BOOTY PILLAGERS - Week 1 (Closed Group)

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  • CassandreNoreen
    CassandreNoreen Posts: 158 Member
    Hey ladies!

    So Gary will probably not be on for a while. It was his brother that's passed away, and obviously priorities have shifted.

    How do you feel about doing the week 2 challenges from September?

    Here's what it was:

    Day 1 - 5 minute bearwalk, 50 Toe Touches, 50 Crunches, 100 Jumping Jacks, 50 Burpees (they’re back), 20 Windshield Wipers, 50 Split Squats (don’t feel like you have to jump)

    Day 2 - 3 sets of 15 Swimmer’s Presses, 3 sets of 21’s, 3 sets of 15 Dumbbell Chest Fly’s, 3 Sets of 15 Lawnmowers, 3 sets of Tricep Kickbacks, 3 sets of 15 Woodchops, 20 Pushups (modified if needed)

    Day 3 - 5 minute bearwalk, 50 Toe Touches, 50 Crunches, 100 Jumping Jacks, 50 Burpees (they’re back), 20 Windshield Wipers, 50 Split Squats (don’t feel like you have to jump)

    Day 4 - 3 sets of 15 Swimmer’s Presses, 3 sets of 21’s, 3 sets of 15 Dumbbell Chest Fly’s, 3 Sets of 15 Lawnmowers, 3 sets of Tricep Kickbacks, 3 sets of 15 Woodchops, 20 Pushups (modified if needed)

    Day 5 - 5 minute bearwalk, 50 Toe Touches, 50 Crunches, 100 Jumping Jacks, 50 Burpees (they’re back), 20 Windshield Wipers, 50 Split Squats (don’t feel like you have to jump)

    Day 6 - 3 sets of 15 Swimmer’s Presses, 3 sets of 21’s, 3 sets of 15 Dumbbell Chest Fly’s, 3 Sets of 15 Lawnmowers, 3 sets of Tricep Kickbacks, 3 sets of Woodchops, 20 Pushups (modified if needed)

    Day 7 – REST YOU DESERVE IT! Week 3 we’re are stepping it up to another level! BE PSYCHED!

    Thoughts? I will have to start tomorrow, but I can catch up...
  • hypotrochoid
    hypotrochoid Posts: 842 Member
    Sounds like a plan to me. :)
  • nb9251
    nb9251 Posts: 151 Member
    Not to be the weakling on the team, but Can i have the Pygmy exercises? with my CLX/Turbo Fire schedule, plus work, plus class, I just don't think I can fit in all that. It takes me liek 20 minutes just to do 50 burpees let alone the other stuff. I need quick workouts I can try to during my lunch break
  • libs41223
    libs41223 Posts: 87 Member
    I'm will Naomi on this one. Although, I think I might have them written down somewhere. Would we be able to do a mile goal or a minute moving goal next week? I'll admit I'm getting bored with the Gary exercises.
  • terihaddad
    terihaddad Posts: 114 Member
    I'm not sure what some of those exercises are...are there descriptions somewhere?

    Thanks!
  • libs41223
    libs41223 Posts: 87 Member
    HELLO?!?!? Are my fellow Booty Pillagers out there? We are awfully quiet and I think that is NO GOOD! I hope you are just busy rockin' it!
  • CassandreNoreen
    CassandreNoreen Posts: 158 Member
    To be honest, I'm kind of bored with Gary's exercises too, but I don't know enough to set goals for us. Does anyone have any ideas?

    I'm getting back to my workouts tonight... Thanksgiving's over! ;)
  • hypotrochoid
    hypotrochoid Posts: 842 Member
    I'll poke around and do some research... But maybe if we came up with goals we want to work towards and design the challenges around them?

    Such as, I don't know... Doing a pullup? Then we could come up with challenge exercises that will ultimately get us to the pullup.

    or endurance- running a full 5K. We could modify the couch to 5K exercises for group consumption with strength challenges on the off days.

    I also think we should be mindful of time- we're probably all going to get busier in the next few months and probably want the most bang for our buck time and workout wise.
  • CassandreNoreen
    CassandreNoreen Posts: 158 Member
    That's exactly what I was thinking Gwynne. That's why I like the NYBNY challenges, because it gets us doing stuff, but stuff we like to do, and kind of at our own pace or whatever...

    I'm not sure... :-S
  • libs41223
    libs41223 Posts: 87 Member
    That's what I was thinking. A more general goal that we all can reach in a way that we like. Like I HATE running but, I love to walk outside and run on the elliptical when the weather is bad. My doc asked me to focus more on cardio at the moment. I'm trying to do that but, I need some motivation so working on something for the team would be awesome. I can't slack as easily then. :happy:

    I have never been able to do a pull-up. I wouldn't mind figuring out that one or maybe doing really good pushups. You get nice sexy shoulders that way. :wink: There is that program that gets you to 100 pushups.

    All just suggestions. I'm up for anything that will get my booty moving!
  • terihaddad
    terihaddad Posts: 114 Member
    I'd also prefer a couch to 5K/some kind of specific fitness goal kind of challenge. Or even something as generic as beat last month's exercise minutes by 250 mins...

