Not Art

Wait, what?! .. it’s the end of the week already? FITNESS It’s been a good couple of days! Right now I’m really trying to get refocused and consistent with my training. With all the festivities of the past couple months.. and recent sickness, I’d been pretty good about getting in my workouts but haven’t really gotten into a steady routine. So right now I’m all about getting into the workout...

Flip the Switch

There were many different names I could have used for this post: “Let the Craziness Begin,” “Bye Carbs, Hello Cardio,” “Summer Slim Down” .. but no matter the name, it’s that time again, I’m flipping the switch from ‘Building’ to ‘Leaning Down’ to prepare to compete in Fitness & Figure competitions this summer. If you’re a more recent reader of...

Sport Attraction

And another week is flying by.. FITNESS So I was thinking today.. thank goodness I like weight lifting and am not obsessed with becoming a bad ass marathon runner because my body is clearly made to add muscle and not for being lean and conditioned for distance. Now of course I believe you can train and improve at anything, but there are some things that just come more naturally than others. I think my attraction to weight...

Meet-Up, Certification & Fitness Excitement

Hi all! I am happy to report that my absence yesterday was the result of having another awesome day of butt-kicking workouts that resulted in my falling asleep on the couch, rather that the resent stress related/I may throw my computer out the window reason. Today I had another Bloggie Meet-up with Averie! We met at Whole Foods again (it’s the best one in the Valley and I love a great excuse to go there). We chatted...

Oiling, Gluing, Cheering

FITNESS & FUN Saturday was a long day, but so much fun! Like I mentioned, I helped out my trainer (STS) with his 13 girls competing at this weekend’s Arizona NPC Western Natural Show. He had 6 Figure and 7 Bikini girls, so needless to say, there was a lot going on! The morning was filled with tanning, walk & posing practice and oiling & gluing. For those not familiar with Fitness/Figure/Bikini competitions,...