April Monthly Challenge
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New to the group but excited to jump in full force! Cant wait to do these work outs! Day one = tomorrow. Lets get it!1
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Lbd for me0
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@Hanna...I'm going to stick with 3 sets throughout and maybe you can start off that way and modify as needed. What Trinity said is correct.2
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Day 1 complete: 20 rows
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I decided to do both challenges and am going to try to stay at 3 sets as long as possible
Day 1 ✔️4 -
Shew that 30 second plank is no joke! Day on - check. I read it like oh easy.. then i planked... for 5 secs.. oh crap lol but i knocked it out. I did it til i could hold it for a 30 secs. Woop woop!2
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Lbd and free weight day 1 done!2
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Day 1 completed: 3 sets LBD & 3 sets Free Weights
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POSTING DAY 2 WORKOUT FOR SUNDAY APRIL 2ND:
LBD:
20 JUMPING JACKS
10 BURPEES
10 HIGH KNEES
FREE WEIGHTS:
SHOULDERS = 15 OVERHEAD PRESSES0 -
@Jane...THANKS for the thorough explanations!
@Hannah....you're AWESOME!...I so thought about doing this and you beat me to the punch, but really I don't have time...but in my old life (pre marriage and pre babies) I would have done this
SN: Hannah I was supposed to go to law school there :-/
LBD Day 1 - 3 sets COMPLETE
FW Day 1 - 3 sets COMPLETE
YAY I was able to do the planks. YES I was shaking on round 3. Um, for these bent over rows...in my mind I wanted to use 15 lb dumbells so I picked them up, uh NO. So I used the 10 lb ones. Now I was able to "do them" but my form was all wrong. I was cheating and using my shoulders to pick up the weights when instead I should have been squeezing my blades together but I couldn't. Maybe it was because I did the LBD exercises right before them but regardless I'll be using 8 lb dumbells tomorrow and doing 5 sets and see how that goes.
GN folks!
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@SmithsonianEmpress I love that you are so enthusiastic because that's exactly what I need and love about this group! Thank you1
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Day 2...3 sets both challenges...✔️1
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Done yesterday's challenge as well as today's, including a 10k walk yesterday and a 7k run today. Powerful!3
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Yesterday's LBD, 3 sets completed.
Yesterday's FW, 3 sets completed.
Today's LBD, 3 sets completed.
Today's FW 3 sets completed.
Burpee are not my friends. I shattered my ankle 2 years ago doing one of those mud run courses and so fortunately my physical therapist son has given me a modified version that works for my unyielding ankle. Thank God for little boys!!!2 -
Day 2, 3 sets LBD & FW completed.
If you are doing both challenges and multiple sets group then together instead of completing one and going to another - that way you are doing the free weights with an elevated heart rate from the LBD exercises. So today would be jumping jacks, burpees, high knees, & overhead presses then repeat. I took a 1 min. rest break between each set.
And OMG I forgot how much I hate burpees!!!!!2 -
Day 2, 3 sets LBD & FW completed.
If you are doing both challenges and multiple sets group then together instead of completing one and going to another - that way you are doing the free weights with an elevated heart rate from the LBD exercises. So today would be jumping jacks, burpees, high knees, & overhead presses then repeat. I took a 1 min. rest break between each set.
And OMG I forgot how much I hate burpees!!!!!
This is what I did too and I think it makes it easier!
PS-I can't decide if I hate burpees or mountain climbers more.0 -
@hannahhooter no contest I'd do mountain climbers everyday over burpees, although I read an article recently that said doing a few jumps every day is one of the best things you can do for your health so that's what I focus on to get through the burpees.1
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Posting workout for Day 3, Monday April 3rd:
LBD
20 Squats
20 Lunges
20 Bridges
FW
15 Bicep Curls
Don't forget to weigh-in tomorrow!1 -
Day 2 - LBD - 3 sets COMPLETE & FW - 5 sets (8lbs went well) COMPLETE
DESPITE my headache I completed the challenge
GREAT idea Jane...I'll take your suggestion next go round2 -
Day 2 complete: 20 shoulder1
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SW: 135
CW: 135.4
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So I decided to add some motivation to THIS thread for Motivation Monday, considering our hatred of Mountain Climbers, Burpees , (and today Lunges) has been an ongoing topic in our monthly challenges. It will be worth it! ( I hope )
Day 3...3sets of both...✔️3 -
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Okay, since @Mjtckwnow was such a help in getting me all the information to do this LBD challenge, I went ahead and did it. I am only doing one set of each, but I am at least doing something. Thank you all for the help.3
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I am just now joining the group today! I will be 2 days off but going for gold gold!1
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Day 3 COMPLETE!
3 sets - 20 jump squats with 10lb round weights
3 sets - 20 reverse lunges with 10lb round weights
3 sets - 20 bridges with 10lb rounds weights
(30 second rest after 10 sets)
5 sets - 15 bicep curls with 8lb dumbbells
(My last set I did a burnout round and did 30 reps)
WHEW! Glad this workout is over...I may have overdid it
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Day 3 LBD & FW, 3 sets each completed.1
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Used day 1 from both LBD & FW as my warm up for my run. Restarted C210K today, feeling really good. Tomorrow I'll do day 2 & 3 of both challenges.
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Day 3, 3 sets completed if LBD & FW
liked this one so much better than yesterday's0 -
POSTING DAY 4 WORKOUT FOR TUESDAY APRIL 4TH:
LBD = REST DAY
FW = 15 TRICEP KICK BACK
***I'm going to do a rest day for both tomorrow and do day 4 of FW on day 5 which is the rest day for FW***1
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