Challenge!
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I was wondering when the next challenge will begin? I just started today and I love this group!0
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I'm getting back on track for this challenge finally.
As for next month, I'm still in favor just upping our own abilities. So crunches/push ups sound amazing to up the ante only against our own personal bests.
Likewise, doing one new activity a week. We could start a new discussion and each week post what it was and the pros and cons of it as we see it. I never would have done weight training if I had read about it from a woman in another group I partake in. Getting us out of our routines, expanding our fitness experience, is sometimes just the thing to break plateaus or find a new love.0 -
Hi guys and welcome to all the newbies. There is a spread sheet here https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlcJqG9B3Q27dFRGRTRYMHNoQ3U2R2FRbnpoeDItcHc&hl=en_US#gid=2
that we are using to log our challenges.
Please add your name noting that you are new and we can roll it over to the next spreadsheet.
I'm going to message laloquita with my proposal and ideas for the next challenge, but by all mean, if anyone else has any ideas please let laloquita know...reason being that i won't be here for the next 4 days so won't be able to action anything.
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Hey everyone!
If you're in the challenge don't forget to log your information. We will begin the next challenge on Monday. Hopefully that will help since sometimes people forget to log on Friday's. I'm sure it's the excitement from the weekend beginning. :happy:
The next challenge will be a sit-ups and push-ups challenge. Starting Monday begin with whatever you are able to tolerate and for 14 days increase your sit-ups and push-ups by at least one or two and see what number you are up to by day 14. If you are unable to do a full sit-up or push-up, accommodations are just fine. We don't want anyone hurting themselves. If you need to you can take a day or two of rest if you are unable to increase your number. So for example, if you start off with 5 push-ups and increase by 1 with no rest days, by the end of the challenge you can be up to 18 push-ups! Good luck closing out this challenge and beginning the next one! :drinker:0 -
Hey everyone!
If you're in the challenge don't forget to log your information. We will begin the next challenge on Monday. Hopefully that will help since sometimes people forget to log on Friday's. I'm sure it's the excitement from the weekend beginning. :happy:
The next challenge will be a sit-ups and push-ups challenge. Starting Monday begin with whatever you are able to tolerate and for 14 days increase your sit-ups and push-ups by at least one or two and see what number you are up to by day 14. If you are unable to do a full sit-up or push-up, accommodations are just fine. We don't want anyone hurting themselves. If you need to you can take a day or two of rest if you are unable to increase your number. So for example, if you start off with 5 push-ups and increase by 1 with no rest days, by the end of the challenge you can be up to 18 push-ups! Good luck closing out this challenge and beginning the next one! :drinker:
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I'm in!0
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Hi everyone....i have just logged my challenge details for this week and am not sure if I have done the right thing or not and also filled in the grand total page.....hope this was ok...0
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Hi everyone! I'm actually logging on time for once! I drank 54c of water and exercised 150 minutes. I have got to regain my motivation. This morning I weighed 189lbs so I'm still losing. That's a positive. I'm looking forward to Thanksgiving. But am somewhat apprehensive too.
Not sure about the next challenge. I have never in my life (even when skinny) been able to do a push-up. And as for crunches--well I'm just about as round as I am tall! Oh well I'll never be able to do them if I don't try.
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I'm not sure if I understand this next challenge. Are we logging the total number of pushups and situps we do each week? Or are we logging the highest number of pushups and situps we were able to do in a row at some time during the week?
Over the summer I was really working on my pushups. I went from only being able to do 10 in a row to being able to do 50 in a row. I'm excited to get back into this again! Here is a little bit of advice though: DO THEM EVERY OTHER DAY. You really need the day of rest in between so that your muscles get a chance to repair.
And do you mean sit-ups or crunches? Maybe I'll try to do a sit-up or two since I find them IMPOSSIBLE. I guess that would be a really good challenge for me
(I can do tons of crunches in a row!) 0 -
I'm not sure if I understand this next challenge. Are we logging the total number of pushups and situps we do each week? Or are we logging the highest number of pushups and situps we were able to do in a row at some time during the week?
