Body Composition Challenge Round 2: The Holidays (Page 4)

Good morning!  Sounds like everyone's off to a good start!

Here's my starting stuff (pictures soon, promise! ...I'll take them tonight):

I'm focusing more on measurements this time around since I'm hoping to really build up muscle.  Here's what I'm tracking:

Chest: 34
Waist: 27.25
Abdomen: 29.75
Hips: 37
Thighs: 22.25 (both left and right)
Weight: 147 

Per month, I want to drop an inch from my abdomen and hips, and at least a half inch from my chest, waist and thighs.  So, by the end of this challenge, I should have dropped 7 total inches.  I'm hoping weight will follow, but frankly, if the inches are coming off, I don't care what the scale is telling me.

My next measuring session is December 3rd.

OMG, I forgot to take the pics!  Uggg, tomorrow....must remember tomorrow!

This is great that you are working your core....I need to find some sort of core strengthing routine like I like....I hate sit-ups so I do not do them.  Any suggestions?

Here are some of my core drills.

  Plank
  L Plank
  R Plank
  T Push Up
  Abdominal Curls
  Back Raise
  Push Up.

Another way to approach this it to mix front drills like push ups, with crunchs and reverse crunches. 

Example:

  20 push ups followed by 20 crunchs with legs raised and then 10 reverse crunches lower both legs together and return both legs to top position.  Thats 1.

  20 side planks, followed by 20 crunches to alternating leg extension, followed by 10 figure 4 crunches Left and 10 figure 4 crunches right.  Thats 2.

  20 push ups followed by 10 crunches knees  bent to the left lifting crunching up, then 10 with the legs bent to the right, followed by 10 belt leg circles to the left. 10 bent leg circles to the right.  Thats 3.

Hope that wasn't to confusing.

I do a varitety of core work.

LOVE doing things with the medicine ball, slam downs, pulse over head, toss up and let it bounce, throw it at the wall high/ low and fro the side so the obliques are engaged.

Lie on back toe touches with either the med ball or a body bar, you can also do oblique and regular crunches with this

frog master crunches where your arms cross over the chest and you are sitting up with legs off the floor bringing legs in and out

my personal favorite: PLUCK & REACH PYRAMID.  Lie on your back with a fit ball between your feet, pass the ball between the feet to hands then back.  THat is one rep.  Try a pyramid counting down from 10 reps to 1.  If you really want to push yourself go back up the pyramid.  (yep, I've done it)

lie on back and hold a piece of furniture while you raise and lower your legs to the floor.  alternate this with a boat load of crunches....do this 3x

planks with any kind of leg movement, single leg raise or legs in and out

any crunches on the ball or with feet on the ball

bridges/ heel touches

hip lifts

I could think of more but I think that's enough for now

Hey everyone, I am still here!  I went away for part of the weekend to visit some friends and my new job keeps me away from the computer during the day.  Life is not leaving enough time for BT lately!

I did take pics but can't seem to get them up here... and I have measurements from about a week ago that are stored on my phone.  But it's way too late to tackle all that tongiht...  I need bed!

I did get a workout in today and I've been pretty good with my eating (except for dinner Sat night which involved way too many wine calories ).  Just getting back in a routine is enough for me to tackle right now!

P90X - Ab Ripper X - "I hate it, but I love it".  If you don't have the disc, I will gladly pm you the exercises.  It takes them 16:15 to do over 300 core exercises - not one traditional sit up. 

slowly getting back into strength training.  Yesterday some at work desk push ups and leg stretches and hip circles.  This a.m. was ab ripper x.  The first few times doing that workout always gets my thighs and hip flexors.  I wish I could motivate myself to do the whole program.  I currently have a hardware problem regarding playing the videos in the "pain cave" but I can do ARX upstairs.  I can't do the others there.  Wish me luck in resolving the isse.

I took my pics this morning, but they are too dark!  Uggg need to change a few lightbulbs and hopefully tomorrow will be better.

Strength training this morning, ride tonight, but I also have a date......a glass of wine will most likely be consumed.

Nice work on the 175. Keep it up.

I need to find my measuring tape and take measurements.

Been running. I have my half marathon Sunday. The fam and I are making a weekend stay-cation of it. The hotel sponsoring the race is giving a great discount to the runners and it's got a fabulous waterpark. They're also offering a discounted "carbo load" dinner at one of their restaurants the night before, and one after the race for the runners. I love this race! One of our biggest every years.

Have a great evening.

Woo hooo! Thanks for the encouragement. I will keep a keen eye open for those butt crack, fluff peddlers. They are lurking EVERYWHERE trying to keep us fluffy.

Go, guys!

did my half mary on sunday.... today i'm starting a cycle of p90x... I tried starting this in January but it was too much in combo w/ IMSG training. Now's the perfect time to start w/ only a couple more half mary's on the horizon! I'm taking my measurements and pics today!