romeyb76

Question. For the dumbbell rows, I don't own a pair of dumbbells, so I was wondering if any of you can recommend a bodyweight only exercise that can do the same thing as rows?

Sorry I'm late with the response. But glad to see a lot of you on here. Right now, I'm close to reaching my goal of running non-stop for 30 minutes straight. Then I want to train for the Lagoon Valley Half Marathon in Vacaville, CA. They have a 5K session which I'm going to start with running a 5K before I jump to the others. And just to clarify, I'm also looking to connect with experienced runners so I can pick some brains. The beginning runner search was so I can have a team that's on the same level as me running wise. But every Jedi needs a Jedi Master. Hope we can keep this going.

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Hey guys. I need to add some more people on my friends list. Since I'm into running, I would love to add beginner and experienced runners. I would love to get to know y'all and pick some brains one time.

BTW, I sent you a friend request. I read your journey in the blogs! Awesome work bro! Keep up the good work!

Sweet! Thanks for the tips!

So far I've been running 3 days a week and do Calisthenics on my off days to help become a better runner. I would also lime to incorporate yoga into this. Do any of you do that? And if so, how?

Great tips on here! Thanks!

Sorry I haven't posted in awhile. But I did complete the challenge. The only changes so far is that I'm starting to run more efficiently!

Hey NF'ers, I plan on going back to the Beginner Bodyweight Workout routine, however, I was wondering if anybody can suggest an alternative to the dumbbell rows? The reason being is because I don't have any equipment, plus I want to start off with no equipment. Any help in this matter will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

I live in Vacaville, CA and it's a nice little town. I miss Sacramento though. Looking to connect with others in the Fairfield-Suisun City-Vacaville area. And also Sacramento as well.

Completed week #1. Running: 4.83 total miles this week. Strength Training: Will resume next week!

Thank you both. I've posted my challenge in the Recruit section! Glad to be a part of it.

ashotofadrenaline.com is where I've been going. The owner, Todd, gives good tips and has workout plans you can try. I'm currently doing the "Complete 90-Day Workout" plan and it's intense. You do 3 weeks of upper body, lower body and core exercises, rest the 4th week, then the next month, you do different exercises. Since going back to the bodyweight, I learned that you have to switch up your routines to keep the intensity going. But I'm open to more suggestions as well.

Over here! Hope to connect with my fellow brothers and sisters in Christ!

Hello, My name is Jerome aka romeyb76 or simply, "Rome". I was born and raised in San Jose, CA but currently reside in Vacaville, CA. I'm happily married and a father-to-be. I've have a love/hate relationship with fitness because I wanted to get fit for superficial reasons such as having a nice body that people can admire and using it to find happiness. The methods I used to get there were spreading myself thin with trying to do multiple things to accomplish my goal and failing on eating plans constantly. Well, I lived that lie for too long and I finally have my priorities straight. After reading all the blogs on here, I discovered the one physical activity that I love doing which is running. So now my goals are focused on that and that alone. I want to become a stronger runner and as a father-to-be, I would like to be fit enough to chase my kid around without gassing out so quickly. Now, I enjoy building strength with calisthenics, and going on runs at least 2-3 times a week and I'm taking each process slowly. Instead of beating myself up for not getting the forms right, I just learn from my mistakes and do better the next time. I'm an IT Support Analyst which is something I really love doing but I have a passion for Web Development, and I'm working one day at a time to work in that field. Just wanted to say hello again and looking forward to meeting each and every one of you!

My name is Jerome aka romeyb76 I've been a member of Nerd Fitness for over 2 years now, and I've started a challenge, but never finished one or consistently post my progress on here. My procrastination ends today. My main issue with fitness was worrying about my body image instead of embracing the true meaning of fitness which is to be fit and healthy from the inside and outside. Basically, I'm happy with my arms, legs, butt, and everything else. The battle I've had with my body is the fat in my belly area which I've had at my skinniest. I hope to someday have a flat stomach. My motivation is to feel better, be active with my wife and soon-to-be born child, and to be able to chase my nieces and nephews around without getting tired. Another motivation is I would like to participate in my first 5k. Main Quest - To become faster and stronger, and burn access fat. 1. Follow my workout plan of running twice a week (beginning with walking) and build strength with calisthenics. 2. Follow the Primal Blueprint at least 70-80% of the time but cut down on sugars, grains and bad fats. 3. Get at least 7 hours of rest every night and meditate for at least 2 minutes each day. Life Side Quest - Become better at web development and make some money on the side doing it.

