GGS Spotlight: Lucy Hendricks
June 14, 2013(Note from Molly: I have to say that this spotlight is very near and dear to my heart. This young woman started working at my gym about a year ago, and in the last year she has become one of my dearest friends. She is bright, funny, and she will make a HUGE impact on the fitness industry on...
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But I Don’t Have Time to Workout…
June 11, 2013Yes you do. Listen, we all know how crazy life can get. As women, most of us are masters of multi-tasking. Currently, I am running multiple business, planning a wedding and a cross-country move, raising my son and my puppies, and traveling constantly. Yet somehow, I always find time to get my wor...
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6 Exercises for Amazing Arms
June 7, 2013OK OK OK… so we may have been a little sneaky with the title of this article. Yes, it’s called, “6 Exercises For Amazing Arms,” but what we are really going to give you are 6 exercises that are awesome for your entire upper body, and several of them are great for core an...
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Deconstructing the De-Load
June 4, 2013De-load is a term that gets thrown around a lot in the strength and conditioning community. You may have heard people say that they “are de-loading this week.” Or they, “have de-loaded in 12 weeks,” or that, “de-loading doesn’t work.” What is a De-Loa...
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2013
GGS Spotlight: Lucy Hendricks
(Note from Molly: I have to say that this spotlight is very near and dear to my heart. This young woman started working at my gym about a year ago, and in the last year she has become one of my dearest friends. She is bright, funny, and she will make a HUGE impact on the fitness industry one day! I can’t wait to see what more is to come from Miss Lucy Hendricks.) Name: [...]
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2013
But I Don’t Have Time to Workout…
Yes you do. Listen, we all know how crazy life can get. As women, most of us are masters of multi-tasking. Currently, I am running multiple business, planning a wedding and a cross-country move, raising my son and my puppies, and traveling constantly. Yet somehow, I always find time to get my workouts in. I might not always have time for a full session at the gym, where I work on my heavy deadlifts or [...]
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2013
6 Exercises for Amazing Arms
OK OK OK… so we may have been a little sneaky with the title of this article. Yes, it’s called, “6 Exercises For Amazing Arms,” but what we are really going to give you are 6 exercises that are awesome for your entire upper body, and several of them are great for core and trunk stability as well. Cool? You see, many times when people think of “arm” exercises, they think of small isolation movements [...]
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2013
Deconstructing the De-Load
De-load is a term that gets thrown around a lot in the strength and conditioning community. You may have heard people say that they “are de-loading this week.” Or they, “have de-loaded in 12 weeks,” or that, “de-loading doesn’t work.” What is a De-Load? So what is de-loading? Well, first it’s important to note that there are many definitions of de-loading, but it typically means doing one of the following: 1. 5-7 days completely out [...]
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2013
GGS Spotlight: Grainne Murphy
Name: Gráinne Murphy. My best attempt at writing that phonetically is Grawn-ya. Not Grainy! Age: 35 (sob!). Can we just say 30s? Location: Canada What does being a GGS mean to you? It’s hard to put into words. I love this community for giving me so much more confidence and encouragement. I love strength training and being a GGS for providing my meditation (I can’t be worrying about things if I’m counting and concentrating on [...]
28
2013
3 (Fat Loss Friendly) Salty Snacks
Last week we gave you some amazingly decadent, yet healthy desserts using avocado. Personally, I use avocado in all of my chocolate protein shakes, and it makes a regular appearance in a lot of my foods. I probably eat one avocado a day, which is actually wonderful for your joints and fighting inflammation. Those recipes are awesome for naturally satiating a sweet tooth, but what if sweets aren’t what ails you? What if-like me-you’d rather [...]
26
2013
Design Yourself: A Beginner’s Guide to Program Design
I’ve spent many years now following training programs. Coincidentally timed with this very post, I stopped back at my parents house over the weekend and dug out some of my old training folders, notebooks and binders. I could have spent hours going down memory lane as they brought me back to certain seasons of grind and were a huge source of motivation to me. On the cover of one of my notebooks, written in black [...]
22
2013
Decadent Dessert Recipes You’ll Die For
Avocado. It’s the incredible, edible…fruit? Yes, despite its creamy and somewhat savory flavor, avocado is actually a fruit. And a darn good one too. Its chock full of healthy fats, fiber, potassium, and vitamin E. It’s also incredible versatile. You’re probably very familiar with adding some avocado slices to your salad to beef it up a bit, or making some homemade guacamole to go with your free-range chicken and vegetables, but have you [...]
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2013
GGS Spotlight: Angel Stone
Name: Angel Stone Age: Dirty 30′s Location: Washington, D.C. What does being a GGS mean to you? Acknowledging your fears then crushing them with your bare hands. Letting your light shine. Surrounding yourself with other shining lights. Forgiving yourself. Missing a workout or eating a giant cupcake isn’t disastrous. Negative self-talk is. Celebrating your strengths. If you’re funny, make people laugh, darn it. If you’re disciplined, inspire consistency in others. If you’re a writer, start [...]
15
2013
4 Tips for Managing Your Stress Effectively
What would you say if I told you that there are 4 simple things you can do to look better, feel better, and be healthier overall, and NONE of them have anything to do with nutrition or exercise? Would you believe me? What if I told you that you could have all of those benefits if you simply did a better job managing your stress? As we all should realize by now, the body [...]