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lexbubbles
lexbubbles Posts: 465 Member
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Right, I'm getting the overnight bus to London this evening so posting this up now. I'll be there until Sunday morning so probably won't be able to complete my own bonus rounds this week, unless I double up on other days. IDK. Heaven knows I do enough push-ups, squats, and crunches at BJJ 3x a week...

ANYWAY

210 minutes (3.5hr) total coming from
  • 5 days with a minimum 30 mins on each day for a total of 2.5 hours
  • The remaining hour whenever you want to

BONUS ROUND - DO THIS EVERY DAY TO BE SUPER AWESOME
  • 20 squats - by this point you may wish to think about adding a little weight with dumbbells. I do mine with a 10lb dumbbell in each hand, held up on the shoulders (10lb is the heaviest I have at home). If you don't have dumbbells then bottles of water, or cans, or something of that nature reasonably weighty that you can hold comfortably will work!
  • 10 jumping jacks - again, you can hold some weight whilst doing this. I hold a pair of 5lb dumbbells for mine. Up the resistance!
  • 10 push-ups - the most challenging variation you can manage. You can mix and match if you're working your way up to full (I can't do 10 full, but I can do 5 so I do 5 knee-incline and 5 proper ones) If you find full ones easy because you're super duper awesome then find an even HARDER one and do that
  • 10 lunges each side - again, push yourself. You can do regular lunges, pendulum lunges, jumping lunges... or just do regular ones holding on to those weights
  • 10 crunches - hardest variation

You don't HAVE to do difficult variations or add weights or whatever if you're not at that stage yet! It's fine! Do what you can! But don't get lazy - do keep making this stuff harder once you get used to it. Progression is important!

Okay. From THURSDAY Feb 5th through WEDNESDAY Feb 11th inclusive. Good luck!

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  • Arbelina
    Arbelina Posts: 102 Member
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    Hela, I was so tired yesterday that I didn't put down yesterday's challenge stuff... Actually, yes, lexbubbles, I can see some changes from the bonus excersizes. Push ups and squats are definitely getting easier, though I still can't do an unassisted push up (grrr...). Still in for a laugh when doing lunges - I knew that I have a good and a bad side, but that the differences is soooooo large, gee..... So now that 10 on the bad side don't throw me off balance any more (mostly... ;) )
    Feb 5: 30 min fitness biking, bonus round
    30/210
    1/5

    Good luck everyone, we can do this!
  • Arbelina
    Arbelina Posts: 102 Member
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    back from running :) Dog and I survived, it is incredible icy today. Perhaps we were more skating then running, we have 6 new personal bests at Endomondo :)

    Feb 5: 30 min fitness biking, bonus round
    Feb 6: 40 min running, bonus round (figured out I can do lunges much better if I do them sort of in walking forward mode before my run - dog finds those hilarious though)

    70/210
    2/5
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
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    Feb 5
    • Dance Central Spotlight - Beginner Fitness Mode (43 Mins 22 Secs)
    Feb 6
    • Zombies,Run! 5k - Week 1 Workout 3 (32 Mins 59 Secs)
    • Elliptical - Intervals (5 Mins 26 Secs) Dizzy had to stop...should have had more carbs before going to the gym
    • Basketball - just shooting hoops [8 Mins 29 Secs]Got hit in the face with the ball which caused my lip to start bleeding by the time I cleaned up it was time to pick my kids up from the Nursery :disappointed:
    • Xbox Fitness - 10 Min Solutions : Knock It Out (9 Mins 38 Secs)

    Goals:
    • 97/210 Mins
    • 2/ 5 Days
  • Arbelina
    Arbelina Posts: 102 Member
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    Feb 5: 30 min fitness biking, bonus round
    Feb 6: 40 min running, bonus round (figured out I can do lunges much better if I do them sort of in walking forward mode before my run - dog finds those hilarious though)
    Feb 7: 41 min running, bonus round

    111 (lol) /210
    3/5
  • lexbubbles
    lexbubbles Posts: 465 Member
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    5/2 - 90min walk
    6/2 - 10min walk
    7/2 - 90min walk (estimates for those 3 days)
    8/2 - 30min walk, bonus

