Weekend Challenge

20 rounds for time:
1 burpee
10 air squats

Weekend Challenge

5 rounds for time:
10 vertical jumps
run 400 meters

Weekend Challenge

Complete this list:

Run 400 meters (1/4 mile)
25 squats
25 lunges (each side = 1)
25 downward dog/deltoid push ups
25 push ups
25 tricep push ups
25 sit ups
25 flutter kicks
1 minute plank
Run 400 meters

Lemon-Garlic Shrimp & Grits

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A healthier take on a Southern favorite!  

 

3/4 cup instant grits
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 1/4 pounds medium shrimp, peeled and deveined, tails intact
2 large cloves garlic, minced
Pinch of cayenne pepper (optional)
Juice of 1/2 lemon, plus wedges for serving
2 tablespoons roughly chopped fresh parsley 

 

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Weekend Challenge

Complete as many rounds as possible in 15 minutes

1 round:
10 squats
10 push ups
10 sit ups
400 meter (1/4 mile)

The Worst Foods for Sleep

A glass of warm milk, a cup of chamomile tea, a few slices of tryptophan-laced turkey breast -- a number of foods are at least rumored to help us drift off to sleep. But, besides the obvious (hello, 4 p.m. Starbucks run), could there be foods that are actually keeping us up at night?

For the most part, the research surrounding sleep and diet focuses on how your sleep patterns affect what -- and how much -- you eat, says Kelly Glazer Baron, Ph.D., M.P.H, a sleep researcher and neurology instructor at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine. We know that too little sleep clouds our food judgementand that the most sleep-deprived among us are likely to serve ourselves larger portions. We also know that both too little and too much sleep can lead to weight gain, for the reasons above and more.

Still, says Baron, "we've known for a long time that there are foods that promote or inhibit sleep."

Of course, no one food or drink is likely to cure a true sleep disorder, like insomnia. But there are some foods that, when consumed too close to bedtime, could be stealing your slumber. Here are some of the worst offenders.

Chicken, Sausage & Peppers

2 tablespoons unsalted butter
3/4 pound sweet or hot Italian sausage, cut into chunks
3/4 pound skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into chunks
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 small onion, chopped
2 Italian green frying peppers, cut into 1-inch pieces
3 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
1/2 cup dry white wine
3/4 cup low-sodium chicken broth
1/4 cup roughly chopped fresh parsley
2 jarred pickled cherry peppers, chopped, plus 2 tablespoons liquid from the jar


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Weekend Challenge

Sprint 50 meters
10 push ups
10 rounds