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No one likes a sissy. Here's the blog of a tough girl in a world where women are encouraged to be sweet and silly.
I recently went through knee surgery which is giving me a second chance at doing all the things that I loved again - I'm running, ro
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Get Before and After Pictures
I’ve been whining this last week that I have made no progress with my abs – they look exactly the same. All the speed training, the weight lifting, ab burnouts… they have done absolutely nothing! Nothing, I tell you! Then I saw the ...
I’m a Yogi
The only real activity today is an hour of yoga. I’m doing “Core Yoga” and “Yoga for Runners“. I know, I know, a lot of guys aren’t happy with the idea of doing yoga. I happen to think that yoga has a healthy amoun...
jog/sprints
The highlight of today’s work out is fartlek training, a run that alternates the speed of your run. Interval training is one of the quickest ways to improve your run and burn fat. If you’ve got a track near you, try sprint thing the strai...
I want a six pack!
Warning: Some pictures are of me in shorts and a sports bra. What good is talking about getting my abs in shape if you never get to see them? First I’ll show you where I am on the six-pack goal. Day 1 – here’s where I am! Myths abo...
Work out: 6 minutes beats 60 minutes
A new article says that maybe an intense 6 minute workout, split up into several intervals might be as effective a workout as longer endurance workouts like an hour-long run (”Can You Get Fit in Six Minutes a Week?“). The catch is that th...
Review: 30 Day Shred. Too Easy.
I’ve heard so many great things about Jillian Michaels-30 Day Shred. The basic premise is the old 3-2-1 program, and her DVD comes with three levels, an Easy, Intermediate and Advanced. Then I read this particular review: “I am an interme...
Quitting smoking for the fourth fifth time
Smoking’s bad… mmkay. Let’s just start off on the right foot - the best way to not get addicted is to never start. And for those who have never been addicted to cigarettes, try to remember that addictiveness of nicotine is right up...
Could I be an MMA fighter?
Before you start something, you usually think “Could I go pro?” I’m getting into MMA right now and finding that I love it. Could I ever become a real fighter, not just casual observer? Well, that’s a huge question. Whether i...
What I hate about Moving
Duke might be getting a new job. He’s the top candidate for a job he applied for which would move us to some place called Atchison, KS. I have no clue where that is, but he asked me to look up houses for rent in the area just in case he gets it...
I really needed that cookies’n'cream cake
So my diet went out the window. I’m so sore from yesterday that I just needed to cheat and treat myself to a lovely cookies’n'cream cake, loaded with icing. I’ll regret it later, I’m sure, but right now, it’s like an org...
FIGHT LIKE A GIRL - part 4
This is the last installment of the series Fight Like a Girl. If you haven’t already, go read Part 1 by Solitary Panda, Part 2 by Rialeilani and Part 3 by Perky. Our own little Fight Club When I was young(er), I had some serious beef with a g...
FIGHT LIKE A GIRL part 3
This is a wonderful guest post by Perky from Perkier than you. She is the first in my Fight Like a Girl guest post series. See part 1 and part 2. These Tiny Hands Can Pack One Heck of a Punch One look at me and you will never guess that I have a 2nd...
Body Fat Percentage
I got a nifty new Fat Loss Monitor. It says I have 18.0% Body Fat. I love it because it eliminates the need for tape measure, which can be very unreliable. The goal is 14% which is within what’s deemed “healthy” for a woman of athle...
FIGHT LIKE A GIRL - Part 2
This is a wonderful guest post by Rialeilani from the & That’s the way life goes. She is the first in my Fight Like a Girl guest post series. See part 1. Pain is just weakness leaving the body Where I spar on Friday mornings hangs a sign: ...
Doing Pull Ups
“Get up on the Pull-Up Bar” Duke demanded. “I can’t do pull-ups” I said definitively. He raised an eyebrow. “You mean to tell me that you can do 82 pushups in 2 minutes but you can’t do a single pull-up.̶...
Dieting - there’s a reason the word “Die” is in there
Ah, dieting. The bane of my existence. As part of a new project (described here) I’m beginning a 21 day intense work out. Today is Day 2. Of course, it’s not enough just to exercise, I’ve got to eat well too. Lots of water, complex ...
Physical Fitness and Intellectual Fitness
“Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity. - John Fitzgerald Kennedy Physical Fitness is linked to Intellectual Fitness. It almost seems counte...
Know your limits… then say Fuck ‘em and do it anyway.
photo credit: Polina Sergiva Being in a Combatives course (which is the equivalent of a Mixed Martial Arts Class) when you’re 5′2, skinny and weighing a good 110, sopping wet is a really shitty prospect. When I first surveyed my fellow...
When being Hardcore can be stupid
This is how I went from being a marathon runner to being on the surgery table. It’s an old cautionary tale of what NOT to do when you feel joint pain. I went to the New Mexico Military Institute (NMMI) and was surrounded by equally overzealous...
My Typical Work Out
All from the relative comfort of my own home. Share and Enjoy: © Kat Argonza for Tough Girl 101, 2009. | Permalink | 3 comments | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: exercise, fitness, home gym, work out Feed ...
Losing body fat improves cognition
We’re a fat and growing nation. Almost a third of the nation is obese and is one of the leading causes of preventable death. Now it seems that higher body fat means that you don’t think as clearly. Higher levels of fat means higher levels...
Ted Murphy completed his second Marathon
The Founder and CEO of Izea, Ted Murphy, just posted a vlog about completing another Marathon and I cannot agree more with his message. If he can’t motivate you to get off the couch - no one can! Ted’s a pretty cool guy, he’s done ...
AOTC - explained
I almost wish that Duke and I had more contemporary furniture because there would be more levels and layers and more work outs to invent for the new AOTC vlogs. With two couches and a coffee table, I limit myself on exercises to demonstrate. A multi-...
Hydroxycut is off the shelves
The FDA has recieved 23 reports of series liver injuries linked to Hydroxycut. Some of the most severe cases were from people who were taking the recommended dose. Read the CNN report here. I don’t think I know of a single athlete who has not u...
What’s to come!
Next week, I’ll be starting a new vlog series. For the past week, Duke and I have been creating a work out around our living room. With almost no formal exercise equipment he is able to maintain six pack abs and I was able to lose the weight I ...
The little Midnight Runneron
We all sublimate our feelings in our own way - some over eat, others snap, a few need to talk it through over and over again. I run. When Duke and I are at an impasse and cannot resolve an argument - I run. When I’m too stressed to concentrate...
Shirts off at the gym
The gym has turned into a dirty, musty place. Too many bodies all packed and sweating in an enclosed space. It got hot, real quick. It was like a sauna, except I could also get a hint o’ Body Odor in the air. Unwilling to quit my work out, I di...
She lost weight through diet and exercise… how dare she!
The big spokeswoman for Jenny Craig is actress Valerie Bertinelli. Her new body has her strutting through commercials and put her on the cover of People Magazine. I see nothing wrong with this and I even admire her for losing all that weight and maki...
“Drink water, Walk it off.”
The October surgery on my right knee took almost three hours and the bandages wrapped from my ankle and reached halfway up my thigh. This time, they only went from the calf to about 7 inches over my knee. They only did a small incision to do the late...
Combatives - teach and you will learn
I went to a few of the lower level classes so I could roll (wrestle) with the students. In them, I began to see my own mistakes, except more obvious. I’ve decided to attend some of the classes where I can be an AI (Assistant Instructor…. ...
