Let’s talk about ABS! Your gut. Midsection. Tummy. Belly. Stomach. First thing’s first, we all have a six pack. Every one of us. The “sexy six pack” that many people desire is due to the rectus abdominis muscles, shown in the picture below. These muscles run up and down the midline of your body, one […]
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This post was inspired after I came across a blog written by a mutual friend from back home, Kami. In Kami’s blog she talked about her reasons behind deleting her Facebook. She said that her newsfeed was constantly being flooded with quotes, pictures, mantras and fitness-inspired images saying things like “muscle is the new skinny” […]
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Bear with me here for a minute while I try to sift through my emotions and thoughts and get something (at least slightly) logical down on paper. I had no intention of writing a blog post tonight; in fact, the only thing on my “to-do” list was to cuddle up with my new heated blanket […]
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Delicious Ambiguity. At any given moment in time, there are FAR more things that you don’t know in this world than things that you do. What’s the square root of 9456? The capital of New Hampshire? The founding fathers of our nation in alphabetical order? Even things as minute as the exact price per […]
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Today is the first day of the rest of our lives. The start of an era, the dawning of an age, and a new chance to get it right. But more importantly, today is the start of a thousand new chances to get it wrong. To mess up, To fail, To fall so hard that […]
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Just because you indulged a little bit this holiday DOES NOT mean that you should throw away your efforts to get healthy! You might feel like your progress has been lost, but that is all in your head. Now is the BEST time to get back into your routine, get a good sweat going, and […]
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In need of a new leg workout? Here ya go! Prelift: BodyRush by ForceFactor Intra-workout: Xtend by Scivation I started out by squatting HEAVY on the smith machine. I did a warm up with no weight to get my blood flowing, and then did 3 sets of 12, increasing my weight each time. PUSH YOURSELF […]
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I stumbled across this “Holiday Challenge” and all I have to say is… I AM SO IN! Unfortunately, it is already December 8th, so I have a little making-up to do! Over the next few days, I plan to do the required squats for that day, plus make up for the squats I have missed […]
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It’s so easy sometimes to get stuck in our own minds, dealing with our own demons, behind our own masks. It’s so easy to forget that the people around us are fighting their own battles and dealing with their own struggles and trying their best just to make it in this world. It’s human nature […]
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Every 7-10 days or so, I like to do a full body workout that I initially found on Bodybuilding.com, but tailored a little to fit my own individual style. This type of full body workout will deplete your muscles of glycogen stores, boost fat burning enzymes, and help increase your progress. I like the way […]
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