***The Exercise Challenge***

Hello friends,

I have just discovered the *** The Exercise Challenge ***.
It's a good idea to combine no PMO with sports.
I just come back from a 40 km cycling tour with my road bike.

 

Today I walked an amazing 23,800 steps, 19.04 miles
I walked to the local vihara, where the buddhist monks live, to celebrate their teacher's 91st birthday. It was 3 miles each way. I don't have a car, and the bus does not run on sunday. For some reason the monks gave everyone who came their own personal monk's robe. I wasn't expecting a birthday present on someone else's birthday lol

Kettlebells
20#: Swings, Halos, Rows, Goblet Squats, and I forgot to do my Clean-and-Presses

 

Welcome back Frank! We missed you! <3

Awesome news man! Monks are SOOO COOL! Happy birthday to their teacher!

Did a few plays with my 24 and 32 kg kettlebell. Currently I am loosing weight...got to sleep and eat more!

Cheers!
/Baldur

 

I am thinking of starting doing some Olympic lifts to build some power... Thoughts?

 

Great idea! Go for it! But train for good form with lighter weights first.

Have fun!

 

Just returned from a 36 km cycling tour. Great

Thanks Baldur Nice to meet you again. We still have the same goal. Wishing you a lot of success.

 

Walked 11,342 steps, 9.07 miles

Swings 20# (warmup)
Left Rows 20#
Right Rows 20#
Halos 20#
Left Press 20#
Right Press 20#
I really need to do more sets and earn my way to a heavier kettlebell.

 

You are welcome and thanks! =)
/Baldur

 

30 days exercise challenge.
I'm a do this.
Day 0/30.

 

Today: 29 km cycling with my roade bike

 

I'm in! I am addicted to training anyway.

Today:
22 km cycling
30 mins walking
40 pull-ups
50 push-ups
20 dips
9 meter climbing on brick wall
8 seconds flag exercise on each side
20 one hand bent-elbow jumps
48 hanging shoulder crosses

I just invented the last two myself so here comes an explanation:

one hand bent-elbow jumps:
You run towards a metal bar or other object (I ran towards a handle that was pointing towards me, 2.2 m up) and then you jump and grab the thing with one hand and try to sustain a 90 degree angle with your elbow.

hanging shoulder crosses:
you use the bars that is normally used for doing dips. You put your feet on one of them while you hold the other one as you would do pull-ups. Then you release your left hand and cross it over your right shoulder, making your left shoulder almost touch the bar. then you do a few reps and switch side.

 

Walked
8,466 steps, & 6.77 miles.

Kettlebells
Goblet Squat 30# 1x12
Swing 30# 1x12
Rows 30# 1x14 ea

Needed to switch to 20# for those Halos of Doom. Can barely press 30# overhead, so I might need to stay at 20# for now.

 

Just beginning. Lots of exercise going on in here. Now I feel like my routine might make people less motivated or people might even laugh at me. So, maybe I should not even do this challenge. But then that would be a letdown for myself.
But something is better than nothing. So, I am doing the little bit of exercise. You know stretching my neck and legs sort rather than just doing just nothing at all.
I am doing a little, because I am just starting. With time and inspiration I am gonna increase my workout. But till then, I will remain consistent with my strech exercise.

 

Welcome!
Nothing to worry about here. Doing something, like walking, stretching, carrying groceries is a good start!
Great to see that you still joined this challenge!

Update:
Did some deadlifts, front squats, dips, weighted chin ups and weighted carries. Followed by a bit of overhead presses with my kettlebell.
After my training I finished with some foam rolling.

Cheers brothers and sisters!
/Baldur

 

5:00 min powerball
2:30 min plank
78 push-ups
466 reps w/ hand gripper
120 squats

I've been tired today, I was too focused on training yesterday so I got to bed too late. Luckily someone told be it's a new day tomorrow

 

Hi,
in a healthy body is a healthy mind.
Frank

 

Today i cycling 37 km with my road bike. Sunny weather.
Afterwards with friends a cold beer drunk.

 

Took it easy today: walked 5,493 steps, and 4.39 miles.
Did not do much kettlebell work.

@Force Majeure
How did you do 78 pull ups? The best I ever did was 6 of them.

 

Thank you for asking, I accidentally wrote pull-ups instead of push-ups, I corrected my post. 78 pull-ups would be awesome! I've been doing 22 pull-ups in a row today, more to come...

 

Did a bit of stretching, nech rotation and neck stretchers. Held plank position for some time.