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February 11th, 2013

Trying to Fit in Fitness

by Tiff

Hello! Welcome to a new week. I hope you had a good weekend. Kevin and I left town to visit his parents. Though I packed one healthy breakfast and a few healthy snacks…

oats

apple vanilla protein oats

I was sure to enjoy some other goodies too.

pizza

mmmmmmm, pizza

I enjoyed more than food. We had fabulous weather here in the Carolinas. Pinot grigio on the porch made for a very relaxing afternoon. (For my snow-covered readers, stay safe!)

pinto

pinot grigio sippin & porch sittin

Now that you know a bit about the food and drink of the weekend, I want to mention the fitness. I’ve started this workout program, and I like it so far. The leg days are the hardest for me, but given articles like this about running/strenth/hip & knee pain, I know I need to push out of my comfort zone. (Glad I’m not the only one who thinks my hip issues stem from my knee issues…)

This workout includes Saturday workouts, which can be tricky for me. At least the Saturday routine is full of body-weight moves that don’t require me to hit the gym. Given the travel situation, I transformed it into this routine Saturday.

circuit

I wasn’t sore afterwards, but I sure got sweaty! I did two sets of the circuit on the left and then three sets of the circuit on the right.

  • Is it harder or easier for you to squeeze in workouts on the weekends?

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November 26th, 2012

Link Love

by Tiff

How was everyone’s Thanksgiving? Mine was fabulous! In case you missed it…

pie thanksgiving

As promised, here are links to the recipes I used this year.

shoppers shoppers

Black Friday Shopping 2011 and 2012

In addition, here are a few links to workouts, which I desperately need after this weekend!

Wow, so yeah… that was a lot of links. If you tried out any great recipes or workouts over the weekend, link up in the comments!

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October 23rd, 2012

Tuesday Triceps

by Tiff

I hope you had a nice Monday.  Mine wasn’t too bad.  Well, I tried a tofu recipe that was downright awful, but I guess it happens.  That’s what I get for not checking the reviews before whipping it up, right?

Kevin, being the sweetheart that he is, ate it without complaining; though frankly, he didn’t have to complain.  He just gave a look of relief once I admitted defeat because knowing that he wouldn’t ever have to eat it again. Fair ‘nough.

not sweaty

This Saturday pic is only here to make me feel better about the sweaty pictures below. #sorryimnotsorry

Since the food wasn’t so awesome, let’s move onto fitness.  I had a lovely run on Sunday.  I don’t normally work out on Sundays, but I just genuinely wanted to run.

Yesterday’s workout was pretty good too. I love the results I’m  seeing with my current routine, and I think I’ll stick with it a while longer.  In case you missed it, here are both vague and detailed sections of my current plan.

On the arm day, I throw in some bench dips.  You’re all probably familiar with hardcore regular triceps dips and the modified version, bench dips.  I prefer to kick up the modified version just a bit by incorporating a stability ball.

tricepstricepstriceps

I also throw a plate on my legs while I do these in the gym for a little extra umph.  Tried this one yet?  I’m a fan.  Even though it’s not my all-time favorite move for triceps, I’m happy to rotate it into the mix.

When developing full-body plans, I like to do 2 exercises per muscle group (on average), and with area-specific plans, I go for approximately 3 exercises per muscle group (more if including compound movements).  In summary, I need a minimum of 4 for most muscle groups, but that’s just my not-a-certified-personal-trainer opinion.

  • What’s your favorite move to tone your triceps?

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September 11th, 2012

A Race to the Happy

by Tiff

As promised, it’s back to fitness around here – no more redneck shenanigans. I want to chat a bit about my current workouts and fitness goals.

One word: Yowzah. That’s how I felt after last week. I started this workout plan, except I changed it a bit to look like this on Monday. My body was definitely feeling it.

 

  • Monday – arms, shoulders, and abs with 45 minutes of walking
  • Tuesday – 2.5-mile run and some yoga
  • Wednesday – legs with 15 min walking
  • Thursday – 2.7-mile run with runner yoga
  • Friday – chest, back, and abs with 15 minutes elliptical
  • Saturday – 2.5-mile tempo run (though not as “tempo” as I’d like)

 

fit

Muscles Are Cuter With Poofy Hair

Leg day was hard for me. Since my injury, I haven’t done too much lower-body lifting. LiveFit pushed me over the edge by aggravating the existing inflammation and pain. So when I was really sore after the leg day, I told myself I only had to do 2 easy miles on Thursday instead of the planned 2.5 miles. Surprise surprise – I ended up putting in 2.7 instead. Woohoo!

So what’s with all the running?

I’m signing up for another race. It’s a 5k that I’m only doing for fun. I don’t need to run very fast, and I certainly don’t need to PR. I’ve invited a couple buddies to run it with me, so hopefully that’ll keep it laid back and positive.

But because my inner champion can’t just race for fun…

I hope to sign up for another 5k in October or November and kill it. { Insert beast mode here. }

dinner

Dinner = Green Beans n’ Jerk Turkey Burger

This week I’m planning to follow the same general routine as last week. The cardio may change on MWF, and the mileage will only change a little. (Today’s run is still 2.5 miles long, but I’m taking it to the hills.) I may also modify two leg-day moves to make it easier on my hips. I think I’ll take the bench step-ups and split squats to a something shorter than an actual bench.

So there ya’ have it. It feels good to get back into it!

 

  • How do you change up your workouts?
  • Have you ever trained for a race to not really “race?”

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September 4th, 2012

Customized Plan

by Tiff

I started a new workout plan yesterday, and I’m pretty excited about it.  I found the plan on this BodyBuilding.com ‘transformations’ page.  It seemed to work for that girl, but I think I’ll need to tweak it a bit to work for me.

lunch

I plan to follow this routine every Monday for the next few weeks.  I’ll see if I need to tweak routines on the other days as I come to them.

Cardio (Yesterday’s cardio was a 3-mile walk, but I’ll probably change that up from week to week.)

Circuit 1: Repeat 3x

Lateral shoulder raises: 12 reps

Arnold press: 12 reps

Pilates roll-ups for abs: 10 (with or without a light weight)

Circuit 2: Repeat 3x

Triceps pushdown: 15 reps

Cable bicep curls: 20 reps

Hanging leg raise: 20 reps

Circuit 3: Repeat 3x

Biceps 21s: 7 reps each position (barbell)***

Kettlebell swings: 20 reps

Pike ups: 15 reps

Circuit 4: Repeat 3x

Halo with plate: 12 reps

Overhead triceps press with plate: 12 reps

Pushups: 12 reps or until failure

 ***From BodyBuilding.com: “21s: When performing 21s, 7 reps are performed in the lower half of the motion, then 7 reps are performed in the upper half, and the set is finshed with 7 complete reps. ”

lunch

I had an extra workout after my gym routine.  Kevin and I finally painted the ugly pink room upstairs.  The home’s previous owners painted the room such an awful shade of pink, we wouldn’t even want it that color if we had a baby girl.

weekend

I don’t have the finished pictures yet, but it’s a sandy/buttery/toffee color.  I like it!  I also liked this lunch.  Yeah, that’s what you’re seeing in the other pics.  Lunch was diced onion, tomatoes, oregano, garlic powder, and pesto chicken sausage over quinoa.  Major yum!

  • How have you been working out lately?
  • Whatcha’ been munchin?

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