Hi! I’m Jad Abukasm, News Editor at The Concordian, and in this new segment, Kayla runs my life!
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This week, Kayla challenged me to do 300 squats every day for a week. Here is how it went down.
Day 1:
Today was great! I managed to do my squats in 17 minutes which is very good considering I haven’t properly trained in two months. The workout went smoothly since I divided everything into three sets of 150, 100 and 50, respectively.
Day 2:
I didn’t have time to do all my squats before my classes so I ended up stacking them little by little throughout the day either in Faubourg’s bathrooms or hidden somewhere in the library. Yes, there was awkward eye contact…
Day 3:
I donated blood today and the nurse told me there’s no way I could do my squats… Kayla is kind of disappointed.
Day 4:
After the radio show, I finished my squats in The Concordian’s office, divided into four sets of 75, 75, 100 and 50 squats. Honestly, I think I should have taken the day off after my blood donation. I was breathing heavily, felt dizzy at some points, and gosh did it hurt. I managed to finish in 16 minutes though!
Day 5:
I came back home very late after covering an event so I needed to find a way to squat as fast as possible. I did 10 sets of 30 squats and finished in an amazing 15 minutes!
Day 6-7:
Squatting doesn’t hurt anymore! I’m waking up without any soreness which is great! It was way easier during these last two days.
Overall, I think squatting every day is not about the number of squats you do, nor the time it takes, but more the fact of reserving a certain time of the day to do physical activity or practice self-care. I felt well awake throughout the day and, although my legs were burning while using the stairs, I think I will keep awkwardly air squatting whenever I’m not working out. Maybe not 300 a day, but at least a few! After all, my glutes look way rounder now!
Graphic by @sundaeghost
