Category Archives: Push-Ups

Spiders & Spider Webs

September 3, 2013 Kim 40 Comments

Today for my 43 I did a modified version of last week’s failed attempt at wall climbs. I did push-ups with my feet on the wall and my body making a 90 degree angle (sort-of!). This move is one that I got from Amanda @ RunToTheFinish. She has this really cool Wallbanger Workout and this is one of the moves she did in it.

Here is a failed attempt at making a demo! This was after I had already complete my 43 and my arms were toast!!

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Next attempt – a tiny bit better and as good as it’s gonna get!

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I think that 8 was the most reps I did at a time. I had to keep resetting my feet on the wall – I’m still counting it because I did all 43 reps, just with a few short reset breaks!!!

Today was another episode of Garage Boot Camp – it is usually so much hotter and stickier when we work out in the garage than when we are outside (no breeze!!!). Oh well, a ~~little~~ bucket of sweat isn’t a bad thing!!! This morning actually wasn’t as sticky as last week – a little on the cool side – pretty nice workout conditions.

I tried a new workout today – it is loosely based on a workout from Taylor @ Lifting Revolution – the Puma Pounce workout. I made some changes to turn it into a 45 minute boot camp that I felt like my group of boot campers could handle!!!

We did a 25 Rep/Minute Workout. Fun times – the faster you complete the reps, the more rest you get (whatever is left in the minute) before starting the next move!! I had a series of 8 moves (8 total minutes) and we went did 3 rounds.

Do you love or hate spiders?

I think that spiders are fascinating creatures!!! And webs are amazing works of art.

Last night we actually had a spider outside our kitchen slider that was in the process of spinning her web. I wanted to video the process without the glare from the glass so I tried to go outside without disrupting her. Didn’t work very well!

The spider felt the movement of the door on her web and stopped working. I took a short video but she didn’t move at all during that time (mostly my video is just of Hunter on the inside telling me to leave her alone!) and as soon as I opened the door again to go in, she climbed all the way to the top of her web.

Watching the spider react to an interruption in her work made me think about how I deal with little interruptions. Sometimes I react just like the spider – I leave my work and run into a corner and refuse to continue until all of the distractions are gone.

I need to learn to deal with the distraction in a timely way and then carry on with my work no matter how many minor interruptions I encounter along the way.

Are you like a spider or can you work through any type of interruption?

Happy Tuesday!! (even though it feels like Monday to me!)

Kim

BOSU, Core, Fitness, Push-Ups

September Is Going to be EPIC!!!

September 1, 2013 Kim 32 Comments

Today I started with a plan for my 43 and ended up having to do an extremely modified version!!! I used my BOSU & stability ball for some hard-core push-ups!!

I put my legs on the stability ball and my hands on the upside down BOSU to do push-ups. Not easy because the BOSU wobbles when it is upside down and the stability ball wants to roll every where – good for the core though because you have to work so hard just to maintain your balance.

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My original plan was to put just my feet on the stability ball and roll the ball in close so that the push-up was more of a pike position – Um…..that move needs some serious work!!!

I did one of my favorite workouts – Turbo Fire!!! Today I did Fire 45 – 45 minutes of nonstop cardio that is super fun because Chalean keeps the energy high and the music going!

September – so many fun and exciting things coming up this month!!

1. Friday night high school football games – Jordan is in marching band and has his first game in just a few days!!

2. Cross country meets – Hunter is running middle school cross country. The meets are on Saturday mornings, Tuesday afternoons, a Wednesday meet (it varies). He has 6-8 meets in the next month!!!

3. Texas Longhorn football!!! College football is back and I’m hoping that the Longhorns have a better season than they have the past few years.

supporting the Horns even when dressed for church!

They are off to a good start with a 56-7 win last night!!! Hook ’em Horns!!!

4. This is the first month of our new business! This month we have several weddings/receptions booked and I’m going to work on some of my plans to add in more events at our venue!!!

5. In 2 short weeks (just 14 more days!) I will have accomplished 2 huge goals:
365 consecutive daily 43s
365 days with a daily blog post

6. And – IT’S MY BIRTHDAY MONTH!!! 2 weeks from tomorrow I will start in with a new goal and a new challenge – Daily 44s starting with my birthday run – 44 miles!!!!

What is going to be epic in your September?

Happy Sunday & Happy September!!!

Kim

Butt, Cardio, Chest, Fitness, Hamstrings, Push-Ups, Squats

Pictures of some Happy Times!!!

August 24, 2013 Kim 26 Comments

Today for my 43 I met Stacey (my sister-in-law) in the hotel fitness center (not much there but we made it work!!). I started out with 43 minutes on one of my least favorite machines – the elliptical –

Then, since Stacey was doing her WOD, (run 1 mile, 100 hand-release push-ups, run 1 mile, 100 low squats with hands over head, run 1 mile 100 butterfly sit-ups, run 1 mile) I decided to do all the moves for 43 reps!!!

