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Yeah, that kinda gay is taxing on everyone's nerves. The closest to shove it in your face gay that I get is my partner and I hold hands as we walk about town, just like any other couple ever.

Don't forget that not everyone who talks about things happening are activists. The closest I get to being part of the "scene" is that I'm part of OutServe and we get together once a week to have dinner, do some job mentoring, or go somewhere as a group of friends. Because frankly, activism is way over my head and those folks scare me sometimes. Especially when they yell at you for not doing enough because you didn't want to cause a scene and "stand up for your rights" under DADT.

Can't lie. For completely self serving reasons I'm vastly more concerned about the SCOTUS ruling on DOMA. My partner and I are both active duty Navy, so, we're getting worried about what will happen when she comes up for orders in a year and when I start deploying to the Horn of Africa later this year. Yes, come August things will be better when the memo that DOD recently put out takes effect for the military, but there are still some very scary and shitty things that could happen without us having equal rights to heterosexual couples in the military. We aren't married yet (but we could be since we're stationed in Washington DC presently), but I foresee it on the not too distant horizon. Honestly, within the next year in all likely hood.

I am so so stoked to hear the Rhode Island news!! Yay!

I've never failed and I don't intend for this to be my first. My weight is coming down a little, but I finally appear to be losing inches. Seriously. I've never had it take this long to lose inches before. It is definitely annoying since I've finally gotten to a really good and fit place. I am just definitely getting screwed by the navy's idea that because I'm all of 5'3" I must be thin, not the muscle laden shape that I am. I've always weighed a lot since I was a kid and I've always been super strong because of it. I am just a very densely built person. When I was 14 I was only 5' tall but I weighed 145 and every day I'd carry a 95lb hay bale in each hand and could easily toss it over a six foot tall fence into the pens. My fitness level isn't really a question for me. I spent the past five days running up and down six flights of stairs carrying boxes all day each day for move and only stopped each day because my gf and friend who were helping me just couldn't do it anymore. I'm fairly certain my actual body fat percentage right now is about 28% but, according to the navy tape I'm about 34%. I've got another week before my weigh in, so, a few more distance runs and some sprint work in addition to my lifting routine and I should be ok.

Holy crap do I hurt everywhere. Spent the last three days moving out of my fourth floor apartment into a storage unit on the second floor of a different building. I don't know how many times I lugged shit up and down all eight flights of stairs but yeeeeeeesh. I definitely lost some points though because I haven't been eating in a way that even resembles paleo. Almost there though. Just one week in my gf's place and then we are in our apartment. So excited.

I dig your new workstation. I'm kinda jealous. I'm thinking about setting up something like that for myself in my apartment. Yay chiropractic!

WOOOOT! Go Brazil!!!!!!! Enjoy those celebrations!

I think the best definition I have yet heard for pan-sexuals was the simplest, "I love ALL the peoples!" She was an epic friend.

Well, didn't get a workout in yesterday and I made the decision to hold off on rugby for the rest of the season. I haven't been to enough practices to play safely in a game, and I'm in the middle of a move. Which, leads me to today. I haven't worked out today. I have however, carried boxes down six flights of stairs and then up another two flights of stairs to my storage unit in my new building. Sooooo, go go non-traditional workouts!

I'm a prop. Just started learning tight head this season.

63" or 5'3", but yeah... 6'3" would be absurd at that weight. I'm doing ok for now. Down to 179lbs. I've been cutting out the carbs and more veggie and lean protein. I've swapped my post workouts to an apple. It works for now. I'm not as concerned about actually losing weight as if you can pass tape, then weight doesn't matter. Which is good, because yeah, I don't think I can ever get down to Navy weight again since I'm in love with strength training now.

I'm so so sad. I have been trying to play with my team all season, but between my schedule, the end of my Navy class, and now moving, I've finally had to knuckle under and just drop the season until Summer 7s starts up. I hate being an adult sometimes.

