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  1. I use Himalayan pink salt, specifically. For both the minerals and the taste. Over the weekend I had lots of dance practice and then the final performance, which seriously kicked my butt...and hip flexors...and knees...and shoulders (I was not expecting it to do all that)! So I just did some deep stretching and ab work yesterday to recover, then back to Body Beast today with Bulk: Chest!
  2. Build Legs is one of the hardest! It moves so fast and my heart rate is always so high that I have to pause and take breaks more often than Sagi would like. All the lunges are what really get me, I think it's because they seem to go on and on and on until my legs are spent... Oh man, I don't know how you do the Fat Shredder ratios on a vegan diet! But a lot of my protein comes from legumes. I wasn't able to keep up Fat Shredder ratios even when I ate meat a couple years ago; I just can't function with so few carbs. I also like to be told what to eat and when to eat it, and I think that's why I've always done well with the Insanity and Asylum meal plans...they just give me certain options and recipes to choose from, then I can tweak them if I need to. Asylum is a lot easier to make whole food plant-based though, since it seems to be 99% produce! We always get comments at the grocery store when we go to check out with mounds of fresh veggies.
  3. 12-06-2012 Tempo Chest & Tris went pretty well. I can normally lift heavier on chest exercises, but had to pace myself on increasing the weight because I had no previous record of what I could do when doing such slow reps. Each move starts with 15 reps where you contract for 6 counts, then slowly release for 6 counts. For example, during pushups you would go down for 6, then up for 6. Then you do 12 reps with 6 and 3 counts, then 8 reps with 3 and 3. You also increase the weight each time you decrease your reps. It really made me focus on control and it was hard at times to stay at the slower pace. Tuesday was supposed to be Bulk Legs, but we got the schedule mixed up and did Build Legs instead...but it didn't matter because I pushed HARD and was really feeling it. Yesterday I just did dance practice and no lifting or Asylum. Tonight I have Tempo Back & Bis, which will also be a first for me! Food wise, we have gone back to mostly using our "veganized" version of the Asylum Get Shredded plan, which has worked well for us in the past. It offers plenty of food for ~1800 calories, depending on how you modify. We use beans, tempeh or tofu instead of the meat options and it all works out well and tastes great. Here is today's meal re-cap: ONE Chocolate Vegan Shakeology, one scoop Gluten-Free rolled oats, 1/4 cup Frozen cherries, about 1 cup TWO Quinoa salad (my first time having this, and it was actually quite good): Quinoa, 1/2 cup (uncooked) mixed with cucumber, fresh mint, lime juice, onion, ginger, sea salt THREE Corn tortillas, 2 Chickpeas, 1 cup Cabbage, shredded, 1/2 cup Cilantro, lime juice, chili powder FOUR Grapefruit, 1/2 Avocado, 1/2 Onion, 2 TB Mixed salad greens FIVE Acorn squash, roasted, 1/2 Tempeh, 1/2 block Broccoli, steamed, a lot SUPPS/MISC Raw maca powder, 1 TB Raw cacao powder, 2 tsp Banana, 1/2 All this clocks in at around 1850 calories, approx. 60% carbs (296g), 15% protein(78g), 25% fat(51g)
  4. The weekend went pretty well and the pool workout was a kick in the butt! Add that to a weekend full of very little sleep, and I was thoroughly exhausted by the time we flew home last night. I slept in this morning, which means I must work out tonight after work. Errrrr. I hate doing that to myself. I'm trying Tempo Chest/Tris for the first time. We'll see how it goes. Here's what I've been eating today... ONE Chocolate Vegan Shakeology, 1 scoop Cherries, 12 Chia Seed, 1 Tbsp TWO Unsweetened Almond Milk , 1 cup Raw Maca Powder, 1 tsp Chia Seed, 2 Tbsp Gluten free rolled oats - Dry, 0.5 cup Raisins, 3 Tbsp THREE Chickpeas, 0.75 cup Avocados, 0.5 Salad Greens, 3 cups FOUR Tempeh, 0.5 container Onions, 0.2 Cherry Tomatoes, 0.5 cup Broccoli - Raw, 1 cup, chopped Trader Joe's - Organic Tuscan Kale, 1/3 package MISC./SUPPS Gt's Organic Raw Kombucha Synergy - Trilogy, 1 container Raw maca powder, 1 Tbsp Raw cacao powder, 2 tsp FIVE TBD
  5. I was down there for the challenge group training, but hoping to get P90X certified there one day soon too!
  6. @DonnieUtah -- I was checking out your site, and I think we know some of the same people...I saw that you're part of Team Motiv8, which in turn is part of TNL (I'm w/teamRIPPED, so I'm part of TNL too). Small world!!! Are you in the TNL Facebook group too?
