FitCon 2014

A few weekends ago, Saturday was FANTASTIC. Not only did I get to go to the Scarborough Renaissance festival, but I started my day out by going to FitCon 2014 in Waxahachie! 

I actually found out about the event just two days before, by watching this video by Nick Wright.

I truly am blessed that I got to go. I met some of the most humble and intelligent people in the fitness industry (specifically YouTube, lol).

So here is a quick recap with pictures of how things went!

Nick Wright and his girlfriend were the first people I got to meet. They came in from Long Island and I'm so happy to have met them! Both are super friendly. I felt so tiny next to Nick... look at those arms!!



Bob from OlympusIron was very nice and full of energy. He also captured a quick video of us so maybe it will be uploaded to his page if he reviews FitCon.




Of course, Quest Bars had a booth out there and they were snapping pictures of people with their product. The ingredients list isn't exactly my favorite, but compared to other bars out there, these guys win.



Standing in line (yes, a LINE!) to meet I found myself behind Joe from Health4Thought. I talked to him for abit and got to snap a picture.




After waiting a few minutes, I got to meet Chris Jones from Physiques of Greatness!! I tried to be cool and take a flexing picture with him, but I think he kinda beat me. Super funny guy. He lives in Fort Worth so maybe Ill run into him again some time.




Blondie Builder and JPFitness... aka the cutest fitness couple on Youtube!!



The last guys I got to meet were all the way from the UK... The Terrible Twins! They are so, so sweet! If these guys came in from another country, who knows what is in store for next year.

I was dissapointed that I didn't get to meet Furious Pete or Jonnie Candito, but hopefully they will be out there next year!

Who are your favorite fitness icons or Youtubers?
Did you make it to FitCon or will you go next year?

Natalie

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Diatta Harris

Femme Fitale Fit Club

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Sheila Simmons

The Frugal Exerciser

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Jenn

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Sheila Simmons

The Frugal Exerciser

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Amanda

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Posts and Videos Im Loving

I can't wait to see more footage from Jonnie's meet.

13 Food People Think Are Healthy, But Are Actually Terrible For You... My friend Marc showed me this post the other day. I love reading Huffington Post!

Changes In My Training .. I just adore Tara! Her change is phenomenal.

An awesome recipe from Gigi, using clams !!

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Candito Strength Program Week 1

Hey guys! As you know, I recently started Jonnie Candito's 6 Week Strength Program.

So far so good! Here is the video of my week one update.

Week Of Workouts #21

Check out the last Week Of Workouts here.

As you guys know from Monday's post, I recently started Jonnie Candito's 6 Week Strength Program. So basically I am following his workouts and adding in some cardio, yoga, and bodyweight training on days that I am not scheduled to lift.

Monday
Squat warmup, then 4x6 85#
Deadlift (forgot warmup) 2x6 115#

Optional movements:
Back lunge to kickback 30# 12 ESx3
Regular, Narrow, Wide (each 1x) x 8 Leg press 300#
Leg ext 115# 3x10

My legs have grown so much.

Tuesday
Chest Press 30#,40#,45#,45#, 10,10,8,6
Single arm DB row 20#20#25#30#, 10,10,8,6
DB shoulder press (these were tough!!) 20# DBS: 10-11,9,7-8,6-8
TRX pull ups: 12,12,10,8
T bar row 75#: 8 repsx3
Lateral fly 15# DB 8 repsx3

Ended with 10 minutes battle ropes

Wednesday

A circuit from Loving Fit:

2 way squat jump ES
side lunge ES
35 secondsx25

10 side lunges ES x3 20#
15 squats 20# x3

DB swings 20# 2x15
Single leg squats (holding on to wall): 2x10 ES

20 each buttkickback, side raise, circles ES

Walking lunges

Ab work



Thursday
Chest Press 30#,40#,45#,45#, 10,10,8,6
Single arm DB row 20#20#25#30#, 10,10,8,6
DB shoulder press (these were tough!!) 20# DBS: 10-11,9,7-8,6-8

TRX pull ups: 12,12,10,8
T bar row: 1x10 75#, 2x8 77.5#
Chest fly single arm: 3x8 ES 10#

Ended with treadmill sprints and double unders.

