Real Life Warriors

Breaking it down in simple terms.

Take care everyone. Be safe and hopefully things will return to normal soon.

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Here's Why COVID-19 or Coronavirus Is Worse Than We Thought | Leapfrogging Success Are you feeling confused as to why Coronavirus (or COVID-19) is receiving so much attention and is a bigger deal than how we react to seasonal flu?

Being over 50 isn’t too late to get in shape. Here’s a look at myths you should never believe about fitness at mid-life.

The one thing to remember is that you’re never too old to start exercising.

“There is no expiration date on our body’s ability to benefit from physical activity,” says Alice Bell, PT, DPT, a Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Geriatric Physical Therapy, and American Physical Therapy Association spokeswoman.

“Studies show that individuals who adopt an active lifestyle at any age can demonstrate improvements in strength, endurance, balance, and cognitive performance.”

Plus, you might soon come to love fitness.

https://www.rd.com/health/fitness/myths-shouldnt-believe-fitness-after-50/

Myths You Shouldn't Believe About Fitness After 50 | Reader's Digest Being over 50 isn't too late to get in shape. Here's a look at myths you should never believe about fitness at mid-life.

Just thinking you have poor endurance genes changes your body.

If you want to win a race or stick to a difficult diet, coaches of all kinds will tell you it’s all about “mind over matter.”

But that advice rarely crosses over into the medical community, where an inborn ability—or risk—is thought to depend more on genes and environment than on mindset.

Now, in a study examining what may be a novel form of the placebo response, psychologists have found that just telling a person they have a high or low genetic risk for certain physical traits can influence how their body functions when exercising or eating, regardless of what genetic variant they actually have.

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/12/just-thinking-you-have-poor-endurance-genes-changes-your-body

Just thinking you have poor endurance genes changes your body New study suggests our minds can influence our physiology as much as our genes

There is a fine line between hobby and mental illness and many a runner has crossed it. - Dean Karnazes

“Most people never get there.

They're afraid or unwilling to demand enough of themselves and take the easy road, the path of least resistance.

But struggling and suffering, as I now saw it, were the essence of a life worth living.

If you're not pushing yourself beyond the comfort zone, if you're not constantly demanding more from yourself--expanding and learning as you go--you're choosing a numb existence.

You're denying yourself an extraordinary trip.”

― Dean Karnazes, Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner

How many miles have you run in 2018 so far?

For me, it was 1820 miles as of November 30, 2018.

I have about 160 miles to go before the end of the year.

In the last 9 years since I made a firm commitment to get fit, fast, and strong, it has been about 16,380!

Please share an accomplishment that you had in 2018.

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Happy Thanksgiving next week!

Deadlifting you way to a better life!

Four Important Things That Helped Me Increase My Deadlift and Make My Life Better - REAL LIFE WARRIORS Deadlifting is quickly becoming my favorite exercise. Every aspect of the lift seems to draw parallels with life. I am not an expert in deadlifting.

Female strength is beautiful.

Read Melissa's amazing story on ESPN!

http://www.espn.com/espnw/sports/article/25185699/catch-lift-fund-helps-veterans-find-mental-physical-strength-fitness

Catch A Lift Fund helps veterans find mental and physical strength through fitness After losing her brother Chris in Afghanistan, Lynn Coffland established Catch A Lift in his honor, using fitness as a means to empower veterans and help them regain normalcy to their lives.

Here is the most amazing example of a Real Life Warrior.

Read Melissa's incredible story right here:

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SPC Melissa Sacia Leuck (Army, OIF Veteran) The project’s goal within the greater context of the work is to highlight veterans of foreign wars and their time in sacrificial service to their nation.  It makes even more sense then, when some of these veterans have been assisted by some incredible organizations; to place a spotlight on

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THIS Saturday!! Take an hour out of your morning and show some support for our Veterans! The La Crosse Vet Center provides many services to Veterans and their families. You don’t have to run, you can just check out the center and get familiar with what they offer. This a a great opportunity and it is FREE! For those of you interested in running you can register right there before the race, which is also FREE!
The forecast is looking chilly but a half hour in the cold is nothing compared to what has been sacrificed for us. Show some support and stop by! There will be refreshments after the race and you will see Patty Barge and Angela Berkley handing out flags, water, and other freebies!! Amanda Berkley will be running the race!
We hope to see you there!

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Walk with Warriors

Bringing Awareness to Veteran's Mental Health

Scheduled for June 22, 2019!

https://www.laxymca.org/events/walk-warriors/

La Crosse YMCA :: Walk with Warriors Did you know, the VA estimates that 22 veterans die by su***de every day? Come join the YMCA Veteran Committee, Onalaska Legion Post 336, and the La Crosse Vet Center as we walk 2.2 miles to bring awareness to this community issue. There is no fee for the walk, but registration in advance is encoura...

I Witnessed Rob Krar’s Greatest Victory. It Wasn’t Winning an Ultra.

