Crazyhawaiian21

Challenge 3 Results: So there was about 1.5 of the week spent on the other side of the country without my usual facilities or equipment to max out my goals but still think I did fairly well. As for the grading I feel that I'm got to change the scale slightly so I actually get some credit for the hard work that I put in. Goal 1: Uncertain schedule made it hard to swim, climb or workout in front of the kinect for an extended period Strengthen the body 4.5 times a week: (+.5 Str, +.5 Sta, +.25 Dex) Rock Gym (Air) / NTC workout or TRX workout (Land) / Swimming (Sea) A) 27 workouts / B ) 25 workouts / C) 23 workouts / D) 21 workouts Goal Two: Stuck pretty well to the 6-week regimen. After watching some MWOD on current pullup grip I feel like I should start back at ground zero. I discovered the tutorial after hitting 20 though so I'll still chalk it up as a victory. Increase pull-ups to 20 dead-hang, currently baseline is 12 w/o training: (+2 Str) A) 20 / B ) 19 / C) 18 / D) 17 Goal Three: Even with the absence during the quest I still knocked this one out and I believe it's been helping out my overall mobility quite a bit. Definitely have to keep this one up and perhaps expand the yoga practice. Increase flexibility and range of motion 4 times a week increasing level of yoga poses and complexity/time using clubs: (+2 Dex, +2 Con) Yoga / Indian clubs / stretching (20 min.) / foam roller A) 24 / B ) 23 / C) 22 / D) 21 Goal Four: Still knocked this one out considering my lack of a language laptop. Work on spanish and study for GRE (+2 Wis, +2 Cha) Spanish / GRE A) 24 mind meld / B ) 23 brain food / C) 22 mind pleaser / D) 21 noggin' teaser

Challenge 3 Results: So there was about 1.5 of the week spent on the other side of the country without my usual facilities or equipment to max out my goals but still think I did fairly well. As for the grading I feel that I'm got to change the scale slightly so I actually get some credit for the hard work that I put in. Goal 1: Uncertain schedule made it hard to swim, climb or workout in front of the kinect for an extended period Strengthen the body 4.5 times a week: (+.5 Str, +.5 Sta, +.25 Dex) Rock Gym (Air) / NTC workout or TRX workout (Land) / Swimming (Sea) A) 27 workouts / B ) 25 workouts / C) 23 workouts / D) 21 workouts Goal Two: Stuck pretty well to the 6-week regimen. After watching some MWOD on current pullup grip I feel like I should start back at ground zero. I discovered the tutorial after hitting 20 though so I'll still chalk it up as a victory. Increase pull-ups to 20 dead-hang, currently baseline is 12 w/o training: (+2 Str) A) 20 / B ) 19 / C) 18 / D) 17 Goal Three: Even with the absence during the quest I still knocked this one out and I believe it's been helping out my overall mobility quite a bit. Definitely have to keep this one up and perhaps expand the yoga practice. Increase flexibility and range of motion 4 times a week increasing level of yoga poses and complexity/time using clubs: (+2 Dex, +2 Con) Yoga / Indian clubs / stretching (20 min.) / foam roller A) 24 / B ) 23 / C) 22 / D) 21 Goal Four: Still knocked this one out considering my lack of a language laptop. Work on spanish and study for GRE (+2 Wis, +2 Cha) Spanish / GRE A) 24 mind meld / B ) 23 brain food / C) 22 mind pleaser / D) 21 noggin' teaser

26 May 2013: 24up Goal 3: Played with clubs for ~05 min. today rolled as well 19up Goal 4: Still going strong. 27 May 2013: 25up Goal 3: Played with clubs for ~05 min. today rolled as well 20up Goal 4: Learning about materials!

25 May 2013: 13up Goal 2: Stretched and loosed up before attempting 20 pullups. Knocked them out and later did 2 sets of 6. More work will have to be done to do all pullups with the "new" grip. 23up Goal 3: Played with clubs for ~05 min. today rolled as well 18up Goal 4: Still going strong.

