Originally Posted by mandalinn82 (Post 2533540)

Schumeany - holy heck! I did 3 sets of 12 on each side...that is a BURNER. But I kind of love it. I wonder if there's a way to weight it...maybe with a band?

That's a hard butt muscle for me to hit...thanks for sharing!

Originally Posted by mandalinn82 (Post 2533432)

Julie - Ugh, crane. I had it for a while then totally lost it. Annoying.

Originally Posted by Schumeany (Post 2534229)

I had been trying to figure out how to weight it myself...I think ankle weight might work, thanks Gymlee, although it seems like weighting it higher up the leg at the bottom of the thigh or knee or top of the calf might work better...I just can't figure out how. Resistance band and attachment maybe? The logistics have befuddled me...

Originally Posted by heather88 (Post 2531030)

These are the exercises I have a hard time doing WITHOUT modifying them.

-Jumping jacks
-Push-ups
-Jump rope

I'm slowly trying to make my body do these, but I always end up going back to the modified versions.

Originally Posted by Utterly Absurd (Post 2539663)

Me too.
Push ups because I have no upper body strenght and they are so hard!! But...I'm slowing working on that. I used to not be able to do one in the modified version...now I can do 10 in a row with the modified version. Maybe someday I can graduate to the full blown push up! haha

Originally Posted by JulieJ08 (Post 2533346)

Ah yes, side plank currently falls into my aforesaid category of "whatever yoga pose I'm working on that is too hard for me still." Along with crane.

Originally Posted by Schumeany (Post 2533371)

I do this strength training exercise, I have no idea what it is really called, but I refer to it as "peeing the dog". Basically, I get down on all fours and then lift my leg to the side, knee still bent...like a peeing dog. It BURNS in the hip and outer upper thigh and kind of the outside of the butt. I used to only be able to do about eight each side. I now do two sets of fifteen...but I still feel it. It is kind of a satisfying pain though... :)

Originally Posted by Shannon in ATL (Post 2539743)

Six months ago I couldn't do one modified either. Yesterday I was able to do two sets of 15 non-modified (did one set of 15, then did one set of standing cable row on my exercise machine, then went back for the second set of pushups). You can do it!

Originally Posted by Schumeany (Post 2533371)

I do this strength training exercise, I have no idea what it is really called, but I refer to it as "peeing the dog". Basically, I get down on all fours and then lift my leg to the side, knee still bent...like a peeing dog. It BURNS in the hip and outer upper thigh and kind of the outside of the butt. I used to only be able to do about eight each side. I now do two sets of fifteen...but I still feel it. It is kind of a satisfying pain though... :)

Originally Posted by Deetle Erin 2009 (Post 2542729)

I haven't done a unmodified push-up in years

/perhaps a new mini-goal

Originally Posted by JulieJ08 (Post 2542645)

Flashbacks to 1980s aerobics classes.. ;) .