Patriot Games Recap with MetCon Professional Photos & Videos of the WODS.

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Hey everyone, I wanted to first start off by saying to #PrayForOklahoma today while they are going through some tough times. Every day we need to be thankful for what we have because things can change so quickly. My thoughts & prayers are with everyone affected. For today; I hope you’ve got your reading muscles ready because today is a whole post dedicated to my first CrossFit Competition called the Patriot Games! Each year, RAW Training holds the Patriot Games on Armed Forces Day to honor those serving & who have served. It is open to any teams of 4 people (2 guys & 2 … [Read more...]

#WhatsBeautiful Challenge #2! Super Alter Ego

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Happy Monday all! Hope you’re enjoying your day! Today is challenge TWO of the #whatsbeautiful campaign that I am working on with FitFluential & Under Armour Women. Don’t forget that you can still join in! Details are [here] & you can join team true to you [here]. On the website, Under Armour has 6 challenges for the team to complete! Today I am highlighting the SUPER ALTER EGO challenge! I personally feel like a super hero version of myself whenever I look back at pictures and see what I am accomplishing. It’s like that reminder that my hard work & enjoyment is … [Read more...]

Raw Dinner Review & Patriot Games Mini Recap!

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Happy Sunday everyone! Hope you had a great weekend. I am currently enjoying this sunny Sunday by sipping on some coffee & relaxing because I am a very sore from my first CrossFit Competition I participated in yesterday! I first wanted to say THANK YOU to everyone who wished me luck! Big thanks to one of my biggest inspirations, my girl PetiteFi, & everyone else for the Instagram love! Special shout out to my wonderful family & boyfriend Corey who supported me the whole day! I swear every muscle on me is feeling it today and I’m sure tomorrow may be a … [Read more...]

#WhatsBeautiful Highlight Video & Close Grip Pull-Downs

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Hey everyone! I hope you’re having a great Wednesday! Half way through the week – are you working on achieving a weekly goal? You totally got this! Today I’m very excited to share with you a video that I’ve been putting together the last few days for the What’s Beautiful campaign that I’m working on with FitFluential & Under Armour Women! Prepare to be inspired by these beautiful ladies from #teamTRUETOYOU. #WHATSBEAUTIFUL via @POWERCAKES & #TEAMTRUETOYOU When the campaign started again, I knew that I wanted to make a video highlighting some of the girls I workout … [Read more...]

Weekend Recap & What’s Beautiful Core Challenge!

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Good morning everyone! Hope you had a great weekend! I was able to spend mine with my family, friends, boyfriend, & his family! I’m going to start off today with some rare photo opps from this weekend with the boy. Rare because we only see each other once a week or every other so usually we’re just relaxing and not camera ready! but you’ll see even with a camera around we still aren’t camera ready. are we cute or what!? #sarcasm I know this looks like I got engaged, but I promise I would have already flipped out via twitter! haha Finally got a good one! We spent the … [Read more...]

Saturday Sports Edition: Thrive Forward Recovery

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  Happy Saturday everyone! Hope you’re enjoying your weekend! Today I wanted to share with you some more information from one of my favorite programs {Thrive Forward} I’ve blogged about this program before [here] & [here] where I spoke about the new Sports Edition component to the Thrive movement! I am loving all of this information especially geared towards sports training,  endurance, plant based proteins, & recovery. Recovery is a topic that I often research because there really is so much information out there. What I like to do is act like a sponge and … [Read more...]

Lemon Carrot Poppy Seed Cookies!

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TGIF everyone! I hope you had a good week & were able to reach some of your weekly goals that you set! Speaking of goals, have you declared your #WHATSBEAUTIFUL goal & joined #TEAMTRUETOYOU? I am so excited to be working with FitFluential & Under Armour Women throughout [this campaign]! On Monday be ready for the first challenge! Don’t forget that you can upload anything to the site to show your progress. Can’t wait to see what we all can achieve! Details on yesterdays [post] #IWILL ___________________________________ Today I wanted to shared a new recipe just in time … [Read more...]

New Exercise: Pin Party Plate Lifts!

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Hi all! So glad you enjoyed the [Roasted Eggplant & Zucchini Tortilla Pizza] from yesterday’s post! Who says gluten free plant based recipes have to be boring? Not this girl! It’s all about taking the time to experiment & find what flavor combos you like best. Earlier in the week I posted about my [Weekend Recap] where the boy & I hit the gym with some new exercises to share! Being a personal trainer I love to learn new workouts & exercises, not only for myself, but for my clients as well! When I work out in the gym with Corey, he becomes the personal trainer in the … [Read more...]

Friday Features: Embracing Our Different Food Choices!

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Good Afternoon everyone! Happy Friday! Don’t forget that you have until Saturday at midnight to enter the Headbands Of Hope Giveaway! I’ve already been told by a handful of people that they’ve purchased some headbands & that made my day! You are making a difference in this beautiful cause. ______________________________ I wanted to start today’s Feature Friday by highlighting a post from FitFluential where they asked… For those who have followed my blog, you all know that I constantly say #BETRUETOYOU – why? Because everyone's body is different & works … [Read more...]

Headbands of Hope Giveaway!

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Hey all! Today I am so excited to share with you an amazing giveaway with a beautiful story behind it. Not too long ago I was contacted by Jessica from Headbands Of Hope. After reading her story, I was instantly inspired by her passion for helping others. Reading stories like this makes me just feel better knowing that there are some amazing people out there doing amazing things every single day. I am so excited to introduce you to her & share her story! She is the true definition of Be True To You! _________________________________ My name is Jessica Ekstrom (you can call me Jess) … [Read more...]