Linda Cusmano 2009 Off/Pre and ON Season

**Italianangel** · January 5th, 2009, 07:42 PM

New Year, New Do, New Training, New YOU!!!

So I finally did it, not since I was 4 yrs old have I had hair this short, its a slightly graduated bob with a few streaks and looks great. I will post pics soon.

Been a lazy few months since contest to recoup and rethink my training plan for this year. I have no idea if Nationals is here or not or when it is or where…….until I know this I have not yet fully decided if I will go this year or save it for next year. I would like to do it this year, have the costume, music and suit is under way so……cannot say I am not prepared as if it will be here and I am going……….not sure i want to travel this yr.

With the new year comes re commitment to better eating, exercise and the rest of the stuff it takes to help us balance our lives.

I have been lax on a project that I think I may pursue more heavily this year but this is possible only because I spent most of the past 2 months refining my duties, schedule and plan.

I pray for some reprieve from some heavy family affairs but otherwise am raring to go!

I look forward to blogging and posting more regularly now with my time being better scheduled.

I closed down a few of my groups, I am no longer bothering with a few other forums and will concentrate much more at the figureteam.com forum as well as this site and lindacusmano.com!

I do need help though to keep things hot. Always looking for new members at lindacusmano.com and help with getting the word out. I just have not been able to get a good grasp on PR for that site but with a higher member volume I would commit much more frequent photo updates!

Those are my thoughts for today!!!

Linda

**tooncesthecat** · January 5th, 2009, 08:18 PM

Check out my new signature...

**lizzyb** · January 5th, 2009, 09:51 PM

Woot!! YaY!! Linda's back!!

Girl you've been missed around here!

Can't wait to see pics of your new do too!! That must've been an experience to lop it off huh? I'm a hairstylist so, I've seen people's reactions and sometimes...it can get emotional for some, and for others (myself) it's too easy to do drastic.....good for you for taking the plunge!!

**A1food4U** · January 5th, 2009, 10:53 PM

Welcome back!!!

the diet and ab advice you helped me with has really made a difference, Mrs. A1 says thanks too!!!

**Insex** · January 6th, 2009, 01:55 PM

Linda, I was beginning to worry about you. I'm glad to see that you're online again and in good spirits.

I'll be looking forward to reading about your progress in 2009. You have a great work ethic and an endless supply of determination. You know we're here for you at EF to cheer you on.

I'll keep you and your family in my prayers.

bluebird · January 6th, 2009, 04:11 PM

I wanna see your new do as well

If you have a clickable banner to your site, I'd be happy to use it in sigs on other sites.

**Italianangel** · January 13th, 2009, 01:20 PM

thanks to you all you sure know how to make a girl feel loved!!! Love back attcha!!!

bb: I do have a banner actually and thank you, that is very nice of you!

thx for the prayers as they really helped. I have been a lazy fat ass for months but have been doing hourly daily walks to sweat......when I can. On days too cold I get asthma attacks and have to surrender indoors but I am excited to get back into things and my new plan is a lil something like this:

Yoga every day or second day for 30 mins, I use Kate Potters Namaste series.

Cardio at home on either or combo of recumbent bike (with some intensity) and treadmill (running with side shuffles and sprinting) for 4 days per week .

Warm up for weights when at gym can be rower or arc for 5-15 mins on weight days for gym.
Warm up for home 10 mins on jake butt machine.

*The way my schedule sits, the bulk of training may be at home, with maybe an exercise here or there when I am in the gym if I need to do an exercise that day that I cannot do at home (machines I don't have or whatever).

Possible gym days are Tues, Thursday between clients. Otherwise I am in gym then off to homes then I go home! I may make trips into the gym on purpose if I want but its cold so for winter I tend to not want to go back out when my day is done although I may start to tan 2 to 4 days per month for the heat and such, my body seems to really like it when I tan.

Sets/Reps 2x10 week 1, 3x10 week 2, 3x12 week 3 and 4.

Day 1 Shoulders
turkish get ups, handstand presses, squat plyo ball bounce or can do 20 sec squat instead, flag, superman (can do these at home or gym very easily)

Day 2 Lats and arms (have to do this on a gym day or do 3 of them at gym with 2 later at home)
Pullups, Lat Pull
Kickbacks, barbelll curls and arm machine

Day 3 Shoulders and Legs
DB Side Delt
Side Delt (M) (for home can do with bands)
single arm DB cleans
DB Ham deads, seated calves (for home can do ball bridge calves) and leg ext (for home can do front and back lunges or step ups on weight bench)

Day 4 Lats and Chest (this has to be done at gym or 4 at gym and rest later at home)
Pullups, Lat Pull
Dips, one arm pushups, low cable cross
single leg hip drop on ball, side step drop for hips

Day 5 (or a few on each day) Plyos/Skills/Balance (has to be done at gym)
EB work, single leg on bosu flat and round with movement and bends
burpee chins, straddle leaps if my back is okay to do it that day, 2 foot leap onto higher bench or box jump.

**Italianangel** · January 13th, 2009, 01:35 PM

Here is the cut when it was fresh.....

and remember this was a leap for me, 33 yrs since I had short hair.......I am like samson, I fear my hair cut will weaken me ......we will see......

**Italianangel** · January 13th, 2009, 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by A1food4U

Welcome back!!!

the diet and ab advice you helped me with has really made a difference, Mrs. A1 says thanks too!!!

and the best to you both for the New Year!
Linda

**Italianangel** · January 13th, 2009, 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tooncesthecat

Check out my new signature...

Big Kiss!!

**Italianangel** · January 13th, 2009, 01:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lizzyb

Woot!! YaY!! Linda's back!!

Girl you've been missed around here!

