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Consumed

☆~☆Photos taken from that spot in my yard where I find complete peace and I’m free to be consumed by stars.☆~☆

Lavender from Lou

Sista got me a gift from the Santa Fe Farmers’ Market. Love that gal and the market too.

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Dr. P and Rogan Hash it Out

Love this discussion and I agree 100%. It’s between Joe Rogan dropping F bombz with tough love and Dr. Rhonda Patrick, who has a Ph.D. in biomedical science and a B.S. in biochemistry- chemistry. This lady has done extensive research on aging, cancer, and nutrition in addition to the importance of mindfulness, stress reduction, and sleep. The latter being critical to me right now. 

Dr. Patrick’s studies improved her personal battles and her findings have shown that vitamin D “is critical to serotonin production,” and serotonin makes you happy. Less than 30% of Americans get adequate levels of vitamin D.” She says that when people feel “negative or low-energy,” that “it could be as simple as vitamin D.” You can read about that in 5 Foods for a Better Brain.

Tapped Again

I’m always burnt after deadz… cns… so tapped. I can say that if Ms. Bott, MSc.CSCS has deadlifted, she wouldn’t need “clear applied scientific information” to confirm. This is a good article otherwise. I guess looking less than dashing is ok on deadlift day ha? I do put in work!

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​Central Nervous System Fatigue: Effects on Speed, Power Athletes

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The King’s Not Dead

Give
Take
Make
Gains
Pain
Slain
Once
Again
Push
Pull
Make
Moves
Kill
Things
Muscle
King

•xXx•
by Felicia Lujan
8.2.2017

Fishing the Pecos

My handsome son fishing the Pecos River with his uncle. Caught none, but he had fun. It was so peaceful out there last weekend. New Mexico is such a beautiful place.

Golden

picture the warmth
the sun
pure joy
when gold boldly
meets your eye
a field of bliss
sun kissed by God
and sweet clouds
in painted skies
feel the love
precious daffodils
surround your heart
with light
a field of gold
sun kissed by God
and the power
of His might

by Felicia Lujan
3.25.2017

♡Photograph of flowers from my mama. She recently told my sister and I, “when you feel stressed out, think of a field of daffodils.” The flowers she sent us, opened beautifully. She was also my inspiration for this poem.♡

× in fog ×

Photograph of fog in Santa Fe, New Mexico (January 2017) by Felicia Lujan

aimlessly × the road she roams × her heart × a guide she trusts

faces lost × they come and go × those things familiar × cloaked by fog

within the haze × beacons of hope × lights bright × yet hidden still

relentlessly × the road × she roams × her mind a puzzle × she can’t trust

faces × cold × they stay then leave × those things unkonwn × disguised by fog

within the smoke × the mirrors break × lights beam yet shed no light

hopelessly × the road × she roams × her heart × a guide she needs

by Felicia Lujan
2.3.2017

Love Triangle

I thought you should know… I don’t have time for you because I’m caught up in this love triangle. The heavy story would just blow your mind. It involves endless pumps that make my skin sweat and my body writhe with pleasure and pain. I also get the greatest gifts like these calves. Real love lasts… I understand that now and I thought you should know.

♡The best kind of love triangle♡

Pumped n Layed Up

On the weekend intended to commemorate the American labor movement by celebrating, relaxing and taking off from work, I put in a whole hell of a lot of work! I loved every moment of it too, ‘cept that one particular second when my body said you have to stop with the heavy today! Now I’m layed up and tuckered out for tonight.

•○● In my car mirror ●○•

Today was deadz at 205 for my last two sets and done! Naw… just kidding… my body said stop, but I just moved on to accesories. That’s basically rest. Time to recoop for the new week. I had a good three days of training and I’m beat. I was so pround of the pump my arms got yesterday. The seated, one-armed, cable, hammer curls to the side had my forearms like woahhh!

