Barely Lifting & French Toast

Hello Marvelous Monday...

I have two things to share today! First, as per usual, is my opinion on something which I am sure you are all bouncing out of your seats to hear. Second, I have a marvelous recipe to enlighten everybody with so keep on readin'.

I wanted to point out that some people are clearly oblivious at the gym as to what they are doing. Obviously. But sometimes the things people do are so ridiculous to me. And the worst part is, if anybody dare tries to help this person do something the correct way, then they feel like they are being picked on.

No.

I can say for myself at least that I used to get really sensitive when someone corrected my form and told me I was doing an exercise completely wrong. But now I know better, as I am sure that the person advising me is simply trying to help me, not hurt me. I'd probably end up hurting myself if I didn't heed the advice anyways!

I saw a few questionable things yesterday and there is just the one person who I always see doing who knows what and yet he doesn't listen to the other experienced gym-goers and continues to lift incorrectly.

This is what I see: an emphasis on the utilization of the Smith machine and a lack of a range of motion.

I often see people doing bench press or shoulder press on the Smith machine. I'm not going to tell them they shouldn't do it, you should do what works for you, but I will say that one will probably get more bang for their buck by using the Olympic bar, barbells and dumbbells. One particular guy I saw was 'bench pressing.' He stacked the 45's on the thing and, being a very small guy, was about to lay down on the bench and press it out. Well, he unhooked the Smith machine bar and moved the bar maybe a half an inch to his chest and back up. He barely moved it towards his chest, A.K.A. the goal of the bench press. He then repeated this for a few reps. Huh?

Also, I always see a guy doing exercises like tricep pulldowns, lat pulldowns, high rows, etc. with an incredible amount of weight that even the huge guys can't lift and barely getting in a full range of motion. He moves it maybe two inches and he is done. What? You're not working your muscles and all by doing that. If it's too heavy, MOVE THE WEIGHT DOWN! Using a lighter weight and getting the necessary range of motion to properly hit a muscle will always trump going as heavy as physically possible and moving the weight maybe two inches.

It makes me cringe seeing this. And I probably sound too big for my britches here. I mean, I'm only a 16-year-old girl, what do I know about lifting? Well, I know enough by now to know how to do an exercise properly, if that answers the question. I'm not trying to preach! I'm just putting in my two cents, and I am willing to guarantee that some people reading this will agree with me.

Lifting properly with good form > letting your ego tell you to lift heavy and getting hurt.

I'm afraid of the day that my weight room turns into snap city due to some atrocious form. I don't want to hear any bones snapping!

Anyways, rant over, and onto the recipe...

Peanut-ty Protein French Toast

Ingredients:

- 2 slices of P28 bread
- 1-2 eggs or 3-4 egg whites
- 2 tbsp. peanut flour
- 2 tbsp. milk + 2 additional tbsp. milk
- maple syrup or sugar-free syrup
- 1/4 tsp. baking powder
- cinnamon, nutmeg, pumpkin pie spice

Directions:

Spray a pan with non-stick cooking spray and heat it on low-medium heat. In a flat bowl, crack the eggs/egg whites into it and add 2 tbsp. of milk (I used almond), baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and pumpkin pie spice. Whisk the mixture up. Coat the two slices of bread in the mixture and place on the heated pan. Let each side cook for approximately 2-3 minutes. In a separate small bowl, mix together the peanut flour and other 2 tbsp. of milk. You may need to add a little bit more water to this to get the preferred consistency. Place the cooked French toast on a plate and heat up the syrup. Pour over the French toast and coat the toast with the peanut sauce. Sprinkle more cinnamon, nutmeg and pumpkin pie spice on top.

This. was. scrumptious. I cannot tell a lie. Give it a try! (Rhyme time!)

Have a marvelous Monday friends. Let me know if you try the recipe!

Questions: Do you see people barely moving a weight in the gym? What bothers you in the gym? Do you ever let your ego get to you? Have you ever made 'health-ified' French toast?

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