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10,000 Kettlebell Swing Challenge – For the crazy beast in you

oxymoronica — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 20:33:21 +0000

For some reason this year I decided that February wasn’t awful enough as it was and decided to undertake a fitness challenge to add in some extra punishment. The challenge, as you’ve probably gathered from the title, was to do 10,000 kettlebell swings in one month. I started a few days late, so even with [...]

Calorie Cycling for Metabolism “Reset”?

oxymoronica — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 05:29:09 +0000

While I generally don’t buy into concepts such as “starvation mode” and the like, it has become undeniably apparent to me that my diet is no longer working. From the endless Googling and forum lurking I have been doing, I am fairly confident that I have this problem narrowed down to the fact that I [...]

Looking For A Fat-Blasting Kettlebell Workout?

oxymoronica — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 04:11:51 +0000

So am I. I have been poking around and deliberating about whether buying a kettlebell workout program would be more or less beneficial than just making my own plan. As of yet, I haven’t bought anything, but I did find a couple of programs that sounded interesting to me:

1. Turbulence Training Kettlebell [...]

Fitocracy – Your next (healthy) addiction

oxymoronica — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 06:07:27 +0000

If you are in the least bit interested in fitness and exercise (and it helps if you’re a geek or nerd like me), do yourself a favor and head over to Fitocracy.com. It’s my newest “thing,” and I don’t see my obsession dying out anytime soon. The site is still in beta at the [...]

OMG KETTLEBELLS

oxymoronica — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 04:58:02 +0000

So. I’ve taken the plunge. Or, rather, I made my boyfriend take the plunge and had him get me a kettlebell for Christmas. I, in my usual fashion, have been reading obsessively about kettlebells for the last forever and a half and chomping at the bit for Christmas to, like, get here already.

So [...]

Compound Exercises – My New Favorite Weightlifting Routine

oxymoronica — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 17:48:14 +0000

Well, since I wrote my post on all of the mutations my weightlifting routine has undergone, I have since given it another major overhaul. Much for the better, in my opinion. I actually took about a week and a half off of lifting altogether because I started feeling like I was overtraining- I never [...]

Thank You, Weeks Design!

oxymoronica — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 03:02:30 +0000

This post isn’t really weight loss or depression related, but I felt the need to post it anyway. I wanted to say a quick thank you and give some linkage to Beth of Weeks Design, who made the lovely logo for my site (which I have just now gotten around to uploading)!

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Beginner Weight Training – Start Here

oxymoronica — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 17:57:05 +0000

I won’t claim to be any authority on weight training, especially advanced techniques. But I do tend to obsess whenever I find a new fitness idea to latch onto, and lately for me that has been weight training. I probably can’t even estimate the number of hours I have spent reading about it in the [...]

When You Blow It – 4 Things To Do When You Fall Off The Diet Wagon

oxymoronica — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 13:57:09 +0000

So… I just got back from spending a week on the beach during my family vacation. I knew I was eating too much, but my general line of thought was “Ehh, I have lost 60 pounds already, if I gain a couple back I can re-lose them easily enough.” So I ate, and ate, and [...]

Weightlifting for Women – Are You Doing it Right?

oxymoronica — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:25:53 +0000

Since I have started my new weight training and HIIT workout, I have been doing more and more research on the subject. It’s becoming clear to me just how much I have been missing out on. I think it is ridiculous, the amount of misinformation that is floating around out there about weight loss [...]