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Strong Women: Barbie Barbell World Record Bench Press

Amanda Harris, also known as Barbie Barbell is see here setting her world record bench press. She pressed 187.6 pounds at a body weight of 112 pounds and being 17 years of age. I’m pretty sure those are the numbers for her age and weight. Please correct me if I’m wrong.

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Barbie Barbell is one strong woman. She’s an inspiration to girls all around the world as well as parents. Makes you want to spend more time on yourself, getting into shape, eating better and having your kids follow in your footsteps doesn’t it?

Even it the sport is not your type of thing, the dedication to her discipline, bench press, deadlifts and squats should leave you inspired. Where other kids are perfecting their wii, Barbie is moving weight around.

Strength Training at 100 Years of Age

Ida Wasserman just celebrated her 100th birthday and she’s heading to the gym. From a walker to walking by herself, Ida shows that it’s never too late to start exercising.

Ida’s favorite cardio equipment is the rowing machine which reminds her of rowing in Central Park with her late husband.

Her advice to seniors is

keep active because once you stop being active, you’re no longer much of a person

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I might ask that you use Ida as inspiration to continue your own workouts with vigor, or begin exercising. If she can do it, you can do it.

via Scott. More on the story at Tampa Bays 10

What Is Your Symbol Of Strength?

Most of us have many symbols of strength and sometimes it’s just one thing. You know, that one thing that when you see it, hear it, or feel it, it just makes you feel like you can do anything.

For me, it’s a lot of different things. The song “Rockstar” for instance, by Nickelback. It’s like the Universe is asking me what I want, and although my answers are not necessarily the same as his, I still get the chance to raise my vibration and tell the Universe what that is.

Another is a necklace my daughter gave me to wear. It’s really hers, but you know how that goes when you have a teenage daughter. Your stuff becomes her stuff and once in a while she lets you borrow something of hers. When I wear the necklace, it reminds me of all the possibilities she has to make this world a better place. She also has some of my abilities and is developing quite nicely.

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The Week Ahead…

This week brings a message from my Spartan connection that you will all find interesting. I did! After I let her through and read what was channeled, it was pretty powerful stuff. Can’t wait for you to read it.

On Wednesday we will explore what is going on inside of you when anger occurs. Turning the mirror back on yourself to find the source and being able to let that go.

Look forward to the new week and many inspiring moments.

Kandace
Clarity with Kandace
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Unafraid

One of the best feelings in the world, in my opinion, is when we realize that something that we thought was a huge stressful deal at one point, really isn’t at all. You have a moment where whatever fog was looming goes away and suddenly you’re made aware that all previous notions of the situation were just wrong, overdone, or completely irrelevant.
What was once such an important thing…feeling or idea to hold onto really doesn’t matter in the least, and probably never really did.

Most of the time, a feeling like this is like a heavy weight being lifted off your life, freeing your mind to worry about the things that are actually important and hold real weight. Also, many times this ‘huge’ thing probably started out as something pretty small, if you take the time to trace it back in your mind.
We have huge worries in life all the time. I don’t believe there isn’t a person alive who can say they don’t have a single worry. So, why hold onto ‘issues’ that, when placed out in the open for us to analyze, are very tiny and unimportant in the grand scheme of things?
We go day in, day out and allow small things to get on our last nerves, or send us to our boiling points, when really, why do we bother holding onto them so tightly?

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