Thanksgiving Eve

 

Tonight's Leg/Chest/Abs Workout:

 

Single Leg kickback on cable machine- 3 sets of 10

Superset 10-15 squats with 20lb weight

 

Incline Chest Press 3 sets of 10 - (I used 25lb dumbbells but use whatever weight you can do 3 sets of 8-10 with.)

Superset with Chest Flys 3 sets of 10- 10lbs

 

Leg Press 3 sets of 10

Calf raises 3 sets of 30

Walking lunges with 10lb plate overhead 3 sets of 20

 

Seated Chest Press Machine 3 sets of 10- I used 60lbs

Superset with Leg Extension 3 sets of 10

 

Lying Chest Press Machine

I did 4 sets: 12,10,8,6

Go up in weight by 5-10 lbs each time

 

ABS

3 Rounds- Try to do 10-15 each time

 

Punch abs on ball- 8lbs dumbbells

Standing oblique crunches with 25lb plate

 

 

Straight Leg Abs

 

 

Alternating Leg Lift with 8lb medicine ball

 

 

 

 

I'm spending a lot of my evening cooking for the big day tomorrow. One thing I am making is "Pumpkin Crunch" I got the recipe from my friend Jenna so I decided I would try it!

 

Jenna's Pumpkin Crunch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ingredients:

 

15oz. pure pumpkin

12 oz. evaporated milk

3 eggs

1.5 cups of sugar

1tsp cinnamon (I added a little extra)

1/2 tsp salt

 

1 box yellow cake mix

1/2 cup chopped pecans (I used about a cup)

2 sticks butter

 

Mix first 6 ingredients into a bowl

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pour into 9X13 inch pan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sprinkle dry cake mix over mixture

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sprinkle chopped pecans on top. Melt butter and drizzle over nuts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bake at 350 degrees for 50-55 minutes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

And you are done!

 

Top with whipped cream!

 

Smells so good I want to eat it now but I have to wait until Thanksgiving! I cant wait to dig in.