First day of Month two and I am feeling fantastic!
So here is the scoop…
Workout has changed and so has the meal plan.
My workout will be done for at least 3 days a week, well at
least for the first week anyway. I will
UP the number of days as I go along as I did during Month one. I love the workout. As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, this workout
introduces the Resistance Band. So get
your band out and get ready for a great workout. You will also need your workout mat as well
for floor work.
“The Athletic Curves Training Plan: Month Two”
“The goal this month is to get stronger, faster and more
adept each time you train, so that by the end of four weeks, your body is a
high-energy machine.” - This is taken
from the Oxygen Magazine article.
The workout starts with a warm up: Jog in place (1 minute),
High Knees (1 minute), Jumping Jacks (1 minute).
Legs:
1a) Band Squat (with resistance band)
1b) Jump Squat (plyo)
Chest/Back:
2a) Bent-over Row (with resistance band)
2b) Plyo Push Ups on knees
Shoulders/Legs:
3a) Overhead Press (with resistance band)
3b) Lateral Raise (with resistance band)
3c) Speed Skater
Arms/Legs:
4a) Biceps Curl (with resistance band)
4b) Overhead Extension (with resistance band)
4c) Split Jump Squat (plyo)
Abs:
5a) Crunch (with resistance band)
5b) Shoulder Tap Push Up
So those are the exercises I will be doing over this month. If you want to join me, go pick up a copy of
the February issue of Oxygen Magazine for all the details. It will show you all the sets and reps of
each of the moves that you should be doing.
Plus it also has the “Muscle Up” meal plan with recipes that you will
enjoy over the next 30 days. The meals
and recipes are not difficult to make.
Most of the meals are single servings with the exception to some of the
dinner recipes (January and February); they are for more than one. But it’s not difficult to increase the
amounts if you are preparing the meals for your family. Just double check when you prepare your
grocery list. There are a lot of meals
which are made with chicken and/or other poultry, a few fish dishes and one or
two meals with beef. If you don’t like
fish, sub in poultry or beef. I am not a
vegetarian so I don’t know all the things that you would/could sub in, but
there are many, many great vegetarian cook books out there that you could use
as a reference. I have Tosca Reno’s Eat
Clean Vegetarian cook book and there are lots of wonderful CLEAN recipes you
could use.
I have also added on a Plank at the end of my workout, just
to keep up my Plank time. Today’s time
was 1:30.7…my goal is to be back up to a 7 minute plank by the end of February.
Today’s food…
Breakfast: Scrambled Egg Whites/Mighty Tasty Hot
Cereal/Grapefruit
The meal plan goes like this for this morning’s breakfast…
I cooked it up, cooked up the egg whites and peeled the half
of grapefruit. I was thinking of eating
it all separate, but then I decided to mix it all together.
One bowl…one great taste!
I added a dash of cinnamon and just a little drizzle of
honey.
Delicious!
Snack: Chocolate Protein Powder with Water and an Apple
I don’t really like the chocolate Hemp protein powder that I
have right now, so I used a half scoop of chocolate and a half scoop of the
Vanilla Vegetarian Protein Powder that I DO like.
I am not a huge fan of protein and water on
its own, but this mixture today was good.
Lunch: Blue Cheese Spinach Salad
Yes folks…I tried Blue Cheese.
I mean I have tried it before and didn’t
really care for it. What I should have
said was, “I ate Blue Cheese”, and I like it.
Well, I liked it in this salad. I
would not just grab a hunk of the stuff and start chomping down on it that’s
for sure. And I know that that’s not how
this cheese is to be eaten anyway. My
husband loves the stuff.
Good to the last bite!
Snack: Greek Yogurt with Slivered Almonds and Cinnamon
This snack is similar to one of the snacks I ate while doing Body Revolution.
Dinner: Salmon with Spinach and Sweet Potato
This was wonderful. I
broiled the salmon with some spices and a little coconut oil. The sweet potato I tossed with 2 tsp of honey
and a dash of cinnamon then baked them at 400F for about 40 minutes or until
tender. Some of the sweet potatoes are
saved for tomorrow’s lunch. YUMMY!
Before I made this scrumptious dinner, my family and I went
out for another winter’s hike.
We couldn't go out for as long as yesterday though, the sun was already starting to set and
the kids were getting hungry. Before I
could even get in the kitchen to start dinner, the kids were already making
themselves a sandwich each. They are too
funny.
A great start to Month two with a great workout and some
really great food. Tomorrow will be a
cardio day for me.
Until then…Stay Strong!
Good night
Trina
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