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Positive Pregnancy Test

We just had a positive pregnancy test! I will be 4 weeks tomorrow. So still really early and not feeling too many symptoms other than some fatigue. Still hitting the gum hard. I will give up basketball here in the next couple weeks ;( I will miss it terribly. But will instead get my cardio either running or on the elliptical or even stair master. Will post a picture soon so I can track how I grow and how my muscles take this pregnancy haha.

Sorry Sorry Sorry

Ok so obviously I am HORRIBLE at updating my daily workouts....I have been doing them...I am just awful at posting them!! So here is what I want you to do, GO TO Bodybuilding.com and link up to the Jamie Eason's LiveFit 12 week Trainer. Get their app on your phone too. Its called BodySpace, and then you can log your workouts WHILE YOU WORKOUT! I am in love with their app it is amazing and also times your rest periods so you know how long to take your break! Amazing right? I love it. SOO no more depending on me to update your daily workouts, just go and do it!! You got this. And if you find another program on there that looks interesting, DO IT!! They are all FREE!!! And all come from amazing Pro's who know what they are doing. Good luck everyone! I will update how I am doing as well.

So far no I am not pregnant, so I have not had to alter any of my workouts (not that I will have to do much of that anyway) But I will keep you all updated! Thanks!!

Monday LEG DAY!!! 9/29

10-12 reps X 3 sets

Leg Extensions

Wide Stance Barbell Squat

Barbell Lunges

Barbell stiff leg dead lifts

Lying Leg Curls

Seated Calf Raises

Standing Calf Raises

DONE!!!

Friday-Sunday REST 09/19-9/21

Rest up this weekend, we are going to HIT IT HARD on Monday ;)

Thursday Leg Day!!

I have a love hate relationship with leg day....here we go!

All exercises 3 sets X 10-12 reps

Leg Extensions

Barbell Wide Stance squat (you want that nice booty? this is how you get it!!)

Barbell lunge

Kettle Bell one legged deadlift

Lying Leg Curls

Seated Calf Raises

Standing Calf Raises

Wednesday Chest and Triceps 9/25/2014

3 Sets X 10-12 reps

Pushups

Inclined Dumbbell Press

Dumbbell flys

Decline dumbbell flys

Bench dips

Lying Tricep Press

Triceps Dumbbell kickback

Standing Dumbbell triceps extension

Cable one arm triceps extension

Tuesday Back and Biceps! 9/23/2014

Here is Tuesday workout! All are 3 sets X 10-12 Reps with a min of rest in between. Make sure you are using proper form as to not hurt yourself!

Back and Biceps baby!

Hammer Strength Lat Pull

Wide Grip Lat Pull Down

Seated Cable Rows

Lying T-Bar Row

Hypertension (Back Extensions)

Barbell Curl

Inclined Dumbbell Curl

Alternate Hammer Curl

If you do not know what these exercises are, google them and see what they are before you hit the gym!

Monday Leg Day!! 9/22/2014

Here are your exercises for today

All exercises are 3 sets X 10-12 reps with 1 min rest in between sets. Go get it!

Leg Extentions

Wide Stance Barbell Squat

Barbell Lunge

Lying Leg Curls

Seated Calf Raise

Standing Calf Raise

Friday-Sunday Rest Days 9/19-9/21

I know I know, that seems like a lot of rest days but your body needs it. If you want to do some cardio then that is great!! I think I will run a few miles through the weekend. Have a wonderful weekend Mommas!

Leg Day!! 9/17/2014

Leg Press

Set 1: 12 reps

Set 2: 10-12 reps

Set 3: 8-10 reps


Leg Extensions

Set 1: 12 reps

Set 2: 10-12 reps

Set 3: 8-10 reps


Wide Stance Barbell Squat

Set 1: 12 reps

Set 2: 10-12 reps

Set 3: 8-10 reps


Standing Calf Raises

Set 1: 12 reps

Set 2: 10-12 reps

Set 3: 8-10 reps


Seated Calf Raises

Set 1: 12 reps

Set 2: 10-12 reps

Set 3: 8-10 reps

If you would like to see what weight I lifted during these sets please visit Here

Back and Biceps Baby! 9/16/2014

Here is your lift for the day ;) I LOVE back and biceps day!!!

