YAY!!! I finished my 10,000 Swing Challenge today!!! I knocked out 550 swings yesterday (did another 300 after Zumba last night) and did 700 at work today!! Wahoo!!! Its nice to be done with that challenge! It feels good to accomplish something like that!!
Kettlebell Swings Challenge (last night)
Double Arm Swings with Squats: 3 sets of 25 reps
Single Arm Swings (Right) with Squats: 3 sets of 25 reps
Single Arm Swings (Left) with Squats: 3 sets of 25 reps
No Squat Swings: 3 sets of 25 reps
Total Calories Burned: 50 Calories
Total Time: 10 Minutes
Total Swings: 300
Kettlebell Swings Challenge (done today)
Double Arm Swings with Squats: 7 sets of 25 reps
Single Arm Swings (Right) with Squats: 7 sets of 25 reps
Single Arm Swings (Left) with Squats: 7 sets of 25 reps
No Squat Swings: 7 sets of 25 reps
Total Calories Burned: 175 Calories
Total Time: 27 Minutes
Total Swings: 700
Now - time to start training for the Warrior Dash!! So excited!!!! Its gonna be fabulous!!!
The "10,000 Kettlebell Swing Challenge" Total Count: 10,000 Swings
Total Time Spent Whoopin' My Bum into Shape: 479 mins
Total Calories Burned Kickin' My Ass: 2996 Calories Torched
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Monday, February 27, 2012
Swings at Work
Okay - knocked out 250 swings with the 15 pounder before I hopped on a conference call today. I can definitely tell the difference between the 10 pounder and 15 pounder. I'm stronger than I was before, so it was easier to move - but it hit my muscles in a different way which was nice. Not sure if I'll be able to get any more done before I leave, if I don't the rest will be done at home later today before class. Since I don't have my Bugg on - I guessed calorie burn based on prior burns
Kettlebell Swings Challenge with 15lb bell
Double Arm Swings with Squats: 3 sets of 25 reps
Single Arm Swings (Right) with Squats: 2 sets of 25 reps
Single Arm Swings (Left) with Squats: 2 sets of 25 reps
No Squat Swings: 3 sets of 25 reps
Total Calories Burned: 55 Calories
Total Time: 15 Minutes
Total Swings: 250
The "10,000 Kettlebell Swing Challenge" Total Count: 9,000 Swings
Total Time Spent Whoopin' My Bum into Shape: 442 mins
Total Calories Burned Kickin' My Ass: 2771 Calories Torched
Kettlebell Swings Challenge with 15lb bell
Double Arm Swings with Squats: 3 sets of 25 reps
Single Arm Swings (Right) with Squats: 2 sets of 25 reps
Single Arm Swings (Left) with Squats: 2 sets of 25 reps
No Squat Swings: 3 sets of 25 reps
Total Calories Burned: 55 Calories
Total Time: 15 Minutes
Total Swings: 250
The "10,000 Kettlebell Swing Challenge" Total Count: 9,000 Swings
Total Time Spent Whoopin' My Bum into Shape: 442 mins
Total Calories Burned Kickin' My Ass: 2771 Calories Torched
Happy Monday (kind of)
Alrighty peeps - its Monday again! I had a great lazy day yesterday and definitely could have had a few more lazy days before coming back to work today. After my 1,000 swing accomplishment on Saturday - my body was WIPED out yesterday. I was only able to do another 200 swings before my body just said "nope"
Kettlebell Swings Challenge
Double Arm Swings with Squats: 2 sets of 25 reps
Single Arm Swings (Right) with Squats: 2 sets of 25 reps
Single Arm Swings (Left) with Squats: 2 sets of 25 reps
No Squat Swings: 2 sets of 25 reps
Total Calories Burned: 40 Calories
Total Time: 10 Minutes
Total Swings: 200
This morning, I had a long-needed appointment with my endocrinologist. Its been a while since I got my bloodwork done and I wanted to make sure everything is working okay. I passed all the physical tests and he ordered a full thyroid screen for my bloodwork that should be back on Wednesday. He also suggested that I change the type of birth control I'm on - since that could be having an adverse impact on my thyroid & weight issues. *fabulous* So now I have an appointment on Friday with my primary care physician to get a full physical and get a different type of birth control.
