Re: New here ~Darren

[Guest guest]

Hi back!

Thanks for asking. :-)

Well my first week is going very well. I actually started on Dec 16,

but had to stop because I got sick and then the holidays were a

little hectic. So now I restarted on Dec 31st. Yesterday I did the

upper body weights and let me tell you I am a little sore. My back

chest and triceps are sorer than my shoulders and biceps. Weird,

huh? Anyways, this morning I did the stairmaster at interval mode in

level 7. I was dying when I hit the high points, but I made it

through and you know 20 min wasn't all that bad. Tomorrow is the

lower body. We will see how it goes. Not too worried about

quads/calves ect but my hamstings are another thing. The eating part

is going all right. :-)

How are you doing? What part in Australia do you live in.?

Martie

P.S do you like to go by Legend or Darren?

> Hi Martie

> how is your first week going /Gone interested in your progress

> Legend

> Re: New here

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> Hi there!

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> Welcome to the group. I am presently on C1.

> Martie

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[Guest guest]

Hi back!

It's so cool that you started the same time as me. ;-) We can keep

each other on track. Congratulations on your new marriage. I've

been married for a little over a year. :-) How was New Zealand? We

went to Tahiti for our Honeymoon it was so beautiful. You just don't

get those waters here in Southern California.

Anyways, for the lower body workout I did the following:

Leg extensions/Leg press, Lying leg curls/standing leg curls, One leg

calf raises/angled calf raises, Floor crunches/ twist crunches/bent

knee leg raises. I do more abdominals because that is where I needed

the most. :-)

If you want you can email me also. imagin-me@... It's

great to have a friend on the other side of the continent.

Martie

> Hi Martie

> I live in Sydney very close to the city. We have something in

common, I started my second challenge on the 31 of December so we can

keep tabs on each other. I was very happy with my first Challenge.

lost about 15 kilos of fat and added 3 kilos of muscle, I felt better

than I had in years and wanted to do another challenge straight away.

I did that and tore my trapezes muscle which was so bad I needed two

weeks off work and could not drive a car for 3 weeks. In the time

since then (Mid August) I have got married, had 4 weeks honeymooning

in New Zealand and spent all of December entertaining clients, all

with out exercise, Yes you guessed it I am back to where I was before

my first Challenge. I started back on December 31 because it was a

Monday and I'm am already feeling the benefits. My chest triceps and

lat muscles are feeling it and did 20 minutes on the bike yesterday

morning which nearly killed me. Thismorning was the lower body.

Barbell squats, Dumbbell squats, straight leg deadlifts, Lunges, one

legged calf Raises, angled calf raises, floor crunches and bent knee

leg raises. got through the lot in 40 minutes which was just great

but I was had it. I probably did not reach a 10 but came close. so

what is you lower leg routine?

> Kind Regards

> Darren

> Re: New here ~Darren

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> Hi back!

>

> Thanks for asking. :-)

> Well my first week is going very well. I actually started on Dec

16,

> but had to stop because I got sick and then the holidays were a

> little hectic. So now I restarted on Dec 31st. Yesterday I did

the

> upper body weights and let me tell you I am a little sore. My

back

> chest and triceps are sorer than my shoulders and biceps. Weird,

> huh? Anyways, this morning I did the stairmaster at interval

mode in

> level 7. I was dying when I hit the high points, but I made it

> through and you know 20 min wasn't all that bad. Tomorrow is the

> lower body. We will see how it goes. Not too worried about

> quads/calves ect but my hamstings are another thing. The eating

part

> is going all right. :-)

> How are you doing? What part in Australia do you live in.?

>

> Martie

> P.S do you like to go by Legend or Darren?

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