https://www.instagram.com/p/BwKpvD_AcJX/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=fqbay85muxj3 We all have days (or even weeks, months, years) when we're just not on top of our game. As much work as it takes to reach a Continue Reading »
https://www.instagram.com/p/BvAQ2KVAnaA/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=yg86m24wuz3r I had the opportunity to take a XIT class with an instructor I've never worked with before last week due to an unexpected Continue Reading »
Another Monday has almost reached its end, which means I started my week off with another boxing class. There were 5 of us in class today, so every round included some treadmill time. I usually try to be a little Continue Reading »
I decided to squeeze in some lifting after my 4 rounds of Tabata on Sunday. We've got a small selection of free weights in our basement and a bench. I decided to work on my bench press, but wanted to try something new Continue Reading »
This weekend was my weigh out for the 30 day challenge at my gym. It was a fun challenge to undertake and I lost just over 9 pounds overall. While I would have liked my number to be higher, the difference in my before Continue Reading »
I didn't get in as many workouts last week as I normally do, which is odd for me. I had been sick since before New Years with what I thought was allergies, but found out was the early stages of bronchitis. Now I had Continue Reading »
If you do the same exercises often enough, your body starts to get used to it and it doesn't give you the same results. This is one reason why I do so many different variations of the same exercises, such as squats and Continue Reading »
It can get frustrating when the numbers on the scale aren't moving as quickly as you'd like. If you're working out while also watching your diet, chances are the scale won't always move even if you see changes in your Continue Reading »
I was recently diagnosed with both high cholesterol and diabetes, which both run in my family. I've always sworn that if my weight ever started to affect my health then I would do everything in my power to get it under Continue Reading »
Exercise is a major form of stress relief for me, and many of my PRs correlate with some type of difficult I was facing in my life. There's just something about pushing yourself as hard as you can that makes everything Continue Reading »