Recent Posts by Rene Marven

Hey everyone! I was so excited getting my copy of the magazine this month. I saw a bunch or firmiliar faces and my own! Congrats to everyone in the magazine. Mary Ford, your pic looked awesome. And Anthony Minetti, great write up and pic! :)

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Hey All! I figured if I post some of my workouts it will help to stay focused but also, if anyone has any advice on something I should change or add I am All ears!! So here goes, today was a leg day.

1.Leg Extensions:

50 lbs 15 reps,

60 lbs 15 reps,

70 lbs 12 reps,

 80 lbs 10 reps

2.Squats with Olympic bar:

Just Bar- 15 reps

25 lb plates= 95 lbs total- 15 reps

25 lb plates and 10 lb plates= 115 lbs total- 15 reps

3.Vertical leg press: (Not sure what the original weight of the machine is)

just machine: 15 reps

10 lb plates: 15 reps

25 lb plates: 15 reps

35 lb plates: 15 reps

45 lb plates: 15 reps

4. Hamstring leg curls:

40 lbs 15 reps

50 lbs 15 reps

60 lbs 15 reps

50 bs 15 reps

5. Hack Squats wide:

10 lb plates 15 reps

25 lb plates 15 reps

(2) 25 lb plates 8 reps fast, drop a 25 off each side, 10 reps slow

last set same as 3rd set

6. Standing Calf raises:

40 lbs 15 reps

50 lbs 20 reps

60 lbs 15 reps

40 lbs 15 reps

Thanks guys! just a few questions....

Chucky- Im not really sure what reverse hack squats are? LOL but let me know and I will certainly try them!

Austin- I like that you had a youtube video, you must have known I am a little slow! lol I am going to try those next leg/glute day! I will keep you posted, they look hard!

Patti- Good call on the stairmill, I actually dont do that one: I am a big fan of the strider eliptical. occationaly I will take a cycling class or use the treadmill to jog. I will try just using the stairmill and work up to the every other step with a leg curl.THANK YOU.

Sean- Im not sure what you mean about small glutes? I agree with the issue being body fat, but I still want to work on them harder, I felt like I wasnt doing enough. Can I send you some photo's of the line up from my competition  last weekend? Maybe I am going about this wrong, but there was a noticable difference between my glutes and the other competitors, not sure what I should be training like. Can I email you those photo's?

THANKS AGAIN GUYS!

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Hi All!

Generaly I do Glutes when I am working legs: Squats, sumo squats, lunges, etc. I also do kickbacks. Any ideas on different exercises I should ad to really train glutes hard? That is something I'll need to work on for the next competition. My judging comments mentioned working glutes more. Any exercises, I appreciate it! thanks guys!

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Hey Jen!

I love the Team K cheer squad idea! I think its awesome that you understand everything, also good call on eating the cheat meal out of site... That makes a lot of sense and you are right Keith they dont understand. My friends would be like "ohh you can have a little, and say everything in moteration"... LOL I reply well if it fit in my Macro numbers, then maybe!

Anyway I will be on this supportive thread a lot and hopefully figure out how to post progress photos on here LOL. I felt great at my last show, didnt place as high as I'd have liked, so im working HARDER for this next one... OCTOBER here I come! :)

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POSING PRACTICE is great exercise! Wow I think I sweat more than in a cardio training session on the treadmill! LOL. I still shake a bit, trying to really sqweeze every muscle and stay that way for Figure & Fit body competing! I think it is ok to shake a little, usually its just you feeling that way, and from the crowd they cant tell. as  long as you aren;t breathing very heavy like abs moving up and down... ANYWAY I want to pose once a week now and I am a little less than 17 weeks out from Competing! I think thats how important it is to get an early start on posing.. It's been a good help for me.

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Yeah, I understand this one! As I was one who went crazy after my show, though I did plan everything out into servings so It didnt feel that much of a treat! LOL Except when my mom brought me home made cookies. I had a few that night... The next morning I woke up around 8:30 after only a few hours of sleep and had an 8 pack! I was like oh man thats sweet! I worked out Back and Bi;s and had an amazing workout. Bulging Bicep veins and all! Even some on my obliques, I enjoyed that! lol... Later that night.... Marshmallow is right. I felt bloated and GROSS! This morning (MONDAY) scale read 4 pounds heavier... Hope some of that is water weight lol! Anyway, trying to improve on my workouts now, back on Regular dieting.... 125 Pro 100 Cho and 25 fat w/ one high CHO day of 200... OCTOBER 25th Here I come.... =) LOL I wanted to eat the crap, guess you just have to learn from your experiences, and boy have I learned!

