You know it’s hot when your shoulders sweat.
At least I wipe off my bench at the gym!
If I do cardio, I prefer to do it after I lift so I don’t get too tired. The problem is that it’s a 10 minute jog to the gym, so I feel like I should just add on another 20 and be done with it. Yesterday was one of those days. By the time I arrived at the gym I was burning up and covered in sweat.
Lifting after that was hard at first, but I got into the groove. I felt bad about being so sweaty in the weight section, but hey… it IS a gym. And I am a good citizen of the gym world – I always use the stray to clean off my sweat puddles. Unlike some other people.
The recovery form a workout like that needs to be ice cold. Typically I’d guzzle a protein shake, but I’d recently received Syn Matrix 6:5, which was formulated to provide better muscle building and workout recovery nutrients. The combination of protein and leucine is the “secret sauce.”
So, while it contains only 25 calories and 6g of protein per serving, it stimulates muscle protein synthesis as much as a 25g serving of whey protein isolate thanks to the addition of 5g of the essential amino acid leucine.
Blah, blah, blah, science. Here’s what else I love about this: it didn’t leave me too full to eat a regular meal afterwards. I was able to have some sherbet and cool down, take a shower, and be ready for dinner in half an hour.
I blended it up with some ice and fresh grapefruit, which resulted in a creamy, cool sherbet. I actually walked into the bathroom where Vegas was showering to tell her how good it was a feed her a bite. Doesn’t everyone want to be fed sherbet in the shower?
Post-Workout Grapefruit Sherbet
- 1 C ice
- 1/2 large grapefruit
- 1 scoop Syn Matrix 6:5 (or BCAAs)
Place ingredients in a high speed blender and blend until smooth.
Note: You may have to add some water if your grapefruit doesn’t provide enough juice.
I’m hosting Jenn’s WIAW this week! Checkout my day of deliciousness, and join the party in the link up below!
Breakfast:
I had the usual morning cocktail and morning sludge.
Then it was scramble time. Eggs and salmon with spinach, onion, and asparagus with toast and hummus. Vegas thinks I’m nuts for eating salmon at breakfast so hers got an extra egg instead.
Lunch:
It was a leftover-ish day. Simple baguette with ham, cheese, tomatoes, spinach, and hummus. I like to use hummus rather than mayo on sandwiches. It’s healthier and I just like the taste better.
Snack:
Grapefruit Sorbet! (See recipe above.)
Dinner:
We had a little dinner party with a friend who we met on our trip to Greece. I still can’t believe we went all the way to Greece only to meet someone who would become a local friend. It’s a small world!
Dustin brought over a delicious spread of cheeses to share. There was also an olive tray, fennel salami, and a red GSM wine from Sonoma’s Kokomo Winery.
Knowing we would certainly fill up on cheese and bread, I planned a lighter dinner for us. We had a big locally sourced salad topped with salmon from Sizzlefish.
I did the salmon with the same mix of balsamic and mustard I use for my easy dijon chicken. I then placed the salmon on a foil-lined pan for easy clean up, then put it in a cold oven set to 400 to bake for 20 mins. At the end of the cook time, the oven has just reached 400; I’ve found this cold oven method ensures you don’t dry out the fish.
There was also some Swiss dark chocolate for dessert. 🙂
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Would you eat breakfast salmon?
How do you cool down after a workout?
This post is sponsored by FitFluential on behalf of Champion Nutrition.
Eggs and salmon – yum! I’m starving and want that breakfast now!
breakfast salmon sounds great! I love fish and salmon any time of day. Growing up, I sometimes ate leftover salmon on a bagel with cream cheese for breakfast 🙂
Lox and bagels! So good… you can’t find that on the west coast. 🙁
I have to do my cardio first to wake me up. This means I’m a sweaty gross mess afterwards, so I feel ya on the shoulder sweat.
That whole cheese platter looks like perfection. I could just have that for dinner and be happy!
Mmm! Eggs, salmon and sorbet! I never think to use grapefruit in smoothie style recipes. Good choice!
I’m usually the same way, but I loved it in this mix. Refreshing in the heat too!
No salmon for me – obviously – but that sherbet? I wouldn’t say no. Though I actually don’t like grapefruit but you make it look really good.
