Small Waist (ABS) & Round Butt Workout 26 Days Hourglass Program
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Date: 2020-03-21
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I do have some advice for anyone starting either this challenge or any of Chloe's other challenges/programs. So far I've done two of them (Flat Belly and Summer Shred 2019) with great results. The advice I'm going to give is just that, advice. You can follow it or not, but it's advice I'm giving based on my experiences. 1. Get workout gloves and other workout armor - While doing these workouts, my hands were getting badly damaged. I have eczema on my right hand, which is probably a major factor. I found wearing workout gloves makes it easier to protect them. That and I would sweat so much that I would start slipping on my yoga mat. The gloves keep you from slipping and face planting. If you can get something for your arms/elbows, I would recommend that as well. There are some dry spots on my elbows from the up and down plank, plus other plank positions. 2. Take a break between challenges - The two programs I did, I did them consecutively. Once I finished the Flat Belly Challenge, I did the 2019 Summer Shred Challenge. This was a mistake because of the intensity of the programs. Halfway through the Summer Shred Challenge my body wanted to give up because I was pushing myself too hard. I would recommend taking four days up to a week rest between each challenge. Meaning, do not exercise at all. Let your body recover. If you still feel the need to exercise during this break, do light exercises like walking. 3. Don't skip stretches - Stretches help your muscles stay loose and makes it easier to exercise. If you skip them, your muscles will strain, which increases the risk of injury. Warm-up are also good to do before workouts because they loosen your muscles and make it easier to do the workouts. 4. Eat before and after each workout - Eat something small before each workout to give you a boost of energy. This helps you put forth maximum effort into your workouts. When you're exhausted and have no energy, you won't be able to get the most out of it. I would recommend a handful of nuts or something that is high in protein. Also, eat something after the workout as well. You've expended a lot of energy and you need it in order to properly recover. It's recommended you eat protein and carbs for best results. I like to have a peanut butter (powder) and banana smoothie with 1% milk because it has good carbs and lots of protein in it. 5. Do not have a restrictive diet - Your diet is the most factor in all of this. If you restrict yourself too much, you will definitely lose weight, but you will also be exhausted and possibly lose motivation. Not to mention that restrictive diets also keep you from getting essential nutrients. If you're on a restrictive diet for medical reasons, then that's fine. However, if you don't need to be on a restrictive diet it's best to just change eating habits and make your diet more balanced. As long as you have a balanced diet, you will see fantastic results. I would say stick to Chloe's advice and do a 80: 20 diet (80% healthy, 20% unhealthy. 6. Don't focus just on the numbers - When I started my weight loss journey about 2-3 years ago, I weighed 236 lbs (highest I've ever weighed was 256 lbs. Most of the weight I've lost, I did by just changing my dietary habits and eating better. I was able to get myself down to 155 lbs with very little exercise involved. I didn't find Chloe until this point and started doing her challenges at the the beginning of May. From her two programs I was able to lose about 10-15 lbs. But it's not just about the numbers. It's also how I feel and look. I didn't get the results I wanted exactly, but I still got results that made me happy and feel better about myself. In other words, don't worry about the number on the scale not going down. Instead, look at yourself and feel better with the positive changes you're making. 7. It all takes time - Everyone's body is different, therefore all of us will react differently to these workouts and diet changes. Some will see immediate results, some won't. Like I said, I didn't get the exact results I wanted, but that doesn't mean I will give up. In just two months, I've been able to make positive changes, even if they aren't that major. Things take time, but you will eventually get to where you want to be. Patience is key to fitness, but the time and effort you put into is worth it because you will just feel so much better about yourself. 8. Scheduling (added 7/1/19) - Scheduling is the most difficult aspect of weight loss. You wonder when should you work out: morning or night? How many days? When should you do your rest days? The simplest answer to all of these is to just make the schedule work best for you and your needs. The schedule that Chloe creates is a guideline, not a strict schedule you have to follow. I personally modified all of Chloe's schedules to fit the days that would work best for me to work out and which ones to take as rest days. As for when, it doesn't matter honestly. I do my workouts after work when I get home and right before dinner. If you're more of morning person, then do them then. If you're more of an evening person, have at it. Just don't use time as an excuse for not reaching your goals. 