Fitness First Platinum

15/07/2016

12/07/2016

Don't waste your life in doubts and fears: spend yourself on the work before you, well assured that the right performance of this hour's duties will be the best preparation for the hours or ages that follow it

11/07/2016

"If a man tells you he doesn't lift because he doesn't want to get too bulky, then his testicles have been removed." - Paul Carter

07/07/2016

"""The Iron never lies to you. You can walk outside and listen to all kinds of talk, get told that you're a god or a total bastard. The Iron will always kick you the real deal. The Iron is the great reference point, the all-knowing perspective giver. Always there like a beacon in the pitch black. I have found the Iron to be my greatest friend. It never freaks out on me, never runs. Friends may come and go. But two hundred pounds is always two hundred pounds."" - Henry Rollins
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06/04/2016

Ingredients

2
cans (8 oz each) Pillsbury™ refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
48
cocktail-size smoked link sausages or hot dogs (from two 14-oz packages)

Heat oven to 375°F. Unroll both cans of the dough; separate into 16 triangles. Cut each triangle lengthwise into 3 narrow triangles.

Place sausage on shortest side of each triangle. Roll up each, starting at shortest side of triangle and rolling to opposite point; place point side down on 2 ungreased cookie sheets.

Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown, switching position of cookie sheets halfway through baking. Immediately remove from cookie sheet. Serve warm.

05/04/2016

DIY MASCARA INGREDIENTS:

1 tsp activated charcoal, about 4-5 capsules (like this)
1/8 tsp bladderwrack powder (like this)
1/8 tsp vitamin E (like this)
1/2 tb coconut oil (where to find coconut oil)
1 tsp beeswax (like this)
1 ¾ tsp castor oil (like this)
Empty mascara tubes (like this)

PROCESS:

1) Combine all ingredients in a stove-top pan.
2) Stir and warm till beeswax melts and mixes with the oils.
3) Pour the mixture into a plastic baggy, and force to one end (you want the mixture warm, but not too hot it will melt the baggy).
4) Make a tiny cut at one of the bottom corners of the baggy and sq**rt into the mascara tube. Put the stopper in place when finished.
5) Give DIY mascara a 30-60 minutes to thicken and set up before use, makes about 1 tube.
TIP: Try to get it from stove top to mascara tube as fast as possible. If you wait too long the mascara will start to set up quickly making it very hard to get inside.

01/04/2016

Ingredients
5-6 small pattypan squash, cut into 1 inch pieces
olive oil, for drizzling
1½ cup cherry tomatoes, sliced in half
1 small cucumber, chopped into ½ inch pieces
½ clove garlic, minced
sherry vinegar, for drizzling
½ cup mini mozzarella balls, sliced in half (skip if vegan)
4-5 slices stale sourdough bread, sliced into 1-inch cubes
¼ cup toasted pine nuts
big handful of torn fresh basil leaves
generous pinches of sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
Heat a grill pan to medium. Toss the squash pieces with a drizzle of olive oil, and a few pinches of salt and pepper. Place the squash onto the grill pan and grill each side until the squash is tender and char marks form (about 2 minutes per side).
Place the cherry tomatoes and cucumbers in a large bowl and toss with a drizzle of olive oil, the minced garlic, a drizzle of sherry vinegar, and a few pinches of salt and pepper. Toss again.
When the squash is done, add it to the bowl along with mozzarella, bread, pine nuts, and basil.
Add more olive oil, sherry vinegar, salt and pepper as needed.
Let the salad sit at room temp for about 15 minutes so that the bread has the chance to soak up the flavorful juices.

31/03/2016

Ingredients

2 stick unsalted butter
2½ c. all-purpose flour
1 c. light-brown sugar
1 c. granulated sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. cinnamon
¾ tsp. ground cloves
2 c. grated pumpkin (use a small-holed grater)
3 large eggs
½ c. Buttermilk
1½ tsp. vanilla extract

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour two 9- by 5-inch loaf pans or two 8-inch cake pans and set aside.
Combine flour, sugars, baking powder, baking soda, and spices in a large bowl. Add grated pumpkin and toss.
Whisk eggs, buttermilk, butter, and vanilla in a medium bowl and stir into dry ingredients.
Transfer to prepared pans and bake on middle shelf of oven until a wooden skewer inserted into center of bread tests clean, about 35 minutes. Cool in pans on a wire rack. Run a knife around edges to release bread from pans.

28/03/2016

Wash your face free of impurities and dirt with this facial wash that smells delicious!

Ingredients:

1/4 cup olive oil
1/8 cup liquid castile soap
1/4 cup honey
1/8 cup lemon juice
1 tbsp. apple cider vinegar
2 tbsp. vitamin E oil
10 drops essential oil (whichever you prefer)
Directions:

Combine all ingredients; blend with a hand blender until smooth
Pour into a bottle or pump dispenser
Put a few drops in your hand, add a little water and lather together
Apply to face (avoid the eye area) and wash
Rinse with water

22/03/2016

Langkawi, Malaysia

Meaning “land of one’s wishes” this beach paradise was once reputed to be a notorious pirate hideout.