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"Come wit it now!!"
Feeling inspired... made it to the gym at lunch time and did 185 crunches after my workout. Actually looking forward to finishing 'em up at home tonight. Nice to have some energy back - dormant for too long!!
Hope everyone's doing well - I'll check back with ya tomorrow - Joe
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VERNONHEATHER
5/24/06 3:11 P
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Oh man Joe - I'm even an English Lit major!!!! Agh, I am shamed. lol. Although in my defense, I've never liked poetry (with the exception of some music lyrics, and most of Dylan Thomas' work). Some of the more inspirational 'poetry' for me is Rage Against the Machine lyrics, honestly they are so passionate and clever.
Heather 
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You're killing me Heather... MJ sings Man in the Mirror... Man in the Glass is a poem... it's on my sparkpage... check it out when you get a chance.
Congrats on getting in a good workout
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VERNONHEATHER
5/24/06 12:50 P
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My report: YAY finally managed to work in some pushups!
20 swiss ball pushups
150 crunches (up from 125)
Heather
PS Isn't Man in the Glass a Michael Jackson song? lol, keep it up y'all.
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I know what you mean about the arms like rubber, sore abs and wanting a day off!!!... I'm hurtin' today.
Yesterday's total tally for me was:
100 pushups (about 25 from the knees)
325 crunches
I thought about taking today off... but the Man in the Glass is telling me to keep the momentum going (he's obviously not as sore)... I'll keep you posted on who wins the day.
I felt guilty last night sitting on the couch... Thanks for the support and motivation.
Joe
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Awsome job you guys,
My stomach and arms were like rubber after the first day, painful rubberized arms and stomach. I gets alot easier. My hope is that by doing all these crunches when the gut is finally all gone I might havesome defined muscle under there. Keep up the great work.
Jeff
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ZAPPADAWG
5/24/06 12:53 A
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Wow, well who would have thunk it, I guess I do have abs under there somewhere,,they are surely hurtin' today. I got my 100 pushups but have only gotten to 300 crunches thus far.
Congrats Joe and Heather for gettin' them in,,,only day two and these pushups and situps were on my mind all day at work (bad kinda of on my mind that is, like, "hell I deserve a day off from all this working out stuff....ha,,ha.."
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Was able to fit 125 crunches in at the gym at lunch today... I will pound out another 200 tonight. As for the pushups I will get to 100 tonight even if I have to go to the knees to get'em done (Thanks for the idea Zappa). This is a great challenge
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VERNONHEATHER
5/23/06 1:19 P
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K, so it's actually my Monday up in the North (long weekend woo!) so here's my report for the day.
125+ crunches done
10+ min stretching (my new goal)
I ran out of time for the pushups, I'm going to try them on the swiss ball at the gym tomorrow am.
Heather
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Thanks Joe,
Took me 3 hours to do all of it, plus I had to resort to hitting the knees after first 40 pushups.. Tomorrow I'm planning on doing the first 3rd in the morning..Great challenge though...
Keep up the Keeping up!!!
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50 push ups
285 crunches
My chest and arms are feeling weak... I'll keep at it though. I will be at 100/500 by the end of the week and then there's no turning back.
Nice job Brian, Jeff and Zappa - Keep it up!!!
Later,
Joe
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ZAPPADAWG
5/22/06 10:04 P
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| Half way through my 100/500...I'm more out of shape than I thought. I'm gonna finish the second half during the Clippers/Suns game....
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Hey Brian,
100 pushups
150 full blown situps, those are back killers, not doing those anymore.
1.5 hrs of basketball scheduled for tonight
Jeff
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BJFLITCRAFT
5/22/06 8:36 P
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Crunches- 500
Pushups- 100
Squats_ 45
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Busy weekend, but was able to start working towards the 100/500... Friday I did 50/125 and went on a 3mile jog. I was planning to take the weekend off because we had family staying at the house, but by Sunday Night after they all left I needed some stress relief so I did 20/75 and went on another 3mile jog... man did it help!!
I'm planning to be at 100/500 by the end of the week!!!
