Hiiiiii! Happy Monday! Today is an exciting day because it’s the last day I coach on a Monday morning. I’ve coached the Monday morning classes for over 6 years but I’ve decided to cut back in coaching to concentrate more on my business and more on you guys! And that also means I get to sleep in now…probaby til 6 since that’s when Jackson wakes up, but that’s way better than 5! Excited to work on more things and expand on more goals!
Speaking of goals, I recently started up at Orange Theory with the goal and intention of not getting bored and I’m LOVING it! I did OTF while on book tour but didn’t do it again for a year. Now I have a membership and I’m trying to alternate between CrossFit, Fit (HIIT style classes) and OTF. So far, it’s exactly what my body needed. I get my strength with CrossFit, I get different style moves with Fit, and I get lots of running with OTF. What I love about OTF is I get a little bit of a competitive bug with having the heart rate monitor breakdown on the board throughout the entire workout. I’ll see how many splat points people have or how many calories they have burned and I find my self chasing after them or trying to beat them. I’m not sure how accurate the heart rate monitors are, but I know I’m doing something right because I am COMPLETELY drenched in sweat when I leave OTF and always nice and sore! And they always have upbeat trainers and music in the classes, so it’s never boring.
So far, my legs feel a little leaner since I’m not lifting heavy every single day and not squatting quite as much as we do at CrossFit. Something else I’m trying out is the FasciaBlaster! A reader recommended it for cellulite and for muscle recovery so I just recently got it and I’ve used it 3 times on my legs. At this point, they are just super bruised and I see no difference personally, but I’ll be interested to see how many legs feel, how they recover, and how they look in the next month. I’ll be keeping you updated on my podcast, so make sure to listen there!
In the meantime, here’s what my workouts looked like last week!
Sunday – Orange Theory Class
Monday – CrossFit Broadway Class
6 sets of: 2 x Squat Cleans into 1 Split Jerk. All sets at 80%.
5 mins to warm up to 80% then 1 set every 90 sec for 6 sets.
I did my sets at 105#
Then 12 min AMRAP Of:
200m Run
12 Hang Squat Cleans (155/105)
20 Cal Row
I got 3 rounds + 222 reps using 75#
Tuesday – Rest Day
Wednesday – CrossFit Broadway Class
Back Squats: 3 x 7. All sets at 75% (12 mins) – I used 125#
Then 2 Rounds For Time: (16 min time cap)
40 Cal Row
30 Burpees
20 Clean & Jerk (135/95)
I finished in 14:35 using 85#
Thursday – Orange Theory Class
Friday – FIT on Broadway Class
As far as you can go in 35 minutes:
Round 1:
6/6 landmine kneeling oblique twist – 6/6 landmine lunge to press – 100m run
12 burpees – 12 box overs – 100m run
12 Russian kettlebell swings – 12 goblet squats – 100m run
12 side v-ups (each side) – 12 weight sit-ups – 100m run
12 parallette push-ups – 12 parallette dips – 100m run
Round 2: Repeat all moves but this time you will be running 200m runs after every move
Round 3: Repeat all moves but this time you will be running 300m runs after every move
Round 4: Repeat all moves but this time you will be running 400m runs after every move
Saturday – Orange Theory Class
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6 rounds:
20 total side skater jumps
10 burpees
20 total jumping lunges
10 burpee pops
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What I Ate in a Day:
Started my day off with a cup of coffee, tablespoon of Great Lakes collagen, splash of heavy cream and some liquid stevia.
Breakfast that day was some greens, 2 coleman apple sausages, 1/2 plantain, 1/2 piece of canyon bakehouse gluten free bread with some peanut butter and strawberry preserves
Later in the morning, I had a maple hill greek yogurt with some gluten free granola
Lunch was some butternut squash fries that I roasted in the oven with some gluten free turkey meatballs in a tomato/pesto marinara sauce on top of some arugula
After my workout, I had a strawberry banana Fuel For Fire packet
Later on before dinner, I had 1/2 larabar
Dinner was taco meat with buffalo, Primal Palate taco seasonings, and peppers and onions, wth roasted carrots on the side and some Siete Foods cassava chips
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What brand of strawberry preserves do you eat?
clearbrook farms
Hey Juli!
So, I have a couple questions for you. First of all, I’m SUPER curious about Orange Theory but don’t have an OT gym near me. Do you have suggestions for any other types of workouts that are comparable to what you’re doing in your OT classes. Right now I’m mostly doing Crossfit and other programmed workouts. 2nd (and this one’s kind of random), if you need to sweeten something like, let’s say…coffee…do you use Stevia or regular sugar. You rock-Thanks!
-Rachel
OMG-I just realized that NONE of my questions actually end with question marks!! Sheesh!
if you can find any bootcamp style or HIIT style gyms near you, i’m sure they may have a similar style, but i don’t know any specific ones off the top of my head. and i use liquid stevia in my coffee and other sugar for any baking i do
I love OTF! I’ve been a member for three years and still love every class. Kicks my butt every time, and I too, walk out drenched in sweat.
Ahh love these posts but we are trying to hard to pay off student loans this year and your workout clothes suggestions always make me want to spend all the money.
Thanks for the feedback on Orange Theory though…we plan to start doing travel nursing in the next year and with being in different cities I may rotate between different activities to mix it up!
Hi. I’m also curious about OT! How much running do they typically do in each class and do they break it up much (or are you running for long periods of time)? I really hate running on treadmills and that’s why I haven’t tried OT, but I guess competing against others would keep you motivated and make it interesting.
i seem to usually run around 3 miles. sometimes you may be on the treadmill for 30 minutes, sometimes just 3×10 minutes. every day is a little different. and they break it up so sometimes you’re walking at a crazy incline, then other times sprinting and other times just jogging. so it never feels boring in my opinion! i hate running, especially on treadmills, but i never find myself looking at the clock or wishing it was over
Hi Juli!
I love the (FREE!!!) travel workouts/instagram workouts you share. I so appreciate you taking the time and making the effort to do so! I would love to see more of both that are more dumbbell / barbell based as opposed to either pure cardio (blog) or involve more intricate equipment (instagram).
Thanks again for all you do. You’re an awesome human.
I love that you are doing OTF (and sharing your results)! I’ve been doing it since the start of the year, since they just opened up a new gym in my area. I love that place. It pushes me to do stuff that I wouldn’t normally do, because lets be honest, you aren’t going to walk out of a class for some BS reason, like you do when you work out on your own.
Have an awesome week!!
Damn girl, 16 minutes in the red zone! Love OTF!
I am so curious to hear your opinions on the fascia blaster! Do you think it’s similar at all to a rumble roller?
never heard of the rumble roller so not sure
I just bought the Siete tortilla chips today and they are amazing!! ❤
the best!