Week 4 (22nd Sept)
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Last week I was on a bike ride going down a steep dip in the trail at the bottom there is a fence and barrier, long story short, I went flying into the fence my face is a bit of a mess, suspected broken finger, cuts & bruises on left side of my body and a badly bruised sternum - so exercise is out for me, I don't want to leave the challenge, so I'm going to do the water / food parts only - for what the nurse said it could take 4-6 weeks for my sternum to fully heel, it hurts to breathe - I have been resting but it's driving me nuts, I haven't been out of the house my face is drooped (fluid) and I have a cut where I impacted the fence. I'm not going out until it heels so that will be a good couple of days yet!
I've had too many treats the last few days, my OH was talking to me today and he says because I'm not able to exercise I need to tighten up my diet, he's right. I'm going to give the walk away the pounds dvd a go on Monday.
The good thing was the nurse said I was fit and very slim (I'd nearly hit goal) but I'm not going on the scale as I've had medicinal wine most nights as well as crap food.0 -
I thought this challenge looked a lot but I’ve split it into 4 circuits and its only taken me 20 minutes and burnt off 104 calories. I combined the squats and fist punches and used 2 x 1L water bottles as weights for the bicep curls.
This is what I broke it down into
Circuits 1 and 2
20 x jumping jacks
20 x twist jumps
20 x squat and fist punches
20 x lunge and bicep curl (10 each leg)
10 x push-ups (from my knees)
10 x leg lifts
20 x crunches
Circuit 3
20 x jumping jacks
20 x twist jumps
20 x squat and fist punches
10 x lunge and bicep curl (5 each leg)
10 x leg lifts
30 x crunches
Circuit 4
20 x jumping jacks
10 x twist jumps
20 x jumping jacks
10 x squat and fist punches
10 x squats
20 x crunches
10 x leg lifts
10 x bicycle crunches
in hindsight tomorrow i'll put the bicycle crunches on circuit 1 as my stomach muscles really felt it0 -
Hello I did 1 circuit of everything in the order shown, It took me 20 mins including rests and I burned 90 calories.. I really enjoyed it, I might increase it to two circuits mid week and then three by the end.
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uh-oh i missed off the 30 butt kicks, will add them on to tomorrows.
well done christinechip on doing them in order - i cant do 100 jumping jacks in a row lol0 -
Was really confused when I first looked at this.
100 Workout
100 jumping jacks
easy
90 crunches
painfull but easy
80 squats
fun and easy
70 Twist jumps
painful but done
60 fist punches
thought about punching ex, fun
50 lunges with bicep curls
easy
40 leg lifts
fun and easy
30 butt kicks
ouch, but done
20 Push ups
painful but easy
10 bicycle crunches
ouch my back, but done
lol I had to goggle most of them. I was doing them, but did not know the names of them. Gonna be a very hot momma soon.0 -
Thank you, It wasn't easy stopped at 50 for 10 seconds and then carried on xxuh-oh i missed off the 30 butt kicks, will add them on to tomorrows.
well done christinechip on doing them in order - i cant do 100 jumping jacks in a row lol0 -
I thought we only had tto do a combintion of 100 exercisies! Boy, was I WRONG, lol! :sad:0
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Okay so I did a combo of 100 exercises, Charlottina can you please clarify as I really don't know if I'm doing it right or not? :huh:
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Okay...I can dig this week challenges. Last week with the friuts and vegs; negative on my end. Just was constantly busy this week. Love the water and really think the 100 workout will be good. I'm going to have to look several up. Good Luck everyone :drinker:0
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I thought this challenge looked a lot but I’ve split it into 4 circuits and its only taken me 20 minutes and burnt off 104 calories. I combined the squats and fist punches and used 2 x 1L water bottles as weights for the bicep curls.
