Once upon a time...

Sunday, August 20, 2006


Yo Ho HO there! 3 months till show time.

Here is a sketch of the outfit I will be wearing for the routine portion of the fitness competition I will be in in November. I will be a pirate if that's not been clarified.
All the choreography's done and music mixed , Now it's just practicing to master all the crazy moves. My training routine is like this:
Sun: cardio 50 min before breakfast, routine training
Mon: cardio 50 min before breakfast, Shoulders/ Back
Tues: 1.5 hours routine training
Wed: cardio 50 min before breakfast, legs weights
Thurs: 1.5 hours routine training
Fri: 50 min cardio before breakfast, chest/arms weights
Sat: Rest
This will change as time goes on and depending on how my physique is coming along, more cardio may be added and carbs may go down.
My diet consists of the following:
Carbohydrates: sweet potato, yams, oats, brown rice, vegetables, 1 cup fruit juice after weights.
Protein- Chicken, turkey, sole, haddock, tuna, cod, salmon, egg whites and protein powder
Fat: udo's oil, ( occasional egg yolk)
I take glutamine and creatine supplements and drink at least 3-4 L water daily.
I look forward to the big day and showing people that anyone can do this. I'm hoping it will get more of my clients motivated to see how far they can go with their fitness.
Here's examples of a few moves I'm working on: they're harder than they look.



Oh, The Maritimes.......
So I just returned from my visit to NB and I had a lovely trip. I saw people I haven't seen in 12 years at campmeeting, I was able to spend time with my Papa, Memere, Uncle Fern and cousin Marc all who I haven't seen in 3 years. Saison and Dean are always a great time. I see cousin Jesse all the time but it was good to have her there aswell. It was Brads first time to the maritimes and I think he enjoyed it although he couldn't help but compare it to beautifull BC. He said " it's like Alberta with an ocean". I disagree and I think everyone who has lived in both provinces will agree with me. Unfortunatley before our trip we lost our digital camera and used a disposable while there which I haven't developed yet.
I loved being around family, One of my favourite times was sitting out on the patio with Brad, Saison Dean and Papa "drinking tea" with the christmas lights on. I couldn't have been happier listening to papa tell stories about a Hungarian fruitarian while wearing a guatemalan hippy shirt. He's a really funny guy. I wish my mom and Zaak and Amber and Blaise could have come too but they were all there in our minds.
I re-discovered my addiction to Jigsaw puzzles while at Memeres. Saison, Jesse and I really got
snared up it there magical powers, staying up till 2:05 am to finish them. If you have time check out www.jigzone.com for heaps of puzzle fun.
PEI was great, baby pigs, cows and chickens at an agricultural exhibition and watching my first live horse race in Charlotttown. The ripley museum in cavindish and Sandspit was a blast. Thou I got sand in my eyes on the go carts.
There were many great days to talk about but I will keep it short. In closing it felt like home and it was good to relax.