So.. I'm half way through the Squat an Ab Challenge that I'm doing for the month of June. If you didn't see my post from the beginning of the month, I do Squats, Sit-ups, Crunches, Push-ups and a plank everyday for the month of June. Each day the reps increase.

It's been tough. Really tough because I'm constantly upping the amount of reps I do, it never really gets easier. It gets a sweat on...

Sweaty.. Red.. Out of Breath..

The above picture is from Day 15.. 130 Squats, 57 Sit-ups, 83 Crunches, 55 sec Plank and 27 Push-ups.

I can tell that my strength is getting better. on one day it's hard.. and then it wont be as hard doing the same amount the next day until I start doing more reps than I did  before.. if that even makes sense to you.. haha

I'm hoping that my form is OK with the exercises that I'm doing. I've youtubed videos for form on all of them and I think I'm doing OK with them but I can't be sure and I can't see myself doing them.

I can't say I tell much difference in terms of body shape.. but I did take pictures at the beginning of the month and I will take them at the end to compare. Same with measurements. I'm hoping there's a difference.. I guess we'll see at the end of the month.

So.. I think that's all I have to mention. Bring on the last half of the Challenge!

How do you check to make sure that you're using the correct form during your exercises?

Let me know!

Laura x

I've seen challenges on MFP and on some of the blogs that I have been reading but never actually done them.

I figured if I agreed to do the challenge on a public forum where my MFP friends could see.. then It would keep me accountable and keep me doing the challenges.

I'm doing both the 30 Day Squat Challenge and the 30 Day Ab Challenge.

Because the two are normally run separately, I combined the calendars myself.

Here's a snap shot of what I created:

The pictures at the top are of the calendar are from Google. I figured they would help me make sure that I have proper form when I'm doing my exercises.

I'm interested to see the results from these challenges and whether they make any difference. I'm NOT looking forward to the last few days of the challenges. Have you SEEN the reps that need to be done on the last few days?!

My day 1 is completed for today!

If you want to join in the challenge with me, feel free to use the calendar here and let me know if you join along!

Laura x