43 hand release push-ups (these are hard!!!) – Stacey let me film her for the demo!!!

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43 butterfly sit-ups – no picture because Stacey was running – but these are with your feet together – a full sit-up – I put my hands over my head on the down part and touched my toes on the up part.

43 low squats keeping my hands up above my head the entire time – I usually only squat to 90 but today I actually did these by dropping my butt lower – I might be sore when I drive home tonight!!!

It was fun to workout with Stacey – we like to do similar things so it is always a good time!!!

Still spotty internet but I did get some pictures uploaded from yesterday!!

future blogger? Hays - 2 years — future blogger?
Hays – 2 years

getting some help from big sister (Isabel)

Isabel wants to know which chair Poppa was in when he died

cousin John Paul & his gorgeous wife, Esther

shadow of the 2 year old with camera + my boots

I guess this is the view when you are 2!!!

one of my aunt & uncles (picture compliments of Hays, 2!!)

late dinner - Hays still smiling - dad (Sam) watching the Rangers — late dinner – Hays trying to smile – his dad, my brother (Sam) watching the Rangers

Today we will say our final good-byes to Poppa! There will be tears but also smiles and laughter as we share so many great memories of the man who was one of the biggest influences on my life!!

Happy Saturday!

Kim

Cardio, Fitness, Push-Ups

Sketchy Internet & Huge Hugs!!!

August 23, 2013 Kim 24 Comments

Today I did a challenging 43 for sure – single leg burpees!! And since I have 2 legs, I actually had to do 2 sets of 43 for a total of 86 burpees! This was probably one of the most challenging 43s that I have done this year!!

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Chris actually filmed this yesterday after my run (that’s why I’m a sweaty mess!!) but I did all 43 x 2 this morning!!!

I realized while I was doing the single leg burpees that my left leg is my weaker leg!!! The move was “easier” with the right side (that easier is relative!!!) but I struggled a lot on the left!!!

I also did Les Mills Combat – Combat 45 which is one of my favorites!!! Lots of great plyo moves. This is a great way to get an awesome workout in under an hour!! And, all the punching and kicking help work my core, too.

The internet/WiFi in my hotel is awful – very slow!! I guess it is a sign that I need to take a small break. Last night after I got checked in I was going to try to catch up on my BlogLovin reads (I think there were about 140 new posts) but the internet was so slow that after trying for 10 minutes to pull up a site I decided it wasn’t meant to be!

THANK YOU to so many of you for the sweet words you left on yesterday’s post. I haven’t been able to reply (see above paragraph) but I read every comment and appreciated all of the kind words, thoughts and “hugs”!!!

Today and tomorrow will be spent with family remembering Poppa. Saturday after the services and everything else I will reverse my 8 hour drive to get back home to my boys. (They didn’t make the trip because it is hard enough for me to do all this driving in 3 days but add in the boys and OY!!! Plus, since they have just been in school a week I hated to have them miss 2 days – that is a lot of makeup work!!!)

Happy Friday!

Kim

PS – Carly @ Fine Fit Day featured me as a “fit mama” today.

Chest, Fitness, Push-Ups, Running, Treadmill

Train your Brain

August 20, 2013 Kim 61 Comments

Today for my 43 I did incline push-ups. (probably not the best choice because I had already done lots of push-ups in my challenge workout but….)

Pretty basic today but push-ups are always good!!!!

This is the 6th (and final) week of Taylor’s challenge – and it is a good one for sure!!! I still have 2 more chances to try and lower my time!!!

I decided to run today – my Achilles has been sore for a long time now and I’m trying to make sure that it doesn’t get worse while still training. Anyway, I ran on my treadmill today – 1.5% incline – 6 miles 35:31. I did a progression type run – increasing my time every 30 seconds – a fun way to make the time go quickly and push myself at the same time.

Yesterday I read several articles and posts about the benefits of exercise on your brain. I’ve also read a lot of things about the importance of training your brain. And, since it is back to school (or close) I thought it would be fun to have some brain challenges today!!!

1. o t t f f – What are the next 3 letters in the sequence?

2. d n o s – What are the next 3 letters in this sequence?

3. What’s lighter than a feather but even the strongest person in the world can only hold it for a few minutes?

4. What gets wetter and wetter the more it dries?

5. I can run but not walk. Wherever I go, thought follows close behind. What am I?

6. What goes around the world but stays in a corner?

7. The man who invented it doesn’t want it. The man who bought it doesn’t need it. The man who needs it doesn’t know it. What is it?

8. What English word has three consecutive double letters?

9. Say my name and I disappear. What am I?

Can you solve these? Feel free to share a riddle – I love trying to figure them out!!!

Happy Tuesday!!!

Kim

PS – answers tomorrow!!

Day With KT