These two days have been pretty cool! Luckily today was a rest day, so I sat gaming with my friends from Europe, and ate too much. Oh well! xD Here's yesterday's thoughts.
The sit ups. I did these in sets and they were hard work.
The leg raises. Just as hard as the sit ups.
The plank. I enjoy doing these planks, I feel them as being the easiest exercise.
The squats. These are my second favourite! They're challenging but I can feel the biggest improvement in my muscles.
Anyway, I'm leaving for holiday tomorrow morning, so I won't have any time for these workouts until next Saturday. When I get back, I will continue where I left off at day 21!
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17 August 2014
15 August 2014
abs and squats | day 18
Hey guys, I'm finally back on track, all aches and pains are gone, for the minute anyway.
The sit ups. I did these in four sets of 20, and they definitely worked me!
The crunches. Right. I hate to say this, but I'm not going to continue doing these anymore. Although I have gotten a more correct form, I tried these today and my neck was hurting yet again. That's the reason I won't be doing these anymore.
The leg raises. I did these in two sets of 24 and it hurt! Wow.
The plank. This was not as easy as before, but I could feel it.
The squats. I did these in sets so they weren't too bad.
The sit ups. I did these in four sets of 20, and they definitely worked me!
The crunches. Right. I hate to say this, but I'm not going to continue doing these anymore. Although I have gotten a more correct form, I tried these today and my neck was hurting yet again. That's the reason I won't be doing these anymore.
The leg raises. I did these in two sets of 24 and it hurt! Wow.
The plank. This was not as easy as before, but I could feel it.
The squats. I did these in sets so they weren't too bad.
14 August 2014
abs and squats | day 17
Hey guys! I've been super busy again today but I just had time to do these.
The sit ups. My neck is still too sore.
The crunches. As above.
The leg raises. Not too bad.
The plank. Easy!
The squats. Alright.
The sit ups. My neck is still too sore.
The crunches. As above.
The leg raises. Not too bad.
The plank. Easy!
The squats. Alright.
13 August 2014
abs and squats | days 15 and 16
I'm combining yesterday's and today's posts since today is a rest day and I didn't have the time to post yesterday.
The sit ups. I couldn't do them, I tweaked something in my neck.
The crunches. As above.
The leg raise. Not too bad.
The plank. Was easy, we did a ton at dance afterwards too!
The squats. These were okay today.
That's it for yesterday (day fifteen). I've been spending today looking for a dance to cover!
The sit ups. I couldn't do them, I tweaked something in my neck.
The crunches. As above.
The leg raise. Not too bad.
The plank. Was easy, we did a ton at dance afterwards too!
The squats. These were okay today.
That's it for yesterday (day fifteen). I've been spending today looking for a dance to cover!
11 August 2014
abs and squats | day 14
Today I really threw myself into the workout. I've had possibly the worst day on my record, and there's nothing I could do to fix it. So my workout was more or less fuelled by anger and self pity.
The sit ups. I couldn't do them. I seriously want this neck to get better, it's bumming me out!
The crunches. Same as before.
The leg raises. I did these! Not too bad, got much worse at the end though.
The plank. Hardest one I've done yet. I managed it, but as I looked up at the clock I felt something tweak in my already painful neck. Great way to top off today.
The squats. I really enjoyed the burn today. I've found it distracts me from life.
The sit ups. I couldn't do them. I seriously want this neck to get better, it's bumming me out!
The crunches. Same as before.
The leg raises. I did these! Not too bad, got much worse at the end though.
The plank. Hardest one I've done yet. I managed it, but as I looked up at the clock I felt something tweak in my already painful neck. Great way to top off today.
The squats. I really enjoyed the burn today. I've found it distracts me from life.
10 August 2014
abs and squats | day 13
Hey all! Some bad news...my neck is still hurting so badly from the ride I went on at the fair yesterday, meaning I can hardly move my head at all. Dan offered a massage, sadly we couldn't meet up.
The sit ups. I couldn't do these because of my neck, sadly!
The crunches. Yet again, I couldn't do these. I don't want to hurt my neck any more.
The leg raises. These weren't too bad.
The plank. Not bad.
The squats. These weren't bad at all.
The sit ups. I couldn't do these because of my neck, sadly!
The crunches. Yet again, I couldn't do these. I don't want to hurt my neck any more.
The leg raises. These weren't too bad.
The plank. Not bad.
The squats. These weren't bad at all.
9 August 2014
Abs and Squats | Day 12...
