Laura and I started working together a few years ago, and at that time I followed the NASM model starting with stability, then strength, then power. I donβt want to give myself all the credit for her stability, balance, and core strength, but I canβt help but plug myself that I did a solid stability program with her π Iβm pleased that now that we are focusing on a lot of strength exercises, she still demonstrates a high level of ...
Continue Reading βOkay, so someone who I think is really smart once said to garner motivation from ***anywhere***– doesn’t matter from where. So recently I have been inspired to seek my 1RM in a few different exercises in order to break the records at Rise Above Performance. It’s a small gym in Belmont that focuses on performance enhancement. The adult female bracket is filled with high scores but I seek to break a few. Weighted pull ups (1RM), bench press (1RM), ...
Continue Reading βLet’s see, what has happened since last post…
I taught that dance-inspired fitness class in the East Bay, and it was a lot of fun! One girl said it was “phenomenal”! ::blushing:::
Let’s see, had a fun tire workout…ummm…I went kayaking yesterday, that was fun π
…oh yeah, I am so excited I broke a strength record at Rise Above Performance! I just walked in and broke it like WHAT. But sadly we didn’t record it, so we decided that next week ...
Continue Reading βyesterday-
pre workout- quinoa oatmeal amaranth egg white cinnamon mix + low fat latte
back and bi’s n sum core
post workout- choc fat free pudding + choc cream of wheat + pea protein powder mix
home-made beef and veggie stew
salad with chicken and sesame asian dressing
apple + almonds
french vanilla cappuchino drink
little bit of kicking soccer ball with a friend
home-made beef and veggie stew
light lifting with a friend, more of a catch-up than a hard workout! π
eggs sandwiched between wheat thin bread + one ...
Continue Reading βI am so excited because my website is REVAMPED! My web designer and I have been working hard to revamp it, and now we are ready to show our work! Instead of this being more of a BLOG where, for example, the blog is the HOME page…we have made lots of changes including putting the home page be a HOME page, and having the blog as a separate link. I’m very excited. In the past week, I actually was writing ...
Continue Reading βwoke up and did sum stepmillin and some walkin and a lil stretchy stretch.
Picked up a low fat latte and got home to heat up a batch of the Power Amaranth Breakfast I made.
Here was my meal. My amaranth/eggwhites/strawberry/etc mix, my multi-vitamins plus one fish oil cap plus one krill oil cap plus water, plus a low fat latte. Amazeballs.
So I have heard a little murmur here and there about amaranth, but it was only recently when I read something AGAIN by John Berardi– whose word I trust a lot– that I decided to purchase some.
Amaranth is considered a nutritional “powerhouse” for reasons including:
So I bought ...
Continue Reading βSwiss chard, kale, spinach, broccoli, radish, beets, chicken. Gonna add some dressing and nosh. FULL of antioxidants, nutrients, fiber, and yumminess.
Ice cream is part of my meal plan. Isoflex Protein shake and Skinny Cow low fat ice cream FTW! You need fast acting protein and quick carbs post workout. Fitting the bill! Like a bawse.
