Vash.The.Stampede

I am an absolute amateur at Yoga - My experience include's roughly 2 years of attempting yoga routines on my Wii Fit balance board, on and off - never on a consistent basis. Most recently, my experience has been with p90x's Yoga routine, which is a lot more intense. One thing I like about doing yoga on the Wii,Balance Board, is that is measures my center of balance and can track, to a certain degree of accuracy, the form i am using or shifting my weight properly. I have noticed however, that when I do certain poses the way the instructor on p90x says to do it, on a Wii Balance Board, it says my balance is off, or I am using the wrong form. Which is a more accurate, in telling me what the correct form is. I am eager to learn more yoga, as I believe it will help with my posture (something that is drastically needed), and I have a strong hypothesis that it can make improvements to my golf game. Does anyone else have an experience like that, using yoga to make improvements in other areas such as sports?

I have been told by a few to read it as well - however, I have also been told that some of his methods are outdated. Ferris has a blog though, I read it from time to time.

Current Level: 8 Fitness: +6 Intelligence: +2 Summary: Drink Water, +2 Eat fruits, veggies, and rice/beans +3 Drink Post-Workout Protein shake +1 Read a chapter in a book (2) +2 ("welcome to the machine")

Intro: I am new to this forum – but it seems like a perfect fit to help me achieve some aggressive life and fitness goals. I look forward to meeting everyone in this community, and sharing ideas and progress as I try and improve who I am. About My Regimen: My training is about fitness as well as lifestyle changes – to grow in areas of athleticism, intelligence, and business acumen. I plan on improving in those three areas of my life, by implementing a system of achievements, or tracking my goals out in an RPG style system of milestones, that must be achieved in order for my character (me) to grow. I came across this method, when reading about the progress principal, on the website’s blog. After skimming that article – I realized that I do have an addiction or even an endorphin rush when I unlock an achievement when playing video games, or if I level up my player in an RPG. Long story short – progress can be fun and addicting. In the past, sticking to goals I had set for myself was challenging. I believe this new system of turning my goals into achievements, much like in a video game, will make the experience much easier for me. Long Term Goals: 1. Fitness: To be 9-12% body fat, strong enough to do 50 pull-ups, and have visible abs. A careful knowledge of plyometric exercise (endurance), martial arts (speed), yoga (flexibility), and parkour (free running) must be mastered in the pursuit of these goals. 2. Intelligence: Get into a top ranked graduate school for business and learn 2-4 new languages. 3. Business Acumen: Make a 6 figure annual income via my entrepreneurial ventures, as well as become more fiscally responsible and aware. Implementation: 1. Leveling Up: · Fitness: i. Increase amount of weight lifted from previous weeks exercise (+2) ii. Increase amount of reps from previous weeks exercise (+2) iii. Workout 2 hours in a day (+3) iv. Drink 1 cup of Water (+1) v. Eat Vegetables and/or Fruit (+1) vi. Eat Beans and/or Brown Rice (+1) vii. Eat Protein or Meal Bar (+1) viii. Take Vitamin supplements with breakfast (+1) ix. Drink post workout supplement (+1) x. Attend a workout class – such as yoga or kung fu (+4) xi. Learn a new exercise or workout routine (+1) xii. Eat 6-8 meals in a day, 3-4 hours apart (+6) xiii. Get 7-10 hours of sleep (+3) · Intelligence: i. Read a chapter in any book (+1) ii. Memorize 10 new vocabulary words (+1) iii. Memorize 10 words in another language (+1) iv. Re-read a book and highlight important information (+4) v. Take a continuing education class (+2) vi. Take a GMAT practice quiz (+1) vii. Improve score from previous practice quizzes (+4) viii. Spend 1-hour studying GMAT Math (+2) ix. Listen or watch a podcast, tv