9. Female Problems (Added 7/1/19 edited 7/4/19) - I wanted to address this particularly because I've seen mentions of it on Chloe's other videos. Ladies, please do not use TOM/Flo/Mother Nature/Whatever you call it as an excuse to not work out. If you're cramping bad, just do low impact. I know it doesn't feel pleasant to work out during that time of month, but do not use that as an excuse. Studies have shown that exercising can actually help with proper regulation of periods and make cramping less painful. If you have a medical condition (either related or unrelated to your period) then do what you can. If it's too painful to do low impact of these exercises, then try something lighter if possible like walking. If you have extreme symptoms like cramping that makes you immobile and have not done so, see a doctor. Fiona MG made a comment below regarding this. I would recommend you read it if you have extreme symptoms during your period as going undiagnosed for a medical problem can negatively impact your life. Either way, do not push yourself or feel guilty if you have a medical condition. As for the ladies who do not have a medical condition, I don't want you to feel guilty either, but I want to encourage you. For change to happen, you need to put in effort and using every little thing as an excuse will only hinder you. I'm female too, I know what it's like to workout on your period. It doesn't feel good, but trust me when I say you feel like you've accomplished so much more when you overcome that fatigue and bloating by pushing yourself just a bit. 10. Engaging your core (Added 7/2/19) - I'm adding this one because someone asked about it. Engaging your core means tightening your ab muscles. This is extremely difficult to learn to do. It's best to practice this when you're not working out to make it easier to learn how to control it. I found the best way to do this is to have perfect posture. When you stand perfectly straight, you naturally tighten your core a bit this is the feeling you want when exercising. You can tighten them even more when you breath out. Try doing breathing exercises where you tighten your core while breathing out to get use to this feeling. Once you get use to it, you can try the same techniques when working out. Eventually, it'll become habitual.
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I do have some advice for anyone starting either this challenge or any of Chloe's other challenges/programs. So far I've done two of them (Flat Belly and Summer Shred 2019) with great results. The advice I'm going to give is just that, advice. You can follow it or not, but it's advice I'm giving based on my experiences. 1. Get workout gloves and other workout armor - While doing these workouts, my hands were getting badly damaged. I have eczema on my right hand, which is probably a major factor. I found wearing workout gloves makes it easier to protect them. That and I would sweat so much that I would start slipping on my yoga mat. The gloves keep you from slipping and face planting. If you can get something for your arms/elbows, I would recommend that as well. There are some dry spots on my elbows from the up and down plank, plus other plank positions. 2. Take a break between challenges - The two programs I did, I did them consecutively. Once I finished the Flat Belly Challenge, I did the 2019 Summer Shred Challenge. This was a mistake because of the intensity of the programs. Halfway through the Summer Shred Challenge my body wanted to give up because I was pushing myself too hard. I would recommend taking four days up to a week rest between each challenge. Meaning, do not exercise at all. Let your body recover. If you still feel the need to exercise during this break, do light exercises like walking. 3. Don't skip stretches - Stretches help your muscles stay loose and makes it easier to exercise. If you skip them, your muscles will strain, which increases the risk of injury. Warm-up are also good to do before workouts because they loosen your muscles and make it easier to do the workouts. 4. Eat before and after each workout - Eat something small before each workout to give you a boost of energy. This helps you put forth maximum effort into your workouts. When you're exhausted and have no energy, you won't be able to get the most out of it. I would recommend a handful of nuts or something that is high in protein. Also, eat something after the workout as well. You've expended a lot of energy and you need it in order to properly recover. It's recommended you eat protein and carbs for best results. I like to have a peanut butter (powder) and banana smoothie with 1% milk because it has good carbs and lots of protein in it. 5. Do not have a restrictive diet - Your diet is the most factor in all of this. If you restrict yourself too much, you will definitely lose weight, but you will also be exhausted and possibly lose motivation. Not to mention that restrictive diets also keep you from getting essential nutrients. If you're on a restrictive diet for medical reasons, then that's fine. However, if you don't need to be on a restrictive diet it's best to just change eating habits and make your diet more balanced. As long as you have a balanced diet, you will see fantastic results. I would say stick to Chloe's advice and do a 80: 20 diet (80% healthy, 20% unhealthy. 6. Don't focus just on the numbers - When I started my weight loss journey about 2-3 years ago, I weighed 236 lbs (highest I've ever weighed was 256 lbs. Most of the weight I've lost, I did by just changing my dietary habits and eating better. I was able to get myself down to 155 lbs with very little exercise involved. I didn't find Chloe until this point and started doing her challenges at the the beginning of May. From her two programs I was able to lose about 10-15 lbs. But it's not just about the numbers. It's also how I feel and look. I didn't get the results I wanted exactly, but I still got results that made me happy and feel better about myself. In other words, don't worry about the number on the scale not going down. Instead, look at yourself and feel better with the positive changes you're making. 