danblader

65 is pretty impressive for knee pushups, have you tried any actual push ups yet? Those better man challenges are awesome, I've got some reading to do tonight so thanks! and good luck with your goals (and the mullet)

Day 8: I now know I can do 6 pull ups, was more than I thought as I haven't done them before, also managed 5 bodyweight dips. These numbers will(!) increase by next week, and hopefully I can get them both up to 10 along with the pull-ups by the end of the challenge. Hit a bit of a wall with squats, in that I don't have anything heavy enough to hold that makes it hard enough to do a reasonable number of reps. I'll need to get creative with that one as I need to include them, chicken legs ain't a good look. Other than that it's going well I think, it's difficult finding the time and money to eat as much as I need to and I've been hovering over the 3000 mark as oppose to the 4000 so I'll work on that.

Welcome! I've heard good things about that book so you're in good hands. Good luck!

That is a pretty incredible routine you've got there. If you keep it up you'll hit your goals no problem, as well as being incredibly fit! I have but one suggestion, you listed breakfast as banana and a sandwich.....why not try....a banana sandwich! They are delicious! How are things going on the job front?

The weekend was pretty unsuccessful but fun. I ended up going to stay with a friend out of the blue and didn't eat as much as I should have, but I made the most of what was there. Luckily I wasn't scheduled to work out or I would have ended up missing them. Today's workout was a good one, although I was still sore from Friday's, not sure if that's a good or bad thing. I managed 5 pull ups (wooo), which is progress, only 5 more to go!...... and found out I can do 22 push ups in a row. I'll try again at the end of the challenge and see if I can do any more, although I'm not entirely sure if my muscle endurance with improve as I'm focusing on strength and mass atm. Also going to introduce squats (I can't believe I forgot about them) into wednesdays work out, as well as chin-ups, (now that I know that they aren't just another name for pull-ups!) so I'll give a preliminary number for those next time as well. Food wise I've introduced eggs into my diet and am gradually introducing more milk as well. If nothing else I'm feeling pretty good, although that could just be the extra sleep! Also started work on that portfolio image today, still in the early stages and only a few hours in but I quite like what I see so far. Hopefully I'll make some real progress with it tomorrow now it's almost completely blocked in.

Thanks for all the great advice again everyone, I can't believe I forgot about squats! I did some practice ones last night just trying to get my form down, I'll definitely be including them from now on. Gymrat that sounds great, I'm all about DIY ha

Day 3: Eating has officially become my full time job, I know from previous attempts at gaining weight that drinking huge amounts of milk does not agree with me, so I'm forced to just eat and eat and eat. It's tasty, but my jaw hurts haha. I had a good workout as well today I think. I tried out a wider grip on the ol' pull up bar and found that it was slightly more difficult so I'll be sticking to that. STill at 4.5, next workout I will do 5. I will! Got asked in another post how many push-ups I can do, and I actually have idea, so next workout I'm going to find out, I'm hoping for at least 20! Lastly I completed an initial sketch I'm happy with for my new portfolio image so tomorrow I can start drawing up the final. Onwards and upwards

Hey, awesome work on the goals, the sit-ups especially. You're already over half way there! What's your current 5k time if you have one?

Thanks prefect42, some great advice. I think buying olive oil is a little too rich for my blood but I'll definitely look into that quinoa stuff. The ground seeds idea is great as well, could be an easy way to add extra calories to milk etc like you said. Thanks again

I've been known to cook my scrambled eggs in a microwave, not only to save time but also because my pans burn everything they touch! Is this likely to kill the eggy goodness and protein etc? I know microwaves are fine for most foods by eggs are worrying me for some reason. Thanks, Dan

It's not much, but it's a good start, the muscles in my back, my tri's and my abs are all really sore today, and I'm feeling good! 3 cheers for challenging work-outs!

You really seem to know what you're doing in terms of exercise, and I'm really impressed with how you're keeping such a tight record of your workouts. While you're waiting for the rack, could you not substitute a different exercise in for the squat, even if it's not quite as effective it's better than stalling all together. Good luck!

Congratulations on the wedding, I hope all goes well. You seem to know exactly what you're doing and you've got some really smart goals. I'm also very jealous you can play the violin. Good luck!

Hi, welcome to the challenge! Chances are that you weight the same as you did a few days ago, you just may be holding a little more water than that day or ate more or less salt etc. point is don't get too hung up on weighing yourself everyday, it will only drive you crazy and may give you misleading data on your progress. Are you going to be following a particular exercise routine for your weight loss? Good luck, Dan

Great goals, especially the reading. Book are really rather awesome. Good luck on the pull-ups to, I can't really add anything, ArmyMBM seems to have this area pretty much covered. I will however be stealing his advice, hope you don't mind. Good luck, Dan