Ashzombwee

Well then that is what I will do!! Thank you so much for the guidance

Oh Loren I just read the message so is it possible to assign points to each goal then and acquire 9 points through all my fitness goals together then?? so like... muscle up +3 strength double unders +3 stamina handstand/walk +3 dexterity

Okay how about I'll change it to STR-2 DEX-2 STA-1 CON-5 and CHA-5...now each goal has 5 points total, sorry about that Challenge Day 2 Fitness: Muscle up-No progress made...I don't have rings at home so I can really only practice these 4 days a week when I'm at my gym Double unders- SUCCESS!! I did 6 double unders in a row meaning I already met my mini goal on this one, I was super stunned because I had never even been able to do two in a row..YAY for progress!!! Handstands/walk-Progress made...I didn't do as many as I would have liked but I was at home and matless which makes me kind of hesitant to get crazy with them. Nutrition Have a big salad-GOAL MET! I actually had two Eat 130 g of protein- Goal met... Good carbs- Goal met the only carbs besides veggies I had were the ones I listed for yesterday (except for the cupcake batter I licked off my fingers...it was only a teeny bit I promise)...overall I'm happy with this I may be eating maintenance calories (ideally I would like to be below to drop some weight) but at least I'm not eating a bunch of junk food Life Treat acne-goal met Save money- again no paycheck Whiten teeth-still need to acquire the kit

Bring it on!! Double Unders- by the end of the week get 3 in a row (I can't do any in a row as of right now so I picked three because I imagine in a weeks time I can get two by luck so three may actually take effort) Handstands/walks-by the end of the week be able to move my hands six times (right now I can do four) I really can't think of a mini goal for one muscle up tomorrow when I go to the gym I'll ask my trainer for tips

Challenge Day 1 So I guess I'll update you guys on what I did yesterday... Fitness: Muscle up goal: Progress made...I did 2x10 ring dips with the purple band (right after our workout which I swear consisted of a kajillion push ups so this was quite an effort) Handstands/walk:Progress made... I think I'm finally finding my sticking point with this...I used to just forecfully throw myself over to attempt a handstand but now I have a nice clean controlled kickup and can stay suspended in the air for what feels like forever but is probably only like 5 seconds...I was also moving my hands like 4 times. Double unders- Progress made...I only did like 15 of these...I was exhausted and had a pretty intense (well for me) weight lifting session to do afterwards so I wimped out with the intention I'll hit them hard today Nutrition Big delicious yummy salad- Goal met..spinach with hummus and salsa nom nom =) 120 grams protein..I'm actually gonna bump it up to 130- Goal met...I didn't count but I'm sure I hit it...I usually eat the same things everyday (unless a whole mess of junk is involved) and I hit 150-170...I really only threw this goal in here because when I eat bad I hardly get any protein so I put this in here to encourage me to eat well but not be impossible No junky carbs- Goal met..I ate oatmeal, a sweet potato and sandwich thins (the thins weren't ideal but I wanna finish them up and at least it wasn't candy or ice cream which for some reason seemed to be all around me yesterday) Life Treat acne-I actually washed my face at night to get my makeup off instead and put my medicine..I'm gross I know Save money-No progress...Actually have to get a pay check first lol Whiten teeth-No progress...Plan on buying the kit for it today or tomorrow

I am actually no where near close to doing a muscle up...I just can't get accomplishing one out of my head so I thought it would be a good goal. It may have been too ambitious of me but its something to work towards and if I don't get it this challenge there is always the next one. The truth is I can't even do kipping pullups very well (I don't have a very good rhythm yet..this is also something I'm practicing) I can do 4-5 strict body weight pull-ups but when we do workouts I still have to use a band due to the sheer number that we do (although I'm only using the blue one instead of the thick black ones so I see that as an improvement). I guess I was just hoping my small size (granted I'm getting heavier =() and my decent amount of strength would help me out. As far as my training program goes it's pretty much just practice practice practice...I go to my crossfit type gym 4 days a week and after the workout I practice my dips (I'm doing 2x10 with a thin purple band right now and I'm hoping to get rid of that band soon...again I don't know why I thought I could do a muscle up in 6 weeks when I'm no where close to getting one guess I'm just crazy!), kipping, handstands/walks (I do this for like an hour...seriously to the point where my arms can't take it anymore) and doubleunders (5x10 with usually 2 normal jumps in between each one)...I'll be there for like 2 hours after my workout is over just practicing Actually I can do a handstand (although not for very long) and can almost handstand walk (as long as your definition of walk involves moving your hands....I can move my hands 3-4 times forward...not a considerable distance but it's a start) Thanks for all the support everyone!! I can't wait to see everyone's progress and I'll keep you updated on my own!!

