Xtian's Gym Session :: 12/11/2011

300 lbs x 2
30 sec rest in between cluster sets
300 lbs x 2


Barbell deficit deadlifts (about a 4 inch deficit)
135 lbs x 6
225 lbs x 6
315 lbs x 6
385 lbs x 6
400 lbs x 6
30 sec rest in between cluster sets
400 lbs x 2
30 sec rest in between cluster sets
400 lbs x 2
30 sec rest in between cluster sets
400 lbs x 2


Dips
Body weight x 12
Body weight + 45 lbs x 6
Body weight + 90 lbs x 6
Body weight + 135 lbs x 6
30 sec rest in between cluster sets
Body weight + 135 lbs x 2
30 sec rest in between cluster sets
Body weight + 135 lbs x 2
30 sec rest in between cluster sets
Body weight + 135 lbs x 2


Standing barbell bicep curls
45 lbs x 8
65 lbs x 6
95 lbs x 6
105 lbs x 6
30 sec rest in between cluster sets
105 lbs x 2
30 sec rest in between cluster sets
105 lbs x 2
30 sec rest in between cluster sets
105 lbs x 2


Seated calf raises
90 lbs x 6
100 lbs x 6
135 lbs x 6
30 sec rest in between cluster sets
135 lbs x 2
30 sec rest in between cluster sets
135 lbs x 2
30 sec rest in between cluster sets
135 lbs x 2


Standing Dumbbell tricep extension
30 lbs x 8
30 lbs x 8
30 lbs x 8


Standing Dumbbell Zottman bicep curl
30 lbs x 8
30 lbs x 8
30 lbs x 8 


Standing ab wheel roll out
Body weight x 5
Body weight x 5
Body weight x 3
Kneeling ab wheel roll out 
Body weight x 8


Reverse crunches off TRX straps
Body weight x 12
Body weight x 12

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What's New Wednesday!

Hi Everyone! It's the middle of the week - almost the weekend! Christmas is right around the corner. Not sure what to get me for xmas? lol j/k! Not sure what to get your mom, sister, or that special makeup junkie in your life? 


Well, I received news that Sigma Beauty has just released their newest collection! 


They are vegan synthetic brushes - don't worry if you can't purchase them now, they are permanent! :)


The Bunny Collection features a full-size and travel-size kit. The full-size kit contains 12 brushes from our Essential Kit and the travel-size kit contains seven best-selling brushes from the Essential kit (E30 Pencil, E40 Tapered Blending, E55 Eye Shading, E65 Small Angle, F30 Large Powder, F40 Large angled Contour, and F60 Foundation). 


The brushes are available in classic black and a new light blue handle with a pink ferrule. Both kits come in a functional container that turns into two brush holders to keep you stylish, organized and vegan-friendly!

You can check out the collection HERE

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Tip Tuesday :: 7 Snacks that taste fatty, but keep you skinny! :: TotalBeauty

7 SNACKS THAT TASTE FATTY BUT KEEP YOU SKINNY

There's no denying it: Snacking is fun. Look at Pringles. "Once you pop, the fun don't stop." Oreos provide endless entertainment with all that cookie twisting. And Chester the Cheetah? Such an exciting guy. 

When is snacking not fun? When you reach the bottom of an empty bag. When you wipe a greasy hand down your pants and feel immediate guilt and regret. When you notice you've mindlessly eaten so much that the top button of your jeans has made a distinct red indent above your belly button. 

Skip to see 7 tasty -- yet healthy -- snack recipes now. 

Unfortunately, many of the snacks we love so much -- chips, popcorn, cookies, the list goes on -- are anything but healthy. And the result of overindulging in these foods is showing up in our ever-growing waistlines. 

This doesn't mean that snacking is inherently evil. Many scientific studies actually prove that people who snack regularly eat less at mealtimes, helping to maintain a healthy weight. Snacking, or eating several small, balanced meals a day instead of three large ones, keeps your metabolism revved because your stomach and body have to continually work to digest food, says Alyse Brennecke, RD, regional director in the nutrition division of MenuTrinfo. That means you'll burn more calories throughout the day. 

It's the salt-laced, carb-heavy, "empty calorie" snacks we all typically eat that are busting our seams. 

So, what's the best way to keep snacking without the sad side effects and subsequent guilt? Make your own. 

And before you utter that "Puh-lease! Impossible!" hear us out. Healthy snacks can be delectable -- you just have to know what to make. Enter Canyon Ranch's "Nourish" by Scott Uehlein and his "indulgently healthy cuisine" philosophy. These seven easy recipes fill you up with fiber, keep added sugar and salt to a minimum, balance portions of protein and carbs, and keep healthy fats in moderation. So go ahead -- snack on these.

To read the original and complete article, click HERE

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Winner, Winner.. Chicken Dinner.. =)

Thank you everyone who participated in my little giveaway! If you did not win, do not worry, as We'll be holding another giveaway possibly when we reach either 400 or 500 subbies on our blog or on our YT channel! :) so stay tuned for that! (of course that one will be a much bigger prize!) 


So, i'll get right to it.. The winner of the E.L.F. 100 eyeshadow palette is...

Congratulations Jen! :) I have already contacted the winner - and they have 24 hours to

reply to me, to claim their prize! 

thank you again for all that participated! :) do not fret, There will be other giveaways! :D

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Gym Session :: 12/03/2011 :: Legs.. oh whole body..

