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Whoa. People I did a little 30 minutes of Amy Bento Kettlebell followed by this gem for kickboxing and leg blast. SWEATFEST. What an awesome workout. Totally different than others out there and she just builds and builds and builds. This is the kind of workout where you keep doing it and get better and better in your flexibility and endurance and wow it works the legs- I also wanted to mention that this workout toward the end plus the Tracy Effinger one from yesterday both incorporated (and come to think of it that Amy Bento weight one from earlier in the week did also) the 'sissy squat' variations. I had no idea how TOTALLY DIFFERENTLY this positioning works your lower body. Whoa. I have NOT been doing that in the past and look forward to conquering it more. Yea. See a little peek here below, but you can see more and get your own DVD at Collage Video. (and no I'm not making any $$ from Collage Video, I just use them cuz they have a guarantee and GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE plus video previews...I never had heard of this woman but saw the preview and am SO GLAD I got this!!)

The Video is called Ilaria's Bodystrikes. FYI. 

That's Ms. Tracy Effinger people. I love her workouts. I talk about it in this vlog from (yesterday). Wow. It's amazing what these workouts do~ and it's like she pushes your muscles to total exhaustion, yet differently from like a Jari Love. I am TOTALLY SORE all through my torso today- which I knew was coming = whoa. It's Kettlebell cardio today. That's right. What are you doing?? No excuses! Remember we make PROGRESS not excuses!!

Anyway, I shot QUITE A LOT OF VLOG CONTENT yesterday peeps. Y'all were asking me about all this melodrama in my life recently, and the more I thought about it, the more I thought that some of it could help many of YOU learn the tough lessons I've learned lately. So....stay tuned as I upload parts 2, 3, 4 etc. And then, get yourself a cappuccino or a tall glass of Vodka and enjoy. WHAT? 

Have a kick butt day!

This is also a clip of the Tracy Effinger workout I talked about. Do NOT make the mistake of thinking that this is "easy". She does 3 sets of everything with no breaks and - it is KILLER. Love it.

Hey Kids! How are you today? DANG!! I looooovvved my kickboxing workout today! WOOT! (For those of you interested, I did Cathe's Kick Punch & Crunch, awesome!) It is 5:30pm now and I have been going non-stop all day! DANG! I have this guy here from Brinks installing a 2nd set of equipment. I'm looking forward to some peace and quiet time soon. Very soon. 

I mistakenly ran out "quickly" in between installations to Costco. Big Mistake. The entire world was there shopping for the holiday weekend. Same at Jewel. And then of course the registers weren't taking payments correctly so everything was backed up. GRRRR. But I did get all stocked up on wonderful greens, heirloom tomatoes, tilapia, almond milk, lemons, avocados and VINO! LOTSA VINO! What? 

Golly. I am SO yawning my butt off while I am typing this. Wow I wish I really could yawn my butt off. Well not off, maybe just DOWN a little. Hehehehehe. 

Anyway, enjoy the pre and post-workout vlogs. So many of you enjoyed Miranda stopping by- so she's gonna be with me on vlogs at least once a week~ in case you haven't seen our footage from the first Ford Fiesta Road Trip- check it out on my Ford page. Good times. She's such a BFF.

THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND IS HERE PEEPS!! 

Hey Guys. Sorry for the delay. Will have to post more tomorrow. KILLER workout today- you know it's good when the same day you are already feeling the DOMS creeping in! Amy Bento Super Pump or something...I'll have to look it up. Anyway~ just have a lot of stuff I've had to take care of that is urgent. I'll be back soon! ;-) You all rock. Enjoy today's vlog craziness that has like 1/8 fitness content. A lotta rambling on too little caffeine. 

People, today's post will not be fun and exciting. Today I learned that my friend Meg (Megan Porter, or @megapixel as we knew her on Twitter) was killed in a head-on car accident. She was 24 years old. You've seen me talking to her/about her in my vlogs; we met on Twitter and she was (obviously) a beautiful young woman with a fantastic sense of humor and so much in front of her. Please, simply realize out of this what I have always said in MANY MANY of my vlogs- that life is short. NONE OF US are guaranteed another hour. And we need to wake up every day excited and humbled by life and thankful for the abundance of blessings that surround us. We need to cherish CHERISH our lives and those in it, and don't take for granted that you'll have another chance. Everything happens for a reason, and I hope that out of this horrible tradgedy - that all of us here can learn and make changes in our own lives for the better. Let's all pray for Meg's family. She was an only child. 

