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08/27/2026

Save this if you love feeling every muscle quiver in your leg workout.

A few tips to make this variation WORK:

🔸 Any kettlebell works. Any size. Just choose a weight you can control with good form.

🔸 Band size: Small to medium works great. As long as you can safely loop it around the kettlebell, you’re good.

🔸 Think tension, not speed. This is a great way to increase time under tension and make a lighter kettlebell feel MUCH harder.

🔸 Don’t completely lock out at the top. For even more tension, finish the rep with a tiny hinge instead of fully stacking your hips and relaxing. Keep the glutes and hamstrings working.

🔸 Build a tripod foot. Think big toe, little toe and heel all pressing into the floor—like tree roots digging into the earth. This gives you a strong, stable base and helps you engage the muscles throughout your leg.

🔸 Push your hips BACK. Think about closing a car door with your butt. A deadlift is a hip hinge—not a bend at the waist. Send your hips back as far as you can while keeping your spine neutral.

🔸 Let your gaze follow your spine. One of the biggest mistakes I see with deadlifts is looking up. Your neck should stay naturally neutral with the rest of your spine. You don’t need to stare at the ceiling to lift well.

And there you have it: one kettlebell + one band = a whole lot more lower-body work. 🍑

Yes, I’m wearing running shoes while training legs. Sometimes I just don’t care. I don’t love doing this barefoot because the band can dig into your foot, and honestly, I don’t own a pair of flat shoes. So here we are.

08/26/2026

Angel’s Landing is coming up, and these ridiculously high step-overs are part of my prep.

Hiking isn’t just walking. I’ll be stepping over trees, climbing rocks, and moving through terrain that requires a LOT of range of motion through my hips and knees. And doing it all while I’m scared of heights. LOL.

But this kind of training makes me feel strong and capable. Did I order a higher box after doing these? Why, yes I did.

I’ve gotten to a point where I still follow a plan because I know it works, but sometimes I just want to do the things I LOVE.

My foundation is solid. My training is working. And because of that, I can change things up without feeling like I’m falling off the wagon.
I know I’ll get back to my structured programming because I genuinely love it. But sometimes doing something different makes me a more well-rounded athlete—and gives me the strength, mobility, and confidence to do really freaking fun things outside the gym.

And maybe a little of it is my unmedicated ADHD. But honestly? It’s working for me.

08/26/2026

Morning rambling from my stories and this one needed a spot on my feed because it is so true.

It’s hard to imagine what your future self wants when you’re in a funk. Every time you can redirect your mindset in the moment means progress later.

It’s actually the most pivotal time you can fast forward your progress.

08/24/2026

You don’t need to overhaul your life to feel better in your body. You just need a plan you can actually stick to.

Starting Strength gives you everything you need to get moving again:

→ 30-minute strength workouts, 3 days a week
→ Only 90 minutes of weights per week
→ Done at home with minimal equipment
→ Follow-along YouTube workouts so you always know what to do
→ A calendar with your entire 30 days laid out
→ Habit tracker to help you stay consistent
→ Brief nutrition guide
→ Instructions for progress photos + measurements

You’ll get stronger, have more energy, feel better in your clothes, and start feeling like yourself again.

And yes, it’s FREE. 🙌

No gym. No complicated plan. No hours of your week required. Just 30 days of showing up for yourself. Just convince yourself to press play and it will be finished before you know it.

Grab Starting Strength on my website and let’s get you moving again.

08/24/2026

Consistency doesn’t mean doing it perfectly. It means doing what you can, when you can, and not falling into sabotaging behavior as often.

Or at least with a quicker bounce back.

These are all wins in my book!

08/21/2026

Getting older has taught me what I like, what I don’t, and what I’m no longer willing to waste my time on.

That’s not being difficult. That’s having standards.

08/21/2026

Just a little update on my morning routine. 60 days in. My hope is that I can inspire you to take action too.

It’s “Dress like your water bottle day” for my clients today. How’d I do?
08/20/2026

It’s “Dress like your water bottle day” for my clients today. How’d I do?

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