Check the judgement at the door.

March 12, 2014.Reading time 5 minutes.

There is something that us as human beings need to remember: Don’t worry about everyone else, you are not them, and you do not have any say in what they do (unless you’re their parent and they’re under the age of 18, then that’s a different story). My nerves are grated when I see nasty […]

Shortcut to Size.

February 26, 2014.Reading time 4 minutes.

Unfortunately, it’s still a huge mindset that if a woman weight lifts, she’s going to to get big. Like Jay Cutler big. Despite more and more proof today that that’s false, it still somehow holds ground. Making women fear the weight rack or machines. Sure, there are women out there who quest to be bigger. […]

Hula-hooping is hell on your glutes.

January 23, 2014.Reading time 4 minutes.

I did something last night that I never before thought (actually didn’t know) I could do. I hula-hooped. Not just that I successfully got more than three rounds around my waist with the hoop, but I did it for a solid 20-minutes, non-stop. When I was younger, I’d throw the hoop around my tiny little […]

My brain is on fire.

January 7, 2014.Reading time 4 minutes.

The overachiever in me has gone insane. My brain apparently has a limitless supply of capacity and is hungry for more. Someone needs to take all technology away from me, and all utensils I can use to draw, write, knit or crochet. And books, don’t forget to grab my hundreds of books on the way […]

Miss Fitness finally gets certified.

December 23, 2013.Reading time 5 minutes.

Around six years ago, while I was soaking up the rays of the social life, much more than I am now, I was given the nickname Miss Fitness. It came about one night, in a packed bar, when I happened across a $50 bill on the floor that went unclaimed and the bartender let me […]

The slippery slope of “personal trainer shopping”.

November 8, 2013.Reading time 5 minutes.

A few weeks ago on the way down to Boston, a conversation arose about training and trainers. Pretty much everyone I know knows my stance on just what I think a trainer should be, and it’s shocking to me to discover that there are people out there who don’t hold to even half the standards […]

When life has other plans (AKA: Injury).

July 15, 2013.Reading time 4 minutes.

Nothing throws a wrench into my system more than an injury. Except a backed up sewer pipe, an overflowing washing machine, a toilet that rises instead of flushes and a tub full of sludge and muck. That was the story of my weekend. I missed the North Atlantic Blues Festival and a band called the […]

Chicks don’t lift.

May 2, 2013.Reading time 5 minutes.

I hear a lot of things in the gym. A lot of it I expect. I live in a pretty small area. A county with 17 towns has a population of 35K people in it. Doesn’t get a heck of a lot smaller than that. Stereotypes are huge here, but the minds are small. A […]

Training for gain. But I’m not gaining.

April 5, 2013.Reading time 5 minutes.

There are workout programs out there for everyone under the sun these days. Everything from a program just to get you moving more to the all intense workouts of getting ready for Tough Man competitions. But, because of your body makeup and type, you may not always get the results you were intending to find. […]

Protein: The Whey vs Soy argument.

March 4, 2013.Reading time 3 minutes.

When I first started over a decade ago, I was a big soy protein drinker. EAS Soy Protein and I were best friends. Over the course of time though, the soy would leave me bloated and heavy feeling. Something you DON’T want after you’ve just worked your ass off for two hours at the gym. […]