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The Excalibur Figure Competition Is Over… How My Long Training & Dieting Paid Off by Taylor R. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Strength Training I finished my first figure competition! It wasn’t a smooth ride either. The night before the competition we learned that my bottle of tanner was bad and was giving me a terrible, streaky tan! It didn’t get better when someone rushed me over a new bottle of tan so I can try and get something on before the show… turned out that this was no... Read on »

The Day Before The Big Figure Competition by Taylor R. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Strength Training Wow… 12 weeks has just about come to an end! It has been a great journey (aside from the cranky times). Tomorrow is the big competition… The Excallibur, I am pumped and excited with a ton of nervousness. The great thing about the experience is learning my body. I was using the excuse of my genetics before for not getting the ultim... Read on »

The Skinny On "Stinky" And Making Sure You Do Not Follow His Poor Gym Etiquette by Taylor R. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Strength Training Every gym has one of these… a gym head that thinks he’s the stuff and spends his whole workout grunting and moaning and… STINKING. Yes, stinking. At my gym we have a member that we all affectionately refer to as “Stinky” (behind his back of course). Stinky drives me crazy and gets under my skin for more reasons that just his lack ... Read on »

My Slim Down Transformation by Taylor R. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Strength Training I said yesterday that I would post a few pictures of my progress and I wasn’t lying. Me in my comfie jeans about 3 months ago. It is actually annoying because none of my clothes fit and as far as my boobs are concerned… adios amigas! But I am super pumped and excited about the whole competition. The first picture is of me a few ... Read on »

I’m Back In Action Online and Ready For The Figure Competition by Taylor R. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Strength Training Sorry to everyone that keeps up to date with my blog… as you can see we have been under going some changes and many more are to come soon! I will start posting regularly again ASAP! starting with this. Over the past few weeks I have had some great changes. My body has transformed itself with hard work at the gym and a very strict cl... Read on »

Hello world! by Taylor R. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Strength Training Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging! Read on »

Bam! Take Your Planks To A New Level by Taylor R. Healthy Living Professional

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Top 3 Tricks to Instantly Look Skinnier and Toner by Taylor R. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Strength Training We all want a quick fix and while I can’t make miracles happen, I can give some tips to make you look a bit more trim. Of course the best way it to workout and eat healthy, which if you are at this blog you are probably into. But we all have areas that we want to make a bit better and appear amazing.Here are 3 (non-exercising) tricks to ma... Read on »

The Harsh and Sickening Realization Of Kids On Cholesterol Medicine by Taylor R. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Strength Training I was just told something very disturbing… the FDA has not approved cholesterol medicine for children as young as 8! Inormally don’t discuss these types of issues but it got me so heated I couldn’t resist.Obesity continues to climb and no one is pointing a figure at anyone. Everyone that is obese wants to be told it is because ... Read on »

Get Some Well Deserved R&R, It is Vital For Real Workout Results by Taylor R. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Strength Training After a long day of work, running errands, cleaning the house and so forth just think about how tired you are. Now multiple that times 10 after a tough workout and you can get an idea of how your muscles are feeling.After a great workout I am normally pumped with adrenaline and even though I may have just had the toughest workout ever I feel sup... Read on »

Truth Revealed: How Good Are Sports Drinks For You? by Taylor R. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Questions & Answers in Strength Training You know the great Gatorade commercials, with the athletes going all at it on a treadmill as hard as they can and finishing off with a Gatorade? Sure they taste like Kool-Aid and even take me back to childhood but in reality they aren’t the best for you fitness goals.Sports drinks are loaded with liquid calories, and I am going to take a g... Read on »

Going To The Dark Side With El Diablo Chicken by Taylor R. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Strength Training I love a bit of spice in my diet and I love chicken so I put together this number to create the easiest el Diablo chicken around. Studies have linked spicy foods to an increased metabolism, plus everything in this dish is good for you. And if you thought it couldn’t get better, it will be on your table in under 30 minutes.What You Need:3-4... Read on »

Figure Competition Progress: 7 Weeks Left by Taylor R. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Strength Training Everything is going well. Today was the ultimate test for me. A coworker brought in a homemade chocolate cake and on top of that someone bought pizza for the entire office! I stayed strong and stuck to my chicken.I also met with my stage trainer this past weekend and we have dropped my carbs down a bit. That just means taking control and keeping... Read on »

Almost Chicken Chili by Taylor R. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Strength Training This was something I can up with the other night for dinner. I was trying to think of an easy meal that would make me and Dan happy, since my carbs are low right now for the competition and his obviously aren’t. This is great because it gave me a great tasting piece of chicken (I was able to just pick it out and avoid all the beans) and it... Read on »

Have A Happy And Healthy 4th Of July by Taylor R. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Strength Training Happy 4th of July! This is the day to take advantage of the great outdoors with friends and family. It is a perfect day for a fitness adventure. Grab your girl friends and head to the beach for a great game of tag football, get out on the water and kayak, get to the pool early and swim a few laps, or go hiking, etc.The majority of American... Read on »

Bring The Weight Room To The Office by Taylor R. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Strength Training If you are having a slow day at the office, have a commitment and can’t make it to the gym, or you just want to get some blood pumping through your body, you can do so all without leaving the tight confines of your office or cubicle.Find a few minutes here or there during the day to add some activity is great. It will help keep you lifted ... Read on »

Too Good Tuna Patties by Taylor R. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Strength Training Is it about time for more groceries but you want to put it off one more night? This is a great recipe to throw together with what is left in the pantry. It taste delicious, looks delicious and is done in 15 minutes.The great thing about tuna is its low calorie to high protein ration. One serving typically has around 60 calories but is loaded wit... Read on »

The Road Of Progression For My Figure Competition by Taylor R. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Strength Training This weekend was very exciting in terms of moving towards my August 23rd figure competition. I drove the 2 hours upstate to meet with a designer to pick out and get fitted for my two suits.When I first got there I was a bit nervous because her house was located in the boondocks, I kid you not. I had to go down a mile or 2 of red clay, dirt roads... Read on »

Hey Ladies, Stop Forgetting To Train Your Upper Body by Taylor R. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Strength Training We all have body parts we try to target more than others but sometimes we just don’t train outside of these parts. When it comes to women and lifting, we often neglect working upper body.It isn’t unusual to see women doing walking lunges, leg curls, and squats but it is rare to see them do more than just a few bicep curls when it com... Read on »

I Got To Interview My Idol, Tosca Reno by Taylor R. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Strength Training For those of you who are addicted to reading Oxygen magazine or scope out health books you are sure to recognize the name Tosca Reno. I have long been a fan of hers and reader of her columns in the magazine. Last night I was fortunate enough to have an interview with her. It was the first interview I have done where I had tiny butterflies ... Read on »

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