Big_Show Posted August 10, 2014 Report Share Posted August 10, 2014 Hi everyone, I've been reading the site for a fair while but only just decided to take the plunge and sign up properly.I've always been a bit overweight despite doing plenty of road races, fellrunning, triathlons and even a spot of Aussie Rules football, but unfortunately a broken ankle last year (due to the latter sport) meant I've currently lost most of my fitness and want to get it back.I'm from Britain but about to move to Qatar for three years with work so it seemed about time to kick of my own Epic Quest. I've spent the evening writing down a long list of things I want to do and I'm currently starting work on some Bodyweight Training as I have no idea what kind of gym equipment I'll have access to next month.I'll have everything sorted to start the next 6 Week Challenge in September so ithat should be enough time to get acquainted with this board.So... Hi everybody! Quote Big Show: Human Swift Hunter Respawning. One day at a time. Battle Log: Operation Wedding Suit - Take 2 Previous challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 Link to comment
Prairie Posted August 11, 2014 Report Share Posted August 11, 2014 Ooh, fellrunning sounds cool. Welcome to the boards! Good luck with the bodyweight workouts - if you ever need some advice, the folks in the bodyweight forum can probably provide some useful information. Quote Race: Ferret | Class: Assassin | Level: 4 | STR: 6 DEX: 3 STA: 1 CON: 5 WIS: 7 CHA: 3Battle Log | Challenges: 1, 2, 3 Link to comment
Big_Show Posted August 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2014 Thanks for the tip, I spent yesterday evening having a bit of an explore through the boards to get my bearing.Fellrunning is great fun. Hard work getting younger hills, but the descents are crazy good fun! Quote Big Show: Human Swift Hunter Respawning. One day at a time. Battle Log: Operation Wedding Suit - Take 2 Previous challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 Link to comment
Big_Show Posted August 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2014 This escalated rapidly - my flight's been brought forward a week and I'm now flying out there on Thursday! Lucky Steve wrote a hotel room workout I can use.Probably won't get much running done over the next couple of weeks or so. Lucky I have these bodyweight ambitions to work on! Plus it's an extra week to get settled in so I can make a definite start on the next 6 Week Challenge. Quote Big Show: Human Swift Hunter Respawning. One day at a time. Battle Log: Operation Wedding Suit - Take 2 Previous challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 Link to comment
Big_Show Posted August 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 So I now live in Qatar!Been here for a couple of weeks now. The heat is incredible, but the humidity is more of the barrier to running outside. Keeping things limited to 5k at most until it cools off a bit.No access to a gym for a little while, so I've started with the Beginner's Bodyweight Circuit for now. Working on getting myself all set up to start the next Six Week Challenge next month. Quote Big Show: Human Swift Hunter Respawning. One day at a time. Battle Log: Operation Wedding Suit - Take 2 Previous challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 Link to comment
cn3wton Posted August 31, 2014 Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 Glad everything is going ok with the move. There is a book called You are YOur Own Gym that you may want to check out. You can get it online and there is also an app. Its all bodyweight stuff you can do at home. Quote "All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us." - J.R.R Tolkien "Progress, not perfection." "Persist, Pivot, or Concede." - Matthew McConaughey "Today I will do what others won't, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can't." Rants, Thoughts, and Workouts-->Battle Log | The Improvening (Current Challenge) Link to comment
Big_Show Posted August 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 Thanks for tip, just found it on Amazon. Looks well worth a read! 1 Quote Big Show: Human Swift Hunter Respawning. One day at a time. Battle Log: Operation Wedding Suit - Take 2 Previous challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 Link to comment
cn3wton Posted August 31, 2014 Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 Thanks for tip, just found it on Amazon. Looks well worth a read! I like it. I'm not one for pushing workout plans and stuff on people. But I also know I prefer having a physical copy of something. If your interested I am starting a group that is going to do the 10 week program for the book. If you want to join us your more than welcome. Quote "All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us." - J.R.R Tolkien "Progress, not perfection." "Persist, Pivot, or Concede." - Matthew McConaughey "Today I will do what others won't, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can't." Rants, Thoughts, and Workouts-->Battle Log | The Improvening (Current Challenge) Link to comment
