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1-20-20...Surprise Announcement!!

For those of you that have been wondering why Krystal hasn't been working out a lot, there's a good reason..... WE ARE PREGNANT!!!! This weeks marks 13 weeks! We are so excited!! We've been trying for over a year, and we wanted to wait until the first trimester was over before we let everyone know, but that is now done. The cat is out of the bag, and we couldn't be more excited!! On a personal level, I can't express into words how much I love my sweet wife, and I am beyond ecstatic to have an ours baby to raise hand in hand together. I love you Krystal, can't wait to start this new adventure!! Here's how we told the kiddos! Here's a pic of our little nugget waiving hello ;) ....
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1-17-20... The Greatest Thing You Can Do Every Morning...

1-17-20
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Bicep and Tricep accessory work Met Con: TTB x 10 Power Clean x 7 250m row AMRAP 15 mins Performance
Bicep and Tricep accessory work Met Con: Knee Raises x 10 Power Clean x 7 250m row AMRAP 15 mins
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Bicep and Tricep accessory work Met Con: Leg Raises x 10 Dumbbell Clean x 7 250m row AMRAP 15 mins ....
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1-16-20... LivActive Class...

I know we've talked about it, but I want to take a second to explain a little bit more about this class. Any member can bring their friends to try out any of these LivActive classes. We are offering a 3 class pass for your friends to try it out. Here is a little more information about the class.... This is what we are putting on the website to talk explain more about this program. Please feel free to share! We began many aspects of this program around 8 years ago as the World’s Best Boot Camp Memphis, and we’ve been #strongertogether ever since. We have since rebranded to LivActive, and have added many new features to the program, but many of the tenants of our original ....
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1-15-20..... Nutrition Time...

This Saturday begins our 12 week metabolic reset program!! Here are a few things that you can expect in this program: - Guidance and accountability - Macro based guidance through 12 weeks to help you look, feel, and perform your best - Group support both in person and in our Facebook group - Results We've got some very positive changes coming in this program, you should be excited!! Now let's talk about why you should do this program.... Sure you could do something by yourself, but hang with me here for a second. Take a good look at your history. How many times in the past 10 years have you started something, especially in January and have fallen off by first to mid February? If ....
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1-13-20... New Lifting Template!!!!

I posted a video in the members Facebook group but here is the summation of it in print.... We are doing several different exciting things.... 1) The lifting that we are doing is designed to create more muscle growth and tone. Girls you will not get bulky, you'll get the lines that you want. Guys, you will add the muscle that you're looking to get. It'll be a lot of fun and different from what we've done in the past! 2) We are taking 1 day a week to go in depth into a skill. We don't be lifting that day but rather really working on nuances of a movement, or breathing, or gymnastics skill, anything that we feel like you need to work on. It's basically a mini clinic on that aspect of ....
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1-11-20...Fail Every Day revisited

Originally posted on: March 24, 2011 Fear of failure, many times, stagnate your results. There are quite a few people sitting at home right now, who are not working out because they have a fear of failing. There are quite a few people at the gym, who rest on their bands, or don't put extra weight on the bar for the same reason, fear of failure! I'm here to tell you it is ok to fail. If you push yourself hard, you may even surprise yourself and succeed. Failing is something that should be celebrated! In fact, I try to fail everyday. When I do a workout, I try to push myself as hard as I can. I try to put as much weight on the bar as I think I can handle. Many times I fail. Many ....
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1-10-20...1>0 revisited

Originally Posted: 8-24-16 1 is greater than 0..... What does that mean? It means that doing 1 thing is greater then doing nothing. Many people get wrapped up in and overwhelmed trying to look at the big picture. In reality it's the little thinks that make so much difference. In our setting, showing up can be that. Showing up is greater then not showing up. If you show up you're going to accomplish something and that something is much greater than doing nothing. Trying 5lbs heavier on the weight. Those 5lbs are much greater than not trying, even if you fail. 1 > 0. Even if you can't show up to the gym one day, do something. 1 > 0. We get so caught up in the fancy, we want ....
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1-9-20...End, Beginning, Middle revisited ...

