Seattle Personal Training

Dynamic strength is the focus this week.  This can be done for any body part, today will focous on the chest.  What you do is you start out with a stationary supported lift like the bench press, then you super set that with unstable unsupported exercise like a push up with one hand on the […]

 Lie flat on your back on a bench with your legs off the end, remaining parallel to the ground. Place your hands back next to your head and grab the edge of the bench. Keeping your legs as straight as possible, raise your legs as high as possible, making sure that your abs are doing […]

1/2 cup short-grain brown rice
1 medium zucchini
2 stalks celery
1 carrot
1 yellow bell pepper
1/2 bunch arugula
4 scallions
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup chicken or vegetable stock
1 tablespoon coarse-grained mustard
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1. Fill a 2-quart saucepan with 6 cups of salted water and bring to a boil. Add the […]

Everyone has probably heard of “accidental exercise.” For those who have not, just to fill you in it would be like taking the stairs instead of the elevator. Losing weight is all about mathematics. If I burn more calories than I eat I lose weight!
I commonly hear “I don’t have enough […]

Exercise Advice: Grab two dumbbells (not too heavy) and lie flat on an exercise mat with your arms and legs fully extended. Slowly raise your right leg and right arm at the same time to perform an ab crunch. Try to keep your arm and leg straight throughout the movement. Focus the tension on your abs […]

 Rather than having three big meals per day, try to eat five or six smaller ones.  The trick, however, is not to eat any more calories than usual but to spread them more evenly throughout the day.  This strategy prevents overeating, since you’re never ravenously hungry.  It also keeps your body from lowering its metabolic […]

I am a big fan of the meat and potato dinners! I have a hard time getting a low calorie count with this type of meal. I’m gonna keep the steak in there cause there really is no substitute in my mind for steak, and I have it so rarely that it’s not […]

The exercise of the week this week is the push up on the ball.  This exercise is challenging and is also great to superset with a stationary bench press.  Let me know what you think.

Grilled Cumin Rubbed Sirloin Steaks with Salsa Fresca
For the salsa:
1 cup chopped fresh tomatoes
2 tablespoons chopped red onion
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro leaves
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
dash Tabasco sauce, optional
For the steaks:
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 clove garlic, very finely minced
salt to taste
freshly ground black pepper
4 top sirloin steaks, about 4 ounces […]

Ingredients
2 slices rustic Italian bread
1 teaspoon olive oil
2 slices (about 2 ounces) cooked turkey
1 slice Asiago cheese
4 thin slices peeled and cored apple
1 tablespoon cranberry sauce
4 sprigs watercress, large stems removed
Cooking Instructions
1. Brush one side of each piece of bread with olive oil and lay the bread oil-side down on the work surface.
2. Place the […]