Our Thursday challenge is the same as Monday: five sets of 15 squats, as gorgeous as you can make them, preferably in a place where squats make people stare. It’s getting easier, yes?
Yes!
Except maybe no.
Thursday is day 6 of our 92 days together. Your muscles are waking up and adapting to what’s being demanded of them. You’re a little sore, sure, but you can do 5 sets of 15 squats throughout the day and you know it. Physically, thing are getting easier. It’s mentally where things may be trending in the opposite direction right about now.
It’s Thursday, after all. You have work to do. TV to watch. Revolutions to plan. Not right now, you’re telling yourself – later, later, later – I’ll do the squats later…
As you may have come to suspect, this first 30-day squat/push-up challenge is designed to create in each of us a new habit: constant movement throughout the day. We want to start noticing all the times during the day when we can do some push-ups or squats and using those times to, well, do push-ups and squats. We want constant motion through the day to become your default. We’re trying to turn this into a habit, so it feels strange not to do 15 squats while waiting in the security line at the airport.
But here’s the thing about habits – when you’re trying to form new habits, the toughest days are days 6 to 21. These next stretch of days are when the old ways of doing things are going to leap up out of the muck and do their damnedest to drag you back to how things used to be. We’re entering Mordor, and the orcs are everywhere.
You’re not going to let your teammates get eaten by orcs, are you? Do you 5 sets of 15 squats and find a way to help someone else get theirs done too. Text, call, forcefully drag.
Let’s get this done, dear hobbits. Squat away!
28 responses to “Thur. 1/15 – Entering Mordor”
Cindy Lutenbacher
January 15th, 2015 at 12:04
Done. The last set…as students were entering the classroom for my 8 a.m. comp course…
New to the Game
January 15th, 2015 at 14:35
Okay! I did 3 sets this morning and will finish off through out the day..
eunicehcho
January 15th, 2015 at 18:54
Done. Again, in my office. Great procrastination technique.
Glo
January 15th, 2015 at 20:27
Done at 120. C’mon team!
KungLi
January 15th, 2015 at 20:55
Did my 15’s in the rain. I see you Eunice – where’s the rest of Team Deadlift?!
shaerobinson
January 15th, 2015 at 21:26
✔️✔️
Anushka
January 15th, 2015 at 21:29
Done !
Empish Thomas
January 15th, 2015 at 21:33
All done for today.
msullivan574
January 15th, 2015 at 22:13
Check! Not saucey. Very sassy.
Monaco Jones
January 15th, 2015 at 22:31
Done
Roan
January 15th, 2015 at 23:02
Done!
Lisa
January 15th, 2015 at 23:02
Done
zahra
January 15th, 2015 at 23:11
word up, hey. and done
Everette
January 15th, 2015 at 23:31
Done. Team Deadlift!!! 5 sets of 15 at Corner Tavern EPP!!!
juan
January 15th, 2015 at 23:37
Done
researchjen
January 15th, 2015 at 23:43
done and done – Jen
Dean_La_Soul
January 15th, 2015 at 23:43
Squats done! Team Revolutionary Runners!!!
efiada77
January 15th, 2015 at 23:58
My special sauce: Did 2/3 of my squats when I had a little break on the sidewalk of Piedmont Ave. in front of Publix! Got my co-worker to take my picture for posterity. Finished up at home so….**drumroll** DID IT ON ‘EM.
Jocelyn
January 16th, 2015 at 00:38
Get it!
Tif
January 16th, 2015 at 00:25
All done. Community squats tonight at the APD event.
Jocelyn
January 16th, 2015 at 00:38
Done.
Cecilia
January 16th, 2015 at 00:42
Done! 1 set with Eunice @ SoBa another set going up the stairs on my way in to the house!
eunicehcho
January 16th, 2015 at 01:13
Yeah, no one stared or us or anything in the restaurant. 🙂
Holiday
January 16th, 2015 at 00:45
Done
Daniel
January 16th, 2015 at 00:48
Done!
Daniel
January 16th, 2015 at 00:48
#TeamDeadlift
xochitlbervera
January 16th, 2015 at 16:54
I did these last night but forgot to post!!
Ashley
January 17th, 2015 at 10:16
I did them!