Deleted Account Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 Coming out of the shadows to finally join a challenge here; looking forward to it! Working with some troublesome joints over here, but planning on going to talk to an orthopedic/sports medicine doctor in the hopes that those will finally be put to rest. My four challenges: - Bodyweight training! I want to start doing some gymnastics training, and that's not going to happen until I get better at moving my own weight around. Previous weekly goals were too easy to shove into the "I'll do it tomorrow" category, so we're going with daily goals now. These are the exercises I want to focus on: Push-ups (especially close-grip), handstand push-ups (I'll be working up to these; first by doing A-frame pushups, then feet on the bed/chair/whatever, then wall, etc; it doesn't matter how far I get in progression, as long as I get as far as I can), L-sits, and crow stance. My daily goals are:50 push-ups (the closer the grip, the better)30 handstand push-ups (working up to these; using the end-goal name)60 seconds L-sit (currently can hold for about 5)90 seconds crow stance Str +3, Dex +2 - Run 10k/week. 5k will be done in a single run. The rest should be something I can accomplish in two shorter runs, in which I will work on increasing speed. I will be logging these with Runkeeper. Current 5k speed (well, 5.25k, technically): 37:31. Aiming closer to 25:00, but I am not putting a time goal on this challenge; next time I will! Stm +3 - Sleep. I have a serious problem doing this - tonight is a prime example. My goal is to sleep 6 hours/night. Yes, I regularly get less than this. I know, it's absurd. I work best on 6-7 hours a night with what I call a "nod-nap" in the afternoon. An average of 6/night gets a "B" grade. Anything above 6.5 (averaged together) gets an "A." I will be tracking my sleep for this period with SleepBot. Con +3 - Spend a minimum of 5 hours/week studying, working on homework, or otherwise absorbing the literature of my major/career (urban planning/geography). This equates to one hour/week night if spread out evenly, and should create a good starting point for the amount I'll be doing in the next year, when this stuff gets really hard. Not to mention grad school. This studying must be done away from a computer. Certain films /may/ count toward this (fact-heavy films, for example; not made-for-laymen documentaries). Wis +4 - - - So I guess that's that. Mission 1... GO! Level 1 Arkanian Cyborg RangerSTR 3 DEX 2 STM 2 CON 3 WIS 3 CHA 2Mission One: Out of the Gate“The difference between someone who is in shape, and someone who is not in shape, is the individual who is in shape works out even when they do not want to." Link to comment
Deleted Account Posted April 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 Figured I would check in before bed. It's currently 4:20am, and I've got my alarm set for 11am. My roommate and I had some friends over tonight who stayed way later than we expected. It was fun, but it meant I had to get my goals in super late. Still, I did them all! Upping my L-sit goal from 30 to 60 seconds/day, and lowering my crow stance goal from 120 to 90. I think I can do more of the former than I thought in one go, and I think the latter may begin to aggravate my tendonitis in my right wrist if I go too high for now. Last time it flared up it took over 6 months to fully recover - I do not want that to happen again. Slept a full 7 hours last night! Aiming for 6-6.5 tonight. On the agenda tomorrow: Daily bodyweight and studying. Meeting a PT for some nutrition guidance in the afternoon; sure to be a great day. Level 1 Arkanian Cyborg RangerSTR 3 DEX 2 STM 2 CON 3 WIS 3 CHA 2Mission One: Out of the Gate“The difference between someone who is in shape, and someone who is not in shape, is the individual who is in shape works out even when they do not want to." Link to comment
JediNickD Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 Coming out of the shadows to finally join a challenge here; looking forward to it! Working with some troublesome joints over here, but planning on going to talk to an orthopedic/sports medicine doctor in the hopes that those will finally be put to rest. My four challenges: - Bodyweight training! I want to start doing some gymnastics training, and that's not going to happen until I get better at moving my own weight around. Previous weekly goals were too easy to shove into the "I'll do it tomorrow" category, so we're going with daily goals now. These are the exercises I want to focus on: Push-ups (especially close-grip), handstand push-ups (I'll be working up to these; first by doing A-frame pushups, then feet on the bed/chair/whatever, then wall, etc; it doesn't matter how far I get in progression, as long as I get as far as I can), L-sits, and crow stance. My daily goals are:50 push-ups (the closer the grip, the better)30 handstand push-ups (working up to these; using the end-goal name)60 seconds L-sit (currently can hold for about 5)90 seconds crow stance Str +3, Dex +2 - Run 10k/week. 5k will be done in a single run. The rest should be something I can accomplish in two shorter runs, in which I will work on increasing speed. I will be logging these with Runkeeper. Current 5k speed (well, 5.25k, technically): 37:31. Aiming closer to 25:00, but I am not putting a time goal on this challenge; next time I will! Stm +4 - Sleep. I have a serious problem doing this - tonight is a prime example. My goal is to sleep 6 hours/night. Yes, I regularly get less than