TEAM: Gutbusters (February)
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User name: gatorbob353
Weigh in day: Monday
Weigh in week: week 3
Last week’s weight: 243.8
Today’s weight: 243.53 -
February 19
Exercised?: Yes. 20+ mins bodyweight strength work.
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes
Too windy to walk in the forest today. Gum trees are known for dropping branches in high wind, so took the safe option and did bodyweight strength work instead.
My bodyweight routine is:
Warm-up- 40 push-ups (diamond)
- 30 star jumps
- 30 sit-ups
- 20 air-squats
- 30 door-frame rows (each arm separate)
- 40 push-ups (diamond)
- 80s plank
- 40 lunges (20 each foot)
- 20 jump squats
- 20 incline push-ups
- 30 door-frame rows (each arm separate)
- A-40 core set (10 butterfly kicks, 10 crunches, 10 V-crunches, 10 dual-leg raises)
This set can be done daily, and takes between 20 and 30 mins. I worked up to these numbers last year and can still maintain them.
Also this can be done with no equipment in minimal space. The routine was designed that way. Completely portable
Daily Strength challenge
Challenge for February 19 is plank. (standard, forearm or knee) (https://greatist.com/fitness/perfect-plank)
2 sets- First set 30 seconds if new to them, 60 seconds if a regular, 90 seconds if can regularly make 60 seconds. , wait 2
- Second set 15 seconds, 30 seconds or 60 seconds
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Username: eevang
Weigh In Week: Week 3
Weigh In Day: Monday
Previous Week: 199.7
Current Weight: 198.0
Ha. Working out at the gym like a crazy woman has its rewards.
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February 19
Exercised?: Yes, 3km run. Not as far as I would have liked (got a 70k target for Feb) but time was short, so pushed my pace and got a new PB for this distance
Calories: Yes
Tracked?: Yes
Should have done some strength training but was knackered when I got home after running around like a mad thing today - racked up over 20k steps dashing across London for meetings!2 -
Feb 19th
Calories: yes, but ate back half my exercise
Tracking: yep
Exercise: yes2 -
Pw: 214
Cw:2173 -
Feb 19
Calories: yes
Tracking: yes
Exercise: yes, an hour of cardio/core/weight lifting2 -
February 20
Exercised?: Yes. 3.5km in 27 mins (hills).
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes
Walked to the shops while the net was down. Shops are 150m lower elevation than my home. (Hilly area).
Not much else to report.
Daily Strength challenge
Challenge for February 20 is dips ()
3 sets- First set till the point where you can do no more, wait 2 mins
- Second set of 60% of the number you did in the first set (half, then another 10%), wait 2 mins
- Third set of 50% of the number you did in the first set (half)
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February 20
Exercised?: Yes, 5.21km run and today's strength challenge
Calories: Yes
Tracked?: Yes
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Username: smc92079
Weigh in week: Feb Week 3
Weigh in day: Monday
Previous weight: 197.6
Current weight: 195.63 -
Feb 20
Calories: yes
Tracking: yes
Exercise: yes, an hour of cardio/weight lifting1 -
Feb 20th
Exercise: lazy day, watching the Olympics, got some walking in, and marched during commercials when I remembered. Wow, some of those sports are amazing!
Calories: pushing it. Need to do better.
Tracking: every bite.
Off to do an exploratory run for my scheduled Friday Snow Geese seniors' trip. I like to check out the route and restaurant I've chosen for lunch before I take the seniors. In this trip, I also want to see where the snow geese are currently nesting!
Doing two trips this week, both Thursday anf Friday (high demand, popular trips so I schedule a second trip when I can.) Watching the weather - we had some snow today, and we aren't allowed to drive the seniors in the snow. Cannot take any chances. I'll have to see what it looks like Thursday afternoon.2 -
Username: craigo3154
Weigh in week: Week 3
Weigh in day: Wednesday
Previous Week's Weight: (64.8kg) 142.9
Todays Weight: (65.6kg) 144.6
Up and down again this week. Highest reading of the week this morning. Still in a good range.
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February 21
Exercised?: Yes. 6km in 47 mins (hills).
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes
Walk after dinner. Work day.
Not much else of interest to report.
Daily Strength challenge
Challenge for February 21 is squats (no weight - air squat - http://www.12minuteathlete.com/how-to-do-a-proper-air-squat/).
You can do assisted squats (using a table or bench top to take weight off the knees if it is too much).
3 sets- First set till the point where you can do no more, wait 2 mins
- Second set of 60% of the number you did in the first set (half, then another 10%), wait 2 mins
- Third set of 50% of the number you did in the first set (half)
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@MoyMG I’ve been watching the Olympics a lot as well...when I was younger I loved the figure skating but I’m more of a Summer Olympics person having grown up a swimmer. My boyfriend loves the Winter Olympics though having played hockey...he also played baseball and coaches softball so he will watch any sport on television if we are being honest but hockey holds a special place in his heart I think there is an extra element of bravery involved in the Winter Olympic sports...just something scarier about careening down slopes or ice tunnels or being thrown over sheets of ice that’s more dangerous than swimming/running/playing basketball/volleyball/soccer. There’s definitely something more awe inspiring about snow and winter on top of the fact that they are skilled athletes! It’s also been a nice break from the political climate that continues to entangle pretty much everyday here in the US. I’ll miss them when they are over even though I wasn’t really all that excited about them to begin with.
