12 Steemians for a new record of 3,389 total reps today, and 1 new member: @jasonshick!
I will now award 1 SBD for every 10,000 honest reps you submit to my Daily 100+ Rep Fitness Challenge. I will honor all prior reps done before today. I will revisit this reward structure as the team grows over time.
As a favor, please read a very personal post I just wrote so you can learn more about why I'm doing this. It'll make sense at the end, so thank you very much if you can. POST LINK
Calling whales, dolphins, and the fitness community to take notice of us busting our asses with nothing but hard work and commitment.
Please join us, help us spread the word, and/or simply reward these dedicated Steemians providing their daily workouts and blog posts with some upvote support.
More people are joining because they've finally SEEN this blog series, and wish they did sooner. In the spirit of helping others be healthy and join a supportive team, please help us by upvoting and resteeming for visibility.
These Steemians are also creating their own original posts linked below to prove their hard work. Please also support their passion and dedication!
TOTALS: 83,674 reps done across 21 Steemians in 50 workout days.
How's that for content?
Cumulative Results: #'s vary with various start dates
@rmsbodybuilding: 25,055 reps (29.9%) 50/50 days (UK)
@thevillan: 16,534 reps (19.8%) 29/50 (AUSTRALIA)
@myleskshupe: 9,427 reps (11.3%) 21/50 (OKLAHOMA, USA)
@povilas: 6,291 reps (7.5%) 29/50 (UK)
@steemmatt: 5,701 reps (6.8%) 50/50 (USA)
@lordcarlo297: 4,262 reps (5.1%) 23/50 (ARUBA)
@xxlobo21xx: 3,857 reps (4.6%) 16/50 (ARKANSAS, USA)
@ninjamike: 2,208 reps (2.6%) 10/50 (CALIFORNIA, USA)
@cygon: 2,185 reps (2.6%) 8/50 (New York, USA)
@mightpossibly: 2,011 reps (2.4%) 20/50 (NORWAY)
@kellerkulturist: 1,761 reps (2.1%) 9/50 (GERMANY)
@khufu: 1,386 reps (1.7%) 9/50 (AUSTRALIA)
@bentheredonethat: 870 reps (1.0%) 4/50 (FRANCE)
@kbarrett: 635 reps (0.8%) 4/50 (INDIANA, USA)
@mgood: 450 reps (0.5%) 2/50
@belemo: 320 reps (0.4%) 2/50 (NIGERIA)
@jasonshick: 206 reps (0.2%) 1/50
@xced2806: 158 reps (0.2%) 1/50
@foles09: 120 reps (0.1%) 1/50 (AUSTRALIA)
@doctorneo: 120 reps (0.1%) 1/50 (NORWAY)
@dj123: 101 reps (0.1%) 1/50
The Challenge: At least 100 honest reps of exercise every day. No excuses. No bullsh*t. Just actions, positivity, and results. Only post AFTER your reps are done.
If you can't contribute yet, try to eat natural foods and stay well hydrated without the sugar for now.
It's ok to start with a number you're comfortable with if you can't reach 100. You choose what exercises to do.
30 minutes of dedicated brisk walking, running, or SPINNING (new) can count as 100 reps if you're unable to lift or need to rest.
My Daily Challenge Completed - 101 reps:
-101 Shoulder Bar Presses (75 pounds)
Daily Assessment: I still feel it in my legs from the squats and calf raises. That means it'll be easier next time. It was also nice to rest my upper body since I flew through 100 reps of shoulder presses.
I went out with a friend for the night and had some drinks, but that's no excuse to not do my reps and make this post. Beer muscles? When you're tired and don't want to work out, just imagine me making myself do these reps and write every post with all of the counts 51 straight times!!! So...get going on your reps!!
Feedback from @mightpossibly:
"I find it deeply satisfying to do these reps, which is a big deal. I've always hated the gym and prefer to exercise at home. But I've lacked the discipline to do it. It sort of feels like I have gym buddies now, without the hassle of going to the gym."
Please see my first post linked below for my motivation, the challenge background, rules, and details for the Steemit Silver Coin prize! It's also got some personal stuff about why I'm doing this, so it could be a good motivator.
