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A few day's ago I started my path towards wealth, health and fitness (okay maybe not wealth...) Had I known that we had a forum for daily logging I would have done this sooner! So my goals for this 6 week challenge are; Plan & make meals for self, [+2 CON, +1 WIS] Learn exercises & create routine, [+3 STR, +2 WIS] Daily Meditation, [+2 WIS, +2 CON, +1 STA] Student Loan payments, [+2 WIS]So far I have done the following: Weighed and measured myselfCreated an excel worksheet to keep track of progressMade a lunch for myself onceRead Steve's Nerd Fitness booksCurrently reading and learning about exercises on steve's Level 1 Rookie guide. Before working out, I want to make sure I don't injure myself. I have been experiencing pain in the tendons in my wrists and hands, and sometimes in my joints... So I want an A-ok from my doc! Today, I found an App that you can plan meals, make grocery list based on what you need for ingerdients, and has a list of recipies! Perfect!!! I'm still trying to figure it out, I'm sure I will get the hang of it by the end of the weekend...

********************************************** References / Sources of Information. Max Effort Black Box (MEBB) - For Mon, Wed, Fri training. Gymnastic Bodies - For Gymnastics work on Tues, Thurs and Sat/Sun Crossfit Endurance - For Rowing / Running intervals on Tues, Thurs to supplement training. Robb Wolf - For nutrition information, his Blog and best of all the PodCast (great source of weekly info). Dangerously Hardcore - For how I will be eating to fuel this program. Carb Backloading. *I will add to these sources as I discover and learn more. If anyone wants questions on the nutrition aspect, fire away and I will throw a post up. ********************************************** Greetings everyone. Jedi are cool. Star Wars is cool. Body Weight training and Gymnastics are cool! And let's face it, who does not want to be cool? If not then cease wasting your time now otherwise, read on... I believe that any true Jedi needs strong agility and control of their physical body. The type of training to achieve this requires not only physical endurance but mental discipline as well - a seemingly obvious component for and Padawan learner. In a world where Jedi are few and far between, one has few options other than learning through self-discovery and education. The Holo-net (internet) is a great resource and is heavily relied upon to provide insight and information as well as a reference point for continued analysis and study. This has led me to the conclusion that in order to become a Jedi, part of the training will require Gymnastics work, Body Weight training, Max Effort Strength and finally conditioning (both physical and mental). In order to accomplish this, I have structured a training program centered around Max Effort Black Box (MEBB) training on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays/Sundays will see work on gymnastics skills - a fair component of which will be taken from Gymnastic Bodies. Interval training will be used on Tuesdays & Thursdays for general fitness and conditioning and Body Weight training will be daily. Therefore, the week will look like the following: Mon - MEBB Program, Body Weight Training Tues - Interval Training (Long), Gymnastic Skill Training, Body Weight Training Wed - MEBB Program, Body Weight Training Thur - Interval Training (Short), Gymnastic Skill Training, Body Weight Training Fri - MEBB Program, Body Weight Training Sat - Partner Training (Circuit or Strength), Gymnastic Skill Training, Body Weight Training Sun - Skills development, Stretching, Body Weight Training Force Attunement - On 25 Jan 13 I decided to add a Force Attunement rating to the start of each workout. This is an indicator of how I felt prior to commencing the workout. The rating stretches from One to Five, each with the following meaning: Completely out of alignment. Almost no connection to the force. Training should probably be postponed. Difficulty in feeling the Force. Possibly tired or fatigued. Re-assessment of one's training supporting elements (Diet, Sleep, etc) should occur if a trend of this level develops. Normal connection levels. Considered the 'base-line' for Force sensitivity. Heightened connection. Above a normal level, resulting in increased optimism and feeling of well-being. Very strong connection. A feeling of almost perfect alignment. ***** - A brief glimpse of my story - I am a 25 male, healthy, fit, not looking to loose any body weight (presently around 68 kg). I am trained as a Combat Fitness Leader in the Army and enjoy physical training. My interests in nutrition sky rocketed on discovering Robb Wolf and Mark Scisson in 2011 and how their ideas could fuel physical performance (it started when I saw a copy of the book 'Paleo Diet for Athletes'). I have since remained deeply interested in this field for nearly 24 months now and continue to read widely on the subject. My Gymnastics experience is limited which is something I plan to correct. ****** So here starts my 'Holo-Log' of Jedi training - mainly as a personal record. If anyone else wants to join me in becoming a Jedi, please feel free to jump in and add to the Holo-Log. At the end of my cycle (probably 8-12 weeks) I should have a nice archive of training data which can then be used for future training. My Level 50 goal for this is a planche and front lever (How I am going to achieve it!). This will be ongoing, as my other training cycles itself. From there, who knows! If I can get that far I think my credibility as a Padawan will certainly be cemented! Without further ado, the Padawan known only as Tracer begins his epic journey of self development and mastery of the physical body. Mon 14 Jan 2013 A.M. - Max Effort Black Box (MEBB) Strength - Pistols 5-5-5-3-3-3 (3kg-6kg-9kg-12kg-15kg-16kg) Circuit - 400m Row, 15 Slam Balls (overhead, 15kg). 3 mins rest between rounds. 3 rounds. 2:12 mins, 2:11 mins, 2:10 mins

