Day 19 of LUT Squats Challenge
Day 19 of my #squatschallenge, I think the gentle warm up excecises have definitely helped (psychologically if not physically) and I feel better doing my squats not.
I did 50 squats yesterday afternoon and another set of 60 squats later on in the day. This seems to be my normal routine now. I'd love to do more squats per set especially having done my challenge for nearly three weeks, I thought I could improve my performance, but 60-70 squats per set seem to be maximum without killing myself.
Anyway, I'm very pleased with myself considering that I could just about done 30 squats per set a few weeks ago.
Squat by squat, I know we're all going to keep going.
Here's my progress so far
| Squats Challenge - Day 19 | |
|---|---|
| Target | 1900 |
| Achieved | 2210 |
| Over achieved | 15 |
My Squats Challenge is to raise fund for Cancer Research, you can find the full details of it in this post here
https://peakd.com/hive-122221/@livinguktaiwan/su2c-and-november-hpud-guessing-contest
Maybe you could do more if you make another little workout with stretching the legs inbetween?
You do SO great
!LUV
That's a great idea, I keep on forgetting to do little exercises during the day. Whenever I have a spare moment, I tend to pick up my phone, not
good 🥴
I hear you! I also was thinking I'd improve faster, but the burn still quickly comes, at around 30-40 for me. I guess it is like all muscle training: if we really want to improve, we have to push past that burn multiple weeks in a row to force the growth. Oh well! Even if the numbers aren't going up a lot, keeping up at what you are doing is still a great accomplishment!
I'm pretty happy at where I am at the moment, because if I do more muscle training I will get more muscles 😜.
What a great improvement, lut!
Today, after the morning routine (waking up, face wash up, tooth brushing, and breakfast taken) off I went to the gym... by foot, as always (since Covid period - Ps: Mental Note I have to estimate the fuel saved in this way since March 2020!)
When I was doing my normal routine - today was training scheme A - Chest, shoulders and triceps) one announcement in the morning TV news appeared...
A very famous 46 yo singer of Cape Verdean origin named Sara Tavares had succumbed to complications from a brain tumor diagnosed in 2009... Cancer doesn't "see" people, genders, races or political ideologies or religious beliefs. Brain tumors are estimated to be the tenth leading cause of death among men and women, and are expected to cause the death of around 18990 people (11020 men and 7970 women) in 2023 alone...
Today I'd like to pay a little tribute to the excellent singer-songwriter who once gave me goose bumps just listening to her sing on television....
May you rest in peace, Sara..
Here is my Update:
Squat Challenge GOAL: 3000!
Day 6: 150
Day 7: 240
Day 8: 200
Day 9: 120
Day 10: 304
Day 11: 200
Day 12: 260
Day 13: 400
Day 14: 420
Day 15: 440
Day 16: 340
Day 17: 340
Day 18: 100
Day 19: 200
Day 20: 300
Total: 4 014 Squats.... Overdone: 1 014 :)
I'm doing the 100 Squats per day Challenge with @livinguktaiwan, @pardinus, and @dbooster to raise funds for Cancer Research. We are in this fight together!
If you want to donate, send HIVE/HBD directly to @livinguktaiwan and she will convert it to fiat and donate it herself.
And remember "Squat by squat" we are gonna make it! 🏋
Bem Hajam 🍀🏋
Heard it today, had no idea it was from cancer... fuck.
I'm not aware of Sara Tavares, but watched the video you shared, and also her Eurovision performance. She has such a strong powerful voice yet sounded so pure and innocent. 46 years old is so young,and she fought such a long battle with cancer 😥. May she rest in peace.
Sometimes if you ignore the burn for a bit you can squeeze quite a few more. It's amazing how our body adapts, right?
When I'm really determined, I really go for it. It's getting better. Previously when I was at 50 squats I had to push myself hard to get to 60. Now 60 is quite achievable, but the push to 70 takes a lot more effort. A bit like our rep on Hive 😄