Sit-Up, Squat, & Dip Challenge - CLOSED GROUP

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  • froeschli
    froeschli Posts: 1,292 Member
    Week 2 progress test results:

    Squats: 52
    Situps: 36
    Dips: 21
    Pushups: 26

    Got to work on those dips!
  • MzGrinch9250
    MzGrinch9250 Posts: 376 Member
    Since I just finished week 3 here are my results:
    Situps: 45
    Squats: 29
    Dips: 36

    I'll post measurements tomorrow when I can get dh to take them.

    Week 2 results were:
    Situps: 30
    Squats: 21
    Dips: 25

    Great job everyone! Keep up the hard work.
  • gatorento
    gatorento Posts: 79 Member
    Hi, Everybody! My body was so tired this week that I just had to take a day off. I'm seeing a lot of change in my body, and am very excited. I've also been drinking 12 glasses of water daily, and walk a faster pace when walking my dog.

    WK 3 Day 1 max #s: push 15, sit 55, squat 60, dips 15

    WK3 Day 2 max #s:push 16, sit 32, squat 64, dips 15

    WK3 Day 3: did not exercise.

    Body changes (yay!): WT=141, neck 13.5, chest 32, bicep 11.5, forearm 10, waist 33.75, hip 37.75, thigh 23, calf 14.
  • Sbehlmer
    Sbehlmer Posts: 464 Member
    I was gone yesterday, so will complete and post my results today :)
  • kristapennie
    kristapennie Posts: 105 Member
    Week 3 Day 1 (omg I can't believe we're already on week 3)

    Dips: 15
    Sit Ups: 70
    Squats: 25

    Really starting to notice a difference in my core....and my waistline!
  • Sbehlmer
    Sbehlmer Posts: 464 Member
    Exercises:
    Initial week: Squats 100, Sit ups 61, Dips 25
    Week 1: Squats 112, Sit ups 70, Dips 27
    *Week 2: Squats 135, Sit ups 87, Dips 34


    Measurements:
    Initial week: Hips 40, Waist 40, Thigh 21, Calf 17, Upper arm 13
    Week 1: Hips 38, Waist 39.5, Thigh 20.5, Calf 17, Upper arm 12
    *Week 2: Hips 38, Waist 39.5, Thigh 20, Calf 17, Upper arm 12


    *Lost 0.5 inch from thigh in the last week
  • chicksnbunnies
    chicksnbunnies Posts: 5 Member
    Week 2:

    93 situps
    63 squats
    32 dips

    Measurements:

    Thighs 22.5
    Calf 13
    Hips 39.75
    Waist 28 ~ at belly button 31.5
    Arm 11.75
  • MzGrinch9250
    MzGrinch9250 Posts: 376 Member
    Here are my measurements:

    Waist - 34.75
    Bust - 39
    Thigh - 22
    Arm - 14
    Hip - 41
    Stomach - 40
    Calf - 16.5

    There is definitely a noticeable change. Keep up the hard work everyone.
  • amc119
    amc119 Posts: 71 Member
    I'm going to have to be a loser and drop out. Between all the 12 hr shifts I've been working + insanity, i just dont have the time to fully commit. However, i will keep working on it at a slower pace! Good luck to everyone!
  • TrinaJ11
    TrinaJ11 Posts: 159 Member
    Week 3 complete!

    Initial : Situps 30 Squats 37 Dips 12
    Week 1 : Situps 34 Squats 25 Dips 27
    Week 2 : Situps 160! Squats 77!! Dips 30
    Week 3 : Situps 108 Squats 150 Dips 40


    Initial measurements : Waist : 38.5 Hips : 42 Arm 11.5 Thigh : 24 Calf : 14.5
    Week 1 : Waist 37 Hips 41.5 Arm 11.25 Thigh 23 Calf 14.5
    Week 2 : Waist 37.5 Hips 42 Arm 11.5 Thigh 23 Calf 14.5
    Week 3 : Waist 37 Hips 42 Arm 11.5 Thigh 22.25 Calf 14.25

    Seeing major improvements overall! Excited to start week 4!
  • kristapennie
    kristapennie Posts: 105 Member
    Week 3 Day 2

    Dips 15 (I can't seem to get past 15...!)
    Sit Ups 60
    Squats 23

    And I ran over 2.5 miles....oye!
  • ArtemisXXII
    ArtemisXXII Posts: 42
    Week 3 Day 2

    Dips 15 (I can't seem to get past 15...!)
    Sit Ups 60
    Squats 23

    And I ran over 2.5 miles....oye!

