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Sat 4 Jan 2025!
Program:
Xpress Tone - day 4
EOTD: oooee first weak plank thing in quite a while, completed 30 sec Raised Leg Plank Hold ✔️
Challenges for Jan continuing:
First Thing Water!
1000 Calf Raises
Katana Warmup + double Infinity circles
Extra course today: RONIN lvl 1

Consecutive Days Exercise: 4

Procrastination strikes early this year, weather is MEH and tomorrow looks better forecast. Fair weather cyclist thinks tomorrow maybe the day? Time will tell, still morning here in San Diego lol.

Otoh, a few sets of housework and sorting tools in garage maybe on the schedule… always good stuff with the right music.

:ready:Go Bees GO!:yes:
 
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Sun Jan 5 2025
Program:
Xpress Tone - day 5
EOTD: I tried lol! Did this on knees, unusual movement for me and will hope to conquer the “Cross Triceps Extension” as pictured later this year :)
Challenges for Jan continuing:
First Thing Water!
1000 Calf Raises
Katana Warmup + double Infinity circles
Extra course today: 40k Road cycling! The fair weather arrived. Survived a 2hr4min pedal for 25.43mi, avg HR was 137 and hit 164 on a fairly easy climb ugh. Will get better if I keep on riding! Though no time weekdays. Maybe set up an indoor trainer again as a few years ago.

Consecutive Days Exercise: 5

Mon Jan 6 2025
Program:
Xpress Tone - day 6
Challenges for Jan continuing:
First Thing Water!
1000 Calf Raises
Katana Warmup + double Infinity circles
Extra movement today: 40 incline push ups consecutive. Maybe next month will do that 50 a day challenge on these again. Need more of this. Let’s go! :yas:

Consecutive Days Exercise: 6

Tue Jan 7 2025
Program:
Xpress Tone - day 7
Challenges for Jan continuing:
First Thing Water!
1000 Calf Raises
Katana Warmup + double Infinity circles

- finding myself a little achy (the good ache) after last 2 days of training fun, so a little more mellow today. The desk chair at work sounds too inviting lol

Have a great day and week all!

Consecutive Days Exercise: 7

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Wed 8 Jan 2025
Program:
Xpress Tone - day 8
EoTD: yay one I can do lol, 20 prone reverse fly
Challenges for Jan continuing:
First Thing Water!
1000 Calf Raises
- still feeling some aches. All good. Long days at work, slow traffic on clogged freeways. Normal stuff, shrug

Consecutive Days Exercise: 8
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Thur 9 Jan 2025
Program:
Xpress Tone - day 9
EoTD: 30 twists! Ya, we got this!
Challenges for Jan continuing:
First Thing Water!
1000 Calf Raises
Bonus exercise: 40x1 of my beloved incline push up on the stairs
Consecutive Days Exercise: 9
:climb:

Fri 10 Jan 2025
Program:
Xpress Tone - day 10
EoTD: 30 Plank crunch! Whee, got it done consecutive but was close to breaking lmao. A nice challenge for me.
Challenges for Jan continuing:
First Thing Water!
1000 Calf Raises
Katana Warm Up normal set, thinking to do more Katana course out in backyard this weekend.

- felt pretty good, loose, legs were moving really good all day long. Credit to 10 days of DareBee yay!
Consecutive Days Exercise: 10

weekend ahead probably more sets of moving things in house. Great progress last two weeks, so more in store.
Anyone out there a fan of Supercross motorcycle racing? Season opener for US series tonight In Anaheim, so will be tuned into a feed on telly later for a watch. Have loved motor bikes a long time here, before I went into paved course racing actually rode in amatuer racing at Anaheim in ‘79 and ‘81 iirc. Fun stuff and kind of intimidating as well. Wheeee…

Haven’t checked our local forecast yet, might get out on the road bicycle if my desired fair weather visits.

