August 11, 2017
I’m not sure if it’s summer vacation or the coming solar eclipse or just something in the water, but recently I’ve been getting a lot of messages from readers and...
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August 10, 2017
Some days I just want to wear a hat, not because I’m a hipster or anything, but because my hair looks like a rat’s nest after a tough workout. Do you...
August 9, 2017August 9, 2017
My dog is a pain in the ass. He thinks my leg is his girlfriend, my shoes his chew toy and the floor his personal lavatory. His flatulence is legendary....
August 8, 2017November 5, 2018
I’m in the fitness business and I’ve seen a lot of wacky things that people do to cut corners and lose weight without changing their habits. They will spend hundreds...
August 7, 2017
My mother had one simple rule and it was this: Never work on your birthday. That’s why every August 8th we would dutifully be hanging out at the Jersey Shore....
August 2, 2017
Did you ever notice that if you take a vacation for 9 days it takes you at least a full month before you’re unpacked and back to normal? Or maybe...
August 1, 2017
There’s still a month left of summer and it’s the perfect time for you to focus on you. I’m happy to report that I will be training all day on Saturdays...
July 27, 2017
“Skinny Bitch.” “Fat Bitch.” Sometimes women are brutally cruel to each other. You know how a lot of people are afraid of failure? Well, I’m one of those people afraid...
July 26, 2017December 26, 2017
If you are a bodybuilder and are considering doing an international competition, this post is for you! You can do a bodybuilding competition anywhere in the world, so why not...
July 25, 2017December 26, 2017
I’ve been doing local bodybuilding bikini competitions in Texas for about five years now, but have only recently had an epiphany: I can travel to different countries to do this...
July 20, 2017November 5, 2018
This morning was a real struggle for me to get out of bed and into the gym; but I’m glad I went because now my sugar detox diet just got...
July 18, 2017November 5, 2018
Here are two questions I get emailed a lot: “Hi Lisa – Love your blog! After menopause I started gaining weight. Do you know what I can do? I’ve always...
July 17, 2017
Today is the start of “peak week”, the week before my bodybuilding competition. Or, as I like to call it, “I want carbs and I’m thirsty and tired and sore...
July 14, 2017
“I Feel Bad About My Neck and other thoughts on being a woman” by Nora Ephron goes off on books that say it’s great to be old. Nora writes, “I...
July 12, 2017July 17, 2017
Every day is filled with small choices: You can hit snooze or wake up and go to the gym, you can eat fries or vegetables, you can give yourself an...
July 11, 2017July 11, 2017
Pop Quiz: What is the worst exercise ever? A) Burpees B) Sprints C) Chasing after toddler in the supermarket while pregnant, or chasing toddler anytime. D) Weighted planks with rows...