Improvement season & Derailment!

Hello everyone! Well, Im 2 weeks into my "improvement season"(as my Bombshell trainer calls it!)...and im not doing so well. Last weekend, I did my cardio on Saturday and that night my back decided to show me that it had had enough! As many of you know, i severly injured my back about 2 years ago and I have had to work around my injury for quite sometime. Well, Saturday night, it felt like I had totally re-injured it and was back to square one! I couldnt sleep at all for 2 nights in a row and was in excruciating pain as sciatica set in on my left side and my right side felt like I had been hit by a baseball bat! OUCH! So, i decided and knew the best thing for me was to take off a whole week from training. My knees have also been screaming for some mercy lately...all of the intense cardio and training I was doing for my last show has taken a toll on my body and its time for a little R & R now. Today was the first day in a week that i actually was able to do 30 min walking on the treadmill and got in a light leg/booty workout! We will see how my back reacts later tonight...ive been getting treated w/ chiropractic care and doing everything I know to take care of my injury. The body has a way of telling you when ENOUGH is ENOUGH!!! I guess mine is telling me! LOL....

This is my first "off "season and it feels a bit odd...Im supposed to gain some weight while trying to get my back and shoulders bigger but the funny this is..Ive spent the better part of an entire year trying to get smaller and tighter! Its tough to just shift the mind and start thinking "ok, i have to get a bit bigger now" and not feel guilty about seeing the numbers on the scale rise. BUT, thats the way it goes in the world of figure competing, so Im trying to come to terms with it and as the saying goes "JUST DO IT". I will take it easy for about another week to prevent any more injury to my back and knees and then see how I feel. I hate taking any time off from training but if I dont, I know my injuries could really derail me from any improvement later on. SO, better safe than sorry!

I hope everyone is enjoying the fall season and looking forward to the holidays!

Remember, the avg person gains 10 lbs from thanksgiving to Christmas..dont be AVERAGE! Keep training hard and be careful with your diet! You dont want to have to work EXTRA hard come January!

Remember to stay safe, live, laugh, love and stay fit!

Chat soon!

Shannon

Ft. Lauderdale Cup Results!

Hi to ALL! Well, I finished up my VERY first season of competing this past weekend at the Ft. Lauderdale Cup! This show was AMAZING and was an all girl PRO/AM show with fitness, figure and bikini. Everything was gorgeous from the host hotel, to the stage to the trophies. The competition was tough and the classes were big. I placed 2nd in Figure class B and 3rd in Masters Figure. Not too bad, but Im coming back with a vengeance and kickin' some booty next year! LOL....

I was really excited to meet all of the girls, J.Manion, and Isaac Hinds. The Bombshell Team also had our Team photo taken and its going to be hot!

I have learned so much this year about competing, diet, and training. The best part of it all was finding and joining TEAM BOMBSHELL. They are fantastic people and I could not have made it this far without them. Shannon Dey and Rob Rosetti ROCK and Im so thankful!

SO, now I am entering my off season where I will be focusing on gaining some size in my shoulders, arms and back while trying to keep my legs lean. We will see how that goes. My next competition will be next spring so I plan on working hard until then.

In the meantime, the BOMBSHELL team will be embarking on their very first TEAM CRUISE to the Bahamas and Im sooo looking forward to that one! Definitely will be FUN!

Hope everyone is having a fun fall/holiday season. Remember to live, love, laugh AND stay fit through it all! NO HOLIDAY WEIGHT GAIN! Got it?