7. It all takes time - Everyone's body is different, therefore all of us will react differently to these workouts and diet changes. Some will see immediate results, some won't. Like I said, I didn't get the exact results I wanted, but that doesn't mean I will give up. In just two months, I've been able to make positive changes, even if they aren't that major. Things take time, but you will eventually get to where you want to be. Patience is key to fitness, but the time and effort you put into is worth it because you will just feel so much better about yourself. 8. Scheduling (added 7/1/19) - Scheduling is the most difficult aspect of weight loss. You wonder when should you work out: morning or night? How many days? When should you do your rest days? The simplest answer to all of these is to just make the schedule work best for you and your needs. The schedule that Chloe creates is a guideline, not a strict schedule you have to follow. I personally modified all of Chloe's schedules to fit the days that would work best for me to work out and which ones to take as rest days. As for when, it doesn't matter honestly. I do my workouts after work when I get home and right before dinner. If you're more of morning person, then do them then. If you're more of an evening person, have at it. Just don't use time as an excuse for not reaching your goals. 9. Female Problems (Added 7/1/19 edited 7/4/19) - I wanted to address this particularly because I've seen mentions of it on Chloe's other videos. Ladies, please do not use TOM/Flo/Mother Nature/Whatever you call it as an excuse to not work out. If you're cramping bad, just do low impact. I know it doesn't feel pleasant to work out during that time of month, but do not use that as an excuse. Studies have shown that exercising can actually help with proper regulation of periods and make cramping less painful. If you have a medical condition (either related or unrelated to your period) then do what you can. If it's too painful to do low impact of these exercises, then try something lighter if possible like walking. If you have extreme symptoms like cramping that makes you immobile and have not done so, see a doctor. Fiona MG made a comment below regarding this. I would recommend you read it if you have extreme symptoms during your period as going undiagnosed for a medical problem can negatively impact your life. Either way, do not push yourself or feel guilty if you have a medical condition. As for the ladies who do not have a medical condition, I don't want you to feel guilty either, but I want to encourage you. For change to happen, you need to put in effort and using every little thing as an excuse will only hinder you. I'm female too, I know what it's like to workout on your period. It doesn't feel good, but trust me when I say you feel like you've accomplished so much more when you overcome that fatigue and bloating by pushing yourself just a bit. 10. Engaging your core (Added 7/2/19) - I'm adding this one because someone asked about it. Engaging your core means tightening your ab muscles. This is extremely difficult to learn to do. It's best to practice this when you're not working out to make it easier to learn how to control it. I found the best way to do this is to have perfect posture. When you stand perfectly straight, you naturally tighten your core a bit this is the feeling you want when exercising. You can tighten them even more when you breath out. Try doing breathing exercises where you tighten your core while breathing out to get use to this feeling. Once you get use to it, you can try the same techniques when working out. Eventually, it'll become habitual.
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simranjit
here' a quick summary of my days. DAY. 1- today was may frst day. and i kinda ejoyed doing this. it was a lil harder. bt worthyy. more days to go. stay tuned. also yliylt was a little strained. DAY 2. IT WAS less harder than yesterday. also few exercises seemed easy today. affcource theres no change yet. continuing thoughDAY3. it was hard today idk y. bt i didnt took much rest today. continuing. also guys i can see progress in my abs. as i can see some lyn formation too. yet not in my butt. DAY4. idk y todays day was very sore because of my body. i couldnt cont. the exercises for longer tym. overall gud. also guys i was on my periods for previous 3 days bt still i cont. doing exercise. DAY5. now m getting better in doing my exercises day by day. i m improving my posture too. continuingDAY6. exercises are getting easier to me now. also now my body isnt sore. also guys i can see some change in my waistDAY7 guys plz i reqst u to feel the burn. of u dont feel. then theres no use of doing exercises. today i felt the burn too much. though keep an eye on ur posture while dping exercise. coz if u r not doing in proper posture then u may suffer from back pain.
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here' a quick summary of my days. DAY. 1- today was may frst day. and i kinda ejoyed doing this. it was a lil harder. bt worthyy. more days to go. stay tuned. also yliylt was a little strained. DAY 2. IT WAS less harder than yesterday. also few exercises seemed easy today. affcource theres no change yet. continuing thoughDAY3. it was hard today idk y. bt i didnt took much rest today. continuing. also guys i can see progress in my abs. as i can see some lyn formation too. yet not in my butt. DAY4. idk y todays day was very sore because of my body. i couldnt cont. the exercises for longer tym. overall gud. also guys i was on my periods for previous 3 days bt still i cont. doing exercise. DAY5. now m getting better in doing my exercises day by day. i m improving my posture too. continuingDAY6. exercises are getting easier to me now. also now my body isnt sore. also guys i can see some change in my waistDAY7 guys plz i reqst u to feel the burn. of u dont feel. then theres no use of doing exercises. today i felt the burn too much. though keep an eye on ur posture while dping exercise. coz if u r not doing in proper posture then u may suffer from back pain.
