Interview with an Athlete: Strongman Fernando Escobar
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Fernando won 1st place in just his second competition! |

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Fernando won 1st place in just his second competition! |
I’ve always found it to be helpful for me to put my goals down in writing. I realized that I should treat my fitness goals the same as any other goals I’m currently working on. November is an easy month to lose track of fitness goals. Thanksgiving is one of the main reasons, but there…
So, I told you what I was leaving behind in 2019. Some of my friends shared their thoughts on this topic as well. Now, let’s talk about what I’m bringing with me from 2019 to 2020! But first, in case you don’t hear it from anyone else, HAPPY NEW YEAR! Why am I bringing anything…
Yesterday, I had a wicked long volleyball tournament. Our region hosts these tournaments called fellowships, where you basically practice with your team, and try out new players who might want to join your team. You get “rated” as a scorekeeper or referee at these tournaments, so they don’t count for anyone, and you can’t get…
Have you ever hit a fitness plateau? Have you ever known you were on the plateau right when you hit it? I recently hit a plateau and didn’t realize it for a couple of weeks. I couldn’t figure out how I could be teaching indoor cycling classes at least three times a week, playing volleyball…
Happy Tuesday! Can you believe it’s already October? This fall is just whizzing by! Today is the last day of my first Whole 30, and it’s a bittersweet ending. I know that it doesn’t actually have to end, but it was pretty exciting having a goal and a timeline and checking off the little boxes…
When I first started dating my boyfriend, I discovered something unusual about him. Dude cannot go to bed before eating at least one bowl of cereal! He is obsessed! When we went on vacation with my family last week, he actually located a grocery store nearby, and bought himself some milk and cereal. Now that’s…
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Fernando won 1st place in just his second competition! |
Okay, so maybe I’m being a little hard on myself, but it’s kind of true. I’ve been slacking off with my running for weeks, and I haven’t gone inside my gym in just as long. It is not a good situation, you guys. I was training for a half marathon, and quite diligently. I think…
That’s how I would describe last weekend. You know how you can get a runner’s high? I think I had a parkour high! Last Saturday morning, early, early early in the morning, to the point where I beat the sun up and out the door (which almost never happens), I drove up to Princeton University…
Hello, hello! It’s almost Friday! YAY! I have had a long and exhausting week, so I am definitely looking forward to the weekend! Being without a car right now is a bit of a bummer, though I acknowledge things could be much worse. I have a linkup post in the works for tomorrow, so I…
The Boyfriend needed to exchange a belt at the local Nordstrom Rack, so I was coming along for “research.” I’ll be honest with you guys, though: I came for the clothes! I absolutely love fitness clothes. I wish I could wear them at work, because they’re so much more comfortable than my suits and separates….
With all of the cycling and running and volleyball and general running around I’ve been doing, I have started feeling little aches and pains that I know are the result of not being strong enough, and still being much heavier than I prefer. And so, I have set two goals for myself: increase my strength…
It has been a loooooooooooong time since the last time I linked up with the lovely DC Trifecta ladies (Mar, Courtney, and Cynthia). In fact, the last time I linked up, I probably hadn’t met them in real life yet! Fortunately, I had some time this week to get back on the linkup bandwagon! Speaking of…