Over the summer I was really working on my pushups. I went from only being able to do 10 in a row to being able to do 50 in a row. I'm excited to get back into this again! Here is a little bit of advice though: DO THEM EVERY OTHER DAY. You really need the day of rest in between so that your muscles get a chance to repair.
And do you mean sit-ups or crunches? Maybe I'll try to do a sit-up or two since I find them IMPOSSIBLE. I guess that would be a really good challenge for me (I can do tons of crunches in a row!)
Okay, when you start the challenge on Monday (let's pretend a week is considered "4 days"), say you can do 1 push up, the next day you increase by 2 push ups, the next 2 push ups, and the fourth day you increase by 1. So by the "4 day" week you are now up to 6 push ups.
On the spreadsheet with this example, you will put in the number you can do on the first day which would be 1 and then the next Monday you put what you are at, which would be 6. You will also include your average increase which was an increase by 2. That's all you need to log just to find out how many you are up to by the 14th day.
I'm not sure if that explanation made it more confusing, hopefully it helped. Just let me know!
Btw, you can do sit-ups, crunches, doesn't matter... accommodations are just fine. Everyone should use their own judgment .0 -
Hi All!
I've been waiting for the new challenge to begin. I'm super excited. I just added my name to the spreadsheet. I sure hope I'll do this correctly. =D0 -
Okay, so I can do over 300 crunches (wow!) but that gets boring. We're only competing against ourselves, correct? If that's the case then I'm going to do pilate situps for this challenge.0
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To be honest - I can't say I love the push up/sit up challenge... I love the besting ourselves idea, but a lot of my workout DVDs already include push ups and sit ups in them...don't really want to do my 20 minute ab video followed by doing more sit ups and push ups. Obviously I am only one opinion, but may I suggest that the new challenge be to best yourself last month... some people here talk about stuggle with water, others with stuggles of working out... what is we just made the goal improving on last month by 5%... if you averaged 40 cups of water a week in the challenge, then this month needs to be 42. If you averaged 140 mins per week of working out then you need to average 147? It isn't a perfect idea... but it is something.0
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Okay, so I can do over 300 crunches (wow!) but that gets boring. We're only competing against ourselves, correct? If that's the case then I'm going to do pilate situps for this challenge.
I could imagine that could get boring, lol. As stated earlier, accommodations are just fine. If you rather do pilate situps than regular situps or crunches that you were doing is just fine. :happy:0 -
To be honest - I can't say I love the push up/sit up challenge... I love the besting ourselves idea, but a lot of my workout DVDs already include push ups and sit ups in them...don't really want to do my 20 minute ab video followed by doing more sit ups and push ups. Obviously I am only one opinion, but may I suggest that the new challenge be to best yourself last month... some people here talk about stuggle with water, others with stuggles of working out... what is we just made the goal improving on last month by 5%... if you averaged 40 cups of water a week in the challenge, then this month needs to be 42. If you averaged 140 mins per week of working out then you need to average 147? It isn't a perfect idea... but it is something.
Sorry you aren’t a fan of the current challenge. :frown: Luckily this challenge will only last two weeks. Have you thought of counting the situps and pushups already incorporated in your dvd and add one more pushup and situp while doing the dvd and counting that instead of doing a separate session? As always, before the current challenge ends we ask for anyone's opinions before the new challenge is decided. :happy: Do you have a new idea you'd like to see in two weeks or you like the exercise and water challenge? We just like to change it up to something new so people won't be bored. It's only our third challenge so we are always open for new ideas. :bigsmile:0 -
Hi All!
I've been waiting for the new challenge to begin. I'm super excited. I just added my name to the spreadsheet. I sure hope I'll do this correctly. =D
Glad you are excited! Looks like you're all squared away on the spreadsheet! :happy:0 -
Hi Guys!!!
Regarding the challenge...just a few pointers...
I know some of you are old hands at this, so it'll not be news, but I just wanted to make sure everyone knew what they were doing..
