Killer Legs

It’s been a few months since I started incorporating unilateral movements into my upper body workouts. I like morphing things. It’s interesting that the more years you spend in the gym, the more you just know what’s working and what you need to change. Once I finish the heavier bilateral movements, I’ve been hitting some […]

Leg Killa

Here is a look at my quick and dirty leg day. I usually get between 400-600 reps. in for each workout depending on how heavy I go. If I do paused reps. that number significantly decreases. This was a 40 minute monster/drop set leg workout with 420 reps. and a running primer on the treadmill […]

My Killer Set Workout and a “Psychotic Trainer”

As you all know, tomorrow is Thanksgiving. Time to give thanks, and time to eat a bunch of food! After Thanksgiving, we all need a jolt to push us off the couch and to that next level, so try this if you dare! I have been seeing some results in my shoulder and trap muscles […]

Goals on Goals

In the first month of 2016, I set a goal to squat a plate + a quarter by the end of the year. Today I achieved that goal within 4 months and I’m proud of myself. It’s time to set a new leg day goal for the remaining seven months of this year. My new […]

Lemme Guess

Lately I’ve been more than the usual firework in the gym. I can’t think of something that pisses me off more than a woman who doesn’t put her weights away. I’ve never really seen men do that, so I can say without a doubt that it is 99% women who are guilty of this laziness. […]

Dat Calf Doe: The Rainy Day Silver Lining

“The paradise in women is not the v-shape manipulation between their legs, or the two lovely bombs, set on their bosom that can blast any strong, holy spirit filled individual, but that part of her that cannot be described, yet can only be felt.” ••••~Michael Bassey Johnson Feeling sick today and on top of that, […]

Fit No Matter What

On Monday I was only able to get in a bit of fitness time while hiking around a petroglyph preserve. That meant that I had to workout today! I have a lot of stuff going on at work through the end on the fiscal year, so making time for the gym on some days will […]

V~Day Calorie Burn

Funny, but my older brother sent me a meme today that he said reminded him of me. It said… “When someone asks me what I’m doing for Valentine’s Day… Making gainz! Da fuq else?” Little did he know, but I actually went hiking on V~Day. Indeed I did! I got a little sweaty the day […]

20 Ways to Tell if You’re a Certified Gym Rat

This is *my* personal list!!! Indeed it is!! 1…If you know that fit rats rarely eat cheese. 2…When going to “the gym” becomes a state of mind and the world becomes your gym. 3…When you think 10771 is your social security number, but it’s actually your gym member number. 4…If you can squeeze a 700 […]

Paused Reps: Zero Momentum

For Christmas this year, I received the gift of strength. It’s the best gift I received. On Christmas Eve I broke a leg day record by passing my personal best. I am proud to report that I reached 8 plates on the leg press. That is 360 pounds. According to weight training load calculators, my […]

Home Sweat Home

Sunday was my first day back to my real gym after a trip to the ocean. There is nothing like working out in the city I love. On Sunday I slammed an aggressive chest/back workout. Though I was off my regular training schedule last week, I was glad I wasn’t set back one bit this […]

Imma Manly Lil Biaaaatch

Today I pushed my body to the limit. Nothing is gonna get me down! I slammed a two hour workout this morning from 8-10 to complete all body parts for this week. I squatted a plate for 15 reps today. I have done it before, but I am dropping it LOW with tight form these […]

Great Thanks for Thoughtfulness

It is always such a great feeling to know that you work with special people. I have been meaning to share a story about some thoughtful people I spend most of my days with. In honor of two birthdays (including mine), the women I work with in the archives put together a very nice lunch […]

Armed by Weakness

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *****Felicia on the Hammer***** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ Madame Marie du Deffand once said “women are never stronger than when they arm themselves with their weaknesses.” I am trying to do the opposite of what I would normally do to test my strength~ not just in the gym, but with regard to my weakness as […]

Gym Jerks

On the way out of the gym the other day, I asked the owner “who’s the gym jerk?” He was very diplomatic and didn’t give me a name, but he laughed. He just said…”you know? It was that one guy. He said he would pay for it.” The gym owner is a good guy and […]