I'm an addict!

Goedemorgen! Alle 'feestdagen' zijn weer voorbij, dus het is tijd om mezelf weer aan mijn eetschema te houden. In januari en februari had ik mijn eten heel goed onder controle en at ik echt super gezond. Helaas kwamen in maart de paaseitjes en ging ik goed de mist in.. Ik had mijn suikerverslaving weer aangewakkerd, nou probeer er dan maar weer eens vanaf te komen. Vanaf maart heb ik dus aardig wat gesnoept en het is tijd dat ik het weer onder controle krijg. Helaas is dit wat makkelijker gezegd dan gedaan, want het is weer tijd om af te kicken van de Sugar addiction!

Is suiker echt verslavend?
Ja, suiker is zeker verslavend.. En geloof mij, we zijn bijna allemaal verslaafd! Suiker werkt eigenlijk hetzelfde als cocaïne. Suiker proeven werkt in je hersenen op dezelfde manier op je dopamine zoals cocaïne dat doet. Suiker geeft in je lichaam ook een reactie op de neurotransmitters serotonine en endorfine. De vraag is wat dan nog het verschil is tussen een lekker gevoel in je lichaam van een lijntje coke of een lekkere smaak op je tong van een lekker stukje chocolade of een lekker koekje. Natuurlijk is de intensiteit en de verslavingskracht van harddrugs vele malen groter dan van suiker. Maar dat neemt niet weg dat een subtiel werkend middel als suiker geen verslavingsfactor heeft, integendeel. Voor sommige mensen is van een suikerverslaving afkomen net zo lastig als stoppen met roken of verslavende drugs.

Je kan er eigenlijk ook niet omheen, want suiker is overal. Denk aan traktaties, reclames, de schappen in de supermarkt, het zit zelfs in producten waar je het niet van verwacht.. Kijk maar eens op het etiketje van je brood. De meeste mensen zullen daarom ook nooit helemaal afkicken van suiker, want het zit tenslotte in ontzettend veel producten. Dit geldt ook voor mij, maar ik hou er wel rekening mee. In veel verpakte voedingsmiddelen zit suiker toegevoegd en daarom probeer ik deze zoveel mogelijk te mijden en voornamelijk zoveel mogelijk verse producten te eten en zo min mogelijk verpakt voedsel. Vandaag ben ik weer met mijn eetschema begonnen en ik hoop dit vol te houden zonder al te veel te snoepen. Natuurlijk neem ik in het weekend wel een softijsje, want daar ben ik gewoon gek op! Ik zal misschien nooit helemaal afkicken van suiker, maar als ik de controle maar weer terug krijg en zo min mogelijk suiker binnen krijg...

~Judith

Eten voor spiermassa!

Voeding is erg belangrijk voor je spieropbouw. Heb je je voeding niet onder controle, dan zal je ook niet het lichaam krijgen wat je zo graag zou willen en waar je zo hard voor werkt.. Je zou per kg lichaamsgewicht ongeveer 2-2,5 gram eiwitten per dag moeten eten.
Soms is het nogal puzzelen met wat je het beste kan eten voor spieropbouw. Ik heb hier wat muscle building foods voor je opgeschreven, dus start to GROW!

1. Eieren
Vroeger werden er horror verhalen verteld over eieren en dat ze absoluut niet goed voor je zouden zijn. Nu blijkt dus dat een ei vrij onschuldig is en je ze gewoon mag eten. En met al de eiwitten die er in eieren zitten is het ook nog eens het perfecte voer voor spieropbouw!

2: Eiwit shakes
De naam zegt het eigenlijk al.. Eiwit shakes. Super handig en een lekker tussendoortje. Je hebt ze in ontzettend veel verschillende smaken, dus er is altijd wel 1 smaak die je lust. Neem er 1 net voor je training of net na je training voor optimaal spierherstel na een zware training.

3:Noten
Ik weet het, er zitten veel calorieën in noten maar ze zijn zo goed voor je! Het is een perfecte mix van eiwitten, goede vetten en vezels. Het is dus echt niet erg om wat noten te eten, maar pas wel op dat je niet het hele zakje leeg eet. Kies ook altijd voor ongebrande en ongezouten noten!

