Hi all! Hope you’re enjoying your HUMP DAY!
I was in a meeting this morning with a possible new client & didn’t even realize it was Wednesday. We were talking about plans for this Thursday morning & I was acting like Thursday was a week away before realizing Thursday is tomorrow?! Have you ever done this? I sometimes don’t realize what day of the week it is. I know the date, what I need to get done, & my appointments, but sometimes forget the actual “day”! Whoops! Anyway, later today I have a client before my CrossFit Fundamentals class, and we are doing LEGS! I was writing up her workout & realized I had yet to post this new exercise that the boy & I did the other day.
I introduce to you…
HOW TO:
- Strap foot into cable straps (most machines should have them included)
- Start with a lighter weight & work your way up so you get used to the movement.
- Keep foot flexed and pull straight back – contracting those glutes!
Alternatives:
- After extension, bend knee and add in a hamstring curl.
- or, keep knee bent for the whole extension.
Key Points:
- Hold onto the machine for dear life in front of you for stabilization.
- Keep neck in alignment with the spine – I focused downward.
- Hold each movement at the end of contraction to really dig deep!
- Do 12-15 reps each leg
This Power Move is a great addition to your leg day & this Dessert Pom POWERBOWL
that I posted on Instagram last night is just a great addition to your day in general.
Ingredients
- protein powder fluff (1 scoop VEGA protein powder mixed with unsweet coconut milk until thick)
- my healthy chocolate sauce with 1 TB added chia seeds & cinnamon to make a pudding.
- A spoonful of sunflower seed butter (my obsession),
- Topped with some POM seeds.
This is what I call a #plantPOWER #DESSERT!
I rarely deprive myself of a nighttime dessert because I’m always a little hungry
around 9pm since I eat dinner around 6-630. So, I eat a snack before bed and that’s what works for me!
Some people may have issues digesting things at night but I seem to be ok – remember to BE TRUE TO YOU!
Don't deprive yourself- just find alternatives to your favorite foods!
Any good leg exercise you’ve done lately?
Do you eat “dessert”?
What’s your favorite night-time snack?
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I love this move, girl! I do it all the time for a nice burn in the glutes! I showed my boyfriend that desert on IG last night and I need to make it asappp! <3
Hi, I’m a new subscriber to your blog! I just love it and the recipes! I am going to definitely try this dessert out! I don’t eat many desserts but love them and most definitely want to add healthy versions back into my diet! Thanks for sharing!
Theresa
No problem Theresa! Thank you for stopping by!! :]
I always seem to find a snack after dinner!! Veggies with nut butters is one of my favs
YUM!!! love nut butters with anything!
I have had a cable cuff for more years than you may have lived.
Just kidding but been doing add/abd & glutes with this for 20+++++ years & never gets easier! 
I have been looking for that particular cable cuff forever though & have not found it even on line. I saw it a few years ago in a magazine. Mind telling me wear I can buy it – THX!!! 
YOU ROCK!
Hi Jody!! I honestly am not sure where to buy! The gym I was at had them…wish I knew!
Dang! I so want that cuff!!!
Honestly, I couldn’t believe it was Wednesday either hun!! This is a great exercise! I haven’t done it in a long time, but there is a machine at the gym that I use – the standing hamstring curl. I love it.
xoxo
Also love that bedtime snack!
Today is my leg day and I can’t tell you how happy I am you posted this!! I am always looking for new exercises to incorporate into my workouts and this one looks perfect…..Love all you do, youre such an inspiration!
Morning!
Great move! (if done right that is- I see a lot of people doing it wrong, but not you!) I do this with a lot of my clients too.
Wow, that looks so yummy! I make something similar but love your twist on it.
Have a great Day!!
oh the sunflower seed spoonful is key! YUM!
Did you respond to my question on where you got your cable cuff attachment? I have been crazed & missing some emails – just checking cause I know you are so busy too! I have wanted that kind for at least 3 years now & can’t find!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts about blog. Regards