Have a great weekend all!
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Sat 11 Jan 2025
Program:
Xpress Tone - day 11
EoTD: 40 w-extensions
Challenges for Jan continuing:
First Thing Water!
1000 Calf Raises
Katana Warm Up x2 Infinity Circles
+ moving book up stairs lol
Consecutive Days Exercise: 11

Sun 12 Jan 2025
Program:
Xpress Tone - day 12
EoTD: 30 squats
Challenges for Jan continuing:
First Thing Water!
1000 Calf Raises
Katana Warm Up x2 Infinity Circles
More sets of house work
Consecutive Days Exercise: 12

Mon 13 Jan 2025
Program:
Xpress Tone - day 13
Challenges for Jan continuing:
First Thing Water!
1000 Calf Raises
ughh aching today, the sets of housework caught me, the headache at work. Easy Monday!
Consecutive Days Exercise: 13

Tue 14 Jan 2025
Program:
Xpress Tone - day 14
Challenges for Jan continuing:
First Thing Water!
1000 Calf Raises
Better today,
Consecutive Days Exercise: 14

Wed 15 Jan 2025
Program:
Xpress Tone - day 15
Challenges for Jan continuing:
First Thing Water!
1000 Calf Raises

Very pleased to make 15 days…when I did this in 2020 in was monumental as my weight was up and it was beginning of my Dare to Bee better. Headed toward 30 days now!

Consecutive Days Exercise: 15
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Go Bees GO! Hope you are having a good week, will catch up more on the weekend.
 
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:tuzki-love:Thank you all so much! The Hive rules! :beating:

Thur 16 Jan 2025
Program:
Xpress Tone - day 16
Challenges for Jan continuing:
First Thing Water!
1000 Calf Raises
- Moving better today…same as last week. I seem to do more training movements weekends, go slow a few days and free up by Thursday. Well, ok, this will get better.
Consecutive Days Exercise: 16

Fri 17 Jan 2025
Program:
Xpress Tone - day 17
Challenges for Jan continuing:
First Thing Water!
1000 Calf Raises
Extras:
Katana Warmup x2 Infinity Circles
Housework incl Farmers Walk x3 w/40lbs
Consecutive Days Exercise: 17

Sat 18 Jan 2025
Program:
Xpress Tone - day 18
Challenges for Jan continuing:
First Thing Water!
1000 Calf Raises
Extras:
Katana Warmup x2 Infinity Circles
Housework incl too many steps to 2nd floor, not counted lol (my Garmin in a cycle-computer)
Incline Push-ups 30x1
Consecutive Days Exercise: 18

Sun 19 Jan 2025
Program:
Xpress Tone - day 19
EOTD: LadyBug I need to stretch more, and regularly. This was helpful!
Challenges for Jan continuing:
First Thing Water!
1000 Calf Raises
Extras:
Katana Warmup x2 Infinity Circles
Incline Push-ups 30x1
Consecutive Days Exercise: 19

No cycling this weekend, still busy resetting a couple of our rooms after daughters and the grandkids were here a year. Got to hang out with them a little Friday afternoon, so a nice weekend all in all.

Going to try and incorporate more stretching for seniors, lol. Will continue in positive direction and looking forward more more more …
:climb:
Wishing you all a safe and enjoyable week ahead!
 
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Congrats to all! I know many are completing programs, will catch up with you soon! Way to go!

I’ve made it to 30 days, This last week or so very busy so will update daily activity soon. Express Tone completed and the 1000 Calf Raises done…and this past week I am feeling much better with my little dumbbells 💪🏼 Will select another similar program and get ON IT tomorrow due to the short Feb month.

Back in a day or two, see you all! Have fun in your training, wishing you good health!

:strong:Go Bees GO:friend:

Edit to update Jan 2025…

Mon 20 Jan 2025
Program:
Xpress Tone - day 20
Challenges for Jan continuing:
First Thing Water!
1000 Calf Raises
Extras:
Katana Warmup x2 Infinity Circles
Incline Push-ups 20x1
Extra calf raises 60x1
Squat body weight 30x1
Walk at Work 0.8mi
Consecutive Days Exercise: 20

Tue 21 Jan 2025
Program:
Xpress Tone - day 21
Challenges for Jan continuing:
First Thing Water!
1000 Calf Raises
Extras:
Katana Warmup x2 Infinity Circles
Consecutive Days Exercise: 21

Wed 22 Jan 2025
Program:
Xpress Tone - day 22
Challenges for Jan continuing:
First Thing Water!
1000 Calf Raises
Extras:
Katana Warmup
Calf Raise 50x1
Squat 30x1
Consecutive Days Exercise: 22

Thur 23 Jan 2025
Program:
Xpress Tone - day 23
Challenges for Jan continuing:
First Thing Water!
1000 Calf Raises
Extras:
Incline Push-up 25x1
weighted Side Bends 50x1
Consecutive Days Exercise: 23