Thanks! See, I'm that way about balls too. My ball handling skills are HORRIBLE. So, I play as a forward instead, which means I dash about the field trying to crush the folks with the ball on the other team, or trying support the ball handlers on my team. It is awesome. Monday 15 Apr 2013 6 sets of Back Squat Max reps 10, max weight 125 lbs.6 sets of Atomic sit-ups Max reps 10, max weight 0 lbs.3 sets of Narrow grip push-ups Max reps 5, max weight 0 lbs.3 sets of Pushup Max reps 10, max weight 0 lbs.3 sets of Upright Row Max reps 8, max weight 55 lbs.3 sets of Lunges Max reps 10, max weight 25 lbs.3 sets of Bentover barbell row Max reps 10, max weight 95 lbs. Wednesday 17 Apr 2013 4 sets of Back Squat Max reps 10, max weight 135 lbs.4 sets of Pushup Max reps 10, max weight 0 lbs.4 sets of Lunges Max reps 10, max weight 25 lbs.9 sets of Bench Press Max reps 15, max weight 95 lbs.

Yesterday I had my final end of course test for my current set of Navy Job Training and it was obscenely intense. Me and two proctors closeted for 45 minutes and I was doing translations on the fly and with a time limit for each item for translation. It was absurd and completely wiped me out. Plus I stressed myself into a borderline migraine. Needless to say I went home and took a nap, no workout. Then, my amazing GF took me out for a gloriously non paleo celebration dinner. Today was much better. I'm feeling a little gross from the horrible (but delicious) food from last night, but I still managed a good lifting workout. Weight is down to 180.6 as of this morning. Progress baby, boom.

Back in the day I did. Makes me miss living on our 10k acre cattle ranch. Our birds were more egg layers than breeders though. We hunted more than anything

Challenge day one did a nice squat/row/pushups workout. Some other stuff in there too. Plus I knocked out first half of my end of course testing. Tomorrow is the last half. Can't wait to be DONE! I photograph all kinds of stuff. I'm aiming more towards engagements and portraits. But I enjoy shooting detail work too, macro style.

Yes and no. MSF is the people who run the course, most folks just say, "The MSF course". If you're a beginner, TAKE THE BASIC COURSE. Even though I've been riding for years, if I go more than one year without riding, I buckle down and take the basic course again. Then a little later in the season I do the advanced course. Give yourself at least 500 miles of road time between them.

BAMF. Only part I don't like about doing our own birds is defeathering... SO much effort. >.<

Haha, I do have a large collection of obnoxious socks that I tend to wear to rugby practice.... Hm...

First, LOVE the SN. <3 the Doctor. Second, sounds good. I hate working out in pants though, so I pretty much strictly work out in rugby shorts. Good news is, because of the rugby, I have toughish shins. Thanks!

Alright, first challenge, time to lay out the goals and get this rolling! I'm stoked to have the mutual support of other people working towards their own goals while I work to dominate mine. Like I dominate the scrum. RAWR. Starting points: Female Height: 63" Weight: 184.6 lbs. Neck-15"/ Waist- 34"/ Hips- 43"/ BF%- 38% (based on Navy tape calculation) Squat- 165 lbs./ Deadlift- 185 lbs./ Bench- 95 lbs./ Overhead Press- 65 lbs. Lift 3-5 times a week, Rugby practice 2 nights a week, Rugby game day a week (ish on the rugby games). So, I work out a minimum of five times a week and up to six if there is a game that weekend. Goal #1: Reduce body fat percentage to Neck- 15.5"/ Waist- 30"/ Hips- 40"/ BF%- 30% This will be accomplished through eating Paleo with a goal of all but three meals a week. This allows space during my upcoming move/PCS to go off paleo (but still eat as healthy as I can!) and not have a melt down about it. This goal will also be supported by Goal 2, more running. Goal #2: Run three times a week. I work out and lift a lot, but, I need to improve my cardiovascular endurance, and I want to improve my running. The aim for this would be before work so I can continue to lift in my afternoons/evenings. Running would always be on a non-rugby day. Running will also be for a minimum of 20 minutes per session. Goal #3: Deadlift 200lbs/ Squat 185lbs Continue my progress on lifting. I've already come up from 65lbs each in February to the above stated. Keep progressing on the path I'm on. Life Goal: Intentionally pull my camera out and shoot once a week. Doesn't have to be at a location outside of the house, but, I have to preplan, prepare, and execute a focused shoot. Preferably integrating lighting techniques to practice off camera flash more. I'll upload photos once it hits day one of the challenge and then every other week I'll do progress shots. This will be part of my tracking in addition to taping myself every other week. I will not go for PR lift until the end of the challenge. I will however post weekly strength gains and, if I creep up on the 200/185 mark too quickly, I'll reassess. Ok all, input? Ideas for edits? General feeling on my goals? Thanks for the assistance and the input.