Challenge: Well I started doing crossfit type activities around four months ago and I'm still pretty lame at everything. While I'm getting stronger and am able to throw around more weight I find I lack in endurance areas as well as just not being very good at the functional movements of things (i.e. kipping, double unders, muscle ups, etc). My over reaching goal for this challenge is to keep practicing those movements so I can actually do the workouts as their are prescribed. At this point I'm far far away from actually being good at workouts or scoring acceptable times, I just want to do the workouts properly with as little modification as possible. Goals: Training: Master the movements of crossfit Diet: Clean it up!! Life: Take better care of my body in non exercise non food related ways Background: Okay well I'm a 21 year old nursing student and although I've been pretty active the past four or five years I'm not what you would call athletic. I move around a lot but I'm not necessarily good at it. I exercise pretty consistently but my diet goes through periods of atrociousness were I just binge on terrible food even though I know better. I need to work on this. Most people would call me tiny however this is not really how I see my self (I actually had to get on a scale to prove to my friends that I weight a hell of a lot more than 110 that they were guessing) I would really like to tone up my pudgy areas (stomach, love handles). Hopefully now that I'm on summer break I can get all my priorities straightened and focus on my workout and training. I'm a workout fiend and would do it all day every day unfortunately my job is pretty sedentary and it drives me crazy. I hate just sitting on my ass all day so hopefully now that my summer has started I can keep busy with outside activities! Character: Race: Pixie (I'm not very tall and people tell me I'm tiny so I figured this would probably be where I fit in) Class: Ranger Age: 21 Height: 5'6" Weight: 132 *cringe* STATS- STR-3 DEX-3 STA-3 CON-3 CHA-3 Training: Do a muscle up Do 10 double unders in a row Handstand walk (I'm gonna have to think about what an achievable distance for 6 weeks of practice would be) STR-3 DEX-3 STA-3 Diet Eat one big salad a day Get at least 120 g of protein daily Keep the carbs to healthier sources (oatmeal, sweet potatoes, NOT CANDY/ICECREAM/PROCESSED FOODS) (Following these rules but allowing myself one day a week were they do not have to be followed because shit happens and I tend to beat myself up for it) CON-3 Life Fix my acne problem Save up $300 dollars to buy new workout clothes (b/c that is all I wear) with so I can look sexy and strong at the same time Whiten my teeth CHA-3

Dammers now I'm so excited I can't sleep...

March 15, 2012 Stronglifts squat @ 65 lbs 5/5/5/5/5 90 sec rest Bench press @ 55 lbs 5/5/5/5/5 90 sec rest Row @ 75 lbs 5/5/5/5/5 90 sec rest WOD-timed 5 outdoor laps (may have done 6 I lost count and did one more lap for good measure) 10 tire hops 20 pull-ups (with band around knee) 30 back extension 40 hammer swings 50 situps Time: 15:45 Practice Burpees-32 Handstands-lots of practice Singe unders-794 Pull-ups-2 March 16, 2012 WOD 5-10-15-20-15-10-5 Knees to Elbows 2 3D lunges (it was supposed to be 5 but I had a 5 mile race to run the next day so I took it easy here) Practice Burpees-33 Single unders-375 March 17, 2012 5 mile st louis st pattys day race (so freaking hilly and painful) Time: 51:33 Burpees-34

Don't worry Gemeaux you've got this!! I understand where you are coming from. I'm a bit of a perfectionist and when I don't see the results I want as quickly as I want I feel like an absolute failure. Like seriously I just started practicing doing free standing handstands a week ago and I'm super pissed that I can't hold myself up for very long when I do manage to actually stick one (which isn't often). It makes it even harder that since I am not overweight I don't get to see obvious signs of progress (lost weight, smaller clothes) but I know in the past three months since starting stronglifts and crossfit I have gotten way stronger and I've tried to focus on my new found abilities (multiple pullups, running 5 miles w/o stopping, deadlifting things 30 pounds heavier than me) then on my stubborn body fat. Just keep at it you will get there in no time and if you ever need some encouragement or someone to talk to I'd be more than happy to help out wherever I can =)

March 14, 2012 WOD, 10 rounds of 5 push presses @ 55lbs 10 incline push-ups (I did this on my knees on the small box trying to sort of do a very very modified handstand pushup) 20 jumping jacks Time:17:34 Practice Push-up challenge 6/8/6/6/10 Burpees-31 Single Unders-774 Run/Walk-2.5

Good idea Laura I totally agree

March 13, 2012 Stronglifts Squat @ 60 lbs 5/5/5/5/5 90 sec rest OHP @ 50 lbs 5/5/5/5/5 90 sec rest Deadlift @ 105 lbs 5 Practice Burpees-30 Single Unders- 764 Pull-ups-2 Run/Walk-2.5 miles

Thanks bigM I need it!! =D March 12, 2012 WOD, 15 min of 15 OH air squats 10 KB high pulls @ 26 lbs (I did pretty well they usually either start me out with or switch me to the 18 lb one at some point) 6 tire flips 1 indoor sprint Completed 7 rounds Practice Push-up challenge 6/6/4/4/9 (all unmodified =) ) Burpees-29 Single Unders-760 I practiced some handstands but my elbow still feels hurty not all the time just when I'm working out it get aggravated =(

March 11, 2012 Stronglifts Squat @ 55lbs 5/5/5/5/5 Bench press @ 50lbs 5/5/5/5/5 Bent over row @ 70 lbs 5/5/5/5/5 Practice Burpees-28 Single unders-65 (I was just super exhausted I haven't had an off day in forever so I figured I'd just skip these today and give my body a little break) Handstands-practiced a little maybe like 10 times (my elbow is really bothering and it hurts to do this so I figured I'd let it rest a little bit) Run/Walk-2.5 miles