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March 22nd -- 28th
cpanus
Posts: 20,216 Member
March 22nd -- 27th
Rest on March 28th
75 Jumping Jacks
60 Squats
20 Burpees
25 Pushups
60 Mtn Climbers
Do this 2 times
Rest on March 28th
75 Jumping Jacks
60 Squats
20 Burpees
25 Pushups
60 Mtn Climbers
Do this 2 times
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I almost forgot to log in here. :P I got up and went downstairs to do this challenge. It went easier than anticipated. Felt great when it was done.
Phew, was I sweating buckets though. Did it in just 20 minutes. Should have taken longer but I actually ran those mtn. climbers. Got up late and needed to make up the time. LOL
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Well seems like my earlier post here is almost what happened all over again. Lol. Accept that it took closer to 35 minutes this time! I am beginning to look forward to the end of this. Wow, it is tough. Even my lungs are burning. Morning you two. Have a great day.
Shelley0 -
I'm so glad I put this at the top of my list today! It was brutal! Tomorrow will be easier...right??
Friday 03/22 -- DONE!!!!!!!
Have a great Friday!0 -
I so hope so. I notice that my abs are toning up since starting this though. Have you noticed any changes? Other than being sore.
Shelley0 -
I had a droopy back. It's not so droopy any more!! I was so surprised! I've lost over an inch in my waist which is a huge accomplishment! My smallest 501's are too big! I still have a bit of a saggy belly, but I'm working on it! I've been fighting a cold all week, and this is the first day I haven't been totally exhausted.
Not so sore today. The workout was much easier.
I walked 4.17 miles w/Bean in 62 minutes and then did our challenge...Saturday...03/23...DONE!!!
Have a great Saturday! I think I'll go shopping, now.
Chris0 -
Chris it was easier today, you called it. Mom & sister here visiting. Went shopping all morning and part of the afternoon. Kohls, shoe store, bed bath & beyond, hobby lobby, Ross and a few others. Then I had a burger. And then our challenge.
Wow, no more droopy back says a great deal. And while sick. That is wonderful. My arms are getting shapely. I love it. This has been tough, but I have to admit I love the results. I am not as sore either. My hip flexors still hurt a little from all the squats, and my feet from all the Jack's, could also be from the burpees I guess. I think we should continue this, even if we only do one set. I am also doing The Biggest Losers Challenge here soon.
We, glad Bean is loving life.
Have a great day. Shelley 0 -
Getting ready to do Day 1 for me...you guys have me scared. It's 9pm! I am sort of wishing it was three sets of smaller number at times!
I lost an inch of waist and hip and some upper thigh since I started and my arms look better than ever, for sure!
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Finished at 9:36. Took 31-36 minutes. I forgot to check the clock when I actually started.
Stopped to break for last 20 squats. Reviewed form on those nursing knee pain from treadmill. Said to sit a water bottle on floor in front of you and grab it as if pickin it up each time to force pushing up through rear glutes instead of quads. Helped me last two nights
Used a 4" step on burpees and climbers tonight to get off low knees a bit. Helped.
Full push ups on one carpeted stair step...our indoor outdoor basement carpet is hard on the hands.
Oops. Forgot last set of push-ups! Off I go! Lol0 -
Good job JoanB5! My arms are looking better too! At least they aren't swinging up and batting me in the nose when I comb my hair anymore! Just kidding! Don't be scared...remember it's only 25 or 30 minutes of torture...I mean great exercises! Modify it any way you need to for that workout.
Shelley: You're right about just doing just one set if that's all you can get done or have time for. Your feet could hurt from the mtn climbers, too. My regular running shoes were a big problem for me on mtn climbers, so I got a pair of Zumba dance shoes that are real flexible. They have a suede sole so they grip my exercise mat nicely. I tried doing the exercise in my socks, but I kept climbing out of them! Think about it...sweaty socks flying everywhere...ewwwe!
I love Kohl's and BB&B...we don't have Hobby Lobby here. Sounds like you had fun! When do you start the Biggest Loser?
Hope you both had a terrific Saturday!
Chris0 -
Well you two sounds like we are getting great arms out is this. Wow can't believe we are still hanging in here. Must be because of all the improvements we are seeing. I am not totally sure why my feet hurt. I know that the worst pain is on my right foot where I broke it in two places. I then walked on it for two weeks or so before having it looked at.
April first I think is the beginning of my challenge. I don't think it will be as grueling though. I love all the changes we all are seeing. We should keep it up. Even if just every other day.
Bye now,
Shelley0 -
Shelley - I agree we should keep at it...if it's every other day, or breaking it into more sets, we just keep moving.
I'm really looking forward to the day my belly doesn't cast a shadow on the skin below it. That's what I'm here for and I'm almost there.
Had Bean today and our walk was very fun!
Sunday - 03/24 - challenge complete! ...burpees are evil!0 -
Done! I hold onto my memory foam mattress we keep on the basement floor for the kids sleepovers for mountain climbers...seems to help. And I do think those really light weight tennis shoes available now (mine are New Balance from TJ MAXX) really are more comfortable for them. Not sure how I'll like them for running though )(stability). I had to get Dr. Soles Sports insoles for mine, didn't like the ones that came with them.0
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You guys know what? I was just looking at the photo on the group page again of this set. It's been set up on our group to do these sets twice (which is more than enough for me right now), but in looking at the poster picture, I think the first week, it's repeat once, then the next weeks, 'repeat twice', which would be a total of three times. My word. Was thinking that might be a way to get another month out of it if anyone wanted to continue, though. Start at week X and do three sets?0
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Hi JoanB5,
Whoever set up this challenge in the first place didn't set up the Topic Weeks...I did. Nothing was explained. I read the tiny photo as ..."Repeat X 1" and "Repeat X 2"...which to me means 1 times 1 is 1 ...and 2 times 1 is 2. Take another look. It doesn't have the word "once" or "twice". I might go another month. I don't know about upping the sets, though...have to give that one some more thought.
