Work up a sweat with this 40 minute StairMaster workout! Your legs will be burning and your heart will be pumping. The stair mill or StairMaster is one of my go tos to knock out my cardio even though I have a love/hate relationship with it. A StairMaster workout can be moderate or intense. The…
Workouts
Sunday hill repeats
I had to take matters into my own hands and return to hill repeats. Sunday hill repeats are going to be a staple again in my prep leading my way back to the stage this summer. Hill repeats are my go to cardio because it is something that makes me work harder than almost any…
20 minute HIIT workout you can do indoors or out
It’s easy to think that you have to spend hours and hours in the gym to achieve your best body. But you don’t. You can do a 20 minute HIIT workout in or out of the gym and get an effective workout. I love hitting weights more these days than in the past. I have…
Treadmill HIIT to spice up your workout
There’s no reason that a treadmill workout has to be boring. You can spice it up with a HIIT workout so it doesn’t seem monotonous. I am not a fan of running indoors. I am definitely not a fan of the treadmill for long runs. I am all about taking it out to the pavement….
15 minute plyometric workouts
I love switching up my workouts. One way that I do that is by incorporating plyometrics – typically on Sundays, but it can be any day of the week. Plyometrics don’t require a lot of equipment and sometimes, no equipment at all, to get in a good workout. You can use a bench, dumbells, kettle…
Lower body work: burn it out
The goal is to improve conditioning before I step on stage in a little more than three weeks. The last time I stepped on stage was the NPC Palmetto Classic five weeks ago. I can’t believe how fast time has gone by. I knew when I stepped off stage at prejudging that I needed to…