Originally Posted: September 28, 2011 In the book the,War of Art by Steven Pressfield, he discusses many things that I believe I will blog about, but one point that I thought was interesting was how authors start a book. Many times, authors will write the ending first. If you have the ending done, then you can keep that in mind when writing the rest of the book. It gives you a direction to go to, and a finale that you need to reach. The second thing that authors usually do is write the beginning. They set up all the story lines and characters and give the book a sound opening all while keeping the ending in mind. Finally, they fill in the middle of the book. The plot unfolds, but ....
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1-8-20...The Tetris Effect revisited..

Originally Posted: 12-6-2012 This is the author of an amazing book called the, Happiness Advantage. I highly recommend this book. The idea is if you keep doing the same things your brain will start focusing on those things. This has amazing implications for your life. At LivLimitless if you keep focusing on health and hanging out with people that focus on health, you will be more inclined to see things that are healthy and stay away from things that are unhealthy. Coincidentally, the opposite is also true. The key is to surround yourself with people that are focused on health. Read magazines that focus on health. Study videos of healthy habits. Read our blog. Talk about the things that ....
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1-7-20...The Two Biggest Contributors to Frustration revisited

Originally posted: 10-24-16 Today I want to talk about the two major contributors that lead to most people's frustration in any endeavor. Those two are: Impatience and Unrealistic Expectations Think about it for a moment... Any frustration that you have can likely be boiled down to one or both of the factors. For example, you're frustrated with your fitness level, but you've only been working out for a month. Why haven't you dropped 30lbs yet? If you're frustrated there, than you likely are being impatient. It takes to build the fitness enough to make progress. Did you have unrealistic expectations to begin with? Did you expect to lose 30lbs in 30 days? That's unrealistic for most ....
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Tammy Westphal

Can you say WOW!

Tammy has been training with us for a year now and the transformation she has experienced is unbelievable! Not only did Tammy lose a total of TWENTY ONE INCHES off her body, she has gained confidence, energy, friendships and a healthy self image over the last year.

We could not be prouder of her, her accomplishments and her dedication to her health! WAY TO GO Tammy Westphal! You aren't done yet! Here's a recap of her last year with us:

Weight Lost: over 35 pounds from her start date
Inches Lost: 21.25

She shaved 2:10 off her original baseline from February 2017. In 2017 she was doing ring rows for her pull - ups and at her last reassessment with her accountability coach she was doing assisted pull-ups on the bands!

If you are looking for a program to help you lose the weight, gain the strength you need AND gain the confidence you want...you found us! Call us today at 901.388.9979 for the details you need to get started!

Tina

Ashley Howell

One year ago this month, I walked through the doors at CrossFit Bartlett, and my life was forever changed. On that day, I was miserable. I felt awful about myself. I didn't find myself attractive, and I referred to myself as "the fat friend". On Enlistment Day, I did not want Justin or Krystal to even look at me, because I felt like they were going to find me disgusting and assume I was a lazy person who made excuses for being overweight. That is how bad I felt about myself. I didn't even want people to look at me.

Before I started my journey at this gym, I had tried everything and my weight was up and down for years. I tried weight watchers, I ordered multiple as seen on TV quick fixes, I joined gyms, I tried Couch to 5k, I tried not eating, I relied on medicine, and I even did a few other things I am too embarrassed to mention. Nothing worked.

I started to believe that I was living in a body I was meant to have, and during one point in my life, I completely gave up. It wasn't worth it anymore. I did everything society said I should do, and I still failed.

The first 6 weeks during my journey, I was in the Boot Camp. I felt myself getting stronger, not just physically, but mentally. All of my goals were changing. I started noticing a shift from wanting to be skinny to wanting to be fit and healthy. I became confident and jumped at the opportunity to join CrossFit.

Later, I joined the nutrition program and got my eating under control. It is now a year later, and I cannot believe who I am today. I show up and put in the work, but if it were not for the staff, I would have not been successful. These people push you, support you, and educate you. They pave the way for the person you want to be.

My life has been enriched by this program. I no longer let the scale control my happiness, and I no longer say negative things about myself. I love myself fully for the first time in my life. When I decided to put myself first and to make my health a priority, everything changed, and I became a better friend and wife.

At the beginning of my journey, people would say, "I don't even know who you are anymore", and this would make me uncomfortable. When people say it now, I smile and say, "me either". Hearing those words is the best thing in the world.

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