Because I am just sick and twisted enough to try...

Kettlebell November 200 Reps Challenge, Are You Tough Enough

If one more person asks me what a renegade row is....

Today's Workout

22 push-ups (incline because my shoulder and back have been bothering me)

3X6 renegade rows

KB alternating swings

KB snatch (Tabata)

Side View Progression

What is up with my hair in some of these pictures!!!

November Progress Report

Oct 5
Bust - 42.5 (-1.5)
Chest - 35 (-1)
Waist - 39.25 (-.75)
Hips - 45 (-3)
Thighs - 24.25 (-.75 each)
Calves - 14 (-.5 each)
Upperarm - 15.5 (no change)
Forearm - L-11.5, R-11.25 (-.5L, -.75R)
Wrist - 6.5
Neck - 14
Weight - 197.4 (-13.2)
BF% - 34.5 (-3%)
Total inches lost this month - 10

Nov 2
Bust - 42.5 (no change)
Chest - 35 (no change)
Waist - 38.5 (-.75)
Hips - 45 (no change)
Thighs - 24.25 (no change)
Calves - 14 (no change)
Upperarm - 14.75/15 (-.75/-.5)
Forearm - 11.5 (no change)
Wrist - 6.5
Neck - 14
Weight - 191.8 (-5.6)
BF% - 34.5 (no change)
Total inches lost this month - 2

Open Challenge Goals
Goal 1: Weight Loss of 43lbs (218 to 175) - Last month I was at 197. This month I am at 192. Only 5 pounds this month but I broke through my 195 sticking point and actually lost during a month of crappy eating!!

Goal 2: Losing 2 dress sizes (18 to 14) - This goal was reach this month. I am officially a size 14. Not that I have many to wear since my clothing budget is totally maxed out!! LOL

Goal 3: Compliance - HIIT twice a week and SS cardio three times a week - 50% this month. My schedule has bee so crazy I am lucky to fit in my regular workout and that takes precedence over HIIT and cardio.

Goal 4: Perform 10 pushups. (0 to 10) - Push-ups - I got up to 6 push ups this month. I had to switch back to incline push-ups though a couple of days ago because my shoulder and back have been bothering me. Hopefully I will be back to regular push-ups soon.

The diet has hit the fan....

LOL

Actually I have decided to give the Eat Stop Eat IF approach another go. I experimented with various IF plans and I fell into the Fast 5 (ish) way of IF. It worked great for the past few weeks. The problem I find now is that I am NEVER hungry and I am eating way to FEW calories. So here is my plan.

Fast from Tuesday 8pm to Thursday noon (I know that is a little longer than the 24 hours but that is how the schedule will play out.) and from Friday 6pm to Saturday 6pm. The Tuesday to Thursday fast will not be a true fast. I will allow things like cream in my coffee and such. But no meals. Friday to Saturday will be a true fast.

The rest of the time I will keep carbs moderate but will not do super low carb. Fat will stay relatively high.

Upper Body Workout from Hell

Since adding in the Sun Salutations, my upper body work out has been kicked into high gear. Sun Salutations are rough on the upper body. Well they are rough on everything, but paired with my regular upper body workout it is down right brutal. I actually cut out renegade rows today for fear of over working myself!!

Push-ups - 22 in 5 sets (Week 1 Day 3 - I actually get to move to Week 2! I have been stuck at Week 1 since switching to regulation push-ups)

Ring pull-ups, leg assisted - 25 in 3 sets

Renegade Rows - 0

Sun Salutations - 23

What he said...

Metabolism = Over-rated

Well said, no need to elaborate

Greetings and Salutations

Sun Salutations that is....

A friend of mine and I have challenged each other to do 108 Sun Salutations in a row by the end of the year.

I don't do a lot of yoga but I love Sun Salutations so I will be adding 1 additional Salutation each day until the end of the year. That will get me to 105 on December 31st. I'll just have to tack on an extra 3 that day!!!!