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Evy
Im doing the hourglass challenge and i wanna share my results with y'all. I'll be updating once a week. I know my left side is a bit bigger but thats because when i wrestle i use my left side. Day 1: weight: 113. 8ibs Butt: 33. 85inWaist: 29. 13in. R-Arm: 9. 40in. L-Arm: 10. 15in. R-Thigh: 18. 34in. L-Thigh: 19. 33in. Day 7: weight: 111. 8ibs Butt: 32. 83inWaist: 28. 03in. R-Arm: 9. 29in. L-Arm: 9. 88inR-Thigh: 17. 99in. L-Thigh: 18. 97inDay 14: Weight: 112. 6ibs. Butt: 33. 54in Waist: 27. 44in. R-Arm: 9. 29in. L-Arm: 10. 03inR-Thigh: 18. 42in. L-Thigh: 19. 09in I gained almost 1ib back because i was always snacking.
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Im doing the hourglass challenge and i wanna share my results with y'all. I'll be updating once a week. I know my left side is a bit bigger but thats because when i wrestle i use my left side. Day 1: weight: 113. 8ibs Butt: 33. 85inWaist: 29. 13in. R-Arm: 9. 40in. L-Arm: 10. 15in. R-Thigh: 18. 34in. L-Thigh: 19. 33in. Day 7: weight: 111. 8ibs Butt: 32. 83inWaist: 28. 03in. R-Arm: 9. 29in. L-Arm: 9. 88inR-Thigh: 17. 99in. L-Thigh: 18. 97inDay 14: Weight: 112. 6ibs. Butt: 33. 54in Waist: 27. 44in. R-Arm: 9. 29in. L-Arm: 10. 03inR-Thigh: 18. 42in. L-Thigh: 19. 09in I gained almost 1ib back because i was always snacking.
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Gaby
okay so likeeee. i just wanna say this work out challenge that im doing (hourglass) is sooo gooodd my new years resolution that i had for myself was to get the body that i feel confident and comfortable in and my friend recommended this challenge to me. So i decided to try it and it started out very well. then i got very sad and started look at food to solve my problems for like 2 weeks but i still did the workouts, I just didnt see my results getting better. so i decided to get my stuff together, i started eating more healthy and doing these work outs, and Ive seen a HUGE difference. This is a game changer.
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okay so likeeee. i just wanna say this work out challenge that im doing (hourglass) is sooo gooodd my new years resolution that i had for myself was to get the body that i feel confident and comfortable in and my friend recommended this challenge to me. So i decided to try it and it started out very well. then i got very sad and started look at food to solve my problems for like 2 weeks but i still did the workouts, I just didnt see my results getting better. so i decided to get my stuff together, i started eating more healthy and doing these work outs, and Ive seen a HUGE difference. This is a game changer.
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sarah
going to do this and updating everyday. start measurements- waist 27 in, butt 38 in. going to be doing it in week increments day 1- DONE. It wasn't as hard as I thought, mostly because I have been working out my abs and butt a lot but none seem to work. Hopefully this does. day 2- DONE. this was honestly harder but I did it and i am feeling goodday 3- I took this day as a rest day because I was really busy, so tomorrow I will not be restingday 4-DONE. its getting harder but I wont give up day 5- DONE. hardest day so far, my legs hurt hahaday 6- DONE. still kind of difficult, buy I am feeling goodday 7-
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going to do this and updating everyday. start measurements- waist 27 in, butt 38 in. going to be doing it in week increments day 1- DONE. It wasn't as hard as I thought, mostly because I have been working out my abs and butt a lot but none seem to work. Hopefully this does. day 2- DONE. this was honestly harder but I did it and i am feeling goodday 3- I took this day as a rest day because I was really busy, so tomorrow I will not be restingday 4-DONE. its getting harder but I wont give up day 5- DONE. hardest day so far, my legs hurt hahaday 6- DONE. still kind of difficult, buy I am feeling goodday 7-
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erwin
Just started this today I've been exercising for around 1 month now and during that month I followed a different work out routine but I decided to switch it up because I got a bit bored of it. Day 1: watching the video made it seem a lot easier. but it's not. I couldn't get through the bird dog exercise because I just couldn't hold my balance in that position. So I didn't finish that one but I did all of the rest and I'm done now. It was hard but I'm feeling great. I'll update on D2 tomorrow. Good luck everyone