Friday
Squat warmup, then 4x6 85#

Deadlift (forgot warmup) 2x6 115#

Optional movements:

Bulgarian lunges 3x10 ES 50# total
back ext 10# 3x10

Leg ext: 3x8-10, 115#,120,120

Saturday
Chest Press 30#,40#,45#,45#, 10,10,8,6
Single arm DB row 20#20#25#30#, 10,10,8,6
DB shoulder press 2x12 15# DBS, 10,8 20# DBS

smith bar pull ups: 12,12,10,8
leaning shoulder raise: 3x10 ES 15#
Chest fly single arm: 3x8 ES 10#

Ended with treadmill sprints and double unders.

Sunday
Today was a bit of a rest day, I did 20 minutes of yoga and went on a 20-25 minute walk. I also had rehearsals (Im in a musical!) that involved some light dancing.

Lifting Weight Turned Me Into A Man

Yes, you guys. It's true. All this intense training has morphed my once female body into that of a MAN.

You have been reading all about my training these past few months. I've been deadlifting, squatting, pressing (and now benching!) for awhile.

Heck, I even do mud runs!

I guess the proof is in the pudding folks. All the bro-science believers, all the cardio bunnies spending hours flipping through magazines on the treadmill... they were right all along! 


Just look at that. Way to muscular, boxy, and thick for a female.

Lol guys. JK.

I'm writing this post to assure EVERYONE that, no...

LIFTING HEAVY WEIGHTS DOES NOT MAKE A FEMALE BULKY.

OR MANLY.

OR UNFEMININE.

Since starting my weight training journey, I have had MANY people try to tell me to stop going to the gym. Why?

"You're going to hurt yourself."
"You'll stunt your growth."
"You'll mess up your back."

But most of all...

"You are going to look like a man."



It's usually difficult to try and convince people otherwise. I've learned to simply shake my head and thank them for their advice.

But I think for the rest of us... we can agree that anything could be farther from the truth.

I will write a post soon about the benefits of weight lifting for females!

Do you lift weights? Why?
Have you ever been told/told someone that a girl will get bulky?

Natalie

WOW Linkup 6-3-14

Hostess: 

Diatta Harris

Femme Fitale Fit Club

Blog:  http://femmefitalefitclub.com

Facebook:  http://facebook.com/femmefitalefitness

Twitter:  http://twitter.com/dstprl

Sheila Simmons

The Frugal Exerciser

Blog:  http://thefrugalexerciser.blogspot.com

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/TheFrugalExerciser

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Laurend1985

Cohost:

Jenn

http://comebackmomma.com

http://facebook.com/comebackmomma

http://twitter.com/comebackmomma

http://instagram.com/comebackmomma

Sheila Simmons

The Frugal Exerciser

Blog:  http://thefrugalexerciser.blogspot.com

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/TheFrugalExerciser

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Laurend1985

Amanda

Google+:  https://plus.google.com/u/0/+AmandaH_EatHardWorkHard Twitter:  http://twitter.com/eathardworkhard Instagram:  http://instagram.com/eathard_workhard

Posts and Videos I've Been Loving

Tim's review of Candito's Strength program convinced me to give it a go.

Gluten Free Beef Empanadas from Yes To Yummy!

Gigi is giving away a super cute bag for you next farmers market trip!

Diatta interviewed a man with an inspiring weight loss story.


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Starting Candito Strength Program!

Hey guys!

If you've been reading my Week Of Workouts, you know I am serious about training. But until now, I haven't actually been following any specific program.

After watching a video from Tim over Jonnie Candito's 6 Week Strength Program, I decided I wanted to give it a try. With the program, I will be able to increase my weight for the big three: deadlift, bench, and squat.

The program is completely free, with the option of giving a donation to Jonnie if you try out the program and like it.

I announced that I was starting the program with a new video on my YouTube channel. I will be posting every week to update you guys on how I am doing!