What I Do When My Child Is Home Sick

Hi guys and girls.  Hope you’re all having a great week and still have some Halloween candy left to give out tomorrow!  🙂

Anyway, I had my littlest home sick with me today so I wasn’t able to get to the gym.  I’m lucky enough to have a decent amount of equipment at home so I grabbed some kettlebells and went to work.  Here is the result:

I used my Top Secret Nutrition Cardio Igniter – one scoop about 20 minutes before:

• 10 minute warm-up on my bike
• I did 2 warm-up sets of just one kettlebell of the following exercises and then I grabbed 2 and did the same exercises for a total of 5 rounds:
• Kettlebell swing x 5
• Kettlebell Press
• Kettlebell Squat
• Kettlebell (sumo-ish) Deadlift

I’m adding a quick video snippet to my Facebook page if you want to have a look… (if you listen closely, you’ll hear my daughter ask for some cheese… 😛 )

http://www.facebook.com/KristineLoockWnbfpro

The Grind

Hard work, dirty work, the day-in and day-out “it ain’t pretty” work.  That’s where I’m at right now…”The Grind”.  I’m doing my best to put the work in, eat well, and rest when I can.  I’m in that phase where the hard work doesn’t quite show yet.  I’m not trying to lose fat but I am trying to improve my physique for next year without putting piles of slop and jiggle on my body.

I made the decision at the end of the summer to hold off on competing for this year.  It was just too rough of a year for me to even think about adding an additional stressor.  For those that follow me, you may already know that on Christmas of last year, I lost my mom.  That was a huge, devastating blow.  The year followed with ups and downs with my father’s health, a new business for me, and some nagging injuries…my head was just not in the game.  And for those of you that compete, you know that if you’re not into it, it’s a struggle and can be completely miserable.

So, stay tuned folks…I’m going to do my best to keep updating this blog with recipes, workouts, tips, fun, and anything else fitness related.  If there is anything in particular you would like me to write about, please drop me a note in the comments!