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I am so in this! I do weight training 45 mins a day x 4/week and 2 one hour pilates classes so sign me up for 1200 minutes this month!

Each week I do 2 upper body and 2 lower body workouts with weights and pilates mat classes.

My upper body includes bench press (flat and incline), push ups, lat pulldown, pullover, row, bent over row, Arnold press, military press, lat raises, upright row, three kinds of bicep curls, tri kickbacks, dips, french press. I choose 2 for each body area each workout and alternate.

Lower body is squats, good morning, deadlift, adductor, abductor, hamstring, extension, calf raises.

Core includes crunches, pilates, and when I get myself to do it, planks and side planks.

I do two weight days and then a pilates day. Then rest completely on Sundays.

Alexa 35/300
Liv 120/1000
NanaKB 0/360
planetclaire 0/540
TogaGirl 0/360
BDawg 60/600
gabbyness 0/660
Jill 210/1200

[liv]

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Interesting info Alexa. So with endurance you need lower weights. I am not sure what effect I am going for. I try to mix it up though.
Jill. Wow really intricate stuff.
I did some abs and squats today. And yes yoga

Alexa 35/300
Liv 180/1000
NanaKB 0/360
planetclaire 0/540
TogaGirl 0/360
BDawg 60/600
gabbyness 0/660
Jill 210/1200

[Fancy1952]

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Wow, why didn't I come to the exercise challenges before!! Unfortunately I was watching the Ms Fitness contest on TV last night after walking the dog. I used to, I used to, I used to....Give my head a shake and get on with it!! I have a Bowflex and I'm going to use it alternate days for approximately 45 minutes, so, let's see, starting today, that's 585 minutes for June. I have an upper and lower body workout to use on separate days.

I'M IN - 585 Minutes

[Fancy1952]

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liv, can I borrow/use your strength trainer, he's/she's so cute!

[chinadoll]

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Alexa, that sounds like an interesting plan. When I finish three months of power stuff I might give the lower weight/ higher reps a go on my next cycle to see what happens. I already am doing that with biceps and triceps since I don't want to "grow" them any more.

An hour of weights this morning.

Alexa 35/300
Liv 180/1000
NanaKB 0/360
planetclaire 0/540
TogaGirl 0/360
BDawg 60/600
gabbyness 0/660
Jill 270/1200
Fancy1952 0/585

[liv]

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Welcome Fancy -
You can borrow him for sure. If you save him on your own photobucket (or equivalent that would be great) And welcome to the challenge.

So you grew your biceps and triceps Jill? I can feel that I have muscels it that area (finally ) But I am not growing them I think. Interesting that you did it.


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Liv 240/1000
NanaKB 0/360
planetclaire 0/540
TogaGirl 0/360
BDawg 60/600
gabbyness 0/660
Jill 270/1200
Fancy1952 0/585

[BDawg]

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Day B:

Squats 165lbs 3x5
Bench Press 145lbs 3x5
Deadlift 115lbs 1x5
Dips -50lbs 2x8
Inclined Situps 30lbs 3x5
Hyperextensions 35lbs 3x8

60 min

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Liv 240/1000
NanaKB 0/360
planetclaire 0/540
TogaGirl 0/360
BDawg 120/600
gabbyness 0/660
Jill 270/1200
Fancy1952 0/585

[chinadoll]

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LOL, well not grow exactly, but there is a nice curve to my bicep and I am happy with it as it is. The triceps I definitely do not want bigger and would like to get rid of what's left of my batwings.

[TogaGirl]

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60 min strength so far this week... will be more specific tomorrow when i have time... happy toning!!

Alexa 35/300
Liv 240/1000
NanaKB 0/360
planetclaire 0/540
TogaGirl 60/360
BDawg 120/600
gabbyness 0/660
Jill 270/1200
Fancy1952 0/585

[BDawg]

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Back to shoulders and upper back
Military Press, Squats, Bent Over Rows, Pullups, Inclined Situps, and Hyperextensions

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Liv 240/1000
NanaKB 0/360
planetclaire 0/540
TogaGirl 60/360
BDawg 180/600
gabbyness 0/660
Jill 270/1200
Fancy1952 0/585[/QUOTE]

[gabbyness]

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Finally got in some strength training. Didn't realize how much getting my wisdom teeth out would take out of me... Worked triceps and back today.

Alexa 35/300
Liv 240/1000
NanaKB 0/360
planetclaire 0/540
TogaGirl 60/360
BDawg 180/600
gabbyness 30/660
Jill 270/1200
Fancy1952 0/585

[chinadoll]

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Did pilates on Friday.
Today I did full upper body- bench press/lat pulldown/incl dunbbell press/pullover/military press/arnold db press/french press/sup db curls

and lower body barbell squats/hamstrings/leg extensions/adductor and abductor

since I will be away til Friday and didn't want to miss a workout. I will take my resistance bands with me but they don't work me as well as the free weights.

Alexa 35/300
Liv 240/1000
NanaKB 0/360
planetclaire 0/540
TogaGirl 60/360
BDawg 180/600
gabbyness 30/660
Jill 400/1200
Fancy1952 0/585

[Fancy1952]

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Good morning!

After a slow start, I used my Bowflex program again last night. I'm starting off with light weight, playing it smart this time, unlike May, when I used a heavier weight and injured one shoulder Should have remembered I'm not 25 anymore

Bench Press - 15lbs, 2x20
Chest Fly - 15lbs, 2x20
Seated resisted Ab Crunch - 25lbs, 2x25
Seated shoulder press - 10lbs, 1x20
Lying Biceps curl - 20lbs, 2x20
Reverse curl - 20lbs, 2x20
Pulldowns -wide, 30lbs, 1x25 and narrow, 30lbs, 1x25
Reverse Crunch - (done between Pulldown sets) 0lbs, 1x15
Seated Lat Row - 30lbs, 2x15
Leg extension - 15lbs, 2x15
Leg curl - 15lbs, 2x15

this takes 40 to 45 minutes, as I don't always rest for 1 min. between sets, or exercises, I'm not a patient person, but I will rest if I need to.

total min. 85/585

[Alexa]

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Did some weights as part of home kickboxing workout yesterday. Did:

Pushup and row 2 x10 forget which weight
Jab/cross with 5lbs in each hand 3x 10
Squat kicks 31 no weight
Abs with weights (3 types) 3 sets 10.

Alexa 60/300
Liv 240/1000
NanaKB 0/360
planetclaire 0/540
TogaGirl 60/360
BDawg 180/600
gabbyness 30/660
Jill 400/1200
Fancy1952 85/585

[chinadoll]

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Fancy, how do you like the bowflex?