Ranger Hal Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 This is an Advent challenge which means it's a time of preparation for Christmas. We're already halfway through Advent so I need to get to it. I'm also planning a trip to the Grand Canyon in a couple of months and I need to prepare for that as well. I haven't been doing nearly enough hiking in the last couple of months. Advent readings Sleep better (in actual bed by 11pm, up by 7am) Walk/hike 6 days a week for a total of at least 7 miles per week; one day has to be at least 4 miles Three NF Workouts per week Clean one thing per day 3 Quote Challenges: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23, #24, #25, #26, #27, #28, Current Walk to Mordor: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 Link to comment
Ranger Hal Posted December 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2021 Posting because I don't feel like posting. Here's a table for tracking progress. Week 1 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Advent Readings Day 3 , 4 Day 5, 6 Day 7 Sleep 11:15 pm 7:00 am 11:45 pm 8:30 am late 8:45 am Walk/Hike 0.5 mi 0.5 mi Workouts NF Level 1 Clean stuff pans 2 Quote Challenges: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23, #24, #25, #26, #27, #28, Current Walk to Mordor: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 Link to comment
Ranger Hal Posted December 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2021 Week 1 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Advent Readings Day 3, 4 Day 5, 6 Day 7, 8 Day 9 Sleep 11:15 pm 7:00 am 11:45 pm 8:30 am late 8:45 am 12:30 am 8:10 am Walk/Hike 0.5 mi 0.5 mi x Workouts NF Level 1 NF Level 1 Clean stuff pans gore-tex jackets Last night, I didn't want to do the workout, but I did it anyway. I also washed and reapplied waterproofing to my good heavy-duty rain jackets. This is Seattle, so I own at least four rain jackets for various purposes. I'm going to a funeral this weekend as a SAR person and figured my "uniform" should be clean instead of grungy with odd black streaks. Formal events as a SAR person are always a bit odd because our "uniforms" consist of athletic tee-shirts and gore-tex jackets with the unit logo, so not really formal wear, but it's all we have. And in the field, wearing the "uniform" is not required (so people wear whatever they happen to have) which means we're never uniform anyway, lol! 2 Quote Challenges: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23, #24, #25, #26, #27, #28, Current Walk to Mordor: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 Link to comment
KB Girl Posted December 9, 2021 Report Share Posted December 9, 2021 3 hours ago, Ranger Hal said: Last night, I didn't want to do the workout, but I did it anyway That’s great What is a SAR person? 1 Quote KB Quest: becoming a decent kettlebell lifter and an excellent coach 2023 goals tracker; cycling: 1047,7/5000km & reading to my kids: 58/365 days (updated may 1st) my instagram - my gym's instagram Link to comment
Ranger Hal Posted December 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2021 5 hours ago, KB Girl said: What is a SAR person? Search and Rescue. I volunteer with a local unit. Quote Challenges: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23, #24, #25, #26, #27, #28, Current Walk to Mordor: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 Link to comment
Ranger Hal Posted December 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2021 Week 1 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Advent Readings Day 3, 4 Day 5, 6 Day 7, 8 Day 9, 10 Day 11 Sleep 11:15 pm 7:00 am 11:45 pm 8:30 am late 8:45 am 12:30 am 8:10 am 12:45 am 8:45 am Walk/Hike 0.5 mi 0.5 mi x x Workouts NF Level 1 NF Level 1 Clean stuff pans gore-tex jackets x Quote Challenges: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23, #24, #25, #26, #27, #28, Current Walk to Mordor: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 Link to comment
Mistr Posted December 10, 2021 Report Share Posted December 10, 2021 Which NF workout are you doing? Nice job on doing your Advent readings. This time of year is challenging. I am glad we are here to support each other. 1 Quote Level 71 Viking paladin My current challenge Battle log Link to comment
Ranger Hal Posted December 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Mistr said: Which NF workout are you doing? I'm doing the Bodyweight Level 1 workout on the app. I didn't feel like really doing the placement test, so I just started at Level 1, although I do a harder variation than the default for many of the exercises. 1 Quote Challenges: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23, #24, #25, #26, #27, #28, Current Walk to Mordor: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 Link to comment
