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CLIF Builder’s Bar Give Away

Hi there! CLIF Builder’s Bar has been kind enough to donate some samples to give away to THREE of my readers!

Here is some info they share about their bars:

“-CLIF Builder’s offers great taste and 20 grams of high-quality protein crafted with an optimal blend of ingredients specifically chosen to promote muscle performance and total body fitness.
-Convenient, portable high-protein food that helps them achieve their fitness and nutrition goals.
– The ingredients in CLIF Builder’s set it apart from other ...

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What Trainers Do When They’re Bored

Abbey, Jeff, and I decided to do some pull ups with chains n schtuff. Why the eff not?

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Know of any Grants for Grad School?

I have been taking grad school slowly because I am paying for it class by class. Its expen$ive!

But…I feel I don’t want to take forever to finish up grad school. So I’m taking one more class this summer, plus two more in the fall. Then I’ll be done!

But…now I need to come up with $7500.

Do any of you know of any suitable grants or scholarships available?

(Stats: Female, hispanic, masters program in Exercise Science, personal trainer, working adult, dedicated to health ...

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Top 10 Influences which Damage Immunity; Holistic Perspective

Yesterday I shared from Gut and Psychology Syndrome by Dr. Campbell-McBride the Top 10 Influences which Boost Immunity. On the flip side, here are her top 10 influences with damage immunity.

Top 10 Influences which Damage Immunity (summarized from p 223)

Sugar and everything containing it.
Processed carbohydrates.
Chemically altered and artificial fats.
Lack of high quality protein.
Exposure to man-made chemicals.
Exposure to man-made radiation.
Drugs and medicines.
Lack of fresh air and physical activity.
Lack of exposure to sunlight.
Lack of exposure to common microbes in the environment….The ...

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GAPS, immunity

Top 10 Influences which Boost Immunity

Recently I read Gut and Psychology Syndrome by Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride. It was a very interesting book and I am actually experimenting with adopting the diet described in the book (basically grain free and all natural, unprocessed foods). On a side note, I have also cut out caffeine…which is HUGE. I guess I am trying to go natural overall 😉

One of the ...

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New PR’s in Deadlift, Bench, and Pull Ups!!

Yeahhh Buddy. So I mentioned a few weeks ago that my friend at Rise Above Strength Gym has a record board on his wall, divided into different categories. In the adult female bracket (my bracket), Bre dominated. I’ve never met her, and there’s nothing personal– it’s just that I felt like breaking some records. Among other records, she had done a weighted pull up at 27 pounds, a bench press at 135 pounds, and a deadlift at 255 pounds. Although ...

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Laura, Client Success Story – Weightlifting for Women

Laura and I started working together a few years ago, and at that time I followed the NASM model starting with stability, then strength, then power. I don’t want to give myself all the credit for her stability, balance, and core strength, but I can’t help but plug myself that I did a solid stability program with her 😉 I’m pleased that now that we are focusing on a lot of strength exercises, she still demonstrates a high level of ...

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Motivation Through Breaking Records

Okay, so someone who I think is really smart once said to garner motivation from ***anywhere***– doesn’t matter from where. So recently I have been inspired to seek my 1RM in a few different exercises in order to break the records at Rise Above Performance. It’s a small gym in Belmont that focuses on performance enhancement. The adult female bracket is filled with high scores but I seek to break a few. Weighted pull ups (1RM), bench press (1RM), ...

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Random Updates

Let’s see, what has happened since last post…

I taught that dance-inspired fitness class in the East Bay, and it was a lot of fun! One girl said it was “phenomenal”! ::blushing:::

Let’s see, had a fun tire workout…ummm…I went kayaking yesterday, that was fun 😉

…oh yeah, I am so excited I broke a strength record at Rise Above Performance! I just walked in and broke it like WHAT. But sadly we didn’t record it, so we decided that next week ...

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