At Home Coreball Glute Hamstring Workout

The best thing about this routine is that it can be done quickly and at home. It's a great quick workout, best of all you only one thing for it a coreball. Check it out.

Zucchini Lasagna

Lots of us love lasagna, bake ziti and all the other wonderful casserole dishes. We also don't like to balloon up as result of all those carbs. The solution zucchini! This idea came to me by complete accident. During the summer plant vegetables and garden just to see what grows, I don't take it to serious. It saves at the grocery store plus it is real organic. Well my zucchinis went a little insane in both quantity and size.

Me holding one of my monster size zucchini's I grew

Now having an over abundance of zucchinis. First I gave a lot of them away, to the point nobody else I knew wanted anymore. I needed to figure out something to use them for, so they didn't go to waste. I came up with a lot of dishes one was Zucchini Lasagna.

Ingredients

Zucchini (however many you want to use)
Garlic
Basil (preferably real basil not dried)
Thyme
Fresh mozzarella
Pasta sauce
Red Pepper Flakes (Only if you like a little spice)
Olive Oil or Cooking Spray

Other Potential Added Ingredients (I didn't use them but I feel they might be a nice additive)
Ground turkey
Mushrooms (I tend to grow my own)

The Process

I used a frying pan that had some depth to it, that was oven safe. It was a red copper pan to  be exact which I can't say enough good things about it. I imagine you could use a casserole dish as well.

I don't think they make casserole dishes this long!

Setting Up The Zucchini

If you have a smaller zucchini I suggest cutting it length wise You are free to go the longer way as well with a huge but huge zucchini but to me so it really wasn't feasible. Instead I sliced the zucchini like bread but little thinner. Regardless how you decide to slice it, this is going to serve as  your pasta layer.

Prepping The Dish

Whatever you decide to use the first step is coating the bottom of the dish with a little olive oil or cooking spray to ensure nothing gets stuck.

At this point you will put a layer of Zucchini down followed by some pasta sauce. On top of that I like to put a small layer of garlic, basil leaves and thyme. Once again you will repeat this process with another layer of zucchini. At this point you will cap it off with a layer of fresh mozzarella.

This part is optional and dependent on you palette I like to add some basil leaves on top and red pepper flakes

Cooking

I don't recall the exact temp I had the oven set at but I believe it was 375 degree for about 20 minutes. A better technique to know when the dish is done would be the toothpick test. Simply take a wooden tooth pick and stab the zucchini, if it goes in with little pushing it is cooked.

In the end

In the end it should look like this enjoy =)

Testimonial By Shaun

Meet Shaun:

Shaun got over a bad back and neck injury from a car accident while training with me. It was a very slow process. Shaun ended up having such a drive and passion for exercise after getting over his injury that he I made him exercise partner. For a short while we tried making Q&A fitness youtube videos. Later on as I got over booked with clients I would call upon Shaun to assist me with personal training some of my clients.

Shaun's Words:

"Hi, My name is Shaun. I just wanna tell you people out there that my life has changed for the better. I was once a kid that was really small when I was growing up. I have tried everything to gain lean muscle over the years and nothing ever worked. I realized that I was doing things wrong until Mathew started training me. I learned that hard work and dedication can take you very far in anything you do in life. My nutrition and diet was very important so he made a chart for me. I never would have thought I would be squatting 300 pounds. Elevation in the mind made me focus on building up my attributes such as confidence,focus, and intensity through the strict regimens bodybuilders achieve. My goal is to be the best athlete I can possibly be. The more I train, the more I feel healthy and energized to handle all the rigorous obstacles this world offers. So that the beauty of peace and longevity nourishes the body, mind, and soul. I wish everyone luck and I hope this inspires others." -Shaun

Shaun's Video Testimonial

Testimonial By Joel

Meet Joel

Over the years Joel has become a good friend as have most of my clients. Joel is unique in that his story wasn't about losing weight, he just wanted to get in better shape.  Physically, he was my weakest client and today, with the help of my training methods, he truly is the strongest client. As I like to say Joel is a deceptive power house.  Based on the feats he has accomplished, he lives up to the saying, 'age is nothing but a number'. My personal hope & goal is to be as strong as hm when I get older. I find it funny that I train him yet somehow he has become my inspiration for what I want to achieve in the years to come. I'm starting to realize that as I'm typing out his intro, that even though Joel is writing a testimony for me, it sounds like I'm writing a testimonial for him. itone for me. I truly feel thankful to have met and trained him.

