I've been over at the women's academy since it opened in October, and I'm getting my guts up to check out these very big, very intimidating boards. YIKES THERE ARE A LOT OF YOU. YIKES YOU ARE ALL TOTALLY NERDY AND WONDERFUL. YIKES. BACKSTORY: * I'm turning 37! tomorrow! yay! * I am an environmental engineer who cleans up hazardous waste for a living by writing lots and lots and lots of reports about it. * I love motorcycling. * I also knit a lot, and would like to have more time for sewing. * I love tae kwon do. I'm studying for my next black belt test. * I have a long commute (about 2 hours a day round trip) * I live with my husband, wacky cat, and two stepsons (half time) * I like being super strong. I also like running. I would like to run faster. MAIN QUEST: I am preparing for my third degree black belt. I want to be the best most powerful most staminaed person that I can be. I need to focus on ENDURANCE, STRENGTH, and SKILL. * ENDURANCE: Run faster - ideally, I want to improve my 5K time to below 30min. * STRENGTH: Improve my upper body strength so I can do a REAL push-up and a REAL pull-up. (this isn't just upper body strength, there's also lots of core strength there that needs improvement). * SKILL: I am at a new school after having taken a long break from the martial arts. I'm lucky in that they let me keep my current ranking. The school is the exact style of tae kwon do that I practiced (chung do kwan) before - which I think is remarkable! but they do MORE than my last school did. This year I've been really struggling to catch up. I had to learn 5 new forms and advanced basics and 6-steps. I'm still working on it. I'm stressed, but my test is scheduled, so I need to do my best. HOW WILL I DO MY BEST? my MISSION: * Endurance - I'm planning to do the hal higdon 10K novice training program. I completed this in November 2013 when I was training for a turkey trot, and it was pretty great. TL:DR this means running 3x a week. * Strength - I'm currently doing the academy bodyweight brigade level 2. I want to keep it up and maybe do it again. It's got pushups and pull-ups and I need to continue to challenge myself to do the very best form I can do. ALSO i want to start to do handstand practice. TL:DR this means bodyweights 3x a week, and handstands during the day at work. * Skill - tkd is tuesday and thursday nights and sat. mornings. go to all the classes. Practice the forms at home. do my best. In order to meet this mission I need to go to bed by 930 every night (she says as she types at 1120pm). I need to drink more water. I need to eat more vegetables and get good clean protein sources. right now I really need to ratchet down, get more rest, and focus on fitness. I hope this challenge will help me do that. so, hi there, peoples. nice to meet you. wish me luck!
I've been over at the women's academy since it opened in October, and I'm getting my guts up to check out these very big, very intimidating boards. YIKES THERE ARE A LOT OF YOU. YIKES YOU ARE ALL TOTALLY NERDY AND WONDERFUL. YIKES. BACKSTORY: * I'm turning 37! tomorrow! yay! * I am an environmental engineer who cleans up hazardous waste for a living by writing lots and lots and lots of reports about it. * I love motorcycling. * I also knit a lot, and would like to have more time for sewing. * I love tae kwon do. I'm studying for my next black belt test. * I have a long commute (about 2 hours a day round trip) * I live with my husband, wacky cat, and two stepsons (half time) * I like being super strong. I also like running. I would like to run faster. MAIN QUEST: I am preparing for my third degree black belt. I want to be the best most powerful most staminaed person that I can be. I need to focus on ENDURANCE, STRENGTH, and SKILL. * ENDURANCE: Run faster - ideally, I want to improve my 5K time to below 30min. * STRENGTH: Improve my upper body strength so I can do a REAL push-up and a REAL pull-up. (this isn't just upper body strength, there's also lots of core strength there that needs improvement). * SKILL: I am at a new school after having taken a long break from the martial arts. I'm lucky in that they let me keep my current ranking. The school is the exact style of tae kwon do that I practiced (chung do kwan) before - which I think is remarkable! but they do MORE than my last school did. This year I've been really struggling to catch up. I had to learn 5 new forms and advanced basics and 6-steps. I'm still working on it. I'm stressed, but my test is scheduled, so I need to do my best. HOW WILL I DO MY BEST? my MISSION: * Endurance - I'm planning to do the hal higdon 10K novice training program. I completed this in November 2013 when I was training for a turkey trot, and it was pretty great. TL:DR this means running 3x a week. * Strength - I'm currently doing the academy bodyweight brigade level 2. I want to keep it up and maybe do it again. It's got pushups and pull-ups and I need to continue to challenge myself to do the very best form I can do. ALSO i want to start to do handstand practice. TL:DR this means bodyweights 3x a week, and handstands during the day at work. * Skill - tkd is tuesday and thursday nights and sat. mornings. go to all the classes. Practice the forms at home. do my best. In order to meet this mission I need to go to bed by 930 every night (she says as she types at 1120pm). I need to drink more water. I need to eat more vegetables and get good clean protein sources. right now I really need to ratchet down, get more rest, and focus on fitness. I hope this challenge will help me do that. so, hi there, peoples. nice to meet you. wish me luck!