ZAPPADAWG... welcome to the challenge and good luck. Thanks for the card idea... right now I'm just trying to pound out as many sets of 10 as possible... this may be a good way to break-up sets (although I will have to remove the diamonds for at least two weeks)
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100 push ups and 500 crunches...I officially start my workout sessions tomorrow (well later today I guess, it's 12:58 am here in Cali) I know I'll have to split everything out throughout the day.
We use to do a "fun thing" in the Marine Corps with push ups and a deck of 52 playing cards. Organized into 2 groups and flipped the cards over one by one. Whatever card your group got was the # of pushups you had to perform. Cards 2-10 was that respective number, Jack was 11, queen was 12, king was 13, ace was 15. If you got any card in the diamond suite then U did your set in the diamond pushup position (hands together in the shape of a dimond). Doesn't sound like much but really a great workout.
Anyhow, nice to meet everyone and hope you see a lot less of me (in the form of mass and flab) in the future...
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100 is good. It's killer man, I'm tellin ya. :)
Later you'll be walking down stairs with jello-legs, hanging on the banister and laughing.
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BJFLITCRAFT
5/21/06 9:09 P
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Crunches- 500
Pushups- 100
Raining today so I didn't get any club ride to help my weekly miles.
How many on the free squats 100, I believe that sounds like a good challenge, at least for me to work up to.
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Same guy. The whole book is bodyweight exercises. A lot of his stuff seems rediculously hard to me, but I like a lot of it too.
Plus, I travel a lot- so I'm always looking for stuff that I can do without weights, machines, etc. I also cannot stand being on the ground, so I try to find ab workouts that let me use a flat-bench. (The leg-lifts, hello dollys, and flutter kicks I do from a flat bench) :)
My newest 'find' is a real kicker (though unforunately requires a bent knee), it lets me get a great burn without touching the ground:
A strange sit-up/crunch thing-
Lie on your back, and put one ankle on your opposing thigh, like a half 'indian style'. Do the situps with your hands touching near your temples (I'd say behind your head, but pulling against the neck is a really bad idea). Only lift your legs toward you slightly while crunching. I try to extend my straight leg out on the 'down' and bring my thigh to vertical on the 'up'. After about 25, I switch sides. This one hurts. Bad. :)
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VERNONHEATHER
5/21/06 7:16 P
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Hey Ward, thanks for the suggestions. Some I already knew from my kickboxing days, but there are some that I'll be trying tomorrow for sure. I flipped through the combat conditioning book a little while ago I think - he's got a real focus on calistenthics doesn't he? Or am i thinking of something else?
Heather
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Thanks for the compliment. Haha. But really, I'm not trying to compete for an ego boost or anything. Competing is the American way! Go capitalism! :P
I'm also on www.thepresidentschallenge.com. To be quite honest, I'm about average to my military bretheren. They keep me in shape by trying to keep up, and- well I'm getting out of the military, so I need a new community. :/
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Wow.... can see why 125 of those would tire you out! I'll have to try those once my back gets better. Currently no one has set up any true "competitions" that I've seen. I'm sure we could get one started if any guys really felt like it. Most of our competitions tend to be to try and improve on our own times and numbers. I thinkg right now you'll probably destroy all of us in any contest. If you can think of something that we can try I'm always open to ideas.
matt
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Is there a way to compete in ability groups?
The Hindu squat is something I picked from Matt Furey's book, 'Combat Conditioning'. You start feet slightly closer than shoulder width apart.
1. Put your hands straight out in front of you.
2. Pull your hands in, aligned with your chest, forearms parallel to the ground.
3. Squat down, dropping your hands down, letting your knuckles touch your heels.
4. Stand, and raise your hands to the starting position.
That's 1. You really don't notice the burn (aside from generally tired cardio) until you're finished. For anyone without injuries, I'd say give it a max set. For anyone unsure of how this'll affect their knees, I'd say do 25 and walk around- see how you feel.
All other squatting rules apply, of course. Back straight, head up. I don't remember where Furey says to breath, but I'm inclined to think the exhale is on the lift like everything else. Come to think of it, I think I've been doing it backwards. haha.
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Ward,
The challenge is actually just against yourself. There is no "one" time to beat. If you do 12 minutes today, then try to do 11 tomorrow. But we're not trying to be better than any certain number or time. Just a way to push ourselves and get a little more exercise. Heck, most of us don't even get the 100/500 done in one session. We'll do 20/100 5 different times throughout the day.
