Happy Monday! I'm writing this post from my new MacBook Pro! My old one would has been with me for eight years, so it was finally time to upgrade. We went to the Apple store this weekend and picked it up. The store was right by Central Park and was so crowded! It was a…
Weekly Workouts 7/1 – 7/8
First Visit Back to Michigan: Part 1
It’s so weird to think that I’m visiting now when I come back home, but I was so excited to go back home to Michigan with Jon and celebrate the Fourth of July. I’ve been away for five weeks so far, the time has really flown by! We got up early and lifted before getting…
Jon’s Birthday in NYC!
Jon’s birthday was on a Monday (June 25th), so we decided to celebrate the weekend before. In the morning we met our friends and lifted with them. I did some deadlifts while Jon benched with his bros. We went to Insomnia Cookies afterwards because I was starting to get hangry! We got the peanut butter…
Weekly Workouts 6/25 – 7/1
This week was my last ever lift at Lifetime Fitness and I was quite sad, it’s been my favorite gym that I’ve belonged to. Jon and I both benched and had decent workouts. We were still recovering from the stomach bug and missed workouts so weren’t on our “A game”. Now that I’m healthy and…
What’s Up: July 2018
I’m going to start linking up with the first blogger I ever read, Shay Shull, for my What’s Up posts. Each month I’ll be answering the following questions: What I’m eating: Based on our freezer we only eat naan bread pizza, post workout smoothies, and ice cream. But seriously, Jon and I eat this naan…
Guilt Free: Sweet Chili Shrimp
Hi Friends! I’ve got an easy, healthy, and delicious meal for you to try 😋 Growing up I NEVER liked shrimp. We always had it as an appetizer when we went to family parties, and everyone always loved it but me. I’ve slowly started coming to my senses and liking shrimp, I have Bonefish’s Bang…
Weekly Workouts 6/18 – 6/24
This week I ended up taking three off days from the gym instead of one. I had only one planned rest day, but the stomach bug had other plans for me. My workouts I did complete felt really good, maybe some time off will be a nice deload for me. I’m excited to get back…
Exploring Battery Park & World Trade Center
This weekend was our first weekend of exploring NYC. It was also the first time I ever saw a rat in the subway…it wasn’t as big as I imagined luckily. Jon and I went downtown and I saw where all of the federal buildings were. It’s about a 25 minute commute from the apartment. It…
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Weekly Workouts 6/11 – 6/17
This week I got a squat personal record of 190 pounds! It surprisingly didn't feel that hard at all. When I got my last PR it was a grinder for sure! I've gotten creative with my accessory movements and utilizing a lot of exercises on the cable machine and with dumbbells. I must say, the…
Top Five Ab Exercises
The key to having defined abs is truly diet related. Unfortunately, you can’t just do some crunches and have a six pack. However, I do believe that it’s important to do ab exercises and have a strong core. I only directly train abs maybe once a week, but when I do compound lifts such as…