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  • #16
    Re: April Strength Challenge-record your minutes

    I started early and boy am I sore and in pain! My exercise plan might be just a tad ambitious. It seemed a lot more doable on paper. Ouch!
    People who say it can't be done, should not interrupt those doing it.


    "Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before."
    ~~Herodotus


    Doin' the "Real Deal" Atkins 2002 since 9/15/2005
    Sunny's Secrets: My Journal



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    • #17
      Re: April Strength Challenge-record your minutes

      Ok, gonna give it a try this month. We'll be back later with a workout routine







      5'5" 49 yrs old - 149/144/125





      Challenges
      3- 20oz Water Bottles

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      • #18
        Re: April Strength Challenge-record your minutes

        Originally posted by SunnySmile501 View Post
        I started early and boy am I sore and in pain! My exercise plan might be just a tad ambitious. It seemed a lot more doable on paper. Ouch!
        That exercise you posted, with the stability ball, just came to prove my lack of coordination... or strong abs... to be completely honest.

        Did 40 min this morning -- upper body strength training, with weights.

        Georgiana 40/600
        "Get action. Seize the moment. Man was never intended to become an oyster."

        -- Theodore Roosevelt

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        • #19
          Re: April Strength Challenge-record your minutes

          Well trainer mike and i started out april with a bang: lower: forward weighted squats, squats with cable machine pulls upper: pull up machine, one legged pushups, weighted canoe pulls and push downs core: kettleball swing/core thrusts (one and two handed) and turkish getups with kettleball: great exercise... hard to explain but here it is on youtube YouTube - Hardcore Chicks Turkish Get-ups


          Georgiana 40/600
          TogaGirl 30/390

          28/F
          5'8"
          Start Date: 7/25/06
          1st Mini Goal: 199 Goal met Nov, 10, 2006!
          2nd Mini Goal: 180 Goal met March 15, 2007!
          3rd Mini Goal: 160 Goal Met October 8, 2007!
          GOAL: 150 GOAL MET!!!

          You've got to say, I think that if I keep working at this and want it badly enough I can have it. It's called perseverance. -Lee Iacocca
          April Strength Challenge: 390/390
          March Strength Challenge: 360/360 minutes
          October Video Challenge: 15/15






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          • #20
            Re: April Strength Challenge-record your minutes

            Originally posted by TogaGirl View Post
            Well trainer mike and i started out april with a bang: lower: forward weighted squats, squats with cable machine pulls upper: pull up machine, one legged pushups, weighted canoe pulls and push downs core: kettleball swing/core thrusts (one and two handed) and turkish getups with kettleball: great exercise... hard to explain but here it is on youtube YouTube - Hardcore Chicks Turkish Get-ups


            Georgiana 40/600
            TogaGirl 30/390
            My whole 90 day exercise plan is geared towards being able to do Turkish Get-ups! Even when thin and strong, I have always had a hard time getting up from the floor. Since I now have a medical condition with several movement disorders, it's almost impossible to get up from the floor. I have overcome so many of my physical disabilities with Atkins and exercise, I have hopes that one day in the near future I will be able to do Turkish Get-ups. That is my goal.
            People who say it can't be done, should not interrupt those doing it.


            "Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before."
            ~~Herodotus


            Doin' the "Real Deal" Atkins 2002 since 9/15/2005
            Sunny's Secrets: My Journal



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            • #21
              Re: April Strength Challenge-record your minutes

              I had to back off some today, so all I got in was 25 minutes upper body free weights.

              Georgiana 40/600
              TogaGirl 30/390
              SunnySmile501 25/400
              People who say it can't be done, should not interrupt those doing it.


              "Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before."
              ~~Herodotus


              Doin' the "Real Deal" Atkins 2002 since 9/15/2005
              Sunny's Secrets: My Journal



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              • #22
                Re: April Strength Challenge-record your minutes

                Georgiana 40/600
                Momtomany 55/400
                TogaGirl 30/390
                SunnySmile501 25/400


                Sundays and Tuesdays will be rest days. Today I did 55 minutes of Callanetics, the Callanetics Revolution dvd. And I am hooked.

                I am also a little shaky. Wow... the word pulse will have new meaning for me from now on. I can't wait till my 'old style' callanetics tape gets here, and my book.

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                • #23
                  Re: April Strength Challenge-record your minutes

                  Georgiana 40/600
                  Momtomany 55/400
                  TogaGirl 30/390
                  SunnySmile501 25/400
                  PlanetClaire 60/1200

                  I did an hour of body pump today, even though I was still sore from Monday's class! Its such a good workout, I keep wondering why I stopped doing it, its a lot of fun too. Except the lunge track always kills me :/

                  Oh and for those that don't know what it is, its an hour class of weight training...lighter weights, more reps, builds endurance more than strength really, but you keep adding weights so you're obviously getting stronger.
                  Laurie



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                  • #24
                    Re: April Strength Challenge-record your minutes

                    I did plan to join. We have quite a gang. You guys are already doing this.
                    I am thinking hard as I need to change the routine up a bit. I think I will go for power this time. Fewer exercises but put more effort into them. Heavier weights, less reps, Continuing yoga though. Still super loving it.

