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SuperStar Success 2009 ~ Finalist Kenisha S.

Name: Kenisha S           
Number of children and ages (it’s okay if you have 0): 1
Age: 32

Today’s Date:____9/14/09 11/21/09 ____ height:___5′10 still 5′10___ weight:__165 158_ age:___32 still 32___
Today’s cycle day-

Please list the following measurements:
Bust (around breasts the biggest part): 34 33.5
Chest- relaxed (just under armpits above breasts with arms down at your sides):33.5 33
Chest- flexed back and chest (just under armpits with arms down at your sides): accidently forgot this one in the beginning
Waist- relaxed (the smallest part): 27.5 26.5
Waist-sucked in (the smallest part): almost 27 26
Hips (the largest part of your butt): 38.5 37
Shoulders (around the outside of your shoulders with your arms at sides): 41 1/4 40
Biceps (relaxed at midpoint of upper arm): 11.5 11
Biceps (flexed at midpoint of upper arm): 12.5 12
Thigh-mid (about 8” above knee cap): 21 3/4  20.5
Thigh- upper (about 12” above knee cap): 24 rt=23, left=23.25
Calf (about 7” below knee joint): 15 15

 

Why did you enter the SSS contest by BuffMother?
I entered b/c I am a BUFFMOTHER at heart and I wanted to use this competition to help me get back on track and continue working towards my goal which is competing in my first competition along with moving towards my goal of doing fitness modeling. This challenge has really helped me get myself refocused and I was able to start a Bootcamp at home and really get my personal training going.

What tactics did you use to stay focused and engaged for the entire 70 days?
I decided I was a winner and I was tired of complaining about my weight gain and I knew I had the ability to lose the weight and get myself jump started again. I have just really been taking this time as a reevaluation period and it has been WELL WORTH IT. I also used my boyfriend as a motivation. He believes in me completely and has stayed on me hardcore when it came to some of my bad habits like my snacking. I also used his desire to get back in shape to help me to b/c I have to keep myself on track if I’m going to help him get on track. I also refocused on hormonal timing again and getting paying close attention to my cycle and weight gain. How do you feel about your success? I am truly excited and overjoyed about my success. At one point I thought I had really fallen off the wagon and I was so hard on myself about getting back on but this challenged allowed me to focus and obtain my goals.


What obstacles did you have to overcome in order to attain your goals?
During the 70 days I experienced some great highs and some terrible lows by having crazy weight gains every now and then. I struggled with my issues that I call “drive-by snacking”. It’s not that I eat bad I tend to pop in the kitchen and grab some nuts, a piece of this, a piece of that and that all adds up unfortunately. I have also been traveling a lot during these last 70days and I have really worked hard at staying focused and on track by running and doing my workouts at the house, hotel or any gym I could find.
What would you like to tell the world about BuffMother ?
You already know I am a BUFFMOTHER thru and thru and I will preach it from the roof top. As I stated earlier I have really refocused myself on hormonal timing again. So much so that I know what CD day it is just by how I feel without even looking at the calendar. That is one of the best parts about this challenge which is KNOWING YOURSELF mentally & physically!!! That has to be one of the best parts of Buffmother besides creating the bonds with the other ladies who are going thru the same things as you are. Another great thing is the challenges b/c it forces you to have a starting point and to track your numbers that way you are able to see your success first hand b/c sometimes without the numbers and pictures we would drive ourselves nuts thinking we’re not getting anywhere and that’s exactly what I had been doing in the past. Most of all I will tell the world that I LOVE BUFFMOTHER AND I LOVE MICHELLE for bringing it to us!!

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Alaska?

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Alaska?…do any of you dream of living in Alaska?  I do…but only during the warmer months, lol!   I think it would be so beautiful and so quiet to have a vacation home/hunting cabin up there.  And actually some parts aren’t even as cold as where I lived in MN during my HS and College years, so the winter might not be tooooooo bad, lol!   I see Alaska as one of the last “untamed” regions of the USA.  It is wild and full of WILD animals, wild people who just want to be FREE and wild landscapes that are just waiting for man to discover!

Yesterday, the kids started VBS in the morning for this week…it is so GREAT- they LOVE it and I love it too!  So I got a ton done for work yesterday and got to the gym around four for my workout:
warm up r-bike 9min33 sec
chest press 3 sets
Ab machine 2 sets
chest flys 3 sets
tricep machine 3 sets

ran on treddy for a total of 27 mins and 3.8 miles~ so it was a good one!

Today’s plan is to work hard this am on some personal training plans and then lift with my legs this afternoon.
It is c-day 17 here and I’ve felt great the past 2 days.

Have a dreamy day!
-Michelle

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LEG Day!! KILLLER!!


Okay~ I have not done legs in about a week…or longer! That seems like forever to me :)

I slept great last night and hopefully made up for my staying up all night in LA….
Yesterday was a major recuperation day and I managed to run but it was so so HOT- I couldn’t run as far or as long as I wanted, from now on I need to get my runs done earlier, later or on the treddy at the gym :P

One really fun thing is that I have a new personal training client—MY DH!!
We wrote up a plan for his diet and workouts on Sunday and he’s been following it to a T! I am very excited for him…I guess I should tell you all that he is in rather good shape already, just the stress of working, missing workouts, lack of having a “PLAN” and lack of eating correctly have kept him from being elite in the past. BUT his focus right now is amazing and that makes me very proud.

Here is my KILLER leg workout:

Warm up- tanning
Sissy Squats (ss)-25reps low squeeze butt
Squats:
45×15
95deepx10
135×10
145×10
155×6
165×4!! I almost didn’t make it- I had no spotter :(
135×8

Dead lifts (romainian)
135×10x3
ss-25#x25
ss-25#x15

Russian Squat machine (angled forward)
+50×10
+70×10
+90×10

Paired with seated calves
45×15x2
80×10x2

Smith Lunges
90×10x2

Walking lunges
55#on backx 35 stepsx2

Knee extensions paired with leg curls
115×10
135×10
155×6x2
Leg curls
80×10
90×10
100×6

That was plenty!
-Michelle

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