Motivational Monday ~The Cube Method~

Good morning all!!
I wanna say how happy I am to be alive this morning and how thankful I am that I can even walk. It may not be pretty.. but I'm walking!!

We started a new work out program last night called The Cube Method. It was developed by Brandon Lily. He is a very large, AWESOME, Super Strong power lifter.  (Brad has met him and says he is a super great guy!  I'm going to meet him in two weeks, at the Arnold.... along with my girl crush!!)

Anyway, since I have been working out with these guys, I have run a couple of different programs with them... last night was BY FAR one of the hardest I have done.

And as sore and BEAT DOWN as I was last night, this morning gives me a great new perspective.

I did it.

I made it.

I survived the ENTIRE workout.

I have been working out with them for 7 months now and I would say I have been SERIOUS about getting stronger since December.  That's TWO months of mental and physical HARD WORK to get stronger!!
I can promise you that 7 months ago I would have NEVER been able to keep up with those boys!!  In fact the first time I walked into the gym and saw the magnitude of the weights they move, I was literally in awe.  Like mouth dropping disbelief AWE....

Now granted, my heavy lifts are not up to what they do - but for me... I have come a long way and I couldn't be MORE proud!!

So - HAPPY Monday to you all!!!
Stand up today and be proud of where you are.  Look at where you were 1 year ago... are you where you wanted to be now?
Did you set goals that you have met or are working towards??
If not - make some.  Set some goals.  Aspire to be somewhere.

.... and then - DO THE WORK!!
that's all it takes.

"You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream."

C.S. Lewis

Here is Brandon Lilly in all his glory!!

And here is just the FIRST night of the CUBE METHOD.   This is how I spent my night last night.   What did you do to work toward YOUR goal??

Squat: warm ups.
5 sets of 2 x 110 lb squats
3 sets of 8 x 85 lb good mornings
3 sets of 20 leg extensions (25 lbs)
3 sets of 12 lunges (with a bar 25 lbs)
60 back raises.
2 sets of 50 banded leg curls on each leg

Add all that together and what you get is JELLO for legs!!!!!!!

Happy Monday and have a great week everyone!!!  :)

3...2...1.... Here we go!!!!!

I'm on a mission

NO - it's not to BE the biggest dork every....
but I AM the biggest dork EVER!!!

I recently saw that MHP is sponsoring a contest where you can win a work out session in OH (at the Arnold which we will be attending) with Dana Linn Bailey.... my girl crush and the most BAD-A$$ chick I know... well I don't really KNOW her....  but I mean IF I did - I have no doubt we would be the BEST of friends!!!
And Brad would be diggin on some Rob Bailey too.... just sayin....

ANYWAY
to enter the contest, you simply fill out the registration form... attach pictures... and an "optional" video.  Ummmmm - OPTIONAL??  NO!
I have been working relentlessly on putting together a "Tammy is a bada$$ and you need to pick me to work out with" video!

It's so fun
And kinda neat to really SEE on camera how far I have come in such a short period of time with lifting!

Yeah - Ok - I'm proud
NOT bragging...  but PROUD!!
And there is not a dang thing wrong with that!!

So anyway - I'm on my mission right now..... but soon - very soon - there will be a youtube video to share!!

And then hopefully MHP will think it's just as bada$$ as I do and hopefully they will see Dana Linn and me are long lost BFF's!
(fingers crossed!)

Don't we look like BFF's and GREAT work out buddies?!!!   :-)

Dana Linn Bailey

Tammy R Green

My plate is full and my cup runneth over!!!

Oh how easy it is to get caught up in negativity
It takes about... ohhh.... ONE thing going wrong to tilt the scales

This weekend my washer finally bit the dust

I've seen us headed this direction for some time. Usually when we get to spin circle, I had to give her a lil' push to get it started. Well this weekend it decided that it didn't even want to empty for the rinse cycle, much less spin anything out!!!
Now granted, I've had my washer and dryer for 8 or 9 years. And my son plays baseball (LOTS of years of DIRT!).  And he is a teenager (which apparently requires 7 wardrobe changes per day). So I do a LOT of laundry!!! And they are bottom of the line units.

BUT...

It's also right after Christmas...
And funds are tight...
And college is right around the corner!!

So I have to admit, when Brad said, "well lets go shopping", I was initially excited.
No more push starting the washer!! And looking at new HE units!
What girl wouldn't be excited about that!!!
Lets also add that my refrigerator has been on its last leg for a while too....
So NEW NEW NEW NEW!!!!
Yayyyyy!!!

{insert panic}
The total came
And I FREAKED!!!!

Not just at today's expense. But slowly... gradually... I added that total on top of what I need to be paying off already!
And down I went....
MELT. DOWN.
PERIOD

Scale tilted!

But now.... (several hours and dinner and GYM later....)
let me thank God for sending me a smart sensible patient man to talk me off the ledge and... well... Just hold me when I need to be held. Sometimes that is just enough

Yes it's an expense
And yeh, it's not exactly what I want to be spending money on

BUT
I'm thankful to have the means to do so
I'm thankful to be surrounded by family and friends that love me
I'm thankful that my plate is full and my cup runneth over

I have so much much to look forward to in 2013
My God and my life are taking me down a road I never imagined
I'm so proud
And so excited
And so loved
And so full of joy and love and thankfulness to a God who brought me here

My son graduates high school this year. And he has already received his acceptance letter from UK! (decision is still up in the air on that...)  I'm so very proud of him for the man he is growing up to be!
Next month I will participate in my second power lifting competition with not only the man I love, but also with a group of guys that are top notch in my book
In March I will attend the Arnold Classic in OH to meet a lady I hold the utmost respect for.  I'll hopefully meet Dana Linn Bailey and her awesome husband Rob. They are stand up people (and she has a body and work ethic like none other!)
Also in March I plan to run the Color Run in Nashville with some girls I haven't hung out with much lately and I'm looking forward to seeing them!!! (Ps, if you wanna run with us, you're welcome to do so!)
For June, the first weekend, we will be participating in a Tough Mudder.  (I'm so excited about this!)  For those of you who don't know what a Tough Mudder is  - google it.... they are MADNESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  and after the Tough Mudder run - we will be spending a week as a family in Virginia Beach.  I've never been there before and we are getting one big place to all stay together.  Looking forward to a GREAT family vacation!  :))

So in short.... I have so much to be thankful for and so much to look forward to.

2013 is going to be MY YEAR!!!  for growth.... for challenges.... for watching not only myself, but my son and all the people around me to grow and be better tomorrow than we are today.

What is on YOUR plate for 2013???
Not just "resolutions" ...  but what are YOU doing to make your mark on those around you?

No crying over spilled washers.... rather I'll be watching those cups overflow with blessings all around!

Happy Monday
Have a GREAT week!