Original Intro Post With My Motivation
32nd Day Update With My Progress Picture
-DAY 1: 370 total reps from 2 Steemians (both 50/50 since)
-DAY 2: 375 reps from 2 Steemians
-DAY 3: 1,368 reps from 3 Steemians
-DAY 4: 415 reps from 2 Steemians
-DAY 5: 1,900 reps from 3 Steemians
-DAY 6: 530 reps from 3 Steemians
-DAY 7: 300 reps from 2 Steemians
-DAY 8: 311 reps from 2 Steemians
-DAY 9: 550 reps from 2 Steemians
-DAY 10: 927 reps from 3 Steemians
-DAY 11: 1,273 reps from 3 Steemians
-DAY 12: 642 reps from 2 Steemians
-DAY 13: 514 reps from 2 Steemians
-DAY 14: 883 reps from 3 Steemians
-DAY 15: 474 reps from 4 Steemians
-DAY 16: 616 reps from 4 Steemians
-DAY 17: 697 reps from 4 Steemians
-DAY 18: 490 reps from 2 Steemians
-DAY 19: 769 reps from 3 Steemians
-DAY 20: 1,089 reps from 5 Steemians
-DAY 21: 1,594 reps from 5 Steemians
-DAY 22: 1,523 reps from 4 Steemians
-DAY 23: 1,619 reps from 5 Steemians
-DAY 24: 2,964 reps from 4 Steemians
-DAY 25: 1,849 reps from 5 Steemians
-DAY 26: 2,574 reps from 6 Steemians
-DAY 27: 2,295 reps from 6 Steemians
-DAY 28: 1,748 reps from 5 Steemians
-DAY 29: 2,001 reps from 6 Steemians
-DAY 30: 2,396 reps from 6 Steemians
-DAY 31: 2,064 reps from 8 Steemians
-DAY 32: 2,650 reps from 10 Steemians
-DAY 33: 2,315 reps from 8 Steemians
-DAY 34: 2,030 reps from 8 Steemians
-DAY 35: 2,382 reps from 9 Steemians
-DAY 36: 1,989 reps from 7 Steemians
-DAY 37: 2,403 reps from 9 Steemians
-DAY 38: 2,100 reps from 7 Steemians
-DAY 39: 2,714 reps from 10 Steemians
-DAY 40: 2,280 reps from 7 Steemians
-DAY 41: 2,432 reps from 7 Steemians
-DAY 42: 1,846 reps from 9 Steemians
-DAY 43: 1,835 reps from 10 Steemians
-DAY 44: 2,606 reps from 9 Steemians
-DAY 45: 2,632 reps from 11 Steemians
-DAY 46: 3,018 reps from 9 Steemians
-DAY 47: 2,820 reps from 13 Steemians
-DAY 48: 3,032 reps from 9 Steemians
-DAY 49: 1,875 reps from 10 Steemians
-DAY 50: 3,389 reps from 12 Steemians (1 New)
Daily Rep Count:
836 by @thevillan (back to normal)
627 by @myleskschupe (another big day again)
305 by @povilas
305 by @rmsbodybuilding (still our MVP)
249 by @kbarrett
215 by @mgood (unique mind & body approach)
206 by @jasonshick (new - welcome!)
200 by @kellerkulturist
125 by @lordcarlo297
120 by @khufu
101 by @steemmatt
100 by @mightpossibly (congrats on 20 workout days!)
Total again through 50 days = 83,674
Conditions:
- Weights not required.
- Do real reps with good form, aiming for 100+.
- Start your reply with "Challenge Completed".
- Reply with the type of exercises and # of reps for each in a list.
- Cumulative tallies appreciated as a separate line.
- Only submit reps you've done, not ones you're planning to do.
- Use the tag "fitnesschallenge".
- Upvoting or resteeming daily posts is greatly appreciated to reach more people.
Advice:
- Stretch before and after your exercise.
- Breathe properly on each rep.
- Quality over quantity.
- Hydrate throughout and afterwards.