I feel like a total space cadet today as well. I managed to pack myself breakfast & lunch and get all my information ready for my doctor's appointment. However, I totally forgot to grab my 10 pound kettlebell AND I forgot to put on my BodyBugg again this morning....*grumble* Anyways, I'm out of work in a few hours, meeting a friend for a little training session after work, then I'll be able to get home and relax a little before Zumba.
I have to do 625 swings today and 625 swings tomorrow to reach my goal before Wednesday. I'm off work on Wednesday and don't think I'll have any time to finish it then, so I want to make sure I'm finished beforehand. I have my 15 pound kettlebell here at work today, so I will see how many swings I can do with that one while I'm at work today. Hopefully it won't be too taxing on my system - considering I had bloodwork done and I've got Zumba class tonight
I'll update this later with any swings that I get done today! I wish I sat in a quiet corner of the office so I could swing at my desk and not have to worry about it...but I'm in the corner of a glorified "fishbowl" and everyone can see me! haha! I'll sneak away to the gym in a few minutes and hopefully knock a few hundred out without an issue.
The "10,000 Kettlebell Swing Challenge" Total Count: 8,750 Swings
Total Time Spent Whoopin' My Bum into Shape: 427 mins
Total Calories Burned Kickin' My Ass: 2716 Calories Torched
Kettlebell Swings Challenge
Double Arm Swings with Squats: 2 sets of 25 reps
Single Arm Swings (Right) with Squats: 2 sets of 25 reps
Single Arm Swings (Left) with Squats: 2 sets of 25 reps
No Squat Swings: 2 sets of 25 reps
Total Calories Burned: 40 Calories
Total Time: 10 Minutes
Total Swings: 200
This morning, I had a long-needed appointment with my endocrinologist. Its been a while since I got my bloodwork done and I wanted to make sure everything is working okay. I passed all the physical tests and he ordered a full thyroid screen for my bloodwork that should be back on Wednesday. He also suggested that I change the type of birth control I'm on - since that could be having an adverse impact on my thyroid & weight issues. *fabulous* So now I have an appointment on Friday with my primary care physician to get a full physical and get a different type of birth control.
I feel like a total space cadet today as well. I managed to pack myself breakfast & lunch and get all my information ready for my doctor's appointment. However, I totally forgot to grab my 10 pound kettlebell AND I forgot to put on my BodyBugg again this morning....*grumble* Anyways, I'm out of work in a few hours, meeting a friend for a little training session after work, then I'll be able to get home and relax a little before Zumba.
I have to do 625 swings today and 625 swings tomorrow to reach my goal before Wednesday. I'm off work on Wednesday and don't think I'll have any time to finish it then, so I want to make sure I'm finished beforehand. I have my 15 pound kettlebell here at work today, so I will see how many swings I can do with that one while I'm at work today. Hopefully it won't be too taxing on my system - considering I had bloodwork done and I've got Zumba class tonight
I'll update this later with any swings that I get done today! I wish I sat in a quiet corner of the office so I could swing at my desk and not have to worry about it...but I'm in the corner of a glorified "fishbowl" and everyone can see me! haha! I'll sneak away to the gym in a few minutes and hopefully knock a few hundred out without an issue.
The "10,000 Kettlebell Swing Challenge" Total Count: 8,750 Swings
Total Time Spent Whoopin' My Bum into Shape: 427 mins
Total Calories Burned Kickin' My Ass: 2716 Calories Torched
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Kick Ass Saturday!
Alrighty - didn't get any swings done yesterday. Was a lazy brat in the late morning/early afternoon then had ZumbAtomic in the afternoon as a make-up class. After class, hubby and I went to the Casino for a Date Night. We ate dinner at a killer steakhouse and won $100 on the slot machines! SCORE!!
