To kick off our second week of boosting your energy, we start with a quick 7 minutes that will open up your lungs and get your blood moving right quick. At the top of every minute for 7 minutes:
5 dumbbell thrusters
7 scissor jumps each leg
10 push-ups
If you have access to a bar, do front squats at 85% of your 1RM instead of dumbbell thrusters.
Coffee drinkers, we’re going to tweak our coffee drinking this week to maximize the magic powers of caffeine. If you’re a moderate coffee drinker (2-4 cups a day), your beloved coffee will be even more lovely if you do these four things:
1. When you drink your first cup of coffee, also drink a large glass of water and eat some protein (a hard-boiled egg, for example).
2. Wait at least 45 minutes before drinking your second cup of coffee.
3. Cut the sugar. That’s both in your coffee, and sugary soft drinks.
4. Lay off the caffeine (that includes tea and chocolate) after noon.
How do you feel about coffee? So long as you’re there getting in touch with your feelings, how do you feel after a few days free of sugar/alcohol/nighttime screen-time? Good enough to go another 5 days?
June 7, 2015
KungLi
4 responses to “Mon. – 6/8 Dumbbell thursters and…Coffee”
Cindy
June 8th, 2015 at 08:38
Seven rounds done. But not in seven minutes. Spliced knee exercises between each round.
I intend to keep the reduced screen time–it felt great. And I don’t think I was 100% with the sugar because of a few granola bars, but I will continue to pay attention and make choices. I do intend to drink my beer, but I’ll reduce to every other or third day. These are great changes–thanks, Kung Li.
Also will continue to change the coffee regimen with water and protein. I don’t drink caf after the first one of the day, but as a native New Orleanian, it will take a lot to make me give up my decaf…
Lisa
June 8th, 2015 at 15:27
Made baked eggs and spinach to go with my morning and post-lunch espresso. Super yummy!
Heavy barbell squats are on the menu tonight, so the am workout was with light dumbbells. It took me longer than 7 minutes too, Cindy!
The screen time experiment was enlightening & I’m definitely cutting back on social media in general & minimizing evening screen time.
efiada77
June 8th, 2015 at 17:04
This was some 7-minute challenge! Started with 10-minute circuit on the treadmill, but this was some 7-minute workout! Saving for future reference 🙂
I don’t sweeten my coffee anyway and very rarely have more than 1 cup per day, but I gave in & had some wine Saturday night before midnight. 😦
I shall try again…starting Wednesday after my BFF’s birthday celebration. 😉
eunicehcho
June 8th, 2015 at 18:17
Done! Not a coffee drinker but I’m down with snacks.