Last weeks fitness challenge was basically a continuation of weekly challenge no.2 except I completed the push-ups as three sets of thirty and one set of ten, instead of five sets of twenty.
I still aimed to complete the Happy Body Exercise program on three alternating days out of seven.
Here’s what the fitness challenge looked like:
- 100 push-ups – 3 sets of 30 and 1 set of 10 | Two minutes of plank (four days out of seven)
- The Happy Body Exercises (three days out of seven)
Here’s a day-by-day account of what I actually completed over the course of last week:
Thursday
Happy Body Exercises
Friday
90 push-ups over 3 sets
Saturday
30 push-ups
Sunday
No fitness!
Monday
30 push-ups – over 3 sets
10 push-ups
2 mins plank
Tuesday
30 push-ups
Happy Body Exercises
Wednesday
30 push-ups – over 3 sets
20 push-ups
2 mins plank
Summary
Total push-ups for the week = 360
Total plank for the week = 4 minutes
Happy Body Exercises = 2 sets
Thoughts
So far I’ve been starting a new fitness challenge on a Thursday.
Unfortunately, when it comes to Friday afternoon I’m in ‘wind-down’ mode. My thoughts turn to the weekend and the odd glass of wine or beer!
Unless I complete my fitness goals for Friday in the morning, I struggle to do anything in the afternoon/evening.
This seemed to set the scene for the weekend, because as you can see I did virtually ‘naff-all’ on Saturday and Sunday.
Monday brought a new sense of determination (due to my weakness for wine and cake at the weekend) and I had a good last few days.
Unfortunately I only managed two Happy Body Workouts in the week.
Overall, not a complete disaster, but certainly not a ‘full-house’.
Going Forward
Despite my relapse from Friday afternoon until Monday morning, I feel physically very good, and have plenty of energy.
It’s the start of a new month today, but I don’t want to set myself a monthly fitness challenge. I’m happy to keep it as a week-to-week challenge for now.
New Week New Challenge
Despite falling a little short of my weekly challenge last week, I start today with renewed belief and strength.
Challenge no.3 will be almost identical to last weeks challenge.
The only addition I’m going to add to the routine is to incorporate three pulls-ups every day.
I think that’s an easy addition. Plus I can do the pull-ups in one go.
I have a pull-up bar over the door to my bedroom office, so there’s no avoiding it!
I’ve also neglected doing any pull-ups for many months now, and really want to get back into them.
They are a great compound exercise and feckin super hard to do!
Peter
Weeks 1 2 – strength train 2 days a week doing 8 exercises (2 sets of 10 reps) Weeks 3 4 – strength train 3 days a week doing 8 exercises (2 sets of 10 reps) Weeks 5 6 – strength train 3 days a week doing 10 exercises (2 sets of 12-15 reps of the same weight) Weeks 7 8 – strength train 3 days a week doing 10 exercises (2 sets of 12-15 reps) and add weight to the exercises you think you can