Big_Show Posted September 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 I've already got my plans for the next few weeks thanks, I'll keep an eye on how it goes though. Might join in if you do it again. Quote Big Show: Human Swift Hunter Respawning. One day at a time. Battle Log: Operation Wedding Suit - Take 2 Previous challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 Link to comment
shaar Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Wow, Qatar, I bet it is hot hot HOT there! I am super looking forward to the next 6 week challenge too (it will be my first here!) so WELCOME! Quote Tell me, if you had the strength to take another step, could you do it? Level ?? Bard & Monk of the Furious Heart STR.55 DEX.43 STA.48 CON.51 WIS.53 CHA.65 Link to comment
Big_Show Posted September 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 VERY hot at the moment! I keep getting told that it'll start cooling down later on in the month but so far I'm not sure if I believe that... I'm also really looking forward to my first challenge. Good luck for yours! Quote Big Show: Human Swift Hunter Respawning. One day at a time. Battle Log: Operation Wedding Suit - Take 2 Previous challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 Link to comment
Big_Show Posted September 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 Planning out my first challenge and got two of the goals & my life sidegoal, but struggling to come with a diet-based goal that I can make specific enough to be strictly measurable.Even as I type this I realise there's a whole forum of threads I can look at for inspiration. *facepalm* Quote Big Show: Human Swift Hunter Respawning. One day at a time. Battle Log: Operation Wedding Suit - Take 2 Previous challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 Link to comment
Strickland5 Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 Inspiration is always tough even if it is sitting there waiting for you to figure it out. Hopefully you sort it out and are ready for your challenge! Though seriously ... living aboard (to me) would be a challenge in and of it self Quote Half-Ork Scout Leader Running PRs : 5K 24m16s | 10K 53m32s | 15K 1h18m09s | Half Marathon 2h1m44s | Marathon 4h42m2s Past Challenges #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19 #20 #21 #22 #23 #24 #25 #26 #27 #28 #29 #30 #31 #32 #33 #34 #35 #36 #37 #38 #39 #40 Current Challenge : Don't Call It A Comeback Link to comment
Big_Show Posted September 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 Inspiration is always tough even if it is sitting there waiting for you to figure it out. Hopefully you sort it out and are ready for your challenge! Though seriously ... living aboard (to me) would be a challenge in and of it self Cheers man, it has been! Nearly three weeks in now and I'm now finding my feet and getting into some kind of routine.It only took looking at three threads before I hit on something which is exactly what I need to do with my diet right now, so that's me sorted for my first challenge! Really looking forward to signing up for it next week now Quote Big Show: Human Swift Hunter Respawning. One day at a time. Battle Log: Operation Wedding Suit - Take 2 Previous challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 Link to comment
shaar Posted September 3, 2014 Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 AWESOME! Ain't motivation grand?? Quote Tell me, if you had the strength to take another step, could you do it? Level ?? Bard & Monk of the Furious Heart STR.55 DEX.43 STA.48 CON.51 WIS.53 CHA.65 Link to comment
Big_Show Posted September 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 I'm loving it at the moment. New country, new job, no set routines... Being careful to build myself a decent Batcave and not get back into old bad behaviours. It's as blank a slate as I'm ever going to get in life, so I figure it's time to capitalise on it! 1 Quote Big Show: Human Swift Hunter Respawning. One day at a time. Battle Log: Operation Wedding Suit - Take 2 Previous challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 Link to comment
Big_Show Posted September 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 Is anyone else finding themselves checking the site three or four times a day so they can sign up for their first challenge? Or is it just me...? 2 Quote Big Show: Human Swift Hunter Respawning. One day at a time. Battle Log: Operation Wedding Suit - Take 2 Previous challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 Link to comment
shaar Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 Is anyone else finding themselves checking the site three or four times a day so they can sign up for their first challenge? Or is it just me...? Quote Tell me, if you had the strength to take another step, could you do it? Level ?? Bard & Monk of the Furious Heart STR.55 DEX.43 STA.48 CON.51 WIS.53 CHA.65 Link to comment
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