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| COUNTDOWN BABY! YEAH! |
| 02.27.2010 12:28:22 | |
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So physched!!! My training is just dialing in. Thanks to Elaine and Tanji, my lats are starting to pop when I do my quarter turns. Josh is killing me with all sorts of new exercises that I’ve never heard of: Lying on your side cable laterals? Incline bench dumbbell pullovers? Serratus crunches? 21’s on squats? Spider dumbbell curls off the back of an incline bench? Doing incline flyes and dumbbell presses starting at 90 degrees and lowering 10 at a time to flat? OUCH!!! I am sworn to secrecy on my new glute buster program but will reveal it just before the show as it is decoder ring double super secret, (hint, it involves a harness and a jeep). We start doing shoulders and legs 3 times a week next week for a few weeks to really bring out the caps and sweeps and tighten everything up. Thanks for your kind comments Elaine regarding my increase in shape but you know you inflated Josh’s head up even more if that’s even possible!
Wanna give a huge shout out to my sponsor MAX MUSCLE BELLEVUE!!!! Noelle is the absolute BESTEST! She’s putting me on liquid egg whites, the house liquid vits, and the new BODY EFFECTS AND EXT are off the chain when it comes to revving up my workouts to triple GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR status. Spin me out baby..Go see her and the whole crew and tell ‘em the Kiminator said to whip you up a shake sample and let Noelle give you the rundown on what’s new and exciting on the supplement front. You will thank me fo’ sho’! We just got our Emerald Cup tics and our hotel rooms and Josh’s business partner is flying in from Nebraska to watch me compete. It’ll be his and his lovely wife’s first show ever so that will be fun. Holly Petersen is going wild with my suit prep so be prepared to be blinded by some bling when I step on stage. Holly, Holly….she’s our woMAN!
Tanji is doing classes almost every Saturday for the time being so really going to focus on my presentation and we can’t wait for the Vancouver to cheer on Diane and the gals. Allright, just wanted to touch base. I’ll be writing a lot more now that I’m rialed and dialed. RAAWWWWRRRR and stuff!
God bless! In His good grip I remain His faithful servant in all that I do. Thank you Father! Tags: |
| BLLLLLLLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!! |
| 02.16.2010 11:28:23 | |
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Sick, sick, sick!!! Just great. I don't think I've ever had a cold this bad. Blah! Def not able to give 1000 percent to my training although Josh says I'm still on track and at least it's not the car wreck I got into a couple weeks before the Ironman. Ok, enough of my whining. I'm still training and dieting and doin' the cardio thang, just rarin' to give it my all so when the Lord heals me look out! Booyah! Went to Tanji's posing class Saturday and will be at Elaine's this Saturday. Goin' to the Vancouver to cheer on the gals. Just dialing everything in. Josh took me and the girls out to El Gauchos for Valentine's dinner date and he had the girls glam it up and it was so much fun. Thanks honey. It's these moments they'll always remember. Don't really have that much to post today, just really sleepy but wanted to stay in touch. Much more later I promise after I get the wind back beneath my wings. God bless! Tags: |
| Best weekend ever! |
| 02.10.2010 12:24:49 | |
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Had the BEST day Friday and overall this is about as good a weekend as it gets!!! Started with Noelle at Max Muscle Bellevue sponsoring me for the cup as I mentioned prior, and then yesterday Kelseylee Fleming introduced Josh and I to Jennifer Blundell at Evolution gym in Bellevue where Jennifer turned me on to some of the AdvoCare line she has so successfully represented. Firstly let me state that Kelsey is one of my sisters in Christ and this little number packs a BIG punch in the form of her outrageous talent (go to: www.kelseylee.com for her music and videos!!!) and Jennifer is a single mom who has turned her passion for health and fitness into a six figure annual income! She's also gorgeous, vivacious and from what I overheard, a terrific mom. She came across as friendly, intelligent and professional with that rare combination of polish and ease. No wonder she's racking up the moolah doing what her passion is. Can't wait to further explore this God given opportunity with her further. BTW, we really didn't get a chance to scope out Evolution but from what I did see it was clean, really well equipped, and the atmosphere seemed fun. Wanna train there soon. Love training at different clubs. Just the different angles of the machines and handles and benches makes it more fun and seemingly more effective.
