Work Out Wednesday!

The Who, What, Where, When & Why of my fitness regime

Ice Ice Baby

Week in and week out, I discuss my favourite, and most effective work-outs.  It would be unfair of me not to include one of the real secrets to my success.  Namely, figure skating.

As mentioned earlier this week, I recently returned from a skating contract in China.  I'm always surprised to see how quickly "this thing that I've done all my life", improves my fitness level, and changes my body.  In short, there is nothing quite like getting flipped upside down, to tighten up your jiggly bits.  AND no amount of squats or lunges will ever equal laps around the ice, with 6 lbs of leather and steel strapped to your feet. 

In short, this is why I look the way I do...

Of course, I didn't neglect the gym, and participated in daily work-outs and warm-ups comprised of exercises from previous routines.  

I started each day with 20 minutes on the stationary bike, or elliptical machine, to wake up my muscles.  I also did static stretching, sit ups, isometrics, squats and lunges. 

Then an hour before each show I warmed up all over again!  

My pre-show routine includes:

Jumping jacks

High knees

Jump squats

Classic push ups

Spider man push ups

Dive bomber push ups

Tricep Dips

Hand stands with press up

Planks

V sits

Crunches

Oblique Twists

V snaps

And loads of dynamic stretching, to warm up my joints (particularly my shoulders, since I had to be swung by them.)

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Tita Tuesday!

It's not as egocentric as it sounds

I have worked with, met, and been inspired by so many talented people...I wondered how best to showcase this wonderful aspect of my life.

It occurred to me that the one thing all these people have in common is... Well... Me!  Why not celebrate them each week, with a new post highlighting the impact they have made on my life.

This week's featured guest is none other than SuicideGirl and Zivity's top model Vivid Vivka!
I first met Vivid in 2008, at Hell City Tattoo Festival.  Channeling "Audrey Hepburn on acid", in a large, floppy hat, giant sunglasses, and bright pink hair; Vivid amazed and delighted a crowd of onlookers as she defeated (and destroyed)  a 12 year boy at Rockband.  She then walked out the door, and without missing a beat, nailed this rad photo with Steve Prue.  

Dynamic, gregarious, gorgeous, and a true pro.

Fast forward 4 years and who walks into my hotel room?!?  The one and only Ms. Vivka.
During the course of her shoot with Steve, we discovered that we had a lot more in common than our diminutive stature -  We also had similarly sexy outfits! Namely, cropped leather jackets & sky high heels.  
What else could we do but get half naked and show em off?!?



Next up we decided to take full advantage of the large closet in our suite at The Standard, by climbing on into it!

We call these shots "Pants needed.  Send Black Milk Clothing"

I seriously cannot wait to reunite with this lil dynamo next month in LA!!  We'll geek out over design.  We'll plan world domination.  We'll eat meat.

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Tita on Tour

Where I've been... and where I'm going

We're almost 6 months into 2012, and the adventures just keep on comin!  I've met several incredible people, worked with amazing talent, and been inspired by too many wonderful encounters to count.




From conventions, to photo shoots, to the occasional ice show, I never know where my life will take me, or when an opportunity will present itself.  Somedays go on as planned, while other times, plans change, and itineraries shift.  Over the years I've had to learn to be flexible, adapt to alternatives, and accept the modifications as they come in.


Case in point: May 2012


I was meant to go to Miami, but ended up in Shenyang, China.

For a little "Chinese-Figure-Skating-Mall-Porn"

with a side of "Futuristic Fembot" action

What can I say? Life is never boring.  


Where will I be next?

Here's my updated 2012 itinerary:

Toronto, ON

Detroit, MI

Los Angeles, CA

San Diego, CA

Atlanta, GA

NYC

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"For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move" - Robert Louis Stevenson

Work Out Wednesday!

The Who, What, Where, When & Why of my fitness regime

Step it up

My lil sister came to visit for a week, so I had a partner in crime for my work-outs!

Of the many we took on, this one was one of the simplest, but most effective.

Descending Step ups with Clean & Jerk

Left leg step up

Right leg step up

Weighted Clean & Jerk

Begin with 11 reps of each exercise, then drop one from each set, until you get to one, for 11 total sets.   i.e. 11, 10, 9, 8... and so on...

My favourite part of this work out is the feeling you have as your number of reps get lower and lower.  As difficult as it is, the count down makes it feel like you're killin it!

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Tita Tuesday

It's not as egocentric as it sounds

I have worked with, met, and been inspired by so many talented people...

I wondered how best to showcase this wonderful aspect of my life.

It occurred to me that the one thing all these people have in common is... Well... Me!  Why not celebrate them each week, with a new post highlighting the impact they have made on my life.

I recently met one of the cutest, most outrageous, adorable models on the planet... 

The one and only Amelia Nightmare!

Just moments after arriving at her salon, it was clear that we would get along wonderfully.  The entire space is decorated in a super kawaii style, which looks something like pink elephant cotton candy, mixed with a delicious, sparkly cupcake.  All of the details, from the art on the walls, to the Chotchkies in the cabinets, were hand-picked and customized by Amelia.








You can imagine how excited I was when Steve Prue said "Tita, you have to shoot in here" and Amelia followed with "Dude!!  For sure!!"

I threw on some of my brightest attire, layered on the glitter, and tried my best to sit still while Amelia did my hair for our shoot!

To top it all off, we have matching cupcake foot tattoos!  Clearly this is a match made in heaven <3

We took turns shooting "Dirty Polaroids" with Steve 

And I got her laced up and ready to go for some rad promo shots for her salon!

"If you put glitter on something it makes it awesome!" - Amelia Nightmare

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Hell City 10: One Hell of a Good Time

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Hell City 10: One Hell of a Good Time!0Comments

Posted In All Things SG,Blog,Tattoos

by Tita Suicide

Hell City Tattoo Festival celebrated “A Decade of Sin” last week, in it’s hometown of Killumbus, OH. The three day festival attracted thousands of fans, collectors, artists, and of course, a strong contingent of Suicide Girls.

Each year, more and more girls make the trek from all over North America, and this year was no exception! Anathesia, Wit, Yesnesnia, Chrysis, Sunshine, Rourke, Patton, Luscious, Essence, Glitch, King, Gallows, Damone, Amarena, Damsel, Tovi, Vellin, Cupie, Michaelangela helped man the SuicideGirls booth, greet fans, pose for photos, and hand out the coveted Hell City Tattoo awards each night.

Seeing that SuicideGirls celebrated its ten year anniversary at the end of 2011, it isn’t hard to see why we’ve become such a big part of the show. Hell City, much like SuicideGirls, celebrates art, culture, and alternative lifestyle, while providing a place for like-minded people to convene, share, and get to know one another.

Ten years in, both are bigger, better, and sexier than ever.

Until next year Hellions…

Yay!
XOXO
Tita

Ps. For a trip down memory lane, check out the video below that Shotgun Suicide put together featuring pics from the past decade of Hell City.

Music: “Mirror” by Tokyo Pinsalocks courtesy of ConspiracyMFX

Work Out Wednesday!

The Who, What, Where, When & Why of my fitness regime

Fitness At Home

Today's work-out is courtesy of Nahp Suicide

Meshell & I have been knocking this one out about once a week, since we got back from Colombia, and it still kicks our bums!

Speaking of bums...

I thought today would be a perfect day to share these fun new CupcakeDuJour fitness shots, courtesy of yesterday's Tita Tuesday collaborator, Fred Fraser!

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