Let's motivate each other! 4 week squat Challenge 6/12/13

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  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 4,303 Member
    Wow Barbie! With weights???? :noway: Great job!
    Did my 90 for today.. 30 -30 - 30
    Day 1 - 30
    Day 2 - 35
    Day 3 - 40
    Day 4 - 45
    Day 5 - Rest
    Day 6 - 55
    Day 7 - 60
    Day 8 - 65
    Day 9 - 70
    Day 10 - Rest
    Day 11 - 85
    Day 12 - 90
  • yanniejannie
    yanniejannie Posts: 1,090 Member
    90 done..................30, 30,15,15
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,194 Member
    :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: Day One---30 squats
    Day Two----35 squats
    Day Three---40 squats
    Day Four---45 squats
    Day Five---rest day from squats but lots of dog walking
    Day Six--55 squats
    Day Seven---60 squats
    Day Eight---65 squats
    Day Nine---70 squats
    Day Ten--rest from squats but 29,000 steps walking dogs and walking with a friend
    Day Eleven--85 squats----10 of them with hand weights
    Day Twelve---90 squats---30 of them with hand weights
    Day Thirteen---95 squats---30 of them with hand weights

    I do some ofmy squats while walking the dogs....a few at a time while the dogs are sniffing at something :bigsmile:I do plie squats because they are easier to balance while holding dog leashes and standing on uneven surfaces. Now that there are so many I do some of the squats in the house with hand weights while watching TV.


    Congrats to the few of us who are continuing with this challenge. It has been my experience with challenges, that many start, but very few finish.
  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 4,303 Member
    Keep on plugging! We can do this! I completed the first one and have full intentions of completing this round and may start it again! :huh:

    Done my 85!
    ay 1 - 30
    Day 2 - 35
    Day 3 - 40
    Day 4 - 45
    Day 5 - Rest :drinker:
    Day 6 - 55
    Day 7 - 60
    Day 8 - 65
    Day 9 - 70 Done!
    Day 10 - Take a day off! :drinker:
    Day 11 - 85 Done!
    Day 12 - 90 Done!
    Day 13 - 95 Done! 35-30-30 100 tomorrow! Go Go Go! :flowerforyou:
  • yanniejannie
    yanniejannie Posts: 1,090 Member
    YES!!! 95 done.............still hearing "Rocky" music in my head by the time I get to the last set.........but I am proud of me!.......was not at all sure I'd get this far.........
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,194 Member
    :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: Day One---30 squats
    Day Two----35 squats
    Day Three---40 squats
    Day Four---45 squats
    Day Five---rest day from squats but lots of dog walking
    Day Six--55 squats
    Day Seven---60 squats
    Day Eight---65 squats
    Day Nine---70 squats
    Day Ten--rest from squats but 29,000 steps walking dogs and walking with a friend
    Day Eleven--85 squats----10 of them with hand weights
    Day Twelve---90 squats---30 of them with hand weights
    Day Thirteen---95 squats---30 of them with hand weights
    Day Fourteen--100 squats---30 of them with hand weights

    I do plie squats that are easier to balance. I do them in sets of 10 or 20 spaced throughout the day. I do some while watching TV, others while brushing my teeth, and the rest while walking dogs.
  • yanniejannie
    yanniejannie Posts: 1,090 Member
    100 DONE!!!! Did my first 50 during exercise class at the gym this am and held 3 lb. hand weights for some of those..........finished up the last 50 at home.
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,194 Member
    100 DONE!!!! Did my first 50 during exercise class at the gym this am and held 3 lb. hand weights for some of those..........finished up the last 50 at home.

    this challenge is so motivating that it got you trying hand weights with your squats
    congrats:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:
  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 4,303 Member
    Finished my 100!
    ay 1 - 30
    Day 2 - 35
    Day 3 - 40
    Day 4 - 45
    Day 5 - Rest :drinker:
    Day 6 - 55
    Day 7 - 60
    Day 8 - 65
    Day 9 - 70 Done!
    Day 10 - Take a day off! :drinker:
    Day 11 - 85 Done!
    Day 12 - 90 Done!
    Day 13 - 95 Done! 35-30-30 100 tomorrow! Go Go Go!
    Day 14 - 100 Complete!! 25 times 4
    Day 15 - Take a break! :drinker:

