New Email

Just wanted to let everyone know that I have a NEW email address: catherine_fitness@yahoo.com.... I have not checked the old one (catherine@catherinefitness.com) now in a while, due to the enormous quanties of spam I get there. It was getting way too difficult to filter through all the junk and find actual emails. I look forward to everyone's emails, without the annoying SPAM!!! :)

Proud of our women!

Wow this past week/weekend has been non-stop! We had 2 fitness campers (aka clients) come into town to train (one from Utah and the other from Michigan) with us. Michigan girl (aka Shannon) was here in O-town for a bodybuilding show (Southeastern USA), of which she took first in lightweights and the overall! She looked her best ever...so proud of you Shannon for working so hard! Utah Cutie (aka Katie) has her show this coming weekend in Utah and it will be her first one ever. She is beautiful with a very good structure and shape. She will do well at this show and even better in her shows to come. Picture above, L-R: Katie, Shannon, Me...Jason, Phil Heath and Me feeling those huge muscles!!

Started the first day of our Women's Boot Camp on Monday and it went so great! These women are determined, dedicated and so positive. It is inspiring and motivating to coach them and to see them empowered through fitness. 5 days a week, first one is at 5:45am, next one is at 9:00am! What have you done today?? ;)

Sunday: A week on the updated off-season diet

Gosh, my off-season diet plans are keeping me LEAN! But, that is the goal...I am following my plans to a "T" so that I have to diet as little as possible next year for my pro debut. Me and my new butt will be at our best ever!!

I'm a little over 2100 calories a day right now, 164 grams of carbs, 227 grams of protein and 64 grams of fat. Carbs come from Kashi Go Lean cereal, yams, milk, rice cakes, yogurt, fruit and the little bit I get from my salads. Protein comes from egg whites, protein shakes, chicken and steak. Fat comes from yolks, almond butter, almonds, and steak. I'm holding at about 140 lbs...I get 2 cheats a week, tonight it was Giordano's deep dish pizza (pepperoni) and a slice of Adam's Peanut Butter Cup Fudge Ripple from CF :)

Got to go to sleep...I have a killer cardio session of interval training on the step mill tomorrow!

Vegas Pics

Here is one of the many shots taken with Dan Ray at Red Rock Canyon, end of this past July...it was a HOT one at 7am! Julie Ann Kulla was out there with me, and we had fun doing shots together, being the SEXAY Species girls that we are :)

Thursday: NYC Trip Recap

Just got back from NYC (driving!!)...crazy busy weekend, great success...airbrushed 20 competitors for the Team Universe/NY Pro (everyone looked amazing on stage! our girls had THE BEST color :) ...made lots of new friends (what I love SO much about being involved with this industry)...great time networking and for promotion...we spent 2 hours working our booties off cleaning our hotel room after the spray tanning was done (lol!)...then had some fun sightseeing in lower Manhattan...pictures of the fun above (L-R on pic above: Carla Machado, Edith Driver, Terri Turner, Alyssa Stroud, ME, Jason Phillips) Congrats to these girls and the many others we are friends with on a successful weekend!

Sunday/Monday: Laboring...

The movers finally came yesterday!! About time...morning cardio today; just did a quads and chest split, extremely taxing. Heavier legs today: leg press, squats, extensions, single leg squats...volume chest: incline flies, incline press, DB flat bench, low-pulley cable flies, then post-workout cardio...I was starving afterwards!! We hit up Maggiano's on the way home for my weekly cheat (I ate SO much and just felt satisfied - lol) and soon I will enjoy my Adam's Peanut Butter Cup Fudge Ripple from CF :) Leaving early am to make a trip of north...

Wednesday/Thursday: Can we just start now??

Wednesday: freakn' busy even though it was an off day from the gym...signed and faxed all of the closing documents (thank God that is done...36 hours on the market total...once again, thank God)...opening the LLC (!) business account opening...a few hours choosing and buying the right equipment...called advertising...so so excited, just want to get this going!! Perfect demographic, time to own and thrive in O-town :)

Thursday: back day...my low back is still sore...trained intensely 4 straight days in a row (Sat-Tues...I think there are still lingering effects of the plyos and giant sets and deadlifts) and I am still trying to recover! Lots of nice people at the gym, very complimentary, very encouraging and supportive of the fitness lifestyle. I've never seen so many fit and ripped people at a gym! It's awesome :)