My Training Week in Review & Cookie Dough Energy Bites Recipe

February 1, 2014

Happy Saturday!

I hope you guys have had an awesome week and have rocked all your workouts so far! I know you have because we’ve seen them. Nothing makes us smile more than seeing all of your hashtags and pictures on Instagram and Twitter showing off all of your progress and simply sharing your journey with the HASfit family. We’re nothing without you all and are ever grateful.

Anyhow, much like you, I train and workout hard during the week too as you all know by my previous posts. While we don’t have babies in the mix yet, I understand that it’s hard to work all day, come home, and try to muster up the motivation to workout. For me, it’s simple; I think of how wonderful exercise is for my body. I come from a family history of diabetes, Alzheimer’s, high blood pressure and cholesterol. My exercise and my diet is the only thing standing between me and these predisposed diseases that stand before me and I won’t go down without a fight! Not to mention, exercise does wonders for your self-esteem and confidence. Just like Coach Kozak says during the most intense part of the workout, “remember why you started, remember what brought you here!” and I truly identify with that.

So my workout routine for the week looked a little something like this:

Sunday: The new 10 Minute Back & Biceps, 10 Minute Chest & Triceps, 10 Minute Home Leg Workout
Monday: OFF
Tuesday: 20 Minute Cardio Shred & 15 Minute MMA Training Conditioning
Wednesday: 20 Minute Cardio Burn & 12 Minute 6 Pack Abs
Thursday: OFF
Friday: Tabata Gym Machine Circuit – 12 machines – 20 seconds ON / 10 seconds OFF – 4 rounds of each machine
Saturday: 8 mile run

Before our workout Friday, I whipped up a quick pre workout snack to give us the energy needed. I love fast, natural, and quick snacks on the go. I made Cookie Dough Energy Bites using Maca Powder. Maca Powder is a Peruvian herbaceous plant LOADED with nutritious vitamins, minerals, and amino acids. Its been shown to balance your endocrine system and was used by the Incans to provide strength and stamina. This is a super easy recipe and can be made in a snap.

You’ll Need:

1/2 cup whole almonds
1/2 cup rolled oats
3 tbsp Maca powder
1/8 cup to 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
dark chocolate chips (I used Lily’s Sweets baking chips sweetened with Stevia)

In a food processor, blend the almonds and rolled oats until it becomes a flour. To the flour, add the Maca powder and maple syrup and process for 30 seconds until well mixed. Take about a tablespoon of the mixture and roll into a ball. Press the chocolate chips into the cookie dough bites and continue rolling. This recipe will yield about 12 bites depending on how large you make them. If you have any left over (which I didn’t because someone ate them all), refrigerate for up to 3-4 days.