Weight Lifting

Pregnancy Notes: Weight Lifting in the Third Trimester

August 24, 2011

What is a girl who is 34 weeks pregnant, gained 46 lbs, has swollen ankles, erratic charlie horses, killer varicose veins doing in a gym? Lifting weights of course! And scaring the tar out of everyone else there. I’m convinced they think I’m going to explode. 34 weeks and smuggling a beach ball at [...]

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I Found It! My New Gym

August 16, 2011

Do you hear that? The fitness angels are singing their hallelujahs once again… I finally got a gym membership! This summer has been one of big changes: new town, new job, new home, and a new big body. We’ve also done a ton of traveling to help this pregnancy fly by (which works, by the [...]

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Fitness Fable: Lengthening Muscles

July 21, 2011

I have done many a yoga and Pilates class in my time. Granted, not as much as many of you, but I feel like I have done enough Downward Dogs and Hundreds to understand what these methods are generally about. And, I must say, I am a fan. When I walk away from either of [...]

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Fit Momma Question: Should I Lose Weight Before I Start Lifting Weights?

June 28, 2011

Fit Momma Abby and I have been corresponding lately about many things fitness. It’s been a nice diversion from all the moving-to-a-new-house-and-town activities around here. She asked a question recently that I’ve heard asked many times: Wouldn’t you suggest losing some weight before I start lifting weights? I want to see the results. In short: [...]

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Who Should Lift Weights?

June 7, 2011

Are you: Woman? Man? Old? Young? Married? Single? College student? Working full-time? Working part-time? Stay-at-home mom? Pregnant? Menopausal? Night owl? Morning person? Mac user? PC user? Vegetarian? Carnivore? An X-Men? (Saw it. Loved it. Even if I only got to see Hugh for all of 10 seconds and he swore at me. Still a fun movie.) [...]

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Metabolism: What Is It and Can We Change It?

June 6, 2011

There have been times in my life when I’ve been convinced that I missed the “speedy-fast metabolism” memo in heaven. I’m sure by the time I found my way to that department they were plum out, so I had to settle with my “slow-as-molasses” metabolism. Metabolism. What the heck does that mean? What is it [...]

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Fit Momma Question: Cardio or Weight Lifting First?

May 13, 2011

Fit Momma Sarah sent in this awesome question: “I am serious about getting fit. I mean it this time! Some days this means I double up my workouts by doing cardio and weight lifting. Which one should I do first? Does it matter?” Juggling the cardio and weight lifting can get tricky, I admit. [...]

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Riddle: Does Muscle Weigh More Than Fat?

April 11, 2011

This is a question I get all the time: Does muscle weigh more than fat? Immediately I come back with the snarky answer: of course not! Five pounds of muscle weighs the exact same as five pounds of fat. Five pounds is five pounds, yes? I’m being obnoxious, I know . Blame it on the [...]

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Fit Momma Question: Do Runners Have to Lift Lower Body?

March 10, 2011

My dearest Venessa sent in a very common question: Some days my exercise routine involves running and then weights. I tend to go for the upper body weights since I just ran a couple miles and I feel like my legs got a work out. Why do I need to do lower body weights? Isn’t [...]

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The New TM Workout Section

January 6, 2011

Thank you for joining me today on our continuing tour of the new Trainer Momma blog layout. Organized, Functional. Thorough. Generous. Interesting. This has everything you’ve been looking for in a man, I mean fitness blog. The Workout section is the bomb. THE BOMB (are we still staying that in 2011? I think I’m about [...]

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