Happy New Year Strong Figure Community! How was your holiday, strong figures? Did you eat a lot of yummy foods? Celebrate with loved ones? Get a lot of presents or go anywhere special? (I'm pretty sure I did ALL of the above.) I have not written a blog post since the beginning … [Read more...]
Behind the Scenes: Inside the Grid
Two weeks ago, I volunteered my time to the new professional sports league, Grid. I signed up to help work with my home team, my favorite team, the DC Brawlers. I already had both a reporter and photographer going to the event to represent Strong Figure's media team, so I … [Read more...]
The True Meaning of Strength
I keep hearing this word "Strong." What does it mean? Lifting a lot of weight? Benching 500 lbs? Sort of. I mean, I guess that's strong, but is it relevent? Does it matter? Is it worth praise and worth people thinking they deserve sponsorships, free money, and celebrity status? I … [Read more...]
Improve Your Lifts by 365%
It’s not easy to be a strongwoman. But the best thing I’ve taken out of competing in strongwoman is that it is extremely rewarding. Starting strongwoman gave me specific goals to work towards. A competition gives you specific goals to work towards, which helps you focus your … [Read more...]
Confessions of a Carb-Loader: I’m Back…
...and I figured out my glycogen problem. I haven't posted in a while on Carb Back-Loading or Carb-Nite Solution because of my current Paleo experiment. (I love learning about how my body responds to food, and nutrition fascinates me.) But when it comes to eating a Paleo diet, … [Read more...]