Thursday, July 24, 2014

30-Day At Home CrossFit Challenge


I found this while surfing the web and thought I'd give it a try, feel free to try it with me. The only change I'm going to make is that anywhere it mentions to do push-ups, I'm also going to do that same number of pull-ups.


Week One
Day 1: 20 walking lunges, 10 push-ups, 25 jumping jacks (4 rounds)
Day 2: 10 burpees (you can modify these by going down onto your knees and putting your legs out slower if needed), 1 minute plank, 1 minute side plank (both sides) (3 rounds)
Day 3: 25 air squats, 10 sit-ups, (4 rounds)
Day 4: Longer run (or whatever it is that you like to do–biking, swimming, etc) that lasts at least 30 minutes)
Day 5: Rest Day
Day 6: Ten vertical jumps ( crouch down, then jump as high as you can, land and do it again), 10 push-ups (5 rounds)
Day 7: Run 1 mile, for time, followed by 100 jumping jacks

Week Two

Day 8: 10 burpees (you can modify these by going down onto your knees and putting your legs out slower if needed), 1 minute plank, 1 minute side plank (both sides) (3 rounds)
Day 9: How many rounds in 10 minutes (keep going, taking breaks between sets if needed for 10 minutes): 5 push-ups, 10 sit-ups, 15 air squats
Day 10: 20 walking lunges, 50 jumping jacks (4 rounds)
Day 11: Longer run (or whatever it is that you like to do–biking, swimming, etc) that lasts at least 30 minutes
Day 12: Rest day
Day 13: 15 vertical jumps (crouch down, then jump as high as you can, land and do it again), 10 push-ups (5 rounds)
Day 14: Run 1 mile, for time, followed by 100 jumping jacks

Week Three

Day 15: 15 burpees (you can modify these by going down onto your knees and putting your legs out slower if needed), 1 minute plank, 1 minute side plank (both sides) (3 rounds)
Day 16: How many rounds in 10 minutes (keep going, taking breaks between sets if needed for 10 minutes): 5 push-ups, 10 sit-ups, 15 air squats
Day 17: 30 walking lunges, 50 jumping jacks (4 rounds)
Day 18:  Longer run (or whatever it is that you like to do–biking, swimming, etc) that lasts at least 30 minutes
Day 19: Rest day
Day 20: 15 vertical jumps (crouch down, then jump as high as you can, land and do it again), 10 push-ups (5 rounds)
Day 21: Run 1 mile, for time, followed by 100 jumping jacks and 20 sit-ups
 

Week Four

Yes, this final week lasts 9 days. No, I’m not sorry. Because when you’re done, you’re gonna look at yourself in the mirror and say, “I did it!!!” And your muscles will thank you. Remember: Reduce reps if needed, or increase reps if desired! Be ready for Day 30: It’s a doozy!
Day 22: 15-20 burpees (you can modify these by going down onto your knees and putting your legs out slower if needed), 90 second plank, 90 second side plank (both sides) (3 rounds)
Day 23: 20 vertical jumps (crouch down, then jump as high as you can, land and do it again), 10 push-ups (5 rounds)
Day 24: 100 air squats, 100 jumping jacks for time
Day 25:  Longer run (or whatever it is that you like to do–biking, swimming, etc) that lasts at least 30 minutes
Day 26:  Rest Day
Day 27: Run 1 mile, for time, followed by 30 sit-ups
Day 28: Leap forward (jump as far as you can with both feet) 20 times (3 rounds)
Day 29: How many rounds in 10 minutes (keep going, taking breaks between sets if needed for 10 minutes): 10 push-ups, 10 sit-ups, 15 air squats
Day 30: Today’s workout will sum up what we’ve done and will take a bit longer than other days, so set aside a little bit more time than normal! For today:
*20 lunges, 15 push-ups (5 rounds)–decrease push-up reps if needed
*15 sit-ups, 15 air squats (5 rounds) — or up the reps to 20 each
*150 jumping jacks
*jump rope for 1 minute
*20 vertical jumps
*10 burpees
Great job!!! You’ve done it! If you’ve completed the 30 days, post me a comment and let me know how you did!
Note: I am not a personal trainer or fitness coach. Please check with your medical professional before doing this program.

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Comic Con Workouts

Pick one for the month, one for the week, or one for the day.  Just pick one, try it, and have fun with it:













Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Weigh-In Wednesday (Week 2)

Congrats on making it another week!  You're squatting and push up machines right now but I think we're ready for more.  I'm going to introduce a little bit of arms and core exercises in the coming days, I'd also like to run through the "Deck of Cards Workout" with you at some point.  Keep on doing what you're doing, you're all capable of more than you know...

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Weigh-In Wednesday (Week 1)

Congratulations, you made it through week 1 and week 1 is a bitch!  You're sore, tired, full of doubt, and wondering if this is all worth it.  You are also better than you were last week, which is the goal.  Just keep getting better, better every day.  Last week you completed 126 squats and 52 push ups.  I bet that not only have you never, ever, done that before but you didn't even think you were capable of doing that.  And now? Now you can no longer say that.  I put a challenge in front of you and you kicked that challenge in the fucking teeth.  So enjoy your weigh-in tonight and remember to celebrate, even if the scale doesn't give you the number you're looking for.  You put the work in, you're building the foundation, and the results will come.  Trust the process and yourself.  You did it, you got this, and I'm proud of you for completing this week.

Monday, January 13, 2014

Monday Morning, Back To The Grind

Are you sore?  Tired?  Good, it's working.  You're making good progress, good food decisions, and getting active.  Let's finish strong, week 1 is almost in the books!

Friday, January 10, 2014

Morning Motivation

Good morning, ladies.  I hope everyone's ass is sore from squatting!







Thursday, January 9, 2014

Squat & Pushup Bootcamp


Here's a good one to get you started!  Weeks 1 and 2 you'll do 2 sets of each (so day 1 you do 12 squats, 5 pushups, then repeat 12&5) and weeks 3-5 you do 3 sets of each.  Remember, the lower you get your ass to the floor on the squats the better it will look when you're done!

Before we get started...


Before I posted any workouts, I wanted to address some common problems, misconceptions, or obstacles that we might run into. Also, a brief rundown of what you have to look forward to:

1.  Squats, squats, squats, and more squats!  We're going to do a lot of body weight squats.  The legs are the biggest muscle in your body and we're going to activate them.  Activating your muscles burns fat and ramps up your metabolism so we might as well go after the biggest one.  


Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Welcome


Welcome, ladies. You asked for some help and I'm going to try to help you through this blog. I'm going to post exercises, motivational pictures and quotes, healthy recipes, and more.  Let me know what you like or what you'd want to see more of and also what you don't like, this is just for you!  Let me know what your goals are and why you want to start this journey, the more information you give me the better I can help you.    Our work starts now...