I have been waking up between 4-430 for a few weeks now. The first week wasn’t too bad. Week two and three, I was hating life. This is week four, and I finally feel like my body has adjusted to waking up early. I get to the gym by 5 and get my workout knocked […]
Today when I got to work, I received a message there were three kittens outside of one of our training offices. I was able to pick them up and transport them to A-Pal. They will be fixed, get their shots and be available for adoption to find a furrever home. Days like this are very […]
Written by Elizabeth Clark
Nutrition has always been a struggle for me. I try to meal prep when I can. Sometimes my work schedule or extended hours makes it hard to keep up with healthy eating habits. Now that I am weight training, more than ever I need to balance that with good eating habits. I have been working […]
Written by Elizabeth Clark
I started going back to the gym. The goal is to go Monday-Saturday in the mornings. I have been going for about a week now. I am working on physical therapy exercises for my knee and my shoulder. I feel like I am getting stronger day by day. I know I need to pace myself. […]
Written by Elizabeth Clark
I sprained my knee about a year ago when I was playing indoor soccer. Luckily, I didn’t miss too much work. However, I did have to make the decision to give up soccer. The knee sprain was my second soccer injury during a three month time frame. And I couldn’t risk another injury and missing […]
Written by Elizabeth Clark
Round 2: Last year I started this challenge for the very name, CHALLENGE. And a challenge it was. I had a few setbacks due to injuries, sickness, and lack of time management. I did learn a lot about myself during the journey. I am taking on this challenge again this year with a clearer understanding […]
Written by Elizabeth Clark
My Black Belt test is coming up really soon on January 11th. There isn’t really much I can do to prepare for doing kata and sparring in front of a couple hundred people but practicing kata and working on my cardio. I’ve been working with my personal trainer on preparing my stamina for the test […]
Written by Brody Hocking
New Years is always a really exciting time because it is a time to start something new. Either something small or something life changing. This new year is the year that I turn 18 and so I want to make changes to be more independent in my life since I will be going off to […]
Written by Brody Hocking
I’m almost at the end of the test and I have finished mostly everything. I have to say everything I have done this year has been really challenging and I am proud of myself for getting through all of it. I am complete with all of the 50,000 pushups and sit-ups, 1000 miles, 1000 rounds […]
Written by Brody Hocking
Today me and two of my friends took a trip to the San Fransisco area to go to the beach for a little day trip. It ended up being pretty cold so we decided to go hiking instead. There were some long hiking trails around that area and some of them lead to abandoned bunkers […]
Written by Brody Hocking