Are You A Swinger?

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Everybody is always looking for the perfect exercise to sculpt their tummies and get those coveted six pack abs. Of course those of us in the know are aware that exercise is only part of the equation....with diet being the most important piece of the puzzle.

With that being said, however, there are definitely a few exercises that will give you more bang for your buck. One of my fav's are Halo's, being performed in the picture below. Using a BPB, you aggressively swing it around your head while keeping your core tight.

An amazing exercise that will light up every muscle in your upper torso and make you wonder why you ever did those sad little crunches to begin with.

Live With Passion,

Roy

 "It don't mean a thing if you aint got that swing!"

CrossFit Body Construction WOD 7/16/09
"Stumpy"
Warm-up:
100 double Unders (or 400 singes)
100 Overhead Squats (65-M / 45-W)
Then...
Hang Power Cleans 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Paleo Recipe
"Roast Pheasant with Fruit and Nut Stuffing"
1 pheasant (2-3 pounds)
Fresh ground pepper
Garlic powder
Olive oil
1 ½ cups freshly squeezed orange juice
½ cup raisins
3 cloves
½ cup dried and coarsely chopped apricots (non-sulfured)
½ teaspoon grated orange peel
1 cup chopped pecans 

Preheat oven to 350 F. Wash and dry the pheasant and brush with olive oil inside and out. Sprinkle inside and out with pepper and garlic powder. In a saucepan combine the orange juice, raisins and cloves. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer five minutes. Strain the mixture, discarding the cloves and reserving the orange juice and raisins. In a mixing bowl combine the raisins, apricots, ginger, orange peel and the nuts. Mix well and use the mixture to stuff the pheasant. Place the pheasant breast up on a rack in a roasting pan, and roast until tender, about 30 minutes per pound, brushing frequently with the remaining orange juice. Place the pheasant on a serving platter and trickle the liquid from the roasting pan over the pheasant.