This is what I broke it down into
Circuits 1 and 2
20 x jumping jacks
20 x twist jumps
20 x squat and fist punches
20 x lunge and bicep curl (10 each leg)
10 x push-ups (from my knees)
10 x leg lifts
20 x crunches
Circuit 3
20 x jumping jacks
20 x twist jumps
20 x squat and fist punches
10 x lunge and bicep curl (5 each leg)
10 x leg lifts
30 x crunches
Circuit 4
20 x jumping jacks
10 x twist jumps
20 x jumping jacks
10 x squat and fist punches
10 x squats
20 x crunches
10 x leg lifts
10 x bicycle crunches
in hindsight tomorrow i'll put the bicycle crunches on circuit 1 as my stomach muscles really felt it
This is great, thanks so much for sharing. I'll do these same circuits. I had no idea where to start when I saw the list. XD0 -
dont forget the 30 butt kicks, i accidentally missed them off
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I know I can do the water but not sure about the exercises as I already do other workouts and don't think it will do my body good adding these awell0
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The water take in will be easy. I've been making sure to have at least 8 cups a day since week 1. Last week, I failed miserably in doing the exercise challenge. I'm already off to a bad start since I did not do the exercises yesterday, however, I will try my hardest to kick butt for the rest of the week.0
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I'm going to try and get the workouts in at the end of the week when I will be in my "rest week" between stages of NROL4W. For now I don't want it to interfere with my last couple workouts.
Glad to see the water back! I'm usually very good about that, but I've found myself chugging a couple glasses after work when I've realized I had gotten busy and only drank one or two all day!0 -
I thought this challenge looked a lot but I’ve split it into 4 circuits and its only taken me 20 minutes and burnt off 104 calories. I combined the squats and fist punches and used 2 x 1L water bottles as weights for the bicep curls.
This is what I broke it down into
Circuits 1 and 2
20 x jumping jacks
20 x twist jumps
20 x squat and fist punches
20 x lunge and bicep curl (10 each leg)
10 x push-ups (from my knees)
10 x leg lifts
20 x crunches
Circuit 3
20 x jumping jacks
20 x twist jumps
20 x squat and fist punches
10 x lunge and bicep curl (5 each leg)
10 x leg lifts
30 x crunches
Circuit 4
20 x jumping jacks
10 x twist jumps
20 x jumping jacks
10 x squat and fist punches
10 x squats
20 x crunches
10 x leg lifts
10 x bicycle crunches
in hindsight tomorrow i'll put the bicycle crunches on circuit 1 as my stomach muscles really felt it
Thanks KerryJudson for your breakdown. I did the above circuits this morning and it took me 20min. to complete, not bad considering I am not fittest YET but I have been working on it so I am quite proud of myself for getting through it.0 -
you're more than welcome glad it was helpful but dont forget the 30 butt kicks, i accidentally missed them off) 0
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I don't know that I can do these exercises every day this week but I managed to do them today at least.. good grief. Can't I just count my 27 mins of 30 Day Shred as this instead? LOL. I did all of them I could (jumping jacks and the twist jumps aka oblique twists are just too hard on my body for more than a few each) and I was sweating up a storm! OMG. Thankfully I can easily do the squats, crunches, punches, lunges and leg lifts.. I can even get through pushups as long as I alternate, 5 knee pushups then 5 "real" pushups and back again 0
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Just returned from a weekend retreat and will work on this challenge for the rest of the week. I will do some of these in the pool (i.e. jumping jacks) because I can not jump with my bad knees. Let's see if I can do this tomorrow.0
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you're more than welcome glad it was helpful but dont forget the 30 butt kicks, i accidentally missed them off)
Yep, got those in too! :bigsmile:0 -
This I can do; same with the water. I failed Week Three's challenges. I didn't have money to buy my own food during Week Three.
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Really sorry for the lack of clarification I was unable to get on the forum to post this weekend. The idea is to do as many of the circuit as you can over the course of the day. For example you could divide everything by 3 and try it that way
if this is too much for you due to injury set yourself a lower target or miss out the ones that you cannot do.
If you are struggling to get it all done set your self a target that still pushes you
I trust you all to try your best and to push yourselfs the appropiate amount before rewarding yourself a point.0 -
nightmare of an exercise challenge. nobody should be doing plyometric workouts if they are unfit. i.e jumping jacks and anything that really requires you to jump and come back down. if people are not in good physical shape and I mean from an exercising point of view things like the 100 workout can really damage joints or anywhere you'd be taking the shock absorbance such as knees, ankles and hips. go take a walk instead of the 100 jumping jacks if you are not well used to high cardio. your joints will thanks you.0
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I thought this challenge looked a lot but I’ve split it into 4 circuits and its only taken me 20 minutes and burnt off 104 calories. I combined the squats and fist punches and used 2 x 1L water bottles as weights for the bicep curls.
