I challenged myself to do 100 reps of an ab exercise every day and I did it! I finally completed the #100AbChallenge! I won't lie, I struggled, A LOT! But I am so proud I completed this challenge.
Days 21-30 went as followed: Day 21: Sprinter Day 22: Butt Ups Day 23: Kneeling Side Squeeze Day 24: Side Plank Dippers Day 25: Cha Cha Abs Day 26: Rollovers Day 27: Shoulder Tap Plank Day 28: Pillow Pass Day 29: Side Seal Day 30: Single Legged Jackknife My goal after day 20 was to not skip anymore days so that way I wouldn't have to double up on work-outs. Well, I did something way worse, I skipped 2 days in a row... I did day 21 and 22 with no problem, but I skipped days 23, and 24! So, on day 25 I did Kneeling Side Squeeze, Side Plank Dippers, and Cha Cha Abs! It hurt!! I did day 26 but skipped day 27 so I had to do double the work on day 28. Ugh, you would think I would have learned my lesson but I didn't. For the last 3 days, I told myself I would finish strong and do each exercise on the day it was meant to be done, and I am proud to say, I finished strong! I've decided to continue doing these work-out challenges for the next few months. Next month, I will be doing a squat challenge. Let's see how I do. Wish me luck!
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Oh my gosh, days 11-20 were way worse than days 1-10! When Cassey said this would be a challenge she wasn't joking! Days 11-20 were as followed:
Day 11: Russian Twists Day 12: Scissors Day 13: Butterfly Sit-up Day:14: Hip Twists Day 15: Star Abs Day 16: Eagle Crunch Day 17: Boat Crunch Day 18: Side Plank Rotation Day 19: Reverse Crunch Day 20: Single leg drop I won't lie, I skipped some of the exercises on the day they were supposed to be done, so I had to double up on exercises to make up for being lazy. I skipped Butterfly Sit-ups so I did those and Hip Twists all in one day. It sucked! I told myself to not skip a day again because it would hurt too much, but guess what I did? Yup, I skipped another day. I skipped Side Plank Rotation, so I had to do them along with Reverse Crunches. I was dead! My goal is to not skip any more days in the next 10 days. I hated doubling up on exercises, but knowing who I am, I may have to double up again. Stay tuned, for the remainder of my torture for the next 10 days! Once again, I have challenged myself to do a fitness challenge brought to you by Cassey of Blogilates! Each day in January I will do a different exercise 100 times. Today is day 10 and I've completed all exercises up to Sit Ups. Tomorrow, I will be doing 100 Russian Twists. I must admit this is definitely a challenge. I am not so strong in my core, but I feel by the end of this month I will have more strength in my core. Some days I do 100 reps consecutively, but some days I need to break down the exercise into reps of 10. The exercises I've struggled with so far were definitely, were the Double Leg Lift, the Candlestick Dippers, the Roll Up, and the Sit Ups. Those are the exercises I've had to break down because they hurt really bad. I feel nervous but excited at the same time to continue this ab challenge. What makes it easier is Cassey uploads a new video every day so I can see her and her guests struggle as much as I do. After the next 10 days I will give you an update on how I am doing! Wish me luck everyone!
Hi everyone! It's been a long time since I've posted to my Fitness page. My fitness journey was much more difficult to keep track of than I had anticipated. I made it to 12 weeks of documentation then just stopped. I faced a lot of difficulties, but just to keep all you wonderful people updated, I am still doing daily exercises, however, I am not tracking them any longer. When it comes to my fitness journey, I am doing good and bad at the same time. I am learning to not expect a lot of results, but I am doing it for my overall health. I would rather exercise to be healthy, not because of my vanity.
