Catching Fire Challenge Day 25 - by k8*

2 min yoga

5 min row

Catching Fire Challenge Day 25" - by k8*
FT: 1-->10
SPLIT SQUAT/PU #15s (1 rep each, 2 rep ea. etc)
INV ROW (HOLD TOP)/UGI HAM CURL (10 reps, 9 reps etc)
time: 24:59 + a fussy baby 

total:~30min

tues eats
 **if**
1230 - salad, spaghetti sq w/ ghee & meat/veg sauce, quest bar,  10 blue chips, blueberries
230 - protein hot choc, carrots & snap peas (a few bites of paleo bread w/ 1 T pB)
6 - thai chicken/veg curry, 10 bites banana

Thurs:

**if**

130 - tiki taco, salad & shrimp

4 - blackberries/carrots, quest bar

630 - ratatouille 

Catching Fire Challenge Day 24

Sun:
indoor climb
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Mon:
snOboard
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Tues:

3 min yoga

5 min JR

Catching Fire Challenge Day 24
10/50 -- 12x
10s - plank
50s - surfers - 15/15/14
plank
*asst'd REAL pull ups - 5/11, 5/12, 5/11
plank
one arm burpee - 15/15/13
plank
leg lift/hip lift/toe touch - 10/10/9

BONUS 4 MIN: 10/20s -- 8x
BB squats #55 - 7/5/5/5/4/3/3/5


total time: ~21min

sat eats:
**if**
1230 - salad, leftover chicken/veg stir fry, 1/2c nuts, quest bar, blueberries, 10 blue chips
3 - protein hot choc, green beans & carrots
6 - squash boat w/ grnd beef, salad

sun
**if**
1 - chipotle barbacoa salad w/ gauc & salsa, quest bar, apple, 10 bites raisins
3 - 1 cup nuts, carrots/celery & pb2, 1/2 nana
6 - spaghetti squash & meat/veg sauce, salad

mon
**if**
1220 - p28 bagel w/ 1 T pB, apple, jerky,
4 - quest bar, veggies & pb2, beer
6 - efl meatloaf, brocoli in coc oil, blueberries

Catching Fire Challenge Day 23 - by k8*

**Note to self: my workouts are often way better than some of the challenge workouts. :P

5 min row

Catching Fire Challenge Day 23 - by k8*
4RFT:
20 dBl unders
20 sB back squats #30
20 split box jump ups
10 alt hook punches/10 cross jabs #8s
time:12:33
then:
30 band bosu crunches (red & yellow)
30 jack knives
30 upright bicycle clap unders
30 side to side twists #15
time: 17:32
*the first two abs are KILLER back2back.

total time: ~23min

Catching Fire Challenge Day 22

5 min JR
Catching Fire Challenge Day 22
10/30x -- 30x
sB Squat/Pickups alt shoulder #30 - 9/9/8/8/8
sB Russian Twist (put bag down on each side!)- 12/12/10/11/11
kB Burpee dL (no pu) #60 - 6/7/8/8/8
sB Plank Hold & Pull Through - 11/12/10/11/13
sB Front Lunge Left Leg - 11/12/10/11/10
sB Front Hold Lunge Right Leg - 10/10/10/10/10

total: ~ 25 min

wed eats:
**if**
1230 - green beans, swt tato chicken chowder, 1/2c nuts, quest bar, apple
315 - protein hot choc, carrots & pb2

445 - jerky, strawberries, apple, 10 bites starch (1/3 nana & 3 crackers)
6 - grnd beef, salad, 1/2 p28 bagel

Thurs:

**if**

1230 - salad, swt tato/chickn chowder, 2 apples, questbar, 2T pB
330 - protein hot choc, celery & pb2, jerky, 6 blue chips
6 - hm swt/sour chicken w/ veg, 4 bites brown rice

Catching Fire Challenge Day 21 - by k8*

2 min yoga

5 min ROW

Catching Fire Challenge Day 21 - by k8*
10/50s -- 15x
kB dbl plie squats #60 - 25/25/27
(Feet on) Ball pike (hands on bosu) - 9/11/11
kB dbl swings #60 - 30/30/28
butt drop planks - 31/33/36
JR freestyle

total: 20 min

tues eats:
**if**
1215 - celery & pb2, hm chicken [bone broth] soup, 1/2c nuts, apple, questbar, 5bites granola
3 - protein hot choc, a few raspberries, apple, carrots
6 - grnd beef, salad, 1/2 avocado, 5 bites brown rice