4:Cottage cheese (Hüttenkäse)
Hüttenkäse, je kan het overal opsmeren of in gooien, ideaal dus! Het bevat een hoge hoeveelheid casein eiwitten (langzame eiwitten) en het zit vol goeie bacteriën die je helpen om je biceps nog verder te laten groeien!

5:Zalm
Zalm mag in dit rijtje natuurlijk niet ontbreken. Het zit vol goede kwaliteit eiwitten en zit ook vol goede vetten (Omega-3 EPH&DHA) Deze vetten zijn goed voor je hart en helpt de afbraak van spieren tegen te gaan.

6:Linzen
Je zou dit het geheime wapen voor spieropbouw kunnen noemen. 1 cup gekookte linzen bevat 18gr. eiwitten. Nog een voordeel, ze zijn super goedkoop en je kan ze lang bewaren!

Zo, nu kan je weer even vooruit met je spieropbouw!

New year, fresh start!

 

It's a new year!! Happy 2014!! I know I'm a bit late :D I'm so sorry!!!
I also had vacation so I enjoyed a lot of unhealthy food and almost no workout...

Bad Judith.. I know.. :D But it's time to get it all together again and start the new year fresh!

So I prepared my meals sunday with care and started to workout again on Monday..

I want to try something new in my training.. I want to focus on one bodypart a day instead 2 or 3 bodyparts.. Yesterday (monday) I trained my back and these where the exercises:

 

Warmup: Practicing my bodycombat :D

 

Exercises back:

-Pull ups, 3x 10 reps (2 bodyweight 8 assisted)

-Bent over row, 4x 12 reps (20kg)

-Clean and press, 4x 12 reps (20kg)

-One arm dumbbell row, 4x12 reps (10 kg)

-Lat pull down, 4x 12 reps (40kg)

-Seated row, 4x 12 reps (25kg)

 

Interval training: 20sec sprints/20sec walk, 15 minutes

 

I can tell you... I'm really sore today!!! I also had combat class in the evening so it was a very active Monday! That's how I love my days :D

 

~Judith

Clean and healthy banana bread!

did some Sunday baking!! Today I made this great tasting banana bread!
Very easy to make and I think your gonna love it! It's full of protein!

Yesterday I spend the day with my boyfriend.. We went to the movie (The Hungergames 2) I have to say it, it was a great movie! But I also ate some popcorn... After that we went to a restaurant and I can tell you.. I didn't eat clean at all!! :D Haha, nobody is perfect! Sometimes I just need cheat days or cheat meals.. I love all the unhealthy food, but I just don't want to eat it. But sometimes I just can't control myself.. So today I'm having a juice day. I only ate a slice of my banana bread,  I just HAD to taste it!! :D :D

What's in it?
-3 scoops of vanilla whey protein
-1 1/2 banana
-25 gr. oats
-10 gr. spelt flour
-140 gr. Greek yoghurt
-80gr. cottage cheese
-10gr. coconut oil
-1 1/2 tsp baking soda
-cinnamon to taste

What to do?
Prehead your oven at 160C
Mix all the ingredients in to one big bowl and put them in to a cake form..
Put some banana and walnuts on top.
Put it in the oven for 30 minutes... And let it cool off...

Enjoy!!

-Judith

Why you all should deadlift! :D

The famous Deadlift is just a great exercise!
Deadlifts are by far one of the best exercises for producing overall strenght. But even more than that, they can even help you improve your physical appearance too.
One main benefit of deadlift is that it helps you develop core strength that is derived from building the core muscles of the body. A muscle which makes up your central muscle in located in the lower and upper back, in your buttocks, your hips as well as in the abdominals. All these muscles work if you do deadlifts. Possessing a firm core is very essential for keeping a healthy stance and getting rid of back pains.
To do a deadlift, the main mover group of muscles is your spine erector found in the lower back. On the other hand, deadlifts do need to utilize some of your stabilizer muscles. The combination of these groups of muscle enables you to raise heavier weights compared to other kinds of workouts. Lifting weights will improve your general muscle weight that is the first factor which determines the strength of a person.
Since this workout is a big compound motion which starts from a dead stop stance, it is truly efficient in enhancing overall explosiveness. Deadlift exercise also helps enhance the overall stance and avoid injuries.  Through strengthening abdominals and lower back, deadlift can naturally enhance the placing of the spine. Your lower back is in a position which is vulnerable to damage, mainly because of poor posture as well as excessive slouching all through the day.
Lots of people thing you'll get injuries from doing a deadlift but it just prevent it!

