“To achieve the highest accomplishments within the scope of our capabilities in all walks of life, we must constantly strive to acquire strong, healthy bodies and develop our minds to the limit of our ability”

- Joseph Pilates - Return to life through Contrology

Saturday 25 October 2014

Day 5,6,7 of leg challenge

So I have slacked with posting what the other days are because I lost track of time with having lectures and classes and tonight I went to a good concert but I have stuck to actually doing the challenge :)

Tomorrow is the last day which I'm sad about because I have enjoyed doing the challenge.

Here are the missing days...

Day 5:

50 Prisoner Squats

Rest 10 seconds

20 Jumping Jacks (Cardio!!)

Rest 10 seconds

30 Inner thigh leg lifts (15 each leg)   

Rest 10 seconds

30 Forward Skaters (15 each leg)

Rest 10 seconds

25 Jumping Squats

Rest 10 seconds

20 Walking lunges (10 each leg)

Rest 30 seconds

Repeat this circuit 4 times

Day 6:

20 Straight Leg Deadlifts
Rest 10 seconds

20 Side Lunges (10 each leg)

Rest 10 seconds

30 Jumping Jacks

Rest 10 seconds

20 Step ups (10 each leg)

Rest 10 seconds

25 Prisoner Squats

Rest 10 seconds

12 Walking lunges (6 each leg)

Rest 30 seconds

Repeat circuit 4 times

Day 7:

30 Spartan Bows
Rest 10 seconds

30 Side Lunges (15 on each side)

Rest 10 seconds

20 Power Jumping Jacks

Rest 10 seconds

20 Straight leg deadlifts

Rest 10 seconds

15 Gengis Khan 

Rest 30 seconds

Repeat this circuit 4 times

Tuesday 21 October 2014

Day 2 of leg challenge done

Just finished day two of the leg challenge... A little late in the evening but I must say it has given me energy of note!!

So here is day 3 and 4:

Day 3:

50 Prisoner Squats (Squeeze your butt nice and tight at the bottom of the squat and flex your quads once your legs are straight)

Rest 10 seconds

20 Jumping Jacks (Cardio!!)

Rest 10 seconds

30 Inner thigh leg lifts (15 each leg)   

Rest 10 seconds

30 Forward Skaters (15 each leg)

Rest 10 seconds

25 Jumping Squats

Rest 10 seconds

20 Walking lunges (10 each leg)

Rest 30 seconds

Repeat this circuit 4 times

Day 4:

20 Straight Leg Deadlifts

Rest 10 seconds

20 Side Lunges (10 each leg)

Rest 10 seconds

30 Jumping Jacks

Rest 10 seconds

20 Step ups (10 each leg)

Rest 10 seconds

25 Prisoner Squats

Rest 10 seconds

12 Walking lunges (6 each leg)

Rest 30 seconds

Repeat circuit 4 times

Sunday 19 October 2014

7 Day Leg Challenge

I decided to change my training program around a bit and do a 7 day leg challenge for a change. Change in a training program is very good. It also motivates you to keep going and not get bored of what you are doing.

So here is what I did today:

20 Straight leg dead lifts

Rest 10 seconds

20 Side lunges (10 on each side)

Rest 10 seconds

25 Prisoner Squats  (Remember to squeeze your gluteus at the bottom of the squat and flex your quads once your legs are straight)

Rest 10 seconds

20 Step ups (10 each leg)

Rest 10 seconds

40 Jumping Jacks (cardio is always a good idea)

Rest 10 seconds

12 Walking lunges (6 each leg)

Rest 30 seconds

Do 3 rounds of this circuit and then you are sorted.  You can add weights to everything you do to make it more of a challenge if it is too easy.



The List for tomorrow exercises are:

30 Spartan Bows (15 on each leg. You can hold onto a chair or foam roller if you cant balance. Stand on one leg and bent to touch the ground with 1 hand and come back up to standing...basically like a single leg bent leg deadlift)

Rest 10 seconds

30 Side Lunges (15 on each side)

Rest 10 seconds

20 Power Jumping Jacks (Like a normal jumping jack but you keep your legs bent the whole time)

Rest 10 seconds

20 Straight leg deadlifts

Rest 10 seconds

15 Gengis Khan (Start in a squat position and lower yourself into a plank and from the plank back into the squat position)

Rest 30 seconds

Repeat this circuit 4 times