    Great job everyone! Stay motivated!
  • jodios528
    jodios528 Posts: 379 Member
    Is it too late to join this challenge? I'm looking for a fitness challenge now that I've hit maintenance. Barbie was talking about this one and I thought I could see if I could get in on it. thanks, Jodios
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,194 Member
    Is it too late to join this challenge? I'm looking for a fitness challenge now that I've hit maintenance. Barbie was talking about this one and I thought I could see if I could get in on it. thanks, Jodios


    :flowerforyou: why not start with the squats for day one and continue day by day......I think the challenge will start over after the 28 days and we can all start on day one together.
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,194 Member
    :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: Day One---30 squats
    Day Two----35 squats
    Day Three---40 squats
    Day Four---45 squats
    Day Five---rest day from squats but lots of dog walking
    Day Six--55 squats
    Day Seven---60 squats
    Day Eight---65 squats
    Day Nine---70 squats
    Day Ten--rest from squats but 29,000 steps walking dogs and walking with a friend
    Day Eleven--85 squats----10 of them with hand weights
    Day Twelve---90 squats---30 of them with hand weights
    Day Thirteen---95 squats---30 of them with hand weights
    Day Fourteen--100 squats---30 of them with hand weights
    Day Fifteen----rest day from squats---29,000 steps and two line dance classes :laugh:
    Day Sixteen---75 squats---30 with hand weights

    I do plie squats that are easier to balance. I do them in sets of 10 or 20 spaced throughout the day. I do some while watching TV, others while brushing my teeth, and the rest while walking dogs.
  • yanniejannie
    yanniejannie Posts: 1,090 Member
    75 done.....a few with weights again

    Jodios.......yes, join us!!!! You've got to be in great shape; you are so active!!!

    I'm getting very close to goal and going to move more toward building muscle rather than just burning cals. I think I finally got my food diary to open.

    My gym is doing a challenge (How many times can YOU lift an African Elephant?).........July1 to Sept. 30) that I'm going to add on here. I spoke with the guy who did the flyer (gym manager) and got my questions answered this am and he seemed totally delighted that I would even try. I may end up with just a loin..... :( ....but I'm going to try for something...........he will count free weights and machines.....also pull-ups and chin-ups as your body weight..........yay, for machines; leg press is my fav.

    1. 1,000lbs...............2 lions
    2. 7,2000"................6 horses
    3. 21,000"................3 hippos
    4. 27,000".................1 African Elephant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • jodios528
    jodios528 Posts: 379 Member
    thanks guys. :smile: :smile:

    Day 1: 30 squats - done: 10 regular, 10 pliee (spelled wrong on purpose because autocorrect keeps changing it to "pile" :grumble: , 5 one legged right side, 5 one legged left side

    I'll just keep going from the beginning of this challenge until the next challenge starts and then start from the beginning of that one. Have a great day! Jodios
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,194 Member
    :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: Day One---30 squats
    Day Two----35 squats
    Day Three---40 squats
    Day Four---45 squats
    Day Five---rest day from squats but lots of dog walking
    Day Six--55 squats
    Day Seven---60 squats
    Day Eight---65 squats
    Day Nine---70 squats
    Day Ten--rest from squats but 29,000 steps walking dogs and walking with a friend
    Day Eleven--85 squats----10 of them with hand weights
    Day Twelve---90 squats---30 of them with hand weights
    Day Thirteen---95 squats---30 of them with hand weights
    Day Fourteen--100 squats---30 of them with hand weights
    Day Fifteen----rest day from squats---29,000 steps and two line dance classes :laugh:
    Day Sixteen---75 squats---30 with hand weights
    Day Seventeen---85 squats---30 with hand weights


    :flowerforyou: Jodios, tell me about how you do one legged squats
    that sounds like a challenge I might want to take on----what do you do with the leg that's not squatting? do you put your hand on anything for balance? did it take long to learn how to do them?


