Daily Challenges (2)

WEEK STARTING 4/27 -


SATURDAY:
Supermans – Your choice: Hold one second, rest one second, 20 times, 3 sets OR hold for 15 seconds, 5 reps. (Directions http://www.fitsugar.com/How-Do-Superman-Exercise-1110085 ).
Then, do 50 leg moves.

SUNDAY:
Come within 75 calories of your goal intake,
don’t weigh yourself, and
50 reps – Jumping jacks, burpees, or mountain climbers.

MONDAY:
Plie squats – 30.
Bicycle crunches – 30.
Your least favorite exercise(s) – 30 reps.

TUESDAY:
Arm moves, your choice: 100 reps.
Plank-to-pushups – 30.
Crunches, any flavor – 20 reps.

WEDNESDAY:
Side lying hip abductions and adductions – do 15 for each leg and exercise.
Your favorite exercise – 50 reps or half an hour.

THURSDAY:
Goblet or weighted squat (hold a jug of water, your cat, your kid, whatever, just hold some weight!) – 40
Try for a personal best on some exercise – strength, cardio, whatever.

FRIDAY:
Weigh in!!!
Core (including back): 30 reps.
Legs: 30 reps.
Arms: 20 reps.
Shoulders/upper back: 20 reps.

Replies

  • MONDAY: Complete
    Plie squats – 30.
    Bicycle crunches – 30.
    Your least favorite exercise(s) – 30 burpees
    Extra credit 30 min on treadmill at 3.5mph (trying to make up for a weekend full of bad choices lol)
  • NinjaKelly
    NinjaKelly Posts: 82
    Tuesday complete
    45 overhead tricep extensions
    60 tricep kickbacks each arm
    30 plank to push ups
    20 bicycles

    Shewwwww I'm tired now!
  • spike90
    spike90 Posts: 704 Member
    Monday: 200 air bike crunches, 200 pile squats, 200 dumbell tricep kickbacks (10#)

    Tuesday: 150 ab crunches, 150 monkey arms, 200 arm circles, 200 leg circles (didn't do plank to push ups)
  • spike90
    spike90 Posts: 704 Member
    Wednesday:

    100 side lying hip abductions
    100 side lying hip adductions
    100 sit ups (favorite now that I have to stay off my feet)
    *did a bonus 200 overhead claps
    not favorite at all!!
  • NinjaKelly
    NinjaKelly Posts: 82
    Wednesday Challenge Complete

    30 Hip adductions on each leg
    30 Hip abductions on each leg
    30 minute walk on treadmill as favorite exercise
  • NinjaKelly
    NinjaKelly Posts: 82
    Thursday Challenge Complete

    40 Goblet Squats with 20 lb weight
    34 minutes jogging without stopping=Personal best :happy:
  • spike90
    spike90 Posts: 704 Member
    Thursday:

    150 goblet squats (10# dumbells)
    50 leg scissors (first time doing these....which are killer after doing ab crunches.....)

    *did a bonus 150 ab crunches and 150 overhead tricep extensions (10# dumbells)
  • NinjaKelly
    NinjaKelly Posts: 82
    Spike you are killing it girl! I'm amazed at how many crunches and leg exercises you are doing! Keep up the good work! I hope one day I can be as strong as you :wink:
  • spike90
    spike90 Posts: 704 Member
    Thanks Kelly!! I just didn't feel like doing much today (and ate like 3000 calories today easily!!!)

    Friday:

    100 sit ups,
    50 leg scissors
    100 shoulder presses
  • Viola47
    Viola47 Posts: 121
    I'm taking a week off from Daily Challenges! If you want the motivation, here is is:

    Daily:
    50 reps, your favorite exercises.
    50 reps, your most hated exercises.

    Goal for the week:
    Try a new move!
    Also, aim for a cardio day, and don't weigh yourself unless you're weighing in.

    See you guys next Friday!
  • spike90
    spike90 Posts: 704 Member
    Sunday: 165 sit ups (for 165 days logging in), 100 shoulder presses (10# dumbbells), 150 bicep curls (10# dumbbells), 100 side lunges

    * didn't do Saturday :(
  • spike90
    spike90 Posts: 704 Member
    Monday: 200 arm circles, 200 side lunges, 100 seated leg extensions
  • NinjaKelly
    NinjaKelly Posts: 82
    You're killing it Spike!!!! Keep up the good work! I need to get some daily challenges in this week.
  • spike90
    spike90 Posts: 704 Member
    Wednesday: 200 windmills, 200 side knee lifts, 200 arm circles, 200 squats
  • NinjaKelly
    NinjaKelly Posts: 82
    Can I count the 200 ab exercises I did last night with the medicine ball as my favorite and least favorite? I don't mind regular ab crunches but the v-ups really get me OUCH! I did 60 of those so I will count them as my least favorite :tongue:
  • spike90
    spike90 Posts: 704 Member
    Thursday: 200 sit ups, 100 rear flys, 100 bicep curls, 100 lateral lunges
  • spike90
    spike90 Posts: 704 Member
    Saturday (5/11): 200 overhead claps, 200 hamstring curls, 100 situps, 100 windmills
  • spike90
    spike90 Posts: 704 Member
    Monday (5/13): 200 bent over one arm deltoid raises, 100 side bends, 150 ab crunches, 150 pile squats
  • spike90
    spike90 Posts: 704 Member
    Wednesday (5/15): 200 lateral lunges, 200 bicycle crunches, 175 overhead tricep extensions
  • spike90
    spike90 Posts: 704 Member
    Thursday (5/16): 100 bicep curls, 100 side lying hip adductions, 100 sit ups, 200 squated jumping jacks (modified due to foot)
  • Viola47
    Viola47 Posts: 121
    You guys are killing it! Great job!