So I had been feeling kind of "big" and tired lately, but managed to push myself to go to the gym today.. I of course went with hubby, so made me wanting to go a little easier :)


I was just going to do legs, when Hubby pointed out the only thing i've been doing the past few weeks was legs lol.. so i decided to do legs, and then kinda mash whole body workout since i didn't know when i'd be able to go back to the gym.. 


but i'll post my workout and Xtian's workout as well at the bottom.


Xtine's Workout:

Legs:

-  Barbell Back Squats

(wasn't feeling too strong about this workout =( )

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- Seated Leg curls (machine)
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- Seated Rotary Calve raises (seated- machine)

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Chest:

- Seated Chest Press (machine)

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60lbsx5

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60lbsx5

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- Incline Dumbbell Press

15lbsx8

15lbsx8

15lbsx8

Shoulders:

- Overhead Press (machine)

70lbsx5

70lbsx5

70lbsx5

70lbsx5

70lbsx5

- Bent over Flys

10lbsx12

10lbsx12

10lbsx12

10lbsx12

Xtian's Workout:

Quick dynamic warm up
YTWL shoulder warm up
1 set of 5 reps

Dumbbell flat bench press
55 lbs x 12
65 lbs x 8
75 lbs x 5
100 lbs x 5
120 lbs x 5

Barbell incline bench press
135 lbs x 8
160 lbs x 8
185 lbs x 8

Dumbbell decline bench press
45 lbs x 12
55 lbs x 12
65 lbs x 12
75 lbs x 12

Barbell rack pulls
135 lbs x 12
225 lbs x 8
315 lbs x 5
405 lbs x 5
500 lbs x 1

Lever High row
45 lbs per side x 8
90 lbs per side x 8
135 lbs per side x 8

Bent over dumbbell row (bench supported)
80 lbs x 10
90 lbs x 10
100 lbs x 6
110 lbs x 6

Pull ups
Body weight x 8
Body weight x 8
Body weight x 8

Dumbbell Renegade rows + push up
25 lbs per side x 8
25 lbs per side x 6
25 lbs per side x 6

And that pretty much completed our workout :) hope you all have a fab weekend!

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MyFitBeauty.com

I know how confusing this all could be with the blog switches and what not (trust me, i'm confused myself LOL)..

but during the switch there were so many glitches, that I had no idea who transferred where and what did lol.. so beautyandthebrute.com has moved to myfitbeauty.com (all previous blog followers of myfitbeauty.com did not have to do anything, just the name had changed)..

however, if you subbed to this blog, it was beautyandthebrute.com (but for some reason, google glitched and changed myfitbeauty, so myfitbeauty.com was without a home) I still wanted to keep MyFitBeauty.com because that was how everyone originally knew me! :) so although i will be posting more at BeautyAndTheBrute.com I still have decided to keep this blog, and myfitbeauty.com :)

I'm not sure what i'll do with this blog (and my YT channel) like if i'll still post fitness and beauty stuff here, since it'd be redundant on beautyandthebrute.com ..Or i'll just keep it, just to have ... for memories :p

Hope you all had a lovely thanksgiving holiday and can you believe it's December? and it's almost Christmas? jeez - time flew!

anywho thanks for keeping up with all this mumbo jumbo! :) don't forget to check out BeautyAndTheBrute.com because i'm holding an ELF 100 eyeshadow palette giveaway! :)

till next time! <3
- xoxo Xtine

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Gym Session :: 11/27/2011 :: Legs, Legs, Legs

So Hubby Had work yesterday, so since we have a home gym - he had his childhood friends over (we're all neighbors!) they got their gym session on.. here is what Xtian did:




Today's leg session

AM session before work

Quick dynamic warm up

Barbell Deficit deadlifts (4 inch deficit)
135 lbs x 8
205 lbs x 5
275 lbs x 5
335 lbs x 5
415 lbs x 5

Dumbbell walking lunges
95 lbs x 8
115 lbs x 8
135 lbs x 8

Timberwolf style arm work out
3 sets to failure

PM session after work

Barbell back squats
135 lbs x 12
185 lbs x 5
205 lbs x 5
255 lbs x 5

Dumbbell SLDL
65 lbs x 8
75 lbs x 8
100 lbs x 8

seated machine leg extension
100 lbs x 12
110 lbs x 12
130 lbs x 12

lying machine curls
130 lbs x 8
130 lbs x 8
130 lbs x 8

Reverse hanging crunch(trx) -super set to- Ab wheel roll out
BW x 12 to BW x 12
BW x 12 to BW x 8

seated calf raises
80 lbs x 12
80 lbs x 880 lbs x 8



For the PM Session after work, Hubby invited me along :) I always love working out with him - it truly is a great motivator having him there :) Hubby took video of me doing squats and dumbbell SLDL's lol i look kinda silly working out with a preggo belly :) but it was fun.. here's what I Did:

Legs:

-  Barbell Back Squats

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- Seated Leg extension (machine)
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- Seated Leg curls (machine)
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typically i'd do biceps after working out legs, but i was already out of breath at this point and super tired, that i ended it there. I'm glad I did go though :) Thank you to my hubby for the motivational push to go to the gym :) 

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