Oh my goodness, when did Animation On Display sneak up on me? I just got my confirmed panel time about a week ago.
"Magikarp a History" will be on Saturday, January 25th from 2:30pm to 4:00pm.
I just got the confirmation of my cosplay contest entry a few days ago, now all that's left to do if make sure my cosplay is in top condition and finish choreographing my performance!
I worked on my cosplay some, I re-did the hooks in the back that hold the train up. I also re-attached a couple of feathers that were falling off. I have to add some snaps to the top to make sure it STAYS on this time. It's slipping in some pictures from Fanime, and luckily my bra is the same color but ew, that looked bad.
I really hope I do well in the contest! I worked so hard on this costume, and there's cash prizes on the line! That would really help me out with Fanime and SacAnime Summer expenses. Wish me luck!
30-Day Ab Challenge: Final Thoughts
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| Source: 30dayfitnesschallenges.com |
I've been working out, partially to look better as Yoko Litner and WiiFit Trainer. The rest of this post will be specifically about the 30-Day Ab Challenge.
So I did this fitness challenge thing. It wouldn't be fair to say it was "hard", but it seems too cliche to call it "challenging", even though that's exactly what it was. Most importantly though, it's both doable and it has results. Maybe not very drastic results, but it certainly does something.
It should be noted that I didn't change my diet, which would have helped a ton, and I also didn't do any other exercises or even cardio, which also would have helped a ton.
So, onto the part I'm sure everyone is interested in, does it work? It really depends on what your goal is. Personally I'd say, yeah, it totally works. On Day 1, I barely muscled through the initial 15 sit-ups, and by Day 30, I did all 125. Yes, I had to keep pushing myself, but I did it. Also, a two-minute plank? Yeah forget it, I never thought I'd be able to do it, but I did. I mean, my plank form suffered heavily and was super sloppy by the last 10 seconds, but I did it. Also I can do (very few) sit-ups without having my feet held down, which is amazing to me. Basically I gained a lot of ab strength.
Also I did see some visible improvement of my abs, which I know is the part that everyone cares about. Frankly, I didn't have any fat to lose, so I didn't make a very drastic change. Anyway, here's my progress photos:
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| Day 14 |
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| Day 31 |
Moving Forward, in order to get more fit and not lose the progress I've made, I'll be doing more of the 30-Day Challenges from the original website. I'll be stacking them instead of doing one at a time so that I'll get a full-body workout and finish a majority of them before Fanime!
First up are the 30-day plank and easy squat challenges, along with starting the cardio challenge. The cardio challenge is a little different than the other challenges in that the reps don't increase at all, and instead it's a timed challenge. The time stays the same every day, you just do as many reps as possible every day, with the intent that you'll eventually you'll be doing more since your endurance grows.
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| I made my own calendar thing for this one since it didn't exist. |
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