    I still have to do Day 2 today since yesterday got entirely away from me. But after week 2 I couldn't do more than 15 Dips in the progress test. So I'm doing week 2 again for my dips but in the last column now. Those first 18 Dips I had to do Monday was torture, but >15 will come just keep working on it. If you have to repeat a week. It was infinitely easier to repeat week 2 than to push myself to do week 3 when my upper body strength couldn't cut it. And I'm so jealous that you can run >2.5 miles. I'm still trying to convince myself to start C25K.
  • yes_i_can
    yes_i_can Posts: 419
    Hi, all!! I haven't forgotten about you - I've just had a very busy work week. I will calculate and post rankings tomorrow :)
  • kristapennie
    kristapennie Posts: 105 Member
    Week 3 Day 3

    Dips 22, Sit Ups 80, Squats 25

    Waist 38 1/2
    Hips 44 1/4
    Thigh 26 1/2
    Upper Arm 14
    Calf 15 1/2

    Plus 3 laps at the track - no stopping!
    It was awesome working out outside! Beautiful day...tuned in to my ipod...sweat towel...I felt like Rocky! Lol

    I'm spent!
  • kristapennie
    kristapennie Posts: 105 Member
    Week 3 Day 2

    Dips 15 (I can't seem to get past 15...!)
    Sit Ups 60
    Squats 23

    And I ran over 2.5 miles....oye!

    I still have to do Day 2 today since yesterday got entirely away from me. But after week 2 I couldn't do more than 15 Dips in the progress test. So I'm doing week 2 again for my dips but in the last column now. Those first 18 Dips I had to do Monday was torture, but >15 will come just keep working on it. If you have to repeat a week. It was infinitely easier to repeat week 2 than to push myself to do week 3 when my upper body strength couldn't cut it. And I'm so jealous that you can run >2.5 miles. I'm still trying to convince myself to start C25K.

    You should so give it a go! Trust me it's taken me a long time to get to it. I started with C25K and I was a smoker at the time, never made it past the second week of intervals. I ended up getting a gym membership and applied the intervals method while on the treadmill. Then I quit smoking and now it's becoming easier each time!
    Trick is to GO SLOW...even if you're jogging at a snails pace and people could walk faster than you...GO SLOW...

    Best of Luck!
  • yes_i_can
    yes_i_can Posts: 419
    Here are the results for those that posted last week. I know it was a crazy one for a lot of us, so don't worry if you missed this one - just send me your new one and I'll add you back on the active Please don't worry about your place too much - that's just for motivation for the competitive ones. ;) Just remember that AT LEAST YOU'RE DOING IT!!

    1 - MztRii
    2 - Pr2719
    3 - ArtemisXXII
    4 - chicksnbunnie
    5 - onyxgirl17
    6 - froeschli
    7 - Sbehlmer
    8 - mwoodee
    9 - yes_i_can
    10 - kristapennie
    11 - gatorento

    Hope everyone is still enjoying it. Are you all still felling sore the next day for this or are your bodies adapting? Personally, I'm feeling great about it!
  • ArtemisXXII
    ArtemisXXII Posts: 42
    Week 3 Day 2

    Dips 15 (I can't seem to get past 15...!)
    Sit Ups 60
    Squats 23

    And I ran over 2.5 miles....oye!

    I still have to do Day 2 today since yesterday got entirely away from me. But after week 2 I couldn't do more than 15 Dips in the progress test. So I'm doing week 2 again for my dips but in the last column now. Those first 18 Dips I had to do Monday was torture, but >15 will come just keep working on it. If you have to repeat a week. It was infinitely easier to repeat week 2 than to push myself to do week 3 when my upper body strength couldn't cut it. And I'm so jealous that you can run >2.5 miles. I'm still trying to convince myself to start C25K.

