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Beautiful Badass

Beautiful Badass Nutrition Principles

November 9, 2011 by Nia Shanks

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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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How to be a Beautiful Badass – Part 3

July 14, 2011 by Nia Shanks

Today is the third and final part of How to be a Beautiful Badass. In case you missed the first two parts, you can check them out here and here. Now let’s get into the final four ways to be a Beautiful Badass! 10) Stop Comparing Women really need to pay attention to this one. Beautiful Badasses should NOT compare themselves to other women – be it athletes, models, friends, actresses, siblings, …

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How to be a Beautiful Badass – Part 2

July 11, 2011 by Nia Shanks

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Last week you got Part 1 of How to be a Beautiful Badass. If you missed it, make sure you check it out before moving on to Part 2. Let's get to the next four ways to be a Beautiful Badass. 6)  Don’t Diet Beautiful Badassesdon’t diet or revolve their lives around OCD eating habits. They eat smart and follow simple nutrition principles that allow them to build the healthy, strong body they desire; …

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How to be a Beautiful Badass

July 6, 2011 by Nia Shanks

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Wanna be a Beautiful Badass? Not sure? If you're interested in building a better body, regaining your sanity from the surplus of confusing information, ditching diets and OCD eating habits for good, and actually having fun during your workouts, then it's time to begin your Beautiful Badass journey. 1)  The most important trait of a Beautiful Badass is attitude. I’ve received dozens of emails and …

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Time Crunch Workouts

June 30, 2011 by Nia Shanks

Life happens. There will come days when you don’t have much time to devote to training. And there will also be days where you just don’t want to do your entire workout; you’ll want to do the bare minimum and be done with it. Whenever those days happen, that is when I like to use time crunch workouts. When performing time crunch workouts (or get-in-the-gym, get-done-as-soon-as possible-and-leave …

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Have a Fun Workout Part 2

June 3, 2011 by Nia Shanks

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It was a breezy, blue sky Sunday afternoon with temperatures in the low 90s. We stood in the middle of a large park with soccer fields, hair being blown from the wind, my crazy dog running around with her tongue hanging from her mouth, and we stared at the toys we brought with us: three kettlebells and one 50 pound homemade sandbag. Let the fun begin. …

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No Nonsense Body Transformation Part 2

January 14, 2011 by Nia Shanks

Today in Part 2 I will outline a very simple, basic, but highly effective no nonsense body transformation guide. Follow these simple tips and you’ll get results. Say goodbye to supplements– pre and post workout drinks, workout enhancers, energy drinks, fat burners, protein powder, and other supplements are not necessary for achieving great results. Let me say that again – supplements are not …

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