Defying Brain Cancer
Wow, what a week! Starting a new business, finishing up the new house, inspections, real estate contracts, and all the Christmas stuff too. I had to miss one of the parties I really did want to attend, but my schedule was just too crazy and I had to work. I have not been able to work out very much either.
How are you doing with the Christmas rush? I haven’t done a thing yet toward shopping or gifts. That has to be done soon!
I did manage to get in a great shoulder workout yesterday. I had one of the big guys at the gym spotting me because Michael had to work, and he really pushed me to go hard and heavy (for me anyway). It was great! We did overhead bar presses with a stop between each rep. That means you rack the weight just briefly and then start the next rep. It takes all the momentum out of the movement, so it’s pure muscular contraction. Very intense. When my muscles got fatigued, he helped me ge the weight up and then I let it down slowly, getting the most out of the negative portion of the rep. That’s a great way to gain strength and size. I was also pushed for time, so this was a quick way to get in a really intense workout.
So the workout was as follows:
- Overhead Stop Presses 65 lb bar, to failure and then negatives, 3 sets
- Clean and Press, 50 lb bar, 3 sets, 8-10 reps with the overhead press to failure, then partial reps to burn out
- Superset 15 lb dumbbell lateral raises with overhead dumbbell pulses, 3 sets 15 reps
- Abs on decline bench between supersets
- Rear delt lateral raises, 12.5 dumbbells, 3 sets 12 reps
I am really enjoying working the smoothie bar in the Living Well Cafe. It’s so great to talk with people about nutrition and their fitness goals. I met a lady who is so inspirational. Her husband has a brain tumor and was placed into hospice 4weeks ago with very little time given to live, and he was unable to talk or get out of bed. She took massive action and is just now learning about raw and living foods, plus natural remedies, and has been giving him 8 ounces of Mona Vie a day. Well, now he can carry on a conversation, and was able to sit at the head of the table for Thanksgiving Dinner. How wonderful is that? She is awesome, working out so hard herself with great fitness goals, and still taking care of his every need. We talked for a long time about nutrition, and it was my honor to be able to make some suggestions to help her. Please keep this precious couple in your thoughts and prayers.
This wonderful lady and her incredibly brave husband are looking brain cancer in the eye and defying it. What an inspiration! And they are doing it through natural means, now that conventional medicine has thrown in the towel.
Defy sickness! Defy disease!
Remember the power that made the body heals the body. Nothing is impossible. I saw a great Chinese proverb recently that said: “He who takes medicine and neglects diet wastes the skill of the physician.” It all comes back to nutrition. You are what you have been eating. It takes time to build healthy cells. They live for 4 to 6 months before being replaced, so it takes time to rebuild new healthy cells made of wholesome living foods. Be patient and keep the faith.
Blessings and much love to you all!
Be Defiant!
Christy
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