Which is a better read? Reason by far. But I read Time also because I don’t agree with most of it. It’s easy to stick with stuff I like but looking at things from a different point if view makes me re-evaluate why I believe what I believe. Stretch yourself with new info and questions. Growth is good! #reason #mindfulness #growth #blog #libertarian
Another page of effort complete. No PRs as this block was mostly a de-load week which followed a very tough last session. I needed rest. We forget how integral rest is in development but ever hard effort in the gym needs to be followed with rest, clean eating and supportive supplements to help your body rebuild and improve. Working out is pushing your body to its max and then a little bit more. That’s where the soreness comes from. Taking an NSAID (over the counter pain relief) prevents your body from rebuilding and improving because it tells your body, falsely, that there is no need for repair. Proper protein intake jump starts the rebuilding process by providing the raw parts for construction. AdvoCare’s Nighttime Recovery is amino acid and mineral blend that helps the body get into deep sleep which is where the recovery happens and it supplies important building blocks. Check it out. Contact your distributor or if you don’t have a distributor I’d be happy to help you out. Love training and AdvoCare! #blog #fitoverforty #advocare #nighttimerecovery #strongmama #healthylife
A bad day in the gym is better than a good day in the office. #lovemylife #fitlife #strongmama #blog
Getting enough water in is crucial always but now, when temps are rising and activity levels are too, is a big danged deal. Dehydration negatively impacts your ability to work out hard, it slows your thinking and shows up as head aches and being overly tired as well as hungry when they aren’t. Folks who do exercise are more prone to injuries when they are dehydrated. Adding citrus, mint, cucumbers and berries to water is a great way to improve the flavor without impacting your calorie load. I love my fruit infused water pitcher! It makes it easy to stay hydrated. #hydration #wellness #healthylife #blog #infusedwater
My Daddy. It is amazing the impact a person can have in another person’s life. For better or worse we balance and define ourselves by those around us so choose wisely. I am forever grateful this man chose to pick up a family and raise us as his own. Family isn’t necessarily defined by blood relationships. Choosing day in and day out to be in someone’s life…that is bigger than blood to me. Love you, Daddy! #fathersday #daddy #blog
So diet has been dialed in (with one vacation bit of badness) for 12 weeks now. Training in the first part of 2014 was predominantly light weight with more cardio than I usually do. We’ve been on this Wendler’s 5-3-1 program for 12 weeks of consistent training. The biggest supplemental change that’s been made to my program is adding in AdvoCare’s Muscle Strength which is 2000 mg HMB and 200 mg SUMA. All of AdvoCare’s performance product line is thoroughly tested by Informed Choice for over 200 banned substances as well as label accuracy. That’s important. I’m 43 and hitting lifting personal records every week twelve weeks in. Crazy! #advocare #strongmama #fitoverforty #hmb #blog #lovemylife
2505 reps/calories plus miscellaneous movements on this page. There are 4 new personal records on lifts on this page of work. We traveled and wandered off the path a but in our eating during this page but we’re back and dialed in on macronutrients and supplementation. Dial it in and get big results! Diet, exercise and supplementation. It works! #fitoverforty #liftheavy #lovemylife #personalrecords #advocare #blog
Kiki and I are working on our color in today’s beautiful weather. She’s got a head start on me. #lovethiscrazydog #vitamind #sunshine #blog
I love this plant. This is a Candy Cane Hibiscus that Matt and the girls got me for Mother’s Day probably 8 years ago. It has been in pots, planted in a bed, put back in a pot so we could move it and then planted again. The leaves alone are beautiful-variegated, pink, shades of green and white. When it’s blooming the flowers are similar but primarily reds. Last year it was planted and got to be a solid 6 ft tall. I was lazy this past winter and with the freezes thought I’d completely lost it. For now there’s a tiny pile of leaves at the base as it starts over. Grateful for the renewal! #gardening #lovemylife #blog #beautifulplants
So I’ve been SOOOO bored with cooking lately. I see the recipes. I Pin them. What I don’t do is make them. Then I got the idea to make meatballs-or meat cookies-to make them even more fun! So I’m making several batches of different recipes this evening. All are paleo/grain-free. This version is Italian leaning. Excited about dinner again! #homelife #grainfree #glutenfree #paleofood #meatballs #recipes #blog
