Credendo Vides - By believing one sees.

[Bronwyn]

Today is off day in training, not diet - off day in Diet is Sunday. So I am slacking in Horton`s Coffee and sending some CVs. I also taped something as better intro for my v-logs and had fun with it, so decided to add more talks like that as a part of v-log. I am talkative but in English I sometimes have problems especially with pronunciation sometimes. Sometimes I say lungs instead lunges or sick instead of thick - and in some sentences it may create really funny consequences. Sick bacon or training of lungs is funny

Here is the video > BTW: when I saw my facial expressions on a bigger computer screen I almost spit my coffee to my keyboard. I look a bit crazy I know... but that is me. Take it or let it be LOL



Tomorrow I plan shoulders and arms training and some cardio. I am a bit inconsistent with my cardio after Olympia but as far as I keep my weight down I am trying not to overdo it, to have space for further prep.

[Bronwyn]

We had a very interesting discussion at FB about fashion of 90ties and 80ties. About that stripped spandex thing and thongs over legins and rubber thick belts over leotards and loose T-shirts with big neckline... OMG I started that time so I myself had that kind of outfits and I know that my guy told me there was some discussion about me on one Czech site that I still wear that horrible retro fashion clothes and if it makes me worse athlete LOL. I LIKE IT, GET USED TO IT LOL Off course I would never ever in my life took thongs over legins anymore or rubber belt and leotard, but I still like spandex legins to knees (legs looks great in them), ankle warming socks and LOVE that loose t-shirts. I have still two original early 90ties at home in Europe somewhere, and I was so happy I found out retro shirts in Venice on boardwalk nearby musclepit. So today my training was highly retro.... the only thing I dont have and I always wanted is the golden bodybuilder pendant, there were even a female versions that time I remember, but as teenage kid I never had money to buy some.

My training today:

side laterals 6x12 - 15lb
side laterals lean against the bench (ChG version) 5x12 - 15lb
military press db 2x10 - 15lb (front delt start to hurt again after benchpress)
superset
- reverse peck deck 5x10 - 70lb
- laying rear laterals 5x12 - 15lb
db biceps curls 3x12 - 15lb
superset
- tri ext. overgrip 5x10 - 40lb
- tri.ext. undergrip 5x10 - 40lb
tri. ext. overhead 5x10 - 50lb
kickbacks 4x12 - 15lb
cardio 30min, incline 4, 5kph, 180Kcal


"nasty 90ties girl" LOL

[Bronwyn]

It is 3AM and I can not sleep. I am after my carbup aka pigday, and that day I usually do not sleep at all. Carbs do this to me... I like the feeling of strenght they are giving me, but I hate when I can not sleep, I hate bloated belly and I hate, that its true - carbs are kinda pro-inflammatory. So next day I have to rise my supps offten and I also time to time wake up with runny nose or sorethorat. Usually I go detox after this day.

We celebrated a Thanksgiving with our friend here. I had only cardio in the morning on empty stomach and I posed a bit. I have to say to myself I look good for offseason. I never looked this way. I used to be chubby each offseason - 30lb plus, sometimes 35-40lb above my contest shape. But now I am 10-12lb the most, 8lb usually and I love it. All changed when I start to play with ketodiets and search why keto goes so well with euthyreotic sick syndrome (ESS - what is one part of my thyroid problem). And I found out finally bonds of T3 metabolism and carb metabolism and after all those years I finally feel like having it all under the controll. I plan to write a blog about it soon for my facebook...

Otherwise as Thanksgiving going on I am really thankfull for my great wonderfull guy, who is standing by my side (well in this moment sleeping ) 10th year. We went trough so many things - his and mine injuries, my nearly death and resurection, my big losses and my good years. And all the time I had him by my side. I really love him so much and I am thankfull for all that 9 years under our belt! THANKS DANIEL.

[AnglicanBeachParty]

Just now found this journal. I will read and catch up on your life now!

I LOVE the journal title, by the way!

[Bronwyn]

Just now found this journal. I will read and catch up on your life now!

I LOVE the journal title, by the way!

Hi welcome ABP, Thanks. I am trying to update as much as possible...

[Bronwyn]

Well I had offday two days in a row as left shoulder start to cause problems and I think one training extra is not worth eventual week off or injury. Monday I passed 20+ week mark for my potentional precontest (AC 2014). So I start to heating up my engines. Not in mode 100% yet, but getting there.

TUE:
cardio on empty stomach 45minutes (will be 4x week now)
afternoon:
pullups 2x 7, 4+3 - bw
superset
- lat pulldown 5x10 - 70lb
- rows on upper cable to chest 5x10 - 70lb
-shrughs on lower cable 5x10-8 - 70lb
superset
- narrow grip lat pulldowns 5x10 - 70lb
- standing lat pulldowns to waist 5x12 - 60lb
- one arm cable bent over rows 5x12 - 40lb
superset
- db bent over rows 4x20 -35lb
- db biceps curls 4x12 - 20lb
one arm cable curls to side 4x12 - 20lb
heavy ab crunches - upper cable 3x10 - 70lb

WED:
6AM
benchpress 1x20 - bar, 1x15 - 95, 5x10 - 115lb
squats 1x15 - 65, 1x15 - 95, 1x12 - 115, 3x10 - 135, 2x8-10 - 165, 1x15 - 115lb

3PM
upper cable crossovers 5x15 - 25lb/side
lower cable crossovers 5x12 - 25lb/side
leg extensions 5x12 - 70lb
seated leg curls 5x12 - 50lb

THUR:
cardio 45minutes on empty stomach

Today we were at first screening of Escape Plan with Arnold S. and Sylvestr S. - cool film, thrilling, pretty good story twists so when you think you know who is the "bad guy" something unexpected will happen, OK some cliches of action films are there too, but Arnie is great bringing some humor to the drama... surprising end. I like "spy-like" films about looking for details and thinking and planing... Its more like "Oceans Eleven" than "Commando", but I enjoyed it a lot.

