Kafus the Encourager

Assuming that gaining or losing weight is a result of a calorie deficit or surplus, to maintain your weight you would simply keep your daily intake at or near your daily expenditure. That being said, you could certainly focus your nutrition on lean proteins, complex carbohydrates, and healthy fats to improve your health with a regular exercise regime. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Another update on my side quest. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Here is an update on my side quest...

I'm behind on my life goal of a new portrait each week. I tried posting a photo I took from the bus stop this morning. The super moon was showing off. However, I now realize there is a significant difference in quality when viewing {full redaction because I refuse to post up shoddy camera work} I have a wedding to shoot on Saturday and will be able to make up for lost time, for sure.

Quick update: I've dropped another belt notch! I may soon need to either buy a smaller belt or create new notches since this is the last notch I can cinch to.

Tank, you're rocking it, my man! Keep up the great work.

Capital recommedations, Wolf! I'm going to get right on them TONIGHT!

Ooooo... dead hang sounds like a great way to build grip strength. Since my lift days are every other day, I'll have plenty of recovery to do a couple of dead hangs at the end of my workouts. Combined with Nooblysauce's recommendation of alternating grip, I should be gorilla gripping my way... FOR GREAT JUSTICE!!!

Well... I wouldn't wear it fishing...

So, I'm doing fairly well. Week 1, I slipped a little in my workouts, hitting 3 out of 5. After realigning my food goal, I've hit a perfect score. Week 2, I've been going strong, hitting 3 for 3 in both food and workout. I just need to create a new portrait for the hat trick! I am challenged right now for deadlifts in the gym. Using a barbell, I find my grip is failing before my legs do. I'm sure my grip will strengthen over time, but I want to avoid looking like the bodybuilder duck from classic Looney Tunes. ' Any recommendations on grip compensation?

Yeah, I'm a flunkie. I'm too far in to change now, though!!! I'm 3 for 3 in Week 2. I'm still having grip trouble on deadlifts. Today, it was probably a good thing. I felt my lower back getting tight. So I stopped before risking injury. Squats were solid, however! Lunch was a tuna salad. It wasn't the mayonnaise-laden stuff you find at the church picnic. There was no mayonnaise. The tuna was finely chopped and seasoned with a vinegar base. About a cup of tuna on a wild green salad with red onions, tomatoes, kalamata olives, and cucumbers. It was delicious! I'll be able to rest my back a bit as I'm not hitting legs again until Monday. Any recommendations on the grip issue? I'm not sure how to overcome that.

Ok, week 1 was... ok. I hit 3 workouts out of 5, and lunch was 4 out of 5. Overall, I earned a "C" grade. I'm not satisfied with a "C." So I'm doubling down on workouts this week. I'm already 2 for 2. Chest and Back yesterday, cardio today. I'm modifying my lunch goal. I'll allow cafeteria purchases, but they MUST be Paleo. My preferred lunch is the fresh grilled fish on a salad of spinach or wild greens with oil and vinegar. With this modification, I've nailed the food goal. Since this is my challenge, I reserve the right to change the rules at any time... but only in the spirit of preventing self sabotage and defeatism. Ranger on! #RanGRRR

The gauntlet has now been thrown...

May the odds be ever in your favor!

Welcome to the Rangers! Following to observe the journey from Ranger denial to conversion. Also, you mentioned building a chicken run? I submit to you... the Chicken Tractor! #RanGRRR

I consider myself a Ranger. I was torn between Rangers and Warriors, initially. I want to be strong, really strong. However, I prefer functional strength to ham-fisted, bulky strength. I also want to be able to chase down my prey (usually my teenage boys!) with dextrous ease, uncanny speed, and superhuman stamina. I am a trapper... of light! I'm an aspiring photographer. I have included, also, an example of my fine animal husbandry skills. #RanGRRR

Checking in. I won't be able to participate in the costume/cloak this year, but I want to set the bar with an entry from 2 years ago. The Dude abides, man...

We shall walk, run, jump, maim, pillage, and destroy this road... TOGETHER!!!

So this week has been going really well. I've brought my lunch every day. Today was taco soup. I left out the dairy and tortilla chips. Plenty of lean ground beef, veggies, and chili spices! Monday, I worked out chest and back. I used 40 pound dumbbells because, well, I've never been able to use them. I THOUGHT that would get me 3-4 sets of 3-5 reps until failure. Instead, it took 7 sets of 5 reps, plus 2 extra, to get to failure. So, I will be increasing weight on Saturday. Tuesday, I jumped on a treadmill. I cranked the incline up to 2 and ran the C25K Week 2 Day 1 routine. CRUSHED IT!! Wednesday, I rested. Today, I worked out legs. I loaded up the squat rack with 225 and hit 4 sets of 3 reps in deadlifts and squats. I've never worked out with 225 before, either. It was exhilarating! My biggest concern is, however, my grip strength was failing before my legs did. My last set of deadlifts, I almost dropped the bar. Does anyone here have a recommendation on how to overcome? Will a wrist strap help?

Day 1 Workout... Mark it in the W column! Chest and back tonight. I was pleasantly surprised. I'm stronger than I thought. Took 7 sets of 5 reps, plus 2 reps to get to failure. Running tomorrow.. Lifting legs on Wednesday. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hmmmm... I only knew of the Lakeview camp in Palestine. Didn't know there was one in Maypearl... http://powet.tv/powetblog/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/admiral_ackbar_says_its_a_trap.jpg