In my previous blog post, I mentioned that my son and I recently finished the 75 days of the 75 Hard challenge, and that we are now working our way through Phase 1. But what is the 75 Hard challenge, what is Phase 1, and even more importantly, why are we even doing this?
75 Days of Challenging Tasks
The 75 Hard Challenge was all my sixteen year olds idea. He heard about it somewhere, found out that only about 5% complete the challenge, and wanted to do it. He is up for a good challenge, and so I decided to join him. It could be something fun to do together. Here are the daily tasks of the 75 Hard Challenge:
– Complete two separate 45 minute workouts (one has to be outside no matter the weather).
– Take a progress photo.
– Read 10 pages of non-fiction, and audiobooks do not count.
– Drink 1 gallon of water.
– Follow a diet of your choosing.
– No cheat meals, or alcohol allowed.
All of these tasks must be completed every day, no matter how you feel, and no matter what the weather is. I workout out when sick, and in a thunderstorm.
There are hard tasks to accomplish, but the hardest part is that if you miss just one task, one day, you have to start your 75 days over.
And that, is exactly what happened to me. I completed day 27 only to realize that on day 26 I had forgotten to do an outdoor workout. I had to start over. My son, kept going strong. This time I armed myself with the 75 Hard official app that has reminders on it, and works like a check list. In the end, we both completed the challenge, but he just finished about 27 days before me.
Live Hard
We took a month off, and decided to tackle Phase 1 together. Phase 1 is part of the Live Hard Challenge. In this full challenge, you must complete the 75 Hard first, then you move onto Phase 1. After Phase 1, you have to take a 30 day break before starting Phase 2. Then, as long as you complete Phase 3 within one year of starting the original 75 Hard challenge, you have completed the Live Hard Challenge!
Phase 1
Phase 1 tasks are:
– Complete two separate 45 minute workouts (one has to be outside no matter the weather).
– Take a progress photo.
– Read 10 pages of non-fiction, and audiobooks do not count.
– Drink 1 gallon of water.
– Follow a diet of your choosing.
– No cheat meals, or alcohol allowed.
PLUS:
– 5 minute cold shower
– 10 minute dedicated visualization
– 3 more critical tasks of your choice