FRI
seated side laterals 4x15 20lb
seated side laterals elbows bent 4x12 15lb
press on bowflex 4x15 25lb\side
laying rear laterals 4x15 20lb
reverse peck deck 3x12 60lb, 2x10 90lb
triceps ext.overgrip 4x10 50lb
tri ext undergrip 4x10 50lb
tri ext over the head 4x10 50lb
heavy ab cruncehs upper cable 4x10 70lb

SAT - today only cardio 45min on empty stomach. I added some proteins and I am a bit heavier and rounder. Times like that makes me to freak out sometimes but I know I am now holding some water and also I started to fill in, so as far as weight goes - fat on abs and waist measurement will be my new "controll system" now. From tomorrow it is 19 weeks out. Cardio will be every day. Diet will be more strict - no snacks if cravings hit me. Last year I was able to go from fat girl (30lb above my contest weight) to WPD girl in 12 weeks. Right now I am almost 20lb lighter and tighter, but I HAVE TO BE shredded! And I want to be ready not on time, but ahead of time.... to may fix some things if necessary and do as less as possible the peaking week as I always screw up the peaking week.

[Bronwyn]

Lot of things happened... as you can see I could not resist and I am back in the battle mode. Still the prep is very water layed.. no backup, no help from anyone, still only few clients and temporary job time to time. Anyway at the Olympia I was told by several people including one judge that my structure is beyond great and the only thing keeping me off is hardness... The DAMNED HARDNESS! And than I realized except Arnold there is another big opportunity laying in the future, I do not want to spoil yet. Maybe it is the last chance for me.... So I could not just stay still....

Also another thing is that even on a budget I am going forward. I improved some parts, I am 10lb above contest weight right now with visible side abs (never had it before), legs are tighter than last year, back seems bigger, V taper is even more cartoonish.... And last days I cried - yes cried - during the training, as I had seen how I look and could not do anything with it.....

So maybe this way will not happen but I believe it will - I stepped on first stones already. Daniel is so sweet trying to help me the way he can. Alea Iacta Est - Dices were thrown....

[AnglicanBeachParty]

Hi welcome ABP, Thanks. I am trying to update as much as possible...

I subscribed to your YouTube channel, too!

[Bronwyn]

I subscribed to your YouTube channel, too!

Hope you will like it.

I have two channels now: princesteel and Lada P. - one one will be now the series "My life in Venice - Road to AC and on second is my current Vlog to not mix it...

both channels and videos (this is for all people reading it here) are on www.facebook.com/Lada.Bronwyn.Plihalova

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Today refeed. Kcal intake up to 8000-10 000Kcal today, eating whatever I want but it works for me this way...

Lat pulldowns 3x15 - 70lb
superset
- Barbel bent over rows 4x12-10 - 132lb
- Deadlifts 4x12-10 - 132lb
Lat pulldowns 4x10 - 80, 3x8-10 - 100lb
Narrow grip lat pulldowns 5x12 - 100lb
Upper cable rows to chest 5x12 - 2x100, 3x90lb

Posing 20minutes

I skiped biceps today. It was kinda overtrained. I also started to pose. Not to check out the shape and conditioning now, but to fix poses in right setup, get used to flexing, get used to getting into pose comfortable and automatize everything. And it is different kind of training as well...

[Bronwyn]

OK time to update my log. Things rolled over me as wild river. First I start to train with a client in October. She lived in our house so we might use house gym and I did not need to pay rent in some commercial gym therefore.
Few weeks after I got a permanent job in Fitness Town, what is a superstore with various fitness stuff... I am in training now. Never been to sales before except working for supermarket in my school days. But our job is also to help people with qualified advice what to do and how to do it, so my position is fitness consulting plus sales. I like it as it is a new challenge.

Off course I continue in my training and pursuit for my pro-card. I train 5x week and cardio 3-4x week now. Slacking in cardio I know.... Have to improve it soon But all will be better when I will have my steady schedule for my work. Two weeks now I was in training and various stores etc. so I did my training around it, plus around my client, who is now gone back home.

So that is all.. my last two trainings were:

benchpress 5x7
upper cable crossovers 4x20
lower cable crossovers 4x20
superset
narrow squat 5x15
leg extensions 5x20
superset
squats 5x15
leg curls seated 5x15
stiff legged deadlifts with db 5x15

side laterals seated 5x10 - 20lb
side laterals ChG version 5x10 - 20lb
rear laterals laying 5x10 -15lb
reverse peck deck 5x10 - 70,70,80,80,90
press on bowflex 4x10 - 15lb/side
triceps undergrip 4x12 - 40lb
triceps over the head 4x12 - 40lb

my average food I have now are eggs or protein, tuna can or two and 200g of chicken plus peanuts for fat.

[Bronwyn]

.. and btw: on my facebook page videos are going on and on. I added I think 10 episodes of Venice adventure and 20 episodes of my road to AC 2014...

[curvygirl]

Well...she has not been here in a while but Lada is still competing. I know she hit the 2014 Arnold Amateur stage and here she is at the 2014 Jay Cutler Desert Classic! She placed 1st FBB & 2nd WP