I'm so glad that today is a rest day, more glad than before! Today in a local park there was our town's music festival, which turned out to be so much fun! I had two dance performances, each dance was 5 minutes long. So, that was exhausting!
8 August 2014
Abs and Squats | Day 11...
Today has been a good day in general, so that put me in a good mood for the workout.
The sit ups. These weren't so bad. I could feel them a bit, but they weren't as hard as on the first day.
The crunches. I definitely felt these.
The leg raises. These weren't actually so bad today!
The plank. Was okay on my core. I did this after the squats, so I felt my thighs burn!
The squats. I found these much easier than I expected today. I did two sets of 55, and I didn't feel them as much as yesterday, although my legs were a bit shakey afterwards. My thighs are starting to feel much stronger too. I can see and feel muscles on the tops and sides, which is amazing, I didn't expect that!
The sit ups. These weren't so bad. I could feel them a bit, but they weren't as hard as on the first day.
The crunches. I definitely felt these.
The leg raises. These weren't actually so bad today!
The plank. Was okay on my core. I did this after the squats, so I felt my thighs burn!
The squats. I found these much easier than I expected today. I did two sets of 55, and I didn't feel them as much as yesterday, although my legs were a bit shakey afterwards. My thighs are starting to feel much stronger too. I can see and feel muscles on the tops and sides, which is amazing, I didn't expect that!
7 August 2014
Abs and Squats | Day 10...
I was looking forward to today's workout, which is great!
The sit ups. I did a set of 30 and a set of 20, and they weren't too bad :P
The crunches. I'm so happy with these now! I still have points where I find myself using my back and shoulders, but I've been using my core a lot.
The leg raises. I did these all in one set. I felt like stopping at 15, and then doing another set, but I pushed through the ache.
The plank. This was easy.
The squats. Not too bad.
The sit ups. I did a set of 30 and a set of 20, and they weren't too bad :P
The crunches. I'm so happy with these now! I still have points where I find myself using my back and shoulders, but I've been using my core a lot.
The leg raises. I did these all in one set. I felt like stopping at 15, and then doing another set, but I pushed through the ache.
The plank. This was easy.
The squats. Not too bad.
6 August 2014
Abs and Squats | Days 8 and 9...
Well yesterday I had a lovely rest, only to be followed by numerous planks in contemporary! They were super easy though - I didn't feel a thing, so this must be paying off to some degree.
So today's workout.
The sit ups. Not too bad.
The crunches. I've now looked up more tutorials for crunches and seen some more tips. I think I was using my back too much, that's why my neck hurt so badly.
The leg raises. Painful!
The plank. This was easy again!
The squats. Pretty easy, surprisingly!
So today's workout.
The sit ups. Not too bad.
The crunches. I've now looked up more tutorials for crunches and seen some more tips. I think I was using my back too much, that's why my neck hurt so badly.
The leg raises. Painful!
The plank. This was easy again!
The squats. Pretty easy, surprisingly!
4 August 2014
Abs and Squats | Day 7...
Hey, guys, today was better than expected!
The sit ups. These weren't too bad!
The crunches. These hurt so bad. Had to hold my head because my neck was hurting again.
The leg raises. I did two sets of 10, because you can only go for so long!
The plank. This was the easiest part!
The squats. These weren't too bad. Did them in two sets of 40.
The sit ups. These weren't too bad!
The crunches. These hurt so bad. Had to hold my head because my neck was hurting again.
The leg raises. I did two sets of 10, because you can only go for so long!
The plank. This was the easiest part!
The squats. These weren't too bad. Did them in two sets of 40.
3 August 2014
Abs and Squats | Day 6...
Hey y'all, today wasn't so bad. I'm seeing progress! My outer thighs hurt after the squats today, like they do, and they felt rock solid! Hopefully these muscles will get stronger!
The sit ups. These weren't too bad, only started feeling them at number 18.
The crunches. Ouch! These hurt a lot, and my neck hurt too.
The leg raises. Quite painful.
The plank. Only hurt from everything else.
The squats. I did two sets of 35, and this worked!
The sit ups. These weren't too bad, only started feeling them at number 18.
The crunches. Ouch! These hurt a lot, and my neck hurt too.
The leg raises. Quite painful.
The plank. Only hurt from everything else.
The squats. I did two sets of 35, and this worked!
2 August 2014
Abs and Squats | Day 5...
Another day down! I'm beginning to think I can actually do this now; I'm a sixth of the way through! I'm going to have to take a break from the 18th to the 22nd, when I'm on holiday, but apart from that I should be good! I think I'll carry on from where I left off starting on the 23rd.
