GoldLynx Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 On 3/4/2016 at 3:38 PM, Artinum said: Betty Edwards, "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain". And I have kept my original sketches, but I'm not quite courageous enough to post them online! So I'm stalking this forum a year later. But that book is AWESOME!!! I <3 it. 1 Quote We do not show off, for we are the unseen. We are not motivated by aesthetics, but effectiveness. Our bodies are our weapons, not our trophies.They are the civilians.We are the warriors. Link to comment
TheHailey Posted January 22, 2017 Report Share Posted January 22, 2017 Further reviving this thread. I have two stories. First, the other day, it was raining outside. Like, really pouring. But, I really needed to buy some groceries - I was completely out. And as I don't own a car, this would require me walking to the store, which is about two miles away one-way. I did not want to walk in the rain. But then I was like, "What the heck - I need food." And so I put on my coat and my hood and made the trek. I was soaked all the way through by the time I got there. Needless to say, I bought an umbrella for the way back, which made it a little less unpleasant. But after it was all over, despite the cold, I felt awesome. And today I joined the gym. I am super shy and nervous about doing things I've never done before, and almost talked myself out of it, but before I thought too much I went and did it. It was kind of annoying, though, 'cause it took way longer than planned to get set up (as they wanted to give me the whole song and dance to get me on their programs and spend more money), and by then I was reconsidering (amidst inner screams of "I know what I'm doing, just leave me alone and let me work out!). But then I worked out and it was great and I felt awesome. So yeah. Now I have to survive the rest of their song and dance on Monday. *rolls eyes* 5 Quote Link to comment
Rafnir Posted February 10, 2017 Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 Engaged berserker mode this morning in the gym. Been going to the gym for a couple of months now. Worked my way from machines to dumbbells but barbells just intimidated me. Don't know why but I think I just felt like I would look like an idiot using the bar with no weight while I got my bearings... Well, this morning I prepared myself to do it and just jumped on in. Did barbell squats, barbell benchpresses and barbell curls this morning. All for the first time! And even though I'm sure I probably did look ridiculous, I'm incredibly happy I did it. 2 Quote Current Challenge NF Character (Work in Progress) Previous challenges | 1 | "We’re all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?" -The Doctor "I drink and I know things" - Tyrion Lannister "BE AWESOME!!" -me Link to comment
WolfDreamer Posted February 17, 2017 Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 On 2/9/2017 at 7:34 PM, Rafnir said: I'm incredibly happy I did it. Hell yeah! Well done. It feels good, doesn't it? I bench-pressed for the first time in a long while yesterday, not caring what anybody said or thought. Benched 70 pounds, 3 reps of 10. Planning to work my way up to at least my body weight (about 185). Keep it up and you'll be kicking ass in no time. :-) 4 Quote Who am I? -- My NF Character Current Challenge: WolfDreamer Enters Spartan Training Past Challenges: Spoiler Winter is Coming, Wolfen Strengthens His Heart, Body, Mind, and Spirit, Wolfen Becomes One of the People, Wolfen Strengthens His Chakras, Wolfen Welcomes Summer and Gets Primal, Soulcon and Spartan, Wolfen Develops Mental Toughness, Wolfen Joins the Wander Society, Soulcon, Spartan, School, and Stranger Things, Wolfen Becomes a Warrior Elite, Wolfen Goes Here and There and Back Again, Wolfen Becomes a Soulcon Warrior Elite, Wolfen Returns to His Roots, Wolfen Wanders in Soul, Spirit, and Body, Wolfen Owns the Day, Wolfen Searches for His Wild Heart, Wolfen Runs for His Life, Wolfen Hits the Trails, Wolfen Becomes an Explorer and Joins the Resistance, Wolfen Goes Back to the Source, Wolfen Begins the Hero's Journey, WolfDreamer Returns to the People, WolfDreamer Pushes Back, WolfDreamer Prioritizes, Burpees, Books, and Brainwork, Burpees, Books, Brainwork, and Bodywork, WolfDreamer Masters the Four Elements, WolfDreamer Continues to Master the Four Elements, WolfDreamer Returns to Sparta, WolfDreamer Returns to Middle