“I knew I would have to lose about 100 pounds!” she says. When she was 46 years old, Wendy Mills set a goal: to be her absolute fittest by her 50th birthday. Proudest moment: “When I started to see muscle definition!” She then splits her strength training into the following routines: Mylene trains six days a week, beginning every workout with cardio. If she can envision it, she says, it ain’t nothing but a peanut. “Knowing I am a strong woman keeps me motivated,” she says. With her goals in front of her, Mylene was able to push harder and tune in to her individual muscles. “I’d see a nice biceps bulge, some well-defined lats and rock-hard glutes during my workouts,” she says. When she wasn’t envisioning healthy fats on the ends of her barbell, she visualized the buff body parts she was working towards. “If I literally feel like I can’t do one more rep of a difficult exercise, I think of pro bodybuilder Ronnie Coleman’s saying, ‘Ain’t nothing but a peanut!’ and envision the weight as a tiny peanut,” she laughs. Mylene dropped 35 pounds in under two years and picturing success played a big part in her transformation. Tip for newbies: “Set your mind to it and go!” Mylene Biddle Visualized Her Way to a Better Body Write down your goals for the day/week/month. Rely on a good support network of friends and family.“Some women make it look so easy to get back into shape after having a baby, but it takes a ton of hard work!” Jenna’s top three tips to bounce back: With a stronger body and mind, she’s become a happier mom. As for those abs, she stuck with a clean diet, returned to Pilates and fell in love with circuit training.īetween her three pregnancies, Jenna has now lost a combined 180 pounds, which is more than she currently weighs! In her closet, she keeps the XL maternity pants (“the largest pair of pants I’ve ever worn!”) to remind her of how far she’s come. Within six months, she lost 70 pounds, reduced her body fat from 31 to 17 percent and increased her strength. Soon, she was up to sprints and advanced strength-training circuits.Ī desire to become a fit mom – not just a skinny one – was Jenna’s driving force. “I can do anything for one minute,” she told herself before stepping on the treadmill or walking over to the weights area. Jenna felt discouraged, but relied on a personal mantra to get back into the gym. “I was 203 pounds and ‘frumpy,'” she says. Most embarrassing song she works out to: Copacabana by Barry Manilow – “A great cardio song!”Īfter her third pregnancy, Jenna found motivation in an unlikely place: the “F” word. Jenna Dunham Dropped 70 Pounds Post-Pregnancy Get full access to Outside Learn, our online education hub featuring in-depth fitness and nutrition courses and more than 2,000 instructional videos when youġ.
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