Great suggestions on the alternate ab workouts. What is the "Hindu Squat"?
Matt
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Heather,
Have you tried using a sit-up bench? I don't know anything about your surgery, but hooking just for feet under a couch Vs having your knees supported by a situp bench might help.
Other options might be:
Leg-lifts-
Lie on your back, hands under your tailbone (for leverage). Start at 6" off the ground, up to 90 degrees, and back to 6" (That's one. Try for 50.)
Hello Dollys-
Same position as Leg lifts, only your feet don't go above 6" off the ground. Legs come apart past shoulder-width, then back together (that's one. Try for 100). [Also, sorry if that's a misogynistic military term, it's the only one I know]
Flutter kicks-
Similar to leg lifts, only with one leg at a time, similar to swimming. Try for 100.
[Leg lifts, hello dollys and flutter kicks are great to chain together into one set]
Alternating toe-touches-
More for warm-up than anything, stand feet a bit more than shoulder-width-apart, hands and arms outstretched (as if making a standing snow angel). Keep the knees straight, and twist down from right hand to left toe. Back up. Do as many as you like.. like I said, it's more warm-up than exercise. It makes me too dizzy to put any real effort in. :P
Chain-breakers, aka press press flings-
Feet shoulder-width-apart. Fists in front of you, elbows up at 45 degrees. Pull your fists apart until they're parallel with your shoulders, aligned with your chest. Back to the front. This is a 4 count exercise, so you'll do that 3 times. On the 4th time, extend your elbows, and let your hands go way back while coming up on your toes, chest in the air. This is the 'fling' part of ‘press press flings’ (which should actually be press press press flings). Again, this is a 4-count, so you'll be thinking (1,2,3,fling). I KNOW IT SOUNDS CHEESY! But trust me, do enough of them and you'll feel burn.
trunk bends-
Again, more of a stretch, but a good warm up. Hands on your hips, feet shoulder width apart. Bend forward, left, back, right. Like a 4-count, you're thinking 1,2,3,1. 1,2,3,2. 1,2,3,3. etc. After awhile, reverse.
V-ups-
Similar to a sit-up, these things are a pain, but interesting. Lay flat on the ground, arms to your sides. Raise your knees about 45 degrees while also lifting your torso, bringing your hands toward your knees. Back to the start. (I've also heard people starting with hands outstretched above their head, and lifting their arms overhead to their legs while lifting the torso.)
So yes.. it appears I've written them out of order, but if you do some stretching, some warm-ups, and some of these, you can put together a great ab routine without bending your knees at all. Courtesy of the USMC. :P
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What's the current challenge? 100 pushups and 500 cruches? I'll give it a try first thing tomorrow. :)
But, as was mentioned- what if there was a time limit? For example, if someone can do two sets of 50 pushups in 2 minutes, and 5 sets of 100 crunches in 10 minutes- the time-to-beat is 12 minutes. Efficient people might even do 20 pushups between reps of 100 crunches. :) Just a thought.
I'd also like to challenge people at 'free squats'. (I actually do a variation called hindu squats.. same thing). I can do about 125 straight. After that the legs turn to jello. Hehe. Seriously, it's hard to walk for days. :P
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SP_COACH_DENISE
5/21/06 2:24 P
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| Heather, can you do the wall push-up as a replacement?
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VERNONHEATHER
5/21/06 2:17 P
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Thanks Jeff, but because of my injury, I can't bend my knee. It's not my arm strength that's stopping me, it's my leg strength. I guess I just want something that I can do a bunch of reps with daily.
Heather
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125 pushups
200 crunches yesterday
I do feel much stronger than I did say 1 year ago. I do know what you mean about core exercises though, I think part of it is that they tighten you up.
Have you tried a modified pushup?
Jeff
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VERNONHEATHER
5/20/06 7:20 P
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Upped my daily crunches today - I'm hoping to see some more improvements. The other bonus of core work is I just feel stronger. . . anyone else get that?
Anyhoo - 125 crunches. Any ideas for pushup replacements?
