See Jane in a Bikini

[jesca]

Congrats on the wrist! I hope it continues to stay healthy

That dinner sounds great. Now if I could only find time to cook anymore....

[Natalia]

Originally Posted by missjane

I forgot to mention this.......good news on the puppy front. My breeder let me know that Sophie's mom and dad are about ready to breed again. I will get first pick from that litter if I am ready. So, it appears that little Violet may be born before the end of the year. I hope I am ready.

Alright!

[missjane]

weekly averages -- need to up the protein and lower the fat this week a bit:

grams cals %total Total: 1455 Fat: 62 554 39% Sat: 19 169 12% Poly: 3 28 2% Mono: 11 101 7% Carbs: 115 403 28% Fiber: 14 0 0% Protein: 119 475 33% Alcohol: 0 0 0%

[UConnJulie]

I like seeing all the red in here!!

Glad the wrist is finally better! Maybe it just needed the rest ... :shrug:

And that's great news about Violet ... what a special thing that you'll get to build memories with Sophie's sister ... I'm sure in doggie heaven she is smiling!

[missjane]

Originally Posted by UConnJulie

I like seeing all the red in here!!

Glad the wrist is finally better! Maybe it just needed the rest ... :shrug:

And that's great news about Violet ... what a special thing that you'll get to build memories with Sophie's sister ... I'm sure in doggie heaven she is smiling!

Thanks, Julie!

I don't know about the wrist. I certainly haven't rested it as good as I should have, but maybe laying off of it somewhat did help. Now, today, it is aching a bit. So, maybe calling it 99% better was a bit optimistic. It's definitely better, though.

I hope you are right and that Sophie is smiling!

[missjane]

July 21, 2008
Coach Dos' Power Training - Total Fitness Routine
Workout B of Phase 2 (ie weeks 4-6)
Workout 2 of 10

1-armed DB Snatch and Jump Squats
3x22.5 Snatch
10 Jump Squats
10 Jump Squats

Split Squats
6x45 oly bar (each leg)
6x45 oly bar (each leg)
6x50 oly bar (each leg)
6x50 oly bar (each leg)

Single-Leg RDL's
6x17.5's
6x20's
6x20's
6x17.5's

Incline Bench Press
6x45
6x50
5x50
6x45

One-Arm Cable Row
6x50
6x50
6x50
6x50

Jackknife Pushups
6
6
6
5

Lat Pulldown
6x60 wide grip
6x60 underhand grip
6x60 wide grip
6x60 underhand grip

Weighted Swiss Ball Lateral Roll
8x10 lb plate
8x17.5 db
8x17.5 db
8x17.5 db

Planks
75 secs static plank
20 secs side plank (each side)
45 secs dynamic plank

[foodfromafar]

Great workout, Jane!

[Littlemermaidklb]

Way to go Jane! Your workouts have been incredible lately!

[Celestialmom]

Jane, what's a pike pushup? I'm always interested in pushup variations!

[missjane]

You mean the jackknife PU? This is a shoulder exercise. You get into position for a wide grip pushup. You walk your feet towards your hands til you are in a jackknife position. Keeping your head neutral, lower your torso until your head touches the floor. Next step in difficulty is feet up on bench, with body in JK position, and after that would be feet on the swiss ball.

[missjane]

New all-time low on the scale this morning (well, as far back as I remember tracking it!).

Tonight I sign up for my swimming lessons, which is one of the other goals I set for myself this year. So, the only goal left will be a chin-up.

[Bytsi]

Originally Posted by missjane

New all-time low on the scale this morning (well, as far back as I remember tracking it!).

Tonight I sign up for my swimming lessons, which is one of the other goals I set for myself this year. So, the only goal left will be a chin-up.

Good for you Jane!!!
Once you swim, you can do a triathlon

[Natalia]

Originally Posted by missjane

need to up the protein and lower the fat this week a bit

why? just asking....

[missjane]

Originally Posted by Natalia

why? just asking....

I like my daily protein grams to be a bit higher -- close to my weight. And, I always keep my carbs a bit lower, so that means I may drop the fat a bit. Probably just some leaner protein, is all. Nothing major...just a little tweaking.

[Espi]

Subscribed to your log

Don't you get bored with eating lean meats/fish etc? The cost of food seems to have risen exponentially and fattier meats are generally much cheaper (and tastier too).

But the sad fact is that eating a high protein diet just agrees better with me.. so it's all in moderation. Juggling between pleasing the taste buds/wallet and seeing a better body recomp can sometimes be a challenge. I'm not saying health or beauty. Higher fat levels = radiant & healthy skin!

[Espi]

Originally Posted by missjane

OK, time to start my own training log so I can be accountable and get my goals down on "paper".

I believe I will be doing some sort of carb-cycling program. I definitely have too many carbs in my diet. Specifically, I like what I read in Rob Faigin's Natural Hormonal Enhancement. I started it once before, and I think I want to try again and really stick to it. I'd be very interested in hearing if anyone else has tried it.

I look forward to posting and hearing from all of you. Great forum.

Jane

Seeing this for the first time w/o reading responses, I wonder: what do you consider as 'too many carbs' and what's been your carb cycling program sofar.

I've got Faigin's book and read it cover-to-cover to only discover later on that my guru (Lyle McDonald) just about criticized it to pieces saying that GH only plays a very minor role when it comes to body recomposition and proper recovery is more important.

However.. I've found that there are other reasons to eat carbs only late at night. The majority of them are eaten the night before so glycogen stores are nice & full = optimal performance. And then I'd mostly not eat carbs post workout anymore nor the rest of the day, unless I'd feel really 'OFF" (feeling so weak that I can't even cycle or walk home with a decent speed). I've tweaked it again recently as doing this meant not sleeping well at all, so right before bed time I"ll have some more carbs again to 'knock me down'. Must be something with tryptophan balance being influenced by insulin levels. Or even too high tyrosine levels from all that protein?