Day 1
50 Crunches | 2×60 second Plank

That wasn’t so bad. I alternated planks with crunches, doing one 60-second plank, all the crunches, and then closing with the other 60-second plank. I hope that was ok. It was still tough. But I’m proud to say I didn’t have to take any breaks during the crunches (and have no neck pain!). The second plank was definitely more difficult, though. I found myself watching the seconds tick down on the timer in a way that I didn’t for the first one.

Day 2
100 Bicycle Crunches | 2×30 second Plank

Definitely tougher. Even though the planks were shorter, they felt like an eternity. And I had to take a couple breaks during the bicycle crunches. Whether or not there ends up being any physical change, I am feeling it.

Day 3
50 Burpees | 50 Kick Down Crunches

In case you didn’t already know, burpees are the worst. For the first time, (yes, I know it’s only been three days), I had to take lots of breaks to get through the 50. The crunches turned out to be some kind of relief!

Day 4
200 Crunches | 100 Skater Slides

This was brutal. I’m incredibly sore. Everywhere. Except my legs, I guess. So I guess that’s what the skater slides were for. I definitely felt them in my thighs. The crunches, though… Man, talk about a sudden ramp up. Made it through, though. By breaking it up into chunks of 50. And I felt every. single. one.

Day 5
100 High Knees | 75 Russian Twists

This was almost like a break. The Russian Twists were not super easy, but there were only 75! What a relief! And the High Knees were not at all bad. I had to take a break halfway through. But that was more to do with getting winded than any muscle fatigue.

Woo hoo! One sixth of the way through. And here’s the progress I’ve made.

Not too bad! I mean, it’s tough to say how much of that is just my normal weight fluctuation, but it’s change in the right direction, so I’ll take it!