Overlook

“What I cannot love,
I overlook.”
~~~| Anaïs Nin

|~ Digital composite of Cassidy from the “Longmire” series by Felicia ~|

Tiger Eye: Heart and Strength

••Thank you lady••

Once in a while, my bright lights dim. It is a rare occasion, but I’m human. I’ve learned to bend and not break. It takes inner strength to reignite my fiery light, but having genuine people in my life helps. My friend bought me a strength/balance tiger eye stone from our favorite bookstore. She’s very thoughtful and reminded me that her gift matched my new tattoo.

The stone will assist with releasing energies from my 3rd chakra, which I need. This chakra is located near the navel and solar plexus. The solar plexus or manipura is referred to as the “lustrous gem.” It travels up the breastbone. The 3rd chakra is the source of personal power, warrior energy, and governs personal transformation.

2016: The Fire~ Part 2

So what happend to me that’s worth mentioning during my last 8 days of 2015 and my first 6 days of 2016? I am always so thankful for the gym because a couple of days before Christmas, I had two very hard days. I actually went back to my natural eye color (ditched green) and contemplated dying my hair pitch black. I can’t afford to have my emotions get the best of me when what really deserves to get the best of me is the iron. So what did I do? I used the energy that I discovered was being wasted to make gains.

••On December 24, 2015... My Christmas gift from Amanda made its first appearance in Mandrill's Gym.••

On December 24th, I was extremely enraged in the gym. My heart was filled with fire and I could feel the flames scorching my eyes. That afternoon, Yolanda randomly asked me if I was mad at her. I wasn’t mad at her. People frequently think I’m mad at them in the gym, but I’m usually not mad at all. Call it driven. Call it serious. That particular day…call it fury or enflamed. After I killed squats, I reassured Yolanda that my fire had nothing to do with her. I literally couldn’t walk after that squat session until at least the 28th.

••On one of the last days of 2015, I made some fake "shake and bake" with whole almond meal. It was healthy, organic and delish!••

On Christmas Day, I almost stayed in bed. I figured maybe I should… I didn’t feel good after all. Thank God for my challenging nephew. He had slept over and was shocked to hear about the potential rest day. He was like “Ooooo… I thought you were hard core?” He made so much noise about the potential rest day that I changed my mind and hit it up. Yes… on Christmas Day!! Like I said… Thank God for my challenging nephew who kept my ass in check that day. I went in and straight murdered my shoulders and TRAPS while everyone else’s kept shrinking.

••Been loving my new Oso Elite Collars. Since I've been on fire, I thought about ordering red ones that were custom engraved with "she devil," but went with purple (which I know some people HATE) and my name.••

For years I’ve been able to bench a plate on the Smith. It’s been at least a year since I cut the Smith completely out of my workouts with the exception of standing calve raises. Being enflamed helped me get a 35 free weight for a strong 12 reps and a plate for a strong 6 reps. The owner of my gym is there working from like 6:00am until like 9:00pm, so I questioned him about female strength. I wanted to know how many woman he’s seen bench a plate. Looks like there are four of of us and most of them can only get it for 3… so…

••Ohhhhh.... Yeah... Now that's what I'm talking 'bout. Wish I had a good pic of me wearing my long Deadpool socks. I guess red will be my color in 2016. #fire••

On the second day of the new year, it was Deadpool and deadlifts. I’m inching closer to a 205 deadlift. I scored an awesome Deadpool outfit and I deadlifted 185 for 6 reps. My goal for the first quarter of 2016 is to lockout 205 for 3. I have a strong back and I want to continue to develop my strength. Before Christmas, I was struggling, but pulling the whole stack for facepulls. The fire helped me pull the stack (200 lbs) like nothing. I hit that shit for reps of 15 easily.

••It's Deadpool Bitchez!! He's a lifelong member of the NRA (Never Real Anyway).••

I guarantee that 2016 will see a side of me that has never been completely revealed. I will fan the flames, feed the rage, engage the heat, and welcome the smoke. Fire is a precious thing. Lesson of 2015… Fire should always be used to burn those things which are worthy of your time and energy. Or… If you feel so inclined, as firefighters do, it may suit you better to pour a big ass bucket of water on your fire and simply put that shit out. It is easier for those who are scared to get burned, but not me, I breathe fire bitchez.