Wide Grip Let Pull Down

SET 1 X 12 reps

SET 2 X 10-12 reps

SET 3 X 8-10 reps


One Arm Dumbbell Row

SET 1 X 12 reps

SET 2 X 10-12 reps

SET 3 X 8-10 reps

Seated Cable Rows

SET 1 X 12 reps

SET 2 X 10-12 reps

SET 3 X 8-10 reps

Under Hand Cable Pull Down

SET 1 X 12 reps

SET 2 X 10-12 reps

SET 3 X 8-10 reps

Dumbbell Alternate Bicep Curl

SET 1 X 12 reps

SET 2 X 10-12 reps

SET 3 X 8-10 reps

One Arm Dumbbell Preacher Curl

SET 1 X 12 reps

SET 2 X 10-12 reps

SET 3 X 8-10 reps

Standing Bicep Cable curl

SET 1 X 12 reps

SET 2 X 10-12 reps

SET 3 X 8-10 reps

Thats it!! If you need to change up an excise because the gym is too busy do it! Don't just skip that muscle, changing it up can be great for your muscle confusion!! Good luck girls.

Mondays Work out 9/15/2014

I am sorry I meant to get this up yesterday. But here is what I will be doing when I get to the gym today

Chest and Triceps Day!

Push-ups

12 - 15 reps X 3 Sets (1 min or less of rest between sets)

Dumbbell Bench Press Rest 1 min between sets

Set 1:

20 lbs dumbbells X 12 reps



Set 2:

25 lbs dumbbells X 12 reps



Set 3:

30 lbs dumbbells X 8-10 reps

Inclined dumbbell flyers Rest 1 min Between sets

Set 1:

15 lbs X 12 reps


Set 2:

15 lbs X 10-12 reps


Set 3:

20 lbs X 8-10 reps


More Push-ups!


12 - 15 reps X 3 Sets (1 min or less of rest between sets)


Standing Triceps Extensions rest 1 min between sets

Set 1:

20 lbs X 12 reps

Set 2:

20 lbs X 12 reps

Set 3:

25 lbs X 8-10 reps


Triceps Push down on cables Rest 1 min between sets

Set 1:

50 lbs X 12 reps

Set 2:

60 lbs X 10-12 reps

Set 3:

70 lbs X 8-10 reps


Thats its!!! Now if you feel like you want to you can go do some cardio. I am still playing basketball at this point (seeing as how I don't even know if I am pregnant yet) So at this point that is what I would go and do. Thanks!! Let me know if you have any questions. Oh and you can google any of those lifts/moves to see exactly how to do them and proper form. And go at your own pace and lift the weight you can. Good luck!

Pregnancy and Weightlifting

I know I created this blog page for crafts and such and I will continue to post what crafts and projects I have made on here. BUT I would like to post a little differently in addition to those posts for the next 9 months or so.

Oh yes that is right, we are having yet another tiny one...well I don't know if I am pregnant YET but we have started trying and if history is any indicator...I am already pregnant. And I wanted to start this blog super early on so you can see every phase I go through with this pregnancy and keeping up with my weightlifting/workout routine.

When we finally decided to have our last baby I started researching women who lift weights while they are pregnant and what I have found out there is pretty slim pickins so I am hoping to add to the information out there. My intention with this blog is to show women that you CAN workout hard and stay fit while pregnant.

I am going to try to post a lot of pictures throughout the pregnancy so you can see how things go. I will try to find some photos from my last pregnancy and post those so you can see the difference and I say TRY to find some because I did NOT like my picture taken back then (blah)

I refuse to be unhappy with myself and completely waste away the hard work I have done for the last year and a half. Not going to happen! I had watched this amazing woman in our gym work out every single day of her pregnancy and was amazing!!! and then one day she shows up to the gym and I look down expecting to see her big baby belly and all the sudden BAM! No baby in there anymore and she was just strutting along like nothing ever happened. And I thought to myself "I swear she had a baby in there just yesterday!"

