Happy Monday!! I don’t know about your weekend but mine was BUSY!! We had family in town to celebrate my mother-in-law’s birthday and we also celebrated Mother’s Day with my own mom. So we had lots of meals out at restaurants, we went to Blackhawk, I watched a friend get engaged at their housewarming party, we sold our couch (and our new one doesn’t come until Thursday so we have an empty living room for all of our lucky house guests), we went to a Rockies game, and we spent lots of time at our own house just playing games and hanging out. Lots of memories, cake, and time with our loved ones.
The one thing I did conquer this past weekend was staying away from alcohol. Last week in my Weekly Workouts post, I mentioned that I had drank too much two nights in a row and was really feeling the repercussions from it. Well luckily, I just had 2 beet cocktails this weekend to celebrate my MIL’s birthday, then I stayed away the rest of the weekend. I did, however, indulge in some leftover GF birthday cake that I pulled out of the freezer because my MIL and my own mom love sweets as much as I do. But I can definitely tell you that waking up this Monday morning after not overdoing it on alcohol has already made such a difference in how I feel both physically and mentally. I’m mentioning this once again because I had a friend at the gym over the weekend say that he’s having trouble seeing his results from the gym and is going to try macros. I mentioned cutting out alcohol and he was super pissed at that idea. And you know what? I get it. I get that cutting out alcohol isn’t fun, but I’m just here to tell you that if you’re frustrated with what results you may not be seeing, alcohol (or lack of sleep, or stress, or hormones…) may be the culprit. It really does play a large part in your physique, as much as we’d like to think that it doesn’t. And I’m here to tell you that I feel completely different this weekend compared to last weekend, all because I didn’t overdo it on alcohol. I still had some cake and sweets, but cutting out the alcohol made such a difference.
Ok, I’ll stop talking about alcohol already!! Instead, let’s talk about questions! I’m going to record a podcast this week with listener questions and I always like to answers blog questions first before I turn it to social media! If you haven’t listened to my podcast yet, I’ve done 5 episodes with listener questions so far and they all have been awesome! So I’m doing it again and wondering what questions you guys have!? They can be related to skincare, workouts, food, clothes, beauty…honestly whatever!! If you have one, please leave your comment below and I’ll answer it this week!!
Sunday – Rest Day
Monday – Orange Theory Class – see workout here
Tuesday – CrossFit Broadway Class
Back Squats: 5 x 3. All sets at 90%. (16 mins) – I used 145#
Then 3 Rounds For Time: (10 min time cap)
12 Squat Cleans (165/115)
12 Strict HSPU
12 Burpees
I finished in 9 something using 85#
Wednesday – CrossFit Broadway Class
5 Rounds Of:
As Far As Possible With a 4 min Clock –
100 Double Unders
20 Deadlift (225/155)
20 Wall Ball
Max Cal Row with remainder of time
*score is total calories over the 5 rounds
**2 min rest between rounds
I got a total of 92 calories using 105# deadlift
Thursday – Rest Day
Friday – Orange Theory Class – see workout here
Saturday – CrossFit Broadway Class
800m run
9 power cleans (155/105)
15 hand release push ups
21 kettlebell swings (70/55)
600-9-15-21
400-9-15-21
200-9-15-21
I finished in 19:22 using 85# and 35#
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Free Travel Workout:
200m run
21 bicep curls
21 weighted lunges (each leg)
21 hand release push ups
400-15-15-15
800-9-9-9
*then go back through 400m and 200m rounds
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Hi Juli! Do you have a specific type of cookware (like pots and pans) that you like to use? I’m getting new ones soon and am thinking about trying out a brand that isn’t Teflon or non-stick but have no idea how to choose!
