Proof that even the skinniest girl will look bloated if she stands wrong. And this is how 80% of Star magazine’s headlines are born… Increased muscle growth, faster recovery, increased endurance, less body fat, reversal of the beginning stages of heart failure and greater mental acuity (about a 10 point increase in IQ!) are just …
Read more “Creatine Supplementing for Women: The Good, The Bad and The Bloated”
I’m chilling with the blog posts this week as I gear up for all the great stuff I have lined up for you guys in 2011. (In my new spare time I’ve altered/refit/sewn three vintage dresses plus crafted myself a new skirt out of an old maternity dress OH YES! Take that shopping addiction! I …
Read more “PLAYout not Workout* [Working out should be fun, by golly!]”
Don’t forget: if you want in on the January GFE, e-mail Lindsey at Lindsey@leanbodieshf.com with “GFE team entry” in the subject line. She will randomly select 5 of you for a free slot on the team. Anyone else who wants to join the Fit Blogger Competition can pay $30. For that price you get two …
Read more “January’s Great Fitness Experiment: Fit Blogger Challenge”
Happy Holidays from all of us here at The Great Fitness Experiment! You guys are what makes doing this fun and I am so grateful to every single one of you! And I owe a HUGE thank you to all my Gym Buddies for putting up with me, talking me down and making me laugh …
Read more “Happy Holidays From The Gym Buddies! [And January’s Great Fitness Experiment]”
Willow Tree “Guardian“ “Noun: The evacuation of a dead child or organism.” Stillbirth. No warning at all, there it was right between “veterinarian: a person who practices medicine or surgery on animals” and “blunderbuss: a short musket of wide bore used for shooting at close range” as if dead babies are as pedestrian as ailing …
Read more “What I Mean When I Say I Have 5 Children [Talking about the loss of a baby]”
Boot camp at our Y is the personal trainers’ class to try out every crazy, painful and downright evil move they don’t dare use on their paying customers. Case in point: The Trainer Pull. Trainer Riley squats on two sliding discs, hands me two resistance bands like reins and then has me pull him up …
Read more “Donkey Kicks: Boot Camp Move to Try Today! [Plus Bonus Circus Trick!]”
Prediction: those drinks are about to go flying right out of their hands! I try out a lot of things for this site and I’m not just talking workouts. Part of the fun of doing this site is that I also get to try out lots of new cool fitness stuff and – in the …
Read more “Top Ten Gym Buddy Approved Gift Ideas for Fitness Fanatics”
When bad cookies happen to good cartoons. (Nobody saw anything wrong with this before it went to production? Really??) Cookies happen. It’s the holidays. I know there are some of you that will completely abstain from the sugary fare – I commend you; I did the no-sugar Experiment for 90 days over Halloween, Thanksgiving and …
Read more “Cookie Detox: Using Food Combining to Beat Sugar Swings”
Muwhahah! You cannot escape me today! (Not that you’d want to, right?? Ok, even I get sick of me sometimes. I’d understand.) I’m guest posting today for two of my fave bloggers ever AND giving away a free copy of my book on each site! Join me at MizFitOnline to talk about learning to meditate …
Read more “Superfoods and Meditation: I’m everywhere today! [2 Book Giveaways]”
Looky what I found at the thrift store for $1 !!! Now I just need an occasion to wear a pink sparkly halter top leotard with attached metallic bloomers! Valentine’s Day Turbokick? Gym Buddy Ugly Leotard Day? A random day on the weight floor suddenly gets spicy?? Totally worth posting on a weekend to share …
