Read about my journey to make being strong, fit, and healthy part of my everyday life. My goal is to make what others see as 'abnormal', a fit, healthy life, MY normal.
"To be extraordinary you cannot live like the ordinary"
So my latest motivation has been that I want to train to be STRONG. I'm past wanting to work out to look a certain way. Obviously, I don't want to be fat. But I don't want to train for a specific look, such as what the judges are looking for in an NPC bikini competition. I'm pretty happy with my shape, and I know that I don't have a small waist and I have large quads. But that's me. I love my strong quads. Sure, I'd like more rounded glutes, but that's something I can definitely work on. But it's hard to do so when you are 'fighting against nature' as I was doing by trying to keep my quads down.
So now I train functionally. I still eat clean and work out hard as ever. However, my focus is to get stronger and attain and break personal records. I've been trying more CrossFit exercises (I WILL get a muscle up before the end of 2012!) and have started running again.
Here's a great inspirational video of the Girls Gone Strong movement. I started following Alli McKee when I began my fitness journey and fell in love with the workouts she posted. :) Enjoy and train hard!
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