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October Mini Challenges

kristen807
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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
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
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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
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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!0
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Yay for October 01!0
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I am in!0
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Started a day late. But going in hard for the month of Oct.0
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Can someone explain the exercises for the booty challenge tomorrow? Most of them I don't know & couldn't find online. Thanks!0
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fire hydrant:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRLCHUajCps
straight leg lift:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LB1862DCFP4
leg extension:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFh8Ej66Gyw (this dude in his undies lol)
knee/quad hip extension:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-4IKY97epA
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Thanks!!!0
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Week 2
Oct 8th - Side Butt Circles 1-2 minutes each side http://www.easyvigour.net.nz/pilates/h_csmallcirclesbeg.htm
Oct 9th - Tricep pushups 10-20 reps each side http://exercise.about.com/od/exerciseworkouts/ss/tricepexercises_6.htm
Oct 10th - 1-3 minutes of fast feet with burpee
Oct 11th - Crunches with arms Overhead 25-50 http://www.workoutbox.com/exercises/ab-exercises/crunch-arms-overhead/
Oct12th - One leg up push up 5-20 http://www.workoutbox.com/exercises/chest-exercises/push-up-one-leg/
Oct 13th- 30 minutes of any cardio
Oct 14th - 35 minutes of any cardio.0 -
I have been loving the challenges so far this month!!!0
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What are this week's challenges?0
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I think we've been abandoned! Hope everything's ok.0
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