    220/210

    3/5
  • doitnow1218
    doitnow1218 Posts: 295 Member
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    5/2 - 138 minutes elliptical/walk + bonus
    6/2 - 153 minutes elliptical/walk + bonus
    7/2 - 93 minutes elliptical/walk + bonus

  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
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    shadow2soul wrote: »
    Feb 5
    • Dance Central Spotlight - Beginner Fitness Mode (43 Mins 22 Secs)
    Feb 6
    • Zombies,Run! 5k - Week 1 Workout 3 (32 Mins 59 Secs)
    • Elliptical - Intervals (5 Mins 26 Secs) Dizzy had to stop...should have had more carbs before going to the gym
    • Basketball - just shooting hoops [8 Mins 29 Secs]Got hit in the face with the ball which caused my lip to start bleeding by the time I cleaned up it was time to pick my kids up from the Nursery :disappointed:
    • Xbox Fitness - 10 Min Solutions : Knock It Out (9 Mins 38 Secs)
    Feb 7
    • Total Body Arc Trainer (27 Mins 15 Secs)
    • Treadmill - Weight loss program (slowly increasing incline) (12 Mins 26 Secs)
    Feb 8
    • Zombies,Run! 5k - Week 2 Workout 1 (34 Mins 54 Secs)
    • Walk on Riverfront Trail (60 Mins 29 Secs)

    Goals:
    • 230/210 Mins
    • 4/ 5 Days
  • lexbubbles
    lexbubbles Posts: 465 Member
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    Arbelina wrote: »
    Still in for a laugh when doing lunges - I knew that I have a good and a bad side, but that the differences is soooooo large, gee..... So now that 10 on the bad side don't throw me off balance any more (mostly... ;) )

    Maybe double up on the bad side until it catches up? So do 20 on the bad side and 10 on the good side (go 10bad-10good-10bad to give it a break mid-session, though) and you'll hopefully even out soon enough! Obviously once you do, go back to doing the same both sides else you'll end up going too far the other way ;)

    lexbubbles wrote: »
    5/2 - 90min walk
    6/2 - 10min walk
    7/2 - 90min walk (estimates for those 3 days)
    8/2 - 30min walk, bonus

    9/2 - 60min (3.2miles) walk, 60min BJJ, 30min kettle bells, bonus stuff. phew!

    370/210

    4/5

  • Arbelina
    Arbelina Posts: 102 Member
    edited February 2015
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    Feb 5: 30 min fitness biking, bonus round
    Feb 6: 40 min running, bonus round (figured out I can do lunges much better if I do them sort of in walking forward mode before my run - dog finds those hilarious though)
    Feb 7: 41 min running, bonus round
    Feb 8: 68 min orienteering, bonus rund

    179/210
    4/5
  • doitnow1218
    doitnow1218 Posts: 295 Member
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    5/2 - 138 minutes elliptical/walk + bonus
    6/2 - 153 minutes elliptical/walk + bonus
    7/2 - 93 minutes elliptical/walk + bonus
    8/2 - 77 minutes elliptical/walk + bonus
  • Arbelina
    Arbelina Posts: 102 Member
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    Feb 5: 30 min fitness biking, bonus round
    Feb 6: 40 min running, bonus round (figured out I can do lunges much better if I do them sort of in walking forward mode before my run - dog finds those hilarious though)
    Feb 7: 41 min running, bonus round
    Feb 8: 68 min orienteering, bonus round
    Feb 9: 50 min nordic walking, bonus round