- Eat a healthy snack with protein after.
- Do exercises you enjoy at first to build momentum for harder ones.
- Take before pictures to appreciate your results over time.
- Feel good about your accomplishments.
-Please follow daily and join when you can.
-Please also check out the blog posts of the entrants below for details and workout advice.
Daily Challenge Completed - 101 reps:
-101 Shoulder Bar Presses (75 pounds)
Challenge Completed - 160 reps
I´m feeling sick today so I decided to do another TRX day with a big walk after my training.
Squats 20x
Sumo Squats 20x
Lunges 20x
Row 20x
Push-Ups 20x
Reverse Flies 20x
Curls 20x
Trizeps Extension 20x
Walking for about one hour (not sure if I should count this)
I will sleep some more today and drink even more ;) I think that I should be fit in one or two days and then it will be time to squat!
Eat lots of oranges, vitamin c works wonders ;)
If you drinking orange juice make sure it's not the concentrated crap
Feel better!
I'll count 100 reps for the walking, so 260 total. It should be 100 reps per 30 minutes, but that's more for people who can't lift much. Fair trade. It's still exercise.
Daily Challenge completed - yesterday
Developing both mind and body 215 reps
Physical
100 reps - Walking 30 minutes X 2 - includes down and up elevation of 300 ft
10 reps - yoga asanas - 10 min X 2
5 reps - pranayama (yogic breathing exercises) 5 min X 2
100 reps = 1+ hours X 2 Transcendental Meditation and advanced TM-Sidhi (morning and evening)
Reply to @Steemmatt's comment:
Thanks @Steemmatt. It comes pretty easy. The meditation, asanas, etc I have been doing for years so it is a part of my life. I live at a retreat center which is in the woods in a rural, hilly/mountainous area. I purposely chose to live at the top of the hill so I would have to walk down to the dining hall. This is how I am forced to not be lazy and get my minimum 30 min. walks in. :-) And then I do some more when there is time.
Thanks for your reply and an insight into your lifestyle! I did already count these reps in the post above, so they've been recorded. If you did anything else "today" to add to it, please feel free to include it. Feel free to also include any instructional information on your meditation via links or comments here to help us learn about it.
OK. Will do.
I would like to practice more yoga, I did it for about a year but lately have been finding it hard to fit the time for it in to my busy schedule.
Maybe I should incorperate a yoga day into my gym routine
Yoga asanas would fit into the category of stretching which Steemmatt mentions. There are many schools of how to perform asanas. Some like to strain. I follow the no strain - go into the position and hold it for maybe 10 or 15 seconds - relax into the position with the mind's attention on it. You'll find the tightness in the body starts to relax and you become looser over time.
P.S. Meditation is also a branch of "Yoga" as are the asanas (positions) and pranayama (breathing exercises). Cheers.
Yeah I was doing ashtanga I think it was called, still remember all the stretches.
I did notice over the year I was doing it my flexibility improved quite a bit, I will probably start doing it once or twice a week in the evening before bed.
Ashtanga yoga is very popular. If you can continue at home then why not. I am not an expert on asanas but have taken classes in them. I am though a teacher of Transcendental Meditation and feel very expert on that.
Challenge Completed - 764 reps
Daily Challenge Completed (297 reps)
PanCakes
Daily challenge completed. 460 reps.
Squats
Daily challenge completed! 100 reps. Pushups and squats.
https://steemit.com/fitnesschallenge/@povilas/rest-day
Today I am going to give a 100% upvote to everyone who posts their workout today. This is a very dedicated community and everyone deserves a reward.
Thanks m8, I agree everyone who participates deserves a reward for their committment :)
Damn, you have quite the fan club on your workout posts recently! That's awesome! It's about time someone started paying attention. Now we gotta get others' posts raised up.
Thanks m8 :)
Yeah this will grow, and in turn so will our supporters.
During the week I can upvote much more on everyones posts, but over this long weekend I had to reduce my upvote percentage.
So much good content not enough voting power.
