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Last year I made the chili to beat all chili’s! The problem was I miscalculated how much chili powder I needed to add to the mix. Great if you like this sort of thing super hot, but it made it inedible for the rest of the family!

This time I have opted for a more friendly version with a bit less, but just enough zing!

Ingredients

600 grams lean beef mince
750 gram can of kidney or mixed beans (give them a good wash)
1 medium onion chopped
1 medium tomato chopped
2 large carrots chopped
1/2 green , red and yellow capsicum chopped
2 cloves of garlic or equivalent crushed
750 mL V8 vegetable juice or equivalent
1/4 Cup cashew meal
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon pepper

Go ahead and brown the mince with the onion and garlic and spices mixed through.
Put all the other ingredients into a large pot with a lid and add the mince mix when it has browned.
Bring the mix to a boil and then simmer for 30 minutes.

This should make enough for 4 large or 6 medium serves. It keeps well for leftovers and freezes equally as well.

You can get creative and mix and match the vegetables, spices and juice that you use for varying results.

Give this a try and let me know what you think!

Forget cardio. Well at least forget cardio in it’s usual form. Unless your goal is to get better at riding a stationary bike, or running on a treadmill then you had better ditch the idea that this will help you burn fat.

To get the maximum amount of fat burning happening you want to recruit a lot more muscles, build fatigue and be working hard enough to question why you are doing it at all. By using high intensity intervals the goal is to get your heart rate up around or over 90% of your maximum. A typical session should last at most 30 minutes. You want to get in, go hard and go home. No messing around.
Instead of just going for a run next time you have a cardio day scheduled, try the following workout.
All you need is a few dumbells or kettlebells, a treadmill (running outside would be better) and the desire to work hard.

For Time :  Maximum number of rounds in 30 minutes

Run 250 metres
10 One-arm dumbbell/kettlebell swings (each arm)  Hard – 10kg, Easy – 6kg
Run 250 metres
50 Mountain Climbers (25 each side)
Run 250 metres
10 One-arm Alternating dumbbell/kettlebell clean (each arm) Hard -20kg, Easy – 10kg
Run 250 metres
50 Bodyweight Squats

Rest as much as you need to but as little as possible.

This fat burning workout will get you using all your big muscles which will get your heart rate sky high, burning so many more calories than a normal cardio session.

It is important to fully recover between session like this. With this in mind I would recommend that you did no more than two of these sessions per week.

Also, make sure that you have your food and nutrition in order. You can learn more here.

Post your results below.

The easiest way to time these workouts is to buy a Gymboss timer. It’s probably the best 20 bucks you could spend on a training aid.

Round One

a: Dumbell Swing

b: Mountain Climber

Rest 60 seconds

Round Two

a: Step Up (alternate lead leg with pushups)

b: Push up

Rest 60 seconds

Round Three

Dumbell Push Press

Body Row or Bent over Dumbell Row

Rest 60 seconds

Head back to the top and repeat for rounds four to six.

Total time 30 minutes. Go the distance and you will really be the winner.

Give it a go and let me know how it goes!

James