Well, I've rolled into the tail end of my taper week without too much insanity. I haven't run even so much as a step, but I've been in the pool every day. Workout wrap-up:
Monday: I don't know how many laps. I was half swimming, half drowning. Thanks to Meghan for hanging in there with me.
Tuesday: 26 laps
Wednesday: 30 laps
Thursday: 34 laps
Friday (today): 30 laps
It takes me about 30 minutes to do all this swimming. The most difficult thing to master: breathing. No contest. I haven't spent as much time working out as I normally do, but I feel very worn out when I leave the pool and I've had some soreness in my shoulders/arms all week. So I know it's working.
So you might be wondering what this 100 Day Burpee Challenge is.
Well, one of my friends posted this on facebook, and it seemed like the right kind of insane challenge for me to jump into. Check it out! And if you are going to do it... let me know! I'd like to know who my buddies are in this thing.
100 Day Burpee Challenge
Here is a workout Challenge! You can make excuses, or you can make it happen. 100 days from now, just doing this one movement you are going to be in a better place than today.
Starting Friday, March 15
Ending Saturday, June 22
Rules:
1. We will be doing the "Burgener's Burpee" (see picture)
2. The total number of burpees can be done all at once or broken up into smaller amounts throughout the day. You perform burpees like so:
Day 1 = 1
Day 2 = 2
Day 3 = 3
Day 4 = 4... Until you get to day 100, where you will complete 100 burpees. Oh yeah! But you will be ready by then... You will be the Yoda of Burpees.
3. If you should miss a day, you need to make up all of the missed burpees the following day. (Get back into the saddle right away!) That means if you miss day four, you need to do 4 burpees PLUS the 5 burpees for day five for a total of 9 burpees. So if you miss more than one day, you can see how this is going to suck fast…
4. If you don’t start the challenge on the first day, you can “buy into” the challenge at any time by doing ALL of the missed day’s burpees on your first day. So if you start on day #2, then you need to do 3 burpees, if you start on day #7 then you need to do 28 burpees, etc.
5. If you are doing an additional workout of any kind and it includes burpees, you can use your burpees completed during that workout towards your day’s burpees.
6. HAVE FUN!
Monday: I don't know how many laps. I was half swimming, half drowning. Thanks to Meghan for hanging in there with me.
Tuesday: 26 laps
Wednesday: 30 laps
Thursday: 34 laps
Friday (today): 30 laps
It takes me about 30 minutes to do all this swimming. The most difficult thing to master: breathing. No contest. I haven't spent as much time working out as I normally do, but I feel very worn out when I leave the pool and I've had some soreness in my shoulders/arms all week. So I know it's working.
So you might be wondering what this 100 Day Burpee Challenge is.
Well, one of my friends posted this on facebook, and it seemed like the right kind of insane challenge for me to jump into. Check it out! And if you are going to do it... let me know! I'd like to know who my buddies are in this thing.
100 Day Burpee Challenge
Here is a workout Challenge! You can make excuses, or you can make it happen. 100 days from now, just doing this one movement you are going to be in a better place than today.
Starting Friday, March 15
Ending Saturday, June 22
Rules:
1. We will be doing the "Burgener's Burpee" (see picture)
2. The total number of burpees can be done all at once or broken up into smaller amounts throughout the day. You perform burpees like so:
Day 1 = 1
Day 2 = 2
Day 3 = 3
Day 4 = 4... Until you get to day 100, where you will complete 100 burpees. Oh yeah! But you will be ready by then... You will be the Yoda of Burpees.
3. If you should miss a day, you need to make up all of the missed burpees the following day. (Get back into the saddle right away!) That means if you miss day four, you need to do 4 burpees PLUS the 5 burpees for day five for a total of 9 burpees. So if you miss more than one day, you can see how this is going to suck fast…
4. If you don’t start the challenge on the first day, you can “buy into” the challenge at any time by doing ALL of the missed day’s burpees on your first day. So if you start on day #2, then you need to do 3 burpees, if you start on day #7 then you need to do 28 burpees, etc.
5. If you are doing an additional workout of any kind and it includes burpees, you can use your burpees completed during that workout towards your day’s burpees.
6. HAVE FUN!
Do you call a "lap" one way, or both ways? [Hint: Swimmers call one way a "length", and both ways a "lap".] NO matter how far, though - nice work getting yourself to the pool every day! Sometimes I find the extra work of toting stuff, getting TO pool, changed, in water, dry, re-changed...to be so much more WORK than running! But I do love the "whole body exhausted" feeling that swimming gives me, in a way that NOTHING else does! Keep up the good work - the breathing WILL get easier!
ReplyDeleteThis Burpee challenge has caught my attention. Seriously considering it... (and better decide fast, because today is already March 16 here!)
Yeah, I was using "lap" to mean the round trip (both ways). I didn't know "length" meant one way--makes sense and good to have in my swimmer vocabulary. Thanks!
DeleteDang - That's pretty fantastic! 1.5K is much harder won in the pool than on the track. :)
DeleteSounds like a totally managable challenge!Keep it simple!
ReplyDeleteYeah! I'm sticking with it so far! A whooping 4 burpees today! LOL
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Oh this looks fun! I am enjoying a nice week off though and then once this get going next week I think I'll hate myself if I tried to participate... maybe though! Good luck to you!
ReplyDeleteI think it's gonna be no joke once I hit 40. I'll be deeeeead.
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