Category: dedication
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Dream in Color
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Dreams never die; they may morph, but they never die. My dream of being a top IFBB fitness competitor has transitioned into a new journey into the word of CrossFit. Knee injuries and surgeries have retired me out of the IFBB as a pro fitness competitor–My body cannot take the gymnastics tumbling anymore. However, my…
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FAN-tastic
Sometimes the success of a performance relies little on the judges and fully on those who support the performer. Having affirmation from a panel of judges is the ultimate goal for any competitor but it is not the only indicator of success. The 2009 IFBB Europa Show of Champions, April 17-18, was such a show…
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Resolution Rehash
New year resolutions always get me thinking. Mainly because they are usually the same…rather it is to lose weight, keep better records or stay in touch, they are a dime a dozen and stick like Velcro on a potato. December is a month spent riding on the pretense that in January “things are changing.” The…
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Fight Holiday Weight Gain
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The hustle is on. It looks like people are training for American Gladiators in the malls, fighting holiday traffic and trying to score the perfect gift (even if it means wrestling Wolf). With the craze people generally grab what is easy to nourish between shopping, work, parties and Christmas plays. Then January comes and no…
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Overcome Loss
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in comeback, decisions, dedication, dreams, failure, God’s plan, hope, LeslieRae, LeslieRae decisions, loss, love, success, worryPain grips dreams and hopes until the life is gone and the only thing that is left is a memory of what could have been. I don’t always make good decisions, but I make the best ones I can, and I live with each. Regret lurks around every corner beckoning be back, beckoning blame, beckoning…
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Attitude is Everything
I made a Face Book post the other day that went something like this: Do what I say or do as I do, either way you will improve. One of the comments referred to me as cocky…Really? I don’t think so. I am not saying that I am better than you, or that I don’t…
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Gains Aren’t Made in the Gym
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in decisions, dedication, diet, fitness, healthy food, ifbb, LeslieRae, training, vitamins, weight loss, workoutIt has occurred to me, being in a new gym, that the misconception gains are made in the gym and lifting everyday is the most important part to making those gains. That is simply false. Gains are made out side of the gym in the food, supplements and sleep you get. Granted, without training you…
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(Over)Training 101
We have all done it at one point, or several points, in our lives. Sometimes we get a new workout program, met someone new, end a relationship, or get bad medical news we tend to go from 0-60mph with exercise. We work past failure and get up and do it again, sometimes training multiple times…
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Getting Workouts Form Magazines?
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Are you thinking that taking a weight loss supplement is going to make you look like a fitness model? Really? The advertisements in fitness magazines would have you think that looking like the fitness model were as easy as proper supplementation and some cardio. Oh young grasshopper…it isn’t that easy. It is true that fitness…
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Weight Loss Problems?
When talking to various people through the years, often people who are overweight credit a slow metabolism for their inability to reach a healthy weight. While there is such a thing as a slow metabolism, it’s rare, and it’s usually not what’s behind being overweight or obesity. The culprit is generally the lack of attention…