Class, Sass, and Bad *kitten*-- Week 3

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  • TeamLeela
    TeamLeela Posts: 3,302
    squats: Sunday - 50
    Monday- 50
    Tues- 60

    total to date: 260

    Go you on the squats!

    thank you, thank you! you know, my husband counts my squats, but he only counts the "good" ones! so if my form isn't right, he won't count it! lol
  • TeamLeela
    TeamLeela Posts: 3,302
    So its that time again, time to think of new challenges for next week.
    I am really leaning toward a push up challenge. Reg, girlie, inclined (like on the stair case or weight bench), up against a wall. However you do them! 20 a day? minimum 100 for the week. How does that sound? Come on guys, I need your help coming up with a few more!
  • allynator
    allynator Posts: 26
    So its that time again, time to think of new challenges for next week.
    I am really leaning toward a push up challenge. Reg, girlie, inclined (like on the stair case or weight bench), up against a wall. However you do them! 20 a day? minimum 100 for the week. How does that sound? Come on guys, I need your help coming up with a few more!

    We could do some sort of weigt training challenge. Like doing 20 bicep curls & 20 kickbacks a day? Try to work on toning up our arms to look good in tank tops!
  • TeamLeela
    TeamLeela Posts: 3,302
    So its that time again, time to think of new challenges for next week.
    I am really leaning toward a push up challenge. Reg, girlie, inclined (like on the stair case or weight bench), up against a wall. However you do them! 20 a day? minimum 100 for the week. How does that sound? Come on guys, I need your help coming up with a few more!

    We could do some sort of weigt training challenge. Like doing 20 bicep curls & 20 kickbacks a day? Try to work on toning up our arms to look good in tank tops!

    I love the idea! we can make this whole week all about arms! of course with the recommended rest days in between, we don't want sore muscles. I like biceps and kickbacks, I also love tricep dips, super challenging!
    So it looks like we have our exercise challenges in the bag. Any idea for food challenges?
  • CaptObvious
    CaptObvious Posts: 117
    Instead of everyday with weight training, we should do every other day. The rest days in between are really important.

    Just have to share.... I stopped running last semester because of time. I got back to it in May but I haven't been able to get back to what I was doing before (60 minutes, 7 miles) - or even close to it, for that matter. I got new running shoes a couple weeks ago which also impeded my progress. Because of an ankle injury and reconstruction surgery, I really pronate when I run and these shoes help with stability. However, they're also giving some previously under-used muscles a workout so I've had to back off in order to not risk injury. All that to say ... Today was the best run I've had in a long time. I ran a mile in under 10 and a 5K in less than 30, did 20 minutes of hill work, plus 10 min of warm up/cool down for a total run of 65 minutes. AND I hit a runner's high after the first 2 miles. My 5K time was about 28 minutes ... almost a PR! Yay! Progress!

    Food challenges... We could name our biggest weakness (or two) and agree to stay strong for a week. Ally mentioned that ice cream was tempting her, especially with these high temps. Me too! I gave in and had a small portion last week or the week before.
  • allynator
    allynator Posts: 26
    I gave into my ice cream weakness today as the temp soared to 100 degrees, BUT I got the lowfat option with fruit as a topping instead of my usual hot fudge. I think it's a good idea to stay strong with a weakness for a week. My weaknesses are definitely any kind of sweets (ice cream, candy, etc.) That would definitely be a good challenge for me.
  • jaerie
    jaerie Posts: 42
    I haven't been very vocal in this group but I've been reading and keeping up! I've had a lot of paper work to do for my upcoming schooling so my mind has been elsewhere. However, I've been trying to keep up with the challenges and so far it seems to be working! I'm actually excited for a weigh in for once! :)
  • garrettnicole92
    garrettnicole92 Posts: 101
    Timed myself yesterday, and over the past week or so I've taken 30 seconds off my mile! I'm still slow as molasses in the wintertime, but hey, progress is progress. :) Also, the scale showed 134 this morning ... but I'm not gonna count it as "official" until Friday so...

    awesome job on the time and the loss!!! I am still trying to get my mile under 12 minutes, I'm so close. I can do 2 miles in 26 minutes, but my third mile is soooo sloooooow.

    I feel you! My first mile usually averages 11 minutes, the second one will be 12, and the third one will be 13 ... or even 14! Every mile I just get slower. Haha. I'm really just trying to concentrate on taking it slow and strengthening my bad ankle back, then once I can run a slow 3 miles without feeling like I'm about to die, I'll start trying to kick the speed up a little.

    Yesterday was really busy, but I managed to go out and run 3 miles. My tracker on my iPod was acting up, so I'm not positive on the actual distance, but my time was right at 33 minutes. So that's cool? Haha.
  • CaptObvious
    CaptObvious Posts: 117
    Where is everyone today?

    Difficult workout today and my abs are on fire. By tomorrow, I expect they'll be killing me. How was your workout?
  • allynator
    allynator Posts: 26
    Missed working out again today, because I'm still sick. Ugh. But I ate very lightly. I'm nervous for tomorrow's weigh in since I didn't really exercise at all this week. I'm hoping to at least get in some yoga tomorrow and start with the arms challenge.
  • TeamLeela
    TeamLeela Posts: 3,302
    I am really sore today. had a tough work out with my trainer yesterday and a tough workout again today. did my mile in 12:32, its getting better. I was surprised as I was already tired and worn out before I even started! But I didnt psych myself out.
    Final total on the squats is 260. Legs have been too sore to do them the last few days.

    even though there are only 2 pages for this week, I am going to create a new thread for each week like we previously discussed. weigh in there tomorrow! I hope to see everyone there.

    Next week's board is up! Come check out the new challenges.
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/296052-class-sass-and-bad-*kitten*-week-4
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