The first 3 days of this 21-Day Challenge (workout special) were a pain. Literally a pain. My body was stiff and the days went by being completely sore. However, the body is starting to get used to this feeling now. After being unable to complete the workout routine for the first 3 days, I’ve now completed it 3 days in a row. Woohoo!
No doubt, the level of the exercises keep increasing. While I’m doing a beginner’s 21-day course, I’m noticing a few intermediate exercises creeping in. The reps keep increasing and every now and then, my app adds in a new workout. The rules stay the same. 3 rounds of the same exercise and ideally, you’re looking at a 45-minute workout session. From my personal experience, make sure at least 10 of those minutes go to warming up!
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On Day 5 of this challenge, the planks duration were increased to 45 seconds per set and I was shocked to see it rise to 1-minute a set in just a day. Today’s workout was a little irregular as I took a few longer breaks, so I eventually finished it in 51:42 minutes, a bit longer than you would’ve needed to complete this session, including 75-second breaks between each exercise. Here’s a look at my Day 6 workout:
- Mountain climbers – 25 seconds
- Russian twist – 20 seconds
- Femoral bridge – 20x
- Decline push ups – 16x
- Plank – 60 seconds
Remember, form is very important as you don’t want to be injuring yourself while trying to do something productive. Today’s exercise has exercise where it’s easy to maintain the right form, but I’m struggling with the decline push ups, with more pressure falling on my lower back, when it’s actually supposed to be more on my chest and shoulders.
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These are core strengthening exercises and I can feel the difference in my body in just 6 days already, now 28% through this lockdown challenge. However, the intensity is rising each day as the mountain climbers exercise moves straight up to 40 seconds a set in my routine for Day 7 of the challenge.
Similarly, every other exercise is getting tougher, but I’m not going to say any of it is not achievable. The plank is the perfect way to end a workout session and here, it’s to end every round. If I keep it up, surely I’ll be able to see a few bodily differences by the end of 21 days. Until next time (Day 7 update), stay tuned to ReadScoops.com.