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Just started this today I've been exercising for around 1 month now and during that month I followed a different work out routine but I decided to switch it up because I got a bit bored of it. Day 1: watching the video made it seem a lot easier. but it's not. I couldn't get through the bird dog exercise because I just couldn't hold my balance in that position. So I didn't finish that one but I did all of the rest and I'm done now. It was hard but I'm feeling great. I'll update on D2 tomorrow. Good luck everyone
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Dominique
hey so I started to do this March 1 2020 I will keep you guys updated since I know people always look for progress I weigh 112Day 1: I didnt really sweat and I think it was because I wasnt doing the hard exercise the correct way but I managed Day 2: so i went for a walk with my dog before I did this so I was pretty tired but I managed to push trough Day 3: I actually was sweating today I felt the burn while doing the exercises and it was a lot easier to finish Ill keep you guys updated: )
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hey so I started to do this March 1 2020 I will keep you guys updated since I know people always look for progress I weigh 112Day 1: I didnt really sweat and I think it was because I wasnt doing the hard exercise the correct way but I managed Day 2: so i went for a walk with my dog before I did this so I was pretty tired but I managed to push trough Day 3: I actually was sweating today I felt the burn while doing the exercises and it was a lot easier to finish Ill keep you guys updated: )
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Veet
This is my second day of doing this challenge and for some reason today was harder than the first lol. Also does anyone else feel like this day worked out your glutes more than your abs or is it just me? I think I might be doing something wrong lolDay 5 of doing this challenge and this video was basically a breeze I still sweat my ass off lol but I was so surprised by how much easier the workouts were compared to the first time I did it. If you're just starting this keep going you can do it
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This is my second day of doing this challenge and for some reason today was harder than the first lol. Also does anyone else feel like this day worked out your glutes more than your abs or is it just me? I think I might be doing something wrong lolDay 5 of doing this challenge and this video was basically a breeze I still sweat my ass off lol but I was so surprised by how much easier the workouts were compared to the first time I did it. If you're just starting this keep going you can do it
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You
I have the motivation to start the workout, but I can never complete them. Its not even the intensity of the workouts. I am an active person. I honestly dont know why I cant complete it. I will succeed this time. I will follow the schedule to a T. ( if you guys have any tips, please share I hate single glute leg bridges and any type of lunges with a passion, so please if you can help me find these less terrible, that would be great)Day: 1 Day: 2
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I have the motivation to start the workout, but I can never complete them. Its not even the intensity of the workouts. I am an active person. I honestly dont know why I cant complete it. I will succeed this time. I will follow the schedule to a T. ( if you guys have any tips, please share I hate single glute leg bridges and any type of lunges with a passion, so please if you can help me find these less terrible, that would be great)Day: 1 Day: 2
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Amy
HOURGLASS PROGRAM Day 1: 19/02/20 67 kgDay 2: 20/02/20 Day 3: 21/02/20 66. 4 kgDay 4: 22/02/20 Rest DayDay 5: 23/02/20 Day 6: 24/02/20 66. 4 kgDay 7: 25/02/20 Rest DayDay 8: 26/02/20 Day 9: 27/02/20 Day 10: 28/02/20 Rest DayDay 11: 29/02/20 Day 12: 01/02/20 Day 13: 02/03/20 66 kgDay 14: 03/03/20 Rest dayDay 15: 04/03/20 Day 16: 05/03/20 Day 17: 06/03/20 07/03/20 Day 18: 08/03/20 Day 19: 09/03/20 Day 20: 10/03/20 Day 21: 11/03/20 Rest day
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HOURGLASS PROGRAM Day 1: 19/02/20 67 kgDay 2: 20/02/20 Day 3: 21/02/20 66. 4 kgDay 4: 22/02/20 Rest DayDay 5: 23/02/20 Day 6: 24/02/20 66. 4 kgDay 7: 25/02/20 Rest DayDay 8: 26/02/20 Day 9: 27/02/20 Day 10: 28/02/20 Rest DayDay 11: 29/02/20 Day 12: 01/02/20 Day 13: 02/03/20 66 kgDay 14: 03/03/20 Rest dayDay 15: 04/03/20 Day 16: 05/03/20 Day 17: 06/03/20 07/03/20 Day 18: 08/03/20 Day 19: 09/03/20 Day 20: 10/03/20 Day 21: 11/03/20 Rest day
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