Chickpea Salad

I don’t know about your pantry, but we always have beans and legumes in there. High in fibre (12.5g per cup), some protein and great source of carbs.

Chickpea salad

Ingredients

3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil

3 Tbsp lemon juice, from 1 large lemon

1 TBSP red wine vinegar

1 garlic clove, minced

sea salt & black pepper

1 ½ cups cherry tomatoes, halved

1 Cucumber, halved & sliced

15 oz chickpeas or garbanzo beans, drained & rinsed

½ medium red onion, thinly sliced

1 avocado, cubed

goat cheese or feta cheese, to taste

Pair with 4 oz chicken or steak, 3 soft boiled eggs or baked tofu and a bed of greens and you’ve got yourself a balanced meal with over 30 grams protein! Remember 20 grams is the minimum needed for muscle protein synthesis!

Who’s going to try this? This is perfect for vegetarians, you don’t have to add any animal protein to this!

Day 12: Legs

Lean, strong LEGS—here we come!

Today we are doing 3 sets of 10 reps for 50 minutes. HOLY HECK I'm overwhelmed just readying that!!  But we can do tough things right and you have to HUSTLE FOR THAT MUSCLE!  Make sure you track your weights each week so you know where you left off and can try to push yourself at least 2 lbs more every week.  Remember you had 6 days of hour long strength training, you are stronger than you once were, even just a week ago!  

Remember to use Beachbody Performance Recover after each of your workouts. With timed-release protein, carbs, and pomegranate extract, it’s shown to help accelerate muscle recovery and reduce exercise-induced muscle soreness. That’s a good thing on leg day! If you don’t have Recover, let me know and I’ll show you how to get it and you can save money and shipping by bundling it with Energize!  Whoop whoop! 

According to your Timed-Nutrition plan, you’ll be having Recover plus a fruit after your workout. Feel free to enjoy them separately, or blend them together.  Banana or cherries has been a yummy combo with Chocolate Recover.  Let me know if you have other combos you love!