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Jan 26, 2013 Posted by Mel

Strength Friday 1/25/13

In my quest for lean superhero-ness, I’m following the Wendler 5/3/1 strength training program. Twice a week, Dave and I are hitting the craptastic gym in our Converse to lift heavy and crank through a mini-metcon. Beat up… in a good way This week totally kicked my ass! This is week three of the Wendler 5/3/1 cycle, so it’s Heavy-Heavy — and I spent all of Wednesday and Friday on my... read more

Jan 18, 2013 Posted by Mel

Strength Friday 1/18/13 (w/ Bonus Hell Week)

In my quest for lean superhero-ness, I’m following the Wendler 5/3/1 strength training program. Twice a week, Dave and I are hitting the craptastic gym in our Converse to lift heavy and crank through a mini-metcon. The Week From Hell I’m so very happy it’s Friday because this week was grueling, frustrating, disappointing, exhausting, and, frankly, a total asshole. The yucky stuff that... read more

Jan 14, 2013 Posted by Mel

Strength Monday 1/14/13 (w/ Bonus Handstands)

In my quest for lean superhero-ness, I’m following the Wendler 5/3/1 strength training program. Twice a week, Dave and I are hitting the craptastic gym in our Converse to lift heavy and crank through a mini-metcon. 2013: The Year of Pullups and Handstands In honor of my “You Are Here” intention, I’m not setting goals around pullups and handstands. Instead, just like I do with yoga... read more

Jan 11, 2013 Posted by Mel

Strength Friday 1/11/13

In my quest for lean superhero-ness, I’m following the Wendler 5/3/1 strength training program. Twice a week, Dave and I are hitting the craptastic gym in our Converse to lift heavy and crank through a mini-metcon. Get back in the kitchen! We’re thisclose to starting photography for Well Fed 2, so I’m in the final throes of recipe testing. I need to crank out a lot of food next week, you... read more

Jan 7, 2013 Posted by Mel

Strength Monday 1/7/13

In my quest for lean superhero-ness, I’m following the Wendler 5/3/1 strength training program. Twice a week, Dave and I are hitting the craptastic gym in our Converse to lift heavy and crank through a mini-metcon. Here we go, 2013! It was our first visit of the year to the craptastic, and it was epic. OK. Maybe I’m exaggerating, but it was Good. And Challenging. And WOOT! WARMUP 5:00... read more

Dec 19, 2012 Posted by Mel

Strength Wednesday 12/19/12

In my quest for lean superhero-ness, I’m following the Wendler 5/3/1 strength training program. Twice a week, Dave and I are hitting the craptastic gym in our Converse to lift heavy and crank through a mini-metcon. The holidays are in full swing… I’m not even pretending to be worrying about Whole30 guidelines right now, and it feels luxuriously wonderful. I’m still eating clean at... read more

Dec 7, 2012 Posted by Mel

Strength Friday 12/7/12 (w/ Bonus Becherovka)

In my quest for lean superhero-ness, I’m following the Wendler 5/3/1 strength training program. Twice a week, Dave and I are hitting the craptastic gym in our Converse to lift heavy and crank through a mini-metcon. Just a sip… Last night, we had a little dinner party with Hilah and Chris from Hilah Cooking. I mean, why not? We’re in that short-lived, no-man’s-land between... read more

Dec 3, 2012 Posted by Mel

Strength Monday 12/3/12

In my quest for lean superhero-ness, I’m following the Wendler 5/3/1 strength training program. Twice a week, Dave and I are hitting the craptastic gym in our Converse to lift heavy and crank through a mini-metcon. Reggae and Deadlifts and Burpees, Oh My! The music at the craptastic is generally… well, crappy. Whomever happens to be the bored front desk clerk at the time plugs in their mp3... read more

Nov 27, 2012 Posted by Mel

Strength Monday 11/26/12 (w/ Bonus Random News)

In my quest for lean superhero-ness, I’m following the Wendler 5/3/1 strength training program. Twice a week, Dave and I are hitting the craptastic gym in our Converse to lift heavy and crank through a mini-metcon. In No Particular Order… Following the lead of our CEO Smudge — who prioritizes rest and self care over to-do lists on a regular basis — Dave and I gave ourselves the week off... read more

Nov 8, 2012 Posted by Mel

Strength Thursday 11/8/12 (w/ Bonus Letting Go)

In my quest for lean superhero-ness, I’m following the Wendler 5/3/1 strength training program. Twice a week, Dave and I are hitting the craptastic gym in our Converse to lift heavy and crank through a mini-metcon. Letting Go After the emotional overhead of “Document Every Single Thing You Do October,” I’m enjoying just kinda rolling with my good habits and taking a break from... read more

Nov 5, 2012 Posted by Mel

Strength Monday – 11/5/12

In my quest for lean superhero-ness, I’m following the Wendler 5/3/1 strength training program. Twice a week, Dave and I are hitting the craptastic gym in our Converse to lift heavy and crank through a mini-metcon. Feeling Spicy Good! I’m sure my bursting energy and positive outlook today had more to do with the death of my head cold and a month of Whole30 eating, but I like pretending... read more

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