Up next was a quick meeting with the knockout team of beauties Holly Petersen and Diane Rudholm to scope out the amazing suit Holly is crafting for my Emerald Cup appearance. Yowza, she nailed the cut and the color and I can't wait to see her bring the bling! If you need the best of the best to "suit" you up for competition go to Holly and she will make you shine. Nuff said. Go to: http://www.myspace.com/design4christ Thanks Holly!
Diane looked amazing and I can't wait to see her rock it at Tanji's Vancouver show. Go _______ (enter your choice for a nickname for Diane here!).
Ok, back to hittin' it hard. Got Elaine's posing class at my old stomping grounds, the Bothell Gold's Gym coming up so gotta get back up on my grind.
God bless, God's will, God's hand, God's heart. YOUR CHOICE!!! Tags: |
| NEW SPONSOR-YAY MAX MUSCLE BELLEVUE!!! |
| 02.06.2010 13:29:02 | |
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WE'RE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE MAX MUSCLE BELLEVUE AS ONE OF KIMBERLY'S NEW SPONSORS IN HER QUEST FOR THE CUP. THANKS TO NOELLE AND NIEL FOR ALL THEIR SUPPORT!!! GO BABY GO!!! (posted by josh as my honey is passed out from no carbs and cardio). Tags: |
| GUNS O' STEEL! |
| 02.06.2010 00:42:13 | |
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Jay and Max Muscle Bellevue ROCK!!! Look out Jay, Rachel and I are "GUNNING" for you-LOL! Tags: |
| Jay day!!! |
| 02.03.2010 14:08:50 | |
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Quick note: Went to the Jay Cutler appearance at the new Max Muscle in Bellevue (wow, you gotta check this place out). The staff was amazing (Hi Amanda) and I met the owners and they were so nice and helpful, (Thanks Noelle and Niel)! Jay was as big as a house and very polite and fun. Very accommodating to his tons of fans that came out to show their support. So rare in today’s superstars-yay Jay! Go to: http://www.bellevue.maxmuscle.com/ to see more and go in today and tell em’ the Kiminator sent ya. Got to see my galpal Rachel Murray there and boy what a cutiepie! The northwest sure does produce the most beautiful warrior women on the planet. Just checkout Elaine’s facebook profile pic of when she competed, and then of course ya got Diane and Tanji and numerous others. Wow, makes me proud to have rainwater in my veins as a true northwesterner. Got to see Tanji, and I agree with Elaine, she looks better than ever. Obviously whatever Gaspari is feeding this super chick is working like crazy. Look out the rest of the pro fitness contingent, the Tanjinator is in da hizzouse. “To the left, to the left…..” Represent Tanj! I am joining Ms. Johnson’s save fitness and you can too by going to http://www.savefitness.net and showing your support and thereby enlisting Tanji’s own personal arsenal of tips and techniques to take you to the next level. Ok, just wanted to bring everybody up to speed on what I thought was a class event by bringing the reining Mr. O to our home. Thanks Max Muscle Bellevue-YOU OFFICIALLY ROCK!!! God bless you and yours and may today be the start of something new and exciting in your life that sparks your passion and inspires you. Tags: |
| Back in black |
| 01.30.2010 11:25:00 | |
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Whoo boy! Been busy so sorry haven't blogged for awhile! We launched our new business so it's been hectic to say the least. OK, enough of that, let's get it on! Today is the 11-week countdown 'til the cup so trying to get as much mass in certain areas as I can before I switch to my shaping and tie-in work and then the final ripping up phase into the last week of carb/sodium deplete/load. Yes, I'm a freak... sounds like I'm a walkin' talkin' lab experiment. What's a girl to do? I've had to really step up my cardio to accelerate the fat loss. My injury from my car accident is still kicking me in the glutes so going to massage, PT and chiro is quite the load when combined with business, momming, wifeing, training, yadda, yadda, yadda. I read Diane's blog and her schedule seems crazier than mine, if that's possible, so see ladies: THERE ARE NO EXCUSES!!! I think Elaine even trains super late at night to get her lift on so just make it a priority and do it for you. There is no wealth after spiritual wealth like your health and that kind of energy and confidence spills over to so many other aspects of your life that it just changes everything. So set your brain to train to the insane. Tags: |
| Flex bikini contest |
| 01.16.2010 11:33:17 | |
