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And the workouts are back! Date: 18-07-14 Duration: Forgot to take notice What happened: Jump Squats Apparantly you get less air when you do them with grass and moss as the surface, Pull-ups (20-08-04) Improvement. Seeing as how I have do this while at my parents home, I used the covering of the deck, which was being blasted by the sun. As a result of this, it was rather hot, but not so hot that I couldn't grab it. When I got to 20 I was surprised, and it might have to do something with the fact that I had placed my hands a few centimeters closer together. Pylometric Push-ups: Perhaps as a result of being tired of the previous pull-ups, I could not complete my 4 set, only reaching 6 there, instead of 8. No matter, still pushed myself, Deadmans hang (0:20-0:21-0:15): Did not do it, instead did my push-ups supporting myself from my fingers, and not the palm, which should affect grip strength as well. Calve raises: Completely did not feel like doing this today, so I did not. Lunges: Doing this on grass made me wobble a bit more, but other than that it went fine. Push-ups (13-13-04): Aw, shucks. I blame it on being tired, it being warm and on the fact that this was the first time I did it from my fingers, and my thumbs started to hurt. Well, it leaves room for improvement, so that's good.

Hello guys, I'm back. I haven't updated this thread for quite some time, 12 hour workdays tend to do that to you. But I finished my summer job, so now I am back! So here comes the Run! Date: 17-07-14 Distance: 8,63 km (5,36 miles) Duration: 0:44:15 (h:m:s) Average Speed: 11,7 km/h (7,27 miles per hour) Calories burned: 582 kcal Gain: Unknown So I am at my parents now, preparing for our trip to Australia, so it's a new running environment for me, more nature as opposed to urban. Compared to the last run, I have gone down in distance and time, but up in speed. But I don't really count that run anyways, as I had to walk during it. It is called a run for a reason, I'm not calling it the walk, or the run and walk, or the, well, you get what I mean. So I'm comparing it to the one before, copy pasted below for convenience. Distance: 8,57 km (5,33 miles) Duration: 45:51 (m:s) Average Speed: 11,21 km/h (6,97 miles per hour) Calories burned: 574 kcal Gain: 27 m (88.6 ft.) Distance went up a bit, duration down, and as a consequence, speed went up, which makes me happy. A little bit more calories were burned as well. My left foot is still falling asleep, and I'm looking into getting vibrams. Anyone got tips?

The complete Culture series (from Iain M. Banks) came in recently, so I'm reading that. I also got a E-reader as gift (Kobo Aura HD), which has the complete Game of Thrones and a the first 8 (chronological order) books of the Malazan series, but I;m saving those for the vacation, which includes plainflight, and a e-reader is a bit lighter than the tons of books I would normally take..

Stop! Running time! Date: 26-06-14 Distance: 11,69 km (7,26 miles) Duration: 1:13:10 (h:m:s) Average Speed: 9,57 km/h (5,95 miles per hour) Calories burned: 795 kcal Gain: 34 m (111,55 ft.) I got lost, again. As it turns out, missing one right one the way back tends to send you in the wrong direction if you find out about it too late. As a result, I had to run longer than I had anticipated. This led to me walking some times, as reflected in the average speed, some times to check the map, other times because I did not feel like running. Because of this, I disregard the 10 km mark, because I did not run all the way. Oh well, better luck next time.

Here we go! Date: 26-06-14 Duration: 0:52 What happened: Warm-up: Wacky dancing to 'Little Monster', from Royal Blood. Jump Squats Went gooooood. Pull-ups (15-05-05) And we're back on track, sort of. Man, do I dislike my grip strength. Pylometric Push-ups: Same as last time, but this time without chin slamming. Wahoo! Deadmans hang (0:20-0:21-0:15): Grip strength, you be abysmal. Calve raises: Same old, same old. Lunges: Almost faultless balance. Push-ups (20-20-10): Second set complete! That's nice. Cool down: Wacky dancing to 'Get Lucky' from Halestorm. I'm probably going to research grip strength more, because that's really one of my weak spots now.

