For the first time tonight I tried a Body Pump class at Gold’s Gym. My parents have gone to the class for years…actually, when I was little and before the class became so popular, we had like bootleg video tapes of the class that my dad would use in the basement. It’s a class based on lighter weights with higher reps and combos. For example, we did constant squat varieties for an entire song, then moved on to bench press the same way, and so on for each body part. I did my running etc before the class which didn’t make the squats much fun, ha!
Speaking of running, my workouts have been so random lately. They are either great or they suck. I think the problem is going too hard one day to make up for a bad workout the day before and then getting into a cycle of that. I think it may also be from not eating enough and recovering correctly–what do you guys think? And I know the 4 hours of sleep I got each night this week are killing me. ..
Remember, its what you do outside the gym for recovery that makes you a better and more succeful athlete. I overheard something actually smart at the gym today… I mean usually you just hear people clueless about nutrition giving each other advice: “Drink your protein immediately after your workout. Carbs are bad. Fat will kill you!” Haha, sure, NOT! (I’ve been wearing my “My Personal Trainer Told Me to Eat More Fat” shirt from Ben Greenfield Fitness more lately at the gym to try and dispell myths.) I will go into another post about healthy macronutrient balances in a future post. Although, I can’t lie- I’m still very afraid of fat.
Anways, the smart thing I heard! A guy was telling his girlfriend the importance of eating before working out. Basically, I just overheard him saying that by restricting before working out, you have less energy to workout with and so you workout less hard and burn less calories. Just a thought.
My friend Melissa wanted me to try the Pumpkin Pancake Recipe created by April at Food’s of April. Well this was my plan…till I realized I was mising most of the ingredients. So I invented my own.
Honestly, I don’t remember the exact recipe, but if I had to guess, I’d say it was:
- 2/3 cup old fashioned oats
- 1/3 of a leftover baked sweet potato
- 1/2 cup 1% cottage cheese
- 1 scoop vanilla protein powder
- Cinnamon and Pumkin pie spice
- Little bit of water
Mix these all up in a bowl and put into a hot pan. I know, this sounds like something you would just microwave right–like any other super oatmeal. But, even though it tasted great just straight uncooked (had to lick the spoon), it actually came out really good being cooked like a pancake! Just don’t over do it!
Oatmeal, sweet potatoes, cottage cheese
Un-cooked...but realy good!
In the skillet
Into the pan
They tasted great! Like gooey pancakes, but they were warm and eatable with a fork. Plus satisfying and incredibly healthy. 4 Super Foods plus cinnamon!
Here’s a bonus picture I made: Bananas in eggs? You know it. Awesome sweet savory combo!
Bananas in eggs? Wwwhhhaaattttt
I’m glad you liked the pancakes! I love the batter! haha. I don’t think I’ve been eating enough still and am feeling the effects. ick!
Yeah the pancakes were interesting! Somebody commented that mine looked gross…but I tried to not let it upset me lol.
You gotta eat! Maybe focus on some heartier meals more often like a full dinner with good protein, carbs, and fats? Let me know if I can help at all April!