C'mon Everybody - February Challenge

Shimmy shimmy

Will you also help me to get back up off the floor when I can't do it myself

[Deleted User]

That only comes with practice Shims.  Actually, you shouldn't be touching the floor - I know it's difficult not to while your muscles are still developing.

Shimmy shimmy

I know but I get to a certain point and 'oompf'

[Deleted User]

That used to happen to me Shims.  Then someone told me to go down as far as I can while being able to lift myself back up again, so I did.  I still can't get really close to the floor - I could never get my A cups to the floor but I don't think I'm built that way, so I manage to be about 3" from the floor on a good day.

Shimmy shimmy

I will give that a go.  Might not manage 3" at the mo but I will work on it.

ta for the hint

[Deleted User]

Shimmy shimmy wrote (see)

Will you also help me to get back up off the floor when I can't do it myself

Would love to, but I'll probably be stuck down there myself, so not much help.

Not such a good idea after all then.

[Deleted User]

I've got this image of a couple of seals.

[Deleted User]

Bicycle Crunches par 300 or 150
Goldbeetle 200
Parklife 300
Shimms 300
VickyP 420
Home Time 100
ManxJade 200

CJBA 50

Push-Ups with Rotation par 150 or 75

Goldbeetle 100
Parklife 120
Home time 50
Vicky P 60

Ordinary Press-ups
CJBA   10

Box Press-Ups

Shimms 10
CJBA 40

Back Extensions

Parklife 90
Shimms 20

Squats

goldbeetle 100
Vicky P 90
Shimms 60

[Deleted User]

Bicycle Crunches par 300 or 150
Goldbeetle 200
Parklife 400
Shimms 300
VickyP 420
Home Time 100
ManxJade 200

CJBA 50

Push-Ups with Rotation par 150 or 75

Goldbeetle 100
Parklife 170
Home time 50
Vicky P 60

Ordinary Press-ups
CJBA   10

Box Press-Ups

Shimms 10
CJBA 40

Back Extensions

Parklife 135
Shimms 20

Squats

goldbeetle 100
Vicky P 90
Shimms 60

[Deleted User]

Well done everybody - lots of energy being expended - keep up the momentum.

Shimmy shimmy

Had a friend over so couldnt do my crunches but managed to fit my squats in at work waiting for my dinner to warm up in the microwave.

Bicycle Crunches par 300 or 150
Goldbeetle 200
Parklife 400
Shimms 300
VickyP 420
Home Time 100
ManxJade 200

CJBA 50

Push-Ups with Rotation par 150 or 75

Goldbeetle 100
Parklife 170
Home time 50
Vicky P 60

Ordinary Press-ups
CJBA   10

Box Press-Ups

Shimms 10
CJBA 40

Back Extensions

Parklife 135
Shimms 20

Squats

goldbeetle 100
Vicky P 90
Shimms 120

Kryten

Looks like there's some good work being done here - well done everyone!

I will start mine tomorrow...

..maybe.

[Deleted User]

I wondered where you were Kryten! 

Shimmy shimmy

I'm in the office on my own so I'd might as well put the time to good use.  I can do work stuff later

Bicycle Crunches par 300 or 150
Goldbeetle 200
Parklife 400
Shimms 400
VickyP 420
Home Time 100
ManxJade 200

CJBA 50

Push-Ups with Rotation par 150 or 75

Goldbeetle 100
Parklife 170
Home time 50
Vicky P 60

Ordinary Press-ups
CJBA   10

Box Press-Ups

Shimms 30 - oooh get me
CJBA 40

Back Extensions

Parklife 135
Shimms 40

Squats

goldbeetle 100
Vicky P 90
Shimms 180

Kryten

Bicycle Crunches par 300 or 150
Goldbeetle 200
Parklife 400
Shimms 400
VickyP 420
Home Time 100
ManxJade 200
CJBA 50

Push-Ups with Rotation par 150 or 75

Goldbeetle 100
Parklife 170
Home time 50
Vicky P 60
Kryten 50

Ordinary Press-ups
CJBA   10

Box Press-Ups

Shimms 30 - oooh get me
CJBA 40

Back Extensions

Parklife 135
Shimms 40

Squats

goldbeetle 100
Vicky P 90
Shimms 180

Kryten

Well I managed some of the push-ups.

I gave up on the bicycle crunches almost straight away. Every time I did one there was a loud clunking noise from my hip. It didn't hurt but it was really off putting. I possibly need to do some stretches to loosen my hips up!

[Deleted User]

Bicycle Crunches par 300 or 150
Goldbeetle 200
Parklife 500
Shimms 400
VickyP 420
Home Time 100
ManxJade 200
CJBA 50

Push-Ups with Rotation par 150 or 75

Goldbeetle 100
Parklife 220
Home time 50
Vicky P 60
Kryten 50

Ordinary Press-ups
CJBA   10

Box Press-Ups

Shimms 30 - oooh get me
CJBA 40

Back Extensions

Parklife 180
Shimms 40

Squats

goldbeetle 100
Vicky P 90
Shimms 180

[Deleted User]

Kryten wrote (see)

I gave up on the bicycle crunches almost straight away. Every time I did one there was a loud clunking noise from my hip. It didn't hurt but it was really off putting. I possibly need to do some stretches to loosen my hips up!

