This was the very first time I encountered side-to-side or lateral burpees. It amazes me how many different variations of burpees exist. These are pretty touch with the side to side jumping between each burpee. I was Continue Reading »
I honestly probably spend more time in workout clothes than normal clothes. Since I go to the gym in the morning, I usually just change right into my activewear after I get up. And honestly unless I get SUPER sweaty Continue Reading »
One of the most challenging moves from last week's new XIT workout was the TRX atomic push-ups. You put your feet into the straps which makes you engage your core to remain stable. Then you use your abs to pull up Continue Reading »
I regularly work our 5-6 days a week, which has become my norm due to years of following pretty much the same workout routines. As a result, there are many moves that I do over and over again. In order to keep getting Continue Reading »
It seems like many people think that doing a million sit-ups is the key to strengthening your core. I don't have the attention span to do hundreds of sit-ups, so I prefer finding other exercises that work my core Continue Reading »
It seems like many people think that doing a million sit-ups is the key to strengthening your core. I don't have the attention span to do hundreds of sit-ups, so I prefer finding other exercises that work my core more Continue Reading »
I'm always trying to reach new personal records. There's something so inherently satisfying about pushing yourself to lift a little bit more each time. I love the feeling of accomplishment I get each time I set a new Continue Reading »
So I had two different exercises that included harder variations of burpees. As if burpees are not miserable enough, someone had to find a way to make them more torturous. While I have come a long way towards finding Continue Reading »
With all the boxing classes I've taken, it's always a fun treat to get to do shadow boxing. Usually we spend the majority of class time hitting either the bags, working with the focus mitts, or punching its weights. Continue Reading »
Our final round today was a Spartan round, which means we started with very low reps and added on an additional rep each time we started over. This is actually my second go through as I felt the first was just too Continue Reading »