When I discovered the idea behind this no flour chocolate chip cookie recipe, it changed my life in the way learning about dates and making Lara Bar Balls did. My food paradigm was, again, shifted. We simply don’t need to use flour for everything. Our mindset says flour, but it doesn’t have to be that… Continue reading No Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies
Principles of Stewardship: Personal Discipline Part 1
When it comes to personal effectiveness and exercising good stewardship with my life, I find that most of my successes and failures point back in some way to personal discipline…or a lack of it. There are countless other joys that come as a result of the kindness of someone else or just some blessing of… Continue reading Principles of Stewardship: Personal Discipline Part 1
Kettlebell Snatches, Pull-ups, Pushups, and Squats
On Monday I continued the snatch practice and then followed it with the old standby trio of pull-ups, pushups and squats. I’m working toward ripping off 100 snatches with a 53# kettlebell in under five minutes. This is my second week in actually working toward that goal explicitly. This time around, I shaved a minute… Continue reading Kettlebell Snatches, Pull-ups, Pushups, and Squats
The BOP Smoothie Recipe
The BOP Smoothie Recipe (The Banana Orange Pineapple Smoothie) Hey, that’s sounds like a really fast type of jazz, or maybe it stands for the new type of smoothie Jonathan just created. Wow! This is really yummy. This doesn’t have too many ingredients, and it’s different from our typical smoothie. It was an instant… Continue reading The BOP Smoothie Recipe
More KB Snatch Practice and Yoga Stretching
On Friday I continued with my work on the kettlebell snatches for reps. I’m working toward completing upwards of 100 snatches in under five minutes. I chased my snatch training with about 15-20 minutes of yoga stretching. Here’s what I did: Workout: 9 minute countdown: 6 kettlebell snatches – Left 6 kettlebell snatches – Right… Continue reading More KB Snatch Practice and Yoga Stretching