Glad you all share the same excitement in a hypothetical, but potential road trip to some awesome conferences! Because there is a month in between two of the conferences, I thought it would be fun to pass Salt Lake City, Utah, onward to Gardnerville, NV to stay with family for a couple of weeks, and then up through Portland, Oregon to Seattle, WA.
Dinner
Watch out! Mac is getting creative in the kitchen. And I was loving last night’s dinner!
I usually don’t get home from work til late. So Mac will fix dinner as the kids are starving before I get home.
Hot Roast beef sandwiches on Rye bread.
A side of fruit salad. Nom!
And some Amy’s Lentil Soup. Yum… This was the perfect dinner. Especially because I wasn’t craving anything heavy last night.
Workout
I set the online tabata timer for 5 cycles of 1-minute, no rest in between.
5-min Cardio Warm-Up:
- 1-minute knee highs
- 1-minute jumping jacks
- 1-minute front kicks
- 1-minute jumping jacks
- 1-minute butt kicks
Then, completed this lower body workout portion (with a few additional weight modifications) from this article on AskMen: Weight Training Without Weights
Update: it did the job. My legs are feeling the DOMS.
Modifications: Step-ups with 20-pound dumbbells in each hand. And the Single-leg rising deadlifts with the same dumbbells in hand. Flat shoes like the Reebok RealFlex Crossfit Nanos and a strong core really helps to balance on that last exercise (no, I wasn’t wearing flat shoes, but am going to get me some or wear my chuck’s next time 
).
I’m in the market for a weight bench, as I need a higher step for step-ups. I am enjoying working out from home and it seems I slowly building my own home gym.
Post-workout, I whipped up my favorite Chocolate-Peanut Butter Smoothie.
Now I am off to nurse myself back to health. Woke up sick. Blah.
Question
I am curious to know, do you prefer working out from home or from the gym? And why?
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I am OBSESSED with Amy’s lentil and veggies soup! It’s the perfect lunch with some hummus & crackers and fruit!
haha. This was my first time trying it! Very tasty. my fave hummus…. red pepper. no, maybe cilantro-lemon. hmmm… hard to decide.
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I definitely like working out in a gym better…One of the main reasons is that I’ve always lived in apartments so far and its just too cramped to move about! I also like to get out of the house and feel social (even if I am not necessarily working out with someone. You can’t beat all the equipment either!
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you have a point there! I guess there are just pros and cons to both. We kind of use the garage as an ‘extra’ room lately. TV, slot machine, weights and a mini couch is in there. haha. works great for parties. However, on occasion, we still park the car in there.
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Can Mac come over and make dinner for me, too?
That’s a serious sandwich! And I want to reach through my screen and grab one of those blackberries from your fruit salad – they look so good! As for working out, I go through different phases: Sometimes I prefer to sweat it out at home and sometimes I like to go to the gym and take a class.
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haha. shhh. don’t tell anyone, but I actually stole the other half of his sandwich! hehe.
And the boysenberries were my favorite part!
Lately, I have just been wanting to workout at home. And last night’s workout (link above) definitely did the trick. Tonight I did a new shoulder workout from Bodybuilding.com. That feels like it kicked some butt, too! Dom, Dom, Dom, dom….. DOMS ♫ ♫
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I love the gym for all the equipment (plus seeing others working out keeps me motivated), but I love at home workouts so I can do my wacky moves and sing along to the music out loud!
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haha. I laughed when I saw the last part. I blare my music like there is no tomorrow. Singing along of course. I think I just have been jaded lately because when I go at night, its PACKED. and doesn’t stop til after 9. Plus the equipment by my work is 90% better than the old equipment at my gym. maybe my gym just needs to upgrade. haha.
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Best way to build up your home gym… do it gradually as you determine what you like. I was browsing this a.m. and just stumbled upon another workout called the Spartacus workout from Men’s Health magazine. I was directed to Men’s Health from a blog , peachypalate.com where there were many favorable comments about the workout.