30 Day Squat Challenge - who's in?

[thejoyofanonymity]

Hey everyone

So I've decided I want to do the 30 day squat challenge - anyone fancy joining me? Looks like a good wee way to get doing more activity into my routine and I want buns of steel

I'm going to start mine tomorrow so I can do it in the morning


Day 1 - 50 squats
Day 2 - 55 squats
Day 3 - 60 squats
Day 4 - Rest Day
Day 5 - 70 squats
Day 6 - 75 squats
Day 7 - 80 squats
Day 8 - Rest Day
Day 9 - 100 squats
Day 10 - 105 squats
Day 11 - 110 squats
Day 12 - Rest Day
Day 13 -130 squats
Day 14 - 135 squats
Day 15 - 140 squats
Day 16 - Rest Day
Day 17 - 150 squats
Day 18 - 155 squats
Day 19 - 160 squats
Day 20 - Rest Day
Day 21 - 180 squats
Day 22 - 185 squats
Day 23 - 190 squats
Day 24 - Rest Day
Day 25 - 220 squats
Day 26 - 225 squats
Day 27 - 230 squats
Day 28 - Rest Day
Day 29 - 240 squats
Day 30 - 250 squats

 

[Escapade]

Yeah I'll give it a go

 

[thejoyofanonymity]

Yeah I'll give it a go

Awesome - great to have you on board too my thighs are already a bit nervous about tomorrow ;-)

 

[Escapade]

haha 2 years ago I was running 4 miles a day and doing 3 hours in the gym a week... oh how the mighty have fallen! So im hoping my muscles might remember what exercise feels like... trouble is I don't really have the space to do proper exercise videos or programmes in the house and the weight I am now, no way am I going to the gym where I live, when its full of fit young men and skinny women!

Hopefully get a few stone off and get a bit toned with the squats and walking and I'll feel more comfortable about going to the gym again.

 

[Gie]

I'm in!
I've tried this before but only ever manage to egg to day 6 ha!

Xx

 

[thejoyofanonymity]

haha 2 years ago I was running 4 miles a day and doing 3 hours in the gym a week... oh how the mighty have fallen! So im hoping my muscles might remember what exercise feels like... trouble is I don't really have the space to do proper exercise videos or programmes in the house and the weight I am now, no way am I going to the gym where I live, when its full of fit young men and skinny women!

Hopefully get a few stone off and get a bit toned with the squats and walking and I'll feel more comfortable about going to the gym again.

WOW! I don't think I've *ever* been fit enough to do that much exercise! Fingers crossed the squats is the kick start we could both use

I'm in!
I've tried this before but only ever manage to egg to day 6 ha!

Xx

I'm feeling optimistic but then I haven't even tried day 1 yet - hahaha! Glad to have you on board xx

 

[Poppybibby]

I'd like to join in with you, however I'm a bit scared of day 30!

 

[thejoyofanonymity]

I'd like to join in with you, however I'm a bit scared of day 30!

Me too! we can do it though, and apparently it can be spread over the day. I think I'll be spreading the later ones out

 

[Poppybibby]

I do love a good challenge so I will do it! Starting tonight with day 1

 

[thejoyofanonymity]

I do love a good challenge so I will do it! Starting tonight with day 1

How did you get on last night with Day One?

I did day one this morning - was a wee bit tough but not bad in all. Well, until I forgot my phone when I left for work and had to run back up all the flights of stairs to my flat to get it in time before my bus came. That was hard work!

Day 1 - 50 squats - DONE
Day 2 - 55 squats
Day 3 - 60 squats
Day 4 - Rest Day
Day 5 - 70 squats
Day 6 - 75 squats
Day 7 - 80 squats
Day 8 - Rest Day
Day 9 - 100 squats
Day 10 - 105 squats
Day 11 - 110 squats
Day 12 - Rest Day
Day 13 -130 squats
Day 14 - 135 squats
Day 15 - 140 squats
Day 16 - Rest Day
Day 17 - 150 squats
Day 18 - 155 squats
Day 19 - 160 squats
Day 20 - Rest Day
Day 21 - 180 squats
Day 22 - 185 squats
Day 23 - 190 squats
Day 24 - Rest Day
Day 25 - 220 squats
Day 26 - 225 squats
Day 27 - 230 squats
Day 28 - Rest Day
Day 29 - 240 squats
Day 30 - 250 squats

 

[Poppybibby]

Haha that does sound like hard work!

I found it surprisingly ok and no pain yet today, although I reckon tomorrow is going to be a killer and any movements I make will be made slowly lol. Will be doing day 2 when I get home from work later followed my a nice hot bath

 

[Poppybibby]

Day 2 done. Starting to feel a bit of pain in my hip/outer thigh...that's gotta mean it's doing something!