Classic hip flexor stretch should help Kryten (one leg bent on floor with knee over shoelaces and other leg stretched out behind with knee on or off floor).  Squats and lunges help too.

[Deleted User]

Bicycle Crunches par 300 or 150
Parklife  600
VickyP  420
Shimms 400
Goldbeetle 200
ManxJade 200
Home Time 100
CJBA 50

Push-Ups with Rotation par 150 or 75

Parklife 270
Goldbeetle 100
VickyP  60
Home time 50
Kryten 50

Ordinary Press-ups
CJBA   10

Box Press-Ups

Shimms 30 - oooh get me
CJBA 40

Back Extensions

Parklife 180
Shimms 40

Squats

goldbeetle 100
Vicky P 90
Shimms 180

Unknown

Hmmm.

I'm just back from my week away skiing with Womble.  I'm sure the squats helped,even though I didn't get to 1000 in January.

Not sure what I'll do this month. I need to focus strongly on weight loss and also starting to ramp up marathon training for Brighton in April.  (Once the running gets more intense in March, I find it gets harder for me to lose weight at the same time. ) So this is really weight loss month.

No, I'm not going to tell you what the scales say. I've just spent a week eating french bread and patisserie three times a day.

[Deleted User]

Hi Mike - I was wondering if the squats had helped with your skiing.  I'm not keen on bread and patisserie items so I don't find them a temptation, although it made it a bit difficult when I went on a cycling holiday in France and needed to stop for a snack.  Didn't have much choice - bread, bread, bread and because I'm not used to it, it had an adverse effect on my digestion.

I can recommend the bicycle crunches BTW.  Not loving the side press-up thingies quite so much ...

[Deleted User]

hi parky,

been away for a few days but kept up the exercises apart from yesterday after an 18 miler i just couldnt be arsed and went out for a few instead.

although it is getting easier(not much) i keep moving down the floor when doing the crunches usually 6ft from start position,what am i doing wrong

Kryten

Bicycle Crunches par 300 or 150
Parklife  600
VickyP  420
Shimms 400
Goldbeetle 200
ManxJade 200
Home Time 100
CJBA 50

Push-Ups with Rotation par 150 or 75

Parklife 270
Goldbeetle 100
VickyP  60
Home time 50
Kryten 150

Ordinary Press-ups
CJBA   10

Box Press-Ups

Shimms 30 - oooh get me
CJBA 40

Back Extensions

Parklife 180
Shimms 40

Squats

goldbeetle 100
Vicky P 90
Shimms 180

Kryten

Parklife - thanks I have started doing some of those stretches.

[Deleted User]

hold on a min , am i supposed to log my crunches and press ups

[Deleted User]

Bicycle Crunches par 300 or 150
Parklife  600
VickyP  420
Shimms 400
Goldbeetle 200
ManxJade 200
Home Time 700
CJBA 50

Push-Ups with Rotation par 150 or 75

Parklife 270
Goldbeetle 100
VickyP  60
Home time 350
Kryten 150

Ordinary Press-ups
CJBA   10

Box Press-Ups

Shimms 30 - oooh get me
CJBA 40

Back Extensions

Parklife 180
Shimms 40

Squats

goldbeetle 100
Vicky P 90
Shimms 180

[Deleted User]

Bicycle Crunches par 300 or 150
Parklife  600
VickyP  420
Shimms 400
Goldbeetle 200
ManxJade 200
Home Time 600
CJBA 50

Push-Ups with Rotation par 150 or 75

Parklife 270
Goldbeetle 100
VickyP  60
Home time 300
Kryten 150

Ordinary Press-ups
CJBA   10

Box Press-Ups

Shimms 30 - oooh get me
CJBA 40

Back Extensions

Parklife 180
Shimms 40

Squats

goldbeetle 100
Vicky P 90
Shimms 180

sorry about that , made a wobbly

[Deleted User]

I went mountain biking yesterday so i skived off the exercises, but I did a few extra today to make up a bit.

[Deleted User]

Bicycle Crunches par 300 or 150
Parklife 600
VickyP 640
Shimms 400
Goldbeetle 200
ManxJade 200
Home Time 600
CJBA 50

Push-Ups with Rotation par 150 or 75

Parklife 270
Goldbeetle 100
VickyP 100
Home time 300
Kryten 150

Ordinary Press-ups
CJBA 10


Box Press-Ups

Shimms 30 - oooh get me
CJBA 40

Back Extensions

Parklife 180
Shimms 40

Squats

goldbeetle 100
Vicky P 140
Shimms 180

Shimmy shimmy

I was so busy this weekend that I didn't have time, I will catch up tonight.