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Fitness Goals Starting weight: 210 lbs Maximum set strict pushups: 20 | Challenge Goal: 60 Maximum set strict pullups: 7 | Challenge: 15 Current squat PR: 205 | Challenge Goal: 225 My current schedule to maintain: Crossfit 4x weekly Ultimate frisbee 3x weekly Minimum of 60 pushups/day (including CF/warmups) Minimum of 15 pullups/day (including CF/warmups) Current eating habits that I want to continue: Succeeded in cutting sugary cereals entirely for over a month (and now it feels like why would I ever eat those? Gross!) Intermittent fasting many days from 6pm-10am (not strict, just not eating after dinner/before workout) No sugary treats in over a month (Except for stupid apple pie on easter...) Alcohol calories down to less than 500/week Levelling Up Life Goals STRETCH! Still semi-fitness, but this is the only thing I am not happy with my consistency on. I want to stretch before and after workouts, AND intermittently through the day.

Dear awesome fellow NF-followers, It's been a while since I visited this forum (hence the respawn), but I'm very motivated to get back on track and kick some ass by working out and eating right. This year september, I've started at the university and therefore moving away from my parents' house and started living on my own. I've been eating quite ok, mostly Paleo-ish for dinner, I drink mostly water and I don't eat candy or cookies. Next to that some healthy snacking in the weekends (peanuts) and I've cut back on drinking beer. Also, I've joined an Ultimate Frisbee club, which is freakin' awesome and I would recommend it to everyone! So I get my weekly workouts at least once a week. (loads and loads of sprinting ) I have been on and off strenght training routines in the past (last one in june I guess), but I really like to pick it up again. I now have access to a proper gym (I already bought the membership) and I'm gonna use this month to set goals for myself and try to sort everything out. I'm a bit scared to step foot in the gym for the first time, especially because I'm quite weak atm. So I'm also gonna use this month to build some strength again and get used to a routinely way of exercising. I have a pair of dumbbells in my room which I use for some compound exercised in combination with bodyweight exercises. I started with this last week. My most challenging goal for this month is to make up a good diet scheme. I really like the freedom that I have now that I live on my own, but I still need to get it structured. I have to think of a good way to prep meals and what to replace my breakfast and lunch with. I now eat either two sandwiches with chocolate sprinkles or a bowl of yoghurt with a banana in the morning and 4 peanut butter sandwiches at lunch. I want to replace this with more Paleo-ish dishes. Omelettes for example. I'll work it out. My dinners are mostly Paleo as mentioned and snacking is an apple, a banana or some peanuts in the weekends. I've been experimenting with some easy Paleo recipes and my goal is to gather lots of em and try which recipes fit my schedule best. I've also been thinking about Intermittent Fasting (I'm a big fan of Anthony Mychal, also because I can relate to the skinny-fatness), but I think that's too much of change in one go. Maybe I'll work up to it. Long story short: I'm gonna use this month to sort everything out and set goals for myself, so that I can (cliché, I know) start fresh next year. Keep track of everything and accomplish goals!

Hey there, So here my adventure begins! Gonna log my past week to start Mon: Long day in college and society business to attend to! So didnt feel that motivated to work out. Some bodyweight workouts for about 25mins and attempt (sorry attempt) at handstand. Tues: College and then 2 hours Ultimate Frisbee training Ladies tournament in 3 weeks! So felt I seriously needed to work on my running. Weds: Rest Day after intense training Tues. Thursday: Was sick Decided to remotivate myself by starting to post on NF Forums. Ate alot of crap and realised I should work on diet too (though I am'nt here for weight loss it would be good to be healthier) Friday: Woke up early and ran 2k (slowly ) with 10s sprint intervals. Had to take 2 or 3 30s breaks Overall happy because Im a crappy runner Also did 30mins body weight workout. Cleaned up my diet, fruit for breakfast and an omelette for lunch, curry for dinner. Only thing is I ate biscuits because my boyfriend brought them over Saturday: Ran 2k again. Had to take more breaks this time Bit of muscle soreness from other day. Again fruit for breakfast, bacon and salad for lunch and then had homemade burger for dinner. Sunday: Missed Jugger training Took today as a rest day to do college work, committee work and to organise gaming tomorrow . Try have a better week tomorrow! Now to finish my study and play Borderlands 2

