Here is video PROOF! 😀
aw man, excited. Last day of skwatz & deadies with Dan before Argentina!
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Here is da squat- this is super exciting for me! 320.67 lbs buddy!!!
I hit the squat PR, then actually hit a deadlift PR (358.25 lbs)! What a great day, eh?! 😉 Then Dan had me do two sets of pull ups and two sets of rows.
Here is da pull ups -no big deal, just in case you want some ...
Continue Reading →yeeee!!! I’m so excited to review customized oatmeal from MyOatmeal.com
Check out their site, they have customizable oatmeal AND customizable lean peanut butter! I made me a custom bag of each and will review when I get them! For oatmeal, I chose a blend of instant, 5 grain, and steel cut oats with graham cracker crust flavor, strawberries, no nuts, and monk fruit sweetener. For the peanut butter, I chose dark roast with chia seeds and monk fruit sweetener. All the macros ...
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In this video, we are doing deathly intervals on the bike. Warm up first, then hit eight 20 sec intervals. Hard-ass, kill-yourself intervals. Then take 1 min and 20 seconds to recover. Repeat. Intervals, yo. Do them. Great for fat loss when paired with responsible dieting.
(If you can’t see the video, please peep my website or youtube channel to see the video.)
(BTW Maria is such a ham! LOL)
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Had a great back n biceps workout, with weighted pull ups, weighted rack chins, single arm row, pull downs, seated row, dumbbell pullovers, rear fly machine, EZ bar curls, and seated dumbbell curls.
My blog formatting for mobile/email is in transition, so FYI I am posting the video of my workout here but if you don’t see the video, please visit my website so you can check out the video!
Love of love,
and lots of ...
Continue Reading →If you are experiencing an emotion, and feeling emotional hunger…a desire, an urge, a dissatisfaction, a need, a wanting…
eating food will never fill you up…
eating food will never satisfy that emotional hunger…
The nourishment you need is EMOTIONAL, not physical…
Getting to the root of the underlying emotion is key to ending the cycle…
Using food to address an emotional issue is not a resolution…
it merely allows distraction and temporary drowning of the emotion, so the emotion will  resurface… and the ...
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From Psychology Today:
“Experiencing and expressing gratitude is an important part of any spiritual practice.  It opens the heart and activates positive emotion centers in the brain.  Regular practice of gratitude can change the way our brain neurons fire into more positive automatic patterns. The positive emotions we evoke can soothe distress and broaden our thinking ...
Continue Reading →Have really been focusing on my powerlifting and physique competitions coming up. I can do this.Â
Training:
At first I was reluctant to take a break from training when I go to Argentina, but now I am fully ready for it and welcoming it. I have been pushing my body to the limit, and am excited to take my break…in a week and a half….
Deadlifts-Â been ...
Continue Reading →Just a peek into what is to come in my future!
No, I am not (YET) an IFBB pro, so my competition as an amateur will not be as difficult as THIS, but here is a peek into the world of physique if you don’t know what it is….I’ve done figure before, but physique involves a more muscular look of the body (though not as muscular as bodybuilding), a different set of poses…and NO HEELS! YAY 😉
I love the look of ...
Continue Reading →Ah man, so much fun today!
Had a lifting sesh (squat n deadlift party) with a gang of peeps from alllll over. Some peeps happened to be in town from the Chi, from Seattle, peeps driving in from South San Jose to Livermore to SACRAMENTO etc, to all convene in SF at World Gym to lift amongst other awesome people. I ...
Continue Reading →Yay! I love da gym. One of my fav exercises is PULL-UPS!
Here I was, cranking out my SECOND  set of 15 consecutive WIDE GRIP PULL-UPS! woooooo!
This week I have been feeling super focused, feeling motivated to get strong and lean for my upcoming powerlifting and physique competitions! 😀
Love and lats and laughter and lattes n lunges n all cool things with an L cuz why not,
Kristina
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