Is your overall quest achievable (over a short or long period of time)? Yes! Is it reasonable? Yes! Do your 3 quests all build towards your main quest in little ways, or are you taking on too much? Do your quests have sub-quests or is it just one thing to focus on? For the most part, I do have huge goals for my life, health and career, but because I've tried to do too much in the past, I'm going to focus on making sub-quests to help me achieve the bigger picture. This way, I'm not bored, overwhelmed or not seeing any results. Are your main goals realistic? Can you scale them to smaller steps to fit your life better, even if it will make it take a little longer to achieve them? Yes, and that's why I'm here, to learn how to scale them into smaller steps. I lived up to unrealistic standards and I'm over that now. Are your goals able to be measured and tracked? What will you use to track them? Yes, I'm going to end my love/hate relationship with MyFitnessPal and use it to track my workouts. How are you grading your goals? Are they pass/fail (“every dayâ€, “not even once over the six weeksâ€)? Is there a reward for the effort, or are you only grading yourself on whether or not you “lose the weight†or “run the distanceâ€? I'm going to reward myself based on effort but I'm not sure how I'm going to do it yet. What is your plan for continuing/altering/grading those goals if you become ill or injured? To rest back to full health since I'm almost 40 and focus on the diet. Did you take into consideration any special occasions (Labour Day, Independence Day, birthdays, anniversaries, etc) that may occur during the challenge? What modifications do you need to build into your goals for those? Either workout early in the morning or sub another day. Do any of your main goals conflict with each other? Will one goal make it hard to do another? It's possible, but I'm going to work on balancing them out. Do you already have the time in your schedule to actually complete the goals you’ve set? If not, what are you planning to do to make time for them? Yes and I plan on maintaining a schedule. Are you trying to build multiple habits, or is all your energy focused on your main quest? I'm trying to build habits that I can adopt as a lifestyle. If I could watch TV or play video games consistently, then I can limit those and work on practical lifestyle habits.

I restarted DVD Pack 1 from the beginning a couple months ago because I did it almost a year without an HRM and didn't see the results. Ever since I got an HRM, and started focusing on good form, I've lost 12 lbs so far! I love it! I kind of killed myself by adding calisthenics with it too soon. But right now, I'm only focused on the DDPYOGA and will use that to get stronger. You have to follow the DDPYOGA eating plan or the Paleo Diet in order to see results.

6 Week Challenge I'm a little late but I'm going to do this challenge. Goal #1: To lose 6 lbs. 1) I'm going to continue doing the DDPYOGA program 3x per week, 30 mins/day. 2) Follow the DDPYOGA eating plan. 3) Walk for at least 30 mins on my off days. 4) Make sure I'm getting 7-8 hours of sleep per night. Goal #2: Improve on my Web Development Skills 1) Practice the web programming languages I need to get better at which are JavaScript, jQuery and Bootstrap. 2) Study the languages I'm struggling in, then do practice exercises to get better at them. I will use w3schools.com to help me with JavaScript and jQuery. 3) Complete the websites I'm working on, then add them to my portfolio.

Need help, I'm trying to incorporate veggies in all meals including breakfast. Most of the time, my breakfast consists of bacon, eggs, or a smoothie I blend with fruits and veggies. I was wondering if you can suggest any other breakfast meals that I can cook that doesn't take long to make and that are delightful?

Thank you for sharing. I need all the help I can get. I started Paleo cold-turkey and was strength training and lost a bunch of weight. Then time got in the way and money became shorter so I pretty much lapsed back into my old habits. Now I do DDPYOGA because it allows me to wake up 2 hrs early so I can workout, take a shower, get dressed and make breakfast. So now I'm trying to slowly go back to Paleo.

Love DDPYOGA! Matter of fact, I started back from the beginning because I went through the advanced stage of DVD Pack 1 and didn't do so well. Plus, I finally got a heart rate monitor.

Godeskian, does the heart rate monitor help with this program? Or were you able to lose weight by just doing the program?