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Archives for November 2011

How to Have an Awesome Deadlift Workout

November 23, 2011 by Nia Shanks

My 330 Pound Sumo Deadlift

Oh sweet, sweet deadlifts. I do love them ever so much. Conventional, sumo, trap bar, rack pulls, snatch grip . . . it doesn’t matter what type of deadlift it may be. I absolutely love deadlifting. In fact, I love deadlifts so much I even wrote a poem about them. Okay I’m just kidding (maybe) about the whole “ode to deadlift” thing. In honor of my love, admiration, and respect for one of the …

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Protein Filled Pumpkin Pudding

November 21, 2011 by Nia Shanks

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I don’t know if the following recipe can be classified as a legitimate “pudding”, but this is my website and so I’m going to call it pudding nonetheless. This is a recipe I’ve been meaning to share with you for quite some time, and since Thanksgiving is just a few days away and everyone will have a surplus of pumpkin, I figured now or never. I usually enjoy this as a “dessert” after my post …

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Food Struggles & Victories

November 18, 2011 by Nia Shanks

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Today’s post shares the stories of a few of the Girls Gone Strong ladies and other contributors. After writing and releasing the past three articles – My Experience with Disordered Eating and the two follow-up articles Beautiful Badass Strength Training Principles and Beautiful Badass Nutrition Principles – I reached out to several women to capture their own story when it comes to food. As I …

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Beautiful Badass Nutrition Principles

November 9, 2011 by Nia Shanks

You read about My Battle with Disordered Eating. If you haven’t yet, I recommend you do because it will provide insight into the following nutrition information. After that article you were presented with the Beautiful Badass Strength Training Principles. Yep. You should read that one, too. Many of my current nutrition principles developed in response to that experience, and primarily out of …

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Beautiful Badass Strength Training Principles

November 3, 2011 by Nia Shanks

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This article is a follow-up of sorts to My Battle with Disordered Eating. Believe it or not, the approach I took my workouts was a huge contributor to my recovery from the disordered eating habits. I forced myself to approach my workouts in a different way and it helped me overcome my poor relationship with food and negative body image. Something I didn’t mention in the Disordered Eating article …

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