by LiftingMySpirits | Bodybuilding Journal, Books, Life, Motivation, Opinions, Venting, Ranting, Organization Tips, Personal Training, Weight Loss, Weight Training
Looking for a gift for a woman who lifts? I’ve tried a lot of products. Some I loved. Some are collecting dust. Here are my 18 gift suggestions for the woman in your life who lifts! (Or for you!) Many of these are items I already have and...
by LiftingMySpirits | Competing, Life, Opinions, Venting, Ranting
The first time I touched a barbell, I was 48 years old. I’m now 55. Some people say my age is an irrelevant point about me as an athlete, but they are wrong. It’s extremely relevant. I was a fully formed adult with scars and strengths from living life before I...
by LiftingMySpirits | Life, Opinions, Venting, Ranting
I’ve learned the hard way that it’s best to pay attention when strange, random, seemingly unrelated events start happening. Here’s a list of the really odd things that happened this last week… Sunday was my birthday. Hubby made it really...
by LiftingMySpirits | Contest Prep, Opinions, Opinions, Venting, Ranting, Personal Training
There is a draft of a post sitting in the list of drafts called “That Time I Almost Quit…” I can’t finish it yet. Something happened that should have derailed me. When I can finish that post, I’ll have to figure out how to describe just...
by LiftingMySpirits | Bodybuilding Journal, Competing, Contest Prep, Life, Opinions, Venting, Ranting, Teaching, Weight Loss
File this one under the “BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR” category. I’ve been back on my diet for a week, with a seven day break before that, and today Coach tells me to go to maintenance for three days, wait two days, then take pictures on Saturday...
by LiftingMySpirits | Bodybuilding Journal, Competing, Life, Opinions, Venting, Ranting, Videos
Overhead squats. All kinds of discomfort!! But it’s going to be good for me, right? It’s going to fix my back squats, right?? This is what they are supposed to look like… And here is my first week of squatting with a PVC pipe… I’m...
