I have no shame in saying this quick dinner is built on convenience products, but healthier options – naturally! My 12 Minute Boiled Egg Pesto Pasta is a busy weeknight meal that is equally delicious packaged up and eaten cold for lunch.
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Five years ago, I wrote a post on Fat and THEN carbs, latest in Pre-Race Nutrition for Marathon and Ultra. It’s been a very popular post and based on research suggesting that a low-carb diet may actually be optimal for endurance athletes as it trains muscles to be better fat burners. Today I’m sharing my newest Menu for Endurance & Marathon Fat Loading!
Read on to learn a little more about this type of training diet and get my NEW meal ideas/recipe to help you hit the macros on this diet without overdosing on bacon and avocados (although, nothing wrong with that). Continue reading
Grab your beast bestie and put some extra POW into y’alls next workout. A sure-fire way to kick up heart rate and up the onus on already challenging exercises – at least the suffering in this full-body Partner POW Workout is more fun with a friend! It’s ideal for Spartan training, as a alternative to lifting traditional weights, or just to up your overall functional fitness. 
Read on to see the workout video and get all the details on this WOD which is scalable to any level. Continue reading
Soooo, you signed up for a Spartan race — or other obstacle event like Warrior Dash or Tough Mudder — and now race day is looming near. Your date with destiny is coming up as quick as those breakfast tacos scarfed down before running to the gym in a last-minute panic. Whether you’ve put off training as a passive-aggressive act, life just got in the way, or you’re a newbie who’s now just been “filled in” by so-called friends, the down and dirty news about your procrastination isn’t so discouraging. While you might not win the race, there is still time to lock in some mental and physical training that will get you to the finish strong and having fun! 
Check out The Procrastinator’s Guide to OCR & Spartan Training, for all my 11th hour advice and also use my Spartan coupon code FFRAN to save 10% on any race.
Continue readingAre you going to bed at night with the best-ever intentions to wake early for a run or workout, yet when the alarm goes off, hitting the snooze button, cursing, and throwing a pillow over your head? Or, do you get in a vertical position, but just stumble around and never make it out the door? It can definitely be a challenge to make a morning workout work out, especially if you haven’t taken steps the night before to streamline the process. (Hint, Alert Gum is involved)
But, morning workouts are ideal in so many ways from the fact that important hormones are working to your benefit and there are fewer work interferences, family obligations and recreational distractions in the early hours. Read on to find learn 8 strategies that make it easier to rise and grind and get your butt moving for a morning workout. Continue reading
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