The sit ups.
The crunches.
The leg raises.
The plank.
The squats.
Erm.....confession time......I didn't actualky have time to do the workout today, I was so busy. I'm going to skip this day of the calender and just jump back to tomorrow's workout in the morning! Sorry!
Erm.....confession time......I didn't actualky have time to do the workout today, I was so busy. I'm going to skip this day of the calender and just jump back to tomorrow's workout in the morning! Sorry!
1 August 2014
Abs and Squats | Day 4...
Hi guys! Today I had a nice time doing not a lot, yet somehow it still felt more productive than usual! Anyway, I was relaxing, and I decided to do some stretches from today's box on the Blogilates August workout calender, and that was nice!
Pictures will be uploaded tomorrow.
Pictures will be uploaded tomorrow.
31 July 2014
Abs and Squats | Day 3...
If I'm being honest with you, I'm surprised I've made it even this far into the calender! I have an absolutely awful track record for procrastination and giving up on these types of things, but I think it helps that I really really want and need more core strength. I've been focusing on my pirouettes and turns at dance for the past couple of weeks and I need more strength for that. I've also been trying to get into a backbend, and the squats also help abs and lower back strength, which you need for backbends.
So this is how things went today.
The sit ups. These felt pretty easy today actually.
The crunches. My neck wasn't hurting as much as yesterday, but I could definitely feel this in my abs.
The leg raises. These were surprisingly quite easy!
The plank. Easy, again!
The squats. I did two sets of 30, so they weren't as bad as yesterday, but my legs do feel a little bit like jelly!
So that's it for today! Come and visit tomorrow to see pictures, if you like looking at bellies xD
So this is how things went today.
The sit ups. These felt pretty easy today actually.
The crunches. My neck wasn't hurting as much as yesterday, but I could definitely feel this in my abs.
The leg raises. These were surprisingly quite easy!
The plank. Easy, again!
The squats. I did two sets of 30, so they weren't as bad as yesterday, but my legs do feel a little bit like jelly!
So that's it for today! Come and visit tomorrow to see pictures, if you like looking at bellies xD
30 July 2014
Abs and Squats | Day 2...
Today's workout consisted of an increased number of reps to yesterday. Well, I mean, obviously. Each day's workout gets harder than the last. I'd also like to mention that I won't be photographing everyday, instead I will be getting photos every five days, as this will show progress (if any!) more clearly.
The sit ups. Not too bad. Tougher than yesterday but still okay.
The crunches. I more or less got over my fear of the yesterday, so today was easy, but my neck hurts when I'm doing them. I'm sure this is because of incorrect form, but I don't know how to correct them. Help?
The leg raises. These weren't unpleasant at all, but I did feel them.
The plank. Easy peasy. I can do a minute easily, so this was nice and relaxing, actually!
The squats. Omg. I did them all at once after sticking on some pop music with a good beat, but my legs hurt now!
Anyway, that's two days down, 28 to go! I'm 1/15 of the way there! Yay!
Anyway, that's two days down, 28 to go! I'm 1/15 of the way there! Yay!
29 July 2014
Abs and Squats | Day 1...
Hey guys, I'm just reporting on how today's workout went; you can see the original post and calnder for yourself here.
Well here's the verdict.
The sit ups. I expected these to be quite easy, as I normally do a couple of sets of ten in ballet and contemporary anyway. They were almost as easy as I thought, except I did start to feel something at the end.
The crunches. I hate crunches with a passion, so I was really dreading these. But it turns out they weren't as bad as I'd thought, so these were over and done with quickly.
The leg raises. Not too bad. I struggled to keep correct form, however, so I had to do five more with my hands under my bum to stop from arching my back, and this seemed to work much better.
The plank. Easy. Enough said.
The squats. I did them in two sets of 20 then a 10. Ouch!
And here are some very lovely pictures of me today....yay.
Well here's the verdict.
The sit ups. I expected these to be quite easy, as I normally do a couple of sets of ten in ballet and contemporary anyway. They were almost as easy as I thought, except I did start to feel something at the end.
The crunches. I hate crunches with a passion, so I was really dreading these. But it turns out they weren't as bad as I'd thought, so these were over and done with quickly.
The leg raises. Not too bad. I struggled to keep correct form, however, so I had to do five more with my hands under my bum to stop from arching my back, and this seemed to work much better.
The plank. Easy. Enough said.
The squats. I did them in two sets of 20 then a 10. Ouch!
And here are some very lovely pictures of me today....yay.
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