CRUNCH Challenge - April 7th CHECK IN

AJCM
AJCM Posts: 2,169 Member
edited September 18 in Fitness and Exercise
Hi Guys and Gals!

Here's the challenge...
We're challenging each other to crunches, push ups, and lunges everyday! We are posting our waist measurements to follow our progress on the crunches!

Crunches - 100 per day (or more or less to start - try and build up 100+ per week)
Push Ups - 50 per day (or more or less to start - try and build up 10+ per week)
Lunges - 50 per day (or more or less to start - try and build up 10+ per week)

Some have been doing it for 4 weeks, but it's never to late to join in!
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  • AJCM
    AJCM Posts: 2,169 Member
    Hi Guys and Gals!

    Here's the challenge...
    We're challenging each other to crunches, push ups, and lunges everyday! We are posting our waist measurements to follow our progress on the crunches!

    Crunches - 100 per day (or more or less to start - try and build up 100+ per week)
    Push Ups - 50 per day (or more or less to start - try and build up 10+ per week)
    Lunges - 50 per day (or more or less to start - try and build up 10+ per week)

    Some have been doing it for 4 weeks, but it's never to late to join in!
    :smile: :smile: :smile:
  • AJCM
    AJCM Posts: 2,169 Member
    Finally a change!

    Wk #1 - 29.5" :blushing:
    Wk #2 - 29.0" :flowerforyou:
    Wk #3 - 29.0" :grumble:
    Wk #4 - 29.0" :grumble:

    April 7th
    Wk #5 - 28.3"
    Yahoo! Finally a change! (down 9lbs total for 5 weeks)

    How's everyone doing out there?
    :smile:
  • AlbertSchwartz
    AlbertSchwartz Posts: 810
    Well done on the size drop, i know you've been working hard at it.

    I've not always done my crunches, i've been too busy... going out drink lol

    I'll do 400 each day this week, except friday, (yes i'm out drinking again)

    Al
  • PrincessRitty
    PrincessRitty Posts: 102
    Well done on the size drop, i know you've been working hard at it.

    I've not always done my crunches, i've been too busy... going out drink lol

    I'll do 400 each day this week, except friday, (yes i'm out drinking again)

    Al
    Albert my sweet! How was ur weekend??
    Norti Norti for all that alcohol, what will we do,
    Wad was ur decision with th facial Hair??

    AJCM, I dont measure until tomorrow but im sure ive lost! I havent been doing my crunches all the time, but i was at the gym this morning, and i could see my abs in the mirror, they looked awesome!! So i will check in tomorrow¬!!!

    Good luck, glad you broke the stand stil, Im really happy for you!!

    __x
  • AlbertSchwartz
    AlbertSchwartz Posts: 810
    I shaved!, for the ladies :wink:

    Al
  • Soniabruja
    Soniabruja Posts: 93
    OK, you've convince me....
    I'll start tomorrow doing the crunches....
    I'll let you know how it goes....:flowerforyou:
  • AlbertSchwartz
    AlbertSchwartz Posts: 810
    ... i could see my abs in the mirror, they looked awesome!! So i will check in tomorrow¬!!!...

    lol, i'd need an ultra sound to see mine
  • PrincessRitty
    PrincessRitty Posts: 102
    LMAO!!

    Albert my lovely, im sure you can see them!
    Just let me poke you in the side first, so you jump amile then take a look! :tongue:

    __x
  • kimdommerc
    kimdommerc Posts: 63
    Hi, I am just joining the challange today!

    Starting measurement 31.5 :sad:

    I did 100 crunches, 40 push ups and 50 lunges.
    I hope this works!!!

    Thanks for a great challange.
  • ariannedavis
    ariannedavis Posts: 520 Member
    No change yet but not a great "week" to measure my mid section! :laugh:

    I'm still working on more full pushups... Keep it up!:drinker:
  • PrincessRitty
    PrincessRitty Posts: 102
    So i went to measure in this morning, and first of all the tape measure snapped again! I have selotaped it 4 times now, then when i stuck it bk together, it was slanted, and isnt reading right. I need a new one. So i havent measurd in at all :cry:

    But sign of hope, here it comes, i was at the gym yestreday and saw a lady getting her heart rate and body fat measured by one of those hand held machines. So i wanted a go. The last time my body fat was measured, was the 1st of Feb, and that was 22%. I am now down to 14.8% :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:
    so thats what, 2 months, and usually that would seem such a long time, but because i havent checked it inbetween, the loss ive seen is huge!! (Well to me anyway :blushing: )


    Good Luck everyone!!

    What are we up 2 now, what are the numbers?

