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Sunday Workout Recap

Monday 30 minutes of Body for Life style HIIT cardio on elliptical 10 minutes of hills on treadmill 5 minute stretch Tuesday 3x15 db press on stability ball 3x12 seated db press 3x15 db flyes on stability ball 3x15 lateral raises 3x15 bicep curls 3x15 bent over rows 3x15 tricep kickbacks 3x15 lat pulldowns Ab cycle on stability ball (4 exercises 4x12 + 20 stability ball roll outs) 5 minute 'sprint' on stationary bike 5 minute stretch Wednesday 30 minute endurance running on treadmill 10 minute hills on treadmill 5 minute stretch Thursday 10 minute cardio sprints on elliptical Ab routine on floor mat (4 exercises 4x12) 3z12 Barbell Squats 3x15 lying side leg raises 1.5 minute plank 3x12 lying side inner leg raises 3x12 calf raises on step 1 minte jump rope 5 minute stretch Friday 1 hour of kayaking! 2.5 mile walk Saturday 20 minutes of HIIT on treadmill 10 minutes of hills on treadmill

Sunday Workout Recap

New Goal: Now that I can do a side/horizontal split, I want to be able to do a front split without needing my hands for support. I'm close, just not quite there yet because I still need the arm support. I work on it a little bit during each of my stretching sessions. Monday 1 + 10 minutes HIIT on the treadmill 10 minutes HIIT on the elliptical 10 minutes HIIT on stair climber 100 crunches (3 types of crunches) 5 minute stretch Tuesday 1.5 hours of ballet 3x12 straight leg lower ab exercise 3x12 crunches 3x12 bent over row 3x12 torso rotation machine 3x12 bent over two-arm row 1 minute plank 3x12 overhead tricep extension 10 minute stretch Wednesday 22 minutes of HIIT cardio on stationary bike 10 minute stretch Thursday Exercise ball ab cycle (4x12 of 2 ab exercises) 3x12 dumbbell flyes 3x12 shoulder shrugs 1 minute plank 3x12 chest press 3x12 side raises 3x12 balance ball ab exercise 3x12 bicep curl Friday 20 + 5 minutes of Body for Life style HIIT on elliptical 10 minute stretch 4...

Man Wednesdays: "Where do you get your protein?"

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I 'd like to introduce you to a new addition to my blog, my often-mentioned other half: Andrew. For the forseeable future, I shall be dubbing this day of the week Man Wednesdays, as he'll be posting on well... whatever he wants! Just to give you a bit of background, Andrew was vegan long before I was. He got off the diet when he met me (oops...) then got back onto a vegetarian one with me about a year into our relationship. When I went vegan (ironic, I know), he joined me again. When I went raw last June, he joined me down this new and amazing road as well within a couple months. As far as I'm concerned and considering other people's definitions, he now fits most people's definition of high raw, that and he's one sexy piece of man. I now give you, Andrew: "Where do you get your protein?" Like most people on any alternative diet, this is the question I'm asked most often. Doubly so since I train most every day. It's a mind-virus that is progra...