Strong Girls Club

Hi everyone!

I hope you guys had a fabulous weekend. We stayed pretty busy Friday and Saturday so come Sunday it was home stuff and relaxation ๐Ÿ™‚

Friday evening we headed to a gym right down the street from my apartment. It’s one of those “gritty” gyms as I call them. No fancy TVs or anything like that, just A LOT of equipment to get in a good lift. I LOVED it because it was pretty empty for Friday prime time and no one bothered us. We met some of our friends there.

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Places like this are crucial for me on prep. Last time I switched from my regular gym when I was around 8-9 weeks out because I couldn’t stand being interrupted constantly. I’m there to get in my lift and go. Thursday when I was at my normal spot I was stopped 5 times within 10 minutes. Isn’t that a tad ridiculous? You would think the low hat and beats would be a giant clue, but I guess not.

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Does anyone else have this problem with their regular gym?

Anyway we all hit legs and had a great time! Tony spotted me for my heavy squats. Here I am squatting 135 pounds. While that might not seem a lot for some people, it is for me because I don’t go heavier than my body weight. Even with a weight belt it flares up my sciatica and back problems. I got pretty low though for 135!

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And where there’s a new gym, you know there’s a new mirror waiting on a selfie.

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Saturday Tony and I did our grocery shopping hauls (yes two stores), and hit the gym mid afternoon. I had the dreaded plyometrics. You guys know I LOVE to workout, but I honestly dread these every week. An hour and twenty minutes straight of jumping up and down off a step, jump squatting, and rounds of step mill cardio. I lay on the floor like a bug when I’m finished.

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Later that night we went to the movies and saw Southpaw. I had no idea what it was about, but I’m glad we went!

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Basically it’s about a famous boxer and his family life. Jake Gyllenhal is a great actor and I really enjoyed the plot. It definitely wasn’t a boxing only film, it had a great story. I highly recommend!

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Sunday was the usual meal prep business, and like I said a lot of relaxing. Tony made some excellent grilled chicken that I’ve been drooling over.

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But then again, is it really the chicken I’m drooling over? ๐Ÿ˜‰

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It does look pretty good!

Overall, this weekend wasn’t as challenging for me as last week, as far as diet. We stayed busy, I stayed on my plan, and we made it all work without feeling super deprived. However, a little birdie told me a treat meal is happening this week. That birdie is my fabulous coach and I’m very excited for it to go down! I’m waiting though until I can enjoy a proper date night with my boyfriend. It’s not as fun getting a treat by yourself.

With that said, comeย on Saturday!

Have a great Monday!

XOXO With a Cherry On Top,

-Minnie

 

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2 Comments

  1. Jamie

    Ooh man that chicken looks good! My boyfriend handles the meat meal prep too, & it’s so lovely! (I hateee touching raw meat haha). You guys look so happy – you go girl! ๐Ÿ™‚

    1. Katie

      Haha we don’t do the grill that often but this time it was Tonys turn to takeover! And thank you ๐Ÿ˜€

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