 

[Poppybibby]

Good effort. If you struggle, I'd consider having a few days where you actually lower the reps for recovery. But if it's working then go for it. Do you do any other exercise or just the squats? What about next month? How about alternating between squats one day, then some upper body the next?

That's not a bad idea. I did swim 5 times a week but I have had tendonitis in my shoulder for the last few months and my physio has said to try and avoid it for a while so I've not been this week to give it a bit of a rest. I also have tendonitis in my foot (I'm quite injury prone at the moment it seems) so have had to limit any impact exercise so currently I'm just going for long walks and now doing the squats. I have a weighted hula hoop which I quite enjoy using, once my hips recovered from the bruises lol. Have you done the squat challenge?

 

[Escapade]

Done day one.

My plan is to add another 30 day challenge each month, so once I get to 250 squats, I'll keep doing the squats and then add something really stomach based as that's my real problem area, then the next month add in something upper body based.

Day 1 - 50 squats - DONE
Day 2 - 55 squats
Day 3 - 60 squats
Day 4 - Rest Day
Day 5 - 70 squats
Day 6 - 75 squats
Day 7 - 80 squats
Day 8 - Rest Day
Day 9 - 100 squats
Day 10 - 105 squats
Day 11 - 110 squats
Day 12 - Rest Day
Day 13 -130 squats
Day 14 - 135 squats
Day 15 - 140 squats
Day 16 - Rest Day
Day 17 - 150 squats
Day 18 - 155 squats
Day 19 - 160 squats
Day 20 - Rest Day
Day 21 - 180 squats
Day 22 - 185 squats
Day 23 - 190 squats
Day 24 - Rest Day
Day 25 - 220 squats
Day 26 - 225 squats
Day 27 - 230 squats
Day 28 - Rest Day
Day 29 - 240 squats
Day 30 - 250 squats

 

[thejoyofanonymity]

I reckon I'll do a similar thing to you Escapade...this should get me more active as a starting point, then I'll build up that's the plan, anyway

 

[Escapade]

Exactly, everyones got to start somewhere. Im going to do 30 day crunch challenge next I think

 

[thejoyofanonymity]

Yeah, I think I'd maybe like another abs based challenge to do after this one

Did day two this morning. Wowzers, my thighs are feeling it now! Haha...I'm more unfit than I realised. Trying to think of the burn when I stand up as a GOOD thing today

Day 1 - 50 squats - DONE
Day 2 - 55 squats - DONE
Day 3 - 60 squats
Day 4 - Rest Day
Day 5 - 70 squats
Day 6 - 75 squats
Day 7 - 80 squats
Day 8 - Rest Day
Day 9 - 100 squats
Day 10 - 105 squats
Day 11 - 110 squats
Day 12 - Rest Day
Day 13 -130 squats
Day 14 - 135 squats
Day 15 - 140 squats
Day 16 - Rest Day
Day 17 - 150 squats
Day 18 - 155 squats
Day 19 - 160 squats
Day 20 - Rest Day
Day 21 - 180 squats
Day 22 - 185 squats
Day 23 - 190 squats
Day 24 - Rest Day
Day 25 - 220 squats
Day 26 - 225 squats
Day 27 - 230 squats
Day 28 - Rest Day
Day 29 - 240 squats
Day 30 - 250 squats

 

[MISSLSR]

Oh can I join in please??????????

Will be a day behind but that's ok right!

I will do day 1 today.

I am a self confessed lazy old sod so this will be the only exercise I will be doin but then this can hopefully lead to more.

I think next I would like to do something about bingo wings.


Day 1 - 50 squats
Day 2 - 55 squats
Day 3 - 60 squats
Day 4 - Rest Day
Day 5 - 70 squats
Day 6 - 75 squats
Day 7 - 80 squats
Day 8 - Rest Day
Day 9 - 100 squats
Day 10 - 105 squats
Day 11 - 110 squats
Day 12 - Rest Day
Day 13 -130 squats
Day 14 - 135 squats
Day 15 - 140 squats
Day 16 - Rest Day
Day 17 - 150 squats
Day 18 - 155 squats
Day 19 - 160 squats
Day 20 - Rest Day
Day 21 - 180 squats
Day 22 - 185 squats
Day 23 - 190 squats
Day 24 - Rest Day
Day 25 - 220 squats
Day 26 - 225 squats
Day 27 - 230 squats
Day 28 - Rest Day
Day 29 - 240 squats
Day 30 - 250 squats

Dxxx

 

[thejoyofanonymity]

Oh can I join in please??????????

Will be a day behind but that's ok right!

I will do day 1 today.

I am a self confessed lazy old sod so this will be the only exercise I will be doin but then this can hopefully lead to more.

I think next I would like to do something about bingo wings.

Dxxx

Course you can join welcome to the squats team! Good luck with day 1

 

[MISSLSR]

Bejeezus this may just be the death of me!

First 50 done will update my list when I am back on the laptop.

Dxxx