Today was 21 Sun Salutations. I am tired!! Those are hard once you hit double digits. They were easier today than yesterday though so I am optimistic.

Unscheduled Workout

I was not scheduled to workout today but I decided to anyway.

5 min warm up
Tabata KB swings
10 minute cardio
Tabata KB snatch (only half the circuit - I am out of practice on my beloved snatches)
Windmills
15 minutes cardio

The scale was back down to 195.? today so I must have been retaining a bit of extra water from my weekend of carb-debauchery!!! LOL

October Progress Report

I don't really see that much difference in the pictures but my measurements show a big change. I have also gone down in clothing size.

Aug 27
Bust - 44 (-.25)
Chest - 36 (-.25)
Waist - 40 (-1.5)
Hips - 48 (-.5)
Thighs - 25 (-1.5 each)
Calves - 14.5 (-.25 each)
Upperarm - 15.5 (-.5 each, 'bout damn time!)
Forearm - 12 (no change)
Wrist - 6.5
Neck - 14
Weight - 210.6
BF% - 37.5%(-1%)
Total inches lost this month - 7

Oct 5
Bust - 42.5 (-1.5)
Chest - 35 (-1)
Waist - 39.25 (-.75)
Hips - 45 (-3)
Thighs - 24.25 (-.75 each)
Calves - 14 (-.5 each)
Upperarm - 15.5 (no change)
Forearm - L-11.5, R-11.25 (-.5L, -.75R)
Wrist - 6.5
Neck - 14
Weight - 197.4 (-13.2)
BF% - 34.5 (-3%)
Total inches lost this month - 10

Open Challenge Goals
Goal 1: Weight Loss of 43lbs (218 to 175) - Last month I was at 210. This month I am at 197. A loss of 13 lbs this month, 21 lbs total. Twenty-two pounds left to reach Open Challenge Goal. (195 has always been a sticking point for me so I am going to have to refocus myself!!!)

Goal 2: Losing 2 dress sizes (18 to 14) - Last month I was still in an 18. This month I am comfortably in a 16 and can wear a few 14s. I may try to reach a 12 by the end of the challenge. I haven't been in a 14 since well before my first son was born and I am not sure I was ever in a 12! (I think I jumped straight from a 10 to a 14 right after highschool.)

Goal 3: Compliance - HIIT twice a week and SS cardio three times a week - Last month my compliance was 75%. This month I had an unscheduled week off when I got my tattoo. If we count that week then I am at 75%, if not I am at 100%. (For those that didn't see it, it was not a little tattoo! LOL)

Goal 4: Perform 10 pushups. (0 to 10) - Push-ups - Last month I could not do any regular push-ups. This month I am able to do 4 in a row and 12 spread out in sets. I have restarted the 100 push-ups program with the new layout and doing regular push-ups. I am progressing slower than I should because I am taking 2 rest days in between each workout because the regualr push-ups are harder on my back. So far, 2 rest days has really helped and I am finding my back is less and less fatigued each time.

Kick A$$ Workout!!

I had a very good workout today. Today was supposed to be an off day but I needed the distraction. What better way to divert negative energy but toss around some cast iron!!!

I started with a circuit of push-ups, renegade rows and leg assisted ring pull-ups, repeated three times. Then a tabata round of KB swings with a few snatches thrown in! That I followed with a tabata round of planks and glute bridges. That is hard to do tabata style!!! Then after the obligatory 5 minutes rest period I did 20 minutes on the gazelle.

Food is not so good though. I was peer pressured into a piece of carrot cake at lunch. ;) Of course it doesn't help that I could happily eat nothing but this carrot cake for the rest of my life and be completely fulfilled! LOL (Yes, it is THAT good!!! Well, almost!LOL)

I Did It!

I had my photo session yesterday. It was a blast! Although I am very sore today from sitting in awkward positions. Who knew sitting up straight on a bed for an hour was better than any plank!!! I will have proofs by Friday. She took tons of pictures so I am confident there will be several I like!!