"SEC-S25W2:Strength and Conditioning"

Introduction

I welcome you all to my blog friends. It is an opportunity to be here again with you. I hope you're feeling good about this program.

Last week, I tried my best to participate in all the tasks, although I posted them due to a poor network in the neighbourhood. I hope I'm on time. This week, I almost didn't want to participate because I was trying to recover from that of last week. So here we go.

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As one of the instructions given that the exercise could be split into days, I used two days to complete the tasks. This is because of my tight schedule and not just that; I forgot to record two of the tasks.

Now back to how I was able to get through the whole task. I had to watch the video that was provided by our coach over and over again to get familiar with each of the tasks provided because the names weren't familiar to me as a starter in the fitness programme. After watching the different programs as were in the video, I decided to try them to see if I'd be able to do them and afterwards, I proceeded to do them one after another. The ones I couldn't meet up with, I proceeded the following day.

The programs

I started with a 5-minute warm-up. I made sure that I got myself ready for the main program. I changed to different exercises, then I got to exactly the 5 minutes, then proceeded to lunges. At first, I didn't get it right. I had to stop the recording and redo the program because my knee didn't bend as much, and so I repeated it. After watching the video later, I noticed I hadn't done it right. That was how I had to take it the following day.

It wasn't just the lunges, I couldn't get glute bridge either and so, the two programs were carried out the following day.
I moved passed them to Overhead dumbbell. I didn't have the original dumbbell, and so I improvised it by using a used table water bottle. I filled the two bottles with water, and then I stood still and erect while I lifted my improvised dumbbell. I raised them above my head and took them down. The method I repeated 10 times and 3 sets of the program.

After I achieved that, it was time for the glute bridge, which I did the following day as explained above. For that, I also got an improvised mat which I laid in front of my entrance door. It wasn't an easy task, but I tried doing it by laying my back on the mat, lifting my hips and back while my two hands and legs were laid on the mat. I raised myself 10 times and in 3 sets as well.

And then came mountain climbing. It wasn't funny because I did that many times, but I couldn't get it right, but yes, I must do it. I was so determined. I tried bit by bit till I got it. I hope I actually got it right as I thought.

I put my improvised mat outside and pressed my two hands on the ground while I made moves with my legs going up and down as though I was climbing up. Bit by bit, I got 20 reps of 3 sets. I actually ended my fitness exercises by cooling off by breathing-in and doing a few stretches.

My experience/challenges

Firstly, I didn't have the required items, like dumbbell and a yoga mat. I almost didn't want to do the exercises because of the requirements, but I had to improvise in order to be able to participate.

As usual, I experienced body pains, especially the following day, as I wanted to do the ones I skipped. It wasn't easy but I got it through. Till the moment I was typing this post, I still felt pains that I considered taking painkillers so that I'd be able to function at work the following day.

Not forgetting how my children would come in between the programs because they wanted to it with me, I kept chasing them away because I never wanted them to disturb me since I had no where else to carry out the exercises.

Video of the programs

I'm inviting @chilaw, @missyleo and @afrinn

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