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Fitness, Gold's Gym, Health


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June 18, 2010


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“Thumbs Up to the PPC!” by Jessica Tyrrell, 2010 Most Inspirational Gold’s Gym Challenge Winner

So I definitely give two thumbs up to this Personal Performance Challenge. Last week were the last days for testing so hopefully none of you missed out! This is a different kind of challenge than the actual Gold’s Gym Challenge but, it’s one that pushes you to your limits and really shows you what you can do! This is perfect for those who want to continue on!  I honestly didn’t think the testing would be as tough as it was and I was pretty tired by the end of it. There were five parts to it and you got a minute for each test with a two minute rest in between.
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by Lori

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June 17, 2010


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“Eat Right For Your Type” by Peter J. D’Adamo

One of my saddest memories as a 14 year old was watching my Grandpa die of liver cancer. Every Friday after school we would pack up and head to Spokane where we would visit him in the VA hospital knowing that he would not survive the horrible disease. One of my other memories about him was his extremely rare blood type. AB (Only 2-5% of the population share this blood type.)
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Fitness, Gold's Gym, Health


by Jess

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June 10, 2010


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“My Trainer” by Jessica Tyrrell, 2010 “Most Inspirational” Gold’s Gym Challenge Winner

This weekend I was out and about when I got stopped by someone to chat and during our conversation they asked me why I had a trainer when it seemed like I had enough motivation to keep going on my own.  This lead me to my blog topic for the week and I think this is honestly one of the easiest things for me to talk about because I would recommend to everyone that they have a trainer.  First of all I do understand that not everyone can afford to have a trainer. However, think of all the money you blow going out to eat all the time, going to happy hour, buying a coffee everyday or even stopping at the store to grab something.  All these things add up and I’m not even going to mention all the calories you’re wracking up! This is how I compare the cost, for me, I think I’m actually saving money!
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Fitness, Health


by Kari

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May 13, 2010


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“Starting Back After Surgery” by Kari Crowell, Gold’s Gym Member

Congratulations to all of the Challenge winners, their families and everyone that participated. GO TEAM WENATCHEE!

I was able to get back in the gym this week, YEAH! With the Dr.’s advice, “go at your own pace, and listen to the pain.” My first day back was like a reunion of friends, it was nice to feel missed and great to see everyone and catch up! With my two new awesome work-out friends Teresa & Connie, we quickly got to working out. Oddly, lifting felt foreign to me and I had to rely on them to take me thru the work-out. Is it normal to feel like a beginner after such a short time away? I’m trying to be patient and let the effort come naturally, not to judge my progress so soon. I’d like to say “waiting without worrying is my new definition of having patience” but I still have some work to do on it.

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“Keeping Your Motivation” by Jessica Tyrrell, Gold’s Gym member and the 2010 Most Inspirational Challenge Winner

First off I want to say congrats to all who finished the challenge this year. I truly believe that the challenge is the jump start to a lifetime of fitness. The awards ceremony was amazing and there were definitely many jar dropping pictures!  I hope you all enjoyed my before pictures! I really do believe that no matter how much you hate them that you should always hold on to them and look at them. Someone asked me tonight what my biggest motivation was and I can to honestly tell you that it’s looking at those pictures. I never want to be that person again and I hope you all feel the same when you look at your very first before pictures and remember that those pictures were the start to your journey of a wonderful lifetime full of fitness!
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Fitness, Health


by Jess

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May 5, 2010


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“Looking Back” by Jessica Tyrell, Gold’s Gym Member

Thinking back a few short years ago I remember walking into the office to get my first Gold’s Gym Challenge pictures taken. If I’ve ever felt like the room was closing in on me that would’ve been the day. To this day I’m told I didn’t breathe the whole time I was in there. I’m just 5 foot 6 inches tall and I weighed 281 pounds and had 58% body fat.  The worst part of all… I was only 19. I asked my mom once how I ever got so “big” and she told me that once I got my driver’s license I would come home every day with a different fast food cup.  I use to order pizza and eat the whole thing; of course I’d take the trash out before anyone saw. I’d even eat a whole cheesecake all by myself. No wonder I was so big.
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“Just Tri” by Kari Crowell, Gold’s Gym Member

I’m in the process of preparing myself to go outside of my comfort zone and put myself through a personal challenge, my first race, a Triathlon. I’d like to invite you to join me on this journey to becoming a first time athlete.
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Fitness, Gold's Gym, Health


by Aron

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April 29, 2010


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New Bloggers!!

I am excited to announce that we are in the process of adding two new bloggers to our site! Melissa Schwab did such a great job and we received an amazing amount of comments; so much that we wanted to keep this journey going!  
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Fitness, Gold's Gym, Health


by Melissa

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April 13, 2010


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“The End” by Melissa Schwab, Gold’s Gym Challenge Participant

So I survived my “after” pictures this morning. It feels so great to be done. I can hardly believe it. The past few months have been a lot of hard work and I’m proud of how far I’ve come. I want to thank all of you for joining me on this journey. It’s been a lot of fun to connect with people and share this experience. I’ve really appreciated all the comments and feedback on the blog. I feel like I’ve learned a lot about myself and hope you have too. I want to wish all of the fellow “challengers” the best and I look forward to seeing you at the gym. Thank you!
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by Melissa

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April 5, 2010


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“What’s Next?” by Melissa Schwab

April 5, 2010

It was good to see some of the “flight 1” participants already back at the gym. For me, I’m planning to take the weekend off and head back on Monday. A whole two days away from the gym…amazing! But I’m already enlisting the help of my workout buddies for next week and making plans for a new routine. I’ve worked too hard to go back. Someone commented on another blog about giving ourselves “time and patience” on moving forward. I LOVED that because we have the rest of our lives to use what we’ve learned to be healthy. Knowledge is half the battle. My goal is to find the right balance for me between working out and eating. I’m not sure EXACTLY what that will be, but I now have a lot of knowledge, time and hopefully patience to work on it. In a way, I’m excited for the new phase of maintenance. I can’t remember the last time I wasn’t trying to lose weight. I’m even more excited to go shopping for clothes. What will you do with your former clothes? Some say to keep them, so you’ll remember how far you’ve come. Some say to clean them out so you’ll never go back. Looking forward to the start of a new goal….just a few more days and counting.

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