    :bigsmile: Barbie from NW Washington where at 8:30 AM it is already warm

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  • jodios528
    jodios528 Posts: 379 Member
    Day 1: 30 squats - done: 10 regular, 10 pliee (spelled wrong on purpose because autocorrect keeps changing it to "pile" , 5 one legged right side, 5 one legged left side
    Day 2: done: same as Day 1 + 5 more regular squats

    Barbie - there are a number of ways to do 1 legged squats. The easies way is to just rest your toes down (knee bent) for the non-working leg and then put 80-90% of your weight in the squatting leg. If you want you can lightly rest the non-working leg's foot on top of the foot that is on the squatting side or if you are a real keener and want to work your balance lift the non-working leg slightly off the ground with a bent knee (I usually do the first or second version but occasionally add in a few of the last one to work my balance). I don't usually hold on to anything but you might want to be arms length from a wall the first time you try them since they can challenge your balance. These aren't hard to learn but they do get hard to do. You feel those glutes a lot sooner when only one leg is moving all your body weight.

    I might try to work in Day 4 tonight so I can catch up to you guys a bit. Have a great day, Jodios :smile: :laugh: :love: :heart: :drinker: :bigsmile:
  • yanniejannie
    yanniejannie Posts: 1,090 Member
    85 done.....no weights today for me................wow, hand weights, one-legged; some amazing women here!!!

    kevrit...........where are you???
  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 4,303 Member
    I am here. Just been busy! Did my 75 yesterday and my 85 for today. Started back to school for my second masters, working, and busy at home. No time for anything!
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,194 Member
    Day One---30 squats
    Day Two----35 squats
    Day Three---40 squats
    Day Four---45 squats
    Day Five---rest day from squats but lots of dog walking
    Day Six--55 squats
    Day Seven---60 squats
    Day Eight---65 squats
    Day Nine---70 squats
    Day Ten--rest from squats but 29,000 steps walking dogs and walking with a friend
    Day Eleven--85 squats----10 of them with hand weights
    Day Twelve---90 squats---30 of them with hand weights
    Day Thirteen---95 squats---30 of them with hand weights
    Day Fourteen--100 squats---30 of them with hand weights
    Day Fifteen----rest day from squats---29,000 steps and two line dance classes :laugh:
    Day Sixteen---75 squats---30 with hand weights
    Day Seventeen---85 squats---30 with hand weights
    Day Eighteen---95 squats---30 with hand weights --- 5 one legged squats on each leg (not with hand weights :laugh: )


    :flowerforyou: Jodios, thank you for the guidance on one legged squats----I tried them and found that my balance was pretty good---the whole point of a challenge is to try something new and push yourself a bit.

    :flowerforyou: Kevrit, your schedule sounds daunting---congrats to you for all you do

    :flowerforyou: yanniejannie, one more day of squat success

    :bigsmile: Barbie from NW Washington where it promises to be warm again

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  • jodios528
    jodios528 Posts: 379 Member
    Day 1: 30 squats - done: 10 regular, 10 pliee (spelled wrong on purpose because autocorrect keeps changing it to "pile" , 5 one legged right side, 5 one legged left side
    Day 2: 35 squats - done: same as Day 1 + 5 more regular squats
    Day 3: 40 squares - done: same as Day 1 but 10 single leg squats on each side

    thinking I might do elevator squats next for some variety.

    have a great day, Jodios
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,194 Member
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxBtandxdns

    Jodios, I found this video of elevator squats. Is this what you're doing? I tried 10 of them and they are a challenge.

    :bigsmile: Barbie from surprisingly warm NW Washington
  • yanniejannie
    yanniejannie Posts: 1,090 Member
    95 done.........one-legged is beyond me, I think, but I did find a youtube demo by a guy named Rich Tola (#98--guess he has a whole series) and tried the elevator squats.........10 done........hmm; those are killer!!!

    I think we are all hanging in there pretty well!!!
  • jodios528
    jodios528 Posts: 379 Member
    I looked at the youtube video and those definitely look challenging. :sad:

    The way I learned elevator squats is you squat down low (to the 1st floor) on 1 count then you come up a third (2nd floor), another third (3rd floor) and then press all the way up to the fourth floor (3 counts total to come back up). Then after you do 10 of those you count down 3 (1/3, another 1/3 and all the way down) and press up to standing on one count. Before and after these sets you can smooth it out going down on 2 counts and then back up on 2 counts. You can do these with or without weights. If you really want a challenge, finish by pulsing between the 2nd and 3rd floors (1st is all the way down and 4th floor is standing) or if you are a real keener pulse between the 1st and 2nd floors :noway: . The pulsing is a killer!!! :laugh: :laugh: Note these are regular squats: feet hips distance apart and facing forward.