This morning, had Zumba class which was awesome! Had an initial fit test with a new personal training client, then went to a fabulous lunch - pasta with shrimp, broccoli, mushrooms & sundried tomatoes! YUM!! The afternoon was spent rearranging the living room/dining room with the hubby. The treadmill is now in the dining room area - hopefully that goes well. I wanna run on it to try it out and see how it goes!
Once that was over, I put together a new circuit for Curves and tomorrow I get to practice that for a hopeful rollout next Saturday morning (if not Wednesday). I put some fun songs on it, so I hope it will be a super fun mix!!!
Then - hubby and I decided to catch up on DVR stuff in the evening. So we watched last week's episode of FaceOff (love that show!) and are now catching up on The Voice. During FaceOff, I decided to not be lazy - so I grabbed my kettlebell and ROCK OUT 1,000 SWINGS!!! YES!!! 1,000 SWINGS!!! Holy hell that was a lot!! Oddly enough, I was on such a roll that I *could* have kept going, but I wanted to take some time to relax and then eat dinner (i.e. leftovers from lunch! haha!)
Kettlebell Swings Challenge
Double Arm Swings with Squats: 10 sets of 25 reps
Single Arm Swings (Right) with Squats: 10 sets of 25 reps
Single Arm Swings (Left) with Squats: 10 sets of 25 reps
No Squat Swings: 10 sets of 25 reps
Total Calories Burned: 225 Calories
Total Time: 32 Minutes
Total Swings: 1,000
I've only got 1,450 Swings left!!! I'm looking forward to finishing this challenge and starting my Warrior Dash training!! I also can't wait to see how much stronger I am in my regular strength training after this challenge. I'm thinking I can easily go up to the 15 pounder in my regular Kettlebell workouts which is gonna be awesome
That's about it for me - tomorrow is lots of Zumba and hopefully a ton more swings. Maybe if I do some in the morning and evening I can finish my 1450 remaining ones!! Woot!!
The "10,000 Kettlebell Swing Challenge" Total Count: 8,550 Swings
Total Time Spent Whoopin' My Bum into Shape: 417 mins
Total Calories Burned Kickin' My Ass: 2676 Calories Torched
This morning, had Zumba class which was awesome! Had an initial fit test with a new personal training client, then went to a fabulous lunch - pasta with shrimp, broccoli, mushrooms & sundried tomatoes! YUM!! The afternoon was spent rearranging the living room/dining room with the hubby. The treadmill is now in the dining room area - hopefully that goes well. I wanna run on it to try it out and see how it goes!
Once that was over, I put together a new circuit for Curves and tomorrow I get to practice that for a hopeful rollout next Saturday morning (if not Wednesday). I put some fun songs on it, so I hope it will be a super fun mix!!!
Then - hubby and I decided to catch up on DVR stuff in the evening. So we watched last week's episode of FaceOff (love that show!) and are now catching up on The Voice. During FaceOff, I decided to not be lazy - so I grabbed my kettlebell and ROCK OUT 1,000 SWINGS!!! YES!!! 1,000 SWINGS!!! Holy hell that was a lot!! Oddly enough, I was on such a roll that I *could* have kept going, but I wanted to take some time to relax and then eat dinner (i.e. leftovers from lunch! haha!)
Kettlebell Swings Challenge
Double Arm Swings with Squats: 10 sets of 25 reps
Single Arm Swings (Right) with Squats: 10 sets of 25 reps
Single Arm Swings (Left) with Squats: 10 sets of 25 reps
No Squat Swings: 10 sets of 25 reps
Total Calories Burned: 225 Calories
Total Time: 32 Minutes
Total Swings: 1,000
I've only got 1,450 Swings left!!! I'm looking forward to finishing this challenge and starting my Warrior Dash training!! I also can't wait to see how much stronger I am in my regular strength training after this challenge. I'm thinking I can easily go up to the 15 pounder in my regular Kettlebell workouts which is gonna be awesome
That's about it for me - tomorrow is lots of Zumba and hopefully a ton more swings. Maybe if I do some in the morning and evening I can finish my 1450 remaining ones!! Woot!!
