Lent Challenge

I am not a religious person but every year I give up something for Lent.  This year, I am doing something different.  During Lent, I am going to give up creatine and will run the same amount of miles as the week it is in Lent. 

Here is my running schedule.  

2/15-2/16 1 mile
2/17-2/23 2 miles
2/24-3/2 3 miles
3/3-3/9 4 miles
3/10-3/16 5 miles
3/17-3/23 6 miles
3/24-3/30 7 miles

Sweet Potato Bars

I intended on making Sweet Potato Bread but did not have baking soda so I mixed the ingredients I had on hand and hoped for the best. 

Turned out pretty good! 

Next time I will add a scoop of protein powder to the mixture.

Ingredients
(Makes 16 Servings)
2 cups of Mashed Sweet Potatoes
3/4 cup of Almond Butter
1/4 cup Unsweetened Applesauce
4 Egg Whites
1 packet of Truvia
Sprinkle of Cinnamon
Sprinkle of Ginger

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2. Grease a loaf pan with Pam or your preferred oil.  In order to make this more of a "Paleo" recipe, you can use coconut oil or olive oil.
3. Mix all of the ingredients together until smooth.
4. Pour into greased pan.
5. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. 
6. Cool, serve, and enjoy!

Nutritional Information
97 Calories
8 grams of Carbs
6 grams of Fat
4 grams of Protein

HIIT & Hoodrat Music

Workout

Jog 8 minutes

8 Squats, Burpees, & Pushups

Jog 6 minutes

6 Squats, Burpees, & Pushups

Jog 4 minutes

4 Squats, Burpees, & Pushups

Jog 2 minutes

2 Squats, Burpees, & Pushups

Playlist

"Kick Out the Epic" Dada Life

"Every Chance We Get We Run" Alesso & David Guetta

"Only You" Kaskade

"Take Over Control" Afrojack & Eva Simons

"Lose My Breath" Destony's Child

"Cardiac Arrest" Teddybears feat. Robyn

HIIT & Hoodrat Music

Workout

Run 1/2 mile

20 Squats

15 Burpees

10 Pushups

Run 1/2 mile

Playlist

 "Ecstasy" ATB

"Walking on a Dream" Empire of the Sun

"Keep Up" Hyper Crush

"Momentum" Dimitri Vegas

"Let's Go" Calvin Harris & Ne-Yo

"Don't Stop the Party" Pitbull feat. TJR

February Workouts

Here is my plan for next month.  

Thursdays and Sundays will be my rest days.  

I am going to try to do 1 HIIT session per week.  

Monday

Shoulders

Warm Up 

Complete the sequence 3 times with 1 minute between sets.

Barbell Push Press

Box Jumps

Barbell Back Squats

Workout

Barbell Push Press Ramping Sets of 5 until Maximum Training Load is Reached

Standing Shoulder Press 4 x 8 and 1 x 8, 4, 2

Superset 1

Barbell Upright Rows 3 x 8 

Incline Prone Reverse Dumbbell Flies 3 x 10

 Superset 2

Seated Dumbbell Lateral Raises 3 x 8

Standing Dumbbell Lateral Raises 3 x Failure

Seated Dumbbell Front Raises 3 x Failure

Standing Dumbbell Front Raises 3 x Failure

         

Tuesday

Legs

Warm Up 

Complete the sequence 3 times with 1 minute between sets.

Barbell Push Press

Box Jumps

Barbell Back Squats

Workout

Barbell Back Squat Ramping Sets of 5 until Maximum Training Load is Reached

Hack Squat 4 x 8 and 1 x 8, 4, 2

Superset 1

Alternating DB Lunges 3 x 10

Leg Extensions 3 x 8 

Superset 2

Leg Press 3 x 8

Body Weight Squats 3 x Failure

Wednesday

Back

No Circuit Warm Up

Superset A

Close Grip Lat Pulldowns  (V Bar) 4 x 8-10

Medium Grip Lat Pulldowns (Straight Bar) 4 x 8-10

Superset B

Rope face pull to forehead 4 x 8-10 

Rope face pull to neck 4 x Failure 

Rope face pull to chest 4 x Failure

Superset C  

Incline Prone Reverse Dumbbell Flies 4 x 10

Incline Prone Dumbbell Rows 4 x Failure

Seated Cable Rows 4 x 10

Dumbbell Shrugs 4 x 12

T Bar Rows 4 x 12

      

Friday

Chest

Warm Up

Complete the sequence 3 times with 1 minute between sets.

Barbell Push Press

Box Jumps

Barbell Back Squats

Workout

Barbell Bench Press Ramping Sets of 5 until Maximum Training Load is Reached

Low Incline Dumbbell Press 4 x 8

Superset

Dumbbell Chest Flies 3 x 8

Dumbbell Neutral Grip Press 3 x Failure

Push Ups 3 x Failure

Saturday

Legs

Warm Up

Complete the sequence 3 times with 1 minute between sets.

Barbell Push Press

Box Jumps

Barbell Back Squats

Workout

Barbell Deadlifts Ramping Sets of 5 until Maximum Training Load is Reached

Barbell Romanian Deadlifts 4 x 8 and 1 x 8, 6, 4

Superset

Sumo Deadlifts 3 x 10

Back Extensions 3 x Failure

HIIT & Hoodrat Music

Workout

Kettle Bell Swings

5 sets x 10 reps 

1 minute rest in between sets.

Playlist

"RIP" Young Jeezy & 2 Chainz

"You Be Killin Em" Fabolous

"We In This" DJ Drama, Young Jeezy, T.I., Ludacris, & Future

"Ayo Technology" 50 Cent feat. Justin Timberlake

"Til I Collapse" Eminem feat. Nate Dogg

"Over" Drake

HIIT & Hoodrat Music

Workout

Complete the sequence 3 times.

20 Squats

15 Sit Ups

10 Push Ups

1 minute rest.

Playlist

"Titanium" David Guetta feat. Sia

"Greyhound" Swedish House Mafia

"Afterhours" Melleefresh vs. deadmau5

"I Need Your Love" Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding

"Pick Your Poison" Diplo feat. Kay & Datsik