I fully support all of this. Particularly the license. Question though, have you already accomplished an MSF? If yes, how long ago? Speaking as A) a fellow ride, someone who lost a close shipmate to a motorcycle just shy of one year ago to a wreck, and C) a Command Safety Officer at my previous command, if you haven't ridden in the past 6 months, at the very least get into an Advanced Rider Course/Sports Bike Rider Course/etc. As for situps, I'd recommend adding in some alternative abs exercises as opposed to situps and curlups. That is my strong point on the PRT and I find things like full body situps, planks, rugby (yeah... I know ) and floor sweepers are vastly more effective in upping sit-up scores. But, that is just my two cents. For all I know these things are part of the other two ab workouts you listed, because I've never done them. Good luck! The PRT is the bi-annual bane of our existence.

Whoooo I'm terrible at updating this! Thank goodness I'm WAY better at going to the gym! Tuesday 2 April 2013 6 sets of Deadlifts Max reps 10, max weight 155 lbs.4 sets of Overhead Press Max reps 10, max weight 65 lbs.3 sets of Upright Row Max reps 5, max weight 45 lbs.4 sets of Pullup Max reps 7, max weight 0 lbs.4 sets of Dips Max reps 7, max weight 0 lbs.Cardio: 2.17miles elliptical 20 minutes Wednesday 3 April 2013 3 sets of Lunges Max reps 5, max weight 65 lbs.3 sets of Bentover barbell row Max reps 12, max weight 65 lbs.3 sets of Back Squat Max reps 12, max weight 65 lbs.3 sets of Pushup Max reps 9, max weight 0 lbs.3 sets of Bench Press Max reps 10, max weight 65 lbs.3 sets of Leg lift Max reps 10, max weight 0 lbs.3 sets of Pullup Max reps 5, max weight 0 lbs.3 sets of Dips Max reps 5, max weight 0 lbs. Thursday 4 April 2013 Rugby practice, 2 hours Friday 5 April 2013 3 sets of Chin ups Max reps 5, max weight 0 lbs.3 sets of Dips Max reps 5, max weight 0 lbs.3 sets of Incline push-up Max reps 5, max weight 0 lbs.8 sets of Deadlifts Max reps 10, max weight 185 lbs.7 sets of Pushup Max reps 5, max weight 0 lbs. Monday 8 April 2013 6 sets of Bench Press Max reps 20, max weight 95 lbs.5 sets of Leg lift Max reps 10, max weight 0 lbs.3 sets of Pullup Max reps 4, max weight 0 lbs.3 sets of Dips Max reps 6, max weight 0 lbs.7 sets of Back Squat Max reps 10, max weight 150 lbs. Tuesday 9 April 2013 7 sets of Deadlifts Max reps 10, max weight 135 lbs. 5 sets of Pushup Max reps 10, max weight 0 lbs. 3 sets of Body weight rows Max reps 6, max weight 0 lbs. 3 sets of Lunges Max reps 10, max weight 0 lbs. Wednesday 10 April 2013 9 sets of Bench Press Max reps 12, max weight 95 lbs.5 sets of Chin ups Max reps 4, max weight 0 lbs.5 sets of Dips Max reps 4, max weight 0 lbs.3 sets of Floor sweepers Max reps 6, max weight 65 lbs. Thursday 11 April 2013 10 sets of Back Squat Max reps 10, max weight 165 lbs.4 sets of Pushup Max reps 10, max weight 0 lbs.4 sets of Situp Max reps 40, max weight 0 lbs.5 sets of Upright Row Max reps 10, max weight 65 lbs. Friday 12 April 2013 6 sets of Deadlifts Max reps 8, max weight 135 lbs.6 sets of Atomic sit-ups Max reps 20, max weight 0 lbs.6 sets of Overhead Press Max reps 10, max weight 50 lbs.Cardio: Treadmill, two minutes running, one minute walking, 14 minutes, 1 mile