Skinny Dippers! (Closed Group)

Super stoked I could help with the inspiration for this week's challenge! For those of you who don't know already, I am a HUGE fan and supporter of Oxygen Magazine, the Eat Clean Diet, and Tosca Reno in general. If anyone doesn't know who she is, Google; great inspiration, good story, and excellent motivation! So if I seem pushy with the Oxygen workouts or articles, it's because I firmly believe that they are helpful, and I really like the message Oxygen lends about being strong, healthy, and sexy - that it's NOT all about a number on the scale, or clothing size, or being a stick. Muscles are hot, ladies!

And with that being said I am off to work my abdominals, and will report back shortly! Hope everyone had a great weekend

I have never heard of her before, I'll have to go do a google search!! I was super tired today after doing a double at work.... but I still pushed forward and finished my workout and the ab challenge!!

Hahaha that video is hell. The 2 sets of 100s were the worst, I had to break them up into 50s then rest. Oh well, hopefully by the end of the week theyll be cake !! Keep up the good work dippers!

OK!! I did it!! And it wasn't easy!

OK!! I did it!! And it wasn't easy!

OMG, you got that right! I couldn't do it all at once, I had to break it up, hopefully by the end of the week I'll get it in all one shot!

ok... so I did the first 2, modified. The first one, I did the modification they showed for the first 25, then I lifted alternate legs for 25 each, then their modified. For the 2nd one, I leaned back and did my side to side then I laid back and did a sort of bicycling by doing alternate leg extensions with legs out rather than up. The last one... hm... I didn't do well.. I did manage to assume the position and hold it for about 7 seconds then I was done. Better than I thought I could do on that one for sure.

Wow, that is intense, and the first workout I have done in weeks! I start my Zumba DVD's tomorrow as well.

You got that right! That's the first ab focused workout I've done in a long while; feel the burn!

You will LOOOOOOOVE the Zumba DVDs! I have it for my Xbox Kinect and it's honestly fantastic. Doesn't even feel like a workout, and who doesn't like shaking their booootay to some Latin tunes!

For anyone who is looking for a few modifications for the abs moves (easier or harder), I came up with the following few:

Move #1 Hundred:
Easier: As some people have mentioned, break it into 2 groups of 50 reps. Remember to breath, and try not to strain your neck muscles!
Harder: Add some ankle weights, or hold a light medicine ball between your ankles (warning: this is tough; be sure to support your back properly!)

Move #2 Seated Bicycle Row:
Easier: Keep your knees bent, but have your heels lightly touching the ground.
Harder: Instead of a towel, use an medicine ball, dumbbell, or weight plate to amp up the resistance.

Move #3 Side Plank:
If you don't have a towel, or you're working on a carpeted floor, you can always substitute with a paper plate. Additionally, you can:
A) tap your feet out to alternating sides.
lift your legs up and over to the side without actually touching the ground to add intensity.

Good luck to everyone this week; keep tabs on yourself and see if you can progress in difficulty levels with these moves!
Goooooo Skinny Dippers!

Ab challenge for today is done!!! I had to split the 100 in to 50 at a time, but I was able to use an 8 lb weight instead of a towel for the second exercise

Wow, that is intense, and the first workout I have done in weeks! I start my Zumba DVD's tomorrow as well.

You got that right! That's the first ab focused workout I've done in a long while; feel the burn!

You will LOOOOOOOVE the Zumba DVDs! I have it for my Xbox Kinect and it's honestly fantastic. Doesn't even feel like a workout, and who doesn't like shaking their booootay to some Latin tunes!

For anyone who is looking for a few modifications for the abs moves (easier or harder), I came up with the following few:

Move #1 Hundred:
Easier: As some people have mentioned, break it into 2 groups of 50 reps. Remember to breath, and try not to strain your neck muscles!
Harder: Add some ankle weights, or hold a light medicine ball between your ankles (warning: this is tough; be sure to support your back properly!)

Move #2 Seated Bicycle Row:
Easier: Keep your knees bent, but have your heels lightly touching the ground.
Harder: Instead of a towel, use an medicine ball, dumbbell, or weight plate to amp up the resistance.

Move #3 Side Plank:
If you don't have a towel, or you're working on a carpeted floor, you can always substitute with a paper plate. Additionally, you can:
A) tap your feet out to alternating sides.
lift your legs up and over to the side without actually touching the ground to add intensity.

Good luck to everyone this week; keep tabs on yourself and see if you can progress in difficulty levels with these moves!
Goooooo Skinny Dippers!

Ooh! Thank you for the harder mods! Even though they were really hard anyways, I'm always looking for a challenge

Yep! Thank you! I will definitely be amping up my ab workout. (I kinda needed an extra push cuz I focus on abs a lot!)

Okay guys, I binged pretty bad last night (didn't record it), so instead of sitting and moping all day I'm doubling up workouts and ab workouts. I'm going on a run in about a half and hour, then doing our ab challenge, then doing zumba at 6, then ab challenge again. I already asked Amanda to hold me to it, and I want the rest of you to also!

How's everyone else?

Alright girlfriend, hope you got your butt up and did you double workouts!!! Be strong!!!!!

Did ittttt. #1 with 1lb weights, and #2 with a 5lb weight. Wuddupppppp.

Checking in from last night since I didn't get on the computer last night. I just logged my food and exercise from my phone.

I got my challenge done... I even brought home paper plates from work yesterday so I could do the last one on my carpeted floor instead of on the kitchen floor like the night before!

Have a great day Skinny Dippers!

Checking in from last night since I didn't get on the computer last night. I just logged my food and exercise from my phone.

I got my challenge done... I even brought home paper plates from work yesterday so I could do the last one on my carpeted floor instead of on the kitchen floor like the night before!

Have a great day Skinny Dippers!

I think I might have to try the paper plate trick, I really don't like exercising downstairs in the kitchen.

I've been using the paper plate. SO much better.

Good job ladies!!! I'm so glad everyone's doing well with this challenge!!

Unfortunately I'm coming down with a cold, so I had to forgo my hot yoga date with my cousin as schedule, but I've got Zumba lined up for this evening, as well as some Jillian Michael's Yoga Meltdown, and of course the 8 min ab challenge video. Will report back upon completion!

Hope everyone's having a great hump day ohhhhhhhh yeah.

Cheers!

Okay, did 45 mins of dance and our ab workout. I was at my moms and she has a big kitchen, so the last one was a lot easier not doing it on carpet I also did weights with the first two. Tiny 2lbs for the 100's (well, 50's) and 5 lbs for the seated twist. Whew.

Also, I'm sad to say there's about 7+ people that will no longer be in this group..