Goodbye @megapixel. 

Hey Kids!! Happy Saturday! Y'all- I just KILLED IT! WOOT!! A Killer Kettlebell workout- Power Body Kettlebell Bootcamp!! OMG. Maybe it's just that this is my first full-on KB workout but guys, this was TOUGH. She does some moves that just blast out your delts the entire time. I'm psyched to incorporate all this KB training now. And I was comfortably out of breath the entire workout, sweat pouring everywhere...Awesome. Click on the workout if you want to see a preview and buy it via Collage Video. I always use them for DVDS because they guarantee all the DVDS and they ship FAST. Plus, being able to preview videos is a huge plus. IMO. 

Just had another Shakeology YUMMTASTIC Green Smoothie. Krissa, I checked (I'm new to Beach Body so I don't know all their products/prices yet) and yes, for a one month supply of this stuff it is $117. It is pricey, but I realized that the green stuff I was buying was $80 for a one month supply and I still had to add all the other stuff to it to make it complete with protein etc.  So for me, to have the AMAZING TASTE, all the added bonuses (not having to add greens or hemp protein etc. to make it complete) and convenience, I'm sticking with it for $3.50/meal (for my breakfast, this is my breakfast). Luckily, since I'm not shelling out big bucks anymore on protein powder, protein bars, and other supplements, this price is totally worth the nutritional benefits for me. We all have to decide how we want to spend our $$$. ;-)

Ok- gotta run. Have a nail appointment, then I have to finish some work and hang with Mr. Rene later on! WOOT!

TGIF Peeps!! How was your week? Mine was INSANITY but insanity in a good way. Crazy busy but I got some great things accomplished. I am a little bummed that my new weight bench didn't arrive today (slight sadness). Because that's my last little piece of the new equipment for my home gym upgrade. Well dang, I need to get my pull-up thang too for P90X because I so want to KILL some pull-ups soon. THEN I'm set. 

Today I had a lunch meeting and we went to my favorite sushi place. I'm telling you, I could eat sushi every freaking day. Every day. I love that stuff. Bliss. 

I also got some great new RAW cookbooks (guess they wouldn't really be called COOKbooks if they are RAW themed, whatever!) and I am psyched to try some of this new stuff. I have a tendency to just always eat the SAME THING DAY AFTER DAY and then I get bored. So....I'll share with you what I try. I also ordered the eCookbooks from Jenna's site and they have some killer recipes on there from fabulous bloggers!! So awesome. Check out EAT LIVE RUN if you haven't yet and you'll see!

Ok- I'm out! Much to do, got a trip next week (LA - if anyone is around give me a HOLLA and we'll try to get together!) and craziness this weekend!! Good craziness though. ;-)

This is truly one of my favorite photos. Val looks just amazing here. She is so chiseled, I LOVE her quad definition. DAYUM!!

Has everyone had a fantastic day? It's been non-stop here as usual in KO world but AWESOME! I did some Jari Love today ~ "Extremely Ripped" and love it. It's very lower weight perpetual circuits with never-ending reps and you just FEEL IT. I love alternating this type of a workout with a real heavy, isolation type workout another day, then a different type circuit, etc. My mind and my body are and will loving the variety.

I'm still previewing and reading all the P90X stuff and Chalean Extreme. I watched the Chalean Extreme instructional video and although it was 'review' for me, I was very impressed with the explanation; for someone new getting into weight training it really explained proper form on the moves. I was giving THAT a big 2 thumbs up.

Anyway, VLOG below ~ gotta run. Mr. Rene is on his way for some well needed stress relief massage. Thank GOD. Have a KICK BUTT REST OF THE DAY!

Also, I STARTED referring to this at the end of this vlog and like a moron, I forgot to finish it; check out Operation Beautiful! I LOVE IT!