Oh YEA.
Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 04:36PM 14 Comments 
Hey Kids! How has your day been? Mine- pretty good. Although right now I am $#&%@&%)@&% annoyed because my work computer is doing some nasty stuff and costing me TIME! I'm rebooting a trillion times and having our awesome IT guy help me. What a waste. Anyway, while that's resetting for the 80th time, I am giving you some love.
This morning's workout was KILLAH. I did P90X Shoulders & Arms plus (!) Cathe HIIT 40/20. Whoa. Um yea. For those of you like me that had only done Cathe HIIT 30/30- this IS indeed a step UP. It is IMO significantly harder. She uses the step a LOT more and the jumps are HIGH. This is good, don't get me wrong, but just understand, if 30/30 is a killer workout, this is super killer.
Here is a peek at Cathe's HIIT:
One move I loathe, and I avoid are burpees. Part of this people is that chicks with BOOBS like me, I'm just gonna say it. Burpees are annoying. You end up bouncing all over the dang place. So when Cathe or Shaun T does Burpees, I'm doing sprints up and down my stairs. I'm not dealing with that stuff. I don't have time to be stuffing myself down back into my bra, OK?? April- do you see why women like ME envy women like YOU??
Also, went to use my Polar HRM and it wasn't picking up my pulse. I had that issue off and on before with those things and it really annoys me. What is the use of something if it won't WORK?? I don't have TIME to adjust and readjust!!! Anyone have a recommendation? Oh wait! @ChaleneJohnson has the BodyBugg thing, I think I may have to look into this. Anyone? Anyone??
This will be our QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you use a HRM? If so, what brand? Tell me what to get because the Polar (and I bought an expensive one- it was about $150 if I recall) isn't doing it for me.
I'd like to thank Shantel for sharing this recipe in the comments;
Almond Pumpkin Butter Brownies:
Ingredients:
1 cup almond butter
¾ cup mashed pumpkin or other squash, canned or steamed
1 egg
1/3 cup honey
1 tsp baking soda
Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Mix well. Pour into a greased 8 x 8 in pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Serves 8.
I got the recipe here:
http://thisprimallife.com/2009/10/primal-almond-butter-pumpkin-brownies-only-5-ingredients/