Current stats 5'4" 171lbs 25 years old BMI 31.1% Current Fitness Goals The most important is that I aim to improve my quality of life Bring BMI down to 23% with in 1 year Increase strength to improve my abiulitie to do things like areal and hiking Increase stamina, I would like to be able to jog 5 miles with out stoping or having an asthma attack with in one year Improve flexibiltie, maybe one day I will be able to do a split Today I did areal for the first time in over two months, and lyra for the first time. I did a total of two hours, about split between the two. Im sure that two hours was a bit of over kill but I work out with a friend and we split time, spotting each other as we work on the fabric or hoop so its more like an hour tiem total plus time spent warming up and stretching. If you have no idea what I am talking about yous hould look up areal and lyra, they are both fantastic forms of excersize and a lot of fun. Areal is the silk fabric acrobats you see in ciquise de sole, and lyra is the metal hanging hoop. You do acrobat type stuff with each one and they both take a lot of core to keep your movements controled, you use a lot of back and arms to pull your self or support your weight well getting in and out of positions or "tricks" and legs to climb, support your weight both well going up the fabric, getting in to positions and well in leg/foot/hip locks and doing drops or hanging up side down. Its an amazing all over work out but as much fun as it is you have to do a lot of working out to get your muslces to be able to support your weight well doing these things. that was a bit more then I planed on tryping any way its all a lot of fun!!!! Tomorrow i have strength training ar 7 am, wooo. I am not a morning person so im not really looking forward to getting up at 6:45, Im also going to try and get to the gym at least once between thursday and saturday for the mundaine cardio routine.

Starting weight July 2012: 250 Current weight Feb 2013: 165 Goal weight: 125 Diet: Nutrisystem Workout: (at least 4 days a week) 45 minutes of elliptical (with heartrate in the "zone") while watching Netflix+ 45 minutes of walking while watching Netflixor 1 hour of Zumbaor 1 hour of Yogaor "Zombies, Run" 5k training Goals: Reach a healthy weight of 125 lbs.Be able to do full pigeon pose on both sides in Yoga.Be able to hold shoulder stand for 8 minutes.Complete a 5k training programFinish Rainbow Dash cosplay for PAX East 2013!Style/cut wig.Buy makeupPost backlogged articles on Project Reroll daily for the next month and write new articles on my days off.Get my health insurance situation under control by getting re-certified or finding a new company to cover me.Renew my state IDGet a Social Security CardRenew my passport.Plan "King Arthur" tour of Cornwall in England for June.Plan "Lord of the Rings" tour of New Zealand for January 2014.

So I'm back at again...I think this is like the third time...but now I have no excuses. Last time I started and my goal was mainly on swimming and time swims for work. I got that down pact I'm still doing that. I floated around on the challenge around December. I died when my neck came back to bother me and put me in a torticollis where I couldn't move my neck. Two months of pain and suffering I'm a lot better...I see a specialist this week about it too... But in any case now I'm back to really getting a higher fitness, this time focusing on building muscle and lifting weights. My goal.....don't really have it established completely yet. But it's supposed to help me towards paramedic training because I have to be able to lift so much and be really strong in my fitness. The how? Well I didn't know where to start. A new training center opened in my city. A Co Worker told me and I was going to join a class...but then I decided I would go with the personal trainer rout when one of the trainers is a qualified paramedic himself. he is now gearing my workouts specifically on working my way up for the strength of a paramedic. Which really excites me. (and kills me inside sometimes) So far I have finished three sessions with my trainer. I can lift a lot more weight than I thought I could...my left side struggles a bit but it's getting there. I have four sessions planned before I leave for about two weeks to China and may or may not get a chance to do a lot of working out...I'll accomplish some....but not going to be as intense as what I have been doing. When I come back I will be back at it again. Once I recover from jet lag. My week (once our pool is working again) will look something like this. Monday- Swim 1000to 1600 m Tuesday - Personal Training Wednesday-Swim 1000 m to 1600 m Thursday- Personal training Friday- Swim or rest Saturday- no personal training but work on what I learned.... Learning to love the agility ladder Sunday-Rest and hot tub. I will probably take the personal training up to three times a week once I get my money settled again once I get back from China. But for now I'm keeping my body from too much... I plan to accomplish the possible and take it step by step and hold myself accountable! Any support is good support!

