LadyM

Hello all So I did it! I had an A week!!!!! I did a 10k run on Monday, had a lazy (with push ups) day on Tuesday, went to the gym Wednesday, Had an exam and gym Thursday and did Gym again today. I've been de loading this week, so no exciting new numbers to share. My push ups are coming along, I aimed for three sets of 11 every day which I managed except for Monday - that ended up being 2 sets instead (whoops). Think I was tired from the run. No junk food either! I don't know if the rules of the challenge permit this, but I'm going to anyway - my side quest is changing. So now that my exams are finished, getting a good mark isn't really a challenge anymore. On the other hand, I've been asked to apply for a German work visa for this internship so it's looking pretty definite now (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!). So I'm changing my side quest to reflect that - I will practice German every day. I'm using Duolingo to try and learn and it's fairly slow progress at the moment. I can only say "The man is eating an apple" and other such helpful phrases. Hoping for another A next week

Thanks!

I was amazed at how fast my body went from craving junk food to feeling sick after eating it! And I just got told to apply for a German work visa! Looks like it's going ahead!

Thanks! I did indeed get some pictures, unfortunately being a technical n00b, I can't seem to share them here. >

Sup guys! Wow I've been terrible at keeping this updated. So this week was...interesting. I had exams Monday and Wednesday which were good and average respectively. I went to the gym Monday but came down with THE WORST COLD EVER Monday night. Pretty sure that medically speaking I was dead . So I skipped gym on Wednesday, still did my push ups though. Did some stuff with dumbells on Thursday but I was still feeling crap so very light weight. Managed gym again on Friday though. Also I set new PRs for all my lifts this week! All one rep except OHP Squat 52.5 kg (115lb) Bench 32.5 kg (71lb) Dead lift 75 kg (165lb) OHP 20kg (for 5 reps) (44lb) Push ups are coming along. I can do a set of 10 pretty comfortably now, had my brother check my firm and he reckoned it was good. I've just been out biking with a friend who is a competitive road cyclist as well. We didn't go very far but I'm knackerred from trying to keep up with her, especially on the hills. We did a coastal track with the most amazing views. Junk food has been fairly minimal this week. I had some pizza at a friends house on Thursday but that is it. Grading week 1 overall: A- (A for gym and push ups, B for junk food) Grading week 2 overall: B+ (A for push ups, B for gym and junk food) Aiming for an overall A next week!

Cleaning my room is definitely going on my next challenge list, I think at the moment it's technically classed as a bio-hazard... Really cool reading your progress, nice to see another leg day lover around too!

Thanks! November seems a lot closer all of a sudden . A local band called Fire for Glory was having a farewell gig and some other metal-ish bands played. My ears still hurt!

Managed to get 65kg for 2 reps on dead lift which counts as awesome to me. OHP is up too to 18kg, although in fairness all the bars I usually use were taken, so I did the press with dumbells instead. Unfortunately my junk food resolution isn't going so well - I went to a concert Friday night and I was so hungry I grabbed a quick burger. My stomach felt TERRIBLE in the morning though so good incentive to keep to my plan for the next five weeks. I've identified a powerlifting novice comp I want to enter in November. I figure that should give me enough time to get my numbers up to a respectable level. I checked out the novice stats from the last one and some of the girls at my weight were squatting nearly 100kg so I have a bit of work to do.

Hey guys! Total newbie warrior/ranger wannabe here. One of my goals this challenge is to cut out junk food and so far so good BUT I've either been at home or packing lunch to take to uni. Tomorrow I have neither option and will have to buy food (eek...). Wondering if anyone has some healthy takeaway suggestions for me? No dietary requirements other than must have veggies - my old favourite Burger King doesn't really help me there Help me rebellion, you are my only hope!

Things are good so far. No junk food yet and it's already day 4. I had my doubts I'd last this long Day 1 I went to the gym, did squat, bench, weighted lunges and push ups (3 sets of seven, practically wiped me out!). Managed a 40kg squat for 5 reps which I couldn't do last week Day 2 I swam 30 lengths at the local pool (25m) and 3 sets of seven push ups Day 3 I had a big exam so no gym, nearly forgot about the push ups so cracked out 2 sets of ten before bed (oops...) Today I did circuit training at the gym (3x : kettle ball swings, body weight rows, skipping, v ups and 10 push ups). Had my best time yet . 3 sets of 10 push ups was easier than it has been in the past but I did have a fairly long rest between my circuits. Tomorrow is deadlift day!

Adding a grading scale to this. Goals: 1) Perform three strength workouts per week A = 3 Strength workouts + 1 Run/Swim per week B = 3 Strength workouts per week C = 2 Strength workouts per week D = 1 Strenth workout per week F = No workout 2) Vending machine and fast food A = No junk food B = 1 item in a week C = 2-3 items per week D = 4 items per week F = 5+ items per week 3) Push Up practice! A = Practice every day AND add 10 push ups to total B = Practice every day OR add 10 push ups to total C = Practice 4 days a week D = Practice 2 days a week F = Practice 1 day a week

My main goal: get strong enough to compete as a power lifter Goals for this challenge: 1) Do at least three strength based workouts a week. I'm going into exams at university at the moment which gives me far too good an excuse to abandon the gym . So I will keep working out and progressing my lifts during this challenge 2) I will stay away from the vending machine and fast food. This will probably be the biggest challenge for me! 3) I will do push ups or push up progression exercises at least once a day. As I posted in the introductions, push ups are my nemesis, but like Picard and Shinzon, I will conquer push ups! Side quest: Get an A on my material science exam. I have an internship riding on this grade - if I can get a decent mark I'm off to Germany in December so fingers crossed. Motivation: I'm sick of being the weak, nerdy girl who was always picked last. Now I want to be the strong, nerdy girl instead! Starting stats: Weight 62kg (136lb) Height 163cm (5ft4) Squat 50kg for 2 reps (110lb) Dead lift 60 kg for 3 reps (132lb) Bench 27.5kg for 5 reps (60lb) Successful push-ups 5-6 reps Let's do it!

Thanks for the encouragement guys. Doing push ups is in my challenge, so here goes!

Deal!

Thanks for the welcome and advice guys! Never really thought about yoga for helping with push ups but I might have to give it a go. Been meaning to get into yoga for a while so this is a good push. I'll definitely be doing the next challenge, I've been trying to decide what my goals will be for it.