Ranger Hal Posted December 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2021 Week 1 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Advent Readings Day 3, 4 Day 5, 6 Day 7, 8 Day 9, 10 Day 11, 12 Day 13, 14 ??? Sleep 11:15 pm 7:00 am bed 11:45 pm 8:30 am bed late 8:45 am bed 12:30 am 8:10 am bed 12:45 am 8:45 am bed 2 am? don't care couch ??? 6:45 am couch Walk/Hike 0.5 mi 0.5 mi x x x 4 mi x Workouts NF Level 1 NF Level 1 NF Level 1 Clean stuff pans gore-tex jackets x x x x Week 1 Summary: Advent readings: Pretty good. I might have forgotten Sunday. I don't remember and won't be able to check until I'm home tonight. Sleep: Didn't do so good at hitting bedtime or wake-up time. Sleeping in the actual bed was good until Friday night when my mind was just racing at 1 am and I couldn't sleep, so I decided to put on the TV and lie on the couch because I can definitely fall asleep that way if I'm tired enough. Sunday I slept on the couch because I thought the mind racing might be a problem again. Walk/Hike: Would have been really good if I'd kept up with the daily walks, but I did get in a hike on Saturday which probably wouldn't have happened without the challenge, so that's good. Workouts: Nailed it! Clean: Could use more work. 3 Quote Challenges: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23, #24, #25, #26, #27, #28, Current Walk to Mordor: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 Link to comment
Ranger Hal Posted December 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2021 Week 2 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Advent Readings Sleep 11:00 pm 7:30 am couch Walk/Hike Workouts Clean 1 Quote Challenges: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23, #24, #25, #26, #27, #28, Current Walk to Mordor: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 Link to comment
Mistr Posted December 13, 2021 Report Share Posted December 13, 2021 Nice job on week 1! On 12/10/2021 at 7:21 PM, Ranger Hal said: I'm doing the Bodyweight Level 1 workout on the app. I didn't feel like really doing the placement test, so I just started at Level 1, although I do a harder variation than the default for many of the exercises. I did the benchmark and it said I could start at level 4. I am doing the pushup challenge first because I felt like those really needed work. I will be interested to hear how the workouts go for you. Quote Level 71 Viking paladin My current challenge Battle log Link to comment
Ranger Hal Posted December 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2021 23 minutes ago, Mistr said: Nice job on week 1! Thanks! 23 minutes ago, Mistr said: I did the benchmark and it said I could start at level 4. I am doing the pushup challenge first because I felt like those really needed work. I will be interested to hear how the workouts go for you. I'm sure I could have started at a higher level because assisted squats and wall pushups are definitely too easy, but the completionist part of me decided I was going to want to do all the levels and starting at the beginning seemed the most logical way to accomplish that. I like the way they've made it easy in the app to switch between harder and easier variations of the exercises. Good luck with your pushup challenge! 2 Quote Challenges: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23, #24, #25, #26, #27, #28, Current Walk to Mordor: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 Link to comment
Ranger Hal Posted December 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2021 Week 2 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Advent Readings Day 15, 16, 17 Sleep 11:00 pm 7:30 am couch Walk/Hike x Workouts NF Level 1 Clean boxes 1 Quote Challenges: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23, #24, #25, #26, #27, #28, Current Walk to Mordor: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 Link to comment
Ranger Hal Posted December 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2021 Week 2 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Advent Readings Day 15, 16, 17 Day 18, 19, 20 Sleep 11:00 pm 7:30 am couch late 8:30 am? couch 3:15 am 9:30 am couch Walk/Hike x x Workouts NF Level 1 Clean boxes some of the dishes I let pile up So yeah. Bedtime is an issue. 2 Quote Challenges: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23, #24, #25, #26, #27, #28, Current Walk to Mordor: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 Link to comment
Mistr Posted December 15, 2021 Report Share Posted December 15, 2021 Going to bed on time is hard. There are so many other interesting things to do. Plus any consideration for future you tends to fly out the window when you are tired and want to do fun things. 1 Quote Level 71 Viking paladin My current challenge Battle log Link to comment
Ranger Hal Posted December 16, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 Week 2 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Advent Readings Day 15, 16, 17 Day 18, 19, 20 Day 21, 22 Sleep 11:00 pm 7:30 am couch late 8:30 am? couch 3:15 am 9:30 am couch 12:30 am 8:30 am bed Walk/Hike x x x Workouts NF Level 1 NF Level 1 Clean boxes some of the dishes I let pile up x 1 Quote Challenges: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23, #24, #25, #26, #27, #28, Current Walk to Mordor: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 Link to comment