Fri 24 Jan 2025
Program:
Xpress Tone - day 24
Challenges for Jan continuing:
First Thing Water!
1000 Calf Raises
Extras:
Incline Push-up 20x1
Consecutive Days Exercise: 24

Sat 25 Jan 2025
Program:
Xpress Tone - day 25
Challenges for Jan continuing:
First Thing Water!
1000 Calf Raises
Extras:
CORVA Truckhaven off road truck challenge; ~2hr bouncing around off road and hanging on. Supports CA Off Road Vehicle Assoc and protection of trails and environment. 3rd consecutive year at this.
Consecutive Days Exercise: 25

:tuzki-love:

Sun 26 Jan 2025
Program:
Xpress Tone - day 26
Challenges for Jan continuing:
First Thing Water!
1000 Calf Raises
Extras:
NordicTrack indoor walk: Test walk on wife’s new treadmill. “Practice” 0.25mi 5:26
Consecutive Days Exercise: 26

Mon 27 Jan 2025
Program:
Xpress Tone - day 27
Challenges for Jan continuing:
First Thing Water!
1000 Calf Raises
Extras:
Incline push-up 25x1
Body weight Squat 30x1
Consecutive Days Exercise: 27

Tue 28 Jan 2025
Program:
Xpress Tone - day 28
Challenges for Jan continuing:
First Thing Water!
1000 Calf Raises
Extras:
Side bend 50x1
Body weight Squat 20x1
Calf raise 40x1
Consecutive Days Exercise: 28

Wed 29 Jan 2025
Program:
Xpress Tone - day 29
Challenges for Jan continuing:
First Thing Water!
1000 Calf Raises
Extras:
Side Bend no wght 40x1
Katana warmup + double Infinity Circle
Consecutive Days Exercise: 29

Thur 30 Jan 2025
Program:
Xpress Tone - day 30
Challenges for Jan - Completed!
First Thing Water!
1000 Calf Raises
Extras:
Calf raises 30x1
Katana warmup + double Infinity Circle
Squat 25x1
Consecutive Days Exercise: 30

Woooohooooooo…
 
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"“Keep an eye on the staircases. They like to change.” Percy Weasley, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone."
Congrats
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WSMC1

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Thank you all so very much! :tuzki-love:

So, January updated / edited thru 30 Jan on prev post. Yay
:yas:

Bonus day lol…

Fri 31 Jan 2025
-new starts-
Program:
The Guantlet - day 1 in morning
The Guantlet - day 2 in afternoon
Challenges for February- starting!
First Thing Water! …making this a habit
NEW Challenge posted! Iron Arms - day 1 in morning
Iron Arms - day 2 in afternoon
Power Grip (did these a few times in’20, ‘21 iirc …helps me quite well) - day 1 and day 2
Extras:
NordicTrack walking; 1.26mi 3.1mph avg 107’ vert.
Katana warmup + double Infinity Circle
Consecutive Days Exercise: 31

…January went really well for DareBee training, my cycling was a fail. Only one ride for 25mi. Might set up the indoor cycle trainer however, as with some of your, this time issue gets me often and I need a good chunk of time for my longer rides. We will get there! A cycling goal in 2020 was to do the 100km “Century”, and this will be a goal again this year.

FEB 2025> Selected the kettlebell based Gauntlet…thought I did it a few years ago, however not sure. I like me little dumbbells a lot and will likely do IronBorn (a big hit with many of you) again this year.

Wishing you all awesome weekend and fun in your activities!
 
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Sat 1 Feb 2025
Program: The Gauntlet - day 3
Challenges for February-continuing:
First Thing Water!
Iron Arms
Power Grip
Extras:
Road Cycling: 16.4mi 1hr15min49sec 13.0mph moving avg, 29.9mph max down a hill wheee. HR running too high for ez day, 141avg 174bpm max. Breathing was generally controlled. 928’ ascent. Used the old Trek Pilot 5.2. Decent weather yay!
Katana warmup + double Infinity Circle
Consecutive Days Exercise: 32
:hooray:…more tomorrow!
 