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Hey all, I really need to learn how to describe these things. Before my last show I felt tighter than I had ever been, but I think I should have said I wasn't as full as I could have been. I dont know. Can I get another break down on this explanation? I'll need to learn for the next show. I see all the photo's but what photo shows what? Any one have any figure photo;s that might help me understand? THANKS!

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What is wrong with Extend? Sorry I am just reading this, and I must have missed that. I am not currently using Extend, but have in the past and have really liked it! Sipped it during my weight training workouts last year.

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Hercules Competitors:: I wish I got to meet you all at the show, I felt a little out of the loop since I did most of my prep in the hallway getting hair and makeup done and all that fun stuff... That was just one crazy day! Anyway, congrats to all.. and hopefully we will meet at another one of these shows! Anyone thinking about going to Poughkeepsie in October? That was my first show last year and it is run VERY well! Lots of venders with Free samples.. lol YUM! Love those protein powders! Anyway... see you on these forums. =)

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Hey Mary! Thanks for your thoughts. For sure I will be sending you updates on my progress. Thanks for the comment on the hair/make up/ and suit... I took your advice, went with a darker suit color again... also Im not great with the hair and make up part but wanted to have more of a "bounce" so I highered Elise Firestone and that worked out well! :) Anyway, I appreciate your kind words and I am working really hard for this next one! Today was a chest workout day. Very powerful, felt great! Tomorrow is LEGS! Gonna hit 'em hard!

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Thanks Mary! When I get the professional shots from the show, I will put a few new ones up... I placed 6th in Open Figure Short, and 5th in Ms. Fit Body. I felt good, and looked my best so far, so Im just getting closer and closer to my goal. IT only makes me want to train harder! I will keep you posted on my progress for October. I really want to be on these forums at least a couple times a week. gotta stay focused... but I had a good experience yesterday and can only build from their. thanks again! :)

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Thanks for everything! I had an amazing time yesterday, looking foward to October 25th Poughkeepsie show! :) I'm going to try to be on the forums more often now... gotta stay focused even more this time around!

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I will be there! Cant wait to see you all!! =]

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Hey does anyone know if we can see the photo;s Reg bradford took back stage at the show? Even if we didnt sign up for a package...?

Also anyone know of any upcoming INBF shows? I posted another message in the 2008 schedule asking this... Im just getting too excited! I noticed there will be a show at Disney World in Orlando Florida end of August, sounds like a fun one! anyone doing that one?

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PS: Hope you all are enjoying turkey day! Happy thanksgiving!! =]

Does anyone know when the INBF 2008 schedule will be out? Im getting too excited lol.  =] hows everyones training going? Enjoy turkey day today!!

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I wish I could get off from work to see Worlds this saturday!!!! Good Luck to everyone competing!

BTW: Sheilla you look AMAZING! It was great meeting you at the Monster Mash, Congrats again! and thanks for the photo! Ill have to send ya a copy! =]

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JC... "Hey You"...

 YEs I did meet you backstage, I was that girl. lol Sorry about that, maybe you should have told me your name right away. JK.

Anyway, I took 3rd place in the Open Figure short class and had an awesome time! Eating after the show was fun too! HAHA! I cant wait for next season! Whats going on with you? When is your next show?

Talk to you later!

Rene'

Hey Jen!

You looked AWESOME at the Monster Mash! It was good to see you again! Will you be going to the pro-series weekend? I plan on being there for both days! LoL the first day (January 19th) is my 21st birthday so im asking my parents to send me to the camp for my present! Hopefully I'll see ya there! =]

PS: I didnt know you were NASM ceritifed, me too! and you have a gym! Thats awesome! Your site looks great! I read something about a glutes class.... sounds like something I gotta go to! lol ttyl

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Hey everyone!! I am a new team K member!! My name is Rene' and I just finished my first season competing in two INBF Figure shows. I met Mary Ford at my first show (INBF NY State championships) at Poughkeepsie NY High School and again at my second show (INBF Monster Mash) in Marlborough Mass. She recommended working with Joe, and here I am! I am looking foward to meeting new people on here and hopefully at shows! The past shows I was in, I didnt really get a chance to talk to everyone, wasnt really sure how this all works and acted a little shy.. LOL first season jitters!! But there were so many competitors with AMAZING physiques! Wow, I was so excited to be up on the stage with everyone who competed at Matt and Nancy's shows! Hopefully we will see eachother again next season! I'm not really sure about doing a show this June. I dont know what shows are out there! LOL. but as of now I am looking to compete at the INBF NYS (matts show) again in October and maybe Worlds after that, So I can watch all the Pro's!! =] Anyway, I've got to get to class... but I cant wait to chat with everyone on here! Talk to you all later!

 Rene'