Heather
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BJFLITCRAFT
5/20/06 6:19 P
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Crunches- 500
Pushups-100
Well the scales have been nice to me for a couple of days now, and the crunches are taking some of the butter off the abs. When the waist measurement goes down even a little bit it seems to put a smile on my face.
JBELLI
Come on in and start posting, I believe you will find that you will get some good results.
Half the time I'm just showing up, then after a couple of sets I'm into it. Seems to be working!
Good luck!
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Hi there JBELLI,
You can start the weekly challenge anytime you want. 100 pushups and 500 crunches everyday for 5 days during the week. Lots of people cant do them all the first day and have to work up to it. You can post your numbers in here when ever you feel like it. There is usually some of us in here that are working on the challenge. Posting what I've done duing the day and interacting with others about it is very motovational for me, it might work for you too.
Core exercises are great but I think that eating right and doing cardio exercise are very key to droppong weight. Good luck and hope to see you in here.
Jeff
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VERNONHEATHER
5/19/06 2:46 P
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Hi CostiaJ, I just started the crunch challenge a couple of weeks ago doing 50/day, and now I'm up to 100 with no problem (so I'll be adding another 30 on Sunday). There's a couple of tricks: one is multiple sets - do 20 crunches at a time, but like 5 times throughout the day. Or vary the crunch - do 20 with a twist, 20 straight leg raises, etc. Also, when the other guys use the swiss ball, I think they do less than without one.
You've got a good start with the cardio, but it would definitely help to add some strength stuff too! Good luck.
Heather
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| how in the world are you able to do so many crunches? are you using a ball? I am really just getting started. i hit the treadmill for 30 min 4x/wk. I need to add the pushups and crunches but im kind of antimidated by crunches.
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I'd like to get in on this challenge... I've been working out with both weights and doing some cardio, but very sporadically. I'll do great for 2 weeks then I'll stop for 3. I need consistency!!! I am currently between 225-230 depending on the day... I'd like to get down to 220 by the end of May. I've read through the string and Brian and Jeff you both are doing a great job and have inspired me to get in on the action - Thanks!
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Hey Brian,
I still have times of frustration when I think I've workin my butt off with no weight loss. I was told that just because the scale might not have moved to a lower number doesnt mean that things aren't changing for the better. I have been "stuck" at 216lbs since May 7th. For me weighing in everyday adds stress, so I dont anymore. I think everybody's weight goes up and down some everyday. I would say based on the exercise your getting in that you are making huge gains in muscle mass and you might not lose weight as fast as you did when you started. Keep up the good work it's already paying off.
I did get in my 100 pushups today and some crunches with the swiss ball. I have been trying to finish a remodle at work and it is definatly exercise. Even with all the new exercise Ive been doing I am not used to this much manual labor.
Jeff
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BJFLITCRAFT
5/18/06 11:09 P
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Crunches- 500
Pushups- 100
Jeff, sometimes I just don't understand weight loss.
I stay in that window of calorie intake, do my cardio and strength exercise and I just put weight on. I weigh every day, but I only post my weight once a week, and the day I was complaining I was 3 1/2 pounds heavier than my last post. Luckily I weighed today and was back down to 195, no loss, but no gain! :)
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Hey Brian, That is awesome cycling. I know when I hit 100 per week I start to burn calories like mad.
I'm hopping to get myself back on track this week after an off week last week with the wake and funeral and bad wether. So far I've done spinning in the basement at least an hour each day with a real bike ride today. Boy it was nicve to get some fresh air.
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Hey Brian,
whats wrong with the scales?
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BJFLITCRAFT
5/17/06 7:42 P
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Crunches- 500
Pushups- 100
Good day except when I hop on the scales.
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Hey Brian,
Awsome, glad you're feeling stronger. Its great to want to get after it instead of going through the motions.
100 crunches
50 swiss ball crunches
100 pushups
2 hrs of basketball tonght. My knees feel much better from NOT pounding up and down the court for the last week. Im ready to play again. WOOHOO
Jeff
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BJFLITCRAFT
5/15/06 7:54 P
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Crunches-500
Pushups-100
Good day, feeling stronger!
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Brian,
Congrats on the clothes fitting loose! If you're cycling that often I'd just about guarantee your metabolism is speeding up. =) I know mine has for sure just from riding 1-2 days a week. Keep up the great work.
