Tag Archives: strength training

Monday Bacon: Toned Ban

Posted on June 9, 2014 by tosabarbell

Inevitably, when someone hears about our Black Iron gym, they will say that they really don’t need to be stronger but they DO want to be toned. I then ask, ‘What does toned mean?’  They will then point to whatever area … Continue reading →

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Snopes for Training

Posted on April 1, 2014 by tosabarbell

Do you remember hearing the one about the new minister at a shwank church who dressed as a homeless person and came to church to see how his new congregation would react? And then when they shunned him he was … Continue reading →

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Plan B

Posted on March 20, 2014 by tosabarbell

Or, what to do when you don’t inherit incredible genetics. I was getting a mani/pedi the other day when a woman sat down in the pedi seat next to me. She was somewhat trim but had aged, as in, aged … Continue reading →

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I’m So Vain, I Probably Think This Blog Is About Me!

Posted on February 4, 2014 by tosabarbell

Mason Cooley wrote, “Vanity well fed is benevolent. Vanity hungry is spiteful.” Is Vanity taken as a whole a bad thing? There are many of us who commit to training and eating right for various reasons, but if we said that … Continue reading →

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