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    Warg steps up

    in Level 1 Rebels

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    1.    Is your overall quest achievable (over a short or long period of time)?  Is it reasonable?
    It’s not too well defined. “Become the fittest and strongest I can…†It’s achievable but not very specific to say the least. My problem was that as a beginner I never know what a reasonable goal for me might be. So I kept it generic on purpose.
    2.    Do your 3 quests all build towards your main quest in little ways, or are you taking on too much? Do your quests have sub-quests or is it just one thing to focus on?
    Yes, they do.  First two are workout related, the third one nutrition related. No sub quests here.
    3.    Are your main goals realistic? Can you scale them to smaller steps to fit your life better, even if it will make it take a little longer to achieve them?
    I think they are ok. They focus on the path, not on the outcome, so they are realistic. All it takes is staying on the path.
    4.    Are your goals able to be measured and tracked?  What will you use to track them?
    They can be measured/tracked. Am I doing three workouts from the two six week programs every week? Does my diet conform with the rules of the primal diet? I just have to answer those questions. Tracking my workouts here in the thread, as you can see.
    5.    How are you grading your goals?  Are they pass/fail (“every dayâ€, “not even once over the six weeksâ€)?  Is there a reward for the effort, or are you only grading yourself on whether or not you “lose the weight†or “run the distanceâ€?
    Haven’t thought too much about it yet.  My reward would be leveling up and joining the assassins if I follow through.
    6.    What is your plan for continuing/altering/grading those goals if you become ill or injured?
    I have no plan for this. I can only work out if I’m not ill or injured. So I’d start over with the fitness goals once I’m able to work out again. As for the dieting, as long as it doesn’t conflict with recovering, I’d just stick to the primal diet.
    7.    Did you take into consideration any special occasions (Labour Day, Independence Day, birthdays, anniversaries, etc) that may occur during the challenge?  What smodifications do you need to build into your goals for those?
    Alas, I didn’t. Right now I’m at my parent’s house for a few days which lead me to flunk my dieting goal for week 1. No junk food involved, but I eat things I wouldn’t normally eat (bread, etc.). I haven’t planned any modifications, so I can only say I messed up my diet towards the weekend of week 1.
    8.    Do any of your main goals conflict with each other? Will one goal make it hard to do another?
    I don’t think so.
    9.    Do you already have the time in your schedule to actually complete the goals you’ve set?  If not, what are you planning to do to make time for them?
    I’ve started with baby steps, so time is not really an issue.
    10.    Are you trying to build multiple habits, or is all your energy focused on your main quest?
    Apart from the life quest, I’m focused on the main quest. And I failed miserably on my life quest in week 1.
     

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    Warg steps up

    in Level 1 Rebels

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    Today's workout:

    Set   Pushups  Squats
    1     6        19
    2     8        25
    3     6        19
    4     6        19
    5     >=7 (13) >=25 (29)

    Today I cut back on the push ups and it felt almost too easy. But I guess I'll stick to this for now. I can't see myself doing 100 push ups at the end of the challenge anyway (I'll get there, but six weeks just doesn't look realistic to me).
    On the other hand, no problems with the squats, although I started in week 3. The're taxing, but I can achieve the reps I should. I'm really curious how far I'll get in six weeks.

    Tomorrow I'll go visit my parents for a few days and only be online with my phone, so I won't be here as frequently as in the last week. And I'll have a few beers with my father on his birthday on monday!
     

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    Level 1's Take the Red Pill

    in Accountabilibuddies

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    My apologies something,has come up and I will be unable to continue this thread. They will be doing mini's this time in level one that will be very similar to what I was going to do this time so make sure to check them out. Please understand how sorry I am. There are plenty of groups out there for support and you guys can keep checking on each other's threads.

    It has been a pleasure meeting all of you and good luck with your challenge!

    I hope all is well and I'll meet you again on this forum. Thanks for your help and all the best!

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    Warg steps up

    in Level 1 Rebels

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    I love to have the support of my family. My gf is ready to kick my butt if I don't adhere to the workout plan and if my stepson follows through, his quest for fitness will be a lot easier because he started early in his life.

     

    Today I did some paperwork, cleaned up some shelf space and half-heartedly browsed through some job offers. I'll have to get more serious tomorrow if I am to keep my 3 job applications/week goal. Currently I'm procrastinating by getting my stuff in order. At least, I don't do TV marathons instead but I should concentrate more on job hunting.

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    Pacha Tisai -- Wannabe Weekend Warrior (er...weekend ranger?)

    in Level 1 Rebels

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    So, as part of my week one quest, I've eaten kale for three meals.  It was part of a salad for lunch yesterday, I chopped it up and added it to an omelette for dinner last night, and added a bit to my morning smoothie.  So far, so good.  I just wish it was available at my local grocery store, because to get it, I'm currently driving 20 minutes to Whole Foods, and spending more than I would like.

     

    Makes me wonder how hard it would be to grow...

     

    Anyway, day two has begun.  Good smoothie for breakfast.  Strawberry/Banana with some kale, almond milk, and a scoop of vanilla protein powder.  Tonight when I get home, my son and I are going for a walk around the subdivision.  

    You're taking the "learn to love kale"-week to new heights *g*

    From a distance, I'm asking myself why they are calling it a grocery store if they don't sell groceries. Anyway, good start, keep it up!

    Warg steps up

    in Level 1 Rebels

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    Hi all!

    Finally here's my report for the last two days:
    Monday was house cleaning day. Nothing to do with my declared goals but it's an issue for me. Glad it's done.

    My bodyweight workouts are scheduled on Tue, Thu and Sat anyway, because in the days between my girlfriend and I plan to go for extended walks, so she gets to start moving, too. As the trail we walk has some obstacles like fallen trees, I don't want to squat on the same day..

    Then on sunday, my stepson declared that he wanted to get into the pushup and squat challenge with me. He had a busy schedule today, which lead to us having to work out way too soon after dinner so he didn't miss his bedtime.
    Here's how I did:

    Sets   Pushups        Squats
    1      10             16
    2      12             22
    3       7             17
    4       7 (6)         17
    5      max(>=9): 4    max(>=22): 28

    As you can see, I failed on the pushups again, so I'll go for the next easier version on thursday.
     

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    Caramel's quest for strength.. so the world might be mended.

    in Level 1 Rebels

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    Muahaha, face the craving and overcome it through my username! 

    I used to do mixed martial arts in university and found it really cool. I'm more interested in functional martial arts that you could use for actual self defence rather than flowery outdated katas and so on, but on the other hand I have always loved kung fu. So I guess I'm pretty open to most styles, and I'd like to try out boxing. What about you?

    Back to fight the craving one more time. ;-)

    I used to do medieval fencing. Wielding longswords, rapiers, halbards and all that stuff. We also trained unarmed (combination of boxing and wrestling, kind of medieval MMA). Sadly, I had to take a long break due to health reasons, then relocated and couldn't find a school around here. There are several disciplines available in my area, I haven't yet decided which direction to take once I have the basic fitness to start over. Leaning towards Muay Thai, Kickboxing or MMA.

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