Grandkai puts the hood back on!

[Grandkai_NL]

Greetings Assassins,

After 2-3 missed challenges, with my last challenge being terrible (no tracking or posting on the challenge) i feel ready to respawn and better my life again. 

Since its a respawn i'm going to "try" and keep it simple.

 

Fitness

• Workout in the gym at least twice a week; 

Going to alternate Full Body workouts. I have one day that has Overhead Press, Chin-ups and Front Squats and another day that has Dips, Deadlifts and BW Squats (which im going to progress to Pistol Squats)

 

• Every morning "30 Days of Yoga" by Darebee;

I used to do #5 Minute Flow but i either skip or only end up doing a few stretches. This program from Darebee has movements and hold times ready and it easier to follow than thinking of something to do on the spot. 

 

Nutrition

• Eat mostly home made food; 

Except for Currant Buns that i take to work i will eat mostly home made food. So i will make a dinner meal and snacks. And before the challenge starts look into a nice smoothie recipe.

 

• NO ORDERING FAST FOOD; 

Lately its been happening too much, its costing me a bunch of money if i count it all up and its not that healthy to eat since i go for fatty food most of the time.

 

Hobby

• Finish a game on 100%;

I like hunting for Achievements/Trophies and completing games, for this challenge i'm going to try and finish Rayman Origins on 100% (only have 2 achievements left on it).

 

 

If i do good on this challenge i'm going to get a gaming/anime t-shirt. Just need to think of what kind of shirt

 

Thats it, i'm ready to start and get this challenge going.

 

[Manarelle]

Welcome back, solid challenge to respawn with. I've heard good things about the Darebee app, have you used it before? 

[Grandkai_NL]

On 8/2/2019 at 8:11 PM, Manarelle said:

Welcome back, solid challenge to respawn with. I've heard good things about the Darebee app, have you used it before? 

Thank you! Yeah i used Darebee quite a lot back in the day when i started doing challenges. It has great bodyweight programs and they are perfect for these challenges since all the programs are about 30 days long.

 

[WhiteGhost]

Good luck with the respawn! Switching to mostly homemade food and cutting down on takeout has been great for me. 

[Grandkai_NL]

Week 1, Day 1

Had a decent start of the challenge, woke up pretty good and did my Yoga. And brought my workout clothes to work so i can drop by the gym on my way home and get a workout in, only problem was i forgot my gym shorts  BUT instead of thinking: "i'll workout tomorrow." i went home, grabbed those shorts and cycled back to the gym for a nice workout.

 

The workout:
Front Squat, Overhead Press, Pull-ups, Pike Push-up & Plank. Everything was 3x4-8 except for the Plank which i did for 20-30 seconds. I did notice i didnt take a whole lot of rest between sets, perhaps it was because i thought i was late but even after the workout i still had more than enough time left in the day to relax.

 

When i got home i made a simple Banana, Strawberry & Milk smoothie and relaxed a bit with some Destiny 2 before i ate dinner and ended the day with watching some My Hero Academia (almost caught up and already can't wait for the next season).

 

Tomorrow (the 6th) i have planned to stream 2-2,5 hours and play Rayman Origins to get some progress in it. 

 

Fitness:

- Workout: X - - | - - - | - - - | - - -

- Yoga: X - - - - - - | - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - |

 

Nutrition:

- Home made food: X - - - - - - | - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - |

- NO ORDERING FOOD: X - - - - - - | - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - |

 

Hobby:

No progress yet.

 

[Akura]

16 hours ago, Grandkai_NL said:

lot of rest between sets

 

That's good anyway, isn't it?

 

 

16 hours ago, Grandkai_NL said:

watching some My Hero Academia (almost caught up and already can't wait for the next season). 

 

So... Rather anime than manga?

[Grandkai_NL]

7 hours ago, Akura said:

That's good anyway, isn't it?

 

In a way it is, less rest more sweat.
 

7 hours ago, Akura said:

So... Rather anime than manga?

Depends, its one or the other. I wont read and watch the show, i will switch if the show is getting stale with a lot of fillers. Like i watched Naruto until the fight against Tobi and continued reading it. I read Shield Hero and didnt watch it except for short clips to see how some parts differ from the manga. 
I decided to watch My Hero Academia when i saw a "You Say Run goes with Everything" video on youtube. 

[Manarelle]

On 8/5/2019 at 10:53 PM, Grandkai_NL said:

And brought my workout clothes to work so i can drop by the gym on my way home and get a workout in, only problem was i forgot my gym shorts  BUT instead of thinking: "i'll workout tomorrow." i went home, grabbed those shorts and cycled back to the gym for a nice workout.

 

Boss. Nicely done. 

[Grandkai_NL]

Week 1, Day 2
Today was a rest day, so i relaxed at home with a bit of gaming and i layed down on the couch and i fell asleep and woke up at 7pm. And immediatly thought: "yay, getting to sleep is gonna be great tonight". Didnt stream like i had planned but perhaps i will do it on Thursday.. who knows
And thats all that happened on Day 2  

Week 1, Day 3
Woke up pretty good after having trouble to get to sleep. Looked at the Yoga program for the day and it was 5 minutes of meditation...well let me tell you if i would have sit down and meditate with my eyes closed i would have fallen asleep again. So i did the same routine as Day 1.
After work i went to the gym and this time i didnt forget to bring my gym shorts   And got a decent workout in. some squats, deadlifts, dips, push-ups & inverted rows. 

Gym done and went home, took a cold shower (and i just realized i havent taken a warm/hot shower in 2 weeks, only cold showers by choice). And relaxed on the couch with some games. Tried to do a few Speed Trophies in Rayman Origins but some of those are hard.

