LockDown 818 Fitness

09/30/2023

Los Angeles - After 17 years, myself and my two adopted citlins, are closing in on this (h)’UGE chapter of life, and turning a new - everything.
Read GO"FUN"ME link bio if you need to play catch up.

Watch the play by play content as I move my basic butt across the country with my two cats. Where I say everyone loves them like dogs, pig and cricket DO NOT travel as well as a dog… hence why I will be taking this lonngggg road trip across the country…
We love & appreciate you all

Panda, Pig and Cricket reporting to you for the last time we will be her… Amanda Taylor needs your support for America's "Panda & P***y Cats" Gon' Wild tour

09/13/2023

Saw it on Instagram…. Looked fun….
“You make it look so easy”. My clients mention to me from time to time while I demonstrate new movements… or movements we’ve done…a few times.

This was my first time but not the last, you’ll be my Guinea pig next time around.
“Those buff beautiful men made it look so easy” we said.

BUT, it was fun. Challenge yo’self

Core Crime TBD: 🚨
Interval: (40:20) *quality over quantity*
👏keep constant band tension, to feel the 🔥 👏or else, why are you using the band?
*beginners may lose the band or the ball BUT not both*

✴️JACK KNIFE◼️ (knees/shins are your “catcher” not feet’s like a yoga ball)
🔳 RUSSIAN (cinnamon) TWISTS◼️ (full rotation keeping band tension - I’ll work on it)
✴️ BANDED SIT UPS◼️ (tension from behind you, feet planted, squeezing ball extended arms)
🔳 WOOD CHOPS◼️ (I look choppy, keep the same slight elbow bend throughout movement, don’t turn into a flower girl)
✴️ BEAR JACKS◼️ ( I’m not one for plank jacks, granted these might be slightly less disruptive to those with weaker posterior chain/lower pack pain) I’d skip the jump and just alternate R/L foot from bear to plank
🔳 LONG LEVER PLANK WITH KNEE TUCK◼️ (begin with the ball away/overhead then tuck in knee followed my ball seems to be a an easier way to “feel da rhythm)

08/04/2023

Well, here we are first week of August, and here I am posting last months highlights. Rather, so far this years PEAK performance from
ALL 👏 MY 👏 CLIENTS.
My powerlifting princess, the pretty in pink, queen of all LockDown’s PRs for women Miss Kristina.
The founder of “the shimmy shimmy shebang cat walk”, and found out she got bit by the gym bug, and I was THRILLED.
NO. MATTER. WHAT. Sick dog, shes sick (sans covid lol), drama, no sleep, feels nauseous - there she is, every morning.
The day she was programmed to 1rm her BP, her feet were dragging, yeah its 7am probably a Friday or close to it.
AND SHE BE SPOTTING ME, I had jokingly asked her the night before but, she was dead ass serious. “Why aren’t you warming up aren’t you working in?!” Yes ma’am.

(Since I forgot to record ANYONE doing bench) Kris Threw up a Panda Party (125lbs) a 20lb increase from her last attempt in December for bench press. I tell my clients a 2-5% increase is HUGE.
It may look small here written in this caption - but you trying adding an extra 20 pounds translates to carrying your kids and 6 bags - add another bag and a baby.
Pushing your cart at target, throw some appliances on top of all the other useless sh*t I bet your wheel squeakier.
RESPECT for putting the brave foot forward first, forgetting the fears you once had, excepting the aches and pains, and my first client to start a west side story adjacent rumble in our private gym room. with a bunch of “lovely” young ladies - who’s foot was in their mouth and forgetting HEY other humans exist. I will forever have her back, I mean wouldn’t you? (Assuming this is reciprocated) lol

07/25/2023

👋HIGH There!’🌞
Presented to you by:
Panda’s many failed, sloppy, and successful attempts at her High Hang Clean’s (last Friday)

Focusing on the fundamentals at this position because I KNOW thats where and what I need to work on. I can squat in front rack all day, throw it over my head a bit.
But cut that in half and it makes the movement a bit more difficult.
I record myself to learn from myself, laugh at Myself, applaud Myself, and then mayyyyyybe post it on social media.
So here maybe is…...and maybe think of something you WANTED or WERE going to post(anything), but kept in the drafts for a later date. Or, Just swept it in the “gains” album in your phone. Why didnt you post it?
HUMANS I have the same exact thought every single time I post something “ugh I look slow, stupid, sloppy, sleepy” etc.
Anyone feel the same?! If you felt it relevant to post at one point, go with your gut.
Unless, you were second guessing because it wasn’t relevant…. Like taking a beer b**g hit over 30 is, well impressive, not a good look lol.
*Ps I always encourage my clients to record themselves, just no tri pods, leotards, and b***y shorts.
Go to zoo culture then