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What are your goals for 2020?

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My current workouts are rather random and a bit of a mish mash of things that I like doing. I really want to get focussed in 2020 and get a regular challenging ( but not nasty) workout in. My aim is to get stronger and fitter and achieve a number of strength type goals which include:

The pull up ( 🙏🙏🙏)

Crow to handstand ( realistically that may be 2021)

10 straight press ups ( from the floor)

1 minute plank with weights ( heavy)

Today I bought Men’s Health magazine.... I’m not mad on the women’s ones where it focusses a lot on how you look. I want to be stronger and fitter. That’s it. So this mag is a revelation, it’s fantastic. There is a free booklet with loads of workouts in too which I’m going to try out. It’s really inspired me.

So what are your fitness and strength goals for 2020? If you haven’t set them, get thinking!!

Happy Panthering,

Juju

Xx

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Realfoodieclub

Thank for this. Ju.

1). Carry on with my weekly Strength work at the gym ( I now have a whole year under my belt and I can see the difference from January last year.

2). Work on assisted pull ups too (🙏)

3) work towards stretching my hamstrings further with touching my toes (. Or moving closer to touching my toes which might be a bit more realistic 😀)

Good luck everyone.

Rfc x

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ju-ju- in reply to Realfoodieclub

Hello...

I love your goals, they are similar to mine. And huge well done on a whole year of strength work, that’s dedication 👊🏼

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roseabi

Awesome goals, and I think I'll get that magazine too! Crow to handstand in particular... *strokes chin*.

How do you do the plank with weights? Weight vest?

I am thinking about pull-ups too, also have been doing crow and handstands - you are definitely my inspiration!!! ❤️❤️❤️

I am going to be doing a lot of yoga, and I'm thinking about getting some heavy dumbbells for deadlifting (have limited space for weights).

Here's to a STRONG 2020, everyone xxx

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ju-ju- in reply to roseabi

Yay your goals sound fabulous! And the weighted plank I saw was a bloke with a weight on his back... I may well try it out later and let you know ( yikes!!) XX

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roseabi in reply to ju-ju-

Have fun! xxx

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linda9389

Like you I would love to include a regular (at least once a week) strength workout in my training; I want something that is low impact but still challenging. I think the workout itself will be a work in progress, but the at least 'once a week' bit can start straight away 🤔

I also intend to keep up the yoga 'habit' I have started - improving the poses I've been doing, and maybe working on some of the ones I can't do right now (crow immediately comes to mind, 'to handstand' does not!); I'm impressed by how much I can notice the effect that yoga 'little and often' has already had on both my arms and legs (and probably core too).

Good luck with your own super-impressive goals ju-ju-

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ju-ju- in reply to linda9389

Thankyou, and your goals sound great too... there are loads of crow tutorials online, I have no doubt that you will nail it very soon :)

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linda9389 in reply to ju-ju-

Hmm. That gives me hope. Will have a look after my run. Thanks 🙂

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ju-ju-

wow superb, your weight loss is fantastic, well done you..... I love your goals :)

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TerryH11 in reply to ju-ju-

Thank you. Never been this determined ever! 2019 things changed 2020 they’ll keep changing

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Jogunlikely

Goals for 2020 🤔

1. Aim to touch toes with fingers flat on the floor. Hands flat if it goes really well (failed 2019 goal 🤦‍♀️)

2. Pilates every Monday rather than hit and miss

3. 1 strength training session each week

4. Sub 40 min 5k

I'm not great at consistency but have been inspired by Realfoodieclub story about her dad. Little and often!

Good luck everyone xxx

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ju-ju- in reply to Jogunlikely

superb, and that story was hugely inspirational for all of us. Your goals are fab :)

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JaoJao

My goal is to introduce strengthening into my routine, I’ve been running for 9 months and I just forget to do anything, really no excuse!

Good luck with your goals, so focused and determined, you’ll get there in no time.

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ju-ju- in reply to JaoJao

Superb... I have a confession... I spent 2 years or so running before even twigging that strength stuff might work!!!

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Johnnylewis

Mine are going to be short term goals. Learning from Last year, after making long term goals I changed jobs and a few other things happened that really took me some time to adjust and goals went out the window.

My main goal until my birthday in Feb is to my fat mass down and try to hit my weight goal that I didn't hit. My body has changed shape and got slimmer, but I've put some weight on. I know it's not a bad thing et etc but it's just a demon I have. The more I fight it the more it annoys me.

Shorter term for January I want to do my 3 runs (1 being a 10k) boxercuse twice a week and 3 gym sessions. I like doing boxercise then a run after so that frees up days but really gives you a work out to. Also in Jan I'm off chocolate (this will be the hardest part) since stopping smoking 11 years ago its been my fix.

All hopefully achievable and after my birthday I will have another think and see what I would like to do.

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ju-ju- in reply to Johnnylewis

Fantastic goals, and the weight thing is always a challenge I think!

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cheekychipmunks

Crow to handstand? 😳😳😳 Jeepers, my pathetic crows last about 2 seconds! 😅

Fantastic goals ju-ju! Happy 2020 to you. 😀

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ju-ju- in reply to cheekychipmunks

I havent done it yet, but its good to aim high, right?!!

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cheekychipmunks in reply to ju-ju-

Oh yes! I asked if my super strong, super flexi daughter could do one, and she’s close ..... I’m a loooong way off! 😅

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ju-ju- in reply to cheekychipmunks

huge well done to her and respect!

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Cantstopmenow

My strength and flex programme is currently 1 body toning class at the gym every 2 weeks, about 10 minutes per week of leg stretches, press ups and the plank. Like others, I have neglected this. My aims are -

1. Minimum 1 class per week at the gym

2. Adriene's yoga challenge

3. Look at posts, videos and exercises that I know are on this forum and develop my own pre and post run stretching and strengthening routine. Probably 10-15mins.

As I'm running longer distances (over 10k), I can feel my legs tightening and my posture weakening and I find myself leaning forward. I'm not going to neglect this any longer. 👍

P.s. I have no idea what a 'crow' is 😂

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ju-ju- in reply to Cantstopmenow

Your goals sound super and very realistic too... crow is a yoga pose which I spent last year practicing along with handstands. Crow to handstand is hard but it works so many muscle groups its a good one to aim for ( I think!!)

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