Catching Fire Challenge Day 20

2 min yoga

5 min JR

Catching Fire Challenge Day 20
10/50 -- 12x
10s - Double High Knees*
50s - Push up/Jump up to *mini Squat #15s^ - 9/9/8
Double High Knees*
Knee Raise + Leg Over + Lunge back #15s^ - 8/8/7.5
Double High Knees*
*Narrow Push Back Push Ups - 12/10/10
Double High Knees*
Boat Ab Swimmers - 92/96/97

***this workout was dumb. wish i had gone a few more rounds!

3 min BONUS 5/15s -- 9x:
burpee chins (no pu) - 19 reps total

total: ~20min

sun eats:
**if**
1215 - spinach salad, p28 protein bagel,  2TpB,  2 apples, carrots
215 - questbar, 2 sm apples, 2 pc v-day chocolate
6 - HM bone broth chicken soup w/ extra chicken, 10 crackers, 1 sm apple, 1/2 c nuts :(

mon:
**if**
1210 - giant salad, apple, quest bar, 10 bites brown rice, 1/2c nuts
230 - protein hot choc, carrots & pb2, 1 pc v-day chocolate
4 - chicken, salami, 1/2 p28 bagel, raspberries
6 - efl meatloaf, salad

"Catching Fire Challenge Day 19" - bY k8* [video]

2 min yoga

5 min JR

Click for the video!

"Catching Fire Challenge Day 19" - bY k8*
4RFT:
back squat #67 - 8x
kB dL #30 R - 16x
dBl unders -  24x
kB dL L - 16x
plank row/knee tuck (both sides = 1) #25s - 8x
time: 18:11

total: ~23min

sat eats:
**if** [move to 1230p-630p -- 6/18 window]
1230 - leftover turkey/veg meatloaf, 10 bites brown rice, quest bar, 1/2c nuts
330 - protein hot choc, celery/carrots & pb2
6 - bbq chicken, spinach salad

Catching Fire Challenge Day 18

2 min yoga

5 min ROW (10/30 - 8x)

Catching Fire Challenge Day 18
10/30s -- 30x
kB split squat (use d. station) L #26 - 14/10/12/10/10
Reptiles runners (elev.) hands on d. station -44/46/54/56/53
kB split squat R #26 -14/11/13/11/11
Tricep "Chair" Dips (d. station) -15/21/21/19/18
Dip Station Mountain runners -57/61/69/66/67
Hip Lifts (feet on d. station) -15/14/16/15/15
*****LOOOOOOVED THIS WORKOUT!********

total: ~25 min

thurs eats:
**if**
1130 - spinach & broc salad, 3white/1whole egg coconut flour pancakes w/ flaxmeal & a dash of honey, quest bar, 2 apples, 1/3c nuts, 5 bites quinoa
2 - protein hot choc,carrots
430 - jerky, mandarins, 10 bites swt tato
630 -freemeal - chinese food

friday sucked. don't ask.

Catching Fire Challenge Day 17

2 min yoga

5 min JR

Catching Fire Challenge Day 17
10/50s -- 12x
10s - Plank
50s - Side to Side sB Hop Overs - 60/52
10s - Plank
BB 2 x Rows & 2 x push-ups #55^ - 5/5
Plank
sB In & Out Jump Squats #30 - 25/31
Plank
3Plank Jacks & 1Heel Click - 9/10
Plank
1 Arms Mountain Climbers (more like runners) - 23/50
plank
1 Arms Mountain Climbers - 29/42

BONUS 5 min JR

total: ~22 min

wed eats:
 **if**
1130 - spinach salad, tuna, 3sm apples, questbar, 1/2c nuts, 10 bites mash tato
2 - protein hot choc, carrots
4 - jerky, celery & pb2, 3 mandarins
615 - butternut squash soup w/ chicken

"Catching Fire Challenge Day 16" - by k8* [VIDEO]

Thinkin' about adding another workout day soon for a total of 6 days/wk. The lazy part of me says, "Naah, just wait and see how much more you can accomplish with only 5 days. The I-CAN'T-WAIT-TO-DITCH-THE-JIGGLE-SEMI-NEUROTIC part of me says, "DO IT. NOW." Agh. Such a struggle. The latter seems to be winning as I've thought about adding that 6th day come March...especially if I haven't made decent progress.Perhaps that 6th day will be devoted to jump rope intervals or running intervals if its nice outside....

2 min yoga

5 min JR (still 5s rest intervals)

"Catching Fire Challenge Day 16" - by k8*
3RFT
mnt lungers - 8x (total)
dB one leg squats #25 - 10x each
Back squats #55 - 12x

Star burpees - 14x
bosu ugi sit up to stand up & jump #10 - 16x
time: 21:06

total: ~26min

tues
**if**
1115 - cauliflower turkey soup w/ spinach (& daiya cheese), 3 mandarin oranges, 1 apple, quest bar, 1/2c nuts, 5 bites mash tato/5 granola
2 - protein hot choc, carrots
4 - chicken, celery & pb2
615 - 2egg2white veggie omelette

Catching Fire Challenge Day 15 & Plank/Pull up Challenge!