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Wordbomb incoming, take cover! Hello, sort-of new guy here! As you might be able to tell by my profile stats, I'm not exactly the newest recruit here, but working from the basis that it's never too late to introduce yourself, here goes! I am a 19 year old (soon to be 20), perpetually skinny guy, who could, and perhaps still can, eat anything he wants, without gaining any weight (you know the type). I'm probably still the local gamba eating champion in some town in the Netherlands (can't remember if my parents made my quit when I reached the mid thirties of forties, but the desert was good as well, as was my sisters desert). Anyway, I stopped eating amounts like that almost a year ago, when I moved out of the parental home to study Medicine. This was a choice made based of two reasons. One, I am a student, I cannot afford to eat that much. Two, my Dad slipped on personal health when he moved out, and he still caries the results of that with him. I respect him for the work that he has been putting into losing that weight, but once you have it, it becomes harder and harder to lose it. I decided that the easiest way too lose that weight was too never have it, and here I am, trying my best to eat healthy, 4 days minimum of the week, and training, 5 days, roughly 4 to 5 hours in the week. I am still thinner than my Dad ever was, so I must be on the right track there. (I am not underweight, though it does cut closely). But my Dads genes have had an odd effect, in combination with other genes, from my Mom. I don't have a lot of body-fat, but I do have a genetic predisposition to having a beer belly, so the fat that I do have is on the lower belly, but no matter, it could be worse. As for eating, I follow a semi-paleo diet. When I am at my home in Nijmegen, I cook for myself and usually eat about 80% paleo, by which I mean paleo supplemented by brown rice or whole grain pasta when I am especially hungry in the evenings. The rest of the day is paleo, fruits and nuts. I like cooking, so it is unlikely that I will ever eat take-out food when given the chance, though I do have a back-up of 3 packs of ramen for when I really need it. During the weekend and on Friday, I eat at my parents home, with my family, and I don't want to push my eating habits on them. Seeing as rice and pasta are a main staple of our diet there, it kinda infringes on the paleo diet. But the food is still healthy and wholesome, despite its non-paleo aspect. My workouts consist of two parts, running on Tuesdays and Thursdays and body-weight on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The weekend is for recuperation. The body-weight workout consists out of jump squats, pull-ups, push-ups (both regular and pylometric), calve raises and lunges. I aim at improving the pull-ups and regular push-ups with at least one rep per set, but I don't always reach that goal. For running I divided it in two parts. During one period I focus distance, usually in increments of 5 km. Right now I am working my way up to 10 km (now at 8,5 km). When I reach that mark, I start focusing on speed, completing that distance in a time and speed that has yet to be determined. On the matter of what Class and Race I am, I would have to say that I am an Elf, wanting to be a Ranger, leaning to the Scout side. I am also a bit interested in the Assassins and Monks. As for hobbies, this will come as a shocker, but I like to read (from Jim Butcher and Terry Pratchet to Robert Jordan and Iain M. Banks) and to game (from Assassins creed and Borderlands to Starcraft and Star Citizen, when it comes out). I have had a varied taste in music over the time, starting with Within Temptation, to the Red Hot Chilipepers, going to Drum & Bass and Dubstep, back to Within Temptation, which is now accompanied by Disturbed, Device, Alter Bridge, Evanescence, Halestorm, Nightwish, Linkin Park and Tenacious D. Also, some rap from Dan Bull and Beit Nun is in it. I also have a battle-log, which is linked in my signature. I also attempted to write a guide for making your own workout, also linked in my signature. If you have anything to add to it, don't hesitate to respond to it. Good luck, fellow Rebels, and may the Force be with you.

Run, run, run your boat (I know, that did not make any sense) Date: 24-06-14 Distance: 8,57 km (5,33 miles) Duration: 45:51 (m:s) Average Speed: 11,21 km/h (6,97 miles per hour) Calories burned: 574 kcal Gain: 27 m (88.6 ft.) My run went well today, though I had to stop running for a short while because I had to cross the road, I think I made up for that by sprinting the last part. Sadly, somewhere around the 6 km mark, my left foot fell asleep, again. This while I had made sure to looses laces on my shoes. My foot felt completely numb, and vague numbness had spread out to my lower leg, to the height of my knee. I did not let that deter me, but I do feel worried about it, so I might go the the GP some time soon, though I don't have a lot of time for doing so, in the coming months.