Cookie dough protein balls

I'm spending the half of my free Saturday in the kitchen.. I'm trying all kinds of recipes.. One better than the other.. I loved these little protein snacks! Tomorrow I'm going to the Les Mills mega quarterly, so I need some small snacks! Very easy to make and no baking!

What's in it?
-30 gr. Vanilla protein
-10 gr. Honey
-30 gr. Coconut flour
-25gr. Peanut butter ( I used cashew)
-1 egg white
-10gr. Dark chocolate chips
-30 ml. almond milk

What to do?
This is gonna be really difficult... Just kidding :D Just mix all the things together and roll them in to 10 balls and put them in the fridge for a couple of hours... Done!!

Enjoy!

~Judith

Simple vegetarian tomato soup recipe

I made this tasty tomato soup yesterday.. And I can tell you, it was great!

What's in it?
-750gr. tomatoes
-1 small onion
-1,5 table spoon olive oil
-1 carrot
-tomato paste
-2 bouillon tablets
-little bit of thyme
-little bit of parsley
-garlic
-salt
-pepper

What to do?
Cut out the hard part of the tomato, cut the onion and the carrot. Put the bouillon tablets in hot water.
Put the olive oil in a big soup pan. Put in the carrot, onion and the tomato paste. Let it bake for a couple of minutes. Put in the tomatoes and the hot water with the bouillon tables and mix it together. You can also put al the spices in it now! Let it cook for 10 minutes till the tomatoes fall apart.. Then you mix it with a hand blender. Let it cook for a couple of minutes and then you can eat it!

~Enjoy!

13-11-2013 Just another blog!

Hello fitness and health freaks! How are you all today?
I'm sitting on the couch with a nice cup of tea watching some tv..
On Wednesday I Always have to work from 16:00 till 22:00, so I'm gonna do my meal prep after I finished my blog.. It's gonna be chicken, rice and veggies.. Clean as it can be :D
I did my workout early in the morning.. For the ones who want to know what I did.. Well.. this was my workout:

Chest:
4 sets, 8 reps Max weight!
-Cable cross over
-Chest press
-Incline dumbbell press
-Peck deck

Biceps:
-One arm cable curl
-Barbell curl
-Preacher curl
-Concentration curl

10 minutes crosstrainer, interval training!
10 minutes treadmill, interval training!
1000m rowing

~Judith

Oatmeal, protein and fruit breakfast!

Maybe I told it before, but I don't like oatmeal... Well... the normal recipe.. With water or just milk.
So I made something different of it! It tasted just great!!

What's in it?
-200 ml Unsweetend almond milk
-5 table spoons oats
-1 scoop vanilla whey protein
-Strawberries
-Blueberries
-Cinnamon

What to do?
Let the milk cook and mix the oats in it..Also mix the cinnamon in it. Let it cook for one minute and than let it rest and let it cool off.. Mix the vanilla protein in it/ Cut the strawberries in small pieces and mix the berries and strawberries with the oats!

Enjoy ~Judith!

Workout 30-10-2013

 

 

It's alway's nice to share workouts :D

My workout for today:

 

Biceps:

Twisted biceps curl, 10 reps, 4 sets: 8kg

Barbell curl, 10 reps, 4 sets: 15kg

One arm cable curl, 10 reps 4 sets: 6 kg

 

Chest:

Push ups: 4 sets max reps

Low cable crossover, 10 reps, 4 sets: 6,25kg

Chest press: 10 reps, 4 sets: 27,5kg

 

Abs:

Machine crunch, 4 sets max reps: 45kg

Bicycle crunch, 4 sets max reps

Plank, 4 sets max hold

Incline sit up, 4 sets max reps

 

Cardio:

Cross trainer: 10 minutes interval training

Rowing: 1000m

Running: 10 minutes interval training

 

 

After my workout I made a nice smoothie... To build and heal the muscels.. Looks green and like poison but it taste really great!

Pear, vanilla protein, spinach and water!

 

Why H.I.I.T??

