Getting Started

[emmasays]

Hello!

This is my first time using this site, and my updates may be somewhat inconsistent, but I thought this would be a good way to keep track of (re)starting my fitness journey. Wanted to start with November's monthly challenge--"10,000 Punches"--and combine it with the thirty-day "Daily Kicks" challenge since I used to do a bit of kickboxing but have fallen off with it in the past while.

(Also - if I'm using this site wrong or posting something wrong please correct me!! Still learning )

 

[emmasays]

Day 1 - 160 punches and 22 side kicks (3 sets) - ✔

Felt okay while doing it but I did work up a bit of a sweat and feel tired when I laid down twenty minutes later, LOL. The 160 punches weren't as much as I thought they'd be (maybe it was supposed to be 160 per arm?). I will be honest I struggled with form for the side kicks--hopefully will get this down as I continue with the month!

 

[princess_sarena]

Hey! Welcome to the Hive!!!

 

[aku-chan]

 

[Fremen]

Welcome

 

[VacTom]

Welcome!

 

[emmasays]

Thank you for the warm welcomes, everyone!! So happy to be here

Day 2 - 180 punches and 22 turn kicks (3 sets) - ✔
Bonus - Workout of the Day - Striker - ✔

Adjusted the Striker workout a bit to combine it with the 180 punches of the day and I think it worked well! I definitely worked up a sweat. I think the bounces and squats were good additions to it!! And I had a bit of an easier time with the form for the turn kicks than the side kicks, I think-!

 

[MadamMeow]

Nice to meet you!

 

[emmasays]

Thanks again for the welcomes!!

Day 3 - 200 punches and 22 front kicks (3 sets) - ✔

Still a little sore in my quads from the Striker workout yesterday but still feeling motivated-onwards!

 

[Anek]

Hello and welcome!

 

[emmasays]

Thank you thank you!

Day 4 - 100 punches and 24 side kicks (3 sets) - ✔

Still a little sore in my quads, so I decided to take it easier with the kicks and just do 12 per leg for a total of 24, instead of 24 per leg per set. Made it go by much quicker for sure but didn't work up quite as much of a sweat--nice to have a lighter day though!

 

[Pipan]

Hello and welcome!

Keep up your amazing work!

 

[emmasays]

Thank you!! Love the panda

Day 5 - 220 punches and 24 turn kicks (3 sets) - ✔

Did the same "hack" for the turn kicks as I did with the side kicks--although I did take a short video of myself doing one of the sets and realized I did not have the form down as cleanly as I thought I did. Whoops! Things to work on for next time My quads don't feel as sore today, so I might try another Striker workout sometime in the near future, since I enjoyed that one...

 

[emmasays]

Day 6 - 240 punches and 24 front kicks (3 sets) - ✔

Worked up a bit more of a sweat again today, moved around more during the punches and did the punches in between kick sets! Going to watch my form for front kicks next time, I still want to make sure I'm doing them right.

 

[emmasays]

Day 7 - 280 punches and 26 side kicks (3 sets) - ✔

Did this on my lunch break at work (work from home day), and used my office chair as a makeshift "punching bag" for the kicks to make sure they were landing on the correct part of my foot, which I think was helpful. Still concerned about leg form though, but I might be in the overthinking stage of it now...

Day 8 - 100 punches and 26 turn kicks (3 sets) - ✔
Bonus - Workout of the Day - Plan B (3 sets) - ✔

Turn kicks are still a bit "easier" in terms of form for me, but I used the same trick as yesterday to make sure they were landing okay. Also tried the workout of the day, but due to a surgery from a long time ago, I can't do crunches properly so I cut those ones out. I liked the other parts of it, definitely need to work on my push ups though, those were actually a struggle even though there were only 10 per set--whoops!

 

[emmasays]

Day 9 - 300 punches and 26 front kicks (3 sets) - ✔
Day 10 - 320 punches and 28 side kicks (3 sets) - ✔

Getting more in the groove of things now and can feel myself forming healthy new habits!

 

[emmasays]

Day 11 - 340 punches and 28 turn kicks (3 sets) - ✔
Bonus - Exercise of the Day - 30 squats - ✔

Had a nice three day weekend, some time to catch up on chores and things, but also relax!

 

[emmasays]

Day 12 - 100 punches and 28 front kicks (3 sets) - ✔

Day 13 - 360 punches and 30 side kicks (3 sets) - ✔
Bonus - Exercise of the Day - 40 single leg hops - ✔

I threw in the single leg hops thinking it would be easy enough and then halfway through realized it was NOT easy enough LOL, but completed them anyway! Also, still need to work on my form with the side kicks because my form for those is still completely off and we're almost halfway through the month. Definitely worked up more of a sweat with the punches part of the day than I have in the past few days, so had a proper workout again for sure!

 

[Mamatigerj]

Belated Welcome to the Hive!

 

[emmasays]

A little belated with my updates, but I have been completing my exercises of the day and feeling good about them!

Day 14- 380 punches and 30 turning kicks (3 sets) ✔
Day 15 - 400 punches and 30 front kicks (3 sets) - ✔
Day 16 - 100 punches and 32 side kicks (3 sets) - ✔
Day 17 - 420 punches and 32 turning kicks (3 sets) - ✔
Day 18 - 440 punches and 32 front kicks (3 sets) - ✔

Still struggling a bit with side and turning kicks, I think I have the placement in the foot down but still off with the leg form possibly - so work in progress there
But I am happy because I can feel more definition in my biceps even from just the few weeks of doing this challenge so far - makes me happy to have the physical progress along with the mental progress of staying committed to the challenge!
I've been sick these past couple days but still managed to get these in, so hopefully it doesn't get much worse - fingers crossed!

 

[MadamMeow]

Hope you feel better soon!

 

[Mamatigerj]