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Brass Here! As of monday past I have started my routine/eating. My diet hasn't been too perfect, but my portions have been good. On monday I built a routine using a couple articles from here, but afterwards found that it wasn't challenging enough. As I mentioned in my introductory (did I? I'm not sure I did...) I have been going to the gym since December. I have yet to see amazing results because I can't stick to a routine. One week I go hard, the next I make it once, maybe twice. I have seen a great difference in my overall look however the scale, and my inches, betray that Anyway long story short, I think starting at the bottom now isn't good enough, because I'm actually doing quite well in the endurance and stamina department so I challenging routine is what I need. At my gym they have a weight lifting class. I hate to admit it, but I'm very nervous about going to the free weights part of the gym. Usually its filled with 30-40 giant males who like to stare at themselves in the mirror for 80% of it, and then stare at me while I walk by to the classroom. Now I find the weight lifting class boring sometimes, but as I've been reading its about the routine, the quality of it, and not about the fun. Workout sadly will not be fun all of the time, but if I stick to it and begin to get results, it'll be worth the boredom. So tonight I do Body Pump, the weight lifting class as well as a jog with my cousin (we're preparing for a marathon or two). After all that blah blah blah I'm going to run to the class, and add on my schedule when I get back! Stay tuned, and thanks for reading this far if you're still here

I'm joining the Assassins for this challenge, after spending the last five challenges with the Rangers. There are a couple of reasons for this: My dexterity skill is ridonkulously low. It just hasn't been a priority, but this skill in particular will help me meet other goals in my life. Bodyweight workouts and other dexterity/agility activities are of interest to me right now.I need to get in the habit of specializing more IRL...I need to stop trying to Do All the Things. I'm taking a break from the jack-of-all-trades mindset.I have pined after parkour for years but was too scared to try it. I just watched Felicia Day learn some basic parkour on The Flog, and I thought, if she can do it, I can do it. Current routine: Diet: Whole30 thru April 30, off-plan day May 1, paleo May 2-May 31. Sleep: Wake up at 5am and use the first 2 hours of the day for my workout + journaling + meditating. Exercise: PBF LHT 2 nonconsecutive days/wk; Galloway 5k training (slow pace) 3 days/wk; 2 off/yoga days. Starting Stats: F, 31 Height: 5'8" Weight: 187lbs Waist (navel): 37in Hips: 42.5in Body Fat: 38.72% Goals: Routine: Wake up at 5am EVERY DAY (including weekends!). (+3 STA) / Strategy: Bedtime by 9pm; Tech-free from 8pm-9pm; alarm clock on the other side of the bedroom so I have to get up to turn it off.Strength: Complete my Level One of PBF LHT. (+3 DEX, +3 STR) / Strategy: PBF LHT workouts 2x/wk.Know Where You've Been - Log food intake daily and workouts as completed. (+1 WIS, +1 CON) / Strategy: MFP for food and sexy spreadsheet for workouts. Use my MFP tracking to find my caloric sweet spot.Big Changes: Kitchen Licensure - Complete three or more tasks from this list. (+2 CHA, +2 WIS) --Contact landlord re: water test and septic specs. (Done 4/15/13) --Contact water testing facility to complete test. --Obtain copies of septic specs paperwork from landlord. --Reorganize kitchen to meet professional licensure criteria. --Switch selected recipes to metric and draft detailed instructions. --Submit application/water test results/septic specs for licensure. --Submit metric recipes and product samples to State testing facility. --Request appointment for kitchen inspection after product samples have passed testing for sale to the public. Unofficial Goals: Minimalism - reduce the number of things I own / clean out parts of the house that are collecting clutter. Play - do some fun stuff outdoors, especially incorporating bodyweight movements from my PBF LHT workouts. Connect - Spend a little time each day checking in with my NF friends. The past couple challenges I check in the first week, then nothing for the next 3 weeks and people wonder if I've wandered off into the Maine woods and gotten lost, then lots of checking in the last week or two. This time I want to make a point to check in on my own thread and on my fellow Rebels' threads at least 3-4 times per week EVERY week, barring some horrible life circumstance that might prevent me from doing so. **If I clean at least one room in the house that needs it + do at least 4 play sessions outdoors + post on NF EVERY week without missing any weeks, I get to get myself some new NF merch! Sambie's 6th Challenge Theme Songs: "Some Nights" & "Carry On" - Fun.

