TBL Red Team Week #4 Challenge - Exercise & Strength Training
Okay, this is going to be a two-part challenge. First you are going to choose how many minutes for the week you think you can workout - think big! Then you are going to pick a "trouble spot" and select 3 strength exercises you will do each day to work on it.
For example, you can choose 45 mintues per day x 7 days = 315 minutes and then choose thighs/hips as your trouble spot and from the links below pick three exercises to do each day.
If you are a beginner, best to do about 25 of each exercise. More if you are more advanced. Oh I totally forgot, these are to be done every other day, not every day. You need rest!
Here are some websites with strength training exercises. Remember you don't necessarily need weights!
My trouble spots are thighs and glutes. I will add an extra set to my lunges, squats, plies and leg curls on my weight lifting days. So that will be an extra 15 reps of each exercise for 3 days.
So I am going to choose 50 minutes of cardio each day, total 350 minutes. I am also going to work shoulders and arms. I will do 32 reps of each exercise each day. Total will be 32 x 4 = 128 reps of each exercise.
Okay, I really overestimated myself last time, so I am going to be a little more conservative this time so I don't disappoint myself!
15 minutes of cardio (walking) per day for a total of 105 minutes. I will be working on my abs and hips. So I will do 25 reps every other day each of crunches, squats, plies, and bicycling legs.
OK. I haven't been doing any strength training and I really need to. I will do 120 min. of Cardio(4 days x 30 min.) and 60 min. strength training (3days x 20 min.).
Okay, I'm not doing too well this week, but I do have a sort of excuse. We just got hit by a massive ice storm, and things are a little crazy. I'll do better next week.
Last edited by MonteCristo; 02-01-2009 at 09:02 AM.
My troublespot right now is my abs and my arms. So I'll do 300 / 300 - 3 x 100 Crunches 300 / 300 - 3 x 100 Crossover Crunches (50 each side) 150 / 150 - 3 x 50 Biceps Curl 150 / 150 - 3 x 50 Tricep Press
400 / 400 min Done
Mon - Day off Tue - 30 min C25K, 15 min strength-workout Wen - 90 min circuit workout Thu - 30 min C25K, 30 min strength-workout Fri - nothing, to much work, been gone from home 9.30 AM until 23.30 PM Sat - 30 min C25K, 30 min strength-workout, 45 min walk Sun - 100 min walk
Okay, I'm going to concentrate on my upper body a lot this week I think since that arm flab is annoying! Will most likely do some other stuff as well though.
Planning on steppin it up this week. Weight loss has stalled BIG TIME so it's time to push myself again. So 200 minutes of cardio, my trouble spot is also my core. I'm going to go with 4 different core exercises doing 2 everyday. Going to add this goal into my journal so it's in my face!
I am just posting minutes of total exercise right now. Then I will go research which strength moves I want to do. I will do 45 min/day, 6 days this week. So, that's 270 min.
Mon.- 55 min. BL Bootcamp
Tues.- 30 min. of BL yoga and a quick mile jog 15 min.
Wed.- 60 min. P90x Legs and back
Thurs.- 30 min. Jillian's kickboxing, then 15 min. walk
Friday- 40 min. BL Bootcamp
Sat.-
I'm going to do an hour of cardio a day for 6 days. So that's 360 for the week. I don't have one specific trouble area. So if it's okay I will BL Yoga (which works all my trouble areas) for 6 days as well.
Cardio 120/360
BL Yoga 0/210
*sigh* Not doing good as I expected. It's been a crazy week. Going to have to double time it.
Last edited by Ladybug2680; 01-30-2009 at 11:04 AM.
OK, so I'm a little late, so I am going to track things that I already track. I have the hardest time keeping up with these challenges!
This is all at 5.0 incline and 4.0 speed on the treadmill.
Mon 30/30
Tue 40/30
Wed 60/30
Thur 40/30
Fri 80/30
Sat 90/30
Sun 65/30
TOTAL: 405/210
I struggle to focus on my tummy, so I've been trying to do my Ab Workout tape everyday. I've been trying, but have only gotten it once so far this week.
Mon 0/1
Tue 0/1
Wed 0/1
Thur 0/1
Fri 1/1
Sat 1/1
Sun 0/1
TOTAL: 2/7 Dang! I just can't get into videos!
Last edited by sassybiscuit; 02-01-2009 at 08:56 PM.