Thursday, April 30, 2015

Workout Wednesday: 15 Minute Workout

Here is the workout that I completed yesterday...


 
5 minutes: Deadlift/Clean/Push Press
(medium weight)
 
5 minutes: Right Lunge/Squat/Left Lunge/Squat Jump
(medium weight)
 
5 minutes: Pull-up/Push-up/Squat Thrust
(bodyweight)


1 to 5 chain: rest when you need to and continue when ready.


Example

1 Deadlift/1 Clean/1 Push Press
2 Deadlifts/2 Cleans/2 Push Presses
3 Deadlifts/3 Cleans/3 Push Presses
-Muscles burning=stop and rest (let the clock continue).
Pick-up where you left off:
4 Deadlifts/4 Cleans/4 Push Presses
5 Deadlifts/5 Cleans/5 Push Presses
1 Round Complete. Start over at 1 and continue until 5 minutes is up.
 


 
Deadlift
 
    
 
 
 
Clean
 
    



Push Press
 
 
 
 
Right Lunge/Squat/Left Lunge/Squat Jump
 



                           
 
 
 
Pull-Up
 
 

 
 
Assisted Pull-Up
 
 
 
 
Push-Up
 
 
 
 
Squat Thrust
 
 

 




Sunday, April 19, 2015

Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies


I was trying to decide between these cookies and toll house cookies. I looked at the nutrition label on both and quickly chose the healthy ones. They are the lesser evil. The nutrition facts are for 1 cookie.

Toll House Cookies
4.5 grams fat
9 grams carbs
0.9 grams protein

Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies
0.9 grams fat
8 grams carbs
3 grams protein


Ingredients
3 bananas
1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
1.5 cups old fashioned oats
1 scoop vanilla whey protein powder
1/4 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon cinnamon

Bake at 350 degrees F for 15 minutes.


Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Protein Waffles

 
 
Ingredients
 
1 scoop Gold Standard Whey French Vanilla Crème (vanilla flavored protein powder)
1 Large Egg
1 Egg White
1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
1/4 cup Old Fashioned Oats
2 Tablespoons Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk
 
 
Directions
 
Mix all ingredients together and pour into waffle maker. Remove and enjoy when done!
 
*Makes 2 regular size waffles
 
Macros (for 2 waffles, no topping)
 
Fat 7.5 grams
Carbs 15.8 grams
Protein 36.7 grams