    Jodios
  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 4,303 Member
    I did my 95 for today - 25-25-25-20. Man! you all are nuts! using hand weights, one legged squats, elevator squats?, I just barely have time to do the regular kind! My back and illiotibial syndrome don't let me get too far. I am happy just to get the squats done! Keep on trucking all you adventurous people!
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,194 Member
    I did my 95 for today - 25-25-25-20. Man! you all are nuts! using hand weights, one legged squats, elevator squats?, I just barely have time to do the regular kind! My back and illiotibial syndrome don't let me get too far. I am happy just to get the squats done! Keep on trucking all you adventurous people!

    :bigsmile: what I like about this challenge is that it allows for variations so different fitness levels can participate.....I saw another squat challenge that said the squats could be in sets but they should all be done in one session----no way could I do that, but I can do 10 at a time throughout the day and as I feel stronger try 10 of some challenging variety.....I do plie squats that allow me to balance better especially when I'm on a grassy surface with one or two dogs on leashes.
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,194 Member
    June 30, 2013 5:10 am
    Day One---30 squats
    Day Two----35 squats
    Day Three---40 squats
    Day Four---45 squats
    Day Five---rest day from squats but lots of dog walking
    Day Six--55 squats
    Day Seven---60 squats
    Day Eight---65 squats
    Day Nine---70 squats
    Day Ten--rest from squats but 29,000 steps walking dogs and walking with a friend
    Day Eleven--85 squats----10 of them with hand weights
    Day Twelve---90 squats---30 of them with hand weights
    Day Thirteen---95 squats---30 of them with hand weights
    Day Fourteen--100 squats---30 of them with hand weights
    Day Fifteen----rest day from squats---29,000 steps and two line dance classes laugh
    Day Sixteen---75 squats---30 with hand weights
    Day Seventeen---85 squats---30 with hand weights
    Day Eighteen---95 squats---30 with hand weights --- 5 one legged squats on each leg (not with hand weights:laugh:
    Day Nineteen---105 squats--30 with hand weights--5 one legged squats on each leg---10 elevator squats (like the video)

    :flowerforyou: I tried some of the regular squats with pulsing at the bottom and it was a super challenge
  • jodios528
    jodios528 Posts: 379 Member
    Day 1: 30 squats - done: 10 regular, 10 pliee (spelled wrong on purpose because autocorrect keeps changing it to "pile" , 5 one legged right side, 5 one legged left side
    Day 2: 35 squats - done: same as Day 1 + 5 more regular squats
    Day 3: 40 squats - done: same as Day 1 but 10 single leg squats on each side
    Day 4: 45 squats - done: 10 regular; 10 elevator down 1/up 3; 10 elevator down3/up 1, 10 regular slow, 5 pulses

    so glad I get to rest these tired legs tomorrow!!!

    Have a great day, Jodios:laugh: :love: :flowerforyou: :drinker: :bigsmile:
  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 4,303 Member
    Day 1 - 30
    Day 2 - 35
    Day 3 - 40
    Day 4 - 45
    Day 5 - Rest
    Day 6 - 55
    Day 7 - 60
    Day 8 - 65
    Day 9 - 70
    Day 10 - Rest
    Day 11 - 85
    Day 12 - 90
    Day 13 - 95
    Day 14 - 100
    Day 15 - Rest
    Day 16 - 75
    Day 17 - 85
    Day 18 - 95
    Day 19 - 105 Got these done. I could never do them all in one session. My goal for this challenge was just to get people moving at whatever level they felt comfortable at. I am glad to see everyone doing it their own way! Participation and just doing them, my goals are met! LOL. Think I will start again once this challenge is done. Anyone game? I actually did 25 - 30 - 25 with a 6 pound medicine ball today and the last 25 here at work on break.
    Day 20 - Rest :drinker:
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,194 Member
    :flowerforyou: I like this challenge and will do it again........I have seen other challenges filled with younger people and too many rules (like do all your squats in one session, or do them a certain way)

    maybe when you start the new challenge, you can post the link on women ages 50+ and maybe others will join us.

    :drinker: :bigsmile: Barbie
  • jodios528
    jodios528 Posts: 379 Member
    I'm game for the challenge
    Barbie I think your idea of posting it on the women 50+ is great. That's how I found Renny's fruit and veggie challenge :bigsmile:

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