[Photo credit: Anonymus [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons] Hi Strong Friends! I hope you are having a summer filled with PR’s, both in and out of the gym. As many of you know, I am an avid fan and competitor in the sport of Strongman. I am excited to see that our community is growing and… Continue reading Beauty in Strength – The Rise of the Strongwoman Athlete
Okay, so we didn’t ACTUALLY buy a whole farm, but we bought a share in it! Since Mark and I have been trying to eat more veggies lately (thanks RP), and we would prefer to support local agriculture, we did some research and found a local farm that offers a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program!… Continue reading We Bought a Farm!!
I love to travel. I try to go to at least one new place per year, and this year it was Charleston, South Carolina. Mom and I went for Mother’s Day weekend, she is a great travel buddy. We try to go on a girl’s trip every year, while Dad stays home with the cat. Charleston… Continue reading Traveling Foodie: Charleston, SC
Last weekend I competed in my very first Strongman Competition!! It was awesome!! On Saturday, Ladies Lift Here hosted the 2015 May Queen Strongwoman Show. I cannot speak highly enough about Amanda and the LLH team, who put on an OUTSTANDING competition. If you have been following my blog, you know I have competed… Continue reading May Queen Strongwoman Competition
I have been slacking in the kitchen lately. Does that ever happen to you? Sometimes you just don’t feel like cooking. I think its because it was so nice out last weekend, I wanted to spend every possible minute outside. I woke up extra early yesterday in order to make breakfast for the rest of the… Continue reading WIAW and Strong(wo)man Competition
Happy Spring everyone!!! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and enjoyed the Easter/Passover festivities. We were quite busy in the kitchen getting ready for our Easter Sunday dinner. We bake a lot of traditional Italian dishes and breads, which are delicious, but quite an indulgence. Thank goodness we only make them once per year! In other news,… Continue reading Easter Festivities and Training Update
I’m excited to share that on December 14th I competed in my very first powerlifting meet! It was an awesome experience and will certainly be the first of many for me. The meet was WNPF (World Natural Powerlifting Federation), who did an excellent job cycling through 82 lifters in an organized manner. Everyone was extremely… Continue reading My First Powerlifting Meet
My goodness it’s been a while! Sorry about that, I still don’t have a charger for my laptop, so I have been computerless for a while. I know a few of you asked for my veggie chili recipe, which is long overdue, and I have a few more recipes that I need to write up ASAP!… Continue reading Powerlifting Adventures
This no laptop thing is really cramping my style. I keep wrestling with the idea of just buying a cheap knockoff charger on amazon and hope that it doesn’t fry my computer, because I really don’t have $80 to spend on an Apple one, or thousands for a new laptop. Listen Apple, its kind of… Continue reading Erin Motz Yoga Workshop Review
Oh no!! The charger for my laptop just broke, so I am going to have to type fast before it dies! … and it’s dead. Thank goodness Mom has a laptop that I can use to order a new cord! (Or perhaps I’ll just share this one for a month or two, I do have a… Continue reading Tactical Strength Challenge Review
Dinosaurs and Deadlifts 