Good Eats: Perfect Roast Chicken
“I always give my bird a generous butter massage before I put it in the oven. Why? Because I think the chicken likes it — and, more important, I like to give it.” Julia Childs My husband and I are always trying to look for new ways to eat chicken. And if you know us, […]
Stay Strong and Carry On.
“It’s not knitting class.” No, it’s not knitting class and to put it bluntly, we do a crap load of carries here at Fivex3. We walk with dumbbells. We carry kettlebells. We pick up sandbags. The other night, one of my guys picked up one of our benches and carried it around a bit. Basically, […]
Strength Training Workshop for Ladies Only – Sunday, March 24, 2013
Hey ladies!!! Do you want to be stronger? Do you want to build a firmer body? Do you want to earn your pizza? 😉 Have we got a program for you!!! On Sunday, March 24, Fivex3 Training will host a FREE Strength training workshop for ladies only. The workshop will run from 10am – 12pm. […]
Good Eats: Protein Pumpkin Bars
I have re-discovered pumpkin. But don’t you eat pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving, you may ask? To be honest with you, I am not a huge fan of pie (GASP!) so at Thanksgiving, you won’t find me chowing down on a slice of pumpkin pie or apple pie, even if my baking fool of a brother-in-law […]
My struggle living with a food obsession
February is Eating Disorder Awareness Month. Not a very pleasant topic to talk I know but a subject that is important to many. Monika Volkmar of the Dance Training Project reached out to her readers and clients to share their stories this month. I decided to write mine and share it with her. I wasn’t […]
The Best Kept Secret: Trap Bar Deadlifts
“There is no easy way to do a deadlift – no way to cheat, which explains their lack or popularity in most gyms around the world.” – Mark Rippetoe For the past month, my husband and I have been watching replays of the World’s Strongest Man on YouTube. We watch all the heats (if they […]
A New and Better Butt? Why not a STRONGER Butt?
I don’t get women into my gym by promising them a great ass. They acquire their awesome asses as a result of doing goblet squats, split squats, kettlebell swings, step ups, reverse lunges, deadlifts…you get the picture. I don’t promise them “toned” arms. But they end up with awesome arms from push ups, rows, chin […]
To New and Stronger 2013
“With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.” Eleanor Roosevelt 2013. By tomorrow, 2012 will be just a distant memory. But I will not forget this past year that quickly. It was the year my sister fought her battle with colon cancer. And won. Boom! It was the year that my family grew […]
Why Warm up?
I am keeping this post short and to the point. You need to warm up before you train. The end. But seriously. You need to warm up. Yeah, I know, you are all gung ho about getting right into your lifting. And I want you to get in and get out. I want you to […]
A Photo Speaks a Thousand Words
My mother always told me that if I had nothing nice to say about someone, I should keep to myself. Unfortunately, not everyone had a mother like mine. ;( Awhile back, I read an article on the NPR Facebook page about an artist named Julia Kozerski who decided that after her wedding in 2009, she […]