The "10,000 Kettlebell Swing Challenge" Total Count: 8,550 Swings
Total Time Spent Whoopin' My Bum into Shape: 417 mins
Total Calories Burned Kickin' My Ass: 2676 Calories Torched
Thursday, February 23, 2012
I will be a Warrior!!!!
YAY!! Happy Thursday everyone!! This week has been a toughie for me - nutrition has been off all week and my energy has been totally zapped. I survived my classes yesterday but when I got home I went straight to bed & passed out! I was SO tired! Today I'm feeling better and hopefully the trend will continue!
The hubby and I are talking about changing our nutrition around - the plan we were on wasn't designed to last 2 months and I think we're both a little tired of it. I've always leaned towards a lower fat/protein higher carb diet because of my activity levels and known history of tummy issues - so this might work out well for me. Hubby is interested in something similar so we'll have to go grocery shopping and see what looks good
Anyways - to the reason for my title......HUBBY AND I REGISTERED FOR THE WARRIOR DASH TODAY!!!! Yahoo!!! OMG I'm SO excited!! Its going to be AMAZING!! There's a 6-7 week training program online, so we're going to start that at the beginning of March (or whenever I finish my Kettlebell swing challenge - whichever comes first!) This is going to be such a cool experience and I can't believe I get to share it with my hubby and some of my closest friends!! Its going to be incredible!!!
I was a bundle of energy today (excitement from registration I suppose) so I knocked out 825 swings without even blinking today! I could easily go do a few more, but I don't want to totally wipe myself out...I've got one class this afternoon that I still need energy for. If I manage to knock out some more swings, I'll be sure to update, but for now, I'm happy with what I've done today.
I'm noticing that my body has more power when I'm doing the swings - I feel more explosive when I'm moving upwards (if that makes any sense?!?) so I guess this challenge is doing me lots of good!! Also, ran my BF levels through a calculator today that a SparkFriend directly compared to a DexaScan & Ultrasound method (so she proved its accuracy) and it had me at a solid 23% - so all in all, I'm really pleased with that!!
Kettlebell Swings Challenge
Double Arm Swings with Squats: 8 sets of 25 reps
Single Arm Swings (Right) with Squats: 8 sets of 25 reps
Single Arm Swings (Left) with Squats: 8 sets of 25 reps
No Squat Swings: 9 sets of 25 reps
Total Calories Burned: 200 Calories
Total Time: 30 Minutes
Total Swings: 825
Alrighty, that's about it for me!! Tomorrow is Friday & payday (YAY!) got a lazy weekend planned, only 2,450 swings left (which I'm hoping to finish by Sunday) and I got DolphinTale on Netflix - yes, I'm a sappy nerd, but I wanna watch it. Lots of good things are coming our way!!!
The "10,000 Kettlebell Swing Challenge" Total Count: 7,550 Swings
Total Time Spent Whoopin' My Bum into Shape: 385 mins
Total Calories Burned Kickin' My Ass: 2451 Calories Torched
The hubby and I are talking about changing our nutrition around - the plan we were on wasn't designed to last 2 months and I think we're both a little tired of it. I've always leaned towards a lower fat/protein higher carb diet because of my activity levels and known history of tummy issues - so this might work out well for me. Hubby is interested in something similar so we'll have to go grocery shopping and see what looks good
Anyways - to the reason for my title......HUBBY AND I REGISTERED FOR THE WARRIOR DASH TODAY!!!! Yahoo!!! OMG I'm SO excited!! Its going to be AMAZING!! There's a 6-7 week training program online, so we're going to start that at the beginning of March (or whenever I finish my Kettlebell swing challenge - whichever comes first!) This is going to be such a cool experience and I can't believe I get to share it with my hubby and some of my closest friends!! Its going to be incredible!!!
I was a bundle of energy today (excitement from registration I suppose) so I knocked out 825 swings without even blinking today! I could easily go do a few more, but I don't want to totally wipe myself out...I've got one class this afternoon that I still need energy for. If I manage to knock out some more swings, I'll be sure to update, but for now, I'm happy with what I've done today.
