I like strong butts and I cannot lie! You other squatters can’t deny! That when a girl lunges deep with a really heavy weight and a round thing in your face you get… jealous of her mad pistol squat skillz which are apparently much stronger than her rhyming ability. (Can’t have it all!) These past …
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Health blogging rule #1: The fastest way to tick people off is to stomp on their favorite diet or workout. I have learned this the hard way (I’m still getting irate e-mails over what I wrote about the Every Other Day Diet 3 years ago) so I am going to tread lightly here. I wanted …
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As you may recall, I got to interview Tony Horton, founder of P90X and P90X 2 (due out in December). (How many times can I name-drop this before it just starts looking pathetic? I don’t care. I talked to Tony! And he said I could call him “Tony”! Or “Friend”! Whatever that means! Squeee!) Near the …
I bet Marilyn was a rest-er. Did she like vodka? Maybe she was a Russian spy!! Right after “Who does she think she is? Where does she get off giving fitness advice?” (Answer: I’m a total nobody! And I try never to give advice. If anything, I live as an example of what not to …
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This is how Gym Buddy Megan defines healthy. And also, this is hands-down my absolute fave picture of her ever. Six scrambled eggs cooked in butter, a half pound of bacon, four potatoes worth of hash browns, six pieces of buttered toast, and a 32 oz. milkshake. And that’s just for breakfast. As the world watches …
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mouse over reads: “I’m as surprised as you!” Socks with sandals. Sleeping with the window open no matter the weather. If pool can be considered a “real” sport. Husbands and wives don’t always agree and this month finds me right smack dab in the middle of a doozie of a disagreement between fitness power couple …
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The Gym Buddies and I are the lead story on Shape.com right now with our 20 Hip Hop Inspired Moves slideshow! Unfortunately I don’t have any bloopers from this shoot but it could be said that all the pics were hilarious, as you can see from this one of Allison that we really used in the …
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Why yes, we all ARE making duck-face! It’s a sickness I tell you… Not to get all Gender Wars up in here but let’s face it ladies, when it comes to exercise the men usually win. They’re generally faster, stronger and more cut-throat. But that doesn’t mean we don’t have some tricks up our technical …
This tire weighs 160 pounds. And this is the “small tire”. I’m trying to smile but see all the cords in my neck popping out? Hot! No, literally. It was 113 degrees today. Not everyone loves working out in a gym like I do – there’s the expense, the noise, the hassle, the crazy people …
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Man, I miss Calvin! Burping noxious flavors is my primary concern when deciding what to eat pre-workout. I know some athletes carb-load while others swear by fasted-state cardio and still others strive for a balanced meal 1-3 hours before getting their sweat on. And let’s not forget the smoothie/shake contingent! ( The difference between a …