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Hey everybody. I just entered the Flex magazine Mr. Olympia weekend bikini model search contest. If y'all would be so kind as to vote for me I would really welcome the opportunity to represent the Pacific Northwest in this fashion. Thanks to all of you for the overwhelming response to my blog. It is such a treasure to be able to share with you and you are my heros. All the gals and moms in the trenches fighting day in day out to look, feel, and be their best is just the most inspirational thing in the world outside of serving our awesome God. Our bodies are the temple of the Holy Spirit bought at a a great price and not being at our best in my opinion is just not giving Him ultimate regard. The Bible is clear as to how the temple is to be built and we must take that to heart in how we arm ourselves as warriors in the Holy war against the enemy. Thanks again for spending this time with me and for all your support. All my love and God bless. More later. Muchas smooches, da Kiminator. To vote go to:
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| Afterbirthday aftermath!!! |
| 01.11.2010 13:44:30 | |
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Huge 4 way birthday bash this weekend so ya I junked it up, I junked it down, I even junked it all around. Last pigout before warrior mode diet and training for da Cup! Wanna give a shout out to Tanji for her birthday as well. Yay us Tanj!!! Gettin' bettah and bettah every year. I'm just so blessed by the Lord for all my friends and family. Thanks guys, you mean everything to me. Big Hugs!!! OK, enough of that, lets get it on. I mentioned silohette training before and a bunch of you have asked me what the heck that means so let me clarify: It means training to project a certain shape especially when you are doing your turns. Josh learned this from Frank Zane and Cory Everson back in da day. So you really train up your deltoid lateral and rear heads, your lateral tricep and brachialis, upper chest and and upper inner chest, lat sweep, intercostals and serratus, low back, upper glute and tie in, ham and quad sweep and inner calf. Add vacuums to this and you train for a longer, leaner, look that features muscles that "pop" when you turn and flex that few others have focused on and it makes you really stand out. At least I hope to achieve that for the Cup. Josh doesn't believe in any direct oblique work and cringes when he sees women doing dumbell side bends or training their lower pecs (when are you ever going to see that development and aren't we all working AGAINST gravity not FOR it??? Train for shape first and everything else will follow is his philosophy and it works for me. Quick funny: my new nickname is "HAMBONE". Josh told everyone the hilarious event that happened at the Ironman where some HUGE guy kept yelling "Hambone!!!" at me thruout the night show and when we later walked by him, Josh (who's not so small himself) asked the guy to explain. When he came back shaking his head and told me I about died. He told my husband that he meant no disrespect but that he liked my look and just wanted to knaw on me like a big ol' hambone. Josh didn't know whether to hit him or laugh and thank our Lord did the Christian thing but the name has unfortunately stuck. What a slice.....! You meet all kinds. After all the holidays I'm at my top weight of 145 and doing HEAVY upper body moves. The idea is to slowly cut out allmost all carbs and up cardio while continuing to train as heavy as possible on upper body to increase and maintain mass. I want to compete at 128 to 132 after depleting and carbing back up (more on this later and I'll get to my supplementation thoughts next time as well). I did 50's for alternate DB curls the other day and 4 plate t bar rows so really trying to add the extra upper body mass I feel I need to be competetive for the Cup. Have any of you tried doing the lunges in the Hammer deadlift unilateral machine with one foot back and up on the brace??? Ohyeah dey burnnnnnnn. Give em a try. Siff legged deads on a bench are a mainstay too to really round out the hams, try supersetting them with lying leg curls with your hips stabilized on the bench. Pre exhaust movements for my upper chest are really bringing out the definition as well with incline flyes supersetted with incline DB presses. Work up the rack and back down and then say "I must, I must, I must increase my bust....." (or not.....). Just a thought. Ok, thats all folks. Until next time. Praise God and ask yourself "What are you grateful for?" "What makes you happy?" You can't look down if you're a' lookin' up. Call a friend or relative TODAY that you haven't talked to in a while and see how they're doing and see if that doesn't just make your day. Put a little good out there in the darkness and see if it don't come back to you tenfold. Just sayin'........ Thought for the week: "Unless you realize you have the power to say 'no', you can never really say 'yes'. To your relationships. To your work. To your life. To anything. You don't have to wait to make positive, empowering changes. You don't HAVE to go to school; you don't HAVE to go to work; you don't HAVE to go to war; you don't HAVE to be married, or have children, or act as other people expect or desire. You don't HAVE to do anything. Just recognize that every action or inaction has consequences, and that your willingness to accept these consequences gives you the power and freedom to choose who you are, where you are, and what you will do. That's when life changes from an obligation to a blessed opportunity. That's when miracles happen." Tags: |
