurboFire and one 90 Day ChaLEAN Extreme Round!!
I started Nov 1st and I will end on May 1st!! That is EXACTLY 6 months (or 182 days of WORKING HARD & PUSHING MYSELF).
I am joining Drew Manning (http://www.fit2fat2fit.com/) on his quest back to health! He is a personal trainer that is on a journey to lose the 75lbs+ he gained (ON PURPOSE) in order to empathize with his clients. What an amazingly selfless (all be it a little dangerous healthwise) thing to do to understand others better.

 Cheer for me and JOIN ME, peeps!!

~Marina

90 Days of Fire!!

So today (Nov 2nd) is officially my 2nd day of my 90 Day TurboFire Challenge to Myself! I actually started on Oct 29th but I wanted to use Nov 1st as the OFFICIAL day because it made tracking easier.
So far, these are the TurboFire workouts I have done:
Sat 10/29 - HIIT 15 (High Intensity Interval Training.. LOOOOTS of Plyo) & Stretch 10
Sun 10/30 - Fire 30 (Fire = Intense Cardio w/ some HIIT drills added in!)
Mon 10/31 - Fire 30  & Stretch 10 (& 1hr + of Trick or Treat Walking)
Tues  11/01 - Fire 30 & Stretch 10
Wed 11/02 - Today HIIT 15 & Stretch 10 & 1hr FREE TurboKick class @ the gym on base!

Here is what I have planned for the REST of the week & weekend:
Thurs 11/03 - Tomorrow  DAY OFF from TurboFire but I have 1hr of Command PT & I am hoping to make the 1715 -1830 BodyTone (ST -Strength Training-class).
Fri 11/04 - Fire 30  & Stretch 10 (& 1hr of Zumba w/ my girl Rieko)
Sat 11/05 - Fire 55 EZ & TRX @ the gym on base!
Sun 11/06 - Fire 30  & Stretch 10

WOOHOO!! That is LOTS of PT but I am excited to see what my results will be in 90 days. I let myself go a little after my promotion while my parents in law were in town and I regret that. I put on some weight but I am going to take those few lbs off and MORE!!

Please join me on my journey!! I would love a workout buddy!
<3
Marina

SORE!!

So, I did my workout from 0300-0500 while on a break from work. OMG!!
I used the Body Sculpting Bible book and I am currently doing the workouts for Week 1.
I went really heavy on the Stiff Legged Deadlifts ~ 35lb Barbell ~ and now my hamstrings are REALLY feeling it! I also did a new squat for the first time. It is the Front Squat, where you place the bar in front of your neck/shoulders instead of behind it. It feels better to me but it makes it harder to maintain my balance.

I have been having some neck / trapezius pain for about 1 week. Naproxen, massage and chiro adjustments are NOT helping. Hmmm..I think I may have pulled a muscle. I am going to work through it and do an Active Recovery workout for my shoulder area where I max out at 10 reps. I am STILL going to try and get a massage today, because I DESERVE IT!!

Hope everyone has a HEALTHY and ACTIVE day!

Hugs!
NavyChick

AWESOME!!

So I have been SERIOUSLY FOCUSED on my strength training for about 1 week now and I am ALREADY seeing results!!

My Withing scale (AWESOME thing that calculates BF, LMM & total weight) recorded 115lbs of Lean Muscle Mass today!!

I know..I KNOW!! You are saying..WHAT WHAT WHAAAAT?

Yepper... 115lbs of moi (AKA Yours truly) is muscle.

I never realized how easily and quickly I could put on muscle doing mostly Strength Training!
GO HEAVY OR GO HOME!! That is my motto! Sooo, I did 3 sets of 15 reps of Deadlifts, Overhead Press, Bicep Curls, Bent Over Rows & Squats with a 22lb Barbell!! WOOT WOOT!!

And ALL of that was just a 20 minute warm before I did the 60 minute Kickboxing class!
I love this feeling! Hope everyone has or had as great a day as I did!!
HUGS!!
NAVYCHICK

WOOHOO!!

I am so glad that I bought my Body Sculpting Bible for Women !! I have been doing SERIOUS Strength Training workouts since Thursday June 2nd and I have ALREADY put on 3 lbs of Lean Body Mass!! YAY! 
I have also been researching CrossFit! I would love to find a CrossFit Gym here in Japan. I think the closest one is in Yokohama. I wonder if there is anyone here in Yokosuka that can teach it? Hmmm.. MUST FIND OUT!!


Here are some MOTIVATION photos of some AMAZING CrossFit Athletes that I aspire to look like:

Nicole Carroll

Candace Hamilton

Camille Leblanc-Bazinet

Miranda Oldroyd

Time to get some rest. Must let my body recuperate!! 

Hugs!

NAVYCHICK

THANK YOU Random Guy at Purdy Gym!!

So there I was, yesterday 01 June, doing some stretches before Reiko's VERY FUN Wednesday Lunchtime Zumba class when a guy walks into the room do some jump rope. I didn't know if he knew that there was a class starting in 15 minutes, so I tell him. He says thanks and tells me he is only going to jump rope for about 10 minutes. As I am stretching I notice he has something with him. In his hand he is carrying this:

I ask him if I can check out the book and he says no problem, go ahead. I did a speed-read of the entire book while he jumped rope for his 10 minutes. When he was done, I asked him what he thought of book. He told me that be following it to the letter, he has lost 25 lbs!!  WOW!! I always knew Strength Training was AWESOME but.. 25lbs since February is great!

He proceeded to tell me that there is a WOMEN's version of the book too and that his friends wife bought the book at the Base Exchange!! So, I went to the store... LO AND BEHOLD... IT WAS THERE!!

I was so excited about this book that I read the ENTIRE BOOK, cover to cover, today. I was so intrigued by the book that I also went to one of the author's websites and downloaded 2 GREAT workouts. Dumbbell Only Natural Bodybuilding Workout for Women for Body Sculpting & 10 Sets of 10 Reps Natural Bodybuilding Workout for Women

I did the Dumbbell Only Monday A Workout which took about 1hr (65 minutes actually) and then did 25 minutes of my OWN version of a Dance-like/Zumbaish/Step Aerobicsy/Boxingish amalgamation to Electronic, Dance, Fitness/ Workout, Latin & Hip-Hop music. It was SO MUCH FUN!!

Time to go to bed soon because I am back at work tomorrow. Can't wait for tomorrow's workout!

THANK YOU Random Guy at the Gym!!

THANK YOU Random Guy at the Gym!!