For the past two weeks, I have been hitting the gym like an Olympic hopeful. Now before you think this is merely to give me something to do for a couple of hours each night, I do have some motivation for this intense dedication.
1) I have an audition in March.
My local community theatre is doing South Pacific, and I have always wanted to play the lead, Nellie. Well, that requires some skin being shown on stage to hundreds of people. Even though I would only be wearing a tasteful 1940's two-piece swimsuit, The PR Girl wouldn't want the audience to demand refunds at intermission.
2) I have a marathon in April.
I need to look fit and trim for all of those photographers lining the course. My entire body will look haggard, blotchy, and probably worse than this guy. Hopefully, the cameras will focus on my soon-to-be rock-solid calves and quads.
3) I want to look good in a bikini by Memorial Day 2013.
Now I know you're thinking, This vain, little PR Girl just wants to show off the hot body that she will have in six months' time. No, no, no, not so- well...it was a bit true back when Marathon Man was still around. In fact, I told him back in August that my goal was to look good in a bikini come Memorial Day. His face, of course, lit up like he had just won the Boston Marathon. My reason was two-fold: 1) so that my body would look healthy and 2) so that he could enjoy the view. So now, I will just stick with the former reason. I do want to look healthy and fit. But just because I may eventually feel good enough about myself to wear a bikini, does not mean that I would actually go out in public in one. Because the truth is, the only place I have worn a bikini is in my master suite. Growing up in a conservative family, one-pieces are all I have ever felt at ease wearing. In a bikini, I feel like I'm walking around in my underwear, and I don't know if I could ever wear one out in public. Even if I had gone through all the liposuction that there was to offer.
So come the end of May, if you are at your neighborhood pool and see a tall brunette in a black halter bikini covering her bare torso with her arms, you'll know that The PR Girl reached her goal. But she may be just a little embarrassed about it.
Here is my gym regimen that (with the help of Lars and bodybuilding.com) I put together. My upper body is in decent shape, so I'm really working on the areas that have been screaming for help for the past decade - Abs, Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings, Calves, and Lower Back.
So come the end of May, if you are at your neighborhood pool and see a tall brunette in a black halter bikini covering her bare torso with her arms, you'll know that The PR Girl reached her goal. But she may be just a little embarrassed about it.
Here is my gym regimen that (with the help of Lars and bodybuilding.com) I put together. My upper body is in decent shape, so I'm really working on the areas that have been screaming for help for the past decade - Abs, Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings, Calves, and Lower Back.
Plank (4 sets at 1 min)
Crunches (4 sets of 30)
Oblique Crunches (4 sets of 30; each side)
Knee Raises on Parallel Bars (4 sets of 20)
Flutter Kicks (4 sets of 20)
Back Extensions (4 sets of 20 while holding a 10lb weight)
Bench Lunges (2 sets of 20)
My goal is 4 sets, but they burn so bad!
My goal is 4 sets, but they burn so bad!
Leg Press (4 sets of 15)
Currently at 120lb weight
Currently at 120lb weight
Calf Press (4 sets of 20)
Currently at 165 lb weight
Currently at 165 lb weight
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