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#TrueStory Happiness is a choice💛 #ItsTheLittleThings #PositivityIsContagious #NoDeadWeight #SurroundedByGreatness #NoAdultingToday #WelcomeToTheWeekend #IgQuotes #quoteoftheday

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💛 seeing each of the competitors take the stage yesterday... The countless hours of training, cardio, meal prep, checkins with your coach, posing, constantly carrying food or gallon jugs, etc... &&seeing each of them FINALLY have their moment. -First time competitors stepping out of their comfort zone to challenge themselves by doing something that most people never do. -Experienced athletes getting back on stage and continuing to #RaiseTheBar for themselves. Their goals. The vision they have for no one else but themselves. -A few elite athletes I've been able to see on the national stage coming back to finish off the season with family/friends/teammates, requalify, and continue to set the standard at a National Qualifier for what IS actually expected at the next level. -Promoters who genuinely appreciate their athletes & staff who understand the "what, why, and how" competitors feel the way they do and do anything to help accommodate them. Yes, everyone wants to take home some type of hardware BUT every single conversation I had with an athlete that came backstage initially disappointed went something like this… Me: …all the hours yours spent to get here, sacrifices with time before the entire day today... Is this the BEST you've ever been??? Athlete: 🤔Yes. (Followed by😏😌😊) Every athlete brought it &&THAT is winning. #RespectTheHustle #EarnedNotGiven #NpcTN #YouVsYou #IronSharpenethIron #MusicCityMuscle #BeTheBestYou #OnePercentEveryDay #212AlwaysImproving #NutrishopHendersonville #NutrishopUSA #IgFitness #IgQuotes #QuoteOfTheDay #FireWithin #MyBiggestProjectIsMe

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Wake up every day, look in the mirror &it's easy to find something you don't like BUT it's hard to wallow in self pity when you know you're CONSISTENTLY working creating your masterpiece 😉 #MoveDatAz #BeTheBestYou #ThoughtsDontBurnCalories #EarnIt #OnePercentEveryDay #ImprovementSeason #vTaperUnderConstruction #BackAttack #ItsTheLittleThings #NutrishopHendersonville #212AlwaysImproving #NutrishopUSA #RaiseTheBar #ItsTheLittleThings #NPC #IFBB #FigureAthlete #FireWithin

[aparker6]

Ha! 💪🏽💛💥 One or two without the other is still incomplete… #lol #BalanceIsKey #EarnedNotGiven #ExpandYourMind #RaiseTheBar #IntelligenceIsSexy #BeTheBestYou #OnePercentEveryDay #GlutesThatSalute #NutrishopHendersonville #ItsTheLittleThings

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New week. New goals. New plan.🙌🏽☺️🙌🏽 Over 6 weeks into the offseason and I'm loving being able to see what my body CAN do &have done pretty well maintaining and even dropping weight. For this next phase I'm focused on increasing metabolic rate & letting my body work with me not against me. At first I was hesitant to decrease cardio... I've been doing 15-30 (up to 45 ) minutes a day the past few weeks. This week IF I do cardio it'll be no more than 15-20 minute segments. Today is day 1 😅 Shoulders, 3 minutes cardio & 3 minute stretch. 42 minutes 420 kcals. #WinningEveryDay #TrainSmarter #BalanceIsKey #iLoveThisIsh #FuelYourBody #CardiNo #iHateRunning #MyBiggestProjectIsMe #MoveDatAz #RaiseTheBar #SetTheStandard #NutrishopHendersonville #NutrishopUSA #HainesHerWay #OnePercentEveryDay #212AlwaysImproving #NPC #IFBB #FigureAthlete #IgFitness (at Gold's Gym Hendersonville)

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#FitFunFriday @nutrishophendersonville Restocked on my @proteinpancakes Mighty Muffins #MyFavs 😍 @ewood529 swears this 👆🏽👆🏽👆🏽@peanutbutterco Mighty Maple is "THE BEST" so... We'll see😉 #ItsTheLittleThings #ItsALifestyle #TooBlurryButYouKnowWhatItIs #FitFoodie #LoveWhatYouDo #DoWhatYouLove #HealthyNotBoring #BalanceIsKey #BeTheBestYou #OnePercentEveryDay #212AlwaysImproving #NutrishopHendersonville #NutrishopUSA #PeanutButterCo #FlapJacked #FoodIsFuel #iLoveThisIsh (at Nutrishop Hendersonville)

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5 wks post comp &&offseason in full affect.. 😊💛 My goal hasn't been to "bulk." Just maintaining & making adjustments as necessary without gaining a lot of extra weight. Cardio✔️ Meals planned for next week ✔️ #HealthyBalance during improvement season and prep with @teamhainestraining will make 2016 the best yet 💪🏽💥💥 #BalanceIsKey #WatchMeWork #ItsTheLittleThings #LoveWhatYouDo #DoWhatYouLove #ItsALifestyle #NPC #IFBB #FigureAthlete #NutrishopHendersonville #TeamHainesTraining #HainesHerWay #OnePercentEveryDay #212AlwaysImproving #NutrishopUSA #MyBiggestProjectIsMe #MoveDatAz #RaiseTheBar #SetTheStandard #BeTheBestYou #igfitness #girlwholift #girlswithmuscle

