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Rich-made Asics GEL-NOOSA TRI™ 8

New Asics Kicks!

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Something very amazing happened! My Momma gifted me with a pair of beautiful Asics! I had been obsessing over the GEL-NOOSA TRI™ 8 and well… Mothers are the best things in life.

Rich-made Asics GEL-NOOSA TRI™ 8

So far, I’ve worn them to the gym twice: once in the weight room and another time in Zumba! Love how they feel — so comfy and light and breathes well and stylish! 😀

Rich-made Asics GEL-NOOSA TRI™ 8

Is it funny that having new workout gear encourages me to workout even more?

Rich-made Asics GEL-NOOSA TRI™ 8

My baby sister Banana even got a pair of kicks! Aren’t her GEL-FLASHPOINT™ super cute?

Rich-made Asics GEL-FLASHPOINT™

I missed my Zumba class tonight. 😦 I feel pretty anxious to go workout — can’t wait for tomorrow!

Working Out with My Gym Buddy

Rich-made Gym Session with Buddy Amandabot

I had a great workout session with my gym buddy Amandabot last Saturday! We did a little warm-up and got our strength training on. It’s fun to workout with a friend at the gym — that way we can show each other any new tips we learned. Since we live far away from one another, we ave to plan to have sessions like these…

You Don’t Even Know It… Two hours passed and we got in a good workout and spent some quality time together. 😀

Wednesday Night Workout: Zumba!

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I look forward to the middle of the week because I have awesome Zumba classes on Wednesday and Thursday — I always sweat my booty off! And isn’t it fun to workout when you’re actually having a fun party!?

I’m pretty shy in class, but I stayed after a little while to give thanks for an incredible workout and to request a new song/routine for one of my fave Zumba songs — El Teke Teke by Crazy Design!

This song is fast and I know the routine my instructor comes up with is going to be killer!

Can’t wait until she begins to incorporate it into her class! 😀

Booty picture — grow booty grow… Sometimes, it’s hard to see the progress. In the image below, I can’t even tell anything has changed about my glutes…

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My post workout meal — this is starting to become my fave time of the day — teriyaki style chicken and veggies with rice. Richef is talented at making delicious meals. How healthy teriyaki sauce is, I dunno… But I LOVE home cooked meals made from the heart. 🙂

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Hump Day Motivation

It’s Wednesday and like many people, I need some Hump Day Motivation! My motivation for my new fit lifestyle is Trainer J! He is so strong! Look at all those muscles! When Trainer J goes to the gym, he focuses primarily on arms — but his arm day still consists of 100 pull ups!

Rich-made Hump Day Motivation

Rich-made Tuesday Night Workout:Legs and Core

Tuesday Night’s Workout: Legs and Core

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Last night was my Body Pump class! I am usually faithful to this class… But I ditched the class to go do some strength exercises solo.

My workout schedule for the evening:

5 min stairs warmup

4 sets 10 reps leg press (160-180 lbs)
4 sets 10 reps leg extensions (50-80 lbs)
4 sets 10 reps abductors (both) (70-85 lbs)

4 sets 25 reps barbell squats (40 lbs)
4 sets 20 reps dead lifts (40 lbs)
4 sets 15 reps lunges (ea leg, 40 lbs)
4 sets 40 reps calf raises (no weights)

4 sets 25 reps weighted ab crunches (both machines) (50-70 lbs)
4 sets 25 reps Hanging knee raises

It took me at least an hour and a half… The added weights definitely increase my heart beat. For my next leg day workout, I plan to go up in weight — maybe up to 50 lbs?

I am becoming more and more accustomed to taking selfies so I can note my progress… Why does it take so long!? *Must have patience* On another note, I am finally starting to be ok with my huge calves… Go figure!

Rich-made Tuesday Night Workout:Legs and Core

After a workout like that, I was extremely happy to come home and have a home cooked meal by Richef! Yes, salmon, again! For real, I can eat salmon everyday! Especially the way Richef prepares it! He made it teriyaki style with some veggies and rice. I know, brown rice is healthier than white rice… I am having a difficult time even considering cutting it out because I grew up on white rice! I just try to make sure I do not over-eat.

Rich-made Post Workout Meal: Teriyaki Salmon, Veggies and Rice by Richef

Wednesday night is my Zumba class so I am excited to get my cardio on!

Culver City Stairs

Culver City Stairs with Jess

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I had an awesome workout session with my fitspirational friend, Jess, this past Saturday! We attacked the steps in Culver City — Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook. We did not count the steps, nor did we time ourselves. But we got a nice little outdoor workout in and since we both go to the gym, doing some fitness activity was definitely a nice change in scenery.

Culver City Stairs

I felt pretty lazy, but Jess pushed me and we hiked those stairs not once, not twice, but three times! It’s good to workout with someone who is going to challenge you. I believe when we come back, she may want to go up the stairs five times! o_O

Culver City Stairs

The best part about these steps? The beautiful view at the top (even with the smoggy L.A. air)…

Culver City Stairs

My legs are sore, yet I still look forward to going back!