I completed the Color Run today with an unofficial time today of 31:25 (as there was no clock at the race, so I relied on my MapMyRun app. However, the “Finish Line” of the race was before the mapped 5k finish, so I only ended up completing 2.78 miles of “running,” on top of the […]
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When I returned from my vacation, I considered some sort of detox diet or cleanse to rid myself of all of the junk that I indulged in during my vacation. I looked into the 21-day Sugar Detox (recommended by the super fun Stephanie), but I don’t think my problem is a sugar addiction. I can easily pass on […]
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Watch out, ladies. No longer should you not just lift more than 1.5kg, but don’t do any weight lifting cause you might end up look like these ladies!
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As I mentioned before, I am pretty conservative with my eating habits Monday – Friday. I avoid all bread, pasta, oats, and rice, and stick to mostly protein and good fats, while my carbs come only from fruits and some veggies. Well, up until Friday night. Then something happens when I allow myself a “cheat […]
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Although we have a great setup in our garage, fully equipped with an Olympic weight set, pull-up bar, rower, and adjustable dumbbell weights, the Michigan record temps have been just way too much for me to handle. I love the idea of working out at home, but Friday night’s workout sent me back to the […]
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Since I did a bunch of fun bodyweight squats on my birthday, and threw in some back-squats as part of NROLFW Stage 7 on Tuesday , I figured why not have some more fun with squats today and do some Overhead Squats, where were the Workout of the Day (WOD) on Crossfit.com for today. They didn’t […]
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So after my horrible mini-meltdown after an amazing vacation full of sleeping and eating, and more eating and eating.. I think my boyfriend had some pity on me and decided to give me an advance on my pull-up challenge and buy me a present anyway without me having to torture myself some more 🙂 I […]
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I just finished Stage 6 of my NROLFW program on Monday (yay!). It was by far my favorite stage. While stage 6 was optional, it was recommended for anyone who wanted to be able to achieve a chin-up. And heck yes, it worked! 🙂 It included negative chin-ups, pull-downs, push-ups, and split squats. I made […]
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It may not be the prettiest, or the best form, or whatever.. but I did a real chin-up today. Heck, I did FIVE real chin-ups today! 5 sets of 1.. but still! I knocked off another item on my fitness bucket list! My first chin-up! Well.. the video is really my third, as I did […]
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Crossfit.com publishes its Workout of the Day the night before, so you have plenty of time to mentally prepare for what is in store for the following day. We checked the workout last night and holy heck. As prescribed: For time: Run 1600 meters 150 Double-unders 50 Burpees Run 800 meters 100 Double-unders 35 Burpees […]
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