![]() After all, I KNEW how to run, I had been running for 15 years at that point - and quite well, thank-you-very-much. All those “falling” and “pulling” and “fore-foot” landing drills felt foreign, awkward and, quite frankly, unnecessary. “įor example, when she first instructed me in POSE Method to improve my running mechanics, I cringed, I bitched, I belly-ached. But my initial displeasure didn’t faze her one bit you see, it’s not the first time I’ve dug in my heels when called to go outside my comfort zone - that scary place on the other side of “what I THINK I know. When she first told me of the plan to run the American River Endurance 50 Mile Run in Sacramento, CA, I put my hands up to my ears as in “la-la-la, I can’t hear you.” I thought either she was teasing, dehydrated and in a delusional state, or perhaps a little more masochistic than I realized. Today, I made it through 50 clapping push-up burpees, it was fun - am I weird? Maybe, but my friend Valerie definitely is- this is what happens if you go on a trip with her - BURPEES ON THE AIRPLANE!Ī few weeks ago, Valerie Hunt, my good running friend (who, conveniently, happens to be a coach for both POSE Method and CrossFit) dragged me across the country to pace her in the first half of an ultra-marathon. You could be in the running to win a great prize from Under Armour if you show your progress on Instagram with the hashtag # FFBurpee. I think I get more wiped out doing the burpees! Just when I think I’m getting bored of burpees, I find a new variation to liven things up - push-up burpee, lateral box jump burpee, high tuck jump burpee, burpee to pull-up, and on and on!Ĭheck out the 1000 Burpee Challenge through Fitfluential. Sometimes, if I’m stuck in a hotel or the weather is too bad to even get to the gym and treadmill, I’ll just knock out some burpees instead of a run. Even if you hate burpees, you have to love what they do for you – this exercise works every muscle group you’ve got and gives you a cardio workout to boot. Okay, now that I’ve lured you in with the food, it’s time to talk BURPEES. Bake in 375☏ oven 15 to 20 minutes. Sprinkle with additional chives, if desired. Place stuffed mushrooms on rack in broiler pan.Spoon beef mixture evenly into mushrooms. Combine Ground Beef, minced stems, blue cheese, bread crumbs, 3 tablespoons chives and steak seasoning.Mince stems to yield 1/2 cup discard remaining stems. Brush mushroom caps with olive oil and season with salt set aside. 36 to 40 small button or cremini mushrooms (about 1-1/2 to 2-inch diameter).1/2 pound Ground Beef, 93% lean or better.Click here for the nutrition guidelines (doesn’t take into account I swapped out the bread crumbs for almond meal).īeef & Blue Cheese Mushroom Buttons Recipe (Gluten-Free & Paleo-Friendly) If you’re worried about having more than one of these delicious little buttons don’t fret - they are surprisingly low in calories and fat. The only swap I have made is to replace the whole-wheat bread crumbs with almond meal thus transforming them into gluten-free, Paleo-friendly (for those who do some dairy) finger foods. It’s What’s for Dinner is the inspiration for one of our Super Bowl snacks – these little babies are delicious and bursting with umami flavor thanks to the lean ground beef and robust blue cheese. ![]() something beefy? A beef and blue cheese stuffed mushroom recipe from my peeps at Beef. The grown-ups are going to want something a little more substantial to snack on, shall we say. My recipe for honey caramel almond popcorn also satisfies that craving for salty-sweet goodness in a healthier way. The kids always insist on a big bucket of popcorn and a bag of M&Ms – oh, don’t act like you don’t know how awesome it is to mix the two together. With the Big Game this Sunday, there is guaranteed to be some snacking going on ‘round these parts.
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