The Real McCoys

I Thank God For Allowing My Uncle Mark & Aunt Benona To Come Across Country From Florida To Visit The Gang In California. I Had An Amazing Time All Week. Our Last Day Together Was Sunday & It Was Truly A Fun Day.

They Came Straight From Centinnial

Before My Unlce & Aunt Came To California They Were In North Carolina With The Rest Of My Family For Holy Convocation Celebrating 100 Years That Our Church Organization Has Existed.

Oakley Days In The Bay

My Uncle & Aunt Also Go By Lolli & Pop (Their Grandparent Names)

We Took MJ To The Mall Where Lolli Purchased His 1st Pair Of Shoes & Of Course They're Vans

Sunday We Went To A Church In Oakland Called Koinonia Church of Christ

After Church We Went To Aunt Janet's House Where She Prepared A Beautiful Meal For Us.

Lolli-Pop Had A 6am Flight So We Watched Zootopia & Then They Left To Prepare For Their Trip Back To Florida. I Miss Them Already & I Can't Wait To See Them Again. To God Be The Glory
​For All The Marvelous Things He Has Done.

Why I Stopped Working Out

Before I Left California To Be In Florida For Tax Season I Was Working Out 5 Days A Week.
Doing 30-60 minutes On My Exercise Bike & 25 Minutes Of Yoga.
Once I Got To Florida My Workout Schedule Dwindled To Zero Workouts A Week, & In February I Fell & Hit My Right Knee Which Set Me Back 6 Weeks.

I Tried Rehabbing My Knee By Doing Squats & Lunges But Soon Lost Motivation. Currently My Knee Still Isn't 100% But I Trust It Enough To Do My Squat Challenge & Ride My Exercise Bike. I Haven't Had Any Knee Pain Since About Week 2 Or 3.

My Next Fitness Challenge

Lunges Are One Of The Hardest Exercises For Me To Do Consistently. I Get So Sore After Lunges That I'm No Good For Days. This Challenge Is The Easiest Lunge Challenge That I Could Find Online Aside From Creating My Own. I Have Faith That Once I Finish My Squat Challenge This Will Be A Breeze.

Why Lunges?

The Orthopedic Specialist I Saw After My Knee Injury Recommended That I Do Physical Therapy To Strengthen The Muscles Around My Knee. Without Equipment Lunges Are A Good Way To Build  Those Muscles The Muscles Of The Knee Include The Quadriceps, Hamstrings, & The Muscles Of The Calf.

Time To Get Fine!

My Daily Fitness

For The Past 4 Weeks I Have Consistently Worked Out By Doing Squats. I Started Out With Just 60 A Day & Then I Found A Squat Challenge Online That I've Been Sticking With. Currently I Am On Day 15 Of My Squat Challenge.

What Muscles Am I Building

Let's Add Cardio

My Favorite Cardio Exercise Is Riding The Stationary Bike.
​So Starting Today August 1st I Will Add 30 Minutes On The Bike To My Workout Regimen.

In That Today Is Thursday I Will Only Ride 3 Days This Week. I Plan To Gradually Increase To 5 Days A Week. Also I Will Start Off With My Bike At A Low Resistance & Gradually Increase It.

Stamina Magnetic Upright Exercise Bike

Nutrition Goals

My Only Nutrition Goal Is To Increase My Protein.

I Prefer Super Advanced Isolate Protein Because It Contains Fast, Medium & Slow Acting Proteins That Work Together To Deliver A Sustained-Release Of Amino Acids, Plus A Full Does Of Betaine To Support Lean Mass. Making This Multi-Functional Formula A Great Choice For Any Time Of Day Including; Post-Workout, Between Meals, or Before Bed.

Should I Do Cardio Before Or After Strength Training

Cardio Is Best AFTER Strength Training

What About Yoga?

I Have Found That Yoga After Cardio Feels Amazing! It Is Hard Because You Don't Have As Much Strength But You Get So Much Deeper Into The Poses & To Me That Makes A Better Workout. Trudie Styler's Warrior Yoga Is My Absolute Favorite Yoga Workout To Do After Cardio