You’d love it! Nice and refreshing. 🙂
That sandwich looks awesome! I’ve never done the hummus thing, but I’m usually all about vinegar on sandiwches!
I’d eat salmon at breakfast… just not smoked salmon. I can’t do the texture unless it is in sushi.
I am going to ask my husband to read this so he will know what I want for my birthday dinner. All the cheese and a big salad! So yummy.
I think I am with Vegas about the whole Salmon for breakfast thing. However, I do agree with you about hummus. It is so much better than mayo! Thanks for hosting!
Oh, you and Vegas… it’s not SO weird… LOL!
Eggs, salmon, and an icy post workout refresher? Sign me up!
Your recipe sounds yummy, and I’m loving the look of your lunch. Did you know preggos aren’t supposed to have deli meat? Cray cray – right? I don’t eat it all that often, but now that I *can’t* have it, you best believe that’s what I was craving for lunch yesterday.
I did know that! My best friend ignore that rule. And the soft cheese thing… but she did avoid sushi.
That sorbet sounds delicious! I like to use hummus too or guac; both are delicious! Have a great day 🙂
Your salmon salad looks delicious. I also have never had salmon with eggs before, am I missing out??
Totally! You have to try it. 🙂
Salmon is always a yes for me. I had a great smoked salmon salad at River Roast a few weeks ago. PS if you are ever in Chicago, you should go there–you would LOVE it. With capital letters.
Ohhhh… I haven’t been to CHI in a while but there is such good food out there. I’ll make a note!
I have to laugh because I sweat an absurd amount when I run outside in the summer… so much so that I end up having sweat drip from my elbow… I usually cool down after a workout by laying on the floor and letting my dog come lay on me. Haha. Hope you have a great Monday!
Oh yes, elbow sweat is the best. Not. LOL!
It’s so muggy and hot in Phoenix. I know that’s just what you want to hear since you’re completely by today. Get ready for back sweat!
Oh yes… it was hot. And it rained. Oy.
Happy Wednesday, Laura! Thanks for hosting the link-up party today. Wow, it’s so hot out to jog to the gym, so yes, I’d be sweating like crazy as well. And YES to salmon for breakfast, but not something I would make at home, just order out. I like smoked salmon with eggs and cream cheese. I love my post-workout protein shake as well, but it does tend to fill me up. Interesting stuff. Have a great day! 🙂
Does lox and bagel exist on the west coast?! I used to love that in the morning!
I love the look of those cheeses! Great!
Thanks for the link up
Lisa
You know, I think I’ve only had salmon for breakfast once! I’d eat it more often if it were more readily available on the Gulf Coast.
That cheese tray and sherbet are calling my name! Yum.
Yes I would eat salmon for breakfast, with some sweet glaze 🙂 Salmon is just to perfect to ever pass up!
Sweet glaze is such a great idea with salmon. It’s so rich!
I blame those “sweat puddles” for a particularly bad cold I recently had. GREG
It wasn’t me! 😉
I love smoked salmon on a bagel for breakfast! And I love the grapefruit sorbet recipe- perfect for post workout!
I love salmon for breakfast! Never take Vegas to Norway. She’ll go crazy. They eat salmon for breakfast nearly every morning.
Ohhhh… good point. Same for Denmark. All that salted fish!
I love how much of a fitness badass you are! And your meals always seem so balanced 🙂 That salmon looks soo yum!
Thanks for hosting the WIAW! =)
Thank you so much! I just really love good food. 🙂
So I’ve been going grapefruit crazy lately! Never thought to out it in a smoothie yummy!! Gotta try that powder too. And I would totally accept being fed in the shower hahaha!! And def wipe ur sweat off the equipment hahah. So gross when ppl don’t lol. And I love when I have salmon with my eggs. Yummy!!!
Haha – it reminded me of a shower beer… but healthier. 🙂
Cardio definitely makes me more tired than weights, however I like to do circuits that include both so that I can just get it all over- double whammy style ;).
That morning cocktail looks incredibly refreshing- grapefruit + protein sounds like quite the combo!
I also would and have totally eaten salmon at breakfast. What is a breakfast sandwich without smoked salmon?