Earth, WolfDreamer Continues His Middle Earth Adventure, WolfDreamer and the Fall, WolfDreamer Forges His Own Path, WolfDreamer Has Hope, WolfDreamer Returns to Middle Earth, WolfDreamer Reads Harder, Breathes Harder, and Journals More, WolfDreamer Embraces His Wild Poet, The Mad Poet Becomes Supernatural, WolfDreamer, The Mad Poet, Becomes Superhuman, WolfDreamer Elevates, WolfDreamer Becomes IronBorn, WolfDreamer Wakes the White Wolf, The Mad Poet Recovers by Keeping it Simple, WolfDreamer Clears His Mind to Find His Wild Heart, WolfDreamer Resets, WolfDreamer Strives to Become an Eminently Qualified Peaceful Warrior, WolfDreamer Springs Forward, WolfDreamer Returns (For Real This Time), WolfDreamer is RespaWinning, WolfDreamer Reboots, WolfDreamer Thinks About the Roman Empire “I'd rather sing one wild song and burst my heart with it, than live a thousand years watching my digestion and being afraid of the wet.” -- Jack London “I wanted movement and not a calm course of existence. I wanted excitement and danger and the chance to sacrifice myself for my love.” -- Leo Tolstoy "I feel love rising in my chest again Rising like a burning sun into the day..." -- Gungor, "Hurricane" "...wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom." 2 Corinthians 3:17b Link to comment
WolfDreamer Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 Quote Who am I? -- My NF Character Current Challenge: WolfDreamer Enters Spartan Training Past Challenges: Spoiler Winter is Coming, Wolfen Strengthens His Heart, Body, Mind, and Spirit, Wolfen Becomes One of the People, Wolfen Strengthens His Chakras, Wolfen Welcomes Summer and Gets Primal, Soulcon and Spartan, Wolfen Develops Mental Toughness, Wolfen Joins the Wander Society, Soulcon, Spartan, School, and Stranger Things, Wolfen Becomes a Warrior Elite, Wolfen Goes Here and There and Back Again, Wolfen Becomes a Soulcon Warrior Elite, Wolfen Returns to His Roots, Wolfen Wanders in Soul, Spirit, and Body, Wolfen Owns the Day, Wolfen Searches for His Wild Heart, Wolfen Runs for His Life, Wolfen Hits the Trails, Wolfen Becomes an Explorer and Joins the Resistance, Wolfen Goes Back to the Source, Wolfen Begins the Hero's Journey, WolfDreamer Returns to the People, WolfDreamer Pushes Back, WolfDreamer Prioritizes, Burpees, Books, and Brainwork, Burpees, Books, Brainwork, and Bodywork, WolfDreamer Masters the Four Elements, WolfDreamer Continues to Master the Four Elements, WolfDreamer Returns to Sparta, WolfDreamer Returns to Middle Earth, WolfDreamer Continues His Middle Earth Adventure, WolfDreamer and the Fall, WolfDreamer Forges His Own Path, WolfDreamer Has Hope, WolfDreamer Returns to Middle Earth, WolfDreamer Reads Harder, Breathes Harder, and Journals More, WolfDreamer Embraces His Wild Poet, The Mad Poet Becomes Supernatural, WolfDreamer, The Mad Poet, Becomes Superhuman, WolfDreamer Elevates, WolfDreamer Becomes IronBorn, WolfDreamer Wakes the White Wolf, The Mad Poet Recovers by Keeping it Simple, WolfDreamer Clears His Mind to Find His Wild Heart, WolfDreamer Resets, WolfDreamer Strives to Become an Eminently Qualified Peaceful Warrior, WolfDreamer Springs Forward, WolfDreamer Returns (For Real This Time), WolfDreamer is RespaWinning, WolfDreamer Reboots, WolfDreamer Thinks About the Roman Empire “I'd rather sing one wild song and burst my heart with it, than live a thousand years watching my digestion and being afraid of the wet.” -- Jack London “I wanted movement and not a calm course of existence. I wanted excitement and danger and the chance to sacrifice myself for my love.” -- Leo Tolstoy "I feel love rising in my chest again Rising like a burning sun into the day..." -- Gungor, "Hurricane" "...wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom." 2 Corinthians 3:17b Link to comment
chemgeek Posted March 16, 2017 Report Share Posted March 16, 2017 Be scared and do it anyway is words to live by IME. Mine: prepping a solo trip to France for work. Fun fact: I am afraid every time I travel (social anxiety + brought up in a "prepper" house + tendency to obsess over what can go wrong). I leave Saturday. 1 Quote Link to comment
DyDy Posted January 29, 2018 Report Share Posted January 29, 2018 I love to travel solo! Went to London twice and being alone in museums is perfect since I get all the companion texts if I want to. Open yourself up, go a little berserk and have fun! Good luck for the trip to France, would love to hear how it turned out. Quote Epic Quest Character | Battle Log Challenges: #1 Link to comment