I have been thinking about leasing some extra voting power just to reward everyone a bit more, think I will look at that :)
@thevillan and @steemmatt - how do u adjust your upvote percentage for comments? I can adjust for blog posts using steem voter but not for comments. I get a message that I don't have enough vesting power?? Is there a way around this? Yesterday I went from 100% voting power to now 70%....and falling.
I think once you hit 500 SP you get the slider, then you can adjust ;)
Yeah, but that will take me a very long time at the rate I am going. I wish they would lower it to maybe 200 SP. Or maybe there is an app or extension for this?
There's some good karma! Thank you very much for recognizing what we're all doing here. I'd upvote more if I could, but I've been slowly trying to recharge my Steem Power voting % from around 30% and it's so hard when everyone posts great results!
I know the feeling of having just a small percentage of one's voting power. Do whatever u feel you can do. Others can possibly take up the slack. I'll be down a good deal of voting power after today.
I've been on Steem for just over 3 months and I have learned the value of upvoting. It makes people feel good that they are being recognized and....it is nice to earn some money as well.
Challenge Completed (213 reps)
https://steemit.com/fitness/@ninjamike/basic-workout-pullups-and-pushups-213-reps
Challenge Completed: 100 reps
Great work keep at it m8 and hopefully your CTS will start clearing up :)
Thank you! After a dramatic setback, it's better than ever :)
That's great to hear, keep at it and things will get better :)
Challenge Completed - today 205 reps
Physical
75 reps - Walking 30 minutes + 15 minutes - includes down and up elevation of 300 ft
10 reps - yoga asanas - 10 min X 2
5 reps - pranayama (yogic breathing exercises) 5 min X 2
15 reps Dumbells/Kettlebells - 15 min
Mental
100 reps = 1+ hours X 2 Transcendental Meditation and advanced TM-Sidhi (morning and evening)
I hit the gym on friday and saturday
Friday:
I did 100reps bench press with 50kg
100 reps fore arm coils
100 reps shoulder press
100 reps french coils
50 reps squats with 35kg
100reps of situps
Rode the cycle for 15minutes and jogged for about 10 minutes.
Saturday was light training:
I did 40 reps bench press with 40kg
50 reps of situps
40 reps of fore arm coils
40reps of french coils(hind arm)
Taken on saturday
This is more like it!! Glad to see you're over your illness.
Ahhh Friday was a huge day for you, but I already closed out Friday's numbers. To be fair to everyone else in the past and keep it consistent, those won't be scored. But, I'll be definitely counting 170 reps for you today.
So you go from wearing a sweater the last time to no shirt at all now!! Don't get sick again!
Welcome back.
Lol yeah. I had to take off the shirt this time. The weather isn't as cold as it was. I hate being sick.
Minor update, Sunday Morning
50 reps of push ups
50 reps sit ups
50 reps free squat
5 minutes Yoga/stretching
Cool - I'll count this on the next post I'm making since we have very different time zones.
Hi, i am Armin @gruber.muc from Germany.
I just find your fitnesschallenge on steemit and it wood be nice to attend on this competition. I started a few days ago a blog with my training diary. I wrote up to this point in german, but i try now to write in english too.
If i could enter up my training from friday:
I did 213 reps with kettlebells an 300 single rope jumps.
My training today is coming soon. I report after completing.
Thanks for the challenge @steemmatt
H Armin - thanks for finding us and your interest in participating. English would be greatly appreciated if it's no trouble.
As for the rep submissions, I can only count reps done and entered on the current day, to make it clean cut for everyone and structured. The reps you post done today will count, but I can not count the reps from Friday.
Here is the newest post to reply to linked here.
Also, jumping rope is cardio for our sake, so it'd be recorded in the future as 100 reps IF you did if for 30 minutes or more. If you did less than 30 minutes of time, then you win for the good exercise for yourself, but it wouldn't register for our sake.. Not too many guidelines, but just some basics! Looking forward to your next post! Welcome to Steemit as well.
Linking 266 reps by @khufu per his fitnesschallenge post below:
https://steemit.com/fitness/@khufu/jan-28-turkish-get-up-s-injury-proof-shoulders-and-kettlebell-snatches-challenge-complete