This is what I broke it down into
Circuits 1 and 2
20 x jumping jacks
20 x twist jumps
20 x squat and fist punches
10 x butt kicks
20 x lunge and bicep curl (10 each leg)
10 x push-ups (from my knees)
10 x leg lifts
20 x crunches
Circuit 3
20 x jumping jacks
20 x twist jumps
20 x squat and fist punches
10 x lunge and bicep curl (5 each leg)
10 x butt kicks
10 x leg lifts
30 x crunches
Circuit 4
20 x jumping jacks
10 x twist jumps
20 x jumping jacks
10 x squat and fist punches
10 x squats
20 x crunches
10 x leg lifts
10 x bicycle crunches
in hindsight tomorrow i'll put the bicycle crunches on circuit 1 as my stomach muscles really felt it
Thankyou!! this breakdown works ace for me (have added in the butt kicks )
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Thanks for this challenge - it will be.....challenging - but I am going to try!0
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As Charlottina said, I'm sure it's fine to lower some of the goals and/or modify some of the workouts to accommodate an individual's physical condition or personal situation while still making it a challenge (kind of how we could set our own time/distance goals during Week 2). Personally, I can't do too many reps of the high-impact exercises, like jumping jacks, because I am prone to shin pain issues (probably don't have the best shoes). Instead I might do 50 jumping jacks throughout the day and replace the other 50 with punches, etc. It's okay if not every challenge is hit every day, or if some challenges have to be adjusted a little. The true point of challenges and goals is to push yourself and try to develop healthy habits. We're all doing great and trying to better ourselves, and that's what matters. :flowerforyou:0
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nightmare of an exercise challenge. nobody should be doing plyometric workouts if they are unfit. i.e jumping jacks and anything that really requires you to jump and come back down. if people are not in good physical shape and I mean from an exercising point of view things like the 100 workout can really damage joints or anywhere you'd be taking the shock absorbance such as knees, ankles and hips. go take a walk instead of the 100 jumping jacks if you are not well used to high cardio. your joints will thanks you.
OOhhh!! can i suggest half jacks!
my davina dvd the lady says if thats too much you can do half jacks with me...
half jack is where you step out to one side and put that arm up then back to the middle then the same on the other side... so you do the jumping jack like one side at a time minus the jumping bit
just an idea
(i was just doing my jumping jacks and remembered the dvd and your comment earlier! lol)
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Well, did one full circuit today. I did the jumping jacks, butt kicks and twist jumps in the pool, but the rest on the dry ground. It was not as bad as I thought it would be. I broke it up and did at least 60 of each (I forgot my sheet at home and could not remember the order after squats) and was okay. I will be able to do this each day for the rest of the week.0
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I can't do most of these (artificial knees). Anything with impact is out for me so I will miss out again on the exercise challenges and just do the water part. I still do not have the challenges tab on the bottom of my spreadsheet, but I have been going on my daughter's computer and the tab is on the spreadsheet there? Don't ask me why it's not on mine...0
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Hi don't worry to much about the exercise challenges, you are still one of us. The challenges are set for people who can do them. My goal is to lose 1lb a week, I am trying to lose it slow to keep it off for longer. What exercises do you do ?, If you go swimming some people try and do it in the water if that's any help.I can't do most of these (artificial knees). Anything with impact is out for me so I will miss out again on the exercise challenges and just do the water part. I still do not have the challenges tab on the bottom of my spreadsheet, but I have been going on my daughter's computer and the tab is on the spreadsheet there? Don't ask me why it's not on mine... xxx:flowerforyou: 0 -
I mostly do a recumbent bike that measures heart rate and calories burned and do the occasional walk. Also not recorded on my exercise journal are stretches I do after the bike to keep my knees limber. Sometimes I use my weights and do some arm work too. Just nothing with impact for me. Don't have a pool and am definitely not confident enough in my size to go out in public in a swimsuit.0
