Squatting challenge for May 2013

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AggieFan2011
AggieFan2011 Posts: 551 Member
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Howdy! I found this workout calendar on the Shrinkingjeans.net website and thought I would give it a try. I've seen their calendars before, but I've never had the motivation to actually finish one. I've decided that May is the month to do it! I already posted about the challenge in my blog to let my MFP friends know about it, but I thought I would post it on the message boards as well in case anyone else is interested in joining us! I figured we could use this thread to check in and hold each other accountable, or you can just take the calendar and hold yourself accountable, whatever works for you!

Also, I know that today is May 2nd so I'm posting this a day late, but the challenge is only 30 days long so you have an extra day in there. Which means you can either just consider May 2nd your first day or you can just skip the first rest day (Day 5) to get back on the official days and numbers.

So without further ado here is the calender:

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Oh and this is the link to my original blog post if you want to look at that. It also has the link to the challenge page on the shrinking jeans website in it as well.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/AggieFan2011/view/-squat-away-may-challenge-526460

Have a great day everyone and happy squatting! :smile:
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  • ShellyAnn46
    ShellyAnn46 Posts: 212 Member
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    I am here & ready to squat!! 50 in today!!!
  • AggieFan2011
    AggieFan2011 Posts: 551 Member
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    Day 2 is officially done! Yay :smile:
  • tiamaria8182
    tiamaria8182 Posts: 120 Member
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    50 down!
  • Terri_terri
    Terri_terri Posts: 42 Member
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    I'm in. Will have to skip 2 rest days.
  • AggieFan2011
    AggieFan2011 Posts: 551 Member
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    I'm in. Will have to skip 2 rest days.

    Welcome to the challenge Terri! It's nice to have you join us. :smile:
  • Daresie
    Daresie Posts: 41 Member
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    Joining today and 50 done. 75 tomorrow? Ouch!
  • lynda3y9
    lynda3y9 Posts: 62 Member
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    i'm giving it a shot...had to drop out of last squat challenge due to knee issues at 180 squats on day 18 or so...this seems much more practical and I'll be more aware of form this time!
  • paulaj1887
    paulaj1887 Posts: 22
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    I'm in.:wink:
  • littlebutnice
    littlebutnice Posts: 83 Member
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    Count me in . Off to the gym now so will start today :)
  • time4changexx
    time4changexx Posts: 103 Member
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    I am in! Doing day 2 today
  • emlee01
    emlee01 Posts: 102 Member
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    I'm in.

    SQUAT AWAY MAY

    Day 1: 30 -- Done
    Day 2: 50 -- Done
    Day 3: 75 -- Done
    Day 4: 60
    Day 5: rest
    Day 6: 60
    Day 7: 90
    Day 8: 50
    Day 9: 45
    Day 10: rest
    Day 11: 120
    Day 12: 40
    Day 13: 75
    Day 14: 50
    Day 15: rest
    Day 16: 80
    Day 17: 50
    Day 18: 125
    Day 19: 50
    Day 20: rest
    Day 21: 145
    Day 22: 80
    Day 23: 40
    Day 24: 100
    Day 25: rest
    Day 26: 75
    Day 27: 50
    Day 28: 150
    Day 29: 95
    Day 30: 175
    Day 31: fini
  • tlacox1
    tlacox1 Posts: 373 Member
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    I am in. I am starting late so I will have to skip two rest days. May be later in the month when I do that though because it is going to be rough at first!
  • AggieFan2011
    AggieFan2011 Posts: 551 Member
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    Day 3 - 75 squats is done! :smile:
  • ShellyAnn46
    ShellyAnn46 Posts: 212 Member
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    75..DONE...woohoo LOVE IT!!!
  • emlee01
    emlee01 Posts: 102 Member
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    Day 1: 30 -- Done
    Day 2: 50 -- Done
    Day 3: 75 -- Done
    Day 4: 60 -- Done
  • MaryJane_8810002
    MaryJane_8810002 Posts: 2,082 Member
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    I gave up after 8 days, got some results but I would rather work at my own pace.
  • kmm7309
    kmm7309 Posts: 802 Member
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    I'm doing a slightly different squat challenge version. It escalates more slowly (5-10 at a time) but it starts at 50 and ends at 225 in 30 days. Let's see what happens! I have completed all days so far, and I can feel it.
  • AggieFan2011
    AggieFan2011 Posts: 551 Member
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    I'm doing a slightly different squat challenge version. It escalates more slowly (5-10 at a time) but it starts at 50 and ends at 225 in 30 days. Let's see what happens! I have completed all days so far, and I can feel it.

    I've seen that one in another message board. I decided that this one was more practical for me right now, but I think I'm going to try and do that one during the month of June once I finish this one and feel stronger. Good luck though! I'm sure you'll have buns of steel by the end of the month! Haha :smile:
  • AggieFan2011
    AggieFan2011 Posts: 551 Member
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    Day 1: 30 - Done
    Day 2: 50 - Done
    Day 3: 75 - Done
    Day 4: 60 - Done
    Day 5: REST - Done :smile:

    Great job everyone! I don't know about all of you but I'm already starting to feel it a little bit. Yay!

    Also, random side note, but I just joined a 30 day crunch challenge as well. I'm not on par with everyone else since the discussion thread was started in April, but a lot of people are on different days in that one, kind of like here. They just started when they saw it. So I thought I would share the link in case anyone in here was interested!

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/967567-30-day-crunch-challenge
  • mommylifter
    mommylifter Posts: 123
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    For sure, me and my soft *kitten* are in.

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