Loren Wade's Routine Challenge My last challenge was minimalism: I redesigned my living space, switched to a standing desk, sold 90% of my belongings, and sold my car in favor of biking. I currently lack overall discipline in healthy habits and a routine. This challenge will be focused on leveling up my life by following a loose schedule, eating right more often, writing again, and learning self defense.The Life Habit3 Hours Distraction-Free Writing WeeklyThe Fitness HabitsStronglifts 3x WeeklyKrav Maga 2x WeeklyThe Nutrition HabitPaleoLean Gains.Clean Paleo + Whey and Rice.Weekly Cookups.Nightly: Fish oil, Vitamin D, Natural Calm.​​​UpdatesMinimalism Room Before/After​Day 0Day 1Day 2Day 3Day 4Day 5Day 6Day 7Day 8Day 9Day 10Day 11Day 12Day 13Day 14Day 15Day 16Day 17Day 18Day 19Day 20Day 21Day 22Day 23Day 24Day 25Day 26Day 27Day 28Day 29Day 30

Hey everyone, I found a beginner bodyweight/cardio rotation that I fell in love with for its simplicity. Newly working out, It definitely gets my blood pumping, and leaves me pretty winded, but since it requires no equipment and only 30-40 minutes a day, there's little excuse to not do it. Another part about it I love. I found it on a random mish mash of fitness posts and wasn't able to track down where it came from, so I don't really know if it's a good exercise or not. All I know is it was simple and unintimidating enough to get me off my butt, which is all I could really ask for as a starter. I'd like to run it by this group for tips/thoughts. I've been doing it every day for a few weeks now, and since it's helped me develop a bit of initial endurance/muscle, I figure now is about the time to determine if I should tweak it, find something new altogether, or simply up the number of rotations I do a day. Here it is: 50 Jumping Jacks 5 Pushups 25 Highknees 7 Burpees 10 Crunches 7 Squats 5 Pushups 10 Crunches 5 Pushups 7 Squats 50 Jumping Jacks 1 Minute Wall Sit 5 Pushups 25 Highknees (Repeat 3-5 times. I started at 3, but now I do it 4 times with a 30-60 second break after 2 rotations) Any thoughts/tips are appreciated! Thanks!

Morning routine. Sounds like a good idea right? You get up, do something to help you wake up or be productive and then you are ready to start your morning. I've been (eep!) meaning to start one but haven't yet. My morning brain always seems to override my I-should brain and I end up staying in bed after I wake up, not really resting and being very unproductive. So I thought I'd use the week between challenges to kick start a morning routine. (with the help of my fellow nerds of course) here are the guidelines... create a routine it should take less than 5 minutes to complete it must be started within 15 minutes of you waking up in the morning declare your routine in this thread and put your name on the spreadsheet mark off each day you complete your routine on time with a "done" if you are late completing the routine mark the day with a "late" if you miss a day leave it blank this will last until the end of this 6 week challenge you can change your routine from week to week if you want feel free to join late (the more the merrier) good luck! Here's the sheet... https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AtPXpPnkIz8EdHh0VXpvZ0FkOGh3T0pIaW4zeVlJb2c

I have decided to post my workout to see what everyone thinks and how I can improve it. My goals are: for the challenge, run 3 miles without stopping and be able to do one pull-up for life, improve general fitness and strength, get down to (roughly) 125-130 lbs (if I acheive the body I want and due to muscle mass or my body composition, can't get that low... then that's fine too. I would rather be strong than skinny). A few questions... any additions or changes to my strength training routines? I'm thinking about adding pull-up and chin-up negatives on running days. Should I add core work in somewhere? My time to workout is limited on Mon, Wed and Fri due to college classes, but I could add it on Tues, Thurs, Sat. Monday Endurance run (run for as long as I can without stopping, currently 2 mi.) Tuesday Weight training: aim for 3 sets of 12 reps. Once I complete all three sets I move up in weight Weighted Squats Chest press (cable machine -- barbells intimidate me w/no help/spotter) Bent-over rows Deadlifts Bicep Curls Tricep Extensions (two hand overhead) Wednesday Sprint intervals -- starting out at 30sec sprint, 90sec jog/walk Thursday Bodyweight exercise (Angry Bird workout) Push-ups Squats Planks Inverted Rows (in place of pull-ups, cuz I can't do any) Friday Easy interval run (0.5 mile run, 0.1 mile walk intervals to total 3 miles) Saturday (Bonus day) Quick 1 mile run Repeat Tues weight routine