    _x
  • AlbertSchwartz
    AlbertSchwartz Posts: 810
    wow, well done!!!

    I'm too embarised to say my % body fat.

    I do have a question tho... what are lunges?

    Just to say i hate the sidcom Friends, but i remeber one episode when Joe puts all of chandlers cloths on, does he do lunges then?

    god i'm so random,

    cheers

    Al
  • AJCM
    AJCM Posts: 2,169 Member
    Albert, you are precisely correct - Joey does lunges with all of Chandler's clothes on! Basically, from standing position one leg lunges forward (don't let front knee go beyond the ankle) and then back to position, alternating legs.

    Numbers...
    I'm at 400 crunches, 30 "easy" style push ups (I'm working on it!), and 60 lunges.

    Keep it up everyone!
    :flowerforyou:
  • PrincessRitty
    PrincessRitty Posts: 102



    I do have a question tho... what are lunges?

    Just to say i hate the sidcom Friends, but i remeber one episode when Joe puts all of chandlers cloths on, does he do lunges then


    Al

    I cant belive you hate friends! I cried when it finshed! :sad:
    But yeah thats right. They work yo' *kitten* haha

    AJCM is that 60 lunges on each leg?
    ??

    __x
  • AJCM
    AJCM Posts: 2,169 Member
    Lunges - I do 3 sets of 10 per leg = 60!
    :smile:
  • AlbertSchwartz
    AlbertSchwartz Posts: 810
    cool, thanks, i don't see lunges doing much? Am i ment to be out of breath doing them?

    Al
  • AJCM
    AJCM Posts: 2,169 Member
    Oh Al - they are KILLER!!!!!! Get the back knee to be almost touching the ground, and do them in quick succession, and you should feel it in the quadraceps, hamstrings, and glutes. You might need to make them tougher by holding weights (maybe start with 20lbs per hand and go from there?).
  • mrshamm
    mrshamm Posts: 62
    I like to join, i know that I can't do more then 10 push ups but it will be something to work at. I'll measure tonight and post tomorrow my measurement.
  • AJCM
    AJCM Posts: 2,169 Member
    Welcome Mrshamm - hey where is everyone else?

    Tianglelah? Others? Still with us?
    :flowerforyou:
  • vdpal
    vdpal Posts: 64 Member
    Thanks for the challenge.
    I started this morning with it.
    100 crunches..
    50 lunges...
    50 push-ups


    Thanks
  • Soniabruja
    Soniabruja Posts: 93
    OK...I didn't start yesterday my crunches...:blushing:
    It's 9th of april, 7.40 am in Ireland And I will do them now!!!!
    I'll tell you latter how many....:bigsmile:
  • Soniabruja
    Soniabruja Posts: 93
    Ufff, I'm back.....

    100 crunches
    50 push-ups
    60 lunges

    Not bad for the first day, is it?:tongue:
  • AlbertSchwartz
    AlbertSchwartz Posts: 810
    Nice, thats awesome
    and 100 crunches, 50 push-ups, 60 lunges more than me lol

    Al
  • PrincessRitty
    PrincessRitty Posts: 102
    Nice, thats awesome
    and 100 crunches, 50 push-ups, 60 lunges more than me lol

    Al


    Albertio, that means you did nun!!!

    :noway: Norttii

    _xx
  • AlbertSchwartz
    AlbertSchwartz Posts: 810
    827 cals at the gym tho :wink: ohh and a new personal best on the stepper, 414 cals and 102 floors in 15 minutes. :happy:

    Al
  • Soniabruja
    Soniabruja Posts: 93
    How do I know many cal. did I burned doing the 'exercise' this morning?
    Do I have to put it in the exercise profile???:tongue:
  • AJCM
    AJCM Posts: 2,169 Member
    Welcome vdpal and good work Sonia, Al, and Princess! :smile:

    Calories... The lunges I do throughout the day, so I don't even count them, but the crunches and push ups take 12 minutes, so I looked it up, and figured it was 150 calories.
    :flowerforyou:
  • AlbertSchwartz
    AlbertSchwartz Posts: 810
    I don't count any cals for the crunches etc

    Al

    And thanks AJCM, i worked so hard lol :tongue:
  • phollowa
    phollowa Posts: 37 Member
    Ok, here I go! I measure 31in around the middle...my kindergarteners thought I was nuts as I measured!!:huh:
    Thanks for the challenge!!
  • AJCM
    AJCM Posts: 2,169 Member
    pollowa - welcome! I'm sure the kinders were cute - it was an introduction to the measurement unit! (I used to teach 6th grade, and every day we would do some exercise that was as much for my benefit as theirs!).
    :flowerforyou:
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