I’d been asked in the comments section a while back how I go about making my green smoothie base.  I highly recommend making a green smoothie your first meal of the day – it’s the TRUE Breakfast of Champions!

Because I like this one so much, I don’t deviate from that often.  The only real change I make is selecting the fruit choice for the day, or whether I’ll add in some sort of protein powder or essential fat.  But the green part usually starts the same.  Here’s how I build mine…

  • I start by putting 8 oz water in my blender jar.
  • Then I add peeled cucumber (half if it’s a large cucumber, or whole if it’s a small one.)
  • Next up is one or two stalks of celery (which I do cut into smaller pieces before adding to the blender.)
  • I then grab a handful of alfalfa sprouts and a large fisful of spinach.

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  • After my “green foundation veggies” are in, I select my add-ins.   Sometimes it’s half of a pear, some cantaloupe, or a mango.  Sometimes it’s a couple of clementines or a half-serving of a frozen açai smoothie pack.  On this particular day, I chose a small banana and a kiwi.  And since it was a postworkout shake, I included a scoop of vanilla rice protein powder.

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  • Once all the ingredients are in my Blendtec I press the “whole juice” button and plug my ears!  (My blender is CRAZY loud!)
  • This one has a preset blend time (when I was using my mom’s Osterizer, I would blend for about 90 seconds to 2 minutes)
  • Pour into a glass of your choice, admire all those nutrients in your concoction and enjoy!  My version ususally makes one full drinking glass plus another half.

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So there you have it – a base recipe to begin building your own green smoothies!

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As far as FEATS for the day… it was time for some strength training! It felt so good to use my real weights and be in my home gym again.  Here’s the workout I did:

Weight Training (chest/bis/shoulders):

  • TM warmup for 5 minutes plus arm circles
  • Smith Bench Press 4 working sets of 12, 10, 9, 7 reps
  • PecDeck 4 working sets of 15, 12, 12, 10 reps
  • Standing DB Bicep Curls 4 working sets of 15, 10, 10, 7 reps
  • Side Lateral Raises 4 working sets of 15, 12, 10, 10 reps

Ahh, home sweet home.  :)

– Shari B. =)

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