Hey Julie! I was wondering if you could give me some advice. I’ve listened to your podcasts (not all of them yet. Working my way up from the beginning. And love listening to them) and I remember you’ve talked about before how like if you don’t like how big your legs are getting you’ll cut back on either crossfit or lifting heavier weights (I can’t remember exactly what you said). I’m talking about that because I’m struggling with how my body looks these days. I work out about 5x week and 4 of those days include weights and cardio. (It’s like cross training workouts). But they encourage you to keep lifting heavier each week. I feel the strongest I’ve ever been and have great endurance right now. And I also can tell I’ve gained a lot of muscle. But my issue is I carry most of my fat in my butt and thighs so all the muscle in my quads has just made my legs huge and I am not liking at all how I’m looking. Last year I wasn’t lifting heavy and doing more cardio and was about 10 lbs lights and was much happier with how my body looked. But during that time I was restricting food and doing so much cardio I wasn’t enjoying it. Also, I eat clean and don’t drink but just now recently have been trying to be more aware of eating until satisfied and not full, so I’m not eating too much. Soooooo. I just need some advice on how to stick with the workouts (bc strict cardio sounds terrible) and not get umcortable with how I’m looking gaining so much muscle and not losing body fat. Thank you!!
How about a quick discussion on CrossFit “fluffy”? I’m in my 7th year of doing Crossfit and have struggled off and on with that. I didn’t start until I was 29, so I didn’t compete, other than a few fun/charity comps but I have an endurance background and a pretty good engine, so even though I’m 36 I can usually still hang or beat the fastest girls at the gym. I still do my longer running, biking, etc. because I enjoy it and try to balance that with the gym but lately I seem to be “fluffy” no matter what. Maybe it’s just the reality of moving into late 30’s and I’m f**ked but I’d like to hear more about how you transitioned from training so hard to easing it back and kept the intensity. I feel like if I lower the weights or shorten the workout, etc. that I leave feeling like I didn’t even get uncomfortable. I know you’ve covered it before but maybe just some more detail…?
Hi Juli!
I just finished the Whole 30 program. I know you mentioned you completed one prior as well in a previous podcast, I think the sugar one. I was curious as to how you approached the reintroduction stage. In theory, I want to stay by the book and reintroduce one thing at a time however, I know I will be drinking alcohol in a setting where there won’t be compliant foods for upcoming events and, well, life happens. I do not want to completely botch all of the progress I made during the whole 30, but, I am not sure I want to systematically reintroduce foods back into my diet in a scheduled way like the book suggests. Do you have any insight as to what worked for you or friends of yours?
I really appreciate all of the time and energy you put into positively promoting health and fitness!
Julia
Ok here’s a question. I often have trouble with feeling bloated. I HATE feeling bloated because then I hate wearing jeans, feel like I want to just nap, and feel like I have this gross muffin top going on. Like, my muffin top just has to make sure everyone knows it’s still there. Whatever. Do you know if drinking more water would help, or maybe kombucha, probiotics, trying different foods, etc? Sometimes I think it’s dairy related so I have been staying away from dairy as much as I can. I LOVE ice cream though, but feel like crap when I eat it. Oh well. I also love onions and black beans. Those seem to do it too. However sometimes I can’t think of what food may have caused the bloating.
My question is: Have you ever considered doing a meet up for your followers in Colorado?
Do you find that the Orangetheory calories are off? I feel like mine are super inflated. It always says I burn about 500-600 calories but when I track the workout on my Apple Watch, it ranges to around 400 calories. What are your thoughts and insights?
Hello! So I need help… I’ve got the food part down, but I don’t exercise.. Honest confession I’ve never exercised in my life..I have no idea where to start. Can someone help me out?? I’m 56, 5′ 1″ 118lbs & I NEED exercise…Consistent exercise.
How many days? Time of day? Let’s say mornings a good time, do I drink my protein shake before or after? If I hurt too much in the beginning I know I won’t go back for more.. I can take uncomfortable ( a good hurt is OK ) But not the pain that cripples me for a day.. Please can someone who knows this stuff kick start me?? mavfamily5@gmail.com
i would recommend talking to a trainer or walking into a fitness class at your gym first to talk to someone about your goals and where to start. knowing your age and weight doesn’t really tell me much about you, your abilities, your genetics and your lifestyle. but talking to someone IN PERSON is what’s really important and will help guide you
What are your thoughts on apple cider vinegar shots/drinks? What other ways do you help reduce bloat? Thank you in advance, Julie – I love listening to your podcast each week as I walk my child (a.k.a. Allie the chocolate lab :))
I just tried Orange Theory Fitness for the first time and had a great class. It might be great to mix up my Crossfit training and running. I just need to see what my fitness budget will allow. Thanks for posting about it and inspiring me to try it out.