Last week, I hit a plateau with my lifts. I wasn’t getting sore with the rep and weight ranges I could perform, but I was at at point where I felt like I was going to injure myself if I tried to increase my weight. Instead of staying stagnant, I decided to switch things up […]
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The past few months have taught me a very valuable lesson. A lesson that I am still working on mastering fully, but a lesson that I wanted to share with you nonetheless. This lesson has been in patience. As Americans, we learn day-in and day-out that we are living in a fast paced world and […]
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I’ve found myself an awesome workout partner here in Arizona. He is in the physical therapy program at my school and we started lifting together a couple months ago. Everyone has their own styles and preferences when it comes to working out, and I tend to go back-and-forth between lifting with someone and lifting alone. […]
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“Broomstick Mile” Use an empty barbell to complete the following: 25 each: squats, front squats, OH Squats Run 400 25 each: press, push press, push jerk Run 400 75 Cleans Run 400 75 Snatches Run 400 WITH PICTURES: 25 each: squats, front squats, OH Squats Run 400 (.25 miles on treadmill) 25 each: press, push […]
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Before I flew back to Arizona, my good friend Terra took me with her to a Crossfit class at Expedition Crossfit in Idaho. I have wanted to try Crossfit for a while, as I have a lot of friends that SWEAR by it and love it so much. I am always up for a new […]
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If you’re anything like me, the holidays caused you to go from this: To this: Fortunately for you, now is as good of a time as ever to get into the best shape of your life. Before you know it, it will be time to put away the big comfy sweaters and bust out your […]
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It’s so interesting how much our mind comes into play when it comes to meeting our goals or how we measure our success. We get so caught up in NUMBERS. In measuring our success with statistics, pounds, percentages. I think it’s completely ridiculous that I can be having a perfectly good day, feeling confident about […]
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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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Here is an awesome back workout that I did today: Pre-lift: Beast Mode in Pink Lemonade (I liked this pre-lift a lot. I felt a really concentrated lift the whole time and I didn’t get too flushed out or anything. I also felt really good afterwards and felt focused while I was studying my life […]
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