| Jan 1. The countdown to the Cup begins....... |
| 01.02.2010 10:44:18 | |
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Woof! Legs today. Augh. Josh had me do lots of glutes today and med-heavy squats. We finished with 10 sets of squats pyramiding up to 225 for two sets of 6 and then back down. My best ever is 345 for a triple but we don't do heavy legs anymore as my upperbody is the one that needs more thickness and we're just focusing on shape and cuts and tie ins for the lower half at this point. Tanji calls Josh "old skoool" as he competed in the 80's and trained with Tom Platz and Zane, etc. back in the day so he really pulls some dusty exercises and routines out of his hat that get us some really weird looks in the gym but boy howdy do they ever work. I'm gonna give up some of those tips here so you can benefit from a leetle old skooolin' as well. Tip 1. superset opposing bodyparts together and really go for the pump, ie: chest and back, bis and tris, quads and hams. Tip 2. superset 20 rep breathing squats with dumbell crossbench pullovers. breathing squats are when you take two deep breaths at the top of each squat, really stretch out on the pullovers. Tip 3. do lying on your back v bar cable rows to really fill in your mid back like nothing else. Tip 4. do 100's every once and a while to really shock a bodypart. my lateral delts were basically non existant until Josh had me start doing 100 rep sets of laterals and presses. Yowza! Leg extensions are a total burn doing this as well. Try turning your toes in on leg extensions and see if you feel a different burn. Yay old skoool! I used to be 125 at 5'6" and do tons of cardio and was skinny fat and very unhappy with my apperance. My diet consisted primarily of what I thought were good carbs. Now I'm 145 offseason and 130ish for competition and I'm very happy with the shape I've achieved thru Josh's silhouette training program and a hi pro/med fat diet. More on silhouette training later but for diet I eat the standard 6 meals a day of clean protein and good oils and fiber from grains and salads and I supplement like crazy, more on that later as well. I wanted to wish everyone the happiest and healthiest of new years. May God bless you and your families and make this the best year ever for you. The other day I came downstairs and my two little girls were doing the figure posing routines they saw me practicing. They ask so many questions about training and diet and the show. They critiqued all the contestant's suits, hair and makeup. I got the worst of it. The whole thing was so hilarious. It was like listening to two mini Joan Rivers run down the red carpet celebrity apperances. I gotta get that on tape. I'm so grateful that they are growing up in a house of health where they are learning not to be ashamed of their bodies as I was taught to be. I struggled for years with eating disorders and never felt adequate until the Lord led me to a better place. I don't want my girls to go thru any of that so we are showing them thru scripture that the body is the temple of the spirit and that we are soldiers in the fight against evil and in both these cases we are to be the best we can be in every area of life including our physical health and well being and there is no shame in wanting to look and feel your best. In fact just the opposite so all you Christian ladies out there who feel guilty about going to the gym or maybe wanting to compete ask yourself what God would want you to do to best set an example to others as far as what Christians are capable of. Aren't we to look for ways to shout out the good news? What better way than to let your body do the talking in showing your respect for the Spirit's temple. I can't tell you how many people, both men and women, my physique has given me the opportunity to witness to and I wouldn't give that up for the world. I was so thrilled to hear how many of the competitors gave thier first thanks to the Lord upon winning at the Ironman. What better testimony can you give? Ok, nuff said. Just trying to get y'all to overcome and come over. Peace out for now and thanks for all your input. You are all so truly inspiring to me. In His good grip. Now where did Josh hide the pink frosted cookies......... Tags: |