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Sun 2 Feb 2025
Program: The Gauntlet - day 4
Challenges for February - day 4:
First Thing Water!
Iron Arms
Power Grip
Extras:
Calf Raises (before ride) 40x1
Squats (before ride) 25x1
Road Cycling: 26.71mi 2hr 7min 12.6 moving avg, 32.2mph max down a hill wheee. HR, 139bpm, 174bpm max. Breathing was generally controlled. 1558’ ascent. Sunny,with a cool breeze off the coast. Total pedal strokes 9,893 will look forward to longer rides in weeks ahead time and weather permitting.
Consecutive Days Exercise: 33

Yay this weekend a lot done with a head start on Feb programs, however thinking next couple days will be moving a little slow lol…
:dizzy:
Good cycling efforts for me, think I only did a few “two days in a row” last year.
:star: 2025 starting better then last couple years on the training fun side. Yay!:star:

Hope your weekend was nice, have a great week ahead.
:ready:Go Bees GO :approve:
 
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Mon 3 Feb 2025
Program: The Gauntlet - day 5 ohhhh neat twist today, had to switch to knee push ups after first 2 sets…
Challenges for February - day 5:
First Thing Water!
Iron Arms
Power Grip
Extras:
Calf Raises 50x1
Squats 35x1
EOTD: the 40 bounces
Katana Warmup x2 on the Infinity Circles
Consecutive Days Exercise: 34

…still a bit tired from weekend. am enjoying Gauntlet so far, decent change in movements for me from TYPICAL dumbbell work. Yay DareBee!
 
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Tue 4 Feb 2025
Program: The Gauntlet - day 6
Challenges for February - day 6;
First Thing Water!
Iron Arms
Power Grip
Extras:
Calf Raises 50x1
Squats 30x1
Side Bend 40x1
Workout: Neck w/NHS
Consecutive Days Exercise: 35

…some ache in back today, however legs felt ‘free’ and moving well. A good sign after the cycling!

:move:Have fun!:dance:
 
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Wed 5 Feb 2025
Program: The Gauntlet - day 7
Challenges for February - day 7;
First Thing Water!
Iron Arms
Power Grip
Extras:
Calf Raises 50x1, 30xq
Squats 40x1
Side Bend 35x1
Workout: Unbound + double leg swings and side leg swings
Consecutive Days Exercise: 36

…it was no news Wednesday during the drive commute lol, music only. A nice change.
The Iron Arms challenge is no joke! Getting a little achy on the 4th and 5th sets. Wheee! Keepin’ on pushin’ …

:climb:
Hope your week going well. Enjoying all the pictures of cats, nature and more…thank you for sharing. Bee well!
 
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Thur 6 Feb 2025
Program: The Gauntlet - day 8
Challenges for February - day 8;
First Thing Water!
Iron Arms
Power Grip
Extras:
Calf Raises 40x1
Squats 30x1
Side Bend 40x1
Workout: Unbound and Katana Warmup x2 on Infinity Circles
Consecutive Days Exercise: 37

:thinking:Weekend can’t get here soon enough lol…:LOL:

Go Bees Go!
 
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Fri 7 Feb 2025
Program: The Gauntlet - day 9
Challenges for February - day 9
First Thing Water!
Iron Arms
Power Grip
Extras:
Workout: Unbound w extra leg swings
Consecutive Days Exercise: 38
…an unusually busy Friday at work, so was a little more gentle on trainings today.

Sat 8 Feb 2025
Program: The Gauntlet - day 10
Challenges for February - day 10
First Thing Water!
Iron Arms
Power Grip
Extras:
EOTD: the 20 Twist Lunges
Calf Raises 40x1
Squats 30x1
Incline Push-ups 25x2
Workout: Katana Warmup x2 on Infinity Circles
Indoor Cycling on magnetic resistance trainer: “pending” lol…today is finally the day to get this set up and do the indoor thing. I prefer outdoors, however with my fair weather desires this weekend looks like a indoors pedal.
Consecutive Days Exercise: 39

Have fun, happy weekend to you all!
 
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Sun 9 Feb 2025
Program: The Gauntlet - day 11
Challenges for February - day 11
First Thing Water!
Iron Arms
Power Grip
Extras:
WOTD: Backup & Restore. My goodness, I really need exercises like this more often. Most mornings feeling tight in lower back. This felt quite beneficial today.
Calf Raises 50x1
Incline Push-ups 25x2
Workout: Katana Warmup x2 on Infinity Circles
Indoor Cycling on magnetic resistance trainer: “pending” maybe! I got it set up yesterday, then ended up glued to live feed on the SuperCross dirt bike racing. Another wild night of racing.

Edit update; did 1/2mi on the treadmill and then chang3d and got on the bike trainer for 6mi, almost like old triathlon training a few d3cades ago lol.