Word of warning, today's workout was a bit, uhm, lackluster. Date: 23-06-14 Duration: 0:49 Dem excercises: Warm-up: Wacky dancing to 'Points of Authority', from Linkin Park. Jump Squats Felt a little bit tired during this exercise, more so than usual. Should have tipped me of as towards the rest of my workout Pull-ups (14-04-02) I'll let the numbers speak for themselves. Sob... Pylometric Push-ups: The only good thing of this workout, as I got them all four. Worth noting is that during the last rep of the last set, my chin helped my hands in taking the fall. Luckily I did not hit it all that hard, nothing lasting. Deadmans hang (0:25-0:20-0:15): Got really close to just falling off. I did not like it one bit. My left hand, with me being right-handed, is obviously the weakest. No other option than to keep training. Calve raises: Went as always. Lunges: Again, a bit tired, but that did not impact the performance. Push-ups (20-17-09): Went back on the second set. Again, I'm probably not in the best of health, at the moment. Perhaps it has something to do with it being the last week of Uni, provided I don't flunk the upcoming test. I'd rather not have my health crapping out on me now, as I have a job coming up in the first three weeks of the vacation. Cool down: Wacky dancing to 'Tsunami' from Dvbbs, Borgeous.

Let's get going, shall we? Date: 20-06-14 Duration: 1:01 Stuff: Warm-up: Wacky dancing to 'Metalingus', from the Alter Bridge Jump Squats Proceeding as planned. Pull-ups (14-07-05) Steady improvement, and whats more, this time I did not falter because I was losing grip, no Sir! I just couldn't get a single rep more. So it seems that the grip issue is lessening in severity. Pylometric Push-ups: The score is three to one, meaning three with claps, one without, so I'm well on track for that goal. Let's see Monday how it is then. Calve raises: No troubles here. Might need to think of something to make it harder Lunges: Balance went well today, only had to grope the couch (consensual, of course) thrice during. Deadmans hang (0:40-0:20): Going well, improvement on this front. Still don't like it though, but it is always nice to see improvement. Push-ups (20-19-09): Almost got the second to twenty, so all good on this front. Cool down: Wacky dancing to 'Angels Of the Silences' from Counting Crows. Quote of the day: 'It hurts now, but one day it'll be your warm-up' - Unknown

It's time for the Run, running on streets near you! (Provided you life near the streets I run on) Date: 19-06-14 Distance: 6,51 km (4,05 miles) Duration: 35:30 (m:s) Average Speed: 11,00 km/h (6,84 miles per hour) Calories burned: 436 kcal I was actually surprised when I saw my results, because I could have sworn that I did less today. For starters, I had to walk a few times during the run, because the plug of my earphones got out of my phone, terminating the music. This happened twice, interrupting my flow each time, taking the oomph out of my run. Secondly, my left foot fell asleep during the last part of the run, complicating matters even further. Thus I was pleasantly surprised when I took the results, and found out that I had improved my distance and calories burned. My speed may have gone down a bit, but you can't have it all. The moment I stopped running, the oddest thing happened. My gums started tingling, and my belly got giddy. It did not last long, but it sure as hell was odd. I will not be stating a new goal, since I only got this week and next week left before the Uni year ends, and I got to start my summer job. That will screw up my schedule big-time, so I can't say how often I will run and exercise in that period.

Greetings! Workout analysis of 18-06-14, proceeding as planned. Date: 18-06-14 Duration: 0:56 Happenings: Warm-up: Wacky dancing to 'I Know It Hurts', from the Alter Bridge Jump Squats Exemplary example of not stumbling and breaking your nose, bravo! Pull-ups (13-06-05) Improvement, yes! Perhaps I am back on track on the pull-up end of things. We'll see how it goes next workout. Pylometric Push-ups: I have started transferring the sets to the clapping version. Right now, only the first set of the push-ups is clapping, and I almost failed the last rep, so there's still work to be done there. Calve raises: Aint no nothing special hapning here. Lunges: Went well, I believe my balance is improving. Deadmans hang (0:30-0:20-0:10): New exercise. As I said in the last workout analysis, I needed an excercise to train my grip. This is it. I basically hang for as long as I can. I'm not very good at it, and I might halt prematurely, seeing as I absolutely loath the feeling of slowly slipping till you hang by the tips of your fingers, and then not even that. Push-ups (20-18-08): Steady does it. Cool down: Wacky dancing to 'I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor' from Artic Monkeys. Quote of the day: 'It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better things.' - Theodore Roosevelt It seemed oddly appropriate.

