A 30-minute session of cardio is awaiting me once I've had my water this morning, and then I'll be primping for my photoshoot with Tre' Scott today. It's a five-hour shoot, so it's a really, really lengthy one, but it should be laid back and relaxed. I'll be toting my whole closet along, so the packing will be the only tortuous part of today.

Since I joined a new gym, my workout times have been restricted to when the gym is open, so I'm having to postpone my chest and plyometrics workout until tomorrow. I'm okay with that; unlike many of you, I kind of dislike chest day and find it bothersome. I'd rather do back, like I did yesterday (I did low cable rows with almost the entire stack--140 pounds and one arm dumbbell rows with 55 pounds). Or shoulders would please me as well. Speaking of shoulders, I meant to tell y'all that I had the most incredible shoulder workout earlier this week. The branch veins in my delts began to snake their way across the muscle and become quite evident. It made me all tingly inside because when the veins come out, I know showtime is approaching! Cable side laterals were added into my workout program, and if you haven't attempted these, now is the time to do so. The resistance is slightly heavier on the eccentric (or negative) phase when using the cables, so it works the side delt in a different manner than just using dumbbells. I only used 10 pounds on each arm (I did one arm at a time), but I did 18 to 20 reps and really killed my shoulders. I moved from that exercise to dumbbell presses with 25 pound weights and pounded them out until I reached failure with each set. I really enjoyed that workout!

I'll let y'all know a little about the outfits from the shoot later in the week. No fishnet stockings today, but there are some great outfits (a cute pair of red booty shorts might make it into the mix!) that I'm bringing along. I'll save the fishnets for Gene Carangal and JT at the Arnold--when I'm even leaner than now. And speaking of which, progress pictures are up, but more will be taken this week and presented next Sunday or Monday.

Take care and have a restful Sunday afternoon!

Jodi :)