program, radio broadcast, or movie in another language (+1) x. Memorize 70 words in a week (+6) xi. Memorize 70 words in another language (+6) xii. Speak to someone in another language (+6) · Business Prowess: i. Research stocks to trade for tomorrow (+1) ii. Make a 3% return on a stock trade (+1) iii. Sell a product from any businesses Inventory (+3) iv. Gain a new client (+2) v. Clean office area (+1) vi. Develop a business proposal (+2) vii. Complete a project on E-lance (+3) viii. Ship out all product orders (+1) ix. Do daily online marketing – such as, SEO, SMM, or Blogging (+1) x. Make secondary sales via eBay business (+2) xi. Complete every task on daily calendar (+6) xii. Prep all work to be ready for next day (+1) 2. Achievements: · Do 100 push-ups, every single day, for a full week (700) - Unlock: New Push-Up Bars! · Do 100 push-ups, every single day, for a full month (3,000) – Unlock: New Exercise Ball! · Do a pull-up · Do 20 pull-ups without rest – Unlocks: Host a house party! · Do 30 pull-ups without rest – Unlocks: New workout wardrobe! · Complete 3 weeks of P90x Circuit, without taking one day off · Complete 6 weeks of p90x Circuit, without taking one day off · Complete entire p90x program - Unlocks: Weekend beach vacation! · Successfully post before pictures from Day 1 of p90x Training · Successfully post progress pictures from Day 30 of p90x Training – Unlocks: Herb! · Successfully post progress pictures from Day 60 of p90x Training · Successfully post progress pictures from Day 90 of p90x Training - Unlocks: New Camera! · Complete Week 1 of Air Alert Training program · Complete 6 weeks of the Air Alert Training Program – Unlocks: New Basketball! · Complete 12 weeks of the Air Alert Training Program · Complete entire Air Alert Training Program - Unlocks: New Kobe’s or Jordan’s! · Create a workout mix on 8tracks.com · Create 10 workout mixes on 8tracks.com - Unlocks: New Phone/MP3 Armband! · Post in Nerd Fitness forum · 25 posts in Nerd Fitness forum · 100 posts in Nerd Fitness forum · 100 posts in Body Building forum · 300 posts in Nerd Fitness forum · 300 posts in Body Building forum · 1,000 posts in Nerd Fitness forum – Unlocks: Fitness Apparel from NF store! · 1,000 posts in Body Building forum – Unlocks: Fitness Apparel from BB store! · Make $5,000 profit on eBay – Unlocks: New Laptop! · Make $15,000 profit on eBay – Unlocks: New Tornado Foosball Table! · Make $45,000 profit on eBay – Unlocks: New Car! · Get an eBay rating over 100 - Unlocks: Start and eBay store! · Create a monthly budget and stick to it – Unlocks: Ability to spend Amazon.com reward points! · Bike ride over 60 miles in a week · Bike ride over 100 miles in a week – Unlocks: Helmet Stickers! · Play or participate in 3 different sporting events in a week · Play a game of basketball against an unknown opponent at a park – Unlocks: New Basketball! · Win three games of 1-on-1 basketball in a day – Unlocks: Magic Johnson Replica Jersey! · Get an unsolicited compliment on your Abdominal Muscles (Abs) · Drive a golf ball 200 yards and straight – Unlocks: New Driver! · Sink 20 golf puts in a row – Unlocks: New Putter! · Play a soccer match against friends, twice in a month · Go to the driving range once a week, for 5 weeks in a row – Unlocks: New Golf Balls! · Complete p90x yoga routine, verbatim, from beginning to end – Unlocks: Treat yourself to a professional massage! · Join a martial arts school · Reduce Body Fat to 15% - Unlocks: New Clothes! · Reduce Body Fat below 12% · Reach goal weight of 155lbs – Unlocks: Tattoo! · Decrease Wii Fit age below actual age - Unlocks: New WiiU! · Attend five networking events in a month – Unlocks: New Business Cards! · Attend 25 networking events in a year – Unlocks: Engraved Pen! · Acquire office space – Unlocks: New Desk! · Bicep curl 30 lbs, 10 times, on each arm – Unlocks: New 35 lb Dumbbells! · Read 4 different books in a week – Unlocks: A new book! · Memorize every word in a GMAT vocabulary book – Unlocks: Herb · Read 100 books – Unlocks: Go to a movie – or imax! · Memorize 50 Gujarati nouns or words – Unlocks: Night out