Cardio Cooking: Make a low fat brisket, while you burn calories with “Bubbie”!

My mother in law, “Bubbie” has once again, taken on the cLEANmomma challenge. Aside from the 5 lbs, she recently lost, (Go Laney!), she recently gained a new way of  cooking. Watch how “Bubbie” cooks a fab brisket, cLEANmomma style!

I must say… watching Bubbie do her butt lifts while braising beef is as educational as it is entertaining!

Watch video! Then follow recipe and work out by reading below.

Now that you watched the video, lets get down to brass tax and learn how to truly tone up and burn your muscles with out burning your meal!

Take a peek at my family recipe, listed below. Its delicious as well as low in fat, (For a brisket that is!)

Ingredients

• 1 3 to 4 pound beef brisket
• 1 envelope dry Lipton onion soup mix (feel free to use onion and mushroom soup mix if you like)
• 1/ 2 ( or a dash more) cup of ketchup
• 1/4-1/2  cup of regular Coca Cola ( you don’t need a lot of this, but the sugar and the carbonation helps tenderize the meat)
• One large peeled potato
• carrots
• 1/4 cup chicken soup
• Golden raisins, (optional but it really sweetens it.)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
2. Trim meat of as much fat as possible. This is KEY! ( I like to trim before I cook and after.)
3. Place the brisket in a 9 x 13 shallow baking pan and sprinkle with the dry onion soup mix.
4. Shmeer the ketchup over the top.
5. Pour the 1/4 cup of chicken broth
6. Add diced potato, (not too small), raisins, carrots into pot.
7. Pour 1/4 cup the Coca-Cola over top.
8. make sure the ingredients are not only on sides of pan, but on top of the brisket.
9. Cover tightly with aluminum foil and bake in preheated oven 3 to 4 hours or until brisket is fork tender.
10. Important: Remove the brisket from the oven, and let it rest for at least 20 minutes. This will give the meat time for the juices to re-distribute.
11. Slice thinly against the grain.
12. Put meat back into oven, sliced with juice and slow cook for an hour more. (optional, but it makes it that much yummier!)

The work out.

Note: This is all about form and technique, and the movements are quite subtle. Remember to breathe through them. If done correctly, they are amazingly effective!

As you are mixing your ingredients together, chopping your potato or slicing the brisket, take this opportunity to “TASKERSIZE” Here are some simple core and lower body movements that will really tighten and tone your muscles.

NOTE: There is plenty of idle time while your meat is slow cooking so throw in a few more work out moves while you wait for the timer to BEEP! ( You can pull additional moves by clicking the category, “Down and dirty quick tips” , or scroll down.

Mixing your ingredients. – Works core, tush, quads and back of thighs.

While  standing in front of mixing bowel and your ingredients:

Make sure that you are standing tall, abs are engaged, (tight but where you can breathe)

Make sure your shoulders are down and relaxed to create “Working arms”

Your legs are shoulder width apart. Keep your hips square to your counter.

Get into a squat position.

As you mix your ingredients your body will naturally want to wiggle. (By keeping your hips square to the counter top, and your abs tight, you will isolate the muscles in your core and really feel the burn.)

Maintaining a squat position will work the thighs and tush. The deeper the squat, the more advanced. It’s very subtle but if your form is correct, it is amazingly effective!

Do this for 30 seconds, rest and repeat.

Chopping and cutting your ingredients- Works core, tush, quads and back of thighs.

Try this to strengthen and tone the back part of the thighs, quads, tush  and core while chopping your potato, and slicing your brisket.

Note: It is very much the same as above, but instead of holding the squat, you pulse in your squat, as you cut or chop.

(Be careful, you are holding a knife. If this is too tricky for ya, obviously, don’t hurt yourself by doing it.)

Make sure that you are standing tall, abs are engaged, (tight but where you can breathe) and your legs are shoulder width apart.

Keep your hips square to your counter.

Get into a squat position. Instead of holding the squat this time, pulse up and down keeping your hands level while cutting.

By keeping your hips square to the counter top, and your abs tight, you will isolate the muscles in your core and really feel the burn.

Get in 2 sets of 10 -12 of pulsing slowly and 2 sets of 10 -12 while pulsing double time.

Releve/ Calf raises- Works your core, calves and thighs. You can do this at any point while you are in your kitchen while holding your counter top for support.

Get in 2 sets of 10 -12

Face your counter top

Make sure that you are standing tall, abs are engaged, (tight but where you can breathe)

Make sure your shoulders are down and relaxed as on the counter top. The less you hold the counter, the more of a core work out you will gain, (balancing is great for strengthening your abs.)

Your feet should be hip distance apart.

Keep your hips square to your counter.

Now that you are in correct form, bring your heels off the ground and hold for 1 count.

Do this 10-12 times, for two sets!

Thrown in your own sets of something, you can always mix it up a bit in your own kitchen.

THE KEY TO “TASKERCISING “IS YOUR FORM!

Happy cooking!

P.S. Would love to hear any of your questions ideas, recipes or comments!

It’s your body, your mind, your life, your CHOICE!

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