by Cori Lefkowith | Feb 27, 2014 | Blog, Diet, Recipes
Bacon.
Rarely do you encounter a person that doesn’t love bacon.
And, while in our society bacon has become something horrible for you that you should never eat, it really doesn’t have to be.
No it shouldn’t be the basis of your diet, BUT nitrate and nitrite-free bacon CAN be a part of a healthy diet.
Anytime I can, I sneak just a little bit of delicious bacon into my meals I do.
Fat isn’t the enemy.
Bacon isn’t the enemy.
Processed crap…Well that is the enemy.
Anyway, here are some great BACON tacos. Dates, bacon, Manchego cheese and some pistachio pesto make these super different and DELICIOUS!
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by Cori Lefkowith | Feb 25, 2014 | Blog, Bodyweight, Workouts
Isometric workouts are great for recovery and to prevent (or even rehab) injuries. They are also great to improve your balance, coordination and mind-body connection.
Runner’s need to do them. Cyclist need to do them. Lifters, people with a desk job, athletes and older adults ALL NEED TO DO THEM.
And the best part is, Isometric Workouts don’t require any warm up. Shoot…Isometric exercises can even be a great warm up for a strength workout!
Below is a quick 20-minute Full-Body Isometric Workout.
The workout below will help activate your glutes, strengthen your core, improve your posture, reduce your neck, shoulder, low back and hip pain and strengthen your upper body.
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by Cori Lefkowith | Feb 20, 2014 | Blog, Diet
IIFYM itself is not flawed.
How people use it though is.
Just like Crossfit.
You have all these haters of Crossfit when Crossfit itself isn’t flawed, it is the people using it incorrectly that are flawed.
Any system, any great diet and exercise program, can be twisted into something dangerous and unproductive.
All too often people focus on QUANTITY and not QUALITY.
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by Cori Lefkowith | Feb 18, 2014 | Blog, Bodyweight, Exercises
Bodyweight exercises need to be included in every workout routine. And while we all know this, we often only include bodyweight moves like the single leg squat, push up and pull up.
But there are a ton of other bodyweight exercises that we need to include in our routines.
Below are some more “untraditional” exercises that need to be included in your workout program.
10 Bodyweight Exercises You Need To Do:
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by Cori Lefkowith | Feb 13, 2014 | Blog, Butt, Exercises
Squats have become the popular glute exercise on social media, which honestly I don’t completely understand, especially with all of the far more focused glute lifts we now have out there such as hip thrusters and weight glute bridges.
And while I get that we often turn to the squat when we want to work our glutes because they are compound exercise that allows us to move heavy weights, they aren’t necessarily the best, nor only, exercise to develop strong, powerful and sexy butt cheeks.
While lifting heavy is super important, we also need those bodyweight moves that allow us to really focus on engaging and activating the correct muscles. We have to realize that there are 3 drivers of muscle growth we can utilize and that focusing on ACTIVATION of the actual muscle is also key.
So if you want strong glutes, it’s time you not only squatted, but even started doing this FUNDAMENTAL glute move – the glute bridge!
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