August Strength Challenge - Power up everyone

[liv]

August already kind of depressing. But I want to fight it

New to the challenge? Don't worry. It is not very complicated. Jump in.

This will be the place to report your weightlifting and strength training and earn your monthly prize.

No special equipment is required. You can use what you have like water bottles, cans or just gravity - it all works well. You do not need any experience either. Just take the plunge. It is easier than you think. See the end of the post for suggestions of exercises to include in your routine. Start small if you are a beginner. You can always build up later.


Rules of the challenge

1. Pledge the amount of minutes you will strength train
   
2. You will have to work to strengthen all parts of the body (lower, upper, core).
3. To be eligible for the challenge you have to share with others what your typical weekly workout schedule will look like. Exercises can be lifting weights, using gym machines, exercise balls, push ups, squats or doing yoga/pilates exercise for strength and flexibility. No equipment requirement though.
4. You have to schedule recovery/rest days.
5. Log in at least twice a week to report your minutes. Copy the whole list and add your minutes.
   
6. There will be a prize at the end of the month

Websites to help you put together a routine
The Major/Basic Muscle Groups of body & their Exercises/Workouts
Dumbbell Exercises Complete with Animated Diagrams
Dumbbell Exercises | Dumbbell Workouts | Dumbbell Muscle Menu
http://www.trainwithmeonline.com/dum...&equipment=yes
Free Resistance Training Exercises
Weight Training, Exercise Instruction & Kinesiology
http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...s-workout.html
http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...ut-videos.html
http://www.sport-fitness-advisor.com...exercises.html
10 minutes pilates sculpting (I started with this YouTube video - I used water bottles - it is a great starter arm exercise)
Dumbbell Exercises from Sparkpeople on YouTube - It is 20 minutes and a good one to start with
I want Six Pack Abs, Core Exercises - lots of core exercises.

If you do not have weights check yoga and pilates or flexibility and strength exercises that uses gravity. A resistance band can be handy to and easy to store.

Examples of weight free exercises
squats
lunges
push ups
sit ups
crunches
dips
How To Exercise Your Thighs Without Weights (Sports & Fitness: Tone Your Legs)
The No Weight Workout - Exercise
Sandeep's Fitness Page - A Simple Home Workout (Without Weights)
Exercise Classics - No Weights Required!
Plank Pose
I want Six Pack Abs, Core Exercises

You can use exercise videos - yoga, pilates, strength, callanetics

Other interesting web pages
Lies in the gym
Women's Weight Training
Fit Zone: Exercises|Workouts - MSN Health & Fitness (very cool - shows what exercises to do for what muscle )

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Example of routine:
Upper body: Push-ups, chair dips, planks (will do three times)
Core: Planks, crunches (normal and reverse) (will do three times same day as lower body)
Lower body: Squats, lunges, jumps (will do three times a week -alternating with upper body)

[liv]

Not too many joining yet I am certainly going to keep working out and love to chat with fellow strengthers so please join.
I will be somewhat busy the first part of the month. But I will do yoga classes regularly and I will continue pushups for chest, tricep and bicep exercises. Work on abs with more crunches and still squat. And do lunges - which I dislike but I know they work. So I hope I will be fine.
Minutes pledged:

0/750

[stacy3477]

This is perfect! My pilates videos are collecting dust. And my husband is military so I have free gym membership I never use! Hopefully this will motivate me! So 30 minutes * 4 times a week * 5 weeks...

Put me down for 600! Thanks Liv!!

[liv]

Thanks for joining Stacy

liv 0/750
stacy 0/600

[chinadoll]

OKAY last month was a bust but I am back for this month and hoping to do better.

chinadoll 0/800
liv 0/750
stacy 0/600

[Pretty Lady]

Okay I'm back again as well, I am in for 600 this month as well, need to push myself harder...

[cafe_et_creme]

Im in again this month. I didnt quite make goal last month, this month i have signed up to do the stability ball challenge, so i will pledge 300 minutes this month doing strength exercises with my kettlebell. Im aiming to do these 3 times a week.

[cafe_et_creme]

cafe_et_creme 0/300
chinadoll 0/800
liv 0/750
stacy 0/600

[neutronnorman]

Put me down for 720 minutes.

cafe_et_creme 0/300
chinadoll 0/800
liv 0/750
Norman 0/720
stacy 0/600

[neutronnorman]

cafe_et_creme 0/300
chinadoll 0/800
liv 0/750
Norman 186/720
stacy 0/600