Cauliflower/Paleo Rice Recipe

An amazing alternative for starchy rice is cauliflower rice, your normal white rice contains a whooping 126 calories in 100g where the cauliflower alternative only contains 25!

So how do we get rice from a cauliflower, easy!
Take 1 normal cauliflower, break the heads off, pop them in a blender, blitz until they look like tiny bits of rice/couscous, pop that in a bowl or microwave steamer, steam dry (don't add water) in the microwave for 5 minutes, hey presto plain white cauliflower rice.
Now this is fine if your mixing it with the main part of the dish, but to give it a really nice flavour do the following:

Heat 1 tsp of coconut oil in a deep pan or wok, add into that a little curry powder, some finely chopped onion, a pinch of cayenne pepper, cumin and coriander, plus a touch of garlic and ground black pepper, all of these to taste.

A really flavoursome and filling alternative to that nasty old white rice!

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Week 6

So, 6 weeks after my op now, this week I'll continue with what I did last week with regards to the resistance side of training, but now I'll start to increase weight each time.
The week ahead will look a little like this (best laid plans and all that!)

Monday, Wednesday, Friday: Resistance:
Chest press using dumbbells off a stability ball. 4 sets of 12.

Body rows using straps, legs bent, body bridged. 4 sets of 12.

Shoulder press with just the Olympic bar. 3 sets of 15.

Chins, with assistance (elastic strap) 3 sets of 10.

Light bar front squats, overhead squats, high bar squats, low bar squats & dead lifts. 1 set each for 12.

Increasing weight each day completed.

Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday: Cardio:

Simple 30 minute cardio sessions, maybe a run on Saturday keeping it short and sharp to see how the jolting action of the run affects my scar tissue?

Chris Nash

PT Fitness

An answered question

I asked a question on our Facebook page yesterday https://www.facebook.com/pages/PT-Fitness/159676520776391 directed at Ladies about what they would prefer:
(1) Firm Butt (2) Tight Abs (3) Solid Triceps

Today I answered with an easy solution for all three.

A good solution to the question I asked yesterday would be to do thrusters, this exercise hits all three areas hard and fast, use a bar as this will engage the core more than dumbbell's, the squat section of the exercise, effectively a front squat, puts a huge strain on the core to keep you upright, (Tight abs, tick!) and to perform the exercise correct the posterior muscles of your legs will be working harder the anterior, the final part of the squat will require you to open your hips fully to start the thrust, (Firm butt, tick!) then, although only a minor muscle being used, the triceps will be engaged for the full lock out, (Solid triceps, tick!) get thrusting!


To show this point I'd like to add a you tube clip of a crossfit enthusiast, and star! performing thrusters as part of a routine know as "Fran"!!

Enjoy

Chris Nash
PT Fitness