Reverse Lunge With A Hop

Happy Monday!  I now have two weekends in a row under my belt that were ALCOHOL FREE!!!  I love it 🙂  I had an intense shoulders and cardio workout Friday after work which was followed by a complete rest day on Saturday.   On Sunday, I was back in the gym for a glutes/hams & HIIT cardio workout.

My.poor.booty!

I was introduced to a new exercise on Sunday.  Have you ever tried reverse lunges with a hop?

I have done reverse lunges a million times, but never tried to end each lunge with an explosive hop.  It added a TON and I really felt it in my glutes!

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I held a 30lb barbell on my shoulders, did a reverse lunge but when I came up, I exploded into a hop on my front leg.  I did 10 reverse lunge hops on each leg for 3 sets.  It was amazing and my heart rate was through the roof!

Next time you lift legs, give it a shot and let me know what you think!

On Saturday, my boyfriend and I went to eat at Chilli’s for my weekly cheat meal and then to the movies to see Ted.  It was a perfect date night 🙂  Ted was a hilarious movie.  There’s something about a vulgar yet adorable talking teddy bear that was just hilarious.

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As for my cheat meal, it was also was frickin’ amazing.

I’d have to say Chilli’s is my favorite restaurant.  Anyone else with me on that one?

I ended up eating a TON at Chilli’s.  I went a bit overboard as always.  That’s why I can’t go there for every cheat.  I also had some reese’s pieces at the movies, so I decided that power combo was enough to count for my two cheat meals combined.  So…I ended up technically having only one massive cheat meal this past week…but honestly I think I ate enough for a small family…so I’m okay with that 😉

Now that it’s Monday, it’s a perfect time to set new goals for yourself and kick this week’s A$$!!

101 in 1001 Goals Completed:

• 30. Have 10 date nights with my boyfriend (2/10 Completed)