Hello, dear readers (which at the moment consists almost only of me), and welcome to this edition of The Run. Date: 17-06-14 Distance: 5,92 km (3,68 miles) Duration: 30:02 (m:s) Average Speed: 11,83 km/h (7,35 miles per hour) Calories burned: 400 kcal I reached my goal, yay! Applause to myself, from myself. Now with the first running goal out of the way, I have to devise a second one. Right now, I am thinking of running a consistent route, and trying to run it faster. Perhaps one of 6 kilometer, till I can run it half an hour or less, but we'll have to see about that. So that was the rather short update of today, I hop eyou guys and galls are doing well for yourself and keep at it. I've got to make some dinner now, which is about 40 minutes later than normal, because I had to go running, empty stomach be damned!

Hello! Workout analysis of 16-06-14, GO!: Date: 16-06-14 Duration: 0:47 Procedures: Warm-up: Wacky dancing to 'Addicted To Pain', from the Alter Bridge Jump Squats Nothing remarkable. Pull-ups (11-5-03) I'm losing on this front. It seems not to be so much a matter of lacking in strength, but in grip. I don't understand why, though. Over the last few workouts I have been having issues mostly because of grip, that I am losing it, but I don't understand why I have been losing it. Perhaps it's because this last workout I did full dead-man hangs this workout, but that only applies to the last one, not the previous. Perhaps it's because I do my pull ups from an I-bar. If get that new living space I've been trying to get, I can finally get a 'real' pull-up-bar, see if that helps. But until that time comes, if that time comes, I might have to put grip exercises back in the workout. I dislike those exercises, and my arms give up because of being overstretched before my fingers do, but perhaps I have no choice. Pylometric Push-ups: As stated before, they're all on the ground now. All went well, and then I tried some clapping during the 3rd set. I got to 6 reps before I couldn't summon the burst of force needed to lift me off the ground, and I collapsed on the ground. The extra force required for clapping height tires fast. Calve raises: 'Excuse me, excuse me. Allright, come on, nothing to see here. Please disperse. Nothing to see here, please!' Lunges: Again, the balance. I had to use my fist to sometimes get a bit of help with that from the couch. I really need to wobble less. Push-ups (20-17-07): Apparantly the clapping tired me more than I thought, seeing as I did not improve in the last set. Well, it could be worse *Looking at you, Pull-ups!*. Cool down: Wacky dancing to 'Holy Diver' from Killswitch Engage.

Hello! The Workout of 13-06-14 Today workout went as following: Warm-up: Wacky dancing to 'Fortunate Son', from the Creedence Clearwater Revival) Jump Squats No news of import Pull-ups (14-05-05) The first set gained 1+, but I lost two on the second set. I'm not sure as to what is the cause of that, perhaps a sudden attack of tiredness, combined with sweaty hands and the fear of losing grip. One tends to fear that when he or she hangs off the tips of his/her hands. Pylometric Push-ups: They're all on the ground now, yay! I did not feel my wrist complain, but my left elbow started to hurt a bit in the third rep, but not so much that it kept my from completing them all. Now, on to more power and clapping those hands. Calve raises: No news of note. Lunges: Again, the balance. I had to use my fist to sometimes get a bit of help with that from the couch. I really need to wobble less. Push-ups (20-17-12): Yay, improvement, even two reps in the last set. I normally aim for 1 rep improvement where-ever applicable, but this time I wasn't paying attention, so I did two extra. Not that bad a result for losing focus. Form was still good though. Cool down: Wacky dancing to 'Fortunate Son', from the Creedence Clearwater Revival). I decided against taking my running gear to my parents home, because I have had muschle ache every day the last week, and I judged the weekend to be a good time to let those recover. Anyway, keep on training, and don't lose faith! You can do it!