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UPDATE 6/23 Mini-Challenge #1: I ran 1.8 miles this morning. Zombies couldn't keep up! Challenge Complete! +1 STA Awarded!

Ouch! I'll stick to the plastic boxes...

Stay away from the soda! You can do it, Kaden!

Great job, Jax! Keep it up!

Welcome to the Rangers! Goals look great, good luck!

Welcome to the Rangers where we do it all! If you need help with your resume, then check with your state employment agency or career services center. You can find plenty of free resume info online, but it is usually too broad to be helpful. When I was on unemployment briefly, a social worker helped me re-write my resume to fit what HR departments are currently looking for in my field. She did a lot of research for someone I wasn't paying. What I didn't realize was that formating and highlighting important information is a lot tougher than I thought. Anyway, I had multiple offers a couple months later. Hope this helps!

Welcome to the Rangers! Just keep trying at that pull up! I started at 3 a month ago and I'm up to 4-5 now with a goal of 8 by October. I was lucky that I could do a few to start and could just incorporate them into my workout routine to improve. How are you planning to get there? Are you using a pull up assist machine? Doing rows or pull downs? Good luck on your challenge!

UPDATE 6/22 Mini-Challenge #1: I ran 2.5 miles today, so I have my weekly mileage covered. Now, I just need to get out and run one more time tomorrow or Sunday, distance does not matter.

UPDATE 6/21 Fitness: Did 3 sets of 10 reps of Box Jumps at 26" high and I was exhausted and light headed. Going to have to push the sets at 21" high so I can build my strength and stamina for the 26" high jumps. Right on pace to meet my goal. The peacher curl bench and machine were monopolized today. I did some standing curls instead. Tomorrow I'll do a Stone Check on the preacher curl before heading out on my run.

UPDATE Fitness: Did 610 for 5 reps twice on the leg press. Going for 650 next week. I've jogged 4 miles in two runs already this week! Going for 6.5 miles in 4 runs to complete the mini-challenge. If I do 2 miles on Friday, then I can do a short run on the weekend to complete it. Box jumps and preacher curls tomorrow! Dietary: Ate chips on Monday with lunch. I'll have to be good the rest of the week. 2 Dr Peppers on Monday. Bad start, but none yesterday! I'm looking to drink none until Sunday, because I have to drive a 4 hour run trip in the evening that day. I'll likely need the caffiene from 2 Dr Peppers. Life: Working on speech today. I have an opening, conclusion, and outline for the body. I should complete it this week. I'm going to sign up to deliver it on the 10th of July. I've brush and flossed both nights this week.

Hey Jax! Good to see you on here! Good luck with the challenge!

Hey Kaden! Good to see you on here! Good luck with the challenge!

I need to jog on the weekends, so I'll add an extra jog to my goal of three for the week either Saturday or Sunday. This will likely add a mile or more to my weekly goal of 5 miles. To complete the mini-challenge, my goals for the week are increase to 4 jogs and 7 miles. Progress as of Tuesday is 1 jog and 1.5 miles. Long way to go!

My challenge thread: http://www.nerdfitness.com/community/showthread.php?13563-Adventure-excitement-a-Jedi-craves-not-these-things

Yep, I tried a free one and it wasn't very impressive. You get what you pay for.

Impressive goals, fellow Jedi. Even a Jedi with the Force as his ally will struggle with that Honey-Do list. Be ware the Dark Side and may the Force be with us.

I started running from zombies yesterday. Lots of fun. I almost yelled out, "Zombies! Run!" to some people I jogged passed.

Hey, Chris! Excellent goals and good luck meeting them! I'm certain your fellow Rangers will welcome you back with open arms. I've recently joined them thanks to your posting of the NF link at IJRS. Now, get walking! 164 miles in 42 days is going to be quite a trip ;-).

Awesome goals, Griffter, and welcome to the Rebelion! I'm a veggie hater too. I used to have a few I like, some I tolerate, and the rest I loathe. But a couple cousines forced me to be a bit more adventurous and helped expand my pallete to actually like those which I just tolerated and tolerate some I loathed. Do you like Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Korean, or Indian food? Each tend to mix in a variety of veggies with their dishes, so I would recommend experimenting in these areas. And stay away from canned veggies. They are just gross in comparison to raw or frozen ones. Good luck in you challenge!

My wife started doing Paleo after I introduced her to the site. She's on her second week and loves the results. You'll be amazed at how well your body responds to putting the right food in it. The workouts won't do their jobs, if your body is still storing sugars. Good luck with your goals and thanks for checking out my challenge!

Welcome to the Rebelion! College social life fills up fast. Beware of over extending yourself. As long as you keep your priorities in order you should be fine. Good luck with your goals!

Oh, not a real Zombie Run, but I'd like to do that at some point too. I was talking about the running application for smart phones. ;-)

I'm at 575 lbs for 10 reps, but I hit 660 in 3 reps five weeks ago. I had minor surgery, which had me rest and recover for two weeks. I had the 700 lb goal set to be met by August 15th, but I figured I was ahead of schedule and could knock it out. The box jumps and curls will probably be much harder to meet.

This six week challenge is going to be all about changing the way I view running. And I already started it today with my first Zombie Run! I have always hated running just for conditioning. When playing rugby, I would force myself to run outside of practice, but it was easier, because I was usually in pretty decent shape and it was maybe once a week. These days, I don't have rugby practice to keep me in shape or help get me there. Since Febuary, I have done well running and improving my running times, but distance and consistency are still difficult, because I get bored of it. I've been running on a treadmill while watching the 6 TVs at the gym and listening to music, but it isn't enough. I believe the Zombie, Run! application which just became available for the Android will make a difference, because it is playing a video game in real life. I'm not going to worry about my run times, so long as I can make the distance. FITNESS GOALS: 1) Jog 3 times a week. +1 STA +1 CON 2) Jog 5 miles a week. +1 STA +1 CON 3) Preacher Curl 3 reps 140 lbs. Leg Press 3 reps 700 lbs. +2 STR 4) Box Jumps 26" high 5 sets 10 reps. +2 DEX DIETARY GOALS: 5) No chips or French fries for 13 of 14 lunches and dinners each week. +1 WIS 6) No more than 4 Dr Pepper cans a week. +1 CON LIFE GOALS: 7) Complete Toastmasters Competent Communicator Manual Lesson #3. +1 WIS +2 CHA 8) Brush and floss 6 nights a week. +1 WIS +1 CHA I set a few more goals than are recommended, but these are all goals which I would be working towards anyways so why not include them here, right? Right now, I'm can do 3 reps of 125 lbs on the preacher curl, 10 reps of 575 lbs for the leg press (without sled weight of 118 lbs), and 5 sets of 10 reps at 21" high on the box jumps. For the next six weeks, I'm going to push these maximums to their limits. So I have been bad with eating chips and drinking soda. A couple manageable goals should help curb my intact of these particular junk foods. Also, I had a dentist visit last week. Too much plaque, potential cavity, and not enough flossing. I brush in the morning, but too often I skip night time brushing and flossing. Six nights a week should be easy so long as I keep up with my four year old. Daily, I will track my Dietary and Life goal progress here. I track my fitness in my Jedi Training Journal (link in sig), so I won't reproduce that here, but I will update my progress weekly.

Ice for 20 minutes and stretch or roll it out throughout the day, especially before and after workouts. The soreness will pass after your first couple weaks. Your joints just need to get use to the workout. Oh, and welcome to the rebellion!