Goooooood morning!! So here’s the thing…I’m not feeling incredibly motivated this Monday. I had an insanely stressful Sunday which meant I didn’t get any work done in the afternoon which means I’m totally behind today. I have blog posts to finish, photos to edit, recipes to write up, grocery shopping to do, cooking to start, cleaning the house to get done…then I have cooking videos tomorrow. I absolutely love doing these cooking videos but MAN, are they a lot of work. I hope you guys love them so they are worth it!
But with all that being said…I’m still going to get a workout in. That’s one hour of my day that I won’t be looking at my phone, I won’t be thinking about business and I’ll simply have a clear mind while I work for an hour at changes and improving my body and mind. It’s easy on days like this to come up with excuses and to say I can’t fit it in, but for me, I will stay up one extra hour if that means I can have inner peace for one hour in my day.
Workouts don’t always fit into my schedule, but I almost always find time to fit them in. Because I know I will be a happier person after that 1 hour. So it’s time to get after. Time to work my butt off so I can have that one hour just for me! And you should do the same for yourself!
Sunday – Rest Day
Monday – CrossFit Broadway Class
Every Minute on the Minute x 9 minutes:
35 Double Unders + 1 Squat Snatch @75%
Then 12 min Ladder OF:
3,6,9,12,15…….
Power Snatch (115/75)
Burpees Over Bar
C2B Pull Ups
Tuesday – CrossFit Broadway Class + accessory work (see video here)
3×10 sumo deadlift @ 60% of 1rm
Then 5 rounds of:
21 wall ball
15 calorie row
9 hang power cleans (175/125)
Then later on in the day I did some ???? accessory work!
15-12-9-6 of barbell hip thrusts @ 135,145,155,165# followed by 50 frog pumps are each set
And then 3 rounds of:
10/10 Deficit reverse weighted lunge (2×17.5 DB)
2 x 5R 5L 5 both legs hamstring curls
3 minutes banded lateral toe taps
Wednesday – CrossFit Broadway Class
Every 30 seconds for 5 minutes: 2-7 unbroken toes to bar*
1 minute rest
Every 30 seconds for 5 minutes: 2-6 pistol squats*
*Pick a number that you can do unbroken for every set for 10 sets – I did 5 toes to bar and 6 pistol squats
Then 4 rounds for time:
15 double russian kettlebell swings(2×55/2×35)
10 burpee box jumps
Thursday – Rest Day
Friday – Workout on my own – see video here
Glute activation – 2 rounds –
30 banded glute bridges
30 banded frog pumps
15/15 side lying hip raises
Then 15-16-17 barbell hip thrusts, increasing weight with each set
And 3 rounds of:
20 weighted side lunges
20 feet elevated weighted glute bridge .
And a finisher (not in video) of 2 rounds –
30 frog reverse hypers and 30 banded hip hinge abduction
Saturday – Rest Day
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Free Travel Workout:
5 rounds:
10 double KB swings
10 double KB front squats
10 double KB deadlift
10 burpees
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What I Ate in a Day:
After waking up, I started my day off how I always do – with coffee. I made a hot cup of coffee with a tablespoon or so of heavy cream, some liquid stevia and collagen.
For breakfast, I cooked up a Teton Waters jalapeño brat, 1 sweet plantains, and arugula I tossed with olive oil, lemon juice, and S&P.
For lunch, I had a meal at Just Be Kitchen. I ordered the burger (which comes with a paleo bun) and an arugula salad on the side. And I also had a caramel sea salt butter coffee (so insanely good!) with my meal.
Later in the afternoon, I had some Siete Foods tortilla chips while I made dinner. For dinner, I made taco meat with ground beef, then made tacos with Sir Kensington’s chipotle mayo, and Siete Foods tortilla. I made 1 taco then had a taco salad afterwards.
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Looks like a good day of eats! Man, I feel the same way workouts almost always feel like an indulgence almost, sometimes it’s so hard to pull myself away. I’ve been working on doing it first thing in the morning despite all the other crap that needs to be done, otherwise, I end up working out at like 8 pm at night which is not my favorite time to workout. I want to go somewhere that has a paleo bun for the burger that’s pretty awesome!
Love your posts, Julie! I think it’s awesome that no matter what you make time for a workout. People always think I’m crazy for going to the gym just as the doors open at 5am, but it’s me filling my own cup before having to deal with my high school students the rest of the day! Thanks girl!
i absolutely hate working out in the early am but i always feel amazing when i do!! good for you for getting it done so early!
This was definitely my motivation to kick some ass after work!!! Thanks again for the motivation and awesome ideas!!!!
-Dani
thanks for the love, dani!
May I please ask you an off topic question? I know you like the Nike Metcon. Would they be good for Orangetheory, or are they more for Crossfit?
no, i definitely wouldn’t wear them in OTF. they aren’t great for long distance running. i just like them for crossfire or lifting days. i recommend adidas ultra boost for OTF!
Thanks so much for sharing your at home workouts! It makes going to the gym on my own so much easier, knowing I have a workout already delivered. I did this one this morning, and its such simple exercises but really kicked my butt.
Hi Juli! Just wanted to say thanks for doing what you do! I love your instastories and your Jackson! He’s the FN cutest! Also love your podcast, you crack me up all the time.
I am going on vacation and the gym will be too far to make it regularly. If you could point to me some of your workout that you do from home or while travelling, I would appreciate it..
Thanks ????
thanks for the love, jolaine! i just share my travel workouts within these posts. and share travel workouts at the bottom of each post
Do you own a pair of the onzie racer leggings? What do you think of them- more of an orangetheory type legging or barre-type legging?
Hi Juli,
You mentioned you put heavy cream in your coffee. Is this something you put in your coffee every morning? Do you typically stay away from dairy? I love heavy cream or organic half & half in my coffee but I’m worried about the fat content if I use it on a regular basis. What do you suggest?
yes, i put it in my coffee every morning. and i don’t really purchase any other dairy, it’s very seldom if i do. i’m not personally worried about the fat content of less than 1 tablespoon of cream. if you want to stay away from fat but you still want that taste, it’s a little harder. but you could always try almond milk
Juli…first of all, I look forward to your workout and Food posts each week…so motivating…thank you! Question for you, do you have a method you follow when pairing your foods? Someone told me I shouldn’t pair fat with fibrous carbs because I won’t burn fat as efficiently. Have you ever heard of this?
no, i’ve never heard of that. and doing things like that would drive me crazy. i just try to eat lots of veggies and sometimes add in starchy carbs. but no rhyme or reason!
Thank you!