  7. 11/28/12 Wow, I can't believe it's been so long since I've posted! I guess the holiday week and all that comes with it really caught up with me. My fitness coaching has been keeping me busier these days too, but I digress... This week will be weird training-wise, and challenging nutrition-wise. I work late every night through Thursday (tomorrow), and then I have a 6:55am flight on Friday to Los Angeles for some training with Beachbody. We are staying with a friend and not at a hotel, so that means no weight room. We don't have gym memberships since we work out at home (that's usually a perk, but not in this instance). Maybe we'll have to buy some day passes somewhere? Any suggestions or ideas? I hate the idea of paying $15 per person a day just to use some weights. I guess I'm spoiled. I do have a friend who leads pool workouts in LA on Sundays (and we're talking "Tough Mudder training" pool workouts, not water aerobics, lol!), so I'm not worried about Sunday. And ON TOP of all this, I have to learn a dance routine to perform next weekend, and I am SO rusty! The dance is super fast too. Oh well, "If it doesn't challenge you, it doesn't change you."...Right? Aaaand anyway, here's how to day is going nutritionally: -Meal 1- 8 oz almond milk 1 scoop chocolate vegan protein powder Lara bar -Meal 2- Large yam 1/2 bell pepper 1/3 sweet onion 1/2 head of dinosaur kale (all sauteed together, yum!) 1/2 avocado 1/4 cantoloupe -Meal 3- 1.5 TB raw almond butter celery sticks baby carrots -Meal 4- brown rice tortilla kale jalapeno hummus diced carrots roasted acorn squash -Pre/Post Workout- raw maca and cacao powder Chocolate Vegan Shakeology with frozen cherries and spinach I still have to do my workout when I get home tonight, since all I did was dance this morning (still a workout, but not on my schedule). It'll either be Bulk Legs or Asylum Strength...I haven't decided yet!
  8. Yes, I made it through Thanksgiving week, but I didn't get on here to write it all down! Doh! I got to play with a healthier vegan pumpkin pie recipe throughout the week though. We did Bulk Legs on Thanksgiving morning, so that was quite a way to set up the day. Great job on your results! "You got big shoulders, you have small waist...Beast up!" lol
  9. Awesome! I'm just about in the Beast phase; next week! My husband and I are also adding some Asylum to the mix. After so many weeks without cardio, Speed & Agility and the fit test were HARD! I'm hoping to melt off some of this bulk so I can see the muscles I've built better.
  10. 11/16/12 I'm writing this up quickly before I leave work to go home and do Bulk Legs. It's one of my favorites, but I'm naturally stronger with my lower body than my upper, so that could have something to do with it. I'm weary of going up too much more in the weight I use for legs though, because I don't want them to bulk up any more than they are! When Sagi says "We're gonna get HUGE legs"...I'll admit, I wince a little at the thought that my legs will get huge too. I know, women have less testosterone and I can't get as big as Sagi, obviously...but I don't want my legs any bigger than they already are now! If anything, I'd prefer them and inch or two smaller. Once I start adding cardio in and stripping away some fat I should have a better idea of what my legs are doing. -Meal 1- Chocolate Vegan Shakeology Frozen cherries 2 TB chia seeds 1.5 cups almond milk -Meal 2- apple baby carrots hummus -Meal 3- Kale and mixed greens salad with raw garlic tahini dressing Spicy Pumpkin Vegan Soup (I got both of these things from Whole Foods, and they were so good. The soup is always hit or miss there, but this one is a keeper) -Meal 4- Kit's Organic bar -Meal 5- TBD -Pre & Post Workout- Maca, banana, raw cacao powder Vega Recovery Accelerator
  11. 11/15/12 Bulk Chest DVD...this was my first time doing Chest in two weeks, so I felt a little behind. I really tried concentrating on isolating the muscles and moving with control since I wasn't ready to move up with my weights yet. Definitely felt a good burn from that! I'm getting better at the decline pushups, although I'll admit that some of my failure with them is mental. I just keep trying to get at least one more rep than last time. I've been using the Vega Recovery Accelerator consistently after my workouts, and I think it helps a lot with soreness (that, and all the extra veggies I'm making myself eat). -Meal 1- Chocolate Vegan Shakeology Frozen cherries 2 TB chia seeds This is my favorite shake recipe EVER! And I thought nothing could beat adding PB to it...I was wrong! -Meal 2- apple grapefruit -Meal 3- 1.5 cups smokey tempeh chili 1 large yam mixed greens -Meal 4- 1/2 head of cauliflower, made into "rice" sauteed with onions, peppers, garlic, ginger & Bragg's aminos Roasted green beans and brussels sprouts -Meal 5- half a pomegranate 2TB dark chocolate chips -Pre & Post Workout- Maca, banana, raw cacao powder Vega Recovery Accelerator
  12. Thank you, have a great weekend too! That sounds like a cool side business, I'll keep it in mind if I need help! Thanks!
  13. Hey! I'm doing a 90 day at-home DVD program called "Body Beast" that is split into three phases: Build, Bulk, and Beast. I'm in the Bulk phase right now, so there is very little cardio. There's a different DVD concentrated on one body part each day; 1-Chest, 2-Legs, 3-Back, 4-Arms/Abs, 5-Shoulders, 6-Rest, then Repeat until the next phase. They call it "Dynamic Set Training" -- there are a lot of drop sets, super sets, giant sets, and progressive sets. I have no idea if that is typical bodybuilding language or not, because this is the first bodybuilding program I've ever tried! Hope that answers your question. --Jessie
  14. No problem! Just shoot me an email if you want any info on Shakeology (it's not sold in stores, you can only get it through a Team Beachbody coach). --Jessie
  15. I've never competed before, but I'm more and more interested and I see there are some competitions coming to my state in April of 2013. Is 5 months long enough to prepare to compete in the bikini category? Right now I'm about 15lbs "softer" than I usually like to be. And if I decide to compete in April, where do I start to prepare? I'm clueless about competing except that I know you need a sparkly bikini, lol.
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