August 2011
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SFS: 5 Must-Do Workout Intensity Boosters →
strengthfromstruggle:
Intensity is a State of Mind
Training intensity is best described as giving 100 percent of your mind, body, and soul to every repetition, every set, every exercise, and every minute of your workout. Intensity means pounding the weights so hard that all your working sets end in…
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“The way I see it, being yourself takes self-confidence. It takes thinking
and...”
– Nate Green (via the-mountain-man)
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Flying back to college in T-MINUS 8 hours....
Nervous…
I have several layovers until I reach Oregon….
Looking forward to this adventure! :D
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Passed the road test. Got my driving license.
And I’m grateful. :)
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If you haven’t achieved it yet, what do you have...
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“Lift weights not cakes.”
– Diane (via valhallatraining)
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In 2012 All American Chain Restaurants Will List... →
thespartanwarrior:
The law requiring nutrition information will go into effect nationwide next year. Many chains are offering more healthful options, but diners often don’t take advantage of the better choices.
Just how many calories in that eggplant parmigiana? In 2012, when restaurant labeling becomes the law of the land as part of healthcare reform legislation, diners will be in for some...
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Neuropsy: Can mumbling to yourself improve your... →
neuropsy:
The production effect is the substantial benefit to memory of having studied information aloud as opposed to silently. MacLeod, Gopie, Hourihan, Neary, and Ozubko (2010) have explained this enhancement by suggesting that a word studied aloud acquires a distinctive encoding record and that…
You know, whenever someone asks me a question or when I read or study something, I...
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We've Got A Diem to Carpe: Thoughts about our... →
adiemtocarpe:
I have been thinking about how my fourth graders are drastically different than I was in the fourth grade. I almost made a venn diagram. The basics are…
I never, ever talked back to my teacher. Many students today have no problems doing so because “you’re not my mamma!”
I earned rewards. Now…
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SFS: 15 Ways To Stay Motivated →
strengthfromstruggle:
It’s time to get motivated. Instant willpower is here!
1. Plan your workouts in advance
Schedule all of your workouts at once, and cross them off as they’re completed. If any are left undone, tack them on to the following month.
2. Pre-pack your gym bag
Getting your stuff ready the night…
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christwalk: Remaining patient →
christwalk:
Is hard to do when you want to achieve your goals as fast you can. But it is important to take more of a patient approach.
By slowly building the momentum towards the goal you will gain traction which will allow you to stay afloat when trials come. They will come, it’s just a matter of when. We…
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Mountain Man: How I Learned the Importance of... →
the-mountain-man:
(If you don’t want to read this, skip to the bold)
All throughout elementary and middle school I played two sports. Soccer and tennis. Eventually I devoted all my time to tennis. All I would watch would be tennis, I’d read the tennis magazines, weekly tennis lessons were the highlight of my week…
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SFS: Decoding Food Labels to Improve Your Diet and... →
strengthfromstruggle:
Shopping for your favorite foods can be confusing. Hundreds of products are available, many with versions marked with catchy labels like “light,” “low-calorie” and “organic.” At a quick glance, these terms may seem obvious, but their meaning is actually more cryptic than you might…
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self esteem boosters: Submission from... →
promotingpowerfulpeople:
“You say ‘thank you’ when someone compliments you.”
It went from a quiet word of advice as a small child to an almost scolding remark as I became a teenager and started “shrugging off” compliments. My mother was never anything but appalled when someone “shrugged off” a compliment.
You see “shrugging it off” or arguing with someone’s compliment is hurtful to them....
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