Acceptance
June 18, 2013We are all unique. We all have individual wiring, dreams, habits, quirks, opinions, schedules, make mistakes, the list goes on. Acceptance is one of the greatest gifts we can give to or receive from someone we love. When acceptance is absent, pressure or guilt may build and if left linger...
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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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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 [...]
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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 [...]
10
2013
Turn Your World Upside Down
Handstands have been quite the unexpected teacher for me over the past seven months. In the fall of 2012, I began my growing interest and determination with calisthenics. For years now, I’ve been able to do pistol squats, pull ups, one arm push ups and other body weight movements, but I wanted to take body weight training to the next level. I find dance, gymnastics, capoeira and other free moving skills to be oh-so fascinating. [...]
4
2013
Living In Strength
Opportunities to build, polish and demonstrate our strength show up everyday in our lives. Maybe it’s a quick moment in a situation where we have a choice in our action or reaction. Maybe it’s literally in the gym as we push for a new personal best, or maybe strength shows up a little each day, as we must work through something tough in our lives. Regardless, living in strength is multidimensional and whether we are [...]
4
2013
Lessons Learned From A Girl Gone Strong
2013 is the year of my 30th birthday. Part of me thinks “wow, that’s a biggy!” Although, I don’t really feel a day older than when I was in my early 20’s. The only significant difference is the additional growth in my career and the life perspective that I’ve continued to collect through time and personal experiences. The past 5-7 years have been a dense season for growth between hustle, relationships, death, career choices, training , [...]
25
2013
Love Your Body
At Girls Gone Strong, we have a saying: “Train because you love your body, not because you hate it.” This is an incredibly important sentiment. So often we spend time focusing on and dissecting our perceived flaws. Today, we want you to put your attention towards what you love about your body, and train with that love in mind. To get you started, we’re telling you what we love about our own bodies, and we [...]
14
2013
Monday Fun Day: Music to Motivate You
Yeah we said it. Who says Mondays can’t be fun? It’s a new day; a chance to crush your fitness goals and become a stronger version of you. Monday is statistically the busiest day at the gym, with the numbers dwindling as the week progresses. But that’s not YOU! You crush it every day of the week, never letting your motivation wane as the week comes to a close. So, to help you have a [...]
31
2012
Girls Gone Strong 30 Day Nutrition Challenge
As we roll into 2013, many of us reflect back on 2012…what we did well, what needs improvement and what we want to do differently in 2013. So…what did you do well? In what areas can you improve? What changes do you want to make for 2013? If you’re reading this site, I can bet that a sound nutrition plan is on the top of your list of priorities. It’s definitely on the top of [...]
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2012
2013 Pledge: Commit to being the Strongest Version of YOU
As the year comes to a close, we often find ourselves resolving to do things different in the new year. But how often do we really stay on track with those resolutions? Girls Gone Strong encourages you to make a pledge, a commitment, to be the best possible version of YOU in 2013. Having a GOAL as opposed to a RESOLUTION can really help create a sense of achievement and ambition. Instead of resolving to [...]
21
2012
Thanksgiving Workout
I really cannot believe it’s that time of year already. Time for turkey and taters and best of all, PIE! The holidays, no matter how we try to spin it, place a pretty heavy emphasis on food. It’s often hard for us to avoid sabotaging our fat loss goals, and we end up just giving in with the intention of starting over at the first of the year. But this is a mistake that [...]