Matt
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BJFLITCRAFT
5/14/06 9:02 P
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Crucheses- 250
Crunches w/twist-100
No pushups today but I did get a 32 mile bike ride. So honestly, I was dragin, and didn't have the energy. But it was a great day, lots of warm sun, and lots of cardio.
Matt,
I think that my metabalism is gettin better, I kown there is a difference in my clothes. Guess I'll have to get some smaller ones :)
I'm doing strength training at least 5 days a week, and cycling 4 or 5 days. Cycling on good weather weeks, I get 75 to 100 miles, so with all this I had better get some results. The abs are the hard ones though! Well so long for today.
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Hey guys,
Not a tremendious day today but did get some in.
100 pushups
200 crunches
60 min walk on the beach
Not the best food day, but oh well. Tomarrow I get to start fresh again. Thats the best thing about it.
Jeff
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Brian,
The longer you keep your heart rate elevated the more efficient it will be. There is somewhat of a myth about fat zone vs cardio zone. Ultimately it comes down to the higher your rate, the more calories you burn. The more calories you burn, the more weight you will lose. Not to mention, the longer you can keep your heart rate elevated the better effect it will have on your metabolism. If you can speed up your metabolism you can burn more fat in everyday activities.
Keep up the great work!!!
matt
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BJFLITCRAFT
5/13/06 7:13 P
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Jeff,
Got a show up today,
Crunches 300
Pushups 100
but I also got in a 2 hour bike ride. Is it true that once you are over 2 hours in cardio, that you burn fat instead of carbs. I have some melting to do! :)
Brian
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Brian,
Same here today. Going through some of the motions.I had kind of a light exercise day as far as structured reps and sets. I did do 100 pushups and around 220 crunches, but worked outside until dark. Thats what felt like exercise today. I have unfinished projects in the yard that need to get done now that the wheather is getting better.You are nailing the 100/500 or better just about everyday. Thats going to help melt the fat away and tone you up.
Jeff
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BJFLITCRAFT
5/12/06 8:58 P
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Jeff,
Thanks, just showed up again today. I know what you mean about the abs. once you get a little butter man it's hard to get off, but my pants are getting bigger on me, but the butter. Oh well, guess we'll keep showing up untilo it melts.
Crunches-500
Pushups-125
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Brian,
I know whhat you mean about show up and go through the motions. I have been kinda doing that for about a week or two. I feel like I been stuck at 216lbs for a while. After you work so hard everyday you want to see results everyday. I just keep showin up though.
The weight loss for me is slowing down a bit. When I first started this, oh man I was a fat burning machine, part of the problem is I got used to the daily results. Now Im trying to fine tune where I want to go a little more.
I have been starting to get a little bored some days with pushups even though they are effective for muscle building. I will keep them up. I need to keep up the cardio. I still have some extra pizza and doughnuts stored around my middle that needs to go and I think cardio is the answer I have been looking for.
Anyway you are doing a excellent job doing the pushups and crunches. I always come in here and see who has done what and you have usually posted something. Its motovational for me. Thanks
Jeff
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BJFLITCRAFT
5/11/06 9:06 P
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Jeff,
One of those show up days. Showed up went through the motions, it got better. The pushups are easier, at first it was sets of 10 and less, and a lot of soreness. About a week then the reps started to come. It's has been really amazing to me that all of a sudden, the weight is coming off. :)
Brian
Crunches-500
Push Ups-100
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BJFLITCRAFT
5/10/06 8:35 P
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Well today I went back to crunches, cause the abs where sore from crunches w/swiss ball.
Crunches-500
Pushups-150
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BJFLITCRAFT
those are words of wisdom. I was stuck at 229 for a while and that passed, now its 216-218. Just keeping on top of the work, building healthy habits everyday. Isnt it amazing how easy it is to blast out 100-150 pushups once you have done it awhile. Gotta love it
Jeff
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BJFLITCRAFT
5/9/06 10:29 P
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Crunches w/swiss ball- 115
Pushups-100
I believe that I've been at this challenge about 3 weeks now, and I have lost some weight again. For a while I was doing everything that I was suppose to do, but no weight loss. Stay with it, and don't quit before you see something happen. It does get better, and you will definetly feel stonger.
