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Badges of Honor
My brother sent this to me the other day and I wanted to share it because it’s so true in a super exaggerated way. Remember, feeling super sore and wanting to stop is the way most people feel after the first week or so! Exercise breaks you down, and then builds you up! Your body…
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Week 3 and going strong!
My husband, Scott has pneumonia. It’s something that we have to be really careful about. His immune system is still somewhat compromised from the chemo and he is more susceptible to all sorts of bugs. I feel so bad for him – you can clearly see how uncomfortable he is. And he is not the…
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Stick with it!
Here is another Monday! Another gorgeous sunrise to be seen! Another boot camp workout! 2 min Burpees- the goal was to try to get at least 20! CORE: Teeter totters Bicycles moving up and down with our torso One leg up rotations which are called ROBs 25 bottom up pushups 3 rounds AMRepsAP. We had…
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Enjoy your Sunday!
One of the great things about workin so hard on your fitness, is that your body changes. Or at least you hope that your body changes! Well for me, I have gone down about 3 clothing sizes. A few weeks back I went through my entire closet and purged bags and bags full of clothes.…
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Saturday and Snow
Snow on the ground and it’s crisp outside. I love it!! I headed out to Gold’s Gym when it started it’s light dusting and came out 1 hr 15 later to about an inch and it’s still coming down. 34 mi treadmill 50lb OH squats 50lb back squats 40lb iso lats 25lb push presses 50…
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Good Morning Friday!
Good Morning Friday! Last night I did indeed do some cardio on the Elliptical but after 20 minutes I started shaking and profusely sweating and took that as a sign that I should stop. So I did and went back upstairs into my kitchen and had some whole wheat toast with some Almond Butter. I…
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News to Note
People Considered Average Weight May Still Be ‘Normal Weight Obese’ – ABC News. I often think about this. I see thin people everywhere that don’t work out. They are naturally thin but they aren’t in shape. This article talks about overall body fat% vs #s on a scale. We got our body fat checked every…
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What a difference a week makes
Plumbline Training Bootcamp Calisthenics Warm-up: backwards lunges, high knees, tuck jumps, leg lifts 50 pushups – I am still not able to do 50 full on push-ups consecutively, but I keep plugging away! Core: crunches, 6 inch flutters, V-ups 3 -1 min rounds,- AMRepsAP ring dips with 25lb vests double rope waves with lunges –…
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News to Note
Ban on Food and Fluids in Labor Has No Benefit, Review Finds – NYTimes.com. I remember being so hungry in labor, and was never really sure why we couldn’t eat. I know they say its because in case you need a c-section, but I didn’t and I was hungry. After I gave birth, I could…
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I told you I liked Pull-ups!
I told you I liked Pull-ups. I think the Run DMC shirt really adds a lot to the mix too. Don’t you think? This was probably impossible for me to do a year ago – working hard at something is the key! *photo by Plumbline Training