    You should so give it a go! Trust me it's taken me a long time to get to it. I started with C25K and I was a smoker at the time, never made it past the second week of intervals. I ended up getting a gym membership and applied the intervals method while on the treadmill. Then I quit smoking and now it's becoming easier each time!
    Trick is to GO SLOW...even if you're jogging at a snails pace and people could walk faster than you...GO SLOW...

    Best of Luck!

    I think the biggest part for me is getting on that track and no being alone as I start. I want to do it, I want to be able to run and not hear my high school PE teacher degrading me in the back of my mind. I guess I just haven't reached the point yet where I'm able to put that aside and just do it. And a gym membership is out of the question right now. I'm going to look into what's available at campus since it's free to use with all the fees I pay in my tuition. So that's something too.

    yes_i_can, sometimes I do still wake up sore, but for the most part I don't even really feel sore a half hour after I finish. I'm not sure if this is a good thing or not, but I always feel great when I finish so that's something.
  • MzGrinch9250
    MzGrinch9250 Posts: 376 Member
    I still feel sore after, but, that's because I really push myself with these. These are also being done in addition to the workouts I do 6 days a week. The good thing is that I've definitely noticed a change and have dropped a dress size.
  • kristapennie
    kristapennie Posts: 105 Member
    Wk 4 Day 1

    Dips 20, Sit Ups 75, Squats 25

    Gotta up my game! No change means I gotta push harder...

    I changed my column, which i may realllllly regret come friday!
  • onyxgirl17
    onyxgirl17 Posts: 1,722 Member
    Week 3 Day 3

    Sit-ups: 65
    Squats: 55
    Dips: 28

    Measurements:
    Arms: 11.25
    Chest: 36
    Waist: 28.5
    Hips: 40
    Thighs: 24.5
    Calves: 13.75
  • yes_i_can
    yes_i_can Posts: 419
    Week 3 Day 2

    Dips 15 (I can't seem to get past 15...!)
    Sit Ups 60
    Squats 23

    And I ran over 2.5 miles....oye!

    I still have to do Day 2 today since yesterday got entirely away from me. But after week 2 I couldn't do more than 15 Dips in the progress test. So I'm doing week 2 again for my dips but in the last column now. Those first 18 Dips I had to do Monday was torture, but >15 will come just keep working on it. If you have to repeat a week. It was infinitely easier to repeat week 2 than to push myself to do week 3 when my upper body strength couldn't cut it. And I'm so jealous that you can run >2.5 miles. I'm still trying to convince myself to start C25K.

    You should so give it a go! Trust me it's taken me a long time to get to it. I started with C25K and I was a smoker at the time, never made it past the second week of intervals. I ended up getting a gym membership and applied the intervals method while on the treadmill. Then I quit smoking and now it's becoming easier each time!
    Trick is to GO SLOW...even if you're jogging at a snails pace and people could walk faster than you...GO SLOW...

    Best of Luck!

    I think the biggest part for me is getting on that track and no being alone as I start. I want to do it, I want to be able to run and not hear my high school PE teacher degrading me in the back of my mind. I guess I just haven't reached the point yet where I'm able to put that aside and just do it. And a gym membership is out of the question right now. I'm going to look into what's available at campus since it's free to use with all the fees I pay in my tuition. So that's something too.

    yes_i_can, sometimes I do still wake up sore, but for the most part I don't even really feel sore a half hour after I finish. I'm not sure if this is a good thing or not, but I always feel great when I finish so that's something.

    I did C25K about a year and a half ago and LOVED it! I ran 3 5K races after that but, unfortunately, fell out of the habit. I'm back at it as of tomorrow though, and this time with a treadmill so there are no excuses about the heat/cold/rain/humidity/etc.! I'm really excited to be starting it up again, and am here as a C25K veteran if you need any advice :)
  • kristapennie
    kristapennie Posts: 105 Member
    Week 4 Day 2

    Dips 25! F***k Yeah!
    Sit Ups 50 - (didn't want to over do it as I planning on running the track after and last time my abs were killer!)
    Squats 25

    4 Laps of the track - continuous jog, no walking and with a brief 1/4 sprint

    would have went for 5 but it was pretty dark!
  • TrinaJ11
    TrinaJ11 Posts: 159 Member
    Week 4!