                    12YearsofBabyFat 0/260
                    2Moments
                    basketballbelly 0/600
                    Desihue 0/650
                    Georgiana 40/600
                    liv 30/800
                    neslundcori 0/850
                    Momtomany 55/400
                    TogaGirl 30/390
                    SunnySmile501 25/400
                    PlanetClaire 60/1200
                    Startdate: November 18, 2007. Female 5'2"

                    May Challenges 2010
                    Push-ups: 450/800
                    Abs: 850/1900
                    Squats: 650/1200
                    Lunges: 500/1000
                    Strength: 490/1200
                    Running: 50/100 km


                    2 Years on Atkins.................. President Challenge Medals earned

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                    • #25
                      Re: April Strength Challenge-record your minutes

                      Treadmill 30 mins
                      Pilates arm & core toning 10 mins
                      Pilates back & butt toning 10 mins


                      12YearsofBabyFat 0/260
                      2Moments 0/500
                      basketballbelly 0/600
                      Desihue 0/650
                      Georgiana 40/600
                      liv 30/800
                      neslundcori 0/850
                      Momtomany 55/400
                      TogaGirl 30/390
                      SunnySmile501 25/400
                      PlanetClaire 60/1200







                      5'5" 49 yrs old - 149/144/125





                      Challenges
                      3- 20oz Water Bottles

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                      • #26
                        Re: April Strength Challenge-record your minutes

                        12YearsofBabyFat 0/260
                        2Moments 50/500
                        basketballbelly 0/600
                        Desihue 0/650
                        Georgiana 40/600
                        liv 30/800
                        neslundcori 0/850
                        Momtomany 55/400
                        TogaGirl 30/390
                        SunnySmile501 25/400
                        PlanetClaire 60/1200

                        I guess I'm the "fat + lazy" one today. I only got in:

                        Planks-1min
                        Squats-5min
                        Arm Curls-5min
                        Sit-Ups-2min

                        I did other stuff, just not the challenge stuff. I guess I'm way out of shape.
                        Induction Started: 3/23/2009

                        Mini-Goals:
                        140: Reached 3/28/09
                        135:
                        130:
                        125:
                        120:

                        Age/Height: 20, 5ft 2in

                        Starting Weight: 145lbs
                        Goal Weight: 120lbs
                        Current Weight: 136lbs

                        April Challenges: (Minutes)
                        Planks/Downward Facing Dog: 1/200
                        Squats:5/200
                        Arm Curls (with dumbells): 5/350
                        Sit-Ups: 2/100

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                        • #27
                          Re: April Strength Challenge-record your minutes

                          April 2: 45 minutes (leg extensions, deadlifts, hamstring curls, plies, calf raises, back extensions, double leg lifts, side leg lifts with weights, pelvic curls)

                          12YearsofBabyFat 0/260
                          2Moments 50/500
                          basketballbelly 0/600
                          Desihue 0/650
                          Georgiana 85/600
                          liv 30/800
                          neslundcori 0/850
                          Momtomany 55/400
                          TogaGirl 30/390
                          SunnySmile501 25/400
                          PlanetClaire 60/1200
                          "Get action. Seize the moment. Man was never intended to become an oyster."

                          -- Theodore Roosevelt

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                          • #28
                            Re: April Strength Challenge-record your minutes

                            I'm struggling with my time-I'm going to get more in though!
                            5mins of yoga and I thought I was going to die!!

                            12YearsofBabyFat 0/260
                            2Moments 50/500
                            basketballbelly 0/600
                            Desihue 5/645
                            Georgiana 40/600
                            liv 30/800
                            neslundcori 0/850
                            Momtomany 55/400
                            TogaGirl 30/390
                            SunnySmile501 25/400
                            PlanetClaire 60/1200

                            I'm Dez follow me on twitter @mizcardio
                            Age~39 Height~ 5'6"
                            SW~ 204 / CW~ 164
                            Was a size 18 Now a Size 8 Goal!!!
                            January challenges---> Squats & Abs

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                            • #29
                              Re: April Strength Challenge-record your minutes

                              I did 30 minutes on the recumbent stepper with the tension turned up to make it strength training. 20 minutes of stability ball core. I need a smaller ball. I bought the size for my height, but I have an extremely long torso and short legs and arms. I can't do the bridge because the ball is too tall where it braces my shoulders, and my arms won't reach the floor to keep me stable.

                              I have a question. I was under the impression that we were only counting strength training exercise. Do we count aerobic exercise like walking or treadmill?

                              12YearsofBabyFat 0/260
                              2Moments 50/500
                              basketballbelly 0/600
                              Desihue 5/645
                              Georgiana 40/600
                              liv 30/800
                              neslundcori 0/850
                              Momtomany 55/400
                              TogaGirl 30/390
                              SunnySmile501 75/400
                              PlanetClaire 60/1200
                              People who say it can't be done, should not interrupt those doing it.


                              "Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before."
                              ~~Herodotus


                              Doin' the "Real Deal" Atkins 2002 since 9/15/2005
                              Sunny's Secrets: My Journal



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                              • #30
                                Re: April Strength Challenge-record your minutes

                                I'm just counting my strength training, not my cardio... did the same last month. Keep up the good work sunny, I'll keep my fingers crossed for you and those turkish getups!!

                                28/F
                                5'8"
                                Start Date: 7/25/06
                                1st Mini Goal: 199 Goal met Nov, 10, 2006!
                                2nd Mini Goal: 180 Goal met March 15, 2007!
                                3rd Mini Goal: 160 Goal Met October 8, 2007!
                                GOAL: 150 GOAL MET!!!

                                You've got to say, I think that if I keep working at this and want it badly enough I can have it. It's called perseverance. -Lee Iacocca
                                April Strength Challenge: 390/390
                                March Strength Challenge: 360/360 minutes
                                October Video Challenge: 15/15






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