Train Bold | Live Wild:
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This blog is your trail map filled with stories, strategies, and wild tips for building strength that lasts far beyond the gym. This is for the BOLD ones. The early risers. The log-flippers. The ones training for life, not just looks.

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Strength is a Journey, one grounded step at a time.

This isn’t just a fitness blog-it’s a call to the untamed. Train Bold. Live Wild is where strength meets terrain, sweat meets sunrise, and grit is forged in the raw outdoors and the real work inside. We talk wild workouts, grounded recovery, mountain-fueled meals, and the mindset it takes to push limits-indoors or out.

Whether you're just lacing up or halfway up the mountain, you're on the path. Not to perfection, but to power. To presence. To the kind of strength that changes everything. So wherever you are - just beginning, rebuilding, rising or thriving-welcome. This journey is yours, but you're not alone. We're walking it with you.

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HOW fasting affects strength training (and why it might be holding you back)

There’s a lot of hype around fasting — especially in the wellness world. But here’s the truth that rarely gets said out loud: Fasting and strength training do NOT mix well — especially for women. If your goal is to get stronger, build lean muscle, lift heavier, have more energy, or lose fat in a healthy, sustainable way, training fasted works against every one of those goals. Strength training is a stressor. Fasting is a stressor. Stacking the two? Your body feels the impact.

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10 healthy high-protein turkey leftover ideas

Simple, nutrient-dense meals for busy women who want to feel strong, energized, and fueled — the Train Bold Live Wild way. Thanksgiving leftovers don’t have to feel heavy, boring, or like you’re eating the same plate three days in a row. With just a few simple swaps and smart ingredients, leftover turkey becomes a week of high-protein, balanced meals that help you stay on track, feel amazing, and support your strength training goals.

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build a bold + balanced thanksgiving plate

Thanksgiving isn’t the day to restrict or shrink yourself — it’s the day to be intentional. With a bold approach (and a little strategy), you can enjoy the comfort foods you love and walk away from the table feeling energized, satisfied, and proud of how you fueled your body. Here’s how to build a Thanksgiving plate that honors your goals without losing any of the goodness.

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top 3 protein tips for busy parents

Simple, realistic ways to fuel your body — even on your busiest days. If you’re a parent, you already know: the days move fast. Early mornings, work, school drop-offs, activities, dinner, bedtime… and somewhere in the middle, you’re supposed to eat well. And while perfect nutrition might feel out of reach, protein is the one habit that makes the biggest difference in your energy, cravings, recovery, and fat loss — especially when life is full.

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  • Leave the road, take the trails.

    Pythagoras

  • In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect.

    Alice Walker

  • I took a walk in the woods and came out taller than the trees.

    Henry David Thoreau

  • A walk in nature walks the soul back home.

    Mary Davis

  • In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks.

    John Muir

  • Nature is not a place to visit, it is HOME.

    Gary Snyder

  • Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

    Ralph Waldo Emerson

  • Hiking is a bit like life. The journey only requires you to put one foot in front of the other.

    Andrew Larsen