Our Thursday challenge is not at all friendly to tight pants…it’s a good one for to do in the morning in your pajamas. Or bootie butt nekked.
The challenge includes a hip flexor stretch (keeping your chest high, drop your left knee on the ground and lunge your right foot as far forward as possible; try to get your left thigh 45 degrees to the floor; raise your left hand as high as you can and twist slightly to your right, looking over your right shoulder and reaching over your head; hold) and bent-over rows. (grab something heavyish, stand up tall and then hinge at your hips until your chest is somewhere between 45 and 90 degrees to the ground; let your arms hang down and then, maintaining your torso shape, pull the item to your sternum; give your back a good hard flex; let the weight back down. That’s 1.) If you have dumbbells, great. If not, use that 1 volume unabridged Shakespeare your literary aunt gave you for your high school graduation, a full laundry bag, a heavy chair, or a willing human. If there’s really nothing in your house or office, try cans of paint at Home Depot or the 2 gallon laundry detergent containers at CVS. If there’s really really nothing to row, substitute 15 pushups or 30 situps. Really try to row, though.
10 squats, 10 pushups, 10 squats to warmup. The challenge: 10 high reach jumps, 30 second hip flexor stretch each side, 10 high reach jumps, 10-20 rows (depending on weight). This is 1 set. Do 3 sets.
That’s it. Really reach up high on the jumps. 2 points if you do this bootie butt nekked. 100 points and all the marbles if you do if bootie butt nekked in the Home Depot.
15 responses to “Thurs. – 2/12 Jump, stretch, jump, pull”
efiada77
February 12th, 2015 at 15:52
All the way butterball NEKKED. DONE! 😉
Glo
February 12th, 2015 at 22:15
Niiiiice!!!
Cindy Lutenbacher
February 12th, 2015 at 17:32
Done. Okay, so I substituted pushups for the jumps. And did some of the work in the elevator at Morehouse. But not nekkid. Darn.
Also, I meant to note that when I slam-balled on Tuesday night while noting the names of various Republicans, I did not intend violence toward those individuals (though I confess that I suppress such urges/thoughts, regularly). My slams expressed the anger I feel at what those people do and represent to me. Gave me an extra umph.
Cindy Lutenbacher
February 12th, 2015 at 17:40
Oh, yeah, and 15# x 15 bent rows, but went to 20# on the third one. Kung Li inspires me to push harder on the last one.
Chris
February 12th, 2015 at 18:04
Done shine
Holiday
February 12th, 2015 at 21:11
Done and did with my sweetie 🙂
Glo
February 12th, 2015 at 22:14
Check! Shine!!
Monica
February 12th, 2015 at 22:16
Done! Rows with a 20pound kettle bell sets of 12. One set single arm. That hip flexor stretch hurts so good. I should do those everyday. My knees don’t like the jumps tho.
Blue Stellar
February 12th, 2015 at 22:30
GOODNIGHT!!! PHEWW!!
Roan
February 12th, 2015 at 23:24
Done nekked first thing this morning!
eunicehcho
February 12th, 2015 at 23:25
Dang. Done.
Lisa
February 12th, 2015 at 23:35
Done – that stretch felt good.
msullivan574
February 12th, 2015 at 23:41
Did them. Inthe buff before I scrambled into pajamas. I need to stop doing these right before bed.
Cecilia
February 12th, 2015 at 23:54
Done – neked stylo!
Anushka
February 13th, 2015 at 00:44
Done !