Author: Shawna Kaminski

Fashion Flash Aug 27, 2012

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I’m hosting the Fashion Flash. If you’re new to my blog, you’ll see that every Monday, I share some really cool links with you. I’m part of a powerful group of women bloggers and we share what’s new and exciting to women over 40. Here go’s: Did you catch my rant? It’s about ‘no excuses’ … Continued

Pull Up Tips: ‘Controlled Cheating’

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Is cheating okay? Of course I’m talking about training… I don’t advocate cheating with anything other than movement (especially loaded moves), but I’m cool with cheating to help with the pull up. There are many ways to ‘cheat’ to help you improve your pull up power. In the video below, I suggest two ways: -one … Continued

Q and A Aug 24, 2012

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Hi Shawna,Can you tell me what is meant by a cable row and also the reverse DB flies, can’t find them in the exercises Tracey   Tracey,I have 2 still shots of the cable row and the rev DB fly (in the picture I’m doing body weight). Hope that helps.   Shawna ******************************************************************************************************************** Hi Shawna … Continued

Q and A Aug 24, 2012

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Shawna, Can an obese woman do intermittent fasting? Julia Dear Julia, An obese person CAN do intermittent fasting, but it’s not my best choice for a nutrition plan for the obese. I’d rather see you eating 5-6 meals of highly nutritious foods daily. The best plan is the one that you can do though. You … Continued

Challenge Workout Training 101

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Okay everyone, I have a bone to pick with you, well, especially the females in the crowd today. I’ve been traveling and no matter where I go, what ever gym I hit, I see the same thing. Whenever I walk into a  gym, the number of women I see pounding away on a treadmill or … Continued

Try this Ab Finisher

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I have NOT lost over 100 lbs. I know how to do  challenging workouts, I can help you get super fit and lose fat, but it’s from research and not necessarily  from my own experience of losing a ton of weight.   The most weight I ever lost was 25 lbs, and 8 lbs of … Continued

No Excuses

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  So this may come off as a bit of a rant… but it needs to happen. I get very annoyed by excuse after excuse I hear from people. If you’re not interested in training with me because of your own personal reasons – I am not offended in the least. However, when I hear … Continued

Fashion Flash Aug 20, 2012

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Fashion Flash Late Summer Edition It’s the Fashion Flash, check out it here. Up first is news from Staness: A new study reveals that combined with a healthy lifestyle, drinking red wine could reduce your risk factor for breast cancer. MenopauseMakeover.com has the results of this study.   How many calories should YOU be eating? … Continued

Old Soviet Principles For Building Muscle

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I have a post for you from my friend, Jared DiCarmine, read on for some info on how to build some muscle. ***************************************************************************************************************************   Muscle… We all want to build muscle, burn fat and look good with our shirts off or in a bathing suit. There’s nothing wrong with that. Now when you first start … Continued