MattSkywalker Posted February 28, 2018 Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 So, I went into Force Body mode (Jedi equivalent to a berserker mode) and started working out with a barbell, which used to scare the hell out of me. Guess what, I ended up doing: 5x5 barbell bench presses (50 kg) 5x5 barbell rack squats (25 kg) 5x5 barbell rack overhead presses (25 kg) 5x5 barbell deadlifts (50 kg) And best of all, finishing up the workout, I said, let's attempt the pull-up again. Best I could do before was 5x1 negatives. But you know what, I did 3x3 kipped pull-ups! So, yeah! 2 Quote Level 4 Padawan STR 4.75 | DEX 5 | STA 8.5 | CON 4.25 | WIS 4.25 | CHA 2.75 Challenge #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 , #6, #7 | Battle Log | Epic Quests | STRAVA Profile ! Join the Rebellion (NF Club) On Strava ! >>> On 8/11/2017 started Walking to Mordor, threw the Ring into Mount Doom on 26/5/2019 and now heading back to Hobbiton >>> 'We all long for Eden, and we are constantly glimpsing it: our whole nature is still soaked with the sense of exile.' - J. R. R. Tolkien Link to comment
WolfDreamer Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 I am normally a comfort-zone kind of guy when it comes to choosing my route for my runs. Because the act of running is already out of my comfort zone, I like to know where I'm going, so I almost always choose the same route, or at least one I know well (such as a road I have driven, walked, or run before). Saturday, however, a train prevented me from crossing over to my usual route in a town I run often (Hurricane, WV). Rather than stand and wait for the train to pass or run to the tunnel that goes under the tracks, I decided to stay on the side of the tracks where I was and follow an unfamiliar back road. I'm glad I did; the road was very scenic and mostly quiet (a few cars passed me), much quieter than my usual route. 3 Quote Who am I? -- My NF Character Current Challenge: WolfDreamer Enters Spartan Training Past Challenges: Spoiler Winter is Coming, Wolfen Strengthens His Heart, Body, Mind, and Spirit, Wolfen Becomes One of the People, Wolfen Strengthens His Chakras, Wolfen Welcomes Summer and Gets Primal, Soulcon and Spartan, Wolfen Develops Mental Toughness, Wolfen Joins the Wander Society, Soulcon, Spartan, School, and Stranger Things, Wolfen Becomes a Warrior Elite, Wolfen Goes Here and There and Back Again, Wolfen Becomes a Soulcon Warrior Elite, Wolfen Returns to His Roots, Wolfen Wanders in Soul, Spirit, and Body, Wolfen Owns the Day, Wolfen Searches for His Wild Heart, Wolfen Runs for His Life, Wolfen Hits the Trails, Wolfen Becomes an Explorer and Joins the Resistance, Wolfen Goes Back to the Source, Wolfen Begins the Hero's Journey, WolfDreamer Returns to the People, WolfDreamer Pushes Back, WolfDreamer Prioritizes, Burpees, Books, and Brainwork, Burpees, Books, Brainwork, and Bodywork, WolfDreamer Masters the Four Elements, WolfDreamer Continues to Master the Four Elements, WolfDreamer Returns to Sparta, WolfDreamer Returns to Middle Earth, WolfDreamer Continues His Middle Earth Adventure, WolfDreamer and the Fall, WolfDreamer Forges His Own Path, WolfDreamer Has Hope, WolfDreamer Returns to Middle Earth, WolfDreamer Reads Harder, Breathes Harder, and Journals More, WolfDreamer Embraces His Wild Poet, The Mad Poet Becomes Supernatural, WolfDreamer, The Mad Poet, Becomes Superhuman, WolfDreamer Elevates, WolfDreamer Becomes IronBorn, WolfDreamer Wakes the White Wolf, The Mad Poet Recovers by Keeping it Simple, WolfDreamer Clears His Mind to Find His Wild Heart, WolfDreamer Resets, WolfDreamer Strives to Become an Eminently Qualified Peaceful Warrior, WolfDreamer Springs Forward, WolfDreamer Returns (For Real This Time), WolfDreamer is RespaWinning, WolfDreamer Reboots, WolfDreamer Thinks About the Roman Empire “I'd rather sing one wild song and burst my heart with it, than live a thousand years watching my digestion and being afraid of the wet.” -- Jack London “I wanted movement and not a calm course of existence. I wanted excitement and danger and the chance to sacrifice myself for my love.” -- Leo Tolstoy "I feel love rising in my chest again Rising like a burning sun into the day..." -- Gungor, "Hurricane" "...wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom." 2 Corinthians 3:17b Link to comment