I would like to put out there if you are already pregnant and you have not ever worked out of weight lifted a day in  your life...now is not the time to start. Yes go on walks and yes eat as healthy as possible but your body is not prepared for this at the moment.

I will be following Jamie Easons Live Fit Trainer for the majority of my pregnancy. Its a 12 week program so I am just planning on repeating it about 3 times. I will be tweaking it here and there because it does get intense in her last 6 weeks or so but I just love the program and I love her so thats the plan!! I will post on here daily what I did for my work out so if you want to just follow what I did then that works as well!

Alright now on to the photos!! I hate posting pictures of myself haha but here it goes anyway.

Oh. My. Word. I don't even know who that person is! This picture was taken 6 months after my second c-section with my Izzie Lynn. SIX MONTHS!! And I still look 6 months pregnant! Although I do have to say....I miss those boobs!! Alright so moving along now that I just threw up a little in my mouth. At this point in my fitness journey I was incredibly depressed...I mean look at that face. I was so defeated and I just didn't know if I would ever get out of my black hole. I started doing insanity...now nothing against insanity or ANY of the beach body programs. I think they are amazing and work wonders. BUT I am not a self motivator AT ALL. So if I feel like quitting 10 minutes into a video...by golly I will! So after doing that and not seeing any real progress I moved on...and I found an amazing website called Bodybuilding.com. I followed and finished two of their programs on there. The first one I did was called the Bizzy Diet 21-Day Fitness Plan by the Muscle Pharm guy. I LOVED it. Its 3 weeks long and intense but its over by the time you just don't want to do it anymore. And then I moved on to Jamie Easons LiveFit 12 Week Trainer and I LOVED this program as well. So without any further ado here is my AFTER

So the bathing suit pics were for my husband when I was trying on bathing suits for our 9 yr anniversary trip in July and I needed his opinion when he was at home haha so I thought I would throw those in there. Now I was getting to the point where I was pretty happy with where I was at, I did have about 5 more pounds I wanted to shed but over all I am a happy camper. So this is where I am starting off this pregnancy. Fit and Happy. And I want to keep it that way. I refuse to be that unhappy woman again. NEVER AGAIN. To get to this point it did take me a year and a half. I had protein shakes and shakeology along with smoothies. I was NOT perfect everyday but I did my best ;)

Side note my husband says after I have this baby and I get back down to where I want to be I get to have...wait for it....Boob job and tummy tuck. WHHHAT!Yup so excited because this tummy of mine has been through some rough times and it needs some TLC here is a shot just so you know what I am talking about

That skin there is just going to hang around forever and I need that gone!! So anyway. There  you have it, sorry for the ridiculously long post but I promise they will be much shorter and helpful from now on. Starting Sunday I will be posting what my workouts will be for the following day. If you want to follow me on Bodybuilding.com my user name is fitmomma23 and you can also see my tracked work outs there! Good luck Mommas!

Glue Gun Art Shirt

And I just opened up a new online store on ArtFire!! You can check it out going by clicking HERE and if you look to the right upper corner of my blog you can get to my Esty store as well. Thanks for stopping by!!

DIY $5 Christmas Star

DIY Princess Dress

I know its after Halloween, I was behind with getting this posted but who says you can't make a princess dress for your little one whenever you darn well please?!? 

Hailee wanted to be a princess (or was it me?) So we went out and picked out some fabric so I could attempt to make her one. I have to say it turned out pretty good. The only this is, was that the skirt part was pretty heavy so it kept pulling her top part down some...not so good. So I would say don't use a stretch fabric for the top and insert a zipper for the back ( I think I will end up doing this eventually to this dress) Anyway, enjoy the tutorial! (If you can even call it that)

And that's it!!! I had a blast making this...and NO it was not perfect. But she sure thought it was pretty...and that is all that matters to me =-)