Joel's Words

"I've never thought I could get back into shape. With Matt's expert guidance, I've been able to lose weight, meet my goals and gain far more strength then I imagined possible. Matt takes a personal approach, designing a program to meet your goals. I am continually impressed with his depth of knowledge, and ability to adapt the fitness program around my personal goals and needs. He combines health and fitness passion, knowledge of physiology and how the body responds to exercise. Matt's a rare and uniquely skilled trainer who I do not hesitate to recommend to anyone looking to get into shape"  -Joel Plaut 

(For a real trainee's perspective on what it's like training with me you can email Joel  Joelplaut@gmail.com)

Joel's Video Testimonial

Joel was kind enough to make a video testimonial for me as well

Testimonial By Danielle

Meet Danielle

Danielle got leaner for her wedding and looked great for it. She is now a proud mother.

Danielle's Words

"I'm not a person that is normally motivated to workout. I have a gym membership and for awhile I was going 2-3 times a week. Unfortunately I was not seeing results that I wanted so I eventually stopped going. I started comign to Matt with my sister because I was getting married and wanted to look fantastic in my dress. What suprised me the most was that I enjoyed every session. I went home each time feeling like I accomplished something. The exercises were creative and different every time. I noticed result immediately - even small result like being able to do an extra push ups with every session. Over the course of my sessions I lost 13.8lbs, 5" in my waist, and over 10% of body fat! Now I look slimmer, I feel great, I have more energy....... and yesI I look absolutely stunning in my dress : ) I can't wait to continue after my honeymoon! Thanks!!!"  -Danielle

Testimonial By Lou

Meet Lou

Lou is a great friend, that I met while attending St. John's University  In this picture you see what a solid a one month transformation can look like.

Today Lou has maintained his weight loss and soon will be a proud father. If you are in the Queens/Long Island area you can meet Lou when he is performing with band Hard Drive (a local cover band). He is a great guitar player and you will enjoy the show.

Feel free to ask him any questions you might have about me.

Lou's Words

"Matt saved my life (no BS). He taught me about nutrition & proper exercise (which other "Personal Trainers" & experts never did). Before I signed up with Matt, I was 285 lbs, eating 3400 calories a day, a smoker (Marlboro 100s) & depressed. Well, Matt changed all that. I'm not getting compensated for this testimonial. This guy pushed me until I puked my guts out from years of fast food abuse. I kept coming back for more. I did not quit. His 12-day plan pushed me mentally, emotionally & physically. It's now 2 months later. I'm bordering on 265, I can now run a mile in 15 minutes, AND after 11 years, I quit smoking. I eat 1600-1800 calories a day, I still walk everyday, and I can do 3 1-hour sets with my band on a nightly basis. Thanks, Matt! I'm coming back for round 2! YOU SAVED MY LIFE!" -Lou Mavroudis

Testimonial by Genine

Meet Genine 

Genine was on of my first clients and she certainly kicks butt on a punching bag. At the time of this photo she had three children. Now she has another son and she is looking just as good if not better then before. She knows what she needs to do to keep in shape and keep kicking butt.

Genine's Words

"Matt is a miracle worker! I did the package that included 12 sessions and I will be doing it again! I went to Matt to get back in shape and lose all the baby weight that adds up after 3 kids. In that time I lost a combined 11 inches, 10.21% of my body fat and about 48 lbs. He's got unbeatable rates, exercises and workouts that really work and best of all it was always fun so the time flew by! (which for someone who absolutely hates exercising is saying a lot!) I highly recommend training with Matt!"  -Genine Wightman



Genine Video Testimonial 

Genine was even kind enough to make me a video testimonials when I was first starting out.