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Cardio + Arms Workout

May 7, 2013 by Julie 77 Comments

Last night was the final official meeting of our small group. Ten weeks flew by!

We met up at Lee and Katie’s house for a BBQ and dug into some of the most delicious food!

small group bbq

Our group knows a thing or two about amazing food. One couple is from Louisiana and made red beans and rice from scratch and prepared a smoked turkey. Another couple runs two local restaurants and made everyone happy when they showed up with homemade chips, salsa and guacamole from Latinos y Mas.

I brought the Pioneer Woman’s Best Chocolate Sheet Cake Ever and it was a hit!

chocolate sheet cake

I’ve never made a sheet cake before and thought it looked more like brownies than cake, but the taste was fabulous. If you’re a chocolate lover like me, I highly recommend it!

Best Chocolate Sheet Cake Ever Pioneer Woman Chocolate Sheet Cake

We served the sheet cake with cookies ‘n’ cream ice cream which was a winning combination.

Ryan dubbed it “flat cake” and the name stuck throughout the night. Though it doesn’t look like much, “flat cake” is pretty darn delicious!

Workout

Since we were up later than usual last night and I will be working late tonight, I opted to sleep in a bit this morning and headed to the gym around 7:30 a.m.

I completed a strength training workout that focused on my biceps, triceps and shoulders and incorporated bursts of cardio. My workout looked like this:

Cardio   Arms Workout

Breakfast

Once I was done at the gym, I drove home and made a breakfast sandwich with eggs, cheese and strawberry jelly.

egg sandwich cheese and jelly

I love this combination!

Now it’s time to shower and head to work. I have a short break in my shift today, so I’ll be sure to pop in and say hi after lunch!

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Cardio Workouts, Circuit Workouts, Dessert, Dinner, Workouts Tagged With: arm workout, BBQ, breakfast, circuit workout, dinner, sheet cake, upper body workout, workouts

About Julie

My name is Julie and I am a full-time blogger, new mama, fitness enthusiast (certified personal trainer and group exercise instructor) and food fanatic (mostly healthy... but also not-so-healthy) living in North Carolina with my husband, dog and baby boy. Thank you for visiting Peanut Butter Fingers! I hope you enjoy little glimpses into my life and have fun trying the sweaty workouts I frequently share and making some of my favorite recipes along the way!

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Comments

  1. Katie @ Daily Cup of Kate says

    May 7, 2013 at 3:22 pm

    Thanks to you I am addicted to those breakfast sandwiches! But I am not a big jelly fan so I swop the jelly out for fresh sliced strawberries…yum!

    P.S. That cake looks delicious, was it pretty easy to make?

    Reply
  2. jan klein says

    May 7, 2013 at 3:39 pm

    That reminds me of the sheet cake my mom used to make. We always froze the leftovers in little squares. My sister loved the icing & I loved the cake, it would peel right off once frozen & we would share…so good!

    Reply
  3. Nicole says

    May 7, 2013 at 4:05 pm

    Have you ever had the peanut butter version of Texas Sheet Cake? To. Die. For. There are lots of recipes out there but here’s one:
    http://www.the-girl-who-ate-everything.com/2010/03/how-you-can-get-pregnant-from-eating.html

    Reply
  4. Natalie says

    May 7, 2013 at 4:19 pm

    I LOVE this breakfast sammie combo now, too, thanks to you! It is delish!
    Thanks for the breakfast inspiration 🙂
    Natalie
    oystersandpearls.net

    Reply
  5. Julianne says

    May 7, 2013 at 4:50 pm

    just finished the cardio+arm workout. loved it!! Running for only 5 minutes at a time really made the workout fly by!

    Reply
  6. Jan @ Sprouts n Squats says

    May 7, 2013 at 5:12 pm

    That sheet cake or flat cake rather looks delicious 🙂

    Love guacamole and chips that spread of food also looked good.

    Reply
  7. Heather @fitncookies says

    May 7, 2013 at 5:17 pm

    I love your workouts! This is getting saved and I will be doing it soon! Makes the time fly on the treadmill, i’m sure!

    Reply
  8. katy says

    May 7, 2013 at 5:51 pm

    Imma steal that workout. Just FYI. How long does it typically take you?

    Reply
  9. Miranda @ Miranda Runs says

    May 7, 2013 at 8:06 pm

    I love workouts like these! Keeps things interesting and fun. I posted a full body work out similar to this on Saturday! 🙂

    Reply
  10. Meghan @ After the Ivy League says

    May 7, 2013 at 8:26 pm

    I love The Pioneer Woman recipes! The sheet cake looks great, I’ve never made one either, Love calling it flat cake! haha. And great workout! I actually know what all of those strength moves are, shocking for me! haha

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  11. Kelly @ Femme Fitale says

    May 8, 2013 at 7:38 am

    I like this workout! I much prefer sessions that intermix cardio with resistance. It also makes the time fly by!!

    Reply
  12. Allison says

    May 8, 2013 at 10:20 am

    oooo can’t wait to try out that circuit! and the sheet cake you posted about. 🙂

    Reply
  13. Taylee Conrad says

    May 8, 2013 at 12:26 pm

    Hey Julie! My friend and I tried your workout last night. We were definitely beat afterward. But we were wondering, when you run on the treadmill, what speed do you run?

    Reply
    • peanutbutterfingers says

      May 8, 2013 at 4:07 pm

      I did this workout between a 6.5 and 7.0!

      Reply
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    July 26, 2013 at 5:48 am

    It’s really very complex in this active life to listen news on Television, thus I just use world wide web for that purpose, and take the newest information.

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