My workout for today got my heart pounding gave me some tired shoulders and legs. It was a metabolic conditioning (metcon) variation on a workout that I did two weeks ago. It’s great to be able to take a strength workout and turn it into a metcon workout simply by adjusting the rest, weight and/or… Continue reading Four Rounds of MetCon Fun: Clean and Press, Swings, and Dips
Fresh Kiwi Banana Smoothie Recipe
Fresh Kiwi Banana Smoothie Recipe We are having so much fun with our new Vitamix coming up with different recipes! We’ve been using our blender for years to make various creations, but now it seems so much easier with the Vitamix doing most of the cleaning itself. I started without the banana, but added it… Continue reading Fresh Kiwi Banana Smoothie Recipe
The Eating Challenge Follow-up
The Eating Challenge Follow-up Did any of you take the two week eating challenge? Did you start listening to your body more when eating, and stop eating when you were satisfied? What were the results? Did you feel better? Did you drop any weight? Did you eat less? Were you starving all day? Did you… Continue reading The Eating Challenge Follow-up
A Turkish Get-up Workshop
On Saturday, I taught Sonja how to do Turkish Get-ups. She learned quickly why it is so popular. It seems to use every muscle in your body and it is vey challenging. Workout: Ten minutes of Turkish Get-ups, alternating left and right after each rep. I used a 53# kettlebell and Sonja used a 10#… Continue reading A Turkish Get-up Workshop
Kettlebell Clean and Presses and Snatches…Because I Can
On Thursday I did a morning workout involving some clean and presses and snatches. It was similar to what I was doing weeks ago, but I was able to enjoy it more because I was doing it completely voluntarily rather than simply because it was prescribed. In truth, I did it because, again, my car… Continue reading Kettlebell Clean and Presses and Snatches…Because I Can