Deload Week

Do you ever feel like you are not seeing progress with your numbers in the gym? Or you feel like you hit a wall, are in a mental rut, and are having trouble making it to the gym? It might be time for a deload week. Deload week was not a part of my programming...

Little Victories in the Gym

Persistence and dedication are key. Two weeks ago coach programmed squats at 195 lbs. As of four months ago 185 lbs was my 1RM. So going for 195 for two sets of four was a bit intimidating. We went for it and it didn't happen. If you remember my post on mental blocks while training,...

Mental Block While Training

It's my favorite day to train. I am pumped for the gym with my favorite playlist on. Headphones in. Gym bag over my shoulder. Shaker bottle in hand. Let's go crush this workout. Warm up and stretches complete, now time to hit dead lifts. First couple lifts are feeling great. Then I get to my...

Training on Vacation

Do you workout on vacation or use vacation as a break from working out? As someone who has programmed for themselves and someone who has hired a coach to program for me, I have done both. There has been some vacations where I only get 1, maybe 2 workouts in. Then there is my most...

Life With a Powerlifting Coach

I have made it to week 5 of my new program which means yesterday I started a new training block. I had a lot of fun with the first block but glad to change it up. For the first four weeks my workouts were the same, differing was an increase in reps as the weeks...

My Yoga

I dabbled in yoga before. In high school (why does that feel so long ago?) my sister and I would go to the YMCA for a Saturday morning class. While in Virginia I've explored the world of YouTube for flows I can do at home. Even bought a couple of eBooks. One focusing on core...

Podcasts you should be listening to

Whether you are in the car, lounging around the house, or my personal favorite, getting in cardio at the gym podcasts are always a good idea. I use the app Podbean to listen to podcasts. But there are many different forums to do so. If you are new to my little space on the internet...

Progress Report 10.25.18

I feel like I just did a progress report... and that is because I did. I didn't wait my normal amount of time to max out because I am starting a new program. I really enjoyed my strength training program that I have been doing since July. But I figured it is time to up...

Progress report 10/1-10/7

We've hit another milestone in my strength program because I hit another max out week. What I've realized is during this week I get in my head a lot. For example 120 lbs felt heavy on my bench and then this week I loaded the bar with 125 lbs and got that for two. (Also,...

Being Social with Fitness

It's only Tuesday and I've already done two new things in my fitness routine. Last night (Monday night) I wanted to get some cardio in after maxing out my deadlift. Remembering our local running store does a 3 mile run around the city and ending at Whole Foods for some beer afterwards. We had just...