FitFam,
Sorry this post is coming at you so late in the evening, since the time change, I have been getting behind sometimes and not watching the time properly. Well the truth is, I decided to make tacos tonight last minute because I got sick of looking at them on people’s Instagram for #TacoTuesday, so I had to drive to the store, come home and cook everything, blah blah blah and I haven’t finished eating, but figured I would eat and type at the same time (isn’t my first time doing it), Tomorrow I have a phone call with the editor again because I wanted to make more blog content for his site. We shall see how it goes. I have thought about rescheduling the phone call, just to think things over first. Hopefully he gives me a long deadline again. and I probably will aim for one topic versus two since the holidays are coming up. Anyways, today John made it to the gym on time and I managed to get a kick ass leg workout in with him and myself (I always show up a hour before he gets there to do my own thing first). Hopefully all of you will enjoy the workout as much as I did writing it down LOL
John’s workout:
Warm up:
Dynamic stretches:
- High knees
- backwards run
- hip circles
Workout Session:
Circuit #1:
- step ups: 2 minutes
- hops: 2 minutes
- step ups: 2 minutes
- hops: 2 minutes
- step ups: 2 minutes
John had to stop for a full 1 minute or so, because it was killing him. He looked like he was going to pass out dead, but managed. I allowed 2 minute breaks between each circuit. I had shown him how to properly hop vs jump.. so he wouldn’t exert so much energy and had the proper form down. He said the hops are what killed him the most. I thought it wasn’t so bad.
Circuit #2:
- Step ups: 2 minutes
- hops: 2 minutes
- step ups: 2 minutes
- hops: 2 minutes
- step ups: 2 minutes
He did better this round, still wanted to pass out, but didn’t stop for a long break this time. The hops still killed him. lol
Circuit #3:
- step ups: 2 minutes
- hops: 2 minutes
- jumping jacks: 15 reps
- steps ups: 2 minutes
- hops: 2 minutes
- jumping jacks: 15 reps
- step ups: 2 minutes
He was like wth, this is even more. LOL. I laughed.
Circuit #4:
- Step ups: 2 minutes
- pushups: 2 reps
- step ups: 2 minutes
- push ups: 2 reps
- step ups: 2 minutes
We didn’t do a proper cool down, but he did get a rest while filming me during my squat challenge.
My Workout:
Warm up:
- Treadmill: 5 minutes, because I was running late this morning and wanted to get my workout done before John shown up.
Workout Session:
- Dumbbell plie squat: 4 x 15, 15, 10, 10. 40lb
Superset:
- bench jump: 4 x 10
- diagonal dumbbell lunge: 4 x 15, 15, 10, 10. 30lb
- Dumbbell deadlift: 4 x 15, 15, 10, 10. 70lb
Superset:
- Jump squat: 4 x 20
- standing calf raise: 4 x 15, 15, 10, 10
Circuit #2:
- Step ups: 2 minutes
- hops: 2 minutes
- step ups: 2 minutes
- hops: 2 minutes
- step ups: 2 minutes
Circuit #3:
- step ups: 2 minutes
- hops: 2 minutes
- jumping jacks: 15 reps
- step ups: 2 minutes
- hops: 2 minutes
- jumping jacks: 15 reps
- step ups: 2 minutes
Circuit #4:
- step ups: 2 minutes
- push ups: 2 reps
- step ups: 2 minutes
- push ups: 2 minutes
- step ups: 2 minutes
Squat Challenge:
I was supposed to do it 1 time, but had to redo this 3 times because of my camera man John, so I was doing 36 reps total before this camera finally started working properly. – YES! my legs were on fire.
- My 1RM is 125lb these days but I lied and did 60 percent of 105lb because my legs were killing me with soreness from the previous workouts – then do it for max reps
- I had to take one plate away and do 10 reps
- then I had to take one plate away and do max reps again..
The video is on my YouTube channel. To say the least, today’s leg day was a nightmare , still hurts. lol.
Your Fitness Blogger,
Shay-lon xxxxx
Be the best version of you 
lol!! the things you do for your blog :)) also quick question: how did you begin writing for someone else – another editor? like did you practice for a while first on your blog and then reach out to him or did you have no experience at all? just curious bc it’s so awesome!
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Oh the typing and eating part? normally I don’t eat so late in the evening but have been taking my time getting around to things. Ya know.
Uhm anyways, how did I begin writing for someone else? oh goodness, long answer. So, instead I will tell you how I began writing for the former editor of a fitness magazine – I tweeted him 🙂
easy enough. I had no practice (unless college counts) because we have Composition and English classes.. eh. I had to research a lot, I had to put in applications to some editors, learn how to “pitch” an idea and obviously talk to the “right” people. I only started blogging in 2015 of Dec. I didn’t always want to write for someone, this came to me when I was reading a magazine and said I could do that.. lol. as like a side project/job for income and add to my resume of things. I have had multiple people send me emails from reading my blogs on wordpress and wanting me to write for them. I even had a rare company want to send me free products to try and do a review by video or email. etc.
Anymore I don’t get as excited as I did when people contact me about writing for them, but it is nice. I want to send in another pitch for the chief editor of muscle and fitness magazine but I need to strengthen my pitch and get shit right this time. LOL. he is a tough nugget.
Hm, what else, what else.. I like it and of course I will get excited if I am writing for something amazing, but it isn’t anything special 😀
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Noooo, not the typing and eating part — the doing the squat challenge 3X because the camera malfunctioning part lol!
Thank you for giving me the long answer! It is helpful. I don’t know anything about pitching to editors so I definitely have some research to do, but that is very interesting & very cool! It’s so awesome that you put yourself out there and tweeted him! I am loving Twitter. I don’t think a lot of people know how many opportunities we can find on there! lol I definitely didn’t know until recently. Good luck on your next pitch — I’m sure it will be great :))
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Jess,
Ahh, yes, it sucked having to redo it multiple times, I was getting very irritated but thankful it worked out alright.
So you have been wanting to write for other people? I don’t always put myself out there, just depends, I am still learning my way around social media. Some days I am more motivated than others. I don’t hate twitter like I used to, but I don’t really “love” it either, it kind of is a love-hate relationship, maybe because I don’t receive the same benefits as more famous people, or because I see people I follow who I wish sometimes I could be.. it distracts me sometimes, because it gets me worked up. Although it has proven for some people to be a good platform for networking and such. I have the same views for #Instagam as well.
Also, thank you 🙂
Shay-lon
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Hi Shay-lon! I just nominated you for the Mystery Blogger Award. If you choose to accept it please click the link for more information: https://lifesfinewhine.wordpress.com/2016/11/30/the-mystery-blogger-award-2/
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Woah, at first your message was all serious mode, lol. Yes, I will accept it 🙂 Thank you!
Shay-lon
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Hahaha well I have to be all serious when nominating others… apparently it’s part of the award nomination rules made by the super honorable and secret society of blogging awards makers and giverers
Also you’re welcome and I’m glad you accepted it 🙂
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BAHAHAHHAHA! that is hilarious “made by the super honorable and secret society of blogging awards makers and giverers” Lmao, wow.
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Lol that’s totally a thing and not something I literally just made up…
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