Mistr Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 Good job getting in gym time! It sounds like you are making steady progress in bouldering. Cool stuff! 1 Quote Level 77 Viking paladin My current challenge Battle log Link to comment
Artemis Prime Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 On 4/4/2024 at 4:37 PM, Ranger Hal said: A little more time between eating and gym might be good. It's so tricky trying to juggle everything into a schedule. How long is church? Maybe you could shoot for food before the service rather than in between service and gym. 1 Quote "For God did not give us a spirit of fear; but a spirit of power, love, and self-discipline". - 2 Timothy 1:7 "All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us." -Gandalf Link to comment
Ranger Hal Posted April 10 Author Report Share Posted April 10 1 hour ago, Artemis Prime said: It's so tricky trying to juggle everything into a schedule. How long is church? Maybe you could shoot for food before the service rather than in between service and gym. It is tricky, but I was pleasantly surprised at how well things worked out last week. Food before the service would be a good idea except that during Lent, the Wednesday night one you're not supposed to eat for several hours before it (I know, very complicated, so many "rules"). 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, #29, #30, #31, #32, Current Walk to Mordor: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 Link to comment
Ranger Hal Posted April 10 Author Report Share Posted April 10 Skipped a walk yesterday, but was on time for my work meeting. Today I did walk, but was later to work than I'd like (although no meeting to be late for). At some point, I'm probably going to have to deal with how late I'm getting to work, but for now, I'm prioritizing walking when it's not going to cause issues. Getting up early enough to be at work at a more reasonable hour is something to work on at a later time. Got my cardio in (25 min + 5 min cool down) and did a bit of bouldering. Made it a bit further on two V3s that I've tried before and started working on an interesting V2. Also, I'm now officially a member of the gym and can go whenever I want! Also, still doing candles and vegetables for the most part, but they're not very interesting. 4 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, #29, #30, #31, #32, Current Walk to Mordor: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 Link to comment
Ranger Hal Posted April 16 Author Report Share Posted April 16 Did another cardio/bouldering session Thursday, so that was two for last week. Still mostly doing the other things. Monday I was all set with everything I needed to go to the gym and then just didn't. On the way home, I decided it was probably because I was tired (lack of sleep due to SAR the previous night that ran kind of late). It was probably the right decision to go home, but I'm not sure if I will get two cardios in this week unless I do today and tomorrow (due to other things the rest of the evenings). We'll see. Had a dream last night that I quit work with no plan, so that was a bit unsettling. 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, #29, #30, #31, #32, Current Walk to Mordor: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 Link to comment
Ranger Hal Posted April 25 Author Report Share Posted April 25 The imposter syndrome is strong right now. I think it's mostly work related, but it seems to be draining the energy I could have used to drive to the gym the last two days. Yuck. 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, #29, #30, #31, #32, Current Walk to Mordor: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 Link to comment
Sovalis Posted April 25 Report Share Posted April 25 Sending you a Care Bear Stare!! 1 Quote Past Challenges: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16 Current Challenge: #17 “Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment
Ranger Hal Posted April 26 Author Report Share Posted April 26 Doing better today. Got the cardio in. 4 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, #29, #30, #31, #32, Current Walk to Mordor: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 Link to comment
Ranger Hal Posted May 1 Author Report Share Posted May 1 Challenge Wrap-Up 1. Light a candle for morning prayers This was good. Happened most weekdays. 2. Walk - This has pretty much defaulted to 0.6 mile walk because I don't get up early enough to not be in a rush for work This was fairly good, although it suffered occasionally on days when I wanted/needed to be at work or leave work by a certain time (instead of just working late to compensate for starting late). 3. Eat broccoli (or other veggies) This was good. Happened most weekdays. 4. Cardio at the gym 2 days a week 4a. Rescue shoes from spider webs Shoes were rescued and cleaned 4b. Pack gym bag Gym bag (backpack) seems to be working out well 4c. Do the cardio Week 1 - one session Week 2 - two sessions Week 3 - two sessions Week 4 - one session Week 5 - one session Overall, I think it's a good start given schedule challenges. I'd like to get into the 2-3 session/week range consistently. Also, there was lots of bouldering which I'm really enjoying. I'm working up to about a V3 level (haven't tried V4s yet), and while I can't always finish the V3s, they do seem to be getting easier. This has been a good challenge, really getting into bouldering and working out a good setup for using the cardio machines. I'm still thinking about what to do for next challenge. It's the week leading up to Easter for me, so everything is busy. Much church and other stuff (for example, the potato salad I'm taking to potluck on Thursday was started by shopping on Monday and chopping green onions and parsley, boiling potatoes on Tuesday, tonight I need to mix everything together, and tomorrow I need to bring it to work because I'm going directly to church/potluck; oh, and I also need to remember to take bread that I got for Saturday). Anyway, ideas to add for next challenge: evening candle, cleaning, increase cardio to 3x/week (or 2x/week and do something on the weekend), better sleep schedule (haha, this one's probably not realistic at this point). I also have ideas about playing with heart rate zones again (targeting low intensity which is probably slower than the cardio I've been doing at the gym), but I'm not sure if I want to do that this challenge or wait a bit longer. Getting in some hiking with a pack would also be good. 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, #29, #30, #31, #32, Current Walk to Mordor: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 Link to comment
Mistr Posted May 2 Report Share Posted May 2 Great job on your challenge! 1 Quote Level 77 Viking paladin My current challenge Battle log Link to comment
Ranger Hal Posted May 7 Author Report Share Posted May 7 New 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, #29, #30, #31, #32, Current Walk to Mordor: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 Link to comment
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