Took last week off but we're back on with the plank (30s)/pull up (3x) challenge!

2 min yoga

5 min ROW(10/30s -- 8x UPPING THE CHALLENGE! WOOO!)

Catching Fire Challenge Day 15
10/50 -- 12x
10s - *High Knees*
50s - Burpee (w/ pu) smack sB twice w/ each palm) - 6/5.5/5.5
*High Knees*
sB Jump Squat Alt. Leg Abd #30 - 13/14/14
*High Knees*
3D Push-Ups (wide/normal/narrow) - 4/4.5/4
*High Knees*
2x V-Ups (1 bicycle/1 star crunch L = 1)

BONUS 3 min: 15/15s -- 6x
jump lunges
inv. row


total

mon eats:
**if**
1130 - salad, grnd beef, quest bar, 10 bites granola, 2apples, 1/2c nuts
2 - protein hot choc, carrots & pb2
6 - paleo cream of cauliflower soup w/ turkey, a few bites avocado, a few bites of raisins 

"Catching Fire Challenge Day 14" - by k8* [VIDEO!]

Click on the workout belowfor a video! I never workout for more than 25 minutes. EVVVVER!

It seems like not great progress to have only lost about 10lbs in 8 months but the weight really didn't start budging until 5.5/6 months postpartum. Between the hospital and my midwife, I was totally freaked out about losing any weight while breastfeeding but it turns out all their claims about it being problematic have been false. I think it has more to do with making sure you breast feed on demand especially between the hours of 12am-6am when milk production is greatest. I seldom pump because I don't think it works quite the same. While I doubt I can get as lean looking with all those hormones still circulating in me, I still quite loose and jiggly (btw - joints are killing me like never before which is also a side effect of those elevated hormones...can't wait to reach the year mark and be DONE.) I think I'm off to a great start.

2 min yoga

5 min JR

"Catching Fire Challenge Day 14" - by k8*
What you need: an egg timer, a jump rope, a 5-10# dumb bell if you want extra weight but not necessary and all bosu exercises can be done on the floor with nothing!

3 min JR
1min bosu crunches - 19 reps
1min JR
1 min BB alt. lunges #55^ - 20
2 min JR
1 min ugi squat jumps #10 - 28
2 min JR one foot
1 min plank
1 min JR jax/scissors
1 min bosu lateral hop overs - 50
1 min JR
(~15min)

total: ~20min

sat eats:
**if** [I fast from 6:30pm-11:30am EVERY day -- click for fasting FAQs & why I started too!]
1130 -paleo chicken alfred w/ extra spinach, quest bar, grapefruit, apple, 1 T pB
220 - protein hot choc w/ coc water, strawberries
4 - grnd beef, salad, 1/4c nuts
630 - rotisserie chicken w/ asparagus (10 bites mash tato)

Click here to find out what metabolic type you are and the best guidelines to help you achieve the body you want!

Catching Fire Challenge Day 13

2 min yoga

5 min JR

Catching Fire Challenge Day 13
10/30s -- 30x
sB Front Squat + Tricep Overhead #30^ - 6/7/7/7/7
Shoulder Tap Plank - 44/28/36/28/32
BB Deadlift + Row #55^ -6/7/7/7/6
dBl unders!!!!!!
kB Side Plank Lifts L  -17/19/20/20/20
kB Side Plank Lifts R - 17/21/18/17/20

total: ~25 min

fri eats:
freemeal: 1 - salad, burger & swt tato fries
3 - quest bar, 2 apples
6 - paleo chicken alfredo

"Catching Fire Challenge Day 12" - by k8*

So dailyhiit.com is doing this ridiculous dance cardio thing on some of the challenge days which I HATE so I will be subbing my own workout creations on these days.
:)enjoi

2 min yoga

5 min JR (taking a break from rowing this week)

"Catching Fire Challenge Day 12" - by k8*
10/50s -- 12x
kB lunge & around the world L (#26) - 12
kB lunge & around the world R - 9
kB goblet squat (#30) - 15
kB swing to hi pull L (#30) - 26
kB swing to hi pull R - 26
ball kB pull over #26 - 9
kB swing (full) - 21
kB squat and press L (#18) - 11
kB squat and press R - 10
bosu kB split lunge L #26  -11
bosu kB split lunge R - 12
kB russian twist (feet up) #26 - 38

