Good morning from Boise, Idaho! At the moment, I’m in bed from my hotel room finishing up this blog post before another fun day gets underway in this adorable little town. Yesterday I went paddle boarding then ate my weight in grass-fed burgers. Idaho is real gem so far. And in the short amount of time I’ve been here, I’ve already ran into two people who read the blog!! Yesterday I met a woman while paddle boarding then I met a different woman at 6:30am today in my hotel lobby while I was grabbing some coffee. Nothing better than meeting an awesome reader when you look haggard AF.
The next two days here in Boise, I’ll be hiking and biking and eating and eating. I didn’t plan any actual workouts because I plan on hanging out outside and staying active that way! And since I’m just here a couple days, I’ll be able to get back to my normal workouts in no time. But this is the perfect opportunity to give the body some time to rest and recover. I almost always try to workout while traveling, but sometimes it’s just time to breathe and let the muscles recover and fully develop while they have some time off.
Ok. Time to speak a little bit more from the heart for a second. I’m having a hard time thinking about any motivation when it comes to exercise right now as I watch the news about Texas. I’m so incredibly sorry, Texas. I can’t imagine what you’re going through right now during this hurricane. Please know that the country is thinking of you and your family’s safety. Things will get better. We are all so sorry for the hardships you are enduring right now. Thoughts and prayers are all going out to you.
Sunday – Rest Day
Monday – Orange Theory Class – see workout here
Tuesday – CrossFit Broadway Class
Back Squats: 3 x 5. All sets at 72%. All reps have a 3 sec descent + 3 sec pause at bottom. (15 mins) – I used 125#
Then 8 min As Many Rounds As Possible Of:
10 Overhead Squats (135/95)
40 Double Unders
I got 7+34 using 65#
Wednesday – CrossFit Broadway Class
Every 90 sec x 9 sets (12 mins)
Power Snatch + 2 Hang Snatch. First set at 50%, build to a challenging set. – I worked up to 100#
Then 10-15-20-15-10 Reps For Time Of: (13 min time cap)
Toes to Bar
Assault Bike Calories
Deadlift (255/175)
I had 10 deadlifts to finish at the 13 minute time cap using 125#
Thursday – Rest Day
Friday – Orange Theory Class – see workout here
Saturday – CrossFit Broadway Class
Partner workout – 1 person performs a round then the other person goes, switching back and forth
25 minute AMRAP:
100m run
10 thrusters (95/65)
12 kettlebell swings (70/55)
We finished a total of 16 rounds + 100m and 5 thrusters using 55# and 35#
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Free Travel Workout:
For 20 minutes –
min 1: 10 burpees
min 2: 20 jumping squats
min 3: 30 mountain climbers
min 4: 40 bicycle crunches
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What I Ate in a Day:
Started my day off with a Vanilla Bean Sweet Cream Collagen Iced Coffee
For breakfast I had 1 1/2 chorizo sausages (Wellshire Farms brand), sautéed kale, and MM Local green chile sauerkraut
Later that morning, I drank a Suja cucumber ginger drinking vinegar
Then I had 2 pieces of smoked salmon that I picked up at Whole Foods
For lunch I had an arugula salad that I dressed in lemon juice, olive oil and S&P topped with a Salt & Pepper Fried Pork Chop and cilantro
While I made a new recipe for the blog, I ate 1/2 a piece of a taco lasagna casserole after I photographed it. Then I also ate a handful of Terra plantain chips while I was cooking.
After my workout while I coached, I ate a peanut RX bar.
For dinner, I had a large piece of my taco lasagna casserole and made a quick salad of iceberg lettuce topped with Primal Kitchen ranch dressing.
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I’m so jealous of the readers that saw you in Boise. I even went paddle boarding and was downtown for the Color Run, but still didn’t see you. I hope you loved it as much as I do. Sorry it was 100 degrees out!
You are becoming a celebrity 🙂 Taco lasagna casserole sounds great and look forward to seeing the recipe.
Thank you for your words on Texas. My thoughts and prayers are also with anyone affected by the storm.
I am so glad you came back to Idaho, and to Boise for that matter. I am right down the road in Meridian!! If you get a chance you should check out McCall and Paddle the Meander. It is beautiful up there and a great little town. I can’t wait to hear about your time here. They do say Boise is the best kept secret. 🙂
Hi JBR! I’m a long-time listener/reader- thank you for all the awesome workouts and recipes!!
Wondering about the boat cruise you did… if you went just with your spouse do you have to hangout with the other people on the boat? Or can you have a little more privacy if wanted for activities and meals?
the meals are all together but you can go off on islands by yourself and all the activities by yourself
That totally happened to me the other day! Someone recognized me during our move and I was beyond gross, it was a fun experience – I literally had dust covering my shirt, it was great lol Have fun in idaho can’t wait for that recipe!
Where can I find this taco lasagna casserole?
it’s not on the blog yet
These posts are great for my motivation, thanks for continuing to post. I use your travel workouts all the time. And I feel you on the sadness for Texas. So heartbreaking. Thanks for acknowledging on your blog.
yay!! love hearing when people use the travel workouts!
Fun and a little strange at the same time, reading about an outsider’s experience of your town 🙂 Barbacoa has killer happy hour deals (and the BEST people watching!), everything is delicious at 13th Street Grill or Fork, check out Arbor or Boise CrossFit if you want a CF workout and Ridge to Rivers for foothills trails hiking/running….totally beats the Greenbelt, especially in the morning when its cool!