Where Have All the Workouts Gone?

Remember this??

So back in May I said I was going to give myself a much needed break from the gym because I started to get that burnt out feeling. Well I did and I didn't. As you know I took a little European vacation and was going to consider that my break, but wouldn't you know my Mom talked me into (ok she only had to ask once) going to the gym on the ship with her. We only went the one day we were at sea, but man did I go full out! I did a full body weight workout since they had a kettle ball at the gym followed by 30 minutes of 30 second sprints.

Then I came home and was ready to go back to the gym. Well even with that one workout in there during the two weeks I was already out of shape. But did I listen to my body when it was fatiguing earlier than normal? Nope I pushed on through and then regretted it the following days because I could barely move. So then I told myself I had to ease myself back into my routine. So it was two or three times a week the first two weeks. These last two weeks I've made it four times and hoping for four or more again this week.

You may also remember I was doing a squat challenge...Yeah...didn't finish that. I had every intention of doing squats on my trip, but once I was officially on vacation I said screw that! Ha ha. I got half way through and had minor results. Since my body was already used to doing the squats, I think my very minor results came through doing the stability ball catches with my feet. I have every intention of working those into my normal workouts. I might even give the squat challenge another try...who knows.

June 1st I started a core challenge. While I haven't followed the schedule to a T, I have done every set on the list...I may or may not have had to do 4 days in one day because I got sidetracked an entire weekend. So far I haven't seen any results from this one either. But then again most of the sets on the list I do on a regular basis and I haven't changed the way I eat...Mexican food is just too hard to give up. My friend has seen results, so I guess it does work.

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
The Challenge: Do the listed crunches every day. Do any type of crunch you want, mix it up, do it throughout the day, focus where you want.						1-Jun
						30 crunches
The Twist: is located below the line. This is an optional challenge to  the challenge. It will focus on a specific area of your core.						30s plank 10 pushups (or chose 1 below)
2-Jun	3-Jun	4-Jun	5-Jun	6-Jun	7-Jun	8-Jun
35 crunches	40 crunches	45 crunches	REST	50 crunches	55 crunches	60 crunches
35 Hip Extensions 35 Quadrupeds (or chose 1 below)	1 set of: 100 Seated Side Crunches (or chose 1 below)	*Chose your own extra*		50s plank 15 pushups (or chose 1 below)	55 Hip Extensions 55 Superman (or chose 1 below)	2 sets of: 100 Seated Side Crunches (or chose 1 below)
9-Jun	10-Jun	11-Jun	12-Jun	13-Jun	14-Jun	15-Jun
65 crunches	REST	70 crunches	75 crunches	80 crunches	85 crunches	REST
*Chose your own extra*		70s plank 20 pushups (or chose 1 below)	75 Hip Extensions 75 Quadrupeds (or chose 1 below)	3 sets of: 100 Seated Side Crunches (or chose 1 below)	*Chose your own extra*
16-Jun	17-Jun	18-Jun	19-Jun	20-Jun	21-Jun	22-Jun
90 crunches	95 crunches	100 crunches	105 crunches	REST	110 crunches	115 crunches
90s plank 25 pushups (or chose 1 below)	95 Hip Extensions 95 Superman (or chose 1 below)	4 sets of: 100 Seated Side Crunches (or chose 1 below)	*Chose your own extra*		110s plank 30 pushups (or chose 1 below)	115 Hip Extensions 115 Quadrupeds (or chose 1 below)
23-Jun	24-Jun	25-Jun	26-Jun	27-Jun	28-Jun	29-Jun
120 crunches	125 crunches	REST	130 crunches	135 crunches	140 crunches	145 crunches
5 sets of: 100 Seated Side Crunches (or chose 1 below)	*Chose your own extra*		130s plank 35 pushups (or chose 1 below)	135 Hip Extensions 135 Superman (or chose 1 below)	6 sets of: 100 Seated Side Crunches (or chose 1 below)	*Chose your own extra*
30-Jun
Day 30
150 crunches
150s plank 40 pushups (or chose 1 below)