I heated up the dark chocolate milk + a little plain almond milk to thin it out –the chocolate milk is THICK- for about 1 min 30 sec in the microwave. Added the tea bag,
made my eggs and toast.
and then heated again for an additional minute.
It was the perfect morning pick-me-up and tasted SO much like those York peppermint patties!! This will be a holiday staple over here
Pre-chocolate and egg feast, I hit up the base gym for a killer arms workout:
Arms Workout
[If you plan on doing this on your own, check with a doc before making any fitness changes]
| Warm-up | 5 minutes, elliptical |
| Side laying lateral raise- right side | 15 reps |
| Bench push-ups | 15 |
| Side laying lateral raise-left side | 15 |
| Bench push-ups | 15 |
| *Repeat lat raise combo and push-ups 2 more times, to get 3 sets total | |
| Bench tricep dips | 3 sets of 12 |
| Lat pulldown | 3 sets of 12 |
| Sumo deadlifts | 3 sets of 12 |
| Bicep curls | Countdown reps *More info on this at the bottom of the post |
It’s someone special’s birthday next week –and he’s actually home for it this year!- so I have some birthday fairy errands to run 😉
Enjoy your day and I’ll see ya later!
Today’s tip: Countdown reps! This is an awesome way to burn out at the end of a workout. My favorite moves to do this with are leg presses, bicep curls, and tricep dips, but the options are endless.
[Even though you’re doing a lot of reps, be sure to chose a weight that enables you to maintain proper form the entire time]
-Start with 10 reps
-Then do 9
-8, 7, 6 and so on
-Then when you get to the last set, instead of doing 1, do 10. Whew!