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VERNONHEATHER
5/9/06 11:46 A
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Hey SamsDad - I had the same question, especially because one my horrible zones is my back, so I wanted to count the core work I do there too. I've talked with a couple of people and the consensus seems to be everytime you contract your core, that counts as one rep.
My weekly challenge is 60 situps/day for 5 days. I'm just starting out, so I don't want to blow it.
Heather
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BJFLITCRAFT
5/8/06 10:36 P
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Jeff,
I like the swiss ball crunches. I thought I was feeling tight doing the regular ctunches, which I was, But these, I really feel.
Crunches w/swiss ball- 110
Pushups-125
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I got some of this stuff in but really no intense cardio over the weekend.
200 pushups
300 crunches
50 swiss ball crunches
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Hey BJFLITCRAFT,
I just noticed that you were doing the swiss ball crunches, how are you liking those. I can tear my guts out doing those.
Jeff
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BJFLITCRAFT
5/7/06 7:59 P
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crunches w/swiss ball-100
pushups-100
After 3 weeks of the crunches thought I'd change one exercise for variety.
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WEEKLY CHALLENGE: 500 crunches and 100 pushups everyday for at least 5 days a week. I came in a little low on the crunches today.
100 pushups
300 crunches
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BJFLITCRAFT
5/6/06 8:01 P
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Crunches- 500
Pushups- 180
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| Well, I took Sam on his trail-a-bike to the ice-cream stand. about 2 hours of hard biking all together so I've hit my 5%. Next week will be tough, lol. Of course the 1200 calories in ice cream I ate just about came even with the two hours of biking. Can't take that approach every day but it was fun.
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BJFLITCRAFT
5/5/06 4:10 P
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Pushups-175
Crunches-500
I missed yesterday, so no more days off this week.
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350 crunches, 30 pushups
Did the commute by bike today for the first time this year. 42 miles r/t so that will give me a bump to the 5% more cardio.
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I like this thread. I used MayDay to start the challenge. It's time to ask the body to do more, and what a great motivation to get you going.
I count as fast as I can, especially near the end of a set(LOL)!!!
"You are who you are when nobody else(OR no coach) is around." Famous quote by a area high school football coach.
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| I just count 1 as up and then down. I try to not go to fast and to get my shoulder blades off the ground a little. Sometimes I do a twist5 or 10 times in one direction and then the other but I count them all as 1 rep.
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Had a couple of rest days after doing a lot this weekend but I'm back in the saddle.
crunches are coming slowly. Hit 300 again. I must say I also am feeling a big difference in my abs even thoug I'm not hitting 500.
Did my dumbells today so I lay off pushups
Rode on my trainer for 75 minutes. Looks like I'm on track for the 5%. I plan to ride to work and back tommorow, weather willing.
So here's a question for the group. What counts as a crunch. Some are easy to know. A straight forward situp is 1. But what about a crunch with a twist or a bicycle crunch. Do you have to do one on each side to count or is each one a crunch all by itself?
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BJFLITCRAFT
5/3/06 6:31 P
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Crunches-500
Pushups- 160
Everyday just a little more. 3rd week at this challenge and I do feel a differance in my abs and chest.
Eveyone, just keep showing up and go through the motions, It gets better.
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VERNONHEATHER
5/3/06 2:37 A
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Alright, so day two hit me like a ton of bricks. I'm glad for it, cause it means that I'm actually building muscle, but it put a damper on doing more today.
Crunches: 50
5%: actually 2 minutes less on the swim, but added some distance on the walk (supervised of course)
Heather
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Hey BJFLITCRAFT, way to get above the numbers today. Today I got on this thing today where I wanted to see how many pushups I could do. I wish I would have started earlier.
505 crunches
270 pushups
120 basketball tonight
KE7CWM
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BJFLITCRAFT
5/2/06 7:42 P
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Crunches- 500
Pushups- 150
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VERNONHEATHER
5/2/06 1:12 P
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Last night: 100 crunches, 2 mile walk.
For the 5% challenge, I've added 5% time to my swims, but the walks are doctor's orders so I can't increase them until I get the ok from him.
See y'all around.
Heather
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