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How to Bling Out Your Own Suit

Crystallized Suit ImageHow to Bling Out Your Own Suit




Most of us ladies love the dazzle of crystals and sequins when seen on competition suits, but such embellishments can be pretty expensive, especially when suits are custom made and crystallized by a professional suitmaker.  However, it is possible to bling out your own suit at home as long as you have a somewhat creative hand and a lot of patience.  I have endured the laborious process of applying crystals by hand on three suits.  Despite the fact that this was very time-consuming, it was well worth it considering the fact that I saved hundreds of dollars by crystallizing the suits myself. 

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Are YOU Overtraining?

 

photo (4)Are YOU Overtraining?

 

 

 

"The muscle building process happens when we rest, not while we are working out."

 



We as competitors and elite athletes know that improving fitness and body shape requires more than just "regular workouts".  For one to excel in their sport progressive increases in training and dietary manipulation are only a small feat to endure on their way to the top.  However, even the conditioned athlete can fall victim to training overload.  This excessive overload can lead to 'overtraining', a condition that negatively affects the body and mind.

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TRAINING WITH THE BOYS. Is There Really a Difference?

fitness-gym1TRAINING WITH THE BOYS. Is There Really a Difference?


In life and basically in many, if not all things we do, there is an unspoken rule that is 'known' to each of us regarding our roles in society and what we are able to do as male and female.  Now, it seems that this is not just a one time thing.  It follows us throughout life in all we do and all that we would like to do.  If one does not follow that ideal, we are questioned, teased and maybe even put down.  But who is to say or tell me what I can and cannot do? After all, does my gender dictate my abilities? Well, it seems that these perceptions of what a male and female can do has worked its way into the gym.  Females are not to have muscle, use only the cardio machines and if they are to pick up a weight, it will be the light ones that are pink and/or purple because females like those colors. 

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