    229/210
    5/5
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
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    shadow2soul wrote: »
    Feb 5
    • Dance Central Spotlight - Beginner Fitness Mode (43 Mins 22 Secs)
    Feb 6
    • Zombies,Run! 5k - Week 1 Workout 3 (32 Mins 59 Secs)
    • Elliptical - Intervals (5 Mins 26 Secs) Dizzy had to stop...should have had more carbs before going to the gym
    • Basketball - just shooting hoops [8 Mins 29 Secs]Got hit in the face with the ball which caused my lip to start bleeding by the time I cleaned up it was time to pick my kids up from the Nursery :disappointed:
    • Xbox Fitness - 10 Min Solutions : Knock It Out (9 Mins 38 Secs)
    Feb 7
    • Total Body Arc Trainer (27 Mins 15 Secs)
    • Treadmill - Weight loss program (slowly increasing incline) (12 Mins 26 Secs)
    Feb 8
    • Zombies,Run! 5k - Week 2 Workout 1 (34 Mins 54 Secs)
    • Walk on Riverfront Trail (60 Mins 29 Secs)
    Feb 9
    • Stronglifts 5x5 - Workout A (32 Mins 34 Secs)
    • Treadmill - Weight loss program (slowly increasing incline)(8 Mins 5 Secs)
    Feb 10
    • Zombies,Run! 5k - Week 2 Workout 2 (37 Mins 42 Secs)
    • Rowing Machine - 2000 Meters (11 Mins 54 Secs)
    • Stationary Bike - Intervals (15 Mins 36 Secs)



    Goals:
    • 313/210 Mins
    • 6/ 5 Days
  • lexbubbles
    lexbubbles Posts: 465 Member
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    lexbubbles wrote: »
    5/2 - 90min walk
    6/2 - 10min walk
    7/2 - 90min walk (estimates for those 3 days)
    8/2 - 30min walk, bonus
    9/2 - 60min (3.2miles) walk, 60min BJJ, 30min kettle bells, bonus stuff. phew!

    10/2 - 90min walk (5 miles), bonus
    11/2 - 40min (2.2miles) walk, 60min BJJ, 30min kettle bells, bonus stuff

    590/210 omg I am so close to 10 hours? But if you add up minutes on the bonus stuff (about 20 in total) then it's over

    6/5
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
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    shadow2soul wrote: »
    Feb 5
    • Dance Central Spotlight - Beginner Fitness Mode (43 Mins 22 Secs)
    Feb 6
    • Zombies,Run! 5k - Week 1 Workout 3 (32 Mins 59 Secs)
    • Elliptical - Intervals (5 Mins 26 Secs) Dizzy had to stop...should have had more carbs before going to the gym
    • Basketball - just shooting hoops [8 Mins 29 Secs]Got hit in the face with the ball which caused my lip to start bleeding by the time I cleaned up it was time to pick my kids up from the Nursery :disappointed:
    • Xbox Fitness - 10 Min Solutions : Knock It Out (9 Mins 38 Secs)
    Feb 7
    • Total Body Arc Trainer (27 Mins 15 Secs)
    • Treadmill - Weight loss program (slowly increasing incline) (12 Mins 26 Secs)
    Feb 8
    • Zombies,Run! 5k - Week 2 Workout 1 (34 Mins 54 Secs)
    • Walk on Riverfront Trail (60 Mins 29 Secs)
    Feb 9
    • Stronglifts 5x5 - Workout A (32 Mins 34 Secs)
    • Treadmill - Weight loss program (slowly increasing incline)(8 Mins 5 Secs)
    Feb 10
    • Zombies,Run! 5k - Week 2 Workout 2 (37 Mins 42 Secs)
    • Rowing Machine - 2000 Meters (11 Mins 54 Secs)
    • Stationary Bike - Intervals (15 Mins 36 Secs)
    Feb 11
    • Stronglifts 5x5 - Workout B (35 Mins 58 Secs)
    • Treadmill - Weight loss program (slowly increasing incline) (20 Mins 51 Secs)
    • XBOX One - 10 Min Solutions: KnockOut Body - Body Blast (9 Mins 50 Secs)
    • Xbox One - 10 Min Solutions: KnockOut Body - Ultimate Upper Body (10 Mins 8 Secs)

    Goals:
    • 387/210 Mins
    • 7/ 5 Days
  • Arbelina
    Arbelina Posts: 102 Member
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    Feb 5: 30 min fitness biking, bonus round
    Feb 6: 40 min running, bonus round (figured out I can do lunges much better if I do them sort of in walking forward mode before my run - dog finds those hilarious though)
    Feb 7: 41 min running, bonus round
    Feb 8: 68 min orienteering, bonus round
    Feb 9: 50 min nordic walking, bonus round
    Feb 10: 39 min running, rats, sorry, no bonus...
    Feb 11: 60 min kayaking training (the Eskimo roll and me - an impossible relationship), bonus round

    318/210
    6.5/5

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