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…&&Opening night is a wrap... So much fun &&surrounded by so much talent. It's like a whole new world... 💛☺️ #LoveWhatYouDo #DoWhatYouLove #BeTheBestYou #OnePercentEveryDay #iLoveThisIsh #212AlwaysImproving #NutrishopHendersonville #NashvilleOpera #TeamTurandot #AmazonGuards

[aparker6]

Opening night!!! #TeamTurandot #NashvilleOpera #AmazonGuards #ItsTheLittleThings #LoveWhatYouDo #DoWhatYouLove #BeTheBestYou #BalanceIsKey #DjLeks #drama #theatre #opera #Turandot (at Tennessee Performing Arts Center)

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Because the experience is about what you make it &&& these ladies are AWESOME!!! 💛💥 #NashvilleOpera #TeamTurandot #AmazonGuards #TooMuchBooty #CantHandleIt #DjLeks #ItsTheLittleThings #BalanceIsKey #iLoveThisIsh (at Tennessee Performing Arts Center)

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Final dress rehearsal's tonight 🙌🏽☺️🙌🏽 20 minute break && @questnutrition bars on deck 😂 #ItsTheLittleThings October 8th &10th Don't miss out! #LoveWhatYouDo #DoWhatYouLove #BalanceIsKey #NashvilleOpera #TeamTurandot #TPAC #AmazonGuards #QuestNutrition #FoodIsFuel #iLoveThisIsh (at Tennessee Performing Arts Center)

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Late night cardio and posing because prep withdrawal is real 😂 Knowing there's one more show I would've prepped for, but focusing on balance... Crazy thing is that I missed cardio 😜 wth?! Best part is knowing that I'm enjoying it. Doesn't feel like work and still improving... #ItsTheLittleThings #ItsALifestyle #LoveWhatYouDo #DoWhatYouLove #BeTheBestYou #OnePercentEveryDay #RaiseTheBar #SetTheStandard #212AlwaysImproving #GymTherapy #FuelByPassion #UnderConstruction #NutrishopHendersonville #NutrishopUSA #BalanceIsKey #MyBiggestProjectIsMe #igfitness #NPC #IFBB #FigureAthlete (at Gold's Gym Hendersonville)

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#SundayFunDay Finding ways to make favorite meals better (without tasting like it) is always a plus... 750-800 kcals per serving originally, but switching just a few little things out makes moms meals so much better for her 🙌🏽💛 #ItsTheLittleThings #FindWhatWorks #FatKidAtHeart #MyMomPrepsBetterThanYours #ShesNotGoingAnywhere 😜 #LoveWhatYouDo #DoWhatYouLove #LoveToCook #LoveToEat #FoodIsFuel #fitfoodie #BeTheBestYou #OnePercentEveryDay #212AlwaysImproving #NutrishopHendersonville #igfitness #igfitfood #mealprep

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Backstage shenanigans… #AmazonGuards #TeamTurandot Dress rehearsal in 30 😆 #NashvilleOpera #ItsTheLittleThings #LoveWhatYouDo #DoWhatYouLove #BeTheBestYou (at Tennessee Performing Arts Center)

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#TrueStory Cardio done ✔️ Making the best of this cold icky day... It's easy to get up and get things done when you know there's so much you can do to begin living the life you want. 2016 will be my year 🙏🏽💛 #OwnIt #OnePercentEveryDay #ItsTheLittleThings #MakingMoves #LoveWhatYouDo #DoWhatYouLove #BeTheBestYou #BalanceIsKey #212AlwaysImproving #igquotes #quoteoftheday #NutrishopHendersonville #MyBiggestProjectIsMe

[aparker6]

#LegDay #EarnedNotGiven #Plyos #GlutesThatSalute #NoCreases #NoDimples #NutrishopHendersonville #HainesHerWay #igfitness #igquotes #ImprovementSeason #MakeDatIshWork #BeTheBestYou #MoveDatAz #ImprovementSeason #iLoveThisIsh (at Gold's Gym Hendersonville)

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Day one back to tracking/monitoring things... Before NA's I set a "goal" to take a 1 month break. No tracking food or workouts, no monitoring heart rate, no 2 a day training sessions, and do 1-2 things I wouldn't normally do every week... Believe it or not, it was MUCH harder than it sounds... By the 2nd week I started a countdown lol The most annoying part... "Why aren't you training as much anymore? That was a short workout..Off season in full effect huh?" 😑✋🏽 I needed a break. My focus the past month has been balance. Doing what I love to do, with people that I love to be around, and helping others... It's been GREAT! &&Data doesn't lie... My last recorded session was 8/31 (peak week) Average heart rate and Max heart rate were lower, spent most of the time in fitness and endurance zones, never got above 70-80% &dropped significantly towards the end. Today, after a break, higher intensity for a higher percentage of the time 🙌🏽🙌🏽Sometimes rest is best... Only sometimes tho 😜 #LoveWhatYouDo #DoWhatYouLove #BeTheBestYou #OnePercentEveryDay #212AlwaysImproving #BalanceIsKey #NutrishopHendersonville #NutrishopUSA #igfitness #HainesHerWay #ItsTheLittleThings #ItsALifestyle #ImprovementSeason #TeamHainesTraining #MyBiggestProjectIsMe