chicken kabob | Power Peanut Life

I am back at it in and in full force! Today I was able to get in two workouts. It’s amazing what you can do when you’re not working.

After a greek yogurt with blackberries and granola I was off to my 10am appointment.

My first workout consisted of a complimentary training session at a fitness studio nearby. They evaluated my weaknesses which, not surprisingly, did not include my giant quads. It did however consist of the muscles surrounding my outer quads (also known as my vastus lateralis).

Next was body composition. 16% body fat. Go me! That’s without any cardio…and did I mention also without a kitchen. I think I may have. Several times.

Finally it was time to start the workout. Lots of total body movements with a focus on my “weak” areas – TRX bands, bear walks, plyometrics, boxing, kicking. I was all over the place. According to them, it’s all about explosive movements for my body type. Since I already have the muscle mass the goal is to use explosive movements to lean those muscles out.

I needed to refuel after such an intense workout and I knew just the place. We spotted a cute little Mediterranean place last week that I was dying to try. It was a good choice. An even better choice was the chicken salad I selected. Delicious!

It was light, tangy, and refreshing. A romaine lettuce salad topped with grape tomatoes, red peppers, cucumbers, chicken kabob, and a lemon dressing.

I am determined to replicate this dressing when my kitchen is back up and running. I could put this dressing on everything.

I’ll keep you updated on how my little science experiment goes.

Errands, errands, errands….

followed by a 40min HIIT cardio session. I started with a 5min warmup on the stairmill then 2 sets of each of the following exercises (30sec – 1min for each with a rest to bring my HR down to 140).

box jumps
side to side high jumps from bosu
quick feet on step
side to side plyo jumps
kettlebell swings
jumprope

3min cool down on treadmill.

Dinner was tuna lettuce wraps – romaine lettuce leaves with tuna salad.

The tuna salad from whole foods had fiji apples and cranberries. I love the sweetness it gives to the tuna salad.

Guess who else loved it? I let her lick the cover.

…and of course a side of cukes.

For veggies, I opted for a green juice. Look at that list of greens! With the lack of veggies in my current diet I figured it was best to start supplementing.