“This routine is designed to prepare you for your daily activities or to be done as a pre-workout warm up routine. I personally use it for both, and often perform some of the individual exercises several times though out the day.
Inspiration for this routine comes from my decades of experience as an athlete, personal trainer and strength coach.”
By Elliott Hulse (big inspiration)
(Source: youtube.com)
I’m skinny, but as you can see on the picture in my other post, I have muscles. I don’t like to post my entire persona on the internet, so bare with me while showing an arm, hehe.
Yet people come to me, strange people I might add, saying that I will cost the government money, because I probably have health issues. (wth?). Some people I work with demand I eat cookies and one time I even got a cookie shoved in my face.. And lastly a guy compared me to two girls who have been battling an eating disorder for more than 10 years and it not only offended me, but hurted those girls, ending with one of them having a bad period.Great job dude! -.-
I bet no one dares to go up to a person that’s overweight and say to their face: “Mmmm, I don’t think you should buy those cookies. If I were you, I’d go invest in a gym membership.” Nope, because if you do, you’d be smacked in the face.
Yet, people dare to do the same thing to me: strange people, family and co-workers keep offending me, but I’m really fine. I have a healthy weight, a good bmi, my body-fat isn’t unhealthy low and I have a lot of muscles. I eat 5-6 times a day, I eat a healthy and mixed diet. I also eat chocolate and a lot of nuts. I work out 4-5 times a week, doing weight training and I have never felt so good! So I wanted to say to the people that keep offending me and keep telling me I’m skinny and there for I must be weak; I’m not.. I’m lean and strong. That was my message. :)
(Source: thehealthynut)
Female powerlifter Nia Shanks explains the importance of the deadlift for women, and provides some deadlifting tips.
Deadlifts. They are by far one of the best exercises for producing overall strength. But even more than that, they can even help you improve your physical appearance too. So, before we get into the meat of this article, I want to explain why women in particular should do deadlifts on a regular, consistent basis.
Also includes a video that demonstrates proper deadlift form!
I’ve been in situations where you might think things were bad, and sometimes I was very unhappy, and other times I was happy. The difference wasn’t in the external circumstances, but in my mindset — I learned to appreciate what I had, instead of focusing on the things I didn’t have or didn’t like. I was grateful for my health, for the people in my life, for having food and being alive.
If you can learn to develop the right mindset, you can be happy now, without changing anything else. You don’t need to wait until you’ve changed everything and made your life perfect before you’re happy — you have everything you need to be happy right now.
The mindset of waiting for happiness is a never-ending cycle. You get a better job (yay!) and then immediately start thinking about what your next promotion will be. You get a nicer house and immediately start looking at how nice your neighbors’ houses are, or the faults in the house you have. You try to change your spouse or kids, and if that works (good luck), you’ll find other things about them that need to be changed. It keeps going, until you die.
Instead, learn that you can be content now, without any external changes. Here’s how to start:
It might be useful to look at what life would be like if you learned to be content:
Scott Jurek’s Lentil-Mushroom Burgers
Ultramarathoner Scott Jurek says he grew up as a “meat-and-potatoes kid who didn’t like to run much.” As an adult, he has won seven Western States Endurance Runs and two Badwater Ultramarathons, and he set a new American record for the most miles run in 24 hours (165.7). And he’s done it all on a vegan diet. “Most people assume I grew up in a hippie household,” he says. “It wasn’t like that. I just found that I needed to watch what was going into my body as I became more serious about running.” During college he began experimenting with plant-based foods and developed his own recipes. In his new book Eat and Run (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $26), on shelves in June, Jurek credits his diet with helping speed his recovery times, boosting his energy, and improving his race performance. He also shares his favorite vegan recipes, like this lentil-mushroom burger. “It has a ton of protein,” says the 38-year-old Jurek. “But more important, it tastes great. Even people who love hamburgers will feel satisfied.”
1. In a medium-size pot, bring 2 1/4 cups of water to a boil, then add 1 cup dried green lentils, 1 teaspoon dried parsley, 1 minced garlic clove, and 1/4 c up chopped onions. Simmer for 35 to 40 minutes.
2. Combine 3/4 cup chopped walnuts, 2 cups bread crumbs, and 1/2 cup ground flaxseeds in a small bowl and set aside.
3. In a separate pan greased with olive oil, sauté 1 cup chopped onion, 2 minced garlic cloves, 3 cups finely chopped mushrooms, and 1 1/2 cups finely chopped kale or other winter greens for 8 to 10 minutes. Set aside to cool slightly.
4. Remove lentils from heat, add 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard and 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar, and mash ingredients together.