Hope everyone is having a wonderful week!2 -
Username: inshapeCK
Weigh in week: Week 3
Weigh in day: Wednesday
Previous Week's Weight: 153.8 pounds
Todays Weight: 153.2 pounds
DOWN 0.6 POUNDS.
NEED TO LOSE 0.3 POUNDS TO GET BACK DOWN TO MY DECEMBER 27TH WEIGHT.
SOOOOO CLOSE NOW!4 -
Username: aeloine
Weigh in week: February week 3
Weigh in day: Wednesday
Last week's weight: 223.6
Today's weight: 221.2
Also 15 days and counting of being nicotine free!6 -
@GoBlue1981 Thanks! Please excuse my absence on Monday, I will be out of town. I'll be back the following week though. Have a good one!2
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February 21
Exercised?: Yes, 5.21km run and today's strength challenge
Calories: Yes
Tracked?: Yes
@GoBlue1981 @MoyMG - I saw this the other day, you guys might appreciate it!
Summer Olympics: who can run the fastest? Who can swim the fastest? Who can do the best somersault?
Winter Olympics: who can make it to the bottom of this ice slide of death and survive?? Who can get around the rink without getting their hands sliced off by everyone else's feet blades?? Can this guy do a 1080 degree flip without dying??3 -
February 21
@GoBlue1981 @MoyMG - I saw this the other day, you guys might appreciate it!
Summer Olympics: who can run the fastest? Who can swim the fastest? Who can do the best somersault?
Winter Olympics: who can make it to the bottom of this ice slide of death and survive?? Who can get around the rink without getting their hands sliced off by everyone else's feet blades?? Can this guy do a 1080 degree flip without dying??
LOL so accurate!!!!!
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@GoBlue1981 Thanks! Please excuse my absence on Monday, I will be out of town. I'll be back the following week though. Have a good one!
Will do, enjoy your trip!
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Feb 21
Calories: yes
Tracking: yes
Exercise: yes, slightly over an hour of cardio/weight lifting/core1 -
February 17-21
Exercised?: Yes, Tae Bo and cleaning
Calories: Yes
Tracked?: Yes1 -
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February 22
Exercised?: Yes. 3km in 24 mins (hills).
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes
Short walk after dinner. Still warm. Work day.
Not much else of interest to report.
@emmclean. Winter olympics seems to me more "sudden death" than summer olympics. One bad run or performance and you are going home empty handed. One terrible run is not worth thinking about.
Daily Strength challenge
Challenge for February 22 is sit-ups or crunches (abs day - be sure to use a mat or towel for cushioning - )
2 sets- First set till the point where you can do no more, wait 2 mins
- Second set of 50% of the number you did in the first set (half)
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User name: parinzz
Weigh in day: Thursday
Weigh in week: week 3
Last week’s weight: 140.0
Today’s weight: 140.0
I think I've been hibernating for long enough! The weather is starting to get a bit better over here, I think it'll soon be time to come out of my cave2 -
Username: Stimpy56
Week: FEB WK 4
Weigh day: Thursday
Previous week: 239
Current weight: 239
I am not loosing weight, but I knees are not hurting as much anymore when I workout. I am happy about that!
Hopefully soon I can give more effort during my workouts to loose some weight, but as of now I am just happy with my knees not hurting.2 -
GoBlue1981 wrote: »February 21
@GoBlue1981 @MoyMG - I saw this the other day, you guys might appreciate it!
Summer Olympics: who can run the fastest? Who can swim the fastest? Who can do the best somersault?
Winter Olympics: who can make it to the bottom of this ice slide of death and survive?? Who can get around the rink without getting their hands sliced off by everyone else's feet blades?? Can this guy do a 1080 degree flip without dying??
LOL so accurate!!!!!
I agree! My jaw has dropped MANY times while watching these Olympics. I've called my son out to watch several events "Come see what thy're doing, this is incredible!" I have to admit, I'm also becoming interested in curling; I had no idea so much strategy was involved. But I think a lot of these athletes are addicted to the adrenalin rush, I have no other explanation for several of these events.1 -
Username: Stimpy56
I am not losing weight, but I knees are not hurting as much anymore when I workout. I am happy about that!
Hopefully soon I can give more effort during my workouts to loose some weight, but as of now I am just happy with my knees not hurting.
Non-Scale victories are just as important if not more important than what the scale is showing sometimes! Keep doing the right things and the scale will follow!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzqLFXKOC8Q
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