Week 4 Challenge 1 – 350 Squats
Honeytips
Posts: 337 Member
Hi guys,
From Monday 28th January to Sunday 3rd February:
Please join me in week 4 challenge 1 where we concentrate on SQUATS.
Squats is a great lower body exercise which works the hips, glutes, quads, hamstrings and core. If that’s not motivation enough it also helps improve your balance and coordinator!!
For our squats challenge we are looking at doing 350 squats for the week – this works out to 50 per day. Now don’t worry about having do them all in the one go, take your time, do some in the morning and the rest in the afternoon etc. Oh and don’t worry if you can’t do them all, just do as many as you can – every bit counts!!!
There are lots of variations to this great workout. You can use hand weights, barbells, an exercise ball (my favourite) or simply your own body weight. Feel free to do any sort of variation – my pump instructor has incorporated jumps into the squats so they end up kind of like half burpees (do a squat and as you raise up jump into the air as high as you can before going back into the squat - repeat as many times as you'd like)
I’ve attached a great link below on how to do squats and the various benefits (my favourite benefit is that it helps put some kadonkadonk in your trunk!! :laugh: )
http://fitness.mercola.com/sites/fitness/archive/2012/05/25/darin-steen-demonstrates-the-perfect-squat.aspx
Also check out this link with more useful information on squats:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squat_(exercise)
Please check in each day or as often as you’d like. Update us with how many you’ve done, what sort/variation you've chosen and if you are feeling/seeing the benefits.
Happy squatting – let’s get this!!!!
From Monday 28th January to Sunday 3rd February:
Please join me in week 4 challenge 1 where we concentrate on SQUATS.
Squats is a great lower body exercise which works the hips, glutes, quads, hamstrings and core. If that’s not motivation enough it also helps improve your balance and coordinator!!
For our squats challenge we are looking at doing 350 squats for the week – this works out to 50 per day. Now don’t worry about having do them all in the one go, take your time, do some in the morning and the rest in the afternoon etc. Oh and don’t worry if you can’t do them all, just do as many as you can – every bit counts!!!
There are lots of variations to this great workout. You can use hand weights, barbells, an exercise ball (my favourite) or simply your own body weight. Feel free to do any sort of variation – my pump instructor has incorporated jumps into the squats so they end up kind of like half burpees (do a squat and as you raise up jump into the air as high as you can before going back into the squat - repeat as many times as you'd like)
I’ve attached a great link below on how to do squats and the various benefits (my favourite benefit is that it helps put some kadonkadonk in your trunk!! :laugh: )
http://fitness.mercola.com/sites/fitness/archive/2012/05/25/darin-steen-demonstrates-the-perfect-squat.aspx
Also check out this link with more useful information on squats:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squat_(exercise)
Please check in each day or as often as you’d like. Update us with how many you’ve done, what sort/variation you've chosen and if you are feeling/seeing the benefits.
Happy squatting – let’s get this!!!!
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YAY!!! That's what I was going to say!!!! Only my option was going to be they can choose 250 or 500!!!! We were on the same wave length!!! WOO HOO!!!!!0
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I'm in! 50 a day sounds totally achievable!0
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I'm in for this challenge...I've been working my lower body a little more each week so this is awesome...but I plan on trying for more!0
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YAY!!! That's what I was going to say!!!! Only my option was going to be they can choose 250 or 500!!!! We were on the same wave length!!! WOO HOO!!!!!
Yaaaay!!! I guess whoever would like to do more squats are definitely welcome to!!
It's Monday where I am so I will definitely get my 50 done with my exercise ball in the next hour and so and will report back once they're done0 -
I'm in. I've been using the 200+ Squats app for the past 3 weeks, so this will be great.0
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Okay, 50 done - wall squats using the exercise ball between me and the wall. I did 5 sets with 10 squats each, taking a break of about 15 seconds between each set.0
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I'm in. 75 down, 175 to go. Won't be doing any on my rest days so I had to do extra today.0
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I'm in.0
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I'm in. 75 down, 175 to go. Won't be doing any on my rest days so I had to do extra today.
Whoooooo!!!! Go Jamaicanlady!!! Great job!!!0 -
Game on :-)0
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I am in on this one. Squats I can do! I did a challenge not too long ago, where we did 5, then 10 on day 2, 15 on day 3, etc.. by the end of the month we were up around 160 squats a day. Whew, thankfully this is just a week of them LOL. I'll post my squats right after my 30DS workout this week. See you tomorrow!
EDIT: I am seeing some posted that they started this already.. I didn't post my squats because I thought we weren't starting this til Monday, but since I *did* do mine today, I'll post them too
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Sun 27Jan: 50 squats0 -
I'm in, will start them after work tonight before I head to bowling.0
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As soon as I get off this site I'll go do some squats.
Chuckling about the badonkadonk comment. I have scoliosis, a curvature in my spine, and so my butt already sticks out. I'm a white gal who's son says I have a black gals' booty.
I'm hoping the squats strengthen my legs though. 0 -
I am doing this....0
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I did my squats this morning after I finished 30DS. So, 50 squats done. 0
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50 in the bank0
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EDIT: I am seeing some posted that they started this already.. I didn't post my squats because I thought we weren't starting this til Monday, but since I *did* do mine today, I'll post them too.
I posted mine because I'm in Australia and it was Monday morning 0 -
Another 50 done this morning (I started off with 3kg hand weights but halfway through gave up on them and just did plain squats)
100 done 250 to go 0 -
As soon as I get off this site I'll go do some squats.
Chuckling about the badonkadonk comment. I have scoliosis, a curvature in my spine, and so my butt already sticks out. I'm a white gal who's son says I have a black gals' booty. I'm hoping the squats strengthen my legs though.
lol!!! Well I'd give anything to have a black gal's booty! I was completely passed over when it was booty sharing time!! lol!0 -
Yay i love squats.. count me in0
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100 done today, I am going to aim for 500 this week!0
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180 during Body Pump class!!!! 320 remaining!0
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Love this!0
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60 done....yea buddy.0
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I'm out this week guys, I have the flu.0
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50 yesterday, 50 today.... might even throw another 50 in right now just for the heck of it!0
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SWEET AS!!! @ all those doing 500 squats, you guys are inspirations!!!0
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I'm out this week guys, I have the flu.
Sorry that you have the flu and unable to join us, get well soon!!!!0 -
I'm in. I did 56 today!0
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i'm in
Monday: 50 sumo squats w/ 20 lbs.
Wow I'll feel this tomorrow Loving the exercise challenges 0
