20 August 2010

Challenges Week #1 - DONE!

So I finished week 1 of both the Hard CORE and Legs Love Lunges challenges. I can't say that I hurt as bad as I expected - I'm pretty sure that having previously done bootcamp prepared me well. The problem with these two workouts is that I don't initially feel the pain. It usually sneaks up on me halfway through the next day. This means that tomorrow night I'm going to suffer... suffice it to say that I barely made it though the first two exercises tonight (crunches and bicycle kicks). The one thing I can take into next week is that it only takes about 30 minutes to complete so I don't need to split up the core workout like I did.

I haven't quite set which days I'm doing my workouts. I was going to go with Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, but this week made me question it. Sundays I do my long run and I liked doing core afterward as I was already a sweaty mess. Tuesdays, if I do run, I do a short tempo so I have the time. I was supposed to work out on Thursday, but after hills x 8 on Wednesday and 10km that night my body just wasn't into more. I caught up today and Fridays might work out better, but I'll have to see how I feel on Sunday and if I need the extra time between core and long run to better determine my schedule. What do you think?

Here's how this week went:

1.1
- Bicycle Kicks - 25 each leg
- Leg Lift - 30 seconds
- Hip (bridge) Lift - 30 seconds
- Plank - 45 seconds
- Lower Back Stretch - 30 seconds
- Push Ups - 20
- Side Bridge - 30 seconds each side
- 10 lunges each leg

1.2
- Crunches - 30
- (Face up) Supine Bridge - 30 seconds
- Ankle Grabbers - 25 each ankle
- Diamonds in the Sky - 20
- Shoulder Taps - 25 each shoulder
- Superman - 15
- Lower Back Stretch - 30 seconds
- Plank - 45 seconds
- 15 lunges each leg

1.3
- Crunches - 30
- Bicycle Kicks - 25 each leg
- (Face up) Supine Bridge - 30 seconds
- Ankle Grabbers - 25 each ankle
- Diamonds in the Sky - 20
- Hip (bridge) Lift - 30 seconds
- Plank - 45 seconds
- Lower Back Stretch - 30 seconds
- Push Ups - 20
- Shoulder Taps - 25 each shoulder
- Superman - 15
- Side Bridge - 30 seconds each side
- 20 lunges each leg

*meant to do whole set of exercises, but missed the leg lifts - oops!

6 comments:

  1. Ewa21 August, 2010 08:45

    That looks like a good workout.
    My pain hits me usually two days (!) after a workout. Go figure. So just when I think I got off easy, wham, I cannot move, I am sore all over and all my training plans go to... well, somewhere where I cannot see them.

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  2. sam21 August, 2010 09:48

    yes, that is a great workout. how do you keep yourself motivated? I start with a great plan, but as the week goes on i lose motivation and never keep it up. Can you suggest anything that could help me?

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  3. Alanna21 August, 2010 11:16

    I figured if I joined an online challenge it would be my motivation - nothing like strangers keeping you accountable! That and I wrote it on my calendar so I'm able to check off the days and see my progress. This is kind of a first for me so we'll see how it goes... but I know that it'll really help with my marathon (it's a rolling hills course).

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  4. Molly22 August, 2010 09:34

    nice job with your challenges! I'm trying to get some more lunge/core work in this month myself!

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  5. RunToTheFinish23 August, 2010 08:15

    way to rock it out on the challenges!! i do my long runs on saturday and totally wouldn't want to also do core work that day!

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  6. Zaneta @ Runner's Luck24 August, 2010 08:52

    I wrote about you in my blog! :D http://zanetaruns.blogspot.com/2010/08/long-weekend-and-first-blog-award.html

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