STAR'S 10,000 GOLD MARCH CHALLENGE!! 8 minutes a day! ABS.

[Stars in my Pocket]

I want to get motivated.

You guys want to get motivated.

Let's do it.

ALL you need to do is participate in the 8-minute abs challenge, and post in here. It's so simple, really! HERE IS THE LINK: CLICK!

You have to do 8-minute abs once a day, every day, from March 2-31. 30 days!
Sorry about the late notice, that's why I'm making it the 2nd. xP

It's doable, you don't need good knees or backs, you use strictly abdominal muscles.

Rules: You must do 8-minute abs. Not your own version because then I can't tell if you're doing the whole thing or not. xP HERE IS THE LINK: CLICK!

Post in here saying whether or not you did it each day. If you can't get on, then post the next day, but you MUST post at least every other day. Don't lie please, this is for your health! And gold, but be honest anyway!

Take before/after pics, measurements, or weights. Pics are preferred and can go for a bonus!

No one is expecting you to get a 6-pack, but a stronger core helps everything you do!

Taking breaks during the video is ok, just make sure that you don't miss more than 5 crunches per break! Limit 5 per video.


PRIZES: This is the cool part: everyone can win!

29-30 days: 10,000 gold
25-28 days: 8,000 gold
20-25 days: 4,000 gold
10-20 days: 2,000 gold
0-10 days: ),:

If you want to do this, sign up asap! Before the 5th. I'll put your names up here.
This is not a contest for weight/inches lost. It's a contest for willpower and diligence. If you haven't started exercising, now is the time to start! It's 8 minutes, you can tough it out! I'm doing it with you!


ENTRANTS:
- Stars in my Pocket (16)
- +[Teh Amish Kotex Fairy]+ (16)
- BitterFantasy (10)
- Nolone (16)
- themadwriter (4)
- Hysterisches Zyanid (0)
- phloid (6)
- _penguin_ (1)
- kangaskhaan (2)
- Seraphsody (1)


DAILY FORM:
Did you do it?:
How many breaks?:
How do you feel?:
Improvement from yesterday?:


HERE IS THE LINK: CLICK!  

[BitterFantasy]

im signing up!but i wont be on for one week.i dont know if ill have internet. next week=spring break.my abs are my problem area.i have no camera. sad  

[+[Teh Amish Kotex Fairy]+]

Sign me up!
I'm definitely doing it!  

[Nolone]

what the heck sign me up to. it looks easy enough biggrin

watch my eat my words lol xd

Weight: 164.5 lb
Waist Measurement: 39.5 inches
Picture: Green Apple PJ's  

[+[Teh Amish Kotex Fairy]+]

Haha. It does.
But I'm going to be doing this after my work out tonight because that's my schedule for tonight.
Work--> Work out --> 8 minute abs

Dang.
I might be extremely tired when doing it. D;

 

[themadwriter]

Yes I will do this also. My camera cord is currently missing so I won't be able to put up any pics until it is found.

Current Weight: 210 lbs.
Waist: 40 inches

Thank you for doing this, this is a great idea to get motivated. Can't wait to start it tomorrow!  

[Stars in my Pocket]

AWESOME! I was so worried people wouldn't be doing it. >_<

I know 10k isn't a ton but it's more about doing it for you than for anything else.
Thanks for participating guys!

I'm starting today just to get it going. (:

DAILY FORM:
Did you do it?: Yes!
How many breaks?: 2
How do you feel?: I felt my abs for the first time in a while! Haha!
Improvement from yesterday?: n/a

<--- The weird line is from my riding breeches, they're supposed to be snug.  

[+[Teh Amish Kotex Fairy]+]

Day ONE
Did you do it?: Of course!
How many breaks?: 1, 15 seconds
How do you feel?: I feel it tightening!
Improvement from yesterday?:n/a

 

[Euthanasia Phase]

Sure, I'll do that. Usually all I do is cardio so this should help with the muscles. Although I'll be gone for spring break, so hopefully things will work out then.  

[Lady Kayura]

Sign me up! biggrin  

[themadwriter]

Day ONE
Did you do it?: Yes
How many breaks?: 0
How do you feel?: My neck is killing me, I barely felt my abs. I know I'm doing something wrong. The majority of my weight is centered on my belly so this is really hard for me to be able to do much of the movements effectively without involving my neck. Suggestions?
Improvement from yesterday?:n/a  

[Stars in my Pocket]

themadwriter

Day ONE
Did you do it?: Yes
How many breaks?: 0
How do you feel?: My neck is killing me, I barely felt my abs. I know I'm doing something wrong. The majority of my weight is centered on my belly so this is really hard for me to be able to do much of the movements effectively without involving my neck. Suggestions?
Improvement from yesterday?:n/a

Hm, sounds like whether or not you meant to, you were using your neck to pull yourself up. Be sure you don't hold onto your neck (just lightly touch your ears with your fingertips) and really concentrate on your abs.

Don't try to go UP as much as try to squeeze your abs. To get the feel of it, sit in a chair and practice squeezing your abs to a rhythm. You can hunch a little like you'd do a crunch, but really just focus on the movement of your abs. Then sit on the floor and squeeze again, don't worry about coming up.
Once you get the feel for it, use your abs to kind of suck your shoulders/top torso forward.

For a basic crunch, your shoulder blades shouldn't even come off of the floor completely. Your head only needs to come up 6 inches or so. So don't try to do a half-situp, crunches are different. Situps you try to get UP, crunches you try to pull yourself forward almost.

That's the only way I can explain it. =_= sorry. <3  

[BitterFantasy]

this is for last night.i did it before bed.
Day 1
Did you do it?: Yes
How many breaks?: 0
How do you feel?: abs hurts a little but thats probably a good sign.

anyways ill fit it in sometime today i hope.  

[Stars in my Pocket]

Ok, I updated the scores. (:

(I'm going to post every time I do so I know where I left off, just as a matter of principle).

Good job people! <3 We're going to have strong cores!  

[BitterFantasy]

the entire time i did it last time i almost stopped but then id see only a couple minutes left and be like im almost there!lol.my neck didnt really hurt but dang i felt like id be suffocated by my boobs everytime i went up.