Snarkyfishguts Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 Here late but loving the spreadsheet and the challenge! Woo woo! 1 Quote Link to comment
Ranger Hal Posted December 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2021 3 hours ago, Snarkyfishguts said: Here late but loving the spreadsheet and the challenge! Woo woo! Welcome! I kind of stole the table from Spezzy. I saw the one in her challenge and was like "I need that." 1 Quote Challenges: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23, #24, #25, #26, #27, #28, Current Walk to Mordor: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 Link to comment
Snarkyfishguts Posted December 17, 2021 Report Share Posted December 17, 2021 12 hours ago, Ranger Hal said: Welcome! I kind of stole the table from Spezzy. I saw the one in her challenge and was like "I need that." I love that too! Why not utilize a good tool? 1 Quote Link to comment
Ranger Hal Posted December 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2021 Okay, let's see if I can remember some of last week. Week 2 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Advent Readings Day 15, 16, 17 Day 18, 19, 20 Day 21, 22 Day 23, 24 Sleep 11:00 pm 7:30 am couch late 8:30 am? couch 3:15 am 9:30 am couch 12:30 am 8:30 am bed Late 6:45 am? 1 am 1 pm 2 am 6:45 am? Walk/Hike x x x x avy class x x Workouts NF Level 1 NF Level 1 NF Level 1 Clean boxes some of the dishes I let pile up x 1 Quote Challenges: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23, #24, #25, #26, #27, #28, Current Walk to Mordor: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 Link to comment
Ranger Hal Posted December 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2021 Week 3 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Advent Readings Sleep 11 pm? 7:30 am couch 2 am 8:30 am couch Walk/Hike x Workouts NF Level 1 Clean dishes, small counter space Got my booster on Sunday. My arm got really sore (it was worst when I woke up at 3 am, but I went back to sleep) and I ran a low grade fever for a bit. I'm better now though. I almost skipped the workout on Monday night, but I'm glad I didn't. It wasn't as bad as I expected, although I did do waist high pushups instead of knee pushups in consideration of my sore arm. Then I went on a (short) cleaning spree where I did a bunch of dishes and the smallest (but grossest) section of counter. 3 Quote Challenges: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23, #24, #25, #26, #27, #28, Current Walk to Mordor: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 Link to comment
Snarkyfishguts Posted December 21, 2021 Report Share Posted December 21, 2021 Naps and ice cream are essential for recovering from a booster shot. Its just science! 2 Quote Link to comment
Mistr Posted December 21, 2021 Report Share Posted December 21, 2021 Good for you getting your booster! Nice consistency in doing your NF workouts. I just picked up my pushup challenge again this week. I moved from bench pushups to couch level. That 6 inch difference makes them HARD! 1 Quote Level 71 Viking paladin My current challenge Battle log Link to comment
Ranger Hal Posted December 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2021 10 hours ago, Snarkyfishguts said: Naps and ice cream are essential for recovering from a booster shot. Its just science! Well, I don't have any ice cream right now, but I did break out the peppermint dark chocolate bar! 10 hours ago, Mistr said: Nice consistency in doing your NF workouts. Thanks! I'm glad there's one thing I'm doing consistently this challenge. 1 Quote Challenges: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23, #24, #25, #26, #27, #28, Current Walk to Mordor: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 Link to comment
Ranger Hal Posted December 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2021 Week 3 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Advent Readings Day 25, 26, 27, 28 Day 29, 30, 31, 32 Sleep 11 pm? 7:30 am couch 2 am 8:30 am couch ? 9 am couch Walk/Hike x x x Workouts NF Level 1 NF Level 1 Clean dishes, small counter space dishes dishes, counter I had ordered a part for my vehicle to keep the spare tire in place, but I opened the package today and it's not the one I wanted. Not excited about having to return or exchange it. Christmas isn't here yet and I'm already tired. Because of the weekend, there are six church services across the next four days (I might only go to five of them, haven't decided yet). And then there's food and people and everything. And all I want to do is curl up and sleep until Monday. 2 Quote Challenges: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23, #24, #25, #26, #27, #28, Current Walk to Mordor: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 Link to comment
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