One reason I like blogging is I get to really write whatever I want and since I have a small following, I actually feel somewhat accountable for things that I put down here. I do use it mostly as a way for me to keep track of my own things (you know, outside of the […]
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I once bought a white-board with the intent to keep in the kitchen and write out what our dinners would be for the week. The lonely white board sat on the stairs for about two months, then finally got hung up.. And idly hung for another month or so. After reading about Meghann on Meals and […]
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I am going to straight up admit that I am not the best role model for the New Rules of Lifting for Women program, but I can talk to you all day along about how great it is and how beneficial I think the program is to any woman who wants to get fit, increase strength, and gain […]
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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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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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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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As part of working on my NROLFW program, I have learned a lot about how the fitness industry somewhat has a distinction between what exercises men and women should be doing, and how most of that is just pure nonsense. The book encourages stepping away from the pink “Barbie” weights and becoming familiar with the […]
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At one point in the NROLFW book, there is a section regarding what weight you should start at when doing a particular exercise: “Whatever you think you can use, the actual number is probably higher.” I totally believe this and oftentimes it’s hard to push yourself to your own limits.
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I hit one of my fitness goals today – I deadlifted more than my bodyweight!! 🙂
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