This was a good day.
Consecutive Days Exercise: 40

Go BEES GO!
:yas:
 
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Mon 10 Feb 2025
Program: The Gauntlet - day 12
Challenges for February - day 12
First Thing Water!
Iron Arms
Power Grip
Extras:
Calf Raises50x1
Incline Push-ups 25x1
Consecutive days exercise: 41
…not much on extras today, came home with achy neck and head. Quiet evening with the stink of Mineral Ice gel on neck and shoulders. Ah well. Continue a trend of some aching Mondays. Probably need more stretching and relaxation.

Tue 11 Feb 2025
Program: The Gauntlet - day 13
Challenges for February - day 13
First Thing Water!
Iron Arms
Power Grip
Extras:
Calf Raises 50x2
Incline Push-ups 25x2
Consecutive days exercise: 42
…better today. Yay.

Wed 12 Feb 2025
Program: The Gauntlet - day 14
Challenges for February - day 14
First Thing Water!
Iron Arms
Power Grip
Extras:
Calf Raises 40x1
Incline Push-ups 25x2
Katana Warmup x2 on the Infinity Circle movements
Consecutive days exercise: 43

Thur 13 Feb 2025
Program: The Gauntlet - day 15
Challenges for February - day 15
First Thing Water!
Iron Arms
Power Grip
Extras:
Calf Raises 60x1
Incline Push-ups 30x1
Consecutive days exercise: 44
…better everyday since Monday. Yay go Bee GO lol

Fri 14 Feb 2025
Program: The Gauntlet - day 16
Challenges for February - day 16
First Thing Water!
Iron Arms
Power Grip
Extras:
Calf Raises 40x2
Incline Push-ups 25x2
Katana Warmup x2 on the Infinity Circle movements
Backup & Restore workout, ahhh good gentle stretches. Having a little more time today, so good to include this.

Consecutive days exercise: 45
Happy Valentines Day to those celebrating :heartsit: best wishes to you and yours for a nice weekend ahead.
 
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Sat 15 Feb 2025
Program: The Gauntlet - day 17
Challenges for February - day 17
First Thing Water!
Iron Arms
Power Grip
Extras:
Calf Raises 50x1
Incline Push-ups 45x1
Farmers Carry 30sec 31.0lb
Workout: Unbound
Consecutive days exercise: 46

Sun 16 Feb 2025
Program: The Gauntlet - day 18
Challenges for February - day 18
First Thing Water!
Iron Arms
Power Grip
Extras:
Calf Raises 55x1
Incline Push-ups 25x2
Katana Warmup x2 on the Infinity Circle movements
Consecutive days exercise: 47

Mon 17 Feb 2025
Program: The Gauntlet - day 19
Challenges for February - day 19
First Thing Water!
Iron Arms
Power Grip - thinking will continue next month, it’s getting tougher this month however is clearly needed. Good hand and arm work, plus with that Iron Arms. Burnin’ whee :climb:

Extras:
Calf Raises 60x1
Incline Push-ups 35x1
Katana Warmup x2 on the Infinity Circle movements
Outdoors bike ride: 15.47mi 1hr 12min 7sec 12.9mlh avg, HR avg 147, maxHR170 wow ran a little hard up one of the hills coming home. Not a long ride, good to get out tho’. Nice jacuzzi after. Relaxing. Ahhh.

Despite some aches have some good progress here with DareBee.
Consecutive days exercise: 48

Wishing you all good training and feeling ahead. Go Bees GO

:yes:
 
WSMC1

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Wow, time flies…have not been keeping up here on checking in and seeing all your great posts.
The good news here is training going well, good cycling last weekend and almost to 60 consecutive days training yay. This is my first 100+ mile bicycling month in 9 months. Wheeee… gonna try and keep this going. Good habits!

:worried: Have completed my Feb Challenges, Ohh My gosh that Iron Arms Challenge was a bit gnarly/awesome. Might do that again lol.:thinking:

Congrats to all! I know many of you are completing programs, will catch up here soon and update this log. Hoping you are well.

:v: The Gauntlet - done. I like this program a lot, could have gone to my larger kettlebell (I only have a small kit with a 5/10/15lbs) after a couple weeks, stayed with the 10lb as my old arms were getting worked in that challenge.

Still pretty achy early mornings. Yay am finding I am moving much better day time after these two months back with DareBee.

:heart: Ok, back later or tomorrow to celebrate 60 days with you :heart:

:hooray:
 
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