I'm a big fan of H.I.I.T workouts.. The're short and very intense and you'll burn loads of calories!
High-intensity interval training (HIIT) is a cardiorespiratory training technique that alternates brief speed and recovery intervals to increase the overall intensity of your workout. It's fun to mix up your workouts!

Most endurance workouts such as walking, running, or stair-climbing are performed at a moderate intensity. High intensity workouts are done at a high/explosive intensity.. The are typically sustained for 30 seconds to 3 minutes, although they can be as short as 8-10 seconds or as long as 5 minutes; the higher the intensity, the shorter the speed interval. Recovery intervals are equal to or longer than the speed intervals. High-intensity interval training is done at a submaximal level; around 80-95% of maximal aerobic capacity.

"One of the earliest studies, done by researchers at Laval University (Ste-Foy, Quebec, Canada), kept it basic, using two groups in a months-long experiment. One group followed a 15-week program using HIIT while the other performed only steady-state cardio for 20 weeks. Proponents of steady-state training were pleased to hear that those subjects burned 15,000 calories more than their HIIT counterparts. Those who followed the HIIT program, however, lost significantly more bodyfat. A 2001 study from East Tennessee State University (Johnson City) demonstrated similar findings with subjects who followed an eight-week HIIT program. Again, HIIT proved to be the better fat-burner–subjects dropped 2% bodyfat over the course of the experiment. Meanwhile, those who plodded through the eight weeks on a steady-state program lost no bodyfat."

Why H.I.I.T?
-You'll lose body fat!
-Short workouts
-You can do it at home or at the gym
-You can use al kinds of exercises
-HIIT could be the only way to train for people looking to lose fat while adding and/or preserving muscle mass.


Example of a H.I.I.T workout:

50 seconds work/10 seconds rest. 4 rounds.

1.Mountain climber (50 sec)
-10 sec rest
2.Burpees (50 sec)
-10 sec rest
3.High knees (50 sec)
-10 sec rest
4. Skipping (50 sec)
-10 sec rest
5. Jump squats (50 sec)
-10 sec rest

Another example:

You also can do it with sprints.

-30 seconds sprint
-10 seconds walk
-30 seconds sprint
-10 seconds walk
And just on and on and on... :D

It's Always a good thing to shake your workout up and try something new.. Try this and I'll bet you'll get results!

~Judith!

Why a workout buddy can help you!

Sometimes it's really hard to get off your ass to go to the gym.. You prefer to stay at home, watch some tv and eat some popcorn while you watch a movie... But then your phone rings!! It's your workout buddy to kick your ass and drag you to the gym... :)
There a lot of benefits to have a workout buddy, cause sometimes you just can't do it alone or you just need some help..

There's a big change you'll reach your goals sooner if you workout with a friend.. If you don't want to the other one will get you so far to go to the gym! So instead of 2 times it's easier to go 3 or 4 times if you workout together!
It's more fun to workout if you do it together!  it’s okay to have fun. In fact, the more fun your workouts are, the more you’re going to look forward to and be commited to them over the long-term.
It's easier to try new workouts. Like they say: there’s power in numbers. When you’ve got someone else with you it’s much less intimidating to start using the gym, going to new classes, hitting the free weights or just trying out new exercise equipment.
It's always a good thing to have some one nearby to check your form!
When you workout with eachother it's cool to compete! Try who's faster with rowing or who can lift more...
Your workout buddy has different skills and knowledge than you do – you can benefit from this by the different exercises they introduce you to, the correct form, new workouts and different ways of being active. Variety is one of the key components of fun, so you’re much more likely to stick to your workouts when you can do new things.

What to look for in a workout buddy:
-You like them :D
-You want them to be your fitness role model
-Find someone with a good additude
-Share similar goals
-Compatible schedules

You get better results if you workout with a buddy but it's really important to have a buddy who is just as passionate about it as you! You don't want a buddy who's dragging you down in your preformance and don't want to give it a 100%.. I see a lot of examples in my gym of workout buddies where one of them is very motivated and the other one is bringing her/him down cause they don't want to workout hard.. They just want to talk or just move but not train.. And often the other one is going down with them. You also want to make sure they don’t suffer from the following: constantly make excuses, excessively egotistical, use unhealthy shortcuts (like drugs), overly competitive, obstinate, always late, bad attitude, talk more than they work out… the list goes on and on...

~Judith