Back from Vegas! We had a lot of fun! We did so much swimming and walking and exploring! It was a blast! The show was amazing. It was the biggest USA show ever with almost 500 competitors. But I don't know what came over me, it was all my fault, but unfortunately I got nervous on Friday night and it showed on stage!!! That killed my chances! So now that I am home I am going to work on building muscle and also I think I will hire a posing coach to help me with my stage presence! I am still working on this transition from traditional modeling and bikini modeling to the fitness side of modeling. I am still very new. I have only been doing it for about four months and have a lot to learn. It is a whole different ball game, that is for sure. I am still working on changing up my old school training from just training to be in shape and now I am trying to add a bit more muscle. But pretty muscles of course. I want to increase the shape of my legs and glutes and add more size to my arms and shoulders. Plus working on controlling my muscles on stage. Lol, lifting heavy is a brand new thing to me:)

Please take a look at the bikini's that are up online now!! I will have all of the fabric samples up on my site soon and then you can pick and choose what you want your bikini to look like!! I know you will all love these suits!! They are so wonderful!!
If you have any questions please feel free to email me!!

Thank you for all of your support!!
"Pain is temporary, quitting is forever"
Lance Armstrong

My Interview

Check out my interview at Simplyshredded.com
http://www.simplyshredded.com/jennifer-buckles-interview.html

GOOD MORNING!!! It's early, but I already know it's going to be a great (and productive) day!! Cardio, tanning, and weights will be done by 10 am! Then it's to the spa for a mani/pedi, then out to a friends house to raid her closet :) Tonight I am having dinner with my beloved father, then it's early to bed because I have to be at work at 4:30am tomorrow!!! Luckily when I get there I get to go back to sleep and I will be off work tomorrow at 8am, so not too shabby!!

Quote: "If you are going to be a champion, you must be willing to pay a greater price."
-- Bud Wilkinson

BE GREAT!!!

Today I went to lunch and shopping with a friend!! Also I had a great but quick shoulder and tricep workout! Slept in this morning so I am getting ready to do my cardio here in a few minutes!! I have a busy 4 days ahead of me! Mani/Pedi, hair, bikini alterations, maybe a photo shoot ;)!! Can't wait to leave!!

BIKINI'S WILL BE FOR SALE IN VEGAS!!! You will not find cuter bikini's or better prices!!!

Quote: "Successful people don't do what other people can't do, they do what other people won't do"

7 days from right now I will be at the finals for the USA's!!! SWEET!! However, I am soooo hungry!! Today I attempted to go to the mall and get some stuff to wear in Vegas and for photo shoots.... no luck! I will have to try again in the next couple of days. I did make it through my cardio this morning and had an awesome back workout today, so that is good! Now I am tired and just want to go to sleep, but no rest for the weary! It is a friends birthday, so we are going out to celebrate! Tomorrow.... same story different day :)

Quote: "I see only the objective, all obstacles must give way"!!!

Less than a week til we leave for Vegas!! I am so pumped. Although these last few days have been tough for me... I have set my goals for how much cardio/training I have to do and of course my diet allowances, but meeting those goals is not always easy! My trainer gave me some great advice this week; Anyone can train when they feel like it, but it's the people who train when they don't feel like it, eat right when all they can think about is cheating, and choose to smile when you feel like frowning, that's what separates the champions from everybody else! That really motivated me!!

I will keep you up to date as much as possible on my progress leading up to the show!

“Champions are not made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them - a desire, a dream, a vision.” Muhammad Ali

Sweat suit time!

Today I started my sweat suit cardio! I will tell you... I hate that thing. Makes me feel so dirty! At least I get to do it in the privacy of my own home and then get directly into the shower!! I actually love doing cardio.... I know I know.... but whenever I am bored I can just go hop on the treadmill and watch a movie or one of my favorite shows (thanks to NETFLIX)!! Makes the time fly! It is also time to start tanning (which I have been putting off)

SWIMSUITS FOR SALE IN VEGAS!!!!!!