Any who, with that being said, I did start something new for the month of November. I follow a YouTube channel by the name of Blogilates (I am sure you have heard this name before if you have followed me for a while.) This is a 28 day challenge to increase my flexibility. I wrote a piece on stretching in the past, and just like I wrote in that piece, "A stretch a day keeps the doctor away." I am doing this to not only increase my flexibility, but it is a great self-care practice. I will not post weekly updates, but by the end of the 28 days, I will post a narrative on my journey these past 28 days. Wish me luck everybody! Much love, Drea During week eleven my coworker and I decided that we would start going to the gym together. For week twelve, we started going to the gym about five days a week for about an hour. Here are my work outs for this past week:
Monday: Strength training: lifting pallets, 30 minutes on the elliptical, 600 steps on StairMaster. Tuesday: 30 minutes on the elliptical. 600 steps on StairMaster, 10 minutes of stretching. Wednesday: Strength training: lifting pallets. Thursday: Strength training: lifting pallets, 30 minutes on the elliptical, leg work at the gym. Friday: Strength training: lifting pallets 30 minute walk in neighborhood. Saturday: 2 hour hike. Sunday: 2 hour hike. Going to the gym this past week was hard because I was doing a lot of cardio. I felt somewhat of a natural high after my work outs and I haven't felt that in quite some time. It felt good to have a gym partner. That motivation from Jazmin was extremely helpful. Let's see what this week brings for my fitness journey. Week ten and eleven were hard for me. On Monday of week ten I cut my finger cutting an avocado and ended up getting stitches so I couldn't do a lot of the strength training I had planned for the week. Another problem I faced during week 10 was I found out instead of losing weight I've gained weight. I found out that I now weigh 178lbs. Finding that out was a huge self-esteem downer. Rather than work out and continue to fight, I just bummed myself out and struggled with my eating. I want to disclose that I do not have an eating disorder. I just want to stop my over eating. I do have a really bad habit of splurging when it comes to food. I know when I am full but sometimes I refuse to stop. I am also adding more healthy foods slowly to my diet. I may not like my weight, but I am using it as motivation to continue to exercise and eat healthy! Now that my finger is healed no more excuses, it's time to kick butt and continue this journey. This fitness journey is not over! I refuse to give up!
Monday: Strength training: 30 push-ups and lifting pallets. 100 squats.
Tuesday: 30 minutes of Yoga. 100 squats. Wednesday 30 minutes of Pilates. 5 minutes of dance. 100 squats. Thursday: 100 squats. Friday: 100 squats. Saturday: 2 hours walking. 100 squats. Sunday: 100 squats and early morning Yoga. So I've come to the end of my 100 squat challenge and I feel I made a little progress. I didn't expect much progress in 30 days but I do see a bit of a lift. I most definitely feel stronger. I may just continue squats for my daily exercises. If I got some results in 30 days, imagine what results I get in a year? Stay tuned for more on my fitness journey. Monday: Strength Training lifting pallets, 25 push-ups. 100 squats
Tuesday: 20 minutes pilates. 100 squats Wednesday: 2-hour walk in the cemetery. 100 squats. Thursday: 2-hour walk in the cemetery. 100 squats. 100 lunges. 30-minutes of stretching. Friday: 2 hour walk in the cemetery. 100 squats. Saturday: 100 squats. Sunday: 100 squats. Next week I will post a progress picture, and soon my 100 squat challenge will come to an end. I will talk about my progress (if any) and how it felt to do 100 squats each day. Stay tuned for more of my fitness journey. Monday: Strength training, lifting pallets and 50 burpees. 100 squats.
Tuesday: 100 squats. Wednesday: 100 squats. 30-minute yoga session. Thursday: 2-hour walk in the cemetery. 100 squats. Friday: 2-hour walk in the cemetery. 100 squats. Saturday: 200 squats. (100 basic squats, 100 lunges) Sunday: 100 squats. 30-minutes of stretching. On Monday I spontaneously decided to do 50 burpees. I regretted that immediately after I did my first one. Unfortunately, I had already made my decision to do it and I finished it then slowly died after. Monday’s work out explains why I was lazy on Tuesday and only did the squats, but at least I did my daily squats. Wednesday through Friday were laid back. Now, Saturday, I decided to do not only my squats, but do more leg work. I should have spaced out the work outs because after my legs really hurt. I decided to do the work outs after my 8-hour training, and after I did it, I sat on the couch with my legs up. As for today, it was easy, but my legs are still sore. I actually got a cramp in my leg while doing my squats, that is what led me to do the stretching afterward. I intend to do my progress picture by next week. However, if I do not post it next week, I will post it the following week. Stay tuned for the ending of my 100 Squat Challenge. I will post a before picture and an after picture of my leg and booty progress. The last day of my challenge is August 13. Monday: Strength Training, tricep push-ups and lifting pallets. 100 Squats.
Tuesday: Stretching for 1 hour. 100 Squats. Wednesday: Strength training, planks 30 seconds each, 10 reps. 100 Squats Thursday: 2-hour walk in the cemetery. 100 Squats. Friday: 100 Squats. Saturday: 100 Squats. Sunday: 100 Squats. Strength training 100 lunges, 50 each leg. After this week my legs hurt! I am incredibly sore, but it is so worth it! I’m hoping after my 100 squat challenge my legs will be stronger and my booty will be lifted. I won’t give up no matter how much it hurts! Stay tuned for my next progress picture and more intense work outs! |
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