5. In a large bowl, combine lentils, sautéed vegetables, and bread-crumb mixture. Cool in a refrigerator.
6. Using your hands, form patties and fry or grill until lightly browned and crispy on both sides, about 3 to 5 minutes each side. Serve on a toasted bun or on their own.
Makes 12 four-inch burgers.
A vegan that sat very high on her horse was striking everyone down with her ‘I’m vegan and there for I’m superior’-wand. Sadly, I had to call her out on her suede shoes, leather handbag, animal tested makeup and woolen sweater. That was okay, according to her: “It’s just the food that counts, because that’s healthy for me. Meat is bad for me, but I don’t care about the animals”
FoodShot #15: Salmon fillet in lemon sauce served with rice and steamed vegetables
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Serving: 331 g
Calories: 471,1
Protein: 28,6 g
Fat: 18,05 g
Carbohydrates: 51,3 g
Shopping list:
- 1 salmon fillet
- 1/2 bag of white rice (dry)
1/4 plate selected vegetable mixes such as:
- 6 broccoli florets
- 5 carrot slices
Lemon Sauce:
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 tsp of flour
- 1/2 tsp rapeseed oil
- 2 tbsp natural yoghurt
- 1/4 vegetable cubes
- Juice of 2 slices of lemon
- Pinch of sugar, salt
Description:
Salmon season with salt, sprinkle with pepper, drizzle with oil and bake in the oven at 170C/338F. Depending on the size it takes about 10-15 minutes. Steamed vegetables, cook the rice. Sauce: Prepare the vegetable broth. Oil rubbed with flour, spread yogurt. Pour in the broth, stirring to boil. Add the lemon juice and seasonings to taste.
I know, I know.. for those who are not familiar with “no ‘poo” as an actual thing that people do, it sounds crazy. But in reality, it makes perfect sense. More than perfect sense, in fact. And there are a ton of positive testimonials out there that back this up. But I’ll let you read about it from Crunchy Betty, because she explains it all pretty well..
My dash is so dead, and i’d love to follow you guys! PLEASE be an active blog! I probably won’t follow if you only post a few things a month.
You don’t need to be following me!!! You can if you’d like, but I just NEED to find more healthy blogs!
‘Distraction is the only thing that consoles us for miseries and yet it is itself the greatest of our miseries.’ ~Blaise Pascal
I’ll be the first to admit that I fall victim to the trap of the Internet — a wonderful empowering tool that can fill your day with distractions, a million little “productive” tasks that matter little, constant interruptions from messages and status updates.
Who doesn’t fall victim to this?
We are frittering our lives away.
So how do we beat this? How do we make best use of the awesomeness of the Internet (which has given me the power to do what I love) without succumbing to its powers of distraction? This is a question that obviously occupied the minds of the ancients, from Aristotle to Lao Tzu (who was particularly prone to Lolcats), without any good answer.
I have good news. There is a way. It’s not always easy, but I’ve done it, and if I can do it, anyone can.
It takes three little habits:
1. Set a time limit. Pick something important to do, and set a limited time to do it. That might be one hour, or 20 minutes, or even just 10 if you’re having a hard time getting into it. The time limit helps sharpen your focus. If you have limited time to do something, you’ll be forced to decide what’s important. It also means you’re not doing some unlimited task that could take hours, but a very specific one that will be over in X minutes. Setting a limit is good too for when you decide to process your email — only 20 minutes to get as many emails processed as you can, for example.
2. Close everything. This means everything possible on your computer that isn’t absolutely necessary for the task at hand. If you don’t need the Internet to write something, close it. Close email, all notifications and reminders, all programs not needed for your task. If you need your browser open, close all tabs — bookmark them, or save them to a read-later service like Instapaper. You can always open these sites when you’re done.
3. Pause before switching. So you’ve closed everything else, you’ve set a time limit for your task at hand, and you’re getting started … but then you get the urge to check email or Facebook or Twitter. You want to see what’s happening on Instagram or Pinterest or Youtube. Stop. Make yourself pause for 5-10 seconds. This is the key habit that makes the other two work. Take a deep breath. Think about whether you really want to fritter your life away doing those things all day, every day, or if you want to do something great. Choose great, most of the time.
These are little habits, and you can do them. When your time is up, you can give yourself a few minutes’ break to check your favorite sites, and then close them again. But when you’re trying to focus, practice these habits. They’re a small price to pay for a life not frittered away by distractions.
‘Ain’t no tuition for havin’ no ambition.’ ~Buddha
(Source: zenhabits.net)
Jamie Oliver expresses his wish to teach every child about food and fight obesity. You can support his wish here http://www.tedprize.org/jamie-oliver
(Source: thehealthynut)
Workout done!