    I'm doing my own extras, but can't figure out what most of the exercises mentioned ARE, so am a bit demotivated that way :(
  • Jycooper
    Jycooper Posts: 195
    Hi everyone just check-in. Have we decided on anything?
  • CassandreNoreen
    CassandreNoreen Posts: 158 Member
    Nothing specific. Does anyone want to issue a challenge for us for the rest of the week?
  • hypotrochoid
    hypotrochoid Posts: 842 Member
    Okay... Um, how about starting tomorrow:

    Day 1: 50 tricep dips, 50 crunches, 3 sets of 21s, followed by as many situps as can be managed in 30 seconds. Attempt a pullup. (If you don't have access to a pullup bar, you can put a towel over the top of a door. Also, you can take a broom stick and put it across two chairs. Lay down underneath it, grab the broomstick and pull yourself up. This is sometimes called an Australian pullup.)

    Day 2: All about the cardio. At least 30 minutes of some sort of cardio. Start couch to 5 k if you dare!

    Day 3: Back to strength. 25 tricep kickbacks using as much weight as you can manage. 50 pushups (Wall, Box, Knee modifications all acceptable. If interested, we could back this down and start the 100 pushup program as well). Bicycle crunches, as many as can be managed in 30 seconds. You know you love them. Situps, again as many as you can manage in 30 seconds. Attempt a pullup.

    This takes us to Sunday. Take a bit of a rest, or try to burn 1000 calories today. Your choice. Monday will be back to cardio if we find this acceptable...
  • terihaddad
    terihaddad Posts: 114 Member
    What are 21s?
  • hypotrochoid
    hypotrochoid Posts: 842 Member
    What are 21s?

    Here's a video. :)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMplTXXl7wM
  • libs41223
    libs41223 Posts: 87 Member
    Here is the youtube video for 21's. Skip to about one minute in. :smile:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xLcsg-5Dw8
  • terihaddad
    terihaddad Posts: 114 Member
    Thanks!
  • CassandreNoreen
    CassandreNoreen Posts: 158 Member
    Sounds good! Thanks Gwynne!
  • Jycooper
    Jycooper Posts: 195
    What r tricep dips and tricep kickbacks?
  • hypotrochoid
    hypotrochoid Posts: 842 Member
    What r tricep dips and tricep kickbacks?

    Behold! Videos!

    http://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/detail/view/name/tricep-dumbbell-kickback

    A little more advanced:
    http://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/detail/view/name/bench-dips

    Cheesy, but a little easier:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx9gVDCnT84
  • Jycooper
    Jycooper Posts: 195
    What r tricep dips and tricep kickbacks?

    Behold! Videos!

    http://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/detail/view/name/tricep-dumbbell-kickback

    A little more advanced:
    http://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/detail/view/name/bench-dips

    Cheesy, but a little easier:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx9gVDCnT84



    Ok thx
  • CassandreNoreen
    CassandreNoreen Posts: 158 Member
    I did Gwynne's exercises today (woot! Thanks so much!) I hope the rest of you are doing well too!

    I'm going to try to have our own team exercises/goals up on Sunday for next week. Does that work for everyone? Does anyone have something specific they'd like on this list?
  • terihaddad
    terihaddad Posts: 114 Member
    What about 50+ squats per day and try to keep all of your food numbers (not just calories!) in the green for the whole week?
  • CassandreNoreen
    CassandreNoreen Posts: 158 Member
    What about 50+ squats per day and try to keep all of your food numbers (not just calories!) in the green for the whole week?
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    Whoa! Ambitious. Perhaps I'll do the squats for a day or two... but the green thing I'll definitely do. That'll be so hard for me! ;)
  • hypotrochoid
    hypotrochoid Posts: 842 Member
    What about 50+ squats per day and try to keep all of your food numbers (not just calories!) in the green for the whole week?
    )
    Whoa! Ambitious. Perhaps I'll do the squats for a day or two... but the green thing I'll definitely do. That'll be so hard for me! ;)

    I dunno about the squats, especially if a bunch of us will be trying the couch to 5k thing. That's a lot for the legs. Of course, if it's the majority decision I'll go with it. I think sticking with upper body and cardio would pay off a bit more, but that's just my two cents. :)
  • CassandreNoreen
    CassandreNoreen Posts: 158 Member
    What about 50+ squats per day and try to keep all of your food numbers (not just calories!) in the green for the whole week?
    )
    Whoa! Ambitious. Perhaps I'll do the squats for a day or two... but the green thing I'll definitely do. That'll be so hard for me! ;)

    I dunno about the squats, especially if a bunch of us will be trying the couch to 5k thing. That's a lot for the legs. Of course, if it's the majority decision I'll go with it. I think sticking with upper body and cardio would pay off a bit more, but that's just my two cents. :)

    How about I try and mix it up a bit? I won't JUST do legs, but I also won't JUST do upper body on any given day? I also promise that I won't do an outrageous number that makes us not move the next day...

    Thoughts? I'll work on it tomorrow...
  • terihaddad
    terihaddad Posts: 114 Member
    I'm good with whatever!
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