I'm noticing that my body has more power when I'm doing the swings - I feel more explosive when I'm moving upwards (if that makes any sense?!?) so I guess this challenge is doing me lots of good!! Also, ran my BF levels through a calculator today that a SparkFriend directly compared to a DexaScan & Ultrasound method (so she proved its accuracy) and it had me at a solid 23% - so all in all, I'm really pleased with that!!
Kettlebell Swings Challenge
Double Arm Swings with Squats: 8 sets of 25 reps
Single Arm Swings (Right) with Squats: 8 sets of 25 reps
Single Arm Swings (Left) with Squats: 8 sets of 25 reps
No Squat Swings: 9 sets of 25 reps
Total Calories Burned: 200 Calories
Total Time: 30 Minutes
Total Swings: 825
Alrighty, that's about it for me!! Tomorrow is Friday & payday (YAY!) got a lazy weekend planned, only 2,450 swings left (which I'm hoping to finish by Sunday) and I got DolphinTale on Netflix - yes, I'm a sappy nerd, but I wanna watch it. Lots of good things are coming our way!!!
The "10,000 Kettlebell Swing Challenge" Total Count: 7,550 Swings
Total Time Spent Whoopin' My Bum into Shape: 385 mins
Total Calories Burned Kickin' My Ass: 2451 Calories Torched
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Quickie Update!
Alrighty - so didn't get any swings done yesterday. Worked on new Zumba choreo in the morning, was a lazy brat with the hubby in the afternoon and had Zumba class last night.
Today - back at work. It was super hard to wake up this morning, but thankfully the day is almost over. The past few days have been bad nutritionally - toying with the idea of doing a healthier "cleanse" just to drop this water weight and get some energy back. Been feeling kinda sluggish the past few days.
Anyways, knocked out 700 swings today at work - but forgot to put on my Bugg this morning so calorie burns are estimated with what I've been burning with this challenge so far.
Kettlebell Swings Challenge
Double Arm Swings with Squats: 7 sets of 25 reps
Single Arm Swings (Right) with Squats: 7 sets of 25 reps
Single Arm Swings (Left) with Squats: 7 sets of 25 reps
No Squat Swings: 7 sets of 25 reps
Total Calories Burned: 220 Calories
Total Time: 30 Minutes
Total Swings: 700
Alrighty, that's about it for me - not much to update....kind of a blah day! Looking forward to the weekend already! haha!
The "10,000 Kettlebell Swing Challenge" Total Count: 6,725 Swings
Total Time Spent Whoopin' My Bum into Shape: 355 mins
Total Calories Burned Kickin' My Ass: 2251 Calories Torched
Today - back at work. It was super hard to wake up this morning, but thankfully the day is almost over. The past few days have been bad nutritionally - toying with the idea of doing a healthier "cleanse" just to drop this water weight and get some energy back. Been feeling kinda sluggish the past few days.
Anyways, knocked out 700 swings today at work - but forgot to put on my Bugg this morning so calorie burns are estimated with what I've been burning with this challenge so far.
Kettlebell Swings Challenge
Double Arm Swings with Squats: 7 sets of 25 reps
Single Arm Swings (Right) with Squats: 7 sets of 25 reps
Single Arm Swings (Left) with Squats: 7 sets of 25 reps
No Squat Swings: 7 sets of 25 reps
Total Calories Burned: 220 Calories
Total Time: 30 Minutes
Total Swings: 700
Alrighty, that's about it for me - not much to update....kind of a blah day! Looking forward to the weekend already! haha!
The "10,000 Kettlebell Swing Challenge" Total Count: 6,725 Swings
Total Time Spent Whoopin' My Bum into Shape: 355 mins
Total Calories Burned Kickin' My Ass: 2251 Calories Torched
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Kick Ass Day!
Hiya peeps! How are you all? I'm doing great today! Knocked out 600 swings yesterday and had a nice dinner out with the hubby and a friend last night! Burgers & sweet potato fries! YUM!! AND a Strawberry Chocolate milkshake for dessert!! Totally killer!!
For my swings - I've started doing all 100 (1 set of each) without any rest, which has caused calorie burns to go down a little bit (since I'm getting everything done faster) but its definitely working myself harder & making me stronger. I did the same thing this morning and I think this will work well for the rest of the challenge.
