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Tag Archives: Core Work

Random PNP Things

This a blog of random things. Figure Competing I am done competing for the year. I am super pleased with how I looked and my son was able to watch me. Logan finally got to see mommy on stage and mommy was about to cry the whole time watching him cheer for her. It wasContinue Reading

What Are You Waiting For?

On my Phit-N-Phat member site yesterday a client was pretty upset because she realized that the past six months she has made zero progress towards her goals. Granted life has gotten in the way but all in all she is the same as she was the day she joined. She emailed me in tears questioningContinue Reading

Identifying Sugar in Your Diet

Are you trying to lose fat? Are you eating within your calorie range but finding that you are still bloated, on a plateau, or having uncontrollable cravings for more food? You might just be in the midst of a sugar overdose. What did you say? Too much sugar? But I’m eating diet foods and cuttingContinue Reading

Personal Goals

It is important for each of us to have goals in our weightloss journey. A deadline looming, a shiny carrot dangling in front of us…both make the journey fun and rewarding. My goals have always been fitness related rather than weight related. I can’t say why. Maybe it’s because I wasn’t athletic as an obese child. TooContinue Reading

Defintion in My Arms

It is still comical to me to see definition in my arms. Who would have thought this pudgy little girl in school would one day have guns? Not me. One problem I am having with my arm training is my left arm. I have ulnar nerve damage and it causes my left arm to beContinue Reading

Saturday and Sunday Combo

Busy, busy, busy. That’s the best way to describe things these days. Getting in the workouts takes creativity, scheduling, and flexibility. Eating right takes discipline and preparation. That’s what life is about, though, learning how to do all that you can to make those most out of what time you have. I just can’t believe how luckyContinue Reading

Working Out ALL DAY…or so it seems

Today is one of those days where I’m so busy with work and life that I am squeezing it all in when I can. Many of us forget that a workout doesn’t have to be XXX amount of time at X o’clock. It can be thrown at your body all day in shorter bouts withContinue Reading

Chest Day and Treadmill with Core Exercises

Ahhhh…chest day. I think this is my least favorite body part to train mainly because I am so weak in this area and the exercises are just grueling. The only way I know to get past my stinking-thinking about chest day is to set a goal. My goal is to do 50 push ups byContinue Reading