Garden of Gainz

My name is Molly. I'm formerly known as "Runs-On-Plants." I'm a former fat chick turned runner, turned Crossfitter with a dash of Yogi. I successfully quit smoking in May 2013. . I'm training just in case I'm a potential Vampire Slayer. While my blog is mainly a healthblr/fitblr, I also include feminism, vegetarian/vegan posts, and some fandom posts. Mainly whatever I want cause I can :) Please don't hesitate to message me about anything. I am also working on my links, so bear with me as I add some resources and links to my favorite blogs. (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-47272665-1', 'tumblr.com'); ga('send', 'pageview');

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Unpacking Mona Lisa at the end of World War II (1945)

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Vegan Shareholders Pitch Their Proposal To Get Leather Out Of Tesla Motors Cars

At Tesla's annual shareholders meeting, vegan couple Mark and Elizabeth Peters had their moment to speak to CEO Elon Musk about the use of leather interiors.

Since Tesla’s core mission is to reduce the impact of human-caused global warming, the Peterses say the use of leather is antithetical to the company’s forward-thinking mission.

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So don’t talk about it like it is one. #fitness #crossfit #everybodyscalessomething #crossfitgirls #lisbethdarsh #strongstartsinthemind

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reblog if you love the moon, or any other really big rock

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[gardenofgainz]

Worked on snatches today. hit 77 pounds which is 96% of my max. I tried for 80 and failed :(

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[gardenofgainz]

Hey. What’s your problem?

[10000bc]

sometimes i’ll see ppl in their early 20’s completely fucking covered in tattoos and im like damn what if one day youre 33 and u want a new tattoo but u cant get one cuz u done run out of skin

[heckayeah]

I thought this was going to be really negative but Im glad with its turnout

[onlyfitgirls]

Lauren Fisher: Hang Snatch. SoCal Regionals 

[love-health-ot]

😆 “The gym: before & after”

[saintdollyparton]

She just keeps getting better and better.

[kelseyridge13]

I love this moment.  I love it, because Agent Carter she is historically accurate.

American servicemen serving in the UK were issued pamphlets reminding them that the UK women had been in that war longer than the Americans had and deserved their respect:

A British woman officer or non-commissioned officer can and often does give orders to a male private. The men obey smartly and know it is no shame. For British women have proven themselves in this war. They have stuck to their posts near burning ammunition dumps, delivered messages afoot after their motorcycles have been blasted from under them. They have pulled aviators from burning planes. They have died at the gun posts and as they fell another girl has stepped directly into the position and “carried on.” There is not a single record in this war of any British woman in uniformed service quitting her post or failing in her duty under fire.

Now you understand why British soldiers respect the women in uniform. They have won the right to the utmost respect. When you see a girl in khaki or air-force blue with a bit of ribbon on her tunic - remember she didn’t get it for knitting more socks than anyone else in Ipswich.

No wonder she decks him. And no wonder his boss believes he deserves it.

[barbellsandfortitude]

instagram: @maxxchewning

[gardenofgainz]

it starts raining

me: yes

lighting appears

me: yES

thunders explode

me: YES

raining intensifies

me: YEEEEEEEESSSSSSSS

[dennys]

JUST A SHAKE WITH A GYM MEMBERSHIP WHAT UP

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sunalwaysshining

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HAHA I’M DYING

[gardenofgainz]

Decided to max my deadlift today. The last time I did that was last summer and got 135. This is 185. I tried for 195 and couldn't get it more than 2 inches of the ground.

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[myqueersexytime]

Sometimes I feel ugly. Sometimes I hate my weight. Sometimes I just hate myself. 

And that’s okay. I embrace those negative feelings.

Body positivity is a process. 

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Body positivity is not a linear journey. 

I say this often but it’s important to say and hear.

Body positivity is not a linear journey. Some days will be easier than others.

You can feel wonderful one day and shameful the next, all of these feelings are valid and normal and acceptable.