His recent Leadville 100 title capped an inspiring fight against a severe depressive episode.

https://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/a22997220/rob-krars-greatest-victory/

I Witnessed Rob Krar’s Greatest Victory. It Wasn’t Winning an Ultra His recent Leadville 100 title capped an inspiring fight against a severe depressive episode.

Running with Soaring Eagle makes the need to monitor completely unnecessary.

Every few seconds, Soaring Eagle’s eyes are darting down to monitor and observe the time, pace, and distance.

Instinctively he chirps aloud whatever metrics happen to catch his fancy.

Sometimes something really interesting must catch his eye… like a fresh fish in the cool and dark waters of the fall Mississippi!

http://reallifewarriors.com/type-runner/

Which Type Of Runner Are You? - REAL LIFE WARRIORS Running with Soaring Eagle makes the need to monitor unnecessary. Every few seconds, Soaring Eagle’s eyes are darting down to monitor and observe.

Today I am writing about exhaustion from a week of spreadsheets at work and trying to average 50 mile weeks running to hit my goal of 2,018 miles in 2018!

This week also included Halloween costume building, and courage to be a nut at my workplace, as well as finishing with a PR at the Hixon 50K Trail Run.

http://reallifewarriors.com/friday-exhaustion-love-running/

Friday Exhaustion, Love and Running - REAL LIFE WARRIORS Today I am writing about exhaustion from a week of spreadsheets at work and trying to average 50 mile weeks running to hit my goal of 2,018 miles in 2018!

No matter how educated or realistic you are, there are probably still things that you just refuse to believe, although deep down you probably know they’re true.

I want to share a good dose of reality with you today, because if we are not realistic with ourselves, we can’t achieve realistic goals with physical, mental, or spiritual aspirations.

These facts may seem difficult to swallow, but doing so will only make your life easier in the long run. And it will be far easier to swallow than those Brussels Sprouts you’ve been avoiding all of your life.

Here we go.

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10 Harsh Realities Of Life That Most People Are Afraid To Admit - REAL LIFE WARRIORS No matter how realistic you are, there are probably still things that you just refuse to believe, although deep down you probably know they're true.

In one of his most ambitious physical efforts, Dean Karnazes ran 50 marathons, in 50 states, in 50 days to raise awareness of youth obesity.

http://reallifewarriors.com/fallacies-getting-staying-fit-right-mindset/

9 Fallacies Of Getting And Staying Fit And How To Have The Right Mindset - REAL LIFE WARRIORS Did you ever talk to someone about fitness and right away, they look at you like they just sucked on a lemon? What is so bad about exercise?

See the guy right there in the dark blue shirt and black pants getting his butt kicked at the finish line?

That's what happens when I try to get back into 5K racing again after a year and a half of recovering from a painful knee injury.

Nobody ever said running was easy, especially competitive running with people that are half my age and even younger.

I have a lot of work ahead of me if I want to achieve the same level of competitive running success that I saw in 2014, when I ran a Boston qualifying Grandma's marathon in Duluth, as well as a bunch of 5K's in the 18-19 minute range.

But I'll get there.

As sure as the sky is blue and the grass is green, I will get there.

It just takes one foot in front of the other, along with lots of patience, focused training, appropriate rest, and being kind to my aging body.

I am ready! Let's do it!

Whoever says a 50 year old can't win a competitive race is dead wrong.

On Saturday, October 6, 2018, I entered a community 5K run with the goal of coming in first overall and winning the grand prize.
..and it worked!

All that hard work all summer putting in long miles in the hot sun and humid air, to increase my cardio endurance.

All the strength training with weights, chin ups, push ups, crunches, and planks to increase my core strength.

All the speed work with intervals, tempo runs, and sprints to increase my leg speed, turnover, and VO2 max.

I ran hard for the entire distance, and it paid off!

Here I am with a HUGE check for $100 and a trophy (also got a real cash prize for $100).

I guess you could call me a professional runner now. ;)

It was a pretty good day!

If you build up your strength, speed, and mindset, you can do this too!

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World Of Forms - REAL LIFE WARRIORS It was a brisk October day in Wisconsin. The sun was out just a bit. The leaves were turning brilliant colors, and my mind was not on running.

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How to Heal From Pinched Nerves: Four Best Methods - REAL LIFE WARRIORS One thing that we may battle with as we age and choose to continue pushing ourselves is pinched nerves.Nerve pain is far more common than you think.

One of my favorite races ever!

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Take The 30 Day No Cable Challenge - REAL LIFE WARRIORS Cable TV has killed much of my adult life, in terms of wasting my time, and my energy, doing essentially what some have considered to be less than nothing.

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Are you a Real Life Warrior? - REAL LIFE WARRIORS My two pals and I decided to start a blog about warriors. But it's more than that. It's a mission. Whatever it is, it's something we are doing together.

http://reallifewarriors.com/fitness-strength-training-healthy-balanced-life/

How To Make Fitness and Strength Training Part of Your Healthy Balanced Life | Leapfrogging Success I recently had a chance to talk to a buddy of mine about strength training, exercise, and nutrition, while making fitness part of a balanced life.