4th of July Leg Workout, Meal Prep, and a Florida Sunset

in #life7 years ago

Happy 4th of July everyone!

I started off with a morning leg workout, which was amazing since I had the day off! My daughter woke me up bright and early at 6:30 am, so I went as soon as the gym opened to get it done. I had coffee for my pre-workout today, which is an every morning must for me. Is anyone else a morning coffee addict? I never thought I would become like that, but this last year I have really been hooked.

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I started off my workout with the following:

Deadlifts with dumbells, super set with good mornings using a barbell ( 4 sets of 20). For anyone who is not familiar with a super set, it is performing two exercises back to back without rest.

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Next, I moved onto leg extensions (4 sets of 15-20), increasing in weight each time. * Be sure to keep your feet pointed upwards when performing the leg extensions, and I like to give a good 2-3 second squeeze at the top.

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From then, I performed the following:

  • Adductor Machine - 4 sets of 15, with 15 pulses at the end
  • Abductor Machine - 4 sets of 15, with 15 pulses at the end
  • Hyper Extensions for Glutes - 4 sets of 15
  • Lying Leg Curl - 4 sets 15-20
  • Glute Kickbacks with Cables - 4 sets of 15

For my post workout meal, I had a protein shake (Allmax Birthday Cake) and a banana - yum yum! This is the highlight of my day!

Once home, I began to meal prep for the next day, which consisted of chicken, white potatoes and green beans. I have found that it is SO much easier to prep my meals for the next day so I can just grab everything in the morning. This especially helps when having an 8 month old that I have to prep for, too.

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For anyone wondering, I picked up these Snap Pak containers at Costco for $10 and they have been so amazing for meal prep!

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Later in the day I dressed my little love for the 4th festivities and then off we went to the beach.

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After a few hours of relaxing at the beach condo, I watched the beautiful Florida sunset before all the fireworks started - such a nice way to end the day!

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I hope that everyone had a great 4th!

Let me know if you would like to see more workouts on here :) Thought that I would give it a try, so any feedback is much welcome!

Kayla

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Very good leg workout with great food to feel good !! :))

😀😀 Gotta fuel the body for the workouts! 😍

And you have a Beautiful baby with a great view of nature, a good way to enjoy life, congratulations!!:))follow!!:))

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Great article!! July 4th was leg day for me too! It's my fav 💓 keep up the great posts!

Thank you!! That's great you got yours in, too! 😉😉