BONUS 3min: 5/10 -- 12x
comp burpees (w/ hi jump! ave. 4 reps)

total: ~20 min

wed eats:
**if**
1130 - salad, green chicken chili (20 bites included-beans), quest bar, strawberries, 1TpB on 1/3 slice paleo toast
130 - protein hot choc (w/ coc water), 1/4 c peanuts
330 - jerky, veggies n' pB2
630 - grnd beef, salad greens

thurs:
**if**
1130 - snap peas, quest bar, leftover chili (20 bites included) w/ daiya, 2 apples, 1/2c p-nuts
2 - protein hot choc
4 - grnd beef, salad
630 -  3 egg veggie omlette n' salsa

Catching Fire Challenge Day 11

2min yoga

5 min JR

Catching Fire Challenge Day 11
10/50 -- 12x
10s - Hold Squat
50s - *kB burpee/pu/upright row (alt.) #26^ - 7/7/7
10s - Squat hold
sB Side Lunge Jump Squat SIde Lunge #30 -11/11/11
Squat hold
Walking Dragon (fwd walking pu w/ k2e pu) -13/14/15
Squat hold
Crunch e2k/then toe Reach (alt) -13/14/15

BONUS 3 MIN: 15/15 -- 6x
HSCTs/side lunge hops

total: ~20 min

tues eats:
**if**
1130 - salad, leftover goulash, 2 apple, questbar, 1 T aB
2 - protein hot choc, carrots pb2, grapefruit
4 - jerky, 10 bites nana, 1/4 c nuts
6 - leftover goulash

Catching Fire Challenge Day 10

2min yoga

5 min JR

Catching Fire Challenge Day 10
10/30s -- 30x
sB Side lunge/cross toe tap L #30 - 10/10/9/9/8
sB Side lunge/cross toe tap R - 10/10/8/8/9
plank jack/down to a plank/plank jack/up to plank - 12/13/14/14/11
ugi dynamic squats #10 - 22/18/18/17/17
dip station seated pull-ups - 15/17/17/17/17
plank frog jump ins (feet to palms) - 14/15/13/15/15

total: ~25min

sun eats:
**if**
1130 - brussel sprouts/snap peas, turkey/tato chowder, quest bar, apple, 1 T pB
130 - protein hot choc (w/ coconut h2o), grapefruit
4 - meat/veg?
6 - 3 eggs, sghetti squash w/ ghee

mon
**if**
1130 - bell pepper/brussel sprouts, 1 T aB, grapefruit, 3 egg omlette w/ veggies & daiya cheese
2 - protein hot choc w/ coc water, 4 root beer candies
4 - turkey stick, 2 pcs salami, carrot/celery & pb2, apple, 3 blue chips
6 - turkey goulash over spinach greens

"Catching Fire Challenge Day 9" - by k8*

Alright, so I've had a few days on the MIxed Burner ME plan/IF hybrid and its gone ok. I SHOULD have gotten the junk out of the house first but I've only had two somewhat bad days...it's going to take some getting used to to adhere to the 10 bites of starch per meal thing. This week we're full on the plan and I'll do MUCH better this time!

2 min yoga

5 min ROW

"Catching Fire Challenge Day 9" - by k8*
Buy-in:
2-min Jump Rope
10 box hops/15 squat jumps/20 jump lunges
5 ROUNDS:
8 BB curls #40
16 sB F squats
8 plank tri kickbax (each) #12^s
BUY OUT:
10 box hops/15 squat jumps/20 jump lunges
2-min Jump Rope

Time: 19:54

total: ~25 min

sat eats:
**if**
m1:1130 - quest bar, paleo chicken fingers, 10 bites swt tato, salad, 1T pB
s1:130 - protein hot choc (coc h2o), snap peas
m2:4 - tuna salad (WF), grapefruit, carrots & pb2
m3:630 - pork chops, brussel sprouts, 5 bites spelt noodles

Catching Fire Challenge Day 7

2 min yoga

5 min JR

Catching Fire Challenge Day 7
10/30s -- 30x
BB sumo dL + curl & Press #45 - 6/7/7/6/6/6/6
JR
**upside down rows (instead of walking pu) - 10/9/9/8/9/9
JR
BB Single Leg Dead lift #45 (alt leg per round) - 9L/9R/11/11/11/12

total: ~25 min

wed eats:
**if**
m1:1130 - turkey/tato soup w/ extra chicken & spinach, 2 apples, quest bar, 1/4 oat protein bake -- used all starch bites for today:(
s1: 230 -  2 turkey stix, 1/2 cup nuts, mixed green salad
m2: 6 - ground beef, salad, 1/2 avocado