Taste of Fall

Dear Friends and Fans,

It has been just wonderful here in the STL area. It is about to get warm for a few more days, but fall is almost here!!! I got all my records caught up and met with my accountant. I'm all prepared for my meeting with my business manager. I'm excited to get some organization here on the business aspect of my practice. The following week I will be in Vegas for 6 days; I've had a busy month. My training has been a bit different. I've actually pushed it a bit and am nursing a sore neck and shoulder. I've been doing some mixed martial arts training, and have gotten to the point where we are throwing each other by the neck and swinging each other around. My partner climbs all over me like a little squirrel on a big tree. I just keep trying to twist around and get her. We have been having so much fun; we laugh so hard. I can't wait to get it filmed. Steve from http://www.awefilms.com/ is going to come out to video our fight. He will be the perfect one for capturing the moment and all the strength in it. So, needless to say, my neck and back were a little sore after our training on Thurs. I got adjusted a few times. I need like 2 more though. I've done some electrical stimulation on it. Sunday I had to vacuum the cob webs from the ceiling in the basement. OMG!!! It put so much strain on my neck and shoulder... I knew I was going to wake with a stiff neck. I didn't train chest and shoulders. I just did some cardio , abs, and calves. I'm going to let this heal up good. I really need to be concentrating on my legs. I feel like a tank. Almost up to 160.. ouch!! I'm going to have to break down and bring Maryjane to the orthopedic for her leg. I can't just let it go on. One of my patients is going to build her a step to get up and down from the bed which should help her greatly. We'll see.... I'm concerned.

I got my 2007 Europa shoot back from Jerroll Figg. He took some really good pictures. He's really coming along... Thank you Jerroll. I put up on of his pix. Hope you all have a great week.

Your Pro,

Dr. Dena

Beth is Back!!

Dear Friends and Fans,

Ahhhhhhhh! I had a break between patients, so I came home to write to you. Just made a grilled Velveeta cheese sandwich on Cinnamon/raisin bread, nice ice filled glass of diet A&W root beer.. I'm good to go! lol. My Monday has been wonderful! I trained early am with Nucks, heavy chest and shoulders. Still putting up 315 for 6. I probably shouldn't even train my upper body, but I figure you can never have too big of pecs or shoulders.

My week with Beth was great. We had a really good time. It was all business though. She was great with her posing, cardio, diet... I saw changes everyday in her physique. I know I have never looked like that. I look at her and realize where I'm weak definitely!! It's nice to be able to appreciate each other and what we have as individuals. She left here freaking ripped to the bone with a typical "Palumbo" veins and grains look. She was nice and full and still holding on to her weight. She's one of the top!!

I worked all week on her glute hamstring issue. She was very good at keeping it iced and understanding what she still needs to do to over come this. I did a lot of trigger point therapy, ultra sound and muscle stimulation, and adjusted her spine. I sent her home with this cane I sell in the office. It's called a thera cane, it's used to dig your "Knots" out yourself. Beth was good with that and has been able to isolate a lot of the problem now herself, which is my goal, so she can maintain this on her own. Of course, like all of us, she has some imbalance that can be corrected in her feet. I took an impression of her feet and will order her some orthotics for her shoes. In addition to many other postural issues, these will get her glutes to start working together more efficiently and take strain off the hip joints. She still has some work to be done, but she is willing and that's what will make her better.

Dan Ray came over this past Saturday to shoot. I hit it right when asking Dan to come back to shoot Beth and I together because this is not an easy task. It's a good thing that both Beth and I are experienced already in front of a camera or I could see how this could lead to a disaster. It is very difficult to get the right expression on both of our faces, with us doing the correct thing at the same time...ahhhh!!!!! LOL...At first we were kinda stumbling all over each other. Dan , being known as a VERY passive guy, immediately took control.. Yeah believe it???!!! He could quickly direct us and get us positioned properly. We looked at the pixs, and you could see how his direction really filled in all the spots and made the picture whole. He did an excellent job as usual. I had a couple of scenes planned out that went perfectly. Beth was really feeling the diet on Saturday.. I was afraid she was not going to want to shoot, and Dan was driving 4 hours to come here... A dose of Dan's Karma and she had a second wind. I even pooped out before her. The pillow fight scene was the last one we did. Beth wanted to get all the shooting over on Sat, so she could relax before her flight... she was right... but I was tired... She talked me into the pillow fight. I picked a really cute picture from the pillow fight. OMG.... can you imagine the cleaning I still have to do to get the feathers gone??? They are still all over. It was a blast!! Beth is a good person!

Back to work.. I have to use this week to get organized as much as possible. I meet with my accountant on Thurs, and next week my business manager is coming to STL to help me with some of my business issues. I'm excited!! After everything he has already taught me to do with my site and cam, he can now teach me to practice business sense. I hope to soon be very efficient in everything I do. My friend Becky told me of a dog Ortho guy. I think soon it is time to get some understanding of Maryjane's ankle and foot. I would let them do a cortisone shot.. but.. I need to just get some imaging and see if it's ligamentous.

I'm looking forward to the Olympia. Come by the MHP booth and say HI. Thank you for all your support.

PS. I expected more out of oreo cakesters...what do you guys think?? LOL..

Check out Beth's New web site http://www.bodybuilderbeth.com/

Your Pro,

Dr. Dena

Happy Belated Labor Day

Dear Friends and Fans,

Sorry its taken me so long to get my blog up. Beth Roberts, IFBB Professional Bodybuilder, Got to St. Louis on Sunday and has been with me for the week living the Bodybuilder's lifestyle. She is a week out of her second show of the year, The Atlantic City. Beth is making this year her come back year, it has been 4 years since she last competed. She has been suffering from gate ( walking) issues due to some left glute trigger points and sacrum fixation.. layman's version.. a pain in the butt. I have been treating her for this issue and helping her pose and just stay relaxed and focus. We have been having fun on web cam together and this weekend the infamous Dan Ray will be back in town to do a photo shoot. To say the least.. It's been a busy week for me so far. The Olympia is right around the corner.. September is a busy month.

My training is going well. I'm @ about 157 right now.. still eating anything and everything. I have to sneak and hide from Beth so I don't totally rub it in her face that I can eat everything in sight and she can't. I love Kraft single servings of Mac and Cheese.Ummm and I sneak and make chocolate chip pancakes while she is doing her cardio..lol. I'm in the gym pretty strong. Was putting up 275 on the bench press.. I probably could have done more.. but don't want to injury anything so I'll work up slowly. Maryjane's leg or ankle is still not right. I could be better at working on it.. but our walks have been left out, and she misses it. Any Vets out there?? Here a pix of me and my baby. I will talk to u after Beth leaves on Sunday. Hope you all had a great Labor Day.

Your Pro,

Dr. Dena