Here we go. I decided to break my entries into different posts and I tried not to be too detailed so I wouldn’t bore you guys.
So here goes 
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Day 3
I didn’t feel in the mood to do anything magical, I was in an old pair of sweats and an old T shirt
My mind was pre occupied and I was still sore from day 2. I knew I had two options, go back to bed with a tub of ice cream from the fridge and risk the wrath of the dreadful pink gargoyle or I could endure another day of working out.
I don’t really know how, I just knew I was really determined to finish this and see it to the very end. I wasn’t going to be a quitter and I wasn’t going take it easy on myself.
So away from my bed I went, I did some stretches and got my body feeling limber. Put on some good work out music and It sort of felt like getting into a routine.
I think I was having withdrawal symptoms form not invoking Mars today but I preserved nonetheless.
I couldn’t rely on an external source of energy to drive me to fulfill my goal.
I could do that all by myself, I just needed to find that inner strength.
I started with sit ups since those come easy to me. Did my share of 30 sit ups, moved on to do 30 sit ups and got myself psyched up (by thinking of how amazing my already amazing ass was going to look when I was done) to do 60 squats.
Double the number of what I did last time.
Did I feel sore afterwards? Yes.
Was it worth it? Heck yes.
I was really proud of myself for not giving into the lure of ice cream and a warm bed.
But you have the pink gargoyle tp thank for that. Lord knows I wasn’t going to risk my display picture or risk disappointing Lady Eva.
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Day 4&5
I decided to join these two days together because they were pretty similar.
I normally do my exercises in the morning so that’s why I’m always stumbling out of bed, if any of you wondered.
Something felt different today, I couldn’t quite put my finger on it, as I got up and stretched and flexed my abs a little bit I could see they were becoming more pronounced.
The bit of fat I wanted to get rid of at my lower back had definitely shrunk and I felt stronger physically, oh and mentally too as I would find our later.
I didn’t have to force myself to do my daily routine, it was something I simply had to do, like brushing your teeth, it seemed normal.
I did some light stretches marveling at how limber I was feeling, I quickly did a couple of cartwheels and a handstand (retired gymnast here hehe)
I found that I could carry the weight of my body easier without straining so much, while in a hand stand position and my form was pretty good, my instructor would have been proud.
At this point I was feeling really great, I was bounding off my tip toes so I decided to some more stretches to enjoy my flexibility for a while longer.
I ended those with the splits, although my form was kinda wonky I still managed a full split.
Onto the hard core stuff, I eased into my sit ups, making sure to regulate my breathing, a tip I’m sure I subconsciously picked up from Mars. I did 32 sit ups on day 4, couldn’t quite push myself to 35 but that was fine. I wasn’t competing with anyone anyways.
35 push ups, I had to strain to get to the last bits but it was a work in progress. I admit to shamefully stopping for a minute once I got to thirty before I completed the last five.
Decided to substitute the squats for the wall sit and I did that for 2 minutes.
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Day 6
Here’s where things got interesting. Mars stopped by while I was exercising.
This was the first time I had him stop by himself and it was strange at first. I was completely focused on my sit ups when I felt the air in the room get thicker.
The hairs on my neck rose up in a salute, and my stupid self thought I left the window open. But nope you guessed it, the window was closed.
I shrugged and continued on exercising thinking whatever it was that wandered by would find it’s way out.
It didn’t but I ignored it anyways, I was determined to get this done, whatever decided to stop by would have to watch my arse perform squats till I was satisfied.
And no I’m not an exhibitionist before you guys go and get any ideas
It was while doing my push ups, just as I was about to stop at 35 because I really really wanted to catch up with the last episode of Game of Thrones that I missed.
I heard a voice in my head telling me, ‘That’s the best you can do?’
I got a feel for the energy behind the voice and knew it was Mars, he continued to antagonize me, he even pulled the Daenerys Targaryan card, and it got me triggered.
I did up to 42 push ups and I felt his approval come through, I let him know that I didn’t need approval from anyone and that what I did, I did for myself not to seek appreciation from others.
I think I earned his respect and I heard him chuckle briefly before he left, taking the tense atmosphere with him.
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Day 7
Mixed feelings guys, I was really looking forward putting an end to my self torture but some part of me was going to miss it.
This challenge gave me a chance to prove to myself that I follow through with something till the very end. Something I get accused of not doing sometimes
But I did this time
40 sit ups, 43 push ups and 65 squats later. I was heaving like a bull and I’m sure I must have looked hilarious but I felt really proud of myself.
It was this silly but awesome sense of accomplishment that put me in a great mood throughout the whole day.
What I’ve noticed from doing this challenge :
Meditation comes easier now, I don’t cramp up easily or have that flighty urge to move a limb
My focus has gotten better too I can pick up a train of thought, isolate it and follow it through till the end.
More energetic now too, plus I think my ass looks great in my new pair of jeans if I do say so myself
I think i’ll try to be exercising frequently now, but of course my body needs a mini vacation first haha
So I’ve been spared from the wrath of the pink gargoyle eek and from Mr Tickles too, which is a good thing, to say I’m ticklish is an understatement and my best friend usually uses it to get whatever she wants from me. (oops now you guys have found out my secret)
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So I failed after that last post. Not quitting, though.
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That is SO cool, you really pushed through with it (also made my planks look pretty lame! 
) - knowing we CAN commit, CAN push through, I’m in no way surprised that Mars showed up to this, because YOU showed up for yourself over and again to make this work, and to banish that hideous feeling of failure, and the consequential self-doubt that’s the magician’s first and foremost bugbear.
I am, if you will forgive me the presumption, truly proud of you for doing this, and of each and every person who undertook the challenge! 
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Thank you so much ! It means a lot coming from you 
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Starting today, I’m in. Card exercises.
Spades/Wands - Burpees (Downups, Mountain Climbers, Pushups
Hearts/Cups - Hands over head squats
Clubs/Swords - Side to side crunches
Diamonds/Pentacles - Pushups
No court card. Flip the card and do that number of the suit.
Week 1 - 2x that number
Add 1x each week after.
anybody willing to share a good routine to do? i use to train but stopped for a few months and merging it with magick is a really good motovational starter haha
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I’m in :3
~at least 2 minutes of planks per day (better would be like 3x2min)
~at least 3x10 pullups
~and i should go through all these meditations (astral senses) from the drakonian ritual book
~daily at least 30 minutes with any book by Derek Landy :3
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Well, i did some planks and pullups, but didn’t even did the half of the meditaitons…
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