Category: Blog Posts
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Will Carbs make me Fat?
Intro Hello! I hope your week is going well so far!! And if it isn’t, then I hope you’re able to track down the reason WHY and plan to make some changes in whatever areas you can! Today, let’s talk about CARBS. There is a lot of hooplah (SpongeBob SquarePants anyone?) surrounding the importance of… Read more
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What is the Relationship Between Muscle Size and Strength?
Introduction Today’s article is going to talk about a very popular (slight) misconception in the fitness industry. What kind of relationship does muscle size and strength have? Are they linear? Meaning, when your strength increases does the size of your muscles ALSO increase? My immediate answer to this is “no”, but I truly have no… Read more
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Word Vomit-Freedom
Hello! I am going to quickly preface this with the fact that this is going to be full of word vomit, so if that isn’t the vibe of this moment as you’re reading this, feel free to stop here! The reason I post and write and create content is so that I can help as… Read more
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Benefits of a “Beginner’s Mind”
Have you ever started randomly struggling with a movement pattern? And it was SO frustrating because you swear you have done that movement THOUSANDS of times before… but for some reason your brain and body just couldn’t cooperate? And FINALLY, after royally pissing yourself off, you retrace the steps you used to learn that movement,… Read more
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4 Less Common Ways to See your own Progress
Intro and Layout of the Post! Happy Wednesday everyone! I hope this week has been enjoyable for you so far, and if it hasn’t been, then I hope this post can turn at least part of it around 🙂 The last few weeks we’ve talked a lot about losing fat, gaining muscle, realistic expectations, and… Read more
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Muscle Building: Everything you Need to Know
Intro and What to Expect Hello! Welcome back everyone! I have gotten a lot of questions asking, “How do I grow my muscles?” and “What kind of exercises can I do to grow my glutes?” and LOTS of messages from fed up individuals wondering why they aren’t seeing results as quickly as they’d like. Last… Read more
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How to Lose Fat (Nutrition Basics)
Hello once again!! This next post is a lot more science-based and less like me telling a story or writing everything that comes to my brain (well…for the most part at least). The goal of this is to help those of you that struggle with nutrition concepts to understand and weed through the sea of… Read more
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My Self Defense Story (First Fight)
Hello again! This week let’s switch gears and talk about something that’s in the realm of fitness, but in a totally different section. Let’s talk about self defense. In this blog I’ll share with you my martial arts and self defense journey, along with a few fights I’ve found myself caught in, and what I’ve… Read more
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Let’s Talk about Money and Fitness
Welcome back! I hope you enjoyed my last blog about time, and how to find it when it seems unfindable! If you haven’t read it, no sweat, we have another topic today that might relate even better to your fitness challenges! (Although you are always more than welcome to go read that one as well,… Read more
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How to Find “Time” to Exercise When There is None
Welcome to the first blog post I’ll be posting on this website! This is where all things exercise, fitness, martial arts, and more will be posted and written by me! My writing style is what I like to call “fluid chaotic” (you’ll see what I mean as we go). Something I do very often is… Read more