BY LOCALS FOR LOCALS // Where to be Monday - Sunday
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I go to a very cool diner that has been around for a minute called Swingers to have a turkey burger with mashed potatoes.”
TERRY HELLER Owner & Founder, Plan Check Kitchen + Bar
OWEN MCKIBBIN Fitness training expert, former pro volleyball player/fitness model
Off to Equinox at 5:30am to get a workout. Get home, take kids to school, and my commute begins from Westlake Village into the Westside. Prior to getting to Plan Check’s corporate offices, I stop at my favorite local coffee spot called Coffee Tomo on Sawtelle. www.equinox.com | www.coffeetomo.com
Since Saturday and/or Sunday is a cheat day, Monday means it’s back to the grindstone. Coffee at Primo Passo on Montana followed by the SM stairs with pull-ups at the bottom and shoulders at the top with my Bowflex SelectTech Dumbbells (4-5 rounds).
www.plancheck.com
www.primopassocoffee.com
Off to Equinox at 5:30am again. My wife takes the kids to school, and I have a breakfast meeting at Leo and Lily in Woodland Hills to meet with my business partner Adam to discuss our new venture Draftster. Got to try their Americano Breakfast Sandwich! Finally, get home from a long day at Plan Check’s downtown location and read up on the lifestyle blog Hypebeast on what’s happening.
Training my celeb clients on the Eastside from 6am-10am. I pass through Brentwood on my way back to SM and stop by Whole Foods or Vicente Foods. I like to cook fresh daily, so shopping is an everyday thing. Back to SM stairs for pull-ups at bottom and The Rack Workout up top.
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www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/brentwood www.vicentefoods.com | www.therackworkout.com
www.leonlily.com | www.draftster.com www.hypebeast.com
More celeb clients in the morning, then I’m back to Santa Monica stairs. There’s really no better workout! TRX pull-ups and shoulders again at the top. I keep all my gear in the back of my Chevy Avalanche. Oh, and of course, Lefty, my loyal companion is always by my side. I carry him down like a baby, and he runs up! W
I meet with another partner of mine Adam (yes, another Adam) to discuss our new soda line we are launching at his offices on La Brea. From there, I go to a very cool diner that has been around for a minute called Swingers to have a turkey burger with mashed potatoes. www.swingersdiner.com W
www.mckibbinfitness.com
I head out early to Pasadena to meet with my general contractor to do a walk through for the next Plan Check. We have coffee at Intelligentsia. They are one of the top spots in the coffee game.
I get all my clients’ workouts done before 3pm so I can pick up my 14-year-old son, Blaze, at school. I’m a single dad who has raised him solo. He has football practice for the SM Vikings three days a week and games on Saturday.
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www.intelligentsiacoffee.com
I’m off to a lunch meeting at Plan Check in F downtown with my friend Adam Koral, who is involved with some very cool bars/restaurants in town. He heard we have a few new items at this location and had to be one of the first to try our newest burger, the K-BBQ. He was not disappointed! www.plancheck.com
I try to take it easy on the weekends and spend time with the family. However, I had to have an early meeting at the Ace Hotel in Downtown, so I went to Tanner Goods (across the street) and picked up a new leather key chain. Got home fairly early and went for a bike ride with my wife and kids. S
www.acehotel.com/losangeles | www.tannergoods.com
Went to Malibu early morning to go paddle boarding with my wife. Amazing weather and day! Had lunch at Tra di Noi and had my usual (gnocchi). Spent the rest of the day with my kids swimming in our pool. www.tradinoimalibu.com S
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I pass through Brentwood on my way back to SM and stop by Whole Foods or Vicente Foods. I like to cook fresh daily, so shopping is an everyday thing.”
Meeting with the execs at Alignmed today, creators of the world’s first garment created to improve your posture. I am happy to be their fitness ambassador. Blaze and I usually go out to dinner at Amici Brentwood. Amazing Italian food!! F
www.amicibrentwood.com | www.alignmed.com
Today is a game day for Blaze. I’ve NEVER missed a game or a practice. We like to stop at Fosters Freeze after the games. It has become somewhat of a ritual. S
www.fostersfreeze.com
Blaze and I always try to get out and body surf whenever we can. It’s one of our favorite activities together, and Santa Monica is one of the best places other than our favorite, Hawaii. S
www.santamonicapier.org
Plan Check: Photo by DYLAN + JENI | Intelligentsia Coffee: Photo by Felicidad De Lucas
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