Even though I like salmon, I just cant eat it for breakfast! I am so intrigued by that grapefruit sorbet- looks like the perfect post-workout snack to help you cool off! I’ll have to remember to give it a try sometime.
I always do my cardio and then lift! That grapefruit sorbet looks amazing. I can’t believe I’ve gone all summer without having a grapefruit. Must remedy that!
I just recently started liking grapefruit and I think the sherbet is a great idea! Trying this 🙂
Awesome! I’d love to hear how you like it. 🙂
I take an ice cold shower after the gym. It isn’t the most relaxing thing in the world, but it stops me from sweating buckets. Whatever works right!? 🙂
So neat that you made a friend in Greece that’s local! Is that your We Olive bottle pictured? I LOVEEEE that place. I need to get back there because I ran out of my lemon infused EVOO awhile ago and want more!
You’ll have to meet him! He loves to hike too. 🙂
And yes that We Olive – my mom bought us a couple bottle when she came to visit. It delicious!
I’m going to try that cold oven method for fish! Sounds like a wonderful idea!
And salmon sounds fine for breakfast. I’m starting to branch out into a variety of savory breakfasts – and fish is perfectly common in many parts of the world. Mind you I haven’t eaten it yet – but in general I haven’t eaten as much fish as I’d like to, after a time when I couldn’t reliably get good fish. Now I can, so I try to get back in the habit.
Let me know what you think if you try it! It seriously is the best/easiest way I’ve found.
Grapefruit is gross.
Oh I am sorry, was that a negative comment.
Bah ha ha ha. Well grapefruit was an A – HOLE to me when I could eat fruit, so I am going to be an A – Hole right back to it!
You are SUCH an A-HOLE.
That cheese plate looks delicious! Also yes, I would totes be down for breakfast salmon (or any time of the day salmon, I just really like salmon).
That baguette looks amazing. I haven’t had a big baguette like that in a long time and now I need to check and see if there are any at the farmers market this week!
Salmon is a pretty common thing to eat for breakfast in Europe – especially smoked salmon. Actually salmon and poached eggs with spinach is one of my most favourite breakfasts!
And I love the idea of blitzing up grapefruit – would be so refreshing!
I want to eat breakfast with you!
I wish someone would feed me in the shower! Or chocolate and wine in the bath, even better.
Working out in Italy is a constant sweat fest. Yesterday I sweat through my socks, and I was barely even doing anything. Certainly not cardio… unless the 1/5 mile walk to the gym counts 😉
Come visit and I’ll slide some wine around the shower curtain. LOL!
Heather is visiting and she made me run sprints today. I wanted to die. But I think I got her back with hack squats.
Ummm of course I would love to be fed sherbet in the shower 🙂 That post workout sherbet looks a little too good to be true.
It’s still pretty hot here and that looks delish! I love grapefruit
The gym at work has no a/c, so I have been sweating there the entire summer. On the heat wave days, I was surprised to see so many people in there… granted, it made for an easier warm up for sure. I see no problem with sweating and lifting. 😉
That’s true… maybe they’re just trying to help you stay lose? Ha.
I love sandwiches on baguettes! I always forget about them…but in France that was all they had and it was amazing. Also, a day of eats isn’t complete without eggs 🙂
Ah, I love french bread. I need to go back!
I love the cheese spread. Make me one and I’ll bring the crisps and caprese salad.
Also, I’m with Vegas (yet again). I’ll take an extra egg in my scramble although I will say salmon for breakfast is fairly normal.
I think your breakfast is PERFECT because of the salmon. Oh yumm!!! I love salmon, asparagus, a little smoked spanish ham, spinach and eggs and bake it as a Frittata. Oh yes.
Are you telling me that the Swiss Dark Chocolate is still from when I was there? Please don’t.
Actually, it was… but I put it in a drawer to hide it from people and accidentally hid it from myself. Gone now! 🙂
i can’t do cardio after i lift. I tried. I want to fall on the ground. But grapefruit in a smoothie? Yes, I can and will be doing that. Needing all the things to cool off today!
Ummm… Heather made me run sprints after lifting today. I whined more than a little.
Yummy I love grapefruit everything. A place near here has grapefruit cupcakes – it is freaking dangerous!
Grapefruit cupcakes?! That sounds amazing. I need to bake something like that.