| First blog ever! |
| 12.31.2009 13:49:20 | |
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Hi Everyone, and welcome to da House o' Kiminator. First I want to thank the Lord for all my blessings and opportunities in Brad and Elaine offering me the chance to share my thoughts regarding my preperation for the upcoming Emerald Cup. Thanks Brad and Elaine! Big shout outs to Tanji Johnson and Holly Petersen and all my friends and family for all their love and support and of course my fantastic hubby Joshua who also acts as my coach/trainer/nutritionist/oil man and best friend. Thanks honey! The Ironman was an incredible experience as I had always wanted to compete but just never had the time, etc. Being a busy mom of 2 young daughters, and helping with the family businesses etc., my life is pretty hectic as is, but after turning 35 Josh encouraged me to just go for it and offered to help out a little more with family responsibilities to cover for me in my training etc. Sooo....I went for it and praise God I PLACED SECOND IN MY FIRST SHOW!! Whoo-hoo! I got so much feeback before and after the show from a ton of moms (no pun intended) that wanted to compete but never could find the time or motivation that I asked Elaine if I could blog here to try to help them take the plunge. If I can do it, especially after being in a car accident three weeks out from the show (more on that later)...than anyone can! The rewards of finally fufilling a longtime dream is beyond any trophy. Just stepping on that stage was the greatest victory in and of itself and having my two little girls just be so proud of me is priceless. I give all honor and glory to the Lord for letting me set an example to my children and when they bragged to their friends about me and showed them my trophy it just about melted my heart. How's that for motivation all you ladies out there who are thinking about doing this but just aren't sure? C'mon, get up there and join us. I read Diane's blog and look at where she and I started from and I just hear so many stories from women who have just gone for it and how much their self esteem and relationships blossom as a result that I just want to encourage everyone to try it at least once. Write me for advice or encouragement and we'll do it together (OK, starting to sound like Richard Simmons here so I'll get on with it). I'm going to be posting my routines and diets as I go in preperation for my assault on the cup. I simply cannot recomend going to Tanji Johnson for help and advice. Tanji is one of my heros and a woman of Christ who I first met in Bible study at the beautiful Christina Dugdale's home (wife of superchamp Mark Dugdale and a champion in her own right and one of my inspirations as a Christian mother who really showed us how to do it). Anway you can go to her site at: www.tanjijohnson.com and sign up for any of her posing classes/seminars and I can't reccomend her or them enough. Quick training update and then I'll Osta for now and I'll be gettin' back all hardcore on trainin' and stuff next time. Training log stardate 12/30/09. Finally deadlifted 225 today. Yay! I'm really trying to focus on my glutes and lower back and tie-ins for this show so heavy deadlifts at this building phase are a must! I do them as part of my back workout usually towards the end to be totally warmed up for them and oh my how they hurt so good. I train on a 5 day split hitting a different bodypart each time for approx 20 sets each. Lower reps for upper bod and higher for lower. I try to do abs and cardio daily and eat clean year round slowly cutting out carbs as I get closer to the competition while keeping my protein intake high with salads and good oils mixed in. My downfalls are a glass of good merlot, rembrandt gouda and wheat crackers and the pure evil that is the one and only pink frosted cookies at Peet's coffee in Redmond. They call to me and I cannot resist their siren call...... Ok, better stop there, Peet's here I come! Oh wait....Josh has just locked all the doors and hid the keys. Good trainer. Until next time o' faithful reader and new friend. God bless and go heavy or go home! Train like you mean it and challenge yourself just a little more each day. Surround yourself with positive people and get on stage. Brad and Elaine have provided a home for athletes in Washington state that few others have and we should all show our gratitude and support by coming to the shows and yes gettin' on the stage. C'mon now, somebody try to take my tiara. I double dog dare ya! Tags: |