I hope everyone is enjoying a beautiful summer day! It is a steamy 104 degrees here in the big D :)

Today's bit of wisdom: The 3 D's... Discipline, Determination, and Desire... They are all necessary to accomplish anything of importance!

Sunday! No day of rest:)

That is right today is arm day and then I have to make my Costco run! 10 days out tomorrow! Time to bump it up a bit and see if we can start slowly dropping some of this water. It looks like Dan Ray and I may be doing a photo shoot at MetroFlex Monday morning (that is the home of the great Ronnie Coleman)! That should be really fun! Dan is so awesome! I can't wait for Vegas! This Bikini Division is so much fun. I am not 100 percent sure what would be my best look to go for right now, whether leaner or more muscular or perhaps both or maybe softer lol. Not 100 percent sure. So I am just going to do my best and put the best body I can up there and one I would think would be the ideal Bikini Girl:) Hopefully that can be me someday! As for now I am just grateful to be competing at this level and being compared to such beautiful, fit and simply amazing women. So that being said, I hope I can show improvement from the last show.

Train Hard! And Never quit! Every one gets discouraged, everyone! But its the ones who never quit who win in life! Bill Gates said it best, if you want to be successful increase your failure rate by 100 percent!

“Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checked by failure...than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.”

Saturday mornin'

MASSAGE day!!! I love massage day :) First I must earn it, leg day! Also I have to get my mutts groomed!!!
Hanging with friends tonight to watch the UFC fight!

Quote of the day: "The Six W's: Work will win when wishing won't."

DO WORK!!!

Great Quote!

"It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat."

14 days til Vegas!!

Good Morning!!!
The human body never ceases to amaze me!! I cut out all sugar and significantly lowered my carbs only 2 days ago and my body has completely started to change already!
Cardio #1....check
Lifting legs today! I am pumped! I love leg days!!

I AM BRINGING BIKINI'S TO VEGAS FOR SALE!!!!

Quote of the day: "If you are looking for a miracle, look to the human body"

Good morning!

Today is a long day!! I am up early and done with my first session of cardio! So that is exciting, considering I was borderline zombie when I woke up today ;)
A full day at work and then the gym...shoulders I think.... then more cardio!! Ah!! It sucks but I love it!! Hope your day goes as well as I know mine will go!!

Quote of the day....
Sometimes learning to fly means being pushed off a cliff! (translation: you have to get out of your comfort zone!!)

18 Days until the USA's!! Oh man, so little time!! I am driving to Vegas!! That will be one of the longest drives of my life!! Oh well, gotta do what I gotta do :)
Also I could use any support you are willing to offer!!! 3 shows in 3 months is a lot!!! But the end result will be more than worth it!! Great rewards come only with great sacrifices!!

Also I will be bringing BIKINI's to Vegas to sell!!

Happy 4th!!!!

Seeing that today is the greatest day of celebration of the United States, it's a great reminder that we cannot take life and liberty for granted. I just finished decorating my office, custom everything...made by ME :D. Now it's time to go to the gym and workout. Then off to celebrate this holiday and swim with friends!

I wanted to share this video on the Star Spangled banner. Any time you are feeling apathetic or complacent just watch this video and it will remind you to be grateful really quick :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwsq7frSB5Q

THURSDAY BABY

It's almost July 4th!! Whoo hoo!! Working today and then it's a 3 day weekend.... but no rest for the weary :) Tomorrow is 21 days until Vegas! That means it's time to hit the gym hard and the diet harder!! See you tomorrow!!

Up for suggestions!!

Good morning!! I just want you all to know that I would love to get comments or suggestions on things you may want to see on my new site, or things you may want to know about me!! Please shoot me an email and I will use this blog to answer as many questions as I can! I want to make sure that I am telling you the things you want to know!! But don't get to crazy with the questions ;)
Thanks!!