Chris0 -
I read it as "do this two times". Which means repeat once more in my book. But I agree, can be read more than one time. But then I would not be talking with anyone ever again. I would be to exhausted! LOL It would be fun to do as much as we can for another month. Some days I would only run through it once, and some days twice.
I will talk to you both more later. Lunch time now.
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PS Chris, no upping for me. It already takes up a chunk of time, and we all want to do other things also. This is just really showing results! Which is great in my book.
Shelley0 -
Joan, three sets from you also. You two are insane. Maybe I am just wimping since I am doing my burpees in killer mode.
But we are all still here. LOL
Shelley0 -
Oops, I see now what you two are talking about. My Kindle makes that really hard to read. So I hadn't. If this was intended as something to do with what we were already doing then three times was way to many. If only doing it I might go along with three times. I am up for doing it all again, along with my biggest loser challenge. This one for me though. Biggest loser one is for my team. So I could not let them down. Chris you want to set it up again? Joan you in?
Shelley0 -
I'll set it up...I'll Repeat it for April!!! bwahahahaha!
Joan if you can do three sets, that's pretty cool, but I think two is my limit.
Shelley, I can't imagine having to do 20 burpees three times...or 75 jacks! Makes my brain explode!
Chris0 -
I don't know if I am excited or scared. LOL But yes, three sets of burpees with the full push ups, followed by more pushups is making it hard for me to think. :P But who knows, a few months of this, if we don't die of boredom, and we might be up to it. LOL
Shelley0 -
Okay...we'll see how it goes! I'm looking forward to our current workout to get easier! Got in 4.04 miles in 60 minutes before the wind got strong enough to blow me around the sidewalk!!
Monday - 03/25 -- Challenge complete!!0 -
We get a lot of wind here in Casper. Never blows on a hot day to make one feel better though. Just in the winter. Going to do our Challenge during lunch today. And Chris our challenge will be easier. During week one. LOL I am thinking I will do week two instead of one though. That just seems way to easy to actually do it again. LOL, though I have been trying to get others to join our little group. So that is where they need to start. Have a great day you two.
Shelley0 -
I thought about that after I finished making the Topic headings. Plus, I like taking Thursday off. The way it's set up, Sunday is our rest day. I'm going to switch that for my workouts. I will probably do the week one workout twice. I would change the Topic heads if I knew how...you may not be able to once they're up. I'm new to this you know...this being my first time and all. ~:-P
Hope your day goes swiftly and painlessly!
Chris0 -
Well I for one think we can just call our day off. I might even switch it depending on my schedule. I like a day off on the weekends to do other things. Early walks with the boys is more fun. Especially on the hotter weather.
Mark it DONE! It seems to be slowly getting easier every day. Jack's, while never ending, are easy. Squats are easy for me, still takes a bit to do 60 though. Then the burpees. I still hate them! Though I have to admit they too are getting easier. Once those are done it is down hill for the rest. And then I get to do it all over again. WOOHOO. Took me almost exactly 28 minutes to do them all. Then I did some stretching and cool down for a total of 35 minutes.
And Chris, no worries about changing things. I have no clue on doing it.
Shelley0 -
I like to get in extra walking on the weekends too. Are the boys your pups? I got in 4.19 miles in 62 mins after work today.
Today is DONE! I tried going really fast on the burpees and it lasted for 15...the last 5 were very, very slow and weak!! Think I'll keep an even pace tomorrow. Mtn climbers are good with my new dancing shoes!!!
It was a good day!!
Have a nice evening!
Chris0 -
Yes my boys are my pups. Timmy is 12, Oscar is his son and is 10, Cooper was my mother in laws until she passed away 2.5 years ago and he is 7, Joey is just a few months younger and just turned 7. They are all ****zus. The area we walk them runs along a river for about two miles and is an off leash park. They love it.
Shelley0 -
I do the burpees usually in 4 set a of 5, with about a 20 second rest between them. They are tiring for sure. 0
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MARK IT DONE! Today I did the burpees in 10's, rest about 15 seconds at the most and then knocked out the other 10. And we actually asked to do this all again. We are all a little nuts. LOL
Shelley0 -
Are you guys putting up a group for this challenge for the month of April? I'd love to join! =D0
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Hi doodlemeg!
I don't know how to put up a group. I just added April onto this one. You are welcome to join us if you'd like. Someone put up the March group then just left it empty. I went ahead and made the weekly Topics so we could posting our workouts.
Welcome!
Chris0 -
TODAY IS DONE!!! YES! YES!! YES!!
I'm glad we are resting tomorrow. I have a nasty muscle under my shoulder blade that's screaming at me! I'll find out what to do about it. I don't think I've ever had one like this before. ugh!
Have a great day off tomorrow! Looking forward to the next set of exercises...really, I am...Jeez! Whose idea was this anyway?
Hope your day went swiftly and painlessly!
Chris0
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