Deadlifts and Diamonds

It's always a beautiful day to hit the track. I decided to finally ditch the treadmill and test out my sprints. I have to say, I don't think I've ever actually tried to sprint on a track. I've run stairs, hit the treadmill on an incline, but no real sprints. Honestly, its exhilarating! Exhausting yes, but I felt more powerful and faster than ever. I surprised myself this week and I liked it ;) Best part was, after my workout, my baby and our puppy joined me at the track.  Check it out, here's what I did:  Warm Up run 2 laps, run faster 3rd lap Sprints Walk 100 meters or 1/2 lap Sprint 100 meters Repeat 4X Catch your breath and continue Jump Lunges  lunge right, jump up, switch legs, land in a left lunge Pop Squats   narrow squat low, jump up, really push up, and land in a low squat or you can do my favorite: lunges across the field :)  Until next time, keep that booty moving ya'll!! 

   It's Monday and its time to kick off the week with a solid HIIT session. I had a full rest day yesterday of lounging, cooking, reading, playing pictionary, and watching movies. I love a lazy Sunday to relax and rejuvenate and prep myself for the week ahead. Now that I'm fully revitalized, I'm ready to own this day and make this an awesome week. Here's my Monday morning HIIT.  Enjoy, and stay fit my friends :)  

\ Happy St. Patty's Day! Its a beautiful day to run stairs right? Riiiight?  I mean, what else would you be doing? Apparently, you'd be flashed by a leprechaun, that's what, and probably much worse. Nobody has time to be flashed by a leprechaun. Here's a suggestion. Run stairs! I woke up Monday with an urge to run--specifically, to do stair sprints. I wanted to run stairs to completely exhaust myself and empty the tank and finally fulfill this nagging feeling I have had. I felt like my little inner child was tugging at me saying, "can we run stairs today please? Its so nice out, and you had a rest day yesterday, can we please". No kid in their right mind would ask to run stairs, but today it seems like playing outside is more of a rare privilege than an expectation--so of course I gave in. Monday was an absolutely gorgeous day and perfect for an outdoor workout at Mt. Bonnell in Austin, TX (with a later workout at the Golds Gym downtown). If you don...

Tabata is a great way for you to structure your HIIT workouts and easily switch up your routine. Just select a few exercises you would like to try and do each one for 20 seconds on, 10 seconds rest and repeat 16 times. If you choose 2 exercises then repeat 8 times and so on. Below are 3 Tabata rounds for a Full Body Workout. Be sure to warm up and stretch for 5 minutes, then get to it. Here we go! After this round, take a minute rest and setup for Round 2--after the jump.  Take a minute rest and finish off with a 3rd Round for a complete workout.  Congratulations! You made it! Let me know what you think & share your favorite Tabata workouts below.