Bea's Quest for Greatness

[Bea Kiddo]

Hi friends!

I'm new here and really excited to join a community of fitness-obsessed nerds like myself  It was like a light switched on in my brain when I realized I could actually train myself to do the things my favorite movie/television/video game characters do instead of just sitting on my couch wishing I were that cool. It's been a long and ongoing journey of constant change and self-improvement, and I'm really proud of how far I've come. I feel like parts of me belong in each of the guilds but I picked the adventurer guild because I lost my first 50 lbs when I discovered my love of hiking, and adventuring outdoors is still one of the most peaceful and inspiring parts of my life.

 

My current workout regime looks something like this...

5 days/week : lifting heavy ~40 min (I'm on week 2 of Ashley Horner's Charlie Mike program right now)

2 days/week : 1 hour bootcamp classes or other cardio conditioning

3 days/week : 45 min cardio (run or elliptical) *or* trail run

 

I really enjoy working out - it has been more effective than any anti-depressant or talk therapy  My main struggle is with nutrition (I am a sucker for sweets) so I've been working on maintaining a diet at 1400 cal and 50-60% protein. It's going well so far and the nutritional guidelines I'm following don't make me feel hungry, deprived or lacking energy. I just started eating meat again to help meet my protein goals. I really liked being a veg but it's hard to meet my goals that way, so I'm just trying to get responsibly sourced meat/eggs. 

 

STRENGTHS:

- Healing/Herbal Lore
- Lifting heavy things

- Hiking/outdoor sports

- Endurance

 

WEAKNESSES:

- Cookies, Doughnuts

- Running

- Charisma

- Agility (mediocre, looking to improve)

 

GOALS:

- Improve my 1RMs by at least 10 lbs in 6 weeks (I picked this kind of arbitrarily but I think it's doable?)

- Weight loss 2lbs/week (I don't usually condone numeric weight loss goals for anyone but I'm giving it a shot because I already have a substantial base of lean muscle mass and I'm trying to cut fat)

- Meditate 3x/week for 7 minutes

- Stretch every day

- Foam roll at least once/week

- Trail run or hike once a week (5+ miles)

- All-around badassery

 

I'm also a beginner climber so if any assassin friends have tips for n00bs, please share

 

TIA my lovelies, looking forward to meeting everyone!