October 20, 2006
I have 2 weeks to get everything together, well, the body mainly . Routine is great. I feel really strong. Cardio....let's see.....if you have a plan and it is working that is what I am used to doing in order to get ready for a show. I have heard and read much about HIIT. Using periods of hard work say, 20 sec (all out to die for sprint on the treadmill) intervaled with 40 seconds of recovery work. Although I do a type of training similar to this, mainly interval training but not of the same ratios, in order to prepare for the routine, I am leary to let go of my old training practices - such as cardio, in order to prepare for a show. If it works for me, then why change it right? I have to admit that I am have been doing less cardio now, than I ever have before. Mainly I just don't have the time.
My little guy sleeps but not the whole night. He is constantly learning new things, and well, wants to get up to 'practice'. When he wakes, I am usually awake after that. Luckily my gym is 24 hours, and going at 3:30am does not seem that foreign to me anymore.
From the pictures I really need to work on tightening up the backend. Isn't it always this way with the women. The abs are starting to come in nicely, but my skin really has not retracted as quickly as I would have liked from the pregnancy. Luckily no stretch marks on my belly but the skin...there is just extra. I am sure time will fix this.
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7 comments:
I know you'll find a way to get the look you're after Allison.
Time is a great teacher, if nothing else, and often time is frustrating too, but then that's life.
GOOD LUCK, I know you'll be back to your very best soon.
You are doing an awsesome job.
:-) :-).
Matt
Thank you Matt. I appreciate that you follow what I do. You really keep my spirits up.
Two weeks, and counting....
Allison
Laural-
Congratulations! So excited to hear that you are going to be a mommy. I loved being pregnant, ok..near the end was tough as I just was not hungry anymore. But I did have a lot of fun eating all the pieces of cake at work (we celebrate everyone's birthday - that is a staff of 60!), and ice cream for heartburn.
Post partum was hard, as I did have the baby blues and really did not realize until I came out of the 'fog'.
Getting back into it started with walking for 2 hours a day. My hubby would force me to go out for at least an hour a day...and I am glad he did.
You will be back in your pre-pregnancy body in no time. Breastfeeding does speed up the weight loss!
Hang in there, as their will be times when you might think...ok...can you go back in my belly for like 3 hours so that I can sleep. ;)
A.
Amber-
It took me 3 months to get started on the routine. I started near the end of August, after I had lost basically all the pregnancy weight. I started with pushups and situps to start strengthening my core. (Also will help alliviate back pain.) And then I just tried some of my movements that I new I could do before. They were really messy, but I persevered, and they finally came back probably a month later. HOw did I start...basically I just went for it....and hopefully would not break or pull anything.
Connecting all the elements has been the tough part, as awakening my fast twitch muscle has been a challenge. I just feel old, and slow. But with every practice things get stronger, and I am able to 'sell' the routine more to the audience, and well, the judges too.
Tumbling has only been the last month. Luckily it was fall and I could still practice on grass. I was really nervous to do back tucks, and still standing tucks make me nervous. I just had to put my mind on hold and let my body do what it knew how to do. I feared the flips, but not it is ok, as long as I don't over think what I am about to do.
A.
Fit Monkey-
Excellent way to keep in contact with others. I also go to the Oxygenmag board.
Maybe you could start a post about my message board changing and try to find other members? Hopefully Thunder won't mind.
A.
Sorry, it was Laurel not Laural.
I can edit my posts but not comments.
Lauren (is this the same person?)-
I deleted your duplicate post, and response to duplicate post.
A.
Wow. Just wow! You're doing great!
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