Devyn

Why do you have to be single to watch porn? Is this a rule I don't know about?

Anyway, I had to google half of what you wrote for your goals and your extreme warmups. I am humbled by your posts, but I look forward to seeing the progress.

Wow, I love your goals! The split thing will be my next one, so I'd love to see how you do it! I might have to copy you next time.

Out of curiosity, did you get your thread title from Muse? Because awesome band.

I like Kick Assassins or something like that...I've never been good with names or titles. Thanks for the thread!

What are you looking to accomplish with the sprinting work?

When a lot of people start sprinting, they seem to try to train to increase the sprinting frequency or increase the sprinting distance. Which is fine, but when done that way it really is a different form of C25K. Every August every football team in the country has to get into game shape, almost all of them do it by high frequency low output sprinting (the torture otherwise known as gassers), instead of running miles and miles, working up with run/walk intervals. Just a different (and much faster) method of reaching the same goal.

If your sprinting goal is to run faster, increasing the sprinting distance and/or run frequncy will not make you faster (might in fact have the opposite effect). Everyone's body is only capable of maximum sprinting output for about 12-17 sec, and moderate-high output for 40-50 sec. You might add a couple seconds to it if you are on the low end, but world class sprinters have this limitation as well. To run with peak output you have to give your muscles time to recharge their energy systems, which takes 4-5 minutes. Again, everyone has this limitation, and the stronger (faster) you get, the longer it takes. In track and field you see 3 distinct clusterings of body types and training, the 100M types, the 400M types, and the 800M+ types. In the end to sprint faster, pick a distance and try to run it as fast as you can every time you run.

I get what you're saying about the maximum output, but I don't quite understand what is the best way for me to gain speed. I find it difficult to do distance because I have no markers to gauge it. What do you suggest?

Just chiming in to say that... everyone else beat me to the awesome advice. Fail on my part, but good to see you have a lot of support.

I'm looking back at your goals and I notice that you listed C25K and the push up challenge and sprinting... but reading, it sounds like you're doing more working out than just those two things. If you don't mind me asking, what's your workout schedule look like?

I'm doing C25K on MWF. I do a bodyweight workout 3x a week as I have already been doing for a while now. These goals are goals on top of my bodyweight workout. I use sprints as a warmup, then I go into pushups+bodyweight (part of the same routine) on Tues and Sat. Thursdays I'm doing Yoga (which I've been doing for years) and my pushups right after the class.

I haven't been to the gym very much in 2 weeks if that counts. I have worked out hard for a year or so, but I'm still not very strong. I am doing different exercises targeting my weakest muscles so that's probably it. It's my quads and biceps today which are my weak areas. (Squats and Pushups)

Oh, I stretch every day anyway. I used to dance and I've been doing yoga for years. Stretching is my favorite part of exercise, so there's no worry about that. Thanks so much for checking in on me, guys! I am very sore despite the sleep, stretching and eating well...ah well...c'est la vie!

PitBull_Liz, now I HAVE to do it if you're watching me. I didn't know you could subscribe to threads. Going to have to go back and do that now.

Kishi, please tell me more about this. I feel I've eaten well and I do get 7-8 hours of sleep most nights and I usually still feel pretty sore the next day.

Going now!

drsloomis, I know what you mean. I wish I had taken some 30lbs ago so I could see how far I've come already. Right now I'm settling for that great feeling when I put my hands on my waist and my hands are several inches closer together than they were a few months back.

I love your avatar btw. I feel like that so often.

Considering I'm done with my diet challenge for the week, I've nailed day 2 too! And thanks so much!

I love your goals and your title is so perfect...I admit I laughed. Good luck with everything!

The fact that you've started this challenge at all is a great step! You don't need to go any further if you're not ready to, but just by participating you've already got a leg up. I'm rooting for you!

I love how you already have a good start! Keep it up! I will keep an eye on you.

That's amazing! And I love your progression! Thank you for sharing this with us. I want to help motivate you but you're motivating me!

Thank you, everyone for your kind words of motivation!

I've decided I'm going to update every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday...unless I do something particularly awesome.

Yesterday I completed my workout challenge and I did great not eating refined carbs (no flour or processed sugar). I did help myself to extra dinner (spaghetti squash with lentils and vegetables) but I skipped dessert, so I feel good about it.

Today I kicked total butt! Sprints were a lot harder than I thought they would be, but I finished them. Toward the end, my body just said "no more" but I pushed through even though I was going super slow. The push ups were easier than I thought. I went from being able to do 1 last time to doing a total of 19 (7 in a row at one point!) I also did all of my bodyweight exercises and I am exhausted and I feel like a noodle. I made myself a high protein strawberry/banana/fage smoothie for recovery. I am so going to feel this tomorrow.

If I can keep up this strength and motivation, I will kick this challenge in the face!

You are not doing poorly at all! Hey, I can't even do a back bridge and I've been doing yoga for 12 years! Keep it up and you will have these in no time!

Okay, I'm not sure if I'm supposed to post these here, but I'm going to anyway because it seems fitting. I have no fear but I do like to see change so I'm putting up some photos of me. No, sadly that avatar is not me. But that's my level 50... And these photos are my level 1 before. I had to make do with doing it in my dirty mirror so ...

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Today I have already completed my workout (C25K 4.1) and so far, no slips into the world of refined carbs!

I'm doing bodyweight exercises and cardio so I am not sure if it matters which comes first. Anyone care to educate me on this? Thanks!

I love your goals and I love the way you present them! I love the food one especially because it's not so rigid that it can't be done! Good luck!

Great goals! We have very similar ones, so I'll be cheering for you.

The Phoenix rises from the ashes of its previous self. You will come back even stronger than before!

And remember that you are beautiful right now...you just get to be a healthier, stronger version of beautiful you!

You can do it! I feel like you've got some good, achievable goals there so I know 3rd time will be a charm! I'm rooting for you!

Wow! Great goals. I am well versed in Tao readings so I'd love to chat about Taoism if you want. As for everything else, you are an inspiration! I will be cheering for you!

Great job on the goals! I think it's great that you're giving up measuring yourself with your belt. Through making progress, weight loss and toning is the reward of your goals and obsessing over it can take the fun away! For direction, maybe try taking some classes in things you like? Or reading books on it? Or looking for a new job? I'm not all that certain where you need your direction to go...

Nuala! I'm so glad you've come up with some goals in the end. And I know you will do very well! I'm cheering for you! Bonne chance, mon amie!