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My sweat sister!I have spent a good portion of my life "chasing perfectionism."  I did not start out this way, but there was a period of my life where this was being promoted and it has kind of stuck.  Especially so with not feeling well.  I was taught to never "show" that, to put on… Continue reading When Life Gives You Lemons , Make Orange Juice and Leave the World Wondering How the Heck You Did It

Winning is not the most important thing.  Winning is a byproduct of having your life in balance and keeping what's most important in perspective........     To become a champion, you must love what you are doing, and have fun when it counts the most.  Happy swimmers are fast swimmers........ Be happy!!!!!!!!!!!That is the sign on… Continue reading To Become A Champion, You Must Love What You Are Doing!

Are you frustrated?Are you not where you want to be in life?Do you feel like no matter what you try nothing seems to help?If so you need to be more like a fighter jet!Let me explain.....As you probably know there is no magic pill or "positive-thinking" method that can get you there. It all comes… Continue reading Be a Fighter Jet!

Here is my reality.  I am not Super-Woman.  Surprising, right?  Yeah surprising to me too.  Sometimes I think I'm still that 19 or 20 year old athlete, but my body says NO.  My reality is I have two auto-immune diseases.  They call these invisible diseases because when people look at you, you look completely healthy. … Continue reading But It Wasn’t My Idea — Week 12 of 20

Today I got good use out of the Urban Dictionary/Dictionary.  These young trainers and their lingo sometimes.  Thank God for google.  Today I looked up Tabata, cake walk, perceived exertion, and functional training.  More on that in a bit.Paul wanted to see if we could lift our arms afterthe Tabata of shoulder presses.  YES we… Continue reading Week 11 – Thursday, 10/19/17 – Note to self: "The trainer needs to think he’s the boss."