Alright, so last challenge died with the whole “foot injury in week 3, then when that was better I was sick for the rest of the challenge and, well, I need to be able to breathe†thing. Between that and the chaos of the holidays, until yesterday I had done nothing more than walking around since November. This is no good. I need a jump start. I think I’ve been officially convinced to go for a Tough Mudder in Austin at the beginning of May, so there will be much training toward this. Winter League has started up with the Houston Ultimate Community, so I’ll have that keeping me busy on Saturdays. And as always there is the whole “my house is a mess†thing and the “I want to be more awesome†thing. So here goes: GOALS Long-Term Goal: Operation Tackle a Tough Mudder. May the Fourth Tough Mudder - training needs to happen so I can be strong enough and have sufficient endurance to power through this. I’ve got 5 months to make it happen. And I have to make it happen so I can ring in 30 with a bang! Fitness Goal 1: Operation Tough Mudder Training. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings I will get up early and do a Tough Mudder Bootcamp workout before work. I will try the mid-level workout to kick off the challenge, but using that as an assessment of whether that level is appropriate for now, I need something lighter, or (highly unlikely) I am ready for the top level. Fitness Goal 2: Handstand Challenge. Handstand challenge has been re-initiated. The whole inability to breathe right side up thanks to a cold and a cough made the whole “let’s try breathing upside down†thing be not on my to do list. Time to start over because I still want to accomplish this. Fitness Goal 3: Operation Endurance and Speed Demon. It will beneficial to both my Tough Mudder training and my ultimate playing if I work on both endurance (since Tough Mudder is long) and speed. So I will do speed work Tuesday and Thursday mornings before work and I will go for a run (increasing in distance) on Sundays. Life Goal: Clean and Purge. I recently realized that I part of my getting down on myself (stupid self-esteem issues) is a matter of having a lot of not just stuff that I don’t need of use or like, but also a lot of clothes that are in the same bracket. I have lots of things from years ago and as much as they have served me well, they are older, they are worn and they don’t fit the same anymore. I need to go through these things even if getting rid of/donating them will leave me with areas of my wardrobe that are lacking. I can always go out and buy new pieces that I like and that fit me well. It is not a matter of finances that has had me holding on and it’s time to just let it go and freshen things up. Jump start the self-esteem along with the confidence, because when I’m wearing the right things, I know I look good SCHEDULE Note: Not everything listed here is challenge related. This is everything I’ve got going on weekly this challenge. MONDAY: am: Bootcamp TUESDAY: am: Speed Work WEDNESDAY: am: Bootcamp pm: pickup ultimate attendance/work permitting THURSDAY: am: Speed Work FRIDAY: am: Bootcamp pm: occasional pickup ultimate SATURDAY: am: Winter League ultimate SUNDAY: am: Run pm: pickup ultimate attendance permitting TL;DR Fitness Goal 1: Tough Mudder Bootcamp 3x/week Fitness Goal 2: Work on handstands daily Fitness Goal 3: Run (speed/distance) 3x/week Life Goal 1: Purge unnecessary crap

