Category Archives: Lifting

Fitness Friday- seeing results through videos

I've been recording my workouts for a while, and have really enjoyed having the opportunity to be able to look back at my form and make adjustments. An added bonus is that I can also see the changes in my body over Continue Reading »

Motivation Monday- mountain climbers on crack

https://youtu.be/js8_1nUlV88 Mountain climbers have become a staple in my workouts. We've done them in all here types of XIT classes that I take weekly (boxing, XIT, and kettlebell), and have become an exercise that I Continue Reading »

Fitness Friday- triple threat leg exercise

If you've got a limited amount of time at the gym, I always like to do compound movements like this one. Since it is actually three separate leg exercises combined into one, it packs a real punch. Even just three sets Continue Reading »

Fitness Friday- med ball slam your cares away

While boxing is my main source of stress relief, there are other exercises that can be just as effective for relieving stress if you do them correctly. My favorite of these would be medicine ball slams. There is just Continue Reading »

Motivation Monday- no holidays from working out

Due to the holiday, there was no boxing class today but that didn't mean no workout for me. I love that we've got a little mini gym in our basement for days when I don't make it to the gym. Maintaining a rigid Continue Reading »

Fitness Friday- listen to your body

I love to lift heavy and pride myself on always pushing myself to lift heavier each time I attempt any given exercise . Right now, however, I'm still dealing with an overuse injury with regards to my right wrist. I Continue Reading »

Motivation Monday- quick cardio on the treadmill

I always try to get in at least 10 minutes of cardio before I lift, but with two small children I do run late sometimes. This is one of the workouts I pull out when I've got to warm-up quickly. I do 60 seconds of Continue Reading »

Fitness Friday- work on your balance by removing your arms from the equation

I'm pretty I've done more jump squats and plyo lunges than the average person does in a lifetime, so both of these moves are pretty standard for me at this point. This was the first time, however, that I've done Continue Reading »

Fitness Friday- push-ups for all fitness levels

Push-ups are a great chest and shoulder exercise that can literally be done anywhere. But I know a lot of people don't do them because they feel the can't do traditional push-ups. Well I am here to let you know that Continue Reading »

Fitness Friday- jump up jump up and get down

While weights are really what I love most about the gym, I do my fair amount of body weight exercises as well. Probably the most fun to do is the big box jumps. Even though they don't look that difficult, it takes a Continue Reading »