BruceHeat

Wow thank you so much! you two had an amazing competition! I tried to reach the 3rd place especially cause he/she wasnt updating but it was bed time and I was so tired!! I always do the plank on my ellbow and foreharm...it might be just me but I feel my core very contracted...give it a try!

You were late but you came out with a very well organized plan! I like you are getting rid of the weight machines! I found out you can do amazing and very challenging body weight workouts! Good luck with everythng! and thank you for your advices!

So it's 1:45 in the morning and I cant sleep! I have just done 20 burpees! Just to have a good start for the challenge! I did for the first time the Angry Birds workout with all the exercise in a row and it was amazing!!! In just 15 minutes I was so sweaty and my heart rate was super fast! I higly recommend it! Here is the workout! Set1: 4pull-ups(first time!!!)+ 25squat + 15 push ups + 60 secs plank Set2: 2 pull-ups + 20 squat+ 15 push ups+ 60 secs side plank Set3: 2 pull-ups + 15 squat + 10 push-ups + 60 secs side plank Set4: 2 pull-ups+ 15 squat+ 10 push ups Side plank was a very bad idea and I will stick with normal plank next time but it was a very challenging workout! I was going to rest this weekend and maybe do some more pull ups but I have burpees to do;) quite excited to catch up with the others! @Laureleye I really like the meals diary idea with the post meal feeling! I found an app for my ipod where you can find pretty much all kinds of foods with calories and macronutrients! I will give it a try;) might be a good future challenge!

Thank you Laureleye! that's exactly my problem! when I eat something bad I say that "I unleashed the beast" and I have a huge urge to eat more! and you are right the last few times I didn't even like them that much but I was still eating them-_- Avoid them 100% I think is not realistic but having a better relationship with them is my goal. I am not sure about the food diary..I am a bit concerned it would make me too self conscious but maybe it would help..do you count the calories? @allirep I know it is so cool!!! the exercise I'm doing are really fun! I feel like karate kid! and jackie chan is awesome!

I hope it too and thank you all for the advises! I am positive and I think the next 6 weeks will help me to understand if I need to do something more. Quick update..I did the back bridge for the kip-up preparation and it's amazing! it's a very good exercise for the shoulders! I wanted to do 3 sets of 15-20 but I ended up doing just 3x10:P here some more info from I really good website : http://www.alkavadlo.com/2011/02/back-bridges/

Here my Monday and Wednesday Angry Birds workouts! I did them throughout the day but on Friday I'll do just one workout in as less time as possible! I look forward to seeing wht will happen! Monday-Wednesday workout: - Squat:goal:70--> 3x40-20-20 Level 3 ** - Push-ups: goal 50--> 5x10 the last 2 sets I did knee push-ups. Level 3 (no stars:() - Pull-ups goal:10--> 5x2 Level 3 no stars:( - Plank goal: 3min--> 1minx3 Level 3 ** I am also doing preparation exercises to do my frst kip-up! cheers!

Im stealing it as well! great idea and good luck!

Thank to all of you for the encouraging words about my English!! I'm glad you say that! I'm really trying to improve my English and I'm making a big effort! I also speak conversational Spanish and German but I have been studying English way longer even though I never lived in an English speaking country...it´s in my list;) I considered talking to someone but I'm working in Germany at the moment (I'm Italian) so I don't really know who I should talk with, I don't consider it a real problem yet cause I do it seldom and just when I am very stressed and nervous. The problem is that I don't have grey zone when it comes to bad food, if I eat one of them I want more and I cant really refrain myself and I end up eating a lot especially if I am alonebut if I don't eat any I feel great and I don't really miss them. My diet is healthy during the week (no grains, no sugar, no soda and as little refined/processed food as possible) so It would be very good if I will have them just during social event and in few quantities and never when I am alone. I will post my workout later when I finish it...any suggestion are welcome cause pull-up are really difficult!!! ciao!

Wow I wish I had your goals when I was teenager! Drink more water is a great goal! try also to drink more water throughout the day too! good luck!

Nice goals!! some of them are very similar to mine! I like the diet soda goal! eliminate any kind of soft drink is very important...I work in the medical field and artificial sweetners are very bad for your body.. good luck!

Hey!!! Sooooooo, I'm very excited for my first challenge! I have been following this website for few weeks and I finally did my first pull-up!!! so I'm ready for some more challenges! I would like to write some explanation, I will be as short as possible I promise! I am an obsessive compulsive eater….sometimes I buy a bunch of crap (really a lot) and I eat all of it till I make myself sick…usually just for one day but sometime even for 4-5 days in a row. It doesn’t happen very often but last one was at the end of August for 5 days in a row so I decided I am done with this crap! I wrote in my personal goals no obsessive compulsive eating for 4 months (September-December), if I make it I will gain 20% exp but if I fail or do it again after 4 months I will lose an entire level. For these 6 weeks I will be more severe, of course I won’t buy any crap for myself but I will also be very strict during weekends and any social event. I will only eat crap when it is unavoidable (my girlfriend buys me a chocolate bar for example ) and I will still try to eat as little as possible I will post what I ate during weekends. The rest of my challenge is about upper-body strength! My legs are pretty strong (I love running) but my arms and back suck! So I will focus on it for these six week and run less. Ok here is the list! 1) No obsessive compulsive eating! (WIS+2) 2) Do 10 pull ups (STR+1) 3) Angry birds 3 times per week and at least once a week I will do all exercise in one workout. Plus since my legs are pretty strong I will substitute the overhead squat with jump squat for level 5 and jump squat with one leg squat/pistol squat for level 6 (STR+1, STA+1, COS+1) 4) Do a kip up (I love watching people doing it, I found some tutorial so I will give it a try!) (DEX+2) 5) Do 1 muscle-up ( why not?!) (STR+2) Cheers, BruceHeat P.S. in case you didn't notice (I doubt!) I am not a native English speaker:P sorry for the mistakes!