Ok re. sit-ups/crunches. When doing them please make sure you are (as Jillian says) sticking your belly button to your spine when doing them. If not, you'll end up with strong abs anyway, but you can get a bit of a pooch where the muscles are being pushed up and out. So please, make sure you're pulling muscles in to your back when doing them. Also, make sure when cruching that you are looking at the ceiling...for the sake of avoiding sore necks.
lttee - if you are getting bored (and 300 is awesome btw) modify and challenge yourself. How many seconds can you plank for? How many cycling crunches can you do? How many heel taps can you do (holding legs straight together and raising them up and down)? Don't stick with something that you can do with ease, as I said, challenge yourself. This is a 'Can I do better?' challenge, you are fighting against yourself so pick a tummy move you are new to or you know challenges you and go with that.
Re. push-ups. No hurting yourselves please. I can only do the 'lady' type push-ups with knees on the floor. I might try and build up to being on my feet, I'll see how it goes...and this is really the crux of the challenge. Modify it, make sure it's safe and challenge yourself. Even if it's a case of doing a half push-up against the seat of the sofa, that's cool. (Please make sure sofa is not on wheels).
I don't care if you can manage one push-up and two crunches. If that is more than before then that really is something to celebrate!!!! Big numbers are great...but so are the small ones. In fact, the small ones are the best, because they are the small steps we all take that lead us on to bigger journeys. The starting point has to be somewhere. So even if you've never done a crunch before in your life...do one, log it and then do better.
This challenge is about you V's you. Not anyone else. And it's only a fortnight - so COME ON ALL YOU LOVELY SHORTIES!!!!0 -
hello everyone.....just asking....have you considered a walking challenge???? log time/distance on the first one and see how you can improve on that.....fabulous way to lose weight!!!
just a thought!!
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Oh no - I am a dirty quitter!!!!!!
Can't stick to this challenge I am avoiding it like the plague! :frown:0 -
Yay - Just joined my first challenge with the group - I was a week late, but I'll still jump right in Thanks for offering these! 0
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Hey guys,
If you're in the challenge don't forget to put in your numbers by the end of today.0 -
I'm late! But I've actually been doing daily pushups for a challenge at another group so I will add the number of pushups if I remember (it was 50 a day but I can't do all of them at once yet...) and I will start with crunches tomorrow I guess. 0
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Hey everyone!
If you are in the challenge, don't forget to post your numbers. We will have a new challenge starting up soon. It's been busy with the holidays, family, work, and other responsibilities so bear with us. Does anyone have any suggestions for a new challenge? Let us know if you do. Thanks!0 -
are there any new challenges im better when i have motivation , maybe if a challenge i will have something to push for0
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are there any new challenges im better when i have motivation , maybe if a challenge i will have something to push for
We just completed one yesterday. Do you have any ideas for a new challenge? You are more than welcome to give some ideas.0 -
are there any new challenges im better when i have motivation , maybe if a challenge i will have something to push for
We just completed one yesterday. Do you have any ideas for a new challenge? You are more than welcome to give some ideas.
How about doing a certain number of jumping jacks or just an overall number of minutes of exercise during the week? (I would say like 30 minutes each day but sometimes we get so busy that doesn't happen so if we say overall like 180 minutes (30 minutes, 6 days) then if we miss a day we can do extra the rest of the week.
I have daily/weekly workout challenges in three...four? other groups and most of them so far are a certain number of squats/jumping jacks/pushups/crunches, etc. and some of them are having to do a certain routine of those things (ex: 40 jumping jacks, 30 crunches, 20 lunges, 10 pushups, repeat). There are also things on Pinterest like that that would maybe be fun to use for challenges?0 -
yeah i say maybe like you said jumping jacks or sit ups and keep adding em on each day ... maybe??? something lol0
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The new challenge has been posted on the first page, top post of this thread. Spread the word. As always, you are more than welcome to add new ideas to keep the group interesting. This new challenge is only a week, so we will need a new one soon. Thanks!!:happy:0
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Ok this challenge I promise to give a much better go than the last one! I can resist sweets (I think I can I think I can I think I can...) and the 30 min walk everyday....well I'm going to attemp that BEFORE WORK which means up earlier. Hang on, that is a challenge in iteself yeah? Lol0
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This is a very challenging challenge for me. >.<
I'm a sucker for sweets. No pun intended :P
I *need* to do this, though. I've been consuming way too much sugar. I'm going to try very hard even though TOM might derail me.0
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