Green Beans

These beans came out of the garden this morning, and made a great simple side dish.  We had so many we at a big plate each for dinner, and I wanted more.  Will definitely plant them again.

We just washed them and threw them in the crock pot for a couple hours with a cup of chicken broth, a tablespoon of olive oil, a tablespoon of minced garlic, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes.

Today's Workout

Back squat
8 x 135
6 x 185
5 x 225
5 x 275
3 x 295
2 x 315
1 x 335
1 x 355

Barbell Press
8 x 95
5 x 115
5 x 135
2 x 155
1 x 175

Power clean
3 x 8 with 95 lb

Dumbbell Shrug
3 x 8 with 100 lb db's

Deadlift
8 x 135
5 x 185
5 x 235
5 x 285
1 x 305
1 x 325
1 x 345

10 minutes on heavy bag

Today's Workout

Back Squat
5 x 5 at 275 lbs

Dumbbell Shrug
3 x 8 with 100 lb dbs

One Arm Corner Barbell Press
3 x 8 each side with 45 lb plate
2 x 20 each side with 45 lb plate

Corner Barbell Standing Twist
2 x 8 with 25 lb plate
2 x 8 with 45 lb plate

Plank Cable Row
8 x 90 lb each side
8 x 125 lb each side
8 x 125 bleach side

Barbell Push Press
5 x 5 with 135 lbs

Grilled Eggplant Sandwich With Gruyere and Arugula

What you need:
1 loaf french bread, sliced into half inch slices and drizzled lightly with olive oil
1 handful fresh arugula
1 block hickory smoked gruyere cheese, thinly sliced
severa tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1tbsp salt
1 medium eggplant, sliced into quarter inch slices
balsamic vinegar

What to do:
First you need to brine the eggplant for half an hour.  To do this, stir one tbsp salt into a quarter cup hot water.  Then add the salt water with two quarts cool water in a large bowl.  Add the sliced eggplant to the bowl and use a heavy bowl to keep it submerged.  After half an hour, take the eggplant out and dry it off with a paper towel.  Put the dry eggplant in a dry bowl and add one tbsp balsamic vinegar and two tbsp olive oil.  Heat grill to 500.  Cook eggplant on grill for 4 or 5 minutes until good grill marks are visible.  Then flip the eggplant and toss the bread on the grill.  Cook another 3 to 4 minutes.  Remove from grill, assemble sandwiches.

Remember Fruit For A Bright Side With Dinner

Fresh lemon balm on this red fruit salad adds an interesting depth of flavor.
I used watermelon, strawberry, raspberry, and grapes.

Today's Workout

Back Squat:
8 x 135
6 x 185
5 x 225
5 x 275
5 x 295
5 x 315
2 x 335
1 x 355

Bench Press
8 x 135
5 x 185
5 x 205
3 x 225
3 x 225
3 x 225
3 x 225
3 x 225

Bent Over Barbell Row
8 x 135
5 x 155
5 x 175
5 x 185
5 x 205
3 x 225
3 x 225

Bench Press and Rows were done as superset.

Weighted Chin-up
8 x 25
6 x 45
6 x 45

EZ Bar Biceps Curl
8 x 90
8 x 100
4 x 110
4 x 110

Overhead Triceps Extension with E Z Bar
8 x 70
8 x 80
8 x 80

Lat pull downs on machine to burnout

Today's Workout

At Home Quickie:

50 push-ups
10 100lb bent over row
20 inverted row
8  shoulder press with 50 lb db's
4 each side db curl with 50 lb db's

30 push-ups
10 100lb bent over row
20 inverted row
8  shoulder press with 50 lb db's
4 each side db curl with 50 lb db's


20 push-ups 
10 100lb bent over row
20 inverted row
8  shoulder press with 50 lb db's
8 each side db curl with 25 lb db's