WolfDreamer Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 On 2/28/2018 at 1:19 PM, MattSkywalker said: So, I went into Force Body mode (Jedi equivalent to a berserker mode) and started working out with a barbell, which used to scare the hell out of me. Well done sir, and way to face your fear! Quote Who am I? -- My NF Character Current Challenge: WolfDreamer Enters Spartan Training Past Challenges: Spoiler Winter is Coming, Wolfen Strengthens His Heart, Body, Mind, and Spirit, Wolfen Becomes One of the People, Wolfen Strengthens His Chakras, Wolfen Welcomes Summer and Gets Primal, Soulcon and Spartan, Wolfen Develops Mental Toughness, Wolfen Joins the Wander Society, Soulcon, Spartan, School, and Stranger Things, Wolfen Becomes a Warrior Elite, Wolfen Goes Here and There and Back Again, Wolfen Becomes a Soulcon Warrior Elite, Wolfen Returns to His Roots, Wolfen Wanders in Soul, Spirit, and Body, Wolfen Owns the Day, Wolfen Searches for His Wild Heart, Wolfen Runs for His Life, Wolfen Hits the Trails, Wolfen Becomes an Explorer and Joins the Resistance, Wolfen Goes Back to the Source, Wolfen Begins the Hero's Journey, WolfDreamer Returns to the People, WolfDreamer Pushes Back, WolfDreamer Prioritizes, Burpees, Books, and Brainwork, Burpees, Books, Brainwork, and Bodywork, WolfDreamer Masters the Four Elements, WolfDreamer Continues to Master the Four Elements, WolfDreamer Returns to Sparta, WolfDreamer Returns to Middle Earth, WolfDreamer Continues His Middle Earth Adventure, WolfDreamer and the Fall, WolfDreamer Forges His Own Path, WolfDreamer Has Hope, WolfDreamer Returns to Middle Earth, WolfDreamer Reads Harder, Breathes Harder, and Journals More, WolfDreamer Embraces His Wild Poet, The Mad Poet Becomes Supernatural, WolfDreamer, The Mad Poet, Becomes Superhuman, WolfDreamer Elevates, WolfDreamer Becomes IronBorn, WolfDreamer Wakes the White Wolf, The Mad Poet Recovers by Keeping it Simple, WolfDreamer Clears His Mind to Find His Wild Heart, WolfDreamer Resets, WolfDreamer Strives to Become an Eminently Qualified Peaceful Warrior, WolfDreamer Springs Forward, WolfDreamer Returns (For Real This Time), WolfDreamer is RespaWinning, WolfDreamer Reboots, WolfDreamer Thinks About the Roman Empire “I'd rather sing one wild song and burst my heart with it, than live a thousand years watching my digestion and being afraid of the wet.” -- Jack London “I wanted movement and not a calm course of existence. I wanted excitement and danger and the chance to sacrifice myself for my love.” -- Leo Tolstoy "I feel love rising in my chest again Rising like a burning sun into the day..." -- Gungor, "Hurricane" "...wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom." 2 Corinthians 3:17b Link to comment
Tarak_ Posted May 13, 2018 Report Share Posted May 13, 2018 I FINALLY joined a local gym, completed a personal training session, went to the gym 3 times this week... oh yeah... I also got ACCEPTED into the University of Iceland 8) 3 Quote Link to comment
RubiksCat Posted August 23, 2018 Report Share Posted August 23, 2018 I just found out about this thread and I like what I'm reading so far. Everyone's personal stories are a real inspiration. I have two stories to share, so it's a two-fer. Be me 10 years ago in college. Notice cute girl in class one day. Be too afraid to confess crush on her. Wait a whole year. Randomly meet her on campus again. Finally muster courage to tell her. Find out she's a married woman. Feel like utter garbage. Days later...never regret going berserker in spite of the cowardice. 2nd story is more recent. In September 2017 I decided I wanted to become certified by the NSCA as a strength and conditioning specialist. I studied for 6 months. I entered the computer lab at the testing facility very anxious and my heart was thumping in my chest because I was nervous I would fail. I didn't get my certification that day. It felt like getting punched in the stomach. But yesterday....I did pass because I wasn't afraid. I dusted myself off and stared that exam dead in the eyes. Never give up. 3 Quote Link to comment
BalthazarG Posted August 24, 2019 Report Share Posted August 24, 2019 I've been a huge glutton all my 30 year life. Finally last year I decided enough was enough! And in 14 months time, I managed to lose 20kg on my own! Took me about 20secs to right this I guess.. 3 Quote Link to comment
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