core
February: National Abs Month
Not sure how well known (or official) this “national” holiday is, but thought it would be a good idea to promote the benefits of a strong core. Sit-ups and crunches are one of the basic and most common exercises for the human body. In conjunction with a balanced diet, sit-ups will help build a strong [...]
I Did The Two Hundred (Sit-Ups That Is)
Last Friday I finished up Week 6 of the Two Hundred Sit-Ups challenge and planned to attempt the magic two hundred some time over the weekend. Saturday was a little soon after Friday’s workout, and to be honest I forget all about the sit-ups on Sunday. By the time I remembered on Sunday evening I [...]
Two Hundred Sit-Ups Week 5 Day 3
Required: 30 30 36 36 30 30 40 at least 75
Actual: 30 30 36 36 30 30 40 75
Toughest workout of the plan so far. I struggled a little towards the end and decided to stop at 75 instead of adding a few extras.
I also ran an “easy” four miles in 32 minutes tonight. Actually [...]
Two Hundred Sit-Ups Week 5 Day 2
Required: 30, 30, 36, 36, 27, 27, 33, at least 70
Actual: 30, 30, 36, 36, 27, 27, 33, 100
A few extra sets thrown in for good measure today which made the workout slightly more challenging. To hurry things through, I also lowered the recovery time to 30 seconds between sets. Good workout and nice to [...]
Two Hundred Sit-Ups Week 5 Day 1
Over the course of the weekend I performed the end-of-week-four exhaustion test to determine which column I’d be following in Week 5. After knocking out a straight 100 in several of the previous workouts, I was sure column 3 would be the one for me. I managed 110 sit-ups during the test before calling it [...]
Two Hundred Sit-Ups Week 3 Day 3
Toughest sit-up workout of the week, but still manageable.
Required: 33 42 30 30 at least 45
Actual: 33 42 30 30 50
I could already feel “the burn” on the set of 42, but with 60 seconds recovery between each set I was able to make it through to the end quite comfortably. Correct breathing is very [...]