Here are my goals for this new 6-week challenge!! 1. Yoga once per week. I recently purchased a Groupon for local yoga classes. Schedule permitting, I will be going to yoga once each week. Reward: 4 Dex 1 Stam 2. Restrict my calorie intake to under 1500 per day if not active, 2000 if active. One day each week I will allow myself to go over this limit. I'm attempting a pseudo paleo diet, with very little cheese and almost no wheat products. Reward: 4 Con 1 Wis 3. By the end of the challenge, I want to be able to complete the preparation for parkour. Thats two sets of the following: 10 squats10 push-ups10 leg-lifts10 pull-ups On top of that I'm hoping to complete the beginners guide to weight training. Two sets of the following: 20 body weight squats10 push ups20 walking lunges10 dumbbell rows (using a gallon milk jug)15 second plank30 Jumping Jacks If I can complete two full sets of both of those, I will have successfully met this challenge Reward: 4 Str 1 Dex 4. My "leveling life" goal. I will devote at least one hour each week to improving myself or my home. I know thats a bit vague, but I have several clear ideas in mind: Home - Painting the kitchen Hanging new curtains Various repairs Other general household tasks that aren't routine (cleaning doesn't count) Myself - Research more on community managing Learn HTML Return to college text books for a brush up on game design Become more skillful in wiki editing And similar skill-building. I know this goal isn't quite precise, but it will change each week depending on my focus. If money permits, I'll put it all into improving the house. Otherwise, I'm content to spend an hour a week learning something to further my career. Reward: 3 Wis 2 Cha “You're off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So... get on your way!â€

1/8 OP 1st time doing these so I worked up to my orm. 1x195 Dips - Bw x10, x10, x10, x5, x5 Dumbell Shrugs - 120x8, 100 x10, 100x10 Assisted Pullups 5,5,3

Okay here is today's workout. It was a bit impromptu. A body weight circuit done only twice. Warmup 25 jumping jacks 10 push-ups 10 squats 35 jumping jacks Workout 10 pushups 10 dive bomber pushups 10 open grip push-ups 5 1-handed push-ups each (assisted) 10 squats 10 walking lunges 5 pistol squats each 10 squats :30 sec bodybar/front plank I would appreciate any feedback. Please keep in mind this is impromptu and i know i didn't include any pulling exersises. I am just getting ready for the upcoming 6 -week challenge were most of my goals are upper body. So excited.

Hey everyone! I'm a 5'2" female, about 135lbs. I started intermittently frequenting Nerd Fitness a couple of months ago, which actually gave me the motivation to try the 100 Push Ups challenge. I got through a couple of weeks, but after a holiday with my girlfriend I lost momentum and ended up letting that go. In the past I've been quite active in martial arts (6 years of karate, Okinawan weapons, ju-jitsu, kendo), but haven't done any martial arts as of late due to the awkward scheduling of my job. I want very desperately to take fencing lessons at my local YMCA. I've never done many sports besides that though, because I've had a lot of knee problems since I was a kid. Starting about 2 years ago I developed some pretty heavy body image issues. It never developed into an eating disorder, but I became so obsessed about calories, and being at a major calorie deficit. I tracked every single calorie obsessively on an iPhone app, and was completely miserable, despite losing some weight. I still struggle with my body image, although I'm at a very normal weight, and generally in good health. My ultimate goal from using this site is to be stronger, and feel good about myself. I don't want to count calories, and I don't want to think about what I eat as much. I also want to look good naked. Smaller goals might include: Doing a pull-upTaking fencingDoing 25 (I'm starting small) push-ups in a rowRunning a 5KLearning to swim a breast strokeAlso, I have no idea what class I should be, so if you have any ideas, let 'em rip.