Well I kept changing my mind all day on what, if any, I was going to do. Then the weather turned nasty. Temperature started dropping and then the snow came down. So I decided no zumba and do the challenge. Decided on the last full week of March. I really had to push myself to get through it. Physically I was able to do them all. And on my toes. So that is....Yep 90 of them bad boys. If I feel like this tomorrow I will need A day off. I will see.

Jennifer did you get that nap in? Lol, great job on all your workouts. And nothing girlie about that. Hope you showed those youngsters up.

Shelley

Three sets? Wow, great job. And yes, take it easy. No sense in hurting yourself.

Yes this is my youngest. His name is Joey. I had to drive to Lineman Colorado to pick him up from Casper WY. I chatted with the breeder on and off for a while. Then they gave me a call and told me they had the perfect little guy for me. I had told them what I was looking for in my new forever friend. Joey was born on Jan 27th, seven years ago. And he is still the perfect puppy. He loves to be with us. And if I am trying to work outside in the garden he is trying to be pickedup. LOL Phew, what is that smell? Oh yes, it is Bengay. :P

Shelley

Shelley - No, I didn't get a nap. And what a sweet puppy!

Chris and Shelly - I need to find out where you have hidden that fountain of youth! ASAP!!!

Today wasn't such a good day at the gym for me. On Sunday I took a tumble and I feel like I have been hit by a car. I am fine just a little bruised and sore. I did do my rowing class for 45 min and my spinning class for 45 min but I was only able to get in one set of the challenge today. I decided to listen to my body for once.

Have a Terrific Tuesday!

Jennifer sorry about the tumble. You still should take it easy for a bit. Oh and the fountain of youth is right next to the bottle of geritol and bengay.
Joan I so am looking forward to meeting Jim, you know you will have to do it with Bean. Lol. Great minds think alike also, I have been thinking of trying that week 3 of the shred tonight since I will not be making zumba. Lol

So everyone listen to our bodies, rest it when needed and push it when we can. I am sore through the center of my shoulder blades. I am sure it is from all them pushups. Maybe I will just do the shred and some yoga tonight.

Shelley

Great job Jennifer. V sit ups start out easy, but not for long. Lol. Adding abs a couple of times a week is great also. Well I snuck off and found an empty room at lunch time to do mine. I did the last full week. Twice. All of them darn pushups on my toes again. But it felt so good to be done. Then I did about 5 minutes of abs. Mark it DONE! Depending on snow and the roads I am wanting to make it to zumba tonight.

Shelley

Chris - 300+ JJ's...Way to go!

I did not make it to the gym today, instead I got to spend 2 hours in the tax office. (Does stress induced sweating count as exercise?) Then almost 3 hours in the doctors office to find out my 6yo has strep.

I have a meeting here shortly then after I get the little ones off to bed I am going to complete this challenge!

Hope everyone is having an awesome day.

Jennifer

Lol Chris you are cracking me up. I love your story. You should write a book. Great job on your challenges! You are such an inspiration. Keeps me coming back for more. And no pain, great. My daughter went to CO yesterday to find a dog of their own. Looking for a rescued one. I hope they find one like Bean or my four.

Well I got my challenge in last night barely. Lol, I was answering emails while doing it. . But I did the 20 burpees and all pushups on my toes. Today was much better. Got it done in record time and had to fit in some abs to finish up my time. DONE! Then took the boys walking. They were so excited. We ran into some of their puppy friends. They love that. Then went shopping. I bought a new pair of tennis shoes. They are VERY colorful, LOL. I plan on using them for zumba.

Have a great weekend everyone! Oh, New discovery today. My neck is Toning! That is a problem area for me. Super excited.

Shelley

Chris you are killing it. And an extra 50 minutes of other challenges? Wow! I did the one with 15 burpees again this morning. I surprised myself. I did everything in just under 20 minutes. I was doing the pushups 10 at a time on my toes. Shake out the arms and hit the other ten. I held to be doing all 20 w/o rest someday. Not really much of a rest now, but I still count it. I messed up with trying to do it so fast. I jumped down and started pushups when it should have been burpees. So I just finished and then did the burpees. I then finished out with a little more weights and some abs. Needed to get my thirty in.

I also bought a Jillian Michaels DVD for Kickboxing. Looked like fun and only 20 minutes. If I did not have to work I could do more workouts. . Bean is going to wear you out. Lol. My little guys have such short legs they are ready for home after about half an hour. One is older, one is heavy, and the other two would do more. But we have to hang back for the slowest one. We often walk ahead and then wait for one to catch up. But all in all it is fun.

I lived in Germany and can not give blood. We may have been exposed to mad cow disease. That is what they tell us anyways. My husband was upset. He really enjoyed donating and doing his part. Glad you can help others.

Yes the neck! WOOHOO. Also speaking of hanging in here. We were thinking of changing it up a bit. Making two different challenges, a lot similar to this one. But throw in some abs. Try to keep it at the half hour or less time. Then a person could alternate between them. Could do three and keep this one in, say the one with 15 burpees. That would keep with work out for six days and one off. What is your thoughts on this?

My Oscar plays that same ball game. Lol

Have a great Sunday. And if not for you my neck would still be flabby! Lol

Shelley

I also had seen that one Chris. The walk/run part is to much time wise for me. What I like about what we are doing is it is just an add on to our favorite cardio that we all are doing. Joan runs, you love to walk with daughter or Bean, sometimes both And mine is zumba or whatever strikes my fancy. I love the mason twists in it though. So with that I will just take some from this one, mason twist, And some from what we are currently doing and we could then tweek it. I like the way it gets tougher each week. And I like the timed part instead of always counting. Not sure exactly. I will come up with something and send it to you to see what your thoughts are.

Shelley

I also saw the Boot Camp Challenge and was interested. You bet...I'm interested in changing it up and adding or taking away. Just let me know.

Jennifer

I did not get it done yesterday either. On my way to do it for today. I am doing the 15 burpees. Which I think is more than enough of those hateful things. LOL I did get my zumba in yesterday though. Lets finish this off in great shape for the month. And then we will start the new one in May. Is everyone ok with Mason twists and bicycles for abs? And Chris the burpees are good for you. So they are not going away completely. Modify sister. I hear that the JJ are bad for knees. Anyone have issues with them? If so we could chage it to twisting punches or some other such for the warmup. That is how I look at the Jacks, a warm up so we do not hurt ourselves.

Anyways input is good.

Shelley