Kettlebell Swings Challenge
Double Arm Swings with Squats: 6 sets of 25 reps
Single Arm Swings (Right) with Squats: 6 sets of 25 reps
Single Arm Swings (Left) with Squats: 6 sets of 25 reps
No Squat Swings: 6 sets of 25 reps
Total Calories Burned: 165 Calories
Total Time: 25 Minutes
Total Swings: 600
This morning, hubby went to help a friend move while I went to class. They were so fabulous today! I totally whooped their butts and they loved every minute of it!!! I burned 635 calories in an hour & 12 minutes! Definitely good times! My legs were toast at the end of it!!!
After class, I went to the bank, ran some errands and came home and rocked out 400 swings today. I was going to get more done, but my knee started feeling wonky and I didn't want to push it. This rounds out 1,000 swings in 2 days so I'd say that's pretty damn good!
Kettlebell Swings Challenge
Double Arm Swings with Squats: 4 sets of 25 reps
Single Arm Swings (Right) with Squats: 4 sets of 25 reps
Single Arm Swings (Left) with Squats: 4 sets of 25 reps
No Squat Swings: 4 sets of 25 reps
Total Calories Burned: 110 Calories
Total Time: 15 Minutes
Total Swings: 400
Alrighty, so that's about it for me. Was totally hungry after class & swings but we don't have a lot of food in the house - so ended up getting chinese food for lunch. So yummy!! We have a dinner date tonight with my mom & her husband and its going to be AWESOME!! Now, I'm going to rest a little bit, then start getting ready. I'm thinking about "girling" it up a little bit and painting my nails, doing makeup, wearing a skirt tonight. Dressing up is always fun!!
The "10,000 Kettlebell Swing Challenge" Total Count: 6,025 Swings
Total Time Spent Whoopin' My Bum into Shape: 325 mins
Total Calories Burned Kickin' My Ass: 2031 Calories Torched
For my swings - I've started doing all 100 (1 set of each) without any rest, which has caused calorie burns to go down a little bit (since I'm getting everything done faster) but its definitely working myself harder & making me stronger. I did the same thing this morning and I think this will work well for the rest of the challenge.
Kettlebell Swings Challenge
Double Arm Swings with Squats: 6 sets of 25 reps
Single Arm Swings (Right) with Squats: 6 sets of 25 reps
Single Arm Swings (Left) with Squats: 6 sets of 25 reps
No Squat Swings: 6 sets of 25 reps
Total Calories Burned: 165 Calories
Total Time: 25 Minutes
Total Swings: 600
This morning, hubby went to help a friend move while I went to class. They were so fabulous today! I totally whooped their butts and they loved every minute of it!!! I burned 635 calories in an hour & 12 minutes! Definitely good times! My legs were toast at the end of it!!!
After class, I went to the bank, ran some errands and came home and rocked out 400 swings today. I was going to get more done, but my knee started feeling wonky and I didn't want to push it. This rounds out 1,000 swings in 2 days so I'd say that's pretty damn good!
Kettlebell Swings Challenge
Double Arm Swings with Squats: 4 sets of 25 reps
Single Arm Swings (Right) with Squats: 4 sets of 25 reps
Single Arm Swings (Left) with Squats: 4 sets of 25 reps
No Squat Swings: 4 sets of 25 reps
Total Calories Burned: 110 Calories
Total Time: 15 Minutes
Total Swings: 400
Alrighty, so that's about it for me. Was totally hungry after class & swings but we don't have a lot of food in the house - so ended up getting chinese food for lunch. So yummy!! We have a dinner date tonight with my mom & her husband and its going to be AWESOME!! Now, I'm going to rest a little bit, then start getting ready. I'm thinking about "girling" it up a little bit and painting my nails, doing makeup, wearing a skirt tonight. Dressing up is always fun!!
The "10,000 Kettlebell Swing Challenge" Total Count: 6,025 Swings
Total Time Spent Whoopin' My Bum into Shape: 325 mins
Total Calories Burned Kickin' My Ass: 2031 Calories Torched
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