No Fear Exercise Challenge

Today was one of those days where you feel like you got alot accomplished.  I headed to the barn and Lilly and I had a nice morning ride. For a half and hour I was squeezing my thighs together to hold on for dear life while we trotted and cantered around the arena.  Actually I wasn't that bad...it's like riding a bike, except this bike has it's own mind...as per the thigh death grip which I will be feeling tomorrow morning...A good stretch will be in the cards for tonight.  Took the pooch out for a nice afternoon walk and then this evening I had my 3..yes 3...counters for my push-up challenge.  Well I would be lying if I didn't say I was a little disappointed with my reps.  I managed 12 with solid form ( this coming from my personal critique..Steve) and another 5 that slowly deteriorated into the dreaded chicken peck...so I have my work cut out for me to get to 50 full form push-ups. Every other day I will be doing 12 push-ups full form...no pecking, then keep adding 2 more each week.  So if we do the math the date for the big 50 will be June 21 the first day of summer.  No ninja jumps for me tonight, but I'll be back at the scheduled workout tomorrow..can't wait to see how everyone did for this one.

I Challenge You!

So here is my challenge. To see how many full form push-ups you can do in one round. Tomorrow I'm going to see how many I can do and Steve has so kindly offered to watch and make sure I keep my form.  My goal...well depends on how I do tomorrow, is 50. So who's up for the challenge.

The other element I will be adding to the workouts is the skipping, sigh...I'm going to clean out a space under the pool deck and do the 20 minutes...hopefully this will help bulk down my quads.  My luck the only place I'll bulk down is my chest...Maybe the push-ups will compensate and build a little more bulk muscle there :) A girl can hope ya know.

Quantum of Sweat Workout

I know I've done this workout before but I can't find my entry for the numbers.  My arms and shoulders are a little sore from the climbing yesterday, but not as bad as they have been so that's a good sign. Next time I'm going to try and up the reps on my jacks... but my reverse pull-ups have gotten a lot better.  Here are my results:
One leg skipping: 106 Left, 110 r, 97 l, 97 l
Roll over Commando push-ups: 10, 8, 7, 7
Low Jacks: 50, 50, 53, 49
Reverse Push-ups: 13, 10, 12, 10

I'm crazy But You Like it! Exercise Challenge

Today I enjoyed another 1.5 hours of bouldering which was so much fun.  There's a great group of gals there and it's nice to have that extra motivation and camaraderie.  I finally manage to climb this one group of rocks that have been giving me grief.  What an awesome feeling after conquering that one.  So this afternoon I figured I'd go for this workout so I would have a free evening.  I was trying to get to 60 reps in the 10 mins., but only managed 52. Not bad.

Give Me a Reason Workout

Two workouts in one day...with only 3.5 hours of sleep...not bad..the kiddies are sick again...I'm really looking forward to some warmer weather...This workout was fun and fast here are my results:
Jump Lunge :34
Leg Raises: 20
Jump Lunge: 29
Santana Push-up w/ lift: 6
Jump Lunge:25
Chin ups: 3 unassisted, 2 assisted
Jump lunge: 24
Seated Bicycle: 44
Jump Lunge: 21
One leg dead lift left: 11
Jump Lunge: 20
One leg dead lift right: 9
And a quote for the day: "Motivation is what gets you started, Habit is what keeps you going" John Rohn.

Sumo Squat Step up Exercise Challenge

I was going to do this last night, but then I couldn't turn down a coffee date with a girlfriend...you have to take those when you can.  I had a great time as always with her and as always was given a great perspective. So this morning I did this challenge and tonight I will do the next workout. I did 20 reps on a leg and then switch to the other side to complete a total of 100 reps on each leg.  My time was 19 minutes 18 seconds...that include 2 interruptions from my little one :)

Attacking Hot Warrior Workout

Wow, quite the name for this one.  As you can tell I skipped out on my workout yesterday...I've been in a bit of a funk I guess you can say, plus dive bombers and me just don't get along...the last time I did them, Steve was ready to call 911, because I thought I was having a heart attack...something about the motion triggering acid reflex...nice...anywho...I did today's, and I already can tell that my abs are going to be a little sore tomorrow from those crabs and core splits.  Kind of gave me a new perceptive for those gymnasts on those side by side bars.  Here are my numbers:
Lunges with Cargo right:15, 14, 13
Lunges with Cargo left: 14, 12, 14
Core Splits : 15, 15, 16
Dynamo Pushups: 12, 12, 8
Sleeping Crab Right: 10, 12, 14
Sleeping Crab Left: 11, 13, 12