Can't wait to see pics of your new do too!! That must've been an experience to lop it off huh? I'm a hairstylist so, I've seen people's reactions and sometimes...it can get emotional for some, and for others (myself) it's too easy to do drastic.....good for you for taking the plunge!!

I actually did not cry, I was amazed but again, 2 years of mental work toward this day!!!!! If you were local I would have called you!!!
Linda

bluebird · January 13th, 2009, 03:47 PM

I think the new cut is great, Linda, and i love the color!

When you get a chance just pm me the code for the banner.

**lizzyb** · January 13th, 2009, 04:30 PM

Wow!! Your hair is HAWT girl!!

Love the colors too....great choices for you, and placement is everything with hi-lites. So how's it feel to be short and sassy now, lol? I know how much guts it takes to make such a change, WTG on digging deep girl!

Oh, and I sooooo hear you about the cold

It's on average mostly been
-12C to -15C here....brrrrrrrr! And right now we're having an 'extreme windchill' warning for overnight and tomorrow too.....UGH!! How many more days till sandals and tee's???

**Insex** · January 14th, 2009, 02:02 AM

Looks like Jamie Eason has some serious competition!

**Italianangel** · January 15th, 2009, 12:11 PM

I guess when I do a few shoots we will really see how the hair fits. I hope I can pull it off.....I am thinking I may look more muscled because of the lack of distraction and the shaping changes you get with longer hair......kinda what my plan was, to compete with it short, they get full body clean n clear.....see how it goes. It may help my symmetry appearance overall. I can re grow my mane next year. question now is ....will I still be strong.....hahahahha, can I still push marble pillars over and crush stone.....
Linda

**Italianangel** · January 28th, 2009, 12:04 PM

I just found the dates for this years nationals and it is going to be in Aug again which gives me just under 9 mths to prep, more than enough in my past life…..with my new back I now need more time for prep and am limited so I have to become creative in order to replace my acrobatics with other ‘wow’ factors.

I have my routine costume, may need a touch up but will worry about that when I drop 18-20 lbs of winter weight…………well no, actually that would be my total most loss needed to compete. I actually hope to compete lean yet slightly heavier so for now lets just get 10 or 12 lbs off because that is all useless comfort fat.
I have rested well since my last contest, progressing down to a very light schedule which is not really to me….working out, I mean it is but when you are used to 100x more and higher pace etc its so hard to back off, but I did. I conditioned and rested my back and am now on the program posted to ease me in.
I must confess, I did not dig in yet…….I will keep you posted on if today becomes day I or not……..intention is there.

Well……this obviously means I am going to compete and if you read my previous stuff, you know I wanted to stay local, not really have to travel……………well I got my wish. I guess cbbf and the other competitors really did like this venue here and location so for us vancourites its a bonus!
My suit is being worked on, my music needs tweaking but is pretty much chosen………….bam, just like that I am ready to rock and need to just focus on the body!

**Italianangel** · January 30th, 2009, 12:20 PM

So I have my web guy working on wordpress so I can do one blog and have it go to here and my bodyspace without me having to cut and paste although not a huge deal, but tihs would allow me to use my iphone to blog and use pics at the spur of the moment. Many times I have somethign I want to say or blog and say 'I will do it later when i get home' or whatever and then its not done, this will solve that.
Still lazy but am starting for sure this weekeend, for sure.......big UFC fight tomorrow and so that should motivate me, I like both guys but hope gsp kicks bjs butt back to hilo!
Linda

**lizzyb** · January 30th, 2009, 05:56 PM

****engines revving in the background****

**Italianangel** · January 31st, 2009, 07:46 PM

I weighed in 2 lbs lighter yesterday and another lb down today - how? increased water intake like by a hair.......no diet, no training, still did not start yet - body is ready to rock n roll.........unreal. So true when your are fit for years n years, you can get away with more!
Anyway, that leaves about 10lbs or 11lbs left and I don't need it off until mid march really, but it will be interesting to see with just starting up again, and minimal diet, when I say diet I mean just eating a bit cleaner which I have been - although not yet off bread/fruit/dairy so..........with that and the program I listed above, lets see what happens.

**Italianangel** · February 9th, 2009, 03:53 PM

After a great chat with a good friend who competes named Mariam Power, (ohh, I heard a name drop) I am very motivated.
Got my training in today, did Triangle Series for yoga and did my Day 1 weights.
Gonna finish the last 2 exercises later in the gym before I train my last client and maybe get some cardio in later either at gym or home.
Diet goes good and here is the link to track it with me:

FitDay Free Calorie Counter and Diet Journal:.Public Journal

Ripped Freak Log:
I began this supplement today and boy on an empty stomach I got super revved up. Another client is on it and she felt no ill effects so being I was on empty tummy, it may have been partly hunger. I start my day with a whey cooler and eat 3 hours later so…….
I look forward to seeing what this does in 30 days on my program, which is not super intense.

PVL just put this out on the market so I don’t have much to go by as for how others have felt on it.

Supps:
I am on: PVL -
Whey cooler, Iso gold, BCAAs, Ripped Freak, Greens 1, Glutamine, Creatine, and multi max. I also take colleus forskholi, curcumin, lung tea, 2000 iu of Vit D per day, C, magnesium and potassium when needed, mangosteen/power4 but not daily, can but not obligated.
I am also finishing some smart cleanse fiber and cleanse 1&2 pills although the 2 was hard on me so not on empty tummy and only half doses for these, the fiber I was fine with full dose. Also on PVL/North Coast naturals hemp oil and calcium. also on mct from pvl and cla - these are all alternated. Also on some nox stack from pvl.

Watch me grow and lean!!!!
Pics to come soon and regularly.
Linda