The word goal is defined as “the object of a person’s ambition or effort; an aim or desired result.” A goal normally is short term and once completed then what? Do you create another goal to make for that goal or do you plan for life? Should we begin to plan for life verses every […]
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6 Common Misconceptions About Chicks Who Lift
Have you ever met someone and automatically assumed things about their lifestyle based solely on their looks or their job? I, shamefully, have done this. And I used to do this with some of my co-trainers that I worked with upon meeting them. Once I heard the word “bodybuilding” come out of their mouths, I […]
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Sore or Sorry; How to Recover Aching Muscles Routinely!
Sore muscles or what is officially labeled as DOMS (Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness)is common whether intentional or unintentional in exercise it is something that needs to be taken seriously. As much as we wish we were getting younger we are getting older and want to preserve what limbs we do have. It may be seen […]
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Embrace Your Physical Changes When Building Muscle!
As women we like to appeal more feminine on the outside to ourselves in the mirror from our head down to our feet but when we start to hit the weight room some things may change and some things will change more than you expected. Sure we have weight loss with inches and pounds but […]
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Just Lift: Learn to love it for what its worth!
“Hardcore”…. “Bad Ass”…. “Beast Mode”… “Savage”… “Warrior” sound familiar? Do we fall into those traps? “Traps” being our mindset evolving into another level of ego, as in “I am better than you”, “I did this much on this day at this time… what did you do?” I am not […]
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Warm Up and Cool Down!; What Won’t Kill You Makes You Stronger!
Warm up? Come on but why? I took pre workout! Stretch? seriously? I get a cool down walking to the car, do I really need to do this? I am very much guilty of not doing this all the time but since I began incorporating this into my routine there are some benefits. Although we […]
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Strive for the Best Shape You Can Bring!
We all compare our bodies to other bodies, but when are we going to realize that we come from parents that aren’t the same as everyone else’s? Genetics plays a role in many aspects of how we look – which is why we most likely will never ever look the same as the people we idolize… […]
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Dieting Too Much?: Signs of When It is Time to Stop
When does a diet turn into regular living or how many times do we reset ourselves back to the same thing…. Is it really healthy mentality and routine to be constantly counting, measuring our calories and macronutrients? I will say that sometimes even I struggle with that, a lot of math and counting calories […]
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Finding the Joy in Fitness
Finding the joy in fitness can be such a foreign thing for some. It’s not always a pleasure to exercise. It’s not always fun and happy and interesting. Sometimes it’s a little boring. Sometimes it’s mundane and repetitive and even a little messy. I know many gym-haters and they say the same thing all […]
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Chest/Triceps/Core Blast 3
Program Introduction: This workout is a GREAT kick for your chest, triceps and abs. At the same time, we’ll keep things moving and keep your heart rate up as well. No matter what, think about challenging yourself through the entire workout. See where you can beat your best numbers and push for new PRs where […]
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