October Mini Challenges

kristen807 · September 2012

WEEK 1

Oct 1: 50 dips, 25 pushups, 50 cross punches, and back extensions (1-3 sets of 10-15 reps)

Oct 2: Pyramid Workout: 50 jumping jacks, 40 crunches, 30 squats (regular or sumo), 20 calf raises, 10 pushups - do 2-5 sets total

Oct 3: Booty Challenge: knee lift/quad hip extensions, leg extension, straight leg lift, fire hydrant (10-15 or each move one right after the other) do one leg, then the other and repeat 2 times

Oct 4: Crunches - 75 regular, 50 reverse, 50 bicycle, 10 oblique v-ups (each side), 5 leg lifts

Oct 5: Cardio Mix: do each move for 30 seconds and rest for 10 seconds in between - jumping jacks, skaters, high knees, jump rope, cross punches, oblique twists, butt kicks. Repeat 1-2 times

Oct 6: 50 sumo squats w/ 30 toe raises on last squat, 50 calf raises, 20 mins any cardio

Oct 7: Plank Jacks (3 sets of 10-15 reps), 50 Russian Twists, side bends (w/ or w/o weight) 25 ea side

compliments of one of our admins

Ambie213 · October 2012

WEEK 1

Oct 1: 50 dips, 25 pushups, 50 cross punches, and back extensions (1-3 sets of 10-15 reps)

Oct 2: Pyramid Workout: 50 jumping jacks, 40 crunches, 30 squats (regular or sumo), 20 calf raises, 10 pushups - do 2-5 sets total

Oct 3: Booty Challenge: knee lift/quad hip extensions, leg extension, straight leg lift, fire hydrant (10-15 or each move one right after the other) do one leg, then the other and repeat 2 times

Oct 4: Crunches - 75 regular, 50 reverse, 50 bicycle, 10 oblique v-ups (each side), 5 leg lifts
Oblique v-ups: http://www.womenshealthmag.com/fitness/oblique-v-up-0?workout=17453

Oct 5: Cardio Mix: do each move for 30 seconds and rest for 10 seconds in between - jumping jacks, skaters, high knees, jump rope, cross punches, oblique twists, butt kicks. Repeat 1-2 times
High Knees & Oblique Twists: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKdJ9jJv594&playnext=1&list=PLCBB3380E8A328FA6&feature=results_main
7:15 (HK) and 14:50 (OT)

Oct 6: 50 sumo squats w/ 30 toe raises on last squat, 50 calf raises, 20 mins any cardio

Oct 7: Plank Jacks (3 sets of 10-15 reps), 50 Russian Twists, side bends (w/ or w/o weight) 25 ea side
Plank Jacks: http://www.redbookmag.com/health-wellness/advice/plank-jacks-exercise#slide-4
compliments of one of our admins

Ambie213 · October 2012

I realized that I never included how to do some of the exercises that I used for the challenges... I put some of that info in the quote of Kristen's post!