WOW!!!! How could I not know this?!!?!?
I got a certificate from the United States Powerlifting Association to certify that I hold the state record in bench press. Okay, this I knew.
I was pleasantly surprised to discover on the certificate that I am ALSO the state deadlift champion!! Isnt that awesome?! Turns out I lifted 341.7 pounds, thereby breaking the state record for my age/sex/weight. WOOP!!! Omigod pat myself on the back! 
I’m happy….
1/2 mile run in 4 min, 51 sec
10 sets of :
5 rows w/20′s
5 reverse lunges each leg (bodyweight)
10 pushups
15 crunches
then 1/2 mile run in 4 min, 46 sec
then walk/jog up 9 flights of stairs five times
this was filmed the last (fifth) time up the stairs
sorry for the shitty sound!
xoxo
The meet was swimmingly.
Friday afternoon Emily and I drove up to Modesto for weigh ins and to get our equipment approved. Even competing in the raw division, they have to check your singlet, shoes, shirt, etc.
That done, we carb loaded on some hamburgers n chili cheese fries and I ate tons of swedish fish, rice krispie treats, and other unmentionables.
We met up with our trainer Dan, his fiancee, Mike (competing too), and his wife. Em and I snacked on more ...
Continue Reading →I have this obsession whereby I really need to go to the gym in the morning. I don’t know what it is. I just like to be there. Even if I’m just walking and stretching– I like to be there. It feels good.
So today I planned to do “cardio” which means I will be messing around. I walked for 8 minutes on the treadmill before I was bored out of my mind, so I tried to lift as easily as ...
Continue Reading →There are many different ways to do deadlifts, and the most popular are conventional and sumo. More and more, sumo is becoming the deadlift of choice among powerlifters. McGuinan and Wilson (1996) did biomechanical analysis of the sumo and conventional style deadlift. The following is a summary of what they found:
1. The lift-off- The sumo has a trunk angle that is significantly closer to vertical that conventional lifters. Sumo lifters were also found ...
Continue Reading →Just a quick post so you peeps know i’m alive 
read this great article the other day, and wanted to pass it along:
http://strengthcoachblog.com/2012/01/09/there-is-a-reason-there-is-a-box/
Mike Boyle, prominent strength coach, writes how it is more important to be MASTER of the box before attempting to “think outside of the box.” Athletic excellence is not necessarily about any fancy tricks. Its mastery of the simple things. Rotation, single leg balance, deceleration, level change, properly pulling, pushing, ...
Continue Reading →Good morning my lovelies!
Happy Thanksgiving
I’m waking up and about to get my sweat on before I meet my fam that flew into town. So excited to see them.
First of all, I want to share some random updates….
Last week I twisted my ankle showing off during dancing (karma bites me) so that, as well as other minor health issues, have impeded my powerlifting training. I will still ...
Hello folks!
I am super excited about my first powerlifting competition: United States Powerlifting Association (USPA) NORCAL Powerlifting Championship on Dec 15th, in Modesto.
I don’t know why, but I always like setting my eye on new ambitious challenges, and my newest challenge is to jump in to my first powerlifting meet, and not only compete, but win first place, and break all the state records for my division.
To this end, I am shifting my focus from bodybuilding style workouts ...
Continue Reading →Today I want to share the story of my client Pushpita. She was feeling too heavy for her 5’5’’ frame. On 2/21/12, she was sitting at 167 lbs (with very little of those pounds being lean muscle mass). She also did a 12 second plank = x
She had a daughter aged 13 months and had gained a lot of weight POST pregnancy. DURING pregnancy, she had developed gestational diabetes, so she changed her eating habits and did a ton of ...
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Diana, Diana, Diana.
WOW, what a transformation!
She is a tender little one, at the youthful age of 24!
She came to me after being diagnosed with Type II Diabetes, and realized that if she didn’t make a change, her life would be cut short. She hoped that exercise could help prevent her from taking diabetes medication. (so far, so good!)
She works out with me 3 days a week, and walks every day at lunch. She watches what she eats, and has to ...
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