    Initial : Situps 30 Squats 37 Dips 12
    Week 1 : Situps 34 Squats 25 Dips 27
    Week 2 : Situps 160! Squats 77!! Dips 30
    Week 3 : Situps 108 Squats 150 Dips 40
    Week 4 : Situps 137 Squats 171 Dips 62

    Initial measurements : Waist : 38.5 Hips : 42 Arm 11.5 Thigh : 24 Calf : 14.5
    Week 1 : Waist 37 Hips 41.5 Arm 11.25 Thigh 23 Calf 14.5
    Week 2 : Waist 37.5 Hips 42 Arm 11.5 Thigh 23 Calf 14.5
    Week 3 : Waist 37 Hips 42 Arm 11.5 Thigh 22.25 Calf 14.25
    Week 4 : Waist 36 Hips 41.25 Arm 11 Thigh 21.5 Calf 14.5

    I too workout 6 days a week with P90x and cardio alternating days. Nothing to it but to do it!
  • yes_i_can
    yes_i_can Posts: 419
    It seems we're losing people as the weeks go on, but I appreciate all the work everyone is putting in to stick with it!! Rankings as of Aug 26 are:

    MztRii
    baturtle
    yes_i_can
    mwoodee
    onyxgirl17
    kristapennie

    Only 3 more reports to go - we can do this!!!
  • kristapennie
    kristapennie Posts: 105 Member
    Week 4 Day 3

    I'm still hanging in even if I'm in last place...

    Dips 33, SitUps 100, Squats 40
    I don't know how to make that smiley where the eyes bug out in shock...so just imagine it!

    Waist: 37.5
    Hips 43.25
    Thighs 25.5
    Calf 14.75
    Upper Arm 14.25

    6 laps of the track! (jogging though...about 5min40sec per lap! bugeyes!)

    Some improvement in my measurements!!! And I feel great...that's what this is all about!!

    Only 2 more weeks people...stick with it!
  • ArtemisXXII
    ArtemisXXII Posts: 42
    I'm still here guys. I didn't check in last week because of vacation and a return to school. I'm still doing it but my dates are a little fudged right now so I think I'm actually a little behind. I have an application deadline coming up for my program of study so I'm putting a lot of effort into that right now. But I am trying to keep up with doing the challenge. I finished week 3 after deadline and will end up doing the same with week four and then I might skip a rest day and jump right into week five to get back in sync with all of you. So I'm going to be massively sore this week. Oh well I'll feel great afterwards and I'll pour myself a huge glass of water to celebrate. :)

    I'm going to try an get my butt down to the track tonight to start c25k or at least walk and break in the new sneakers I plan on getting today anyway. You guys are doing awesome I'm sort of jealous. yes_i_can I'm going to message you my measurements in a minute since I finally had time to take them this morning.

    And my week 3 results were:
    dips: 25, squats: 29, sit ups: 32

    I think my dips will be the same when I finish week four since I repeated week 2 for week 3. Whatever. I should have week 4 done by tomorrow.
  • TrinaJ11
    TrinaJ11 Posts: 159 Member
    My week 5 will be in late (Sunday at the latest)..hope that's ok. I'm ready to finish!
  • yes_i_can
    yes_i_can Posts: 419
    Getting awfully quiet around here - how's everyone doing???
  • kristapennie
    kristapennie Posts: 105 Member
    Week 5 Day 3
    which should really be day 1 seen as i had a very bad week...i'm gonna do week 6 twice to make up for it

    dips 27
    sit ups 90
    squats 36

    doing day 3 without working up to it with day 1 and day 2 reps really sucked, i guess its my punishment for not sticking to the plan

    waist 37
    hips 43
    thigh 26.75
    calf 15
    upper arm 14
  • yes_i_can
    yes_i_can Posts: 419
    Last day!! Anybody left???

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