Showing posts with label Challenge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Challenge. Show all posts

Monday, April 21, 2014

Gingery Broccoli and Beef + Easter

My sister and I are doing a 21 Day Paleo Challenge, I've done my best, but I have not eaten 100% Paleo. Here is a recipe I made for this challenge. (Husband tested and approved).

Ingredients:
  •  2 Tbs Coconut Oil
  • 2 Cloves Garlic, minced
  • 1 lb sirloin steak, cut into very thin strips
  • 2 Tbs Lemon Juice
  • 2 tsp freshly grated ginger
  • 2 tsp ground black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt
  • 1/4 to 1/2 cup broth (beef or vegetable)
  • 2 cups broccoli, cut into florets
  • 2 cups carrots, thinly sliced
  • 1 green onion, thinly sliced
Instructions:
  1. Heat the 1 Tbs coconut oil and garlic in a large skillet over medium to high heat.
  2. Add the sliced beef and 1/4 tsp sea salt, and brown. Remove beef from pan to a side dish, and get rid of excess juice left in pan.
  3. In a small bowl mix lemon juice, grated ginger, and black pepper with 1/4 cup broth.
  4. Heat pan again over medium heat. Add 1 Tbs coconut oil when pan is hot.
  5. Add broccoli and carrots to pan. Pour liquid ingredients on top and toss to coat.
  6. Cook over medium heat until broccoli is tender.
  7. Return the beef to the pan and add the green onions. Add the extra broth if preferred.
  8. Stir beef in until it's coated with sauce, and let simmer for a few minutes until beef warmed through.
This makes dinner for 2, with some leftovers for lunch the next day!

Easter, what a beautiful day it was!


We spent a lot of time outside, planting our vegetable garden, fixing up stuff around the house! What a fabulous and beautiful weekend!

 
 

Friday, February 7, 2014

30 Crossfit Challenge at Home

All I hear anymore is about Crossfit, and I am jealous of everyone who does it. My sister and a lot of my friends are do it. I feel as if they sometimes are talking a different language when discussing it. I wish we had a Crossfit gym close to us that I could try out, and get on board with them. Instead, I decided to search around the good ol Internet to find a good challenge. I came across this one here. Who wants to join me in the 30 day challenge?

The thing I liked about this one is that I could do it in the comfort of my home. We do not have a gym here in Hubbard, which is unfortunate, so my home is the best I have this winter.

I am planning on beginning the challenge tonight. If anyone makes a comment and lets me know they are joining me in the challange, there may be a prize in the end! Good Luck!!

Week 1
Day 1:10 push-ups, 10 sit-ups, 10 air squats (5 rounds)
air squats (5 rounds)
Day 2: Run 1/2 mile, 25 (or 50 if you can)
air squats (3 rounds)
Day 3: 20
lunges, 10 push-ups (5 rounds)
Day 4: Longer run (or whatever it is that you like to do–biking, swimming, etc), *Add-on: 1 minute
front plank, and 1 minute plank on each side
Day 5: Rest day!
Day 6: 50-100 jumping jacks, 25
air squats, 20 push-ups, for time (keep a record of your time. I have THIS app for my iPhone, but you could just use plain pen and paper and do just fine!)
Day 7: Run 1 mile for time
Week 2
Day 8: Do one air squat and take one breath, (you breathe all you want while you do the squats) do 2 and take 2 breaths etc..up to 10, and then come back down to one.
Day 9: Run 1 mile (or run in place, or jump rope, or do short sprints or something to get your blood pumping) and do 10 push-ups every 1 minute.
Day 10: 20 jumping jacks, 10 sit-ups (5 rounds)
Day 11: Longer run (or whatever it is that you like to do–biking, swimming, etc) *Add-on: 1 minute front plank, and 1 minute plank on each side
Day 12: Rest day!
Day 13: 10 push-ups, 10 sit-ups, 10
air squats (5 rounds)
Day 14: 50-100 jumping jacks, 25
air squats and 20 push-ups (2 rounds) for time
 

Week 3

Day 15:

20 lunges, 10 push-ups (5 rounds)
Day 16: Run 1 mile, for time (compare to previous time!), and do 50 jumping jacks
Day 17: 10 push-ups, 10 sit-ups, 10
air squats (5 rounds)
Day 18: Longer run (or whatever it is that you like to do–biking, swimming, etc) *Add-on: 1 minute
front plank, and 1 minute plank on each side
Day 19: Rest day!
Day 20: 50-100 jumping jacks, 25
air squats, 20 push-ups, for time (compare to previous time!), then jump rope for 3 minutes (or jump in place mimicking a jump-rope motion if you don’t have a jump rope)
Day 21: Sprint 200 meters (1/8th mile…or 1/2 way around a track), do 20 push-ups (3 rounds)
 

Week 4

Day 22:

20 jumping jacks, 10 sit-ups (5 rounds)
Day 23: 100 air squats, for time
Day 24: 20 lunges, 15 push-ups (5 rounds) *Scale down reps if needed
Day 25: Longer run (or whatever it is that you like to do–biking, swimming, etc.) *Add-on: 1 minute front plank, and 1 minute plank on each side
Day 26: Rest day!
Day 27: 15 push-ups, 15 sit-ups, 15 air squats (5 rounds) *Note: If you’re still struggling with this, you can do the 10/10/10 reps)
Day 28: Run 1 mile, for time (compare with your other results–have you improved??) and do 100 jumping jacks
Day 29: Leap forward (jump as far as you can with both feet) 20 times followed by 50 jumping jacks (3 rounds).
Day 30: Today’s workout will sum up what we’ve done and will take a bit longer than other days, so set aside a little bit more time than normal! For today:
 
  • 20 lunges, 15 push-ups (5 rounds)–decrease push-up reps if needed
  • 10 sit-ups, 10 air squats (5 rounds) — or up the reps to 15 each
  • 100 jumping jacks
  • jump rope for 1 minute
  • 25 sit-ups