at an Indian resteraunt! · Have a 5 minute conversation in Gujarati · Memorize 50 Spanish nouns or words – Unlocks: Taco binge at Viertas! · Have a 5 minute conversation in Spanish · Memorize 50 Gujarati phrases · Memorize 50 Spanish phrases · Watch a Gujarati movie · Watch a Soccer match in Spanish · Play 20 games of FIFA in a row with Spanish commentating · Listen to 30 minutes of Gujarati Music · Listen to 30 minutes of Spanish Music · Read a Gujarati publication · Read a Spanish publication · Run in a 5k race – Unlock: New Sneakers! · Wake up without hitting snooze on the alarm · Wake up at 6:30 am everyday for a week · Wake up at 6:30 am everyday for a month · Wake up before the alarm clock – Unlocks: Herb! · Go on your first parkour free run – Unlocks: New Socks! · Go 3 months without eating fast food - Unlock: New Cookware! · Earn $1,500 in a month, from online business profits – Unlocks: New Golf Bag! · Make $5,000 Profit from online business – Unlocks: New car stereo! · Make $20,000 Profit from online business - Unlocks: Treat family to dinner! · Make $60,000 Profit from online business – Unlocks: Trip to Vegas! · Make $100K+ in a year’s time – Unlock: New House! · Make a six figure income 3 years in a row - Unlocks: Game Over, You Win! · Pay all bills on time, 3 months in a row – Unlocks: Weekend of Bar Hopping! · Pay all bills on time, 12 months in a row – Unlocks: New Suit! · Don’t drink soda or energy drinks for a month – Unlocks: Sugar-free iced tea or Arnold Palmer! · Don’t drink soda or energy drinks for 3 months – Unlocks: New tea set! · Don’t drink soda or energy drinks for a year – Unlocks: Herb! · Record all meals on MyFitnessPal App for a week – Unlocks: New Drink Shaker! · Record all meals on MyFitnessPal App for a month – Unlocks: New Bathroom Scale! · Record all meals on MyfitnessPal App for 6 months – Unlocks: A Cookie Cake! · Have a friend (online or in person) join in this regimen with you – Unlocks: 3 Bottles of Top shelf Whiskey! · Get 10,000 Subscribers to your online business · Get 50,000 Subscribers to your online business – Unlocks: New Custom Built PC! · Reach level 100 in Fitness - Unlocks · Reach level 200 in Fitness · Reach level 500 in Fitness · Reach level 1,000 in Fitness · Reach level 100 in Intelligence · Reach level 200 in Intelligence · Reach level 500 in Intelligence · Reach level1,000 in Intelligence · Reach level 100 in Business Acumen · Reach level 200 in Business Acumen · Reach level 500 in Business Acumen · Reach level 1,000 in Business Acumen · Reach level 1,000 in All Categories · Reach level 2,000 in Cumulative points I will update this thread, as I reach new levels and unlock achievements.

Brief Intro: Who Am I? Male, Late 20's, USA.Fitness Goals? To have ninja-like athleticism - and to become a student of Yoga, Parkour (free running), and some form or martial arts - none of which I have any experiance.Why NerdFitnessRebellion?I Love Forums. I am always wasting time on them, so I might as well join a community of people with similar interests as me, and who also have fitness goals.I am a Nerd. Nerd Quirks include: Video Gaming, Watching Ted Talks, lectures, and documentaries, and (if you haven't guessed) I'm a big Star Wars fan.I hope this community can help me stay focused on my goals - but also, hope to meet other people similar to me that I can also help stay motivated with their fitness or even to befriend some other nerds.Whats with the Name? Vash the Stampede, while on the run from the law or being captured, always tries to promote peace and non-violence no matter where he goes - despite being a powerful humanoid typhoon that could kill and destroy everyone (told ya i was a nerd). I like to always keep a philosophy of non-violence everywhere i go as well, and I think its important, especially in today's society, that everyone keep peace and non-violence in there conscious - and we all behave benevolently towards each other. This is why I chose to adopt the name Vash the Stampede as my screen name. Those of you unfamiliar can read about him on wikipedia, or watch the trigun series.