Welcome!!!!

Welcome to my new blog!!! I am very new at this but wanted to share my fitness and spiritual journey in hopes that it inspires someone.  I have grown up in a sports centered household with my dad being a football coach.  So, I have always participated in all the recreational league and travel sports until I was old enough to play school sports.  My dad is the strength coach for the football team so toward the end of my middle school years I began to work out.  I have also grown up in church  and my faith and walk with Christ is very important to me.  These are two things that I am extremely passionate about.  My goal is to share my workout tips and training ideas along with some encouraging words from my day.  I am nowhere perfect by any means, but I hope you enjoy this journey of my spiritual and fitness life.

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Reps:Since today is Sunday it would technically be an off day for me, but since I was posting I wanted to share a quick workout using the heavy bag.  I am not a professional but working out on the heavy bag is something that is great to get your heart rate up on days you necessarily do not feel like lifting at the gym.  

Dynamic Warm-up: 5 min. jumping rope & 5 min. air squats, lunges, high knees, push ups, etc... (This is something that can be switched up... just do whatever gets your blood flowing and makes you break a sweat for the second 5 minutes of the warmup.  You do not want to just stretch before you begin because your muscles are cold.)Workout: 1 round= 10 seconds of alternating jabs (normal punching)10 seconds of light punches (just touching the bag) are you high knee in place10 seconds of all you've got (go as hard as you can)Rest 30 seconds after the round.

This is something that can be built on.  8 rounds is typically what I do no but, my goal is to ultimately work up to being able to do 30 seconds of each part of the round for 8 rounds.

Blessings: Today my devotional was about how God's plans prevail our plans.  When you are down and out and feel like you are never going to set a new personal record just remember that God set EVERYTHING into motion.  He made this universe and still wants to have a relationship with each and everyone of us.  Keep believing an trusting in Him. Your time in the gym will come just keep pushing yourself and working hard.   You may not make those gains on your timing, but I guarantee that you will make them on God's timing!