Main Quest: Phoenix Down I am a newly certified/employed EMT in my mid 20's. With this new job, I've had my regular sleep schedule turned upside down. On top of that, I've also been paired up to face various other challenges, both professional (the fragility of life and experiencing death first hand and frequently in the ER) and personal (conveniently going through a break up, as well, for example). These aforementioned life hiccups have left me swirling in to quite a dark place, sitting on my butt for hours playing video games or browsing the internet just to get my mind off of things. So to combat this I decided to get a weight bench and some weights. Hopefully this purchase can help me get my life back on the right track. I'm realizing the negative energy that my self-inflicted ostracization is creating and I need to change it. This weight bench, joining this forum, and all other movements are attempts to begin the process of resurrection. The process of finding that phoenix down. (What that means in generic terms: To build a bit more confidence in my physique. And with that build of confidence, a radiating contentment with life in general.) Supporting Quest: (+50 Exp each) Work out for at least 30 minutes a day(Excluing sports as I do that as often as possible anyways). Begin monitoring what I eat (it's a baby step, but hey, at least it's a step) by eating at least one healthy meal a day Full body stretch before sleeping, whenever that happens.Life Quest (+100 Bonus Exp per paycheck) Save >$80 each paycheck to fund getting outta town(it's scaled so highly because I struggle to save). Motivation: -To get positive energy flowing. It's a spiderweb theory, if you will. I begin to increase muscularity and endurance which resounds to more confidence, better social interaction and relationships, and eventually self sufficient happiness and pride.-I'd also like to improve my athleticism. I've been playing sports since I was 3-4 years old and the competitive gene runs through my blood. I love giving the sports I play (Volleyball, Ultimate, Soccer, etc) my all. It does get frustrating when I do give it my all and it still isn't enough to "compete." So increasing my stamina and resilience would be a bonus. Current stats: Level 1 Fair-Skinned Cuban ManCurrent Experience: 0Experience to next level: 1000Height: 6'2Weight: 208Current Region: Tallahassee, Florida FEEDBACK IS APPRECIATED!! But really, if you guys have any ideas to positively/negatively critique this post or my plan, by all means, fire away. I'm quite a social creature (when I'm not lame and broody) so I'd love to hear from you all. And again, I don't even know if I'm doing this right so if I'm not, tell me!!

After a hiatus from the forums after the June/July challenge period, I've returned and am once again hoping that keeping a log will help me stay accountable. Last time I was in the challenge, so that was my "log". This time I've missed the challenge and have no desire to come up with challenge goals to join wicked late. So here I am. Now, don't equate hiatus with "I fell off the wagon and didn't do anything." That is just not true. I may have slipped, but I didn't fall off. Not entirely. With my last challenge (that I never did finish I was too overwhelmed wanting to be on and preparing for vacation), my general workout routine involved playing pickup ultimate frisbee several times per week (2-4 days) and doing the Beginner Bodyweight Workout (BBW) 3 times per week. Aside from on vacation where I traded all of that for kayaking and a 1 day ultimate frisbee tournament, I've been sticking with the ultimate and not the BBW. While it was simple and straightforward and initially seemed like it would work well for me, I think my problem with the BBW was that it was difficult to be able to tell when I should move things forward. When an exercise within the circuits needed to be upped (either in reps or intensity) because the others would still be kicking my butt. Now that I am re-emerging into the forums and re-committing myself, I am trying to do something where there is a more measurable note of improvement and the workout will increase level in its own without my needing to pass personal judgement. And it will still kick my butt. This go-around I am hitting the Angry Birds workout (AB) in combination with my multiple days of ultimate. I started with Wednesday doing what I considered an assessment of where I stood so that in doing the proper workout I would know which level I should be on for each exercise. To do this, because you "level up" when you achieve the prescribed quantity of reps in just 2 sets, I did 2 circuits rotating through the exercises. Each time, I did as much as I could before I felt one more would be just too much, basically maxing out on each of 2 sets. Based on this, I was set to the following: Squats: Level 3 Push-ups: Level 1 Back Exercises (Where these are 1 arm rows, inverted rows, or pull-ups, I did 1 arm rows to determine if I should make it to level 2): Level 2 Plank: Level 2 I've got to get ready for work, then I will post again with this morning's result. Can I just note that I am still a little sore from Wednesday? Clearly I need this.