Purple to Turbo
Why is there ALWAYS a traffic jam when I’m late for a flight?!? Anyway, wear Purple to Turbo tonight I’m wearing Purple to be with you all in spirit! Do lots of turbos’s… back to back!
No Excuses
When Jen Delvaux and I realized the hotel fitness room was packed this morning, we hit the stairs!! 14 floors, 6 times! Just enough time for the fitness room to clear so we could get our lift on.
Make Every Minute Count
Watching the clock as Jen Delvaux and I get in one more set of jumping lunges before the conference starts today! Make every minute COUNT!
Get Your Cardio In!
When I need to get some cardio in WITH my lift, I do cardio drills in between sets like airjacks with resistance bands, jumping lunges, speed skaters, etc (if its a leg day), and if its an upper body day, I’ll do pushups, doubleunders, mountain climbers, etc. in between sets.
Hamstring Help
Do you do these? Other than deadlifts, I love love love this exercise for my hamstrings. You have to lift your hips to the ceiling for each rep (each time you pull the ball towards you with your feet) and simultaneously contract your glutes and hamstrings. I do 2-3 sets of 16 slow, controlled reps and maybe it’s just me, but I can feel these targeting my hamstrings like a boss! Try it if you haven’t and let me know what YOU think!
EAT to Build Muscle
Busy busy morning and didn’t have time for my mid morning egg whites so I included a “good carb” and had this as LUNCH! My usual egg whites with spinach, red and yellow peppers, RF feta, salsa on top… With a side of sweet potatoes! This was 400 calories and HIGH protein! You need to EAT to build fat-burning muscles!! You just have to avoid the other junk that will tempt you, 90% of the time.
Do you use pushup stands?
Do you do decline pushups with pushup stands? Great for upper body and core strength! You can put your feet up on anything and you don’t have to have pushup stands…they’re still tough! When I think I’ve done the LAST REP I have in me, I dig deep for 4 more and fight to keep my form. I only stop when I absolutely can’t do another with proper form. I do 3 sets 😉
Training while Injured
Can’t teach turbo tonight … Boo!! I’ve been nursing a little injury in my ribs since last week & am going to be cautious a little longer and not rotate or heavily engage my abs 🙁 So I ran & did a spin workout instead. When you’re sick/injured, be smart so you can heal but usually there are SOME things you can safely do without aggravating the injury further. Be creative.. check with your doctor first but try new ways to get strength & cardio in. See it as a maintenance phase until you heal. Nutrition needs to be on point at times like this 🙂
Mix it up
I definitely prefer free weights but you can get a LOT accomplished with bands, medicine balls, & just your own body weight..no excuses, right? 🙂
I just do it…
And I’m DONE with my run! Don’t procrastinate it, or wait for the motivation & don’t convince yourself it should be a rest day when it really shouldn’t. There’s rarely a day where it fits in nice & neatly, I just do it…