24 May 2013: 16up Goal 1: Went swimming for 30 min. during watch did a lot of pulls with buoy and working on form, need to set a goal for continuous distance so I can check to see if my form is improving or if I'm going faster. 22up Goal 3: Played with clubs for ~10 min. today rolled as well 17up Goal 4: Still going strong.

So after having dropped off the face of Nerd Fitness I have returned. After a busy week at work and the following week spent on the East Coast to hang out with family I have returned. 23 May 2013: 12up Goal 2: First workout for week six: 7, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 6. Last set was supposed to be to 12 but after watching some MWOD concerning proper grip I shifted my hand position and suffered a loss of grip strength as a result (much improved shoulder stability however so totally worth it in my mind). 21up Goal 3: Played with clubs for ~5 min. and full 30 min. yoga session. It's good to be home and limbering up 16up Goal 4: After almost 2 weeks out, jumping back in wasn't as terrible as I thought. I think I may switch completely to Habitrpg instead of tracking goals and progress on NF. As awesome as you guys are I can't keep up with everyone's progress and feel bad when the only thing I post is my own personal goals and achievements.

11 May 2013: 11up Goal 2: Last workout for week 4: 12, 10, 8, 7, 10. Last set supposed to be for max but was pretty spend by the end. 20up Goal 3: Played with clubs for ~10 min. and full 30 min. yoga session. Rolling has been good but feels like it only relieves symptoms for a lil' bit and not the source of hip/IT band tightness 15up Goal 4: Yo quiero un escalera

10 May 2013: 15up Goal 1: Went swimming for 30 min. during watch did a lot of pulls with buoy and think I am faster doing this than kicking freestyle. Def. need to work on mechanics and technique. Worked on some freestyle sidekick drills too. Good for streamlining but need to practice for in water comfort. 20up Goal 3: Played with clubs for ~10 min. today rolled as well but still need to work on relaxing the neck. 14up Goal 4: Still going strong.

09 May 2013: 14up Goal 1: Went bouldering again worked on V2's and V3's without pushing to hard, the back is starting to feel pretty tight and stiffening around the neck a lil' bit. Also swimming for 30 min. during watch, tried to do the Combat Swimmer stroke for 500yds. Accomplished but took 14 min. I felt like a flouder trying to be a flying fish... 19up Goal 3: Played with clubs today and rolled the legs, need to work in some neck exercises and flexibility to even things out. 13up Goal 4: Yo quiro juegetes!

Sweet rolls! I want to get into Parkour and learning how to correctly fall seems like a pretty high priority for all those times where I anticipate biffing it big time. That's pretty awesome the route setters where bugging you for help. Does that mean you have all the tricks to knock this one out when your arms are rested?

Are you doing your kickups with the same leg every time? When I first attempted handstands my dominant leg always lasted much longer (no big surprise) so I tried to make sure I was strengthening the other side too.

Thanks red!

08 May 2013: 10up Goal 2: Deep into week 4: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. Struggled with the last set and wasn't able to keep them all as strict dead-hangs but overall pretty happy. 18up Goal 3: Played with clubs for ~10 min. today and used the foam roller, need to get back on yoga. Actually ran to the rock gym instead of biked and calves are killing me with DOMS now. Need to stretch it out as I want to do it again for the next climbing session. 12up Goal 4: Just started the last section of LVL 1 spanish. Basically I can do basic greetings, talk about school or work and am moving onto shopping. My wife wants to start sending me out with shopping list instructions in spanish.... I better brush up quick!

Looking forward to your review and progress of the GMB program, since joining NF I keep finding myself at their webpage and agreeing with their overall mission and philosophy on fitness.

Thanks . I really want to get involved in parkour, whether its a gym, a group of people or a place to practice. I live in Oakland so I feel like it would be a little over the top in my current locale.