I Need a Hand Rail

Ok...when MuscleMomma and I first talked with our new trainer Shawn he said we didn't need to lift as heavy as we had been. I don't think he remembers that conversation. We did legs on Friday and here are just a few of the loads we did. Remember also that everything we do with him is a superset, so I actually had to get up and do another set after this!!

Close Stance Leg Press, 20 reps, 450lbs (WTH??) This was a superset with 20 reps of leg extensions at 80lbs

also

Laying Ham Curls, 20 reps, 90lbs (superset with stiff legged deads)
On our last set of Laying Ham Curls we did 110lbs. I didn't think that was possible. He said that was his warm up weight and he's never had any girls that could do that.

Can I just say how loudly I squeal when sitting today?? Thankfully I took the time to stretch good last night before going to bed. Geez.

So I'm seriously bumming about my muscle mass going into this competition. It's probably perfect for figure but that's not what I want to do. I know there wasn't enough time to put the muscle back on that I lost last summer but I didn't realize how much smaller I would look when the fat started coming off. Shawn insists I have great muscle mass (my lean muscle mass is 105lbs). Don't get me wrong, I don't want to look like one of those steriod beasts, but I would like to look thicker. I think I may enter both categories if I can manage to hold that figure pose without laughing AND if I can figure out how to walk on those stilts without looking like I have something up my butt. MuscleMomma on the other hand looks amazing. If I didn't love her so much I would hate her. I bet she takes first place this year.

Can I say "cardio sucks"? I hate these long one hour, slow sessions. I really miss my agility training. I like to do cardio like hill sprints, ropes, ladders, bleachers, etc. FULL OUT 'til you pop a lung!! Shawn says I'm mental and he doesn't want me losing muscle. I'm going to talk to him about maybe doing it once per week cause I think he thought I wanted to do it every session. I would think once per week would be good and would pull up my fat burning rate. Oh well....11 weeks and counting....eeeeeeeek!