 

And that pretty much sums up Day 3.

 

Fitness:

- Workout: X X - | - - - | - - - | - - -

- Yoga: X X X - - - - | - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - |

 

Nutrition:

- Home made food: X X X - - - - | - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - |

- NO ORDERING FOOD: X X X - - - - | - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - |

 

Hobby:

Learned a level a bit better so i can give a good attempt to get the speed trophy for that specific level.

[WhiteGhost]

On 8/6/2019 at 10:53 AM, Grandkai_NL said:

i went home, grabbed those shorts and cycled back to the gym for a nice workout.

Booyah! 

 

7 hours ago, Grandkai_NL said:

i just realized i havent taken a warm/hot shower in 2 weeks, only cold showers by choice

I have gone that long without hot showers but not by choice. 

 

  Have you noticed that cold showers have made any difference for you?

[Grandkai_NL]

11 hours ago, WhiteGhost said:

Have you noticed that cold showers have made any difference for you?

Well for starters my showers are WAYYYY shorter  i feel awake and energized after it and that really helps when i take one after my morning shifts (normally im lazy and tired after them), my skin feels & looks not as dry as when i had a hot shower. 
And i'm not sure yet....but i think i lost some bodyfat thanks to the cold showers. Last week i had some fast food most of the days so i wasnt expecting to have lost 1,5% bodyfat.

[Akura]

On 8/7/2019 at 9:12 PM, Grandkai_NL said:

took a cold shower (and i just realized i havent taken a warm/hot shower in 2 weeks, only cold showers by choice).

 

Nice! now in summer, I have no problems with them but it'll be interesting when winter's coming...

[Grandkai_NL]

On 8/8/2019 at 10:23 PM, Akura said:

 

Nice! now in summer, I have no problems with them but it'll be interesting when winter's coming...

Its going to be REALLY interesting!!


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Woeps missed a few days lets catch up:

Week 1, Day 4 till Day 7
Day 4 was another rest day. Rest days are my LEGIT rest days, bought some stuff at the grocery store so i could make burrito's and made a couple of those for the evening and kept a few as a snack the next day after work.

Day 5 was supposed to be a workout day, but in the morning i saw what the weather was going to be and it was TERRIBLE!!! A lot of rain and strong winds, so i opted to skip the gym on this day and instead do it on Day 6. 

However.... i was going to drink some beers with a buddy of mine on Saturday but he asked if we could do it on Friday instead, sure no problem with me. So i had a fun evening with a good buddy of mine. Drinking some beers, talking about life & a lot about video games  in particular Destiny 2 (which has a new DLC coming out in October which i am exciting for). 
 

(Day 6) Woke up the next day with some headache from the beer and that started to get me in a full relax & do nothing mood. Its been a while since i drank a lot of beer (we went from 8pm till 2am and we had special beer so it also kicks a punch) and i forgot that i can get a headache from it. Took a cold shower and drank A LOT of water. But i ordered some fast food instead of making my own food. -1 on goal!!

Halfway through the afternoon the headache was gone and in the evning after my fast food dinner i chilled on the couch and did a good old "anime & chill" evening, with water instead of beer. It was a good evening, finally caught up to My Hero Academia and just in time for Season 4 to start. 

 

Yesterday (Day 7) i woke up wayyyyy too early since i had to go in my nightshift. But i had a productive morning; Read my book with some coffee, did some laundry, looked through some articles on Nerdfitness and got some interest in Intermittent Fasting after reading the article. Going to read up on it and perhaps try a day out.

 

Wooh thats a lot of catching up.

 

Fitness:

- Workout: X X - | - - - | - - - | - - -

- Yoga: X X X X X X X | - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - |

 

Nutrition:

- Home made food: X X X X X ! X | - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - |

- NO ORDERING FOOD: X X X X X ! X | - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - |

 

Hobby:

Practiced a little bit more, its a toughy for the speed trophies

[Manarelle]

Sounds like a good end to the week, and glad you got some hang-out time with your buddy. How's this week looking?

[Grandkai_NL]

3 hours ago, Manarelle said:

Sounds like a good end to the week, and glad you got some hang-out time with your buddy. How's this week looking?

Sort of the same as last week. My biggest goals/tasks for this week are:

- Getting my bicycle to the shop for a check-up

- Get new profile pictures taken for my driving license and re-new it. 

 

And i’m going to try out Intermittent Fasting. And look into some nutrition stuff about it. 

[Grandkai_NL]

Week 2 update. 
I'm gonna keep this short, night shifts are tough to record. Doesn't feel right to type something out before heading to work and don't have energy to type something out after work (i just want to get to bed and sleep before the sun rises). 
- Got 3 workouts in YAY
- Did 0 Yoga workouts NO!! I noticed if i do them immediatly when i wake up im yawning a lot and not focused, i tried doing them after my coffee but by that moment i'm in total "get ready to workout" mode and i skip them. 

- Went out for dinner with my parents on Friday and on Saturday i made something but it had coconut milk and just the smell made me want to gag and the taste wasnt great. But the stores were closed by this time so i ended up ordering some food. so MEH for these goals

- Ordered food once, reason above. so NO!!

- Got some medallions completed for the 100% and i should write down the amount of stuff i need to do to keep it easier to track. but progress is going steady so YAY

[Manarelle]

Those night shifts always play havoc with your goals. That's gotta be crazy tough to switch up your entire routine like that. 

 

Still, nice work on getting the workouts in despite the schedule. Keep it up!