Before I embark on todays post I just HAVE to give honorable mention to Beyonce Knowles and her " I am ......Sasha Fierce" tour outfits. Why? Because looking at them made me laugh out loud - she looks like .. well hell knows what she looks but it is hilarious. It's all animal print come Optimus-Prime, and although she has the very talented Thierry Mugler bandying the cause, she looks like a tranny.
I don't know what it is about about poor old Beyonce but she really does skate the fine line between drop dead gorgeous and He-Man (by the power of Greyskuuuuuuull). Grace whats-her-face used to make me think the exact same thing.
Autobots - Lets ROLL!!
Okay off the fashion subject now even though it's the one frontier I could spend ALL day on, I know that the vast majority of folk asscoiate that with a very high yawn factor.
I'm good - well sort of. I'm up and around and feeling a lot less like a festering diseased rat but I am not out of the woods yet. My chest is still infected, and I'm using every tissue within reach, however I threw caution to the wind and I trained today. Dosed myself with a little Black Powder for dutch courage and set off for the gym before my already pitiful muscles become complete pancakes.
I managed to run 6 whole minutes on the threadmill before I felt my lungs revolt (by way of hacking and wheezing and the ejection of lung oysters) and then I put myself through a 40 minute, semi-decent session of back & bi's. I have lost a lot of form and still being unwell is taking a huge toll on my stamina but I'm back in whatever capacity I can be. On a scale of 1 to 10 I would say I was probably operating on a 6.5 to 7. I felt pretty good afterward but since lunch time I haven't been able to keep my body temp and I have that uncomfortable all over body ache like I'm getting sick again. Training is on again tomorrow because I just can't afford the time off and I suppose it will just be a long slow road to recovery.
The IFBB pro show in Perth was nothing short of amazing! There are photos but as I forgot my own camera I have to ask permission to use the pictures here on the Ration. I came away with a whole new respect for the athletes and how much effort it requires to even stand on the stage and pose. Congratulations to all the competitors but especially Michelle Nazaroff & Nic Jones who came in hard and won their classes and overall. The routines and bodies were a site to behold and I am so glad I went because I learned more than I could have imagined. Unfortunately due to lack of support and sponsorship the IFBB Elite Pro Championships will not be held in Perth any longer. This is such a shame for body building in WA and for Mike O'Mara who put his heart, soul and finances on the line to host this over the years. We still have the October show and I will definitely be there as a spectator - hopefully I will have a bit of form myself!
I did have so much more to say but seriously, I need to go lay down and take a bloody panadol or something - this is like the lurgey from hell.
I'm good - well sort of. I'm up and around and feeling a lot less like a festering diseased rat but I am not out of the woods yet. My chest is still infected, and I'm using every tissue within reach, however I threw caution to the wind and I trained today. Dosed myself with a little Black Powder for dutch courage and set off for the gym before my already pitiful muscles become complete pancakes.
I managed to run 6 whole minutes on the threadmill before I felt my lungs revolt (by way of hacking and wheezing and the ejection of lung oysters) and then I put myself through a 40 minute, semi-decent session of back & bi's. I have lost a lot of form and still being unwell is taking a huge toll on my stamina but I'm back in whatever capacity I can be. On a scale of 1 to 10 I would say I was probably operating on a 6.5 to 7. I felt pretty good afterward but since lunch time I haven't been able to keep my body temp and I have that uncomfortable all over body ache like I'm getting sick again. Training is on again tomorrow because I just can't afford the time off and I suppose it will just be a long slow road to recovery.
The IFBB pro show in Perth was nothing short of amazing! There are photos but as I forgot my own camera I have to ask permission to use the pictures here on the Ration. I came away with a whole new respect for the athletes and how much effort it requires to even stand on the stage and pose. Congratulations to all the competitors but especially Michelle Nazaroff & Nic Jones who came in hard and won their classes and overall. The routines and bodies were a site to behold and I am so glad I went because I learned more than I could have imagined. Unfortunately due to lack of support and sponsorship the IFBB Elite Pro Championships will not be held in Perth any longer. This is such a shame for body building in WA and for Mike O'Mara who put his heart, soul and finances on the line to host this over the years. We still have the October show and I will definitely be there as a spectator - hopefully I will have a bit of form myself!
I did have so much more to say but seriously, I need to go lay down and take a bloody panadol or something - this is like the lurgey from hell.
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