This weekend flew by didn’t it?! So this is going to be a quick, picture-heavy post, because I’m suppose to be writing a couple papers.. yeah.. it’s going very slowly. My senioritis is definitely in full effect, but that can’t be an excuse, gotta get it done!
FITNESS
Saturday ended up being a rest day, but today was motivating and energized!
Next weekend is the AZ NPC National Western. I’m not competing, but my trainer has a bunch of girls in both figure & bikini. So today I went to their posing practice to help out and learn a few things myself. It was so much fun. It totally made me wish I was competing next weekend (well not looking like I am now, but you know what I mean). So watching the Fitness routines on webcast from the Arnold, the helping out with posing, got me so pumped! After a group meeting I headed to the gym..
Cardio: split before and after SS
5 min. warm-up walk
5 min. jog at 6.5
Post workout: 10 min. jog at 6.5
I was suppose to do HIIT today, but that was a scheduling error, because it wasn’t going so well after leg day..
Weights:
Glutes: Squats (smith), Split Squats (smith), Leg Press, weighted Kickbacks, weighted abductors & adductors, weighted Hip-Raises
Hamstrings: Laying Curls, Sitting Curls, SB Curls (.. so can’t wait to be able to do deadlifts again!)
After my lame cardio today, I’m really going to try to step it up tomorrow. ‘Really going to try’ means I’d like to make to AM Spin (6am) before my morning class, but if that doesn’t happen I’ll need to squeeze it in before lifting with my trainer.. tomorrow’s a busy day!
NUTRITION
First, as always, True Foods completely lived up to expectations. I would love everything on that menu. But this time I got..
Andy’s Elixir (Olivello Juice, Agave Nectar & Soda Water)
and the Harvest Chopped Salad with Butternut Squash, Apples, Walnuts, Chicken & Balsamic Vinaigrette (on the side).. naturally, it was delicious..
Other Saturday eats included:
OIAJ..
Kabocha slices with Cottage Cheese & Babaganoush..
I also whipped up a batch of Averie’s Vegan Peanut Butter Protein Bars and had a few lots of nibbles on the “dough.” I used her recipe but didn’t add Chocolate Chips or Dried Fruit, and I used Cake Batter Protein Powder and raw Almond Butter. These turned out oh so good!
Sunday
I haven’t had hot oats in a while, by my standards, and it was exactly what I wanted this morning. I went with Reese’s Yoatgurt! I made my standard oats (1/4 c Oats + 1/8 c Oat Bran) then mixed in 1 tbsp Unsweetened Cocoa Powder & a dash of Stevia and topped it with Fitness Cake Batter (1/2 c plain Greek Yogurt + 1/2 scoop Cake Batter Protein Powder) and 1 tbsp Naturally More Peanut Butter. This completely hit the spot!
Jamba Juice .. Alyson’s Protein Berry Topper
Have you ever had the Berry Toppers from Jamba Juice? .. well don’t! Make this instead for a healthier, and I’m sure, cheaper version
1 c frozen Blackberries
15 g Vega Smoothie Infusion (last of a package)
1/2 scoop Cake Batter Protein Powder (or Vanilla or Berry)
1 tbsp ground Flax Seed
1 tbsp Nutritional Yeast
3/4 UVAB
3/4 tsbp Xantham Gum
Ice
Blend it all up and top with 1/4 c Granola (I used Cranberry Orange Galaxy). Enjoy healthy berrylicious perfection!
Dinner was homemade pizza: TJ’s Whole Wheat dough, topped with Humnut Sauce, Artichoke Hearts, Sundried Tomatoes, Grilled Chicken..
Flew through that one! Ok, really writing my papers now.. really 
Fun Links
So many good eats in this post, I like the idea of kabocha and baba ganosh! Your homemade pizza looks delish, too.
The pizza looks great w/ the humnut but of course, I am sooo glad to hear and see you made my protein bars! That’s awesome!!! And the fact that you used cake batter protein powder…oooh la-la, that sounds great! whey probably which doesnt work for my tummy but sounds amazing! I am sooo happy that you made these
Thanks for the shout, Alyson and have a great week!!!!!
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Oh they are fantastic, so hard not to eat to many at once, haha! I finally ordered Sun Warrior. I’ve been dying to try it for ages but it took me a while to come to grips with the price.. oh well, I never let things like that go to waste!
This weekend did fly by. Monday always comes too soon in my opinion though! Those protein bars look great. I’m sooo glad I found Averie’s site. Hope you had an awesome weekend!
I watched the webcast of the Arnold, too! I can’t believe Allison came in last – but I still liked her routine. Did you like Tanji’s??? I think it was my fave!
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Yeah she looked great! I didn’t see the posing round, but I didn’t agree with the results based on the routines. I love Allison’s look. And based on Brooke winning figure again, I think they’re slowly but surely coming around to appreciating something more natural.. thank goodness!
You are such an inspiration! I love reading your workouts! Good luck studying and making it to spinning…I have been trying to make it to 6am Vinyasa but it is so hard in the winter…
What an inspiring weekend you had…you must be totally pumped!!!!
Leg day will do that to ya. That pizza looks so good!
You did have a good bowl of oats! I’m pretty jealous! Reese’s were always my favorite candy growing up..mmm!
WOW girl that pizza looks amazing! love it!
MADE THOSE MUFFINS w. greek yogurt! SOOO GOOD!! are those nutrition stats w. or without the icing?
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Yay, I’m glad they turned out good! The stats are without the icing.
Those protein bars look awesome!
Looks like a lot of fun for you seeing the gals pose! Very exciting!
Today was all weight day for me.. no cardio & love that! I do the cardio a lot but rather do the weights!
That salad is now the only thing I ever want to eat in my entire life! I hope your paper writing picks up.
I wish I could eat ALL of that during my show prep : ( I will try the bars, though, since those are “allowed.” Great post! All the best to you in the show circuit – you look great!