this. I know, it's absurd. I work best on 6-7 hours a night with what I call a "nod-nap" in the afternoon. An average of 6/night gets a "B" grade. Anything above 6.5 (averaged together) gets an "A." I will be tracking my sleep for this period with SleepBot. Con +4 - Spend a minimum of 5 hours/week studying, working on homework, or otherwise absorbing the literature of my major/career (urban planning/geography). This equates to one hour/week night if spread out evenly, and should create a good starting point for the amount I'll be doing in the next year, when this stuff gets really hard. Not to mention grad school. This studying must be done away from a computer. Certain films /may/ count toward this (fact-heavy films, for example; not made-for-laymen documentaries). Wis +4 - - - So I guess that's that. Mission 1... GO! Nice job writing out your goals and plan to achieve them! Your study and sleep goals will benefit eachother. Getting in your studying will exhaust your brain and help you sleep better. Longer sleep will help your memory and give you the energy you need to study. The bodyweight and running goals are excellent and seem to be achieveable with the right amount of effort. Be a beast and crush them! Only issue I see is that you point total is +17 instead of +15. Journey to You: Coaching, Mentoring, and Personal Growth World 6 Level 4 | Epic Quest | Toastmasters: Where Leaders are Made | Institute for Jedi Realist Studies | Extra Life 2021 | YouTube Channel | Epic Nerd Camp "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -- Yoda | "We are what we repeatedly do." -- Aristotle Spoiler Distinguished Toastmaster Agnostic Rationalist Jedi Dwarf Black Belt Martial Artist Monk Ranger Assassin Engineer Scientist Philosopher Student Nerd World 6 Level 4 Stats: STR 150.0 | DEX 160.75 | STA 151.0 | CON 152.0 | WIS 158.0 | CHA 150.0 World 1 Level [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22] World 2 Level [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] World 3 Level [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12] World 4 Level [1, 2 (post lost), 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] World 5 Level [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] World 6 Level [1, 2, 3] “If you are willing to be terrible at something for a short period of time, you can be great at anything.” -- Sinbad (Stand-Up Comedian) Link to comment
Deleted Account Posted April 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 Thanks for the encouragement; I appreciate it! Didn't know there was meant to be a +15 limit; I'll edit that. General update: So far, so good. Today was kind of awful as a whole for Reasons, and I ended up spending the would-be-productive part of my afternoon feeling overwhelmed and just trying to find some solid ground to stand on, proverbially speaking. Still, I completed my daily fitness goals, and as I am on my way to bed I will get about 6.5 hours of sleep tonight. Tomorrow, it's a gym day, but I plan on going for a run on my college campus beforehand. Planning on spending about 90 minutes (in either two 45-minute or three 30-minute sessions) reading tomorrow as well. I've got a library book with a fast-approaching due date that I need to finish! Level 1 Arkanian Cyborg RangerSTR 3 DEX 2 STM 2 CON 3 WIS 3 CHA 2Mission One: Out of the Gate“The difference between someone who is in shape, and someone who is not in shape, is the individual who is in shape works out even when they do not want to." Link to comment
Deleted Account Posted April 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 Today was a wash when it comes to the exercises. I woke up with the kind of headache that gets steadily worse throughout the day, and is turned from "dull ache" to "hammer inside my skull" by the increase of blood pressure that comes from any kind of exertion at all. So out the door went the dailies, my Day 2 gym workout, and the after-class run I wanted to do. However, I did spend about 45 minutes studying before my headache started to get in the way, so I accomplished a little something at least... And I'll be sleeping a solid 8 hours tonight to get rid of it. Back on the horse tomorrow. Level 1 Arkanian Cyborg RangerSTR 3 DEX 2 STM 2 CON 3 WIS 3 CHA 2Mission One: Out of the Gate“The difference between someone who is in shape, and someone who is not in shape, is the individual who is in shape works out even when they do not want to." Link to comment
Deleted Account Posted April 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2013 Spent 90 minutes today meeting with my group from class to work on a couple of Environmental Analysis labs. Wasn't particularly in-depth work most of the time, so I'm going to call 45 minutes of it actual "studying." I feel that's appropriate. Accomplished everything else I wanted to today. Didn't make the gym due to factors outside my control, but I accomplished all bodyweight goals, and increased my max Crow Stance time to 20 seconds! I'll take it. According to SleepBot, I got 5.9 hours of sleep last night, but I know I dozed off for a while between the first and second alarms, so goal achieved once again. Gonna own tomorrow and Sunday hard. Looking forward to a great weekend. Level 1 Arkanian Cyborg RangerSTR 3 DEX 2 STM 2 CON 3 WIS 3 CHA 2Mission One: Out of the Gate“The difference between someone who is in shape, and someone who is not in shape, is the individual who is in shape works out even when they do not want to." Link to comment
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