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BigBear, Been lifting off and on for years. Mostly with 5x5. I second HedgeMage, She nailed it with this line: Stronglifts 5x5 weight add recommendations are just that, Recommendations. Check form, Once someone tells you that your form is good: If you are unable to "easily" lift the full 5x5 of whatever it is, back off on the weight a bit and start from there. e.g. if 100 is super uncomfortable and you only get 3x5, Drop down to (80%) 80lbs on your next lift day. Then work back up from there.

With this adventure coming to an end... here are the dragons I've slayed and points earned: 1.5 poodx100 kettlebell swings (completed this morning) +3 stamina +1 strength 350x2 deadlift - I did not get close... 295x4 was my best, going to give 1 strength for that - +1 Strength No beer/wine - This was just OK. I did have a few once in a while. Only socially... if that helps - +0.5 Constitution Failures: I did absolutely zero running. I did get rid of some things, but nowhere near 100 items. ONWARD!!!!

Getting closer on the kettlebell swings. Still haven't gotten any running in... Caved on the beer a few times. Haven't done much Deadlifting until today. Two-Arm Kettlebell Swing: 1.5 pood x 61 reps 2 pood x 15 reps Barbell Deadlift: 295 lb x 2 reps 295 lb x 2 reps

53x1.5-pood (hehe) 5x divebomber pushups, good and slow sound track: Tool Undertow

Getting ready to work out this morning before coffee. Figured I'd update things here a bit. Planning to do at least 50 x 1.5 pood in one set. And I'd like to do maybe 20 x 2pood and some pushups. I went to Montana and I'm back now. It was a very busy week, lots of miles put in walking, I did sort of have access to weights, it turns out trees are heavy, lots of lifting and carrying things. The food was pretty good. Mostly paleo with some pie once in a while; Pieleo. I didn't track a thing, but my pants feel less tight I've not worked on my deadlift, running, or removal of stuff yet... and I've had a few beer. Pre/post vacation. So... here we go!

Doing horrible with working out. I did workout Wednesday with 40/1.5 pood kb swings. Though, I am doing OK with food intake. a little less on portions, less bread, more fruit and veggies. I did have some water kefir the other day with dinner, It was not very sweet but had good flavor. Next week I'll be in Montana, Unsure of the food I'll be eating; it will likely be paleo-ish I'd imagine. Maybe a beer or so if I get a chance to have a local brew.

That's a neat way to go about measuring out the pasta... I'm interested to give that a shot without the device. However, when I have a craving for spaghetti, I usually go for a spaghetti squash. Not an exact texture, but it does the trick and actually takes less time to prepare Cut the squash in half, remove seeds (save them for your garden or toast them for a snack), 5-8 min in the microwave, scrape out the 'spaghetti' add sauce and eat. Bonus, you can use the squash rind as a bowl!

One set of KB swings with 1.5pood (heh, pood) x35 this morning. Later in the week I'll do a few sets of 1.5pood x20 and a few sets with 2 pood x10. I'll be on vacation the next two weeks, planning to work on my running and body-weight as I'll not have much access to weights. No beer yet this morning

Race: White GuyClass: Ranger Goals:-100 x1.5pood kettlebell swings Clench your glutes! STA + 3 STR +1-350 lb deadlift x2 STR +4-Run 1 mile (trail likely in fivefingers) - In Montana for 10 days, will work on this there. STA +3-No beer/wine CON +2-Remove at least 100 things from my house and keep track. WIS +2 The kettlebell swing does a lot of awesome things. Great core workout, you have to keep everything tight so you don't hurt yourself. Great cardio from the pop and repetitive motion. And allows you to toss things, like dwarves, a little easier. (I'm at about 20 swings with 1.5pood) The deadlift is pure power. Driving your heals into the ground to launch the weight off the ground. (I'm at about 275lbx2 comfortably.) The running is all about chasing or evading. Pounding feet down a trail, pure and simple. (I'm at about 100 feet... ) No Alcohol is pretty simple but likely the most difficult. Saves money, reduces unnecessary caloric intake. (I regularly go without for a week or two, but not sure I've gone anywhere near 6 weeks) Extending this to all liquid caloric intake (except for fruit smoothies I make as a meal replacement. ) Keeps the brain sharp and less useless energy going into the body. Reducing Stuff in my house is just something I've wanted/needed to do for a while. In some cases I'll consider a box of stuff (e.g. electronics for recycling) one item. Easier to pickup and move when the time arises.

Steve, Love the NF rebellion. I couldn't agree more with the outline. I've been researching for 3 years on how to get more fit... I tried body 4 life(not exactly what I was looking for, but it got me started), stronglifts (closer). I ran across CrossFit a couple years ago, but I put it off because it looked too hard... and I was being a pussy, to put it bluntly. I just started exercising again(March2010), after a year of hibernation sickness. I began my journey with CrossFit. First off... the warmup is not just riding a bike for 20 minutes. Pushups, situps, back extensions, pullups, dips, squats, and throw in some stretches for good measure. It involves functional movement, getting all the parts flexible to do a hardcore workout. I did the warmup for about a week, then started doing some scaled CF workouts http://www.crossfit.com . A month in, I'm still scaling the workouts back a little(mainly the amount of weight), but every now and then I go for it and do a full on workout. They are tough, and leave me totally drained. I love it. I'd say my best starting reference is Crossfit http://www.crossfit.com/cf-info/excercise.html and a book called the "Home workout bible". Biggest and best thing about it, I don't need a gym to do any of it. So, No complaints about not having the dough to workout. After a month I've lost about 5 lbs and 3% body fat (about 6lbs of fat). That is a very rough estimate with primitive gauges and scales, but none of that really matters anyway. I feel great!