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Starting my challenge for real now!

 

January 14

Food

sweet potato frittata with maple syrup
fish oil
chicken with avocado and raisins
seaweed
orange juice
red pepper
carrots
protein powder
nuts
dried apricot

 

Fitness

Back squats
45x5
95x5
115x5
125x5x5
Weird hamstring/groin cramping

Bench
45x5
65x5
85x5
95x5x5

Seated db OHP 25x8
Seated db curls 25x6
OHP 25x8
Curls 25x6
Press 25x8
Curls 25x6
Press 25x8
Curls 25x6
Press 25x8
Curls 25x6

10 minutes stretching

 

Foot

Seven hours sleep

Night boot

Stretched

Fish oil

Stretched more

 

Life

Worked on TAing

Met with professor to go over last semester's exam

Got books for this semester

Sent many necessary e-mails

Not productive on Note (BAD)

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i hate to be the bearer of bad news but, if daleks figured it out, it's only a matter of time...

 

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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  bwaaaa haaa haa  That is AWESOME!

 

the stairs for a croc would have to be pretty shallow b/c they don't have very long legs.  But crocs can climb up a river bank...

 

Best advice for croc escaping is to run in zig zag pattern and then get up on something like a counter or a car or something.  I think running up the stairs and locking yourself in the bathroom works just fine for croc escape (although not for crazy ghost killer escapes).

 

Crocs.... man those things are super cool.  Nile crocodiles are awesome and get HUGE!

I AM going the distance

 

'Cause all I wanna do is go the distance. Nobody's ever gone the distance with Creed, and if I can go that distance, you see, and that bell rings and I'm still standin', I'm gonna know for the first time in my life, see, that I weren't just another bum from the neighborhood.

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Daleks can only do stairs because they hover now. Crocodiles don't have that option.

 

but a hovering crocodile <- = AWESOME!

I AM going the distance

 

'Cause all I wanna do is go the distance. Nobody's ever gone the distance with Creed, and if I can go that distance, you see, and that bell rings and I'm still standin', I'm gonna know for the first time in my life, see, that I weren't just another bum from the neighborhood.

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i hate to be the bearer of bad news but, if daleks figured it out, it's only a matter of time...

 

Who%2Belse%2Bgot%2Bscared%2B.%2BWhen%2Bt

 

 

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  bwaaaa haaa haa  That is AWESOME!

 

the stairs for a croc would have to be pretty shallow b/c they don't have very long legs.  But crocs can climb up a river bank...

 

Best advice for croc escaping is to run in zig zag pattern and then get up on something like a counter or a car or something.  I think running up the stairs and locking yourself in the bathroom works just fine for croc escape (although not for crazy ghost killer escapes).

 

Crocs.... man those things are super cool.  Nile crocodiles are awesome and get HUGE!

 

 

Daleks can only do stairs because they hover now. Crocodiles don't have that option.

 

 

but a hovering crocodile <- = AWESOME!

 

Hahahahahah. I am so lucky to have such informed and hilarious nerdfriends.

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January 15

 

Food

steak w/ sweet potatoes and charred broccoli

frittata

coconut flakes w/ enjoy life chips and raisins

 

I feel like I should be eating more, but I am bigger than I've ever been, so I'm floundering a bit. NEED to cut sweeteners but this doesn't feel like the time (when does it ever, though, right?).

 

Fitness

30min bike
8.8 miles
"330" calories

Hang cleans
45x5
65x5
75x5
85x5
95x5
105x5
105x5
105x5
105x5
105x5
105x5

Barbell row
45x5
65x5
75x5
75x5
 

Foot

Went to a podiatrist today. Did almost nothing else for the foot. BUT at least I got fitted for custom orthodics.

 

Life

-Sent in an assignment that I've been procrastinating for about six months on — they were totally cool with the delay and were really pleased with my work.

-Sent in a DIFFERENT assignment that I was nervous about and got good feedback.

-Really, really struggling to work through the MASSIVE number of negative comments I received on the paper I'm theoretically finishing. I know they will make it an infinitely better work, but I honestly feel sick to my stomach trying to read and resolve these critiques because they are so numerous and negative. I'm trying to read them in Boyfriend's voice — he is often blunt to the point of sounding mean if you don't know him when critiquing people's writing — but it's not really helping. This has been a tough couple of weeks ego-wise.

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January 15

 

Life

-Sent in an assignment that I've been procrastinating for about six months on — they were totally cool with the delay and were really pleased with my work.

-Sent in a DIFFERENT assignment that I was nervous about and got good feedback.

-Really, really struggling to work through the MASSIVE number of negative comments I received on the paper I'm theoretically finishing. I know they will make it an infinitely better work, but I honestly feel sick to my stomach trying to read and resolve these critiques because they are so numerous and negative. I'm trying to read them in Boyfriend's voice — he is often blunt to the point of sounding mean if you don't know him when critiquing people's writing — but it's not really helping. This has been a tough couple of weeks ego-wise.

Okay, first: put down the paper for 2 days. I mean it. Don't look at it. Stop thinking about it.

Second, if he's close, ask boyfriend to read the comments. Are they really negative? For real?

Third, balls to the wall girlie - re read the comments with detachment. They are probably not as negative as they first appear. This is bc your writing is yours and we all tend to be too possessive of our writing. The comments are probably pointing to errors in logic, ways to improve, etc. as a former prof, I can promise you, I never wrote anything negative on papers - but students often got very upset. If I wrote "the logical argument is incomplete" they read it as "you are an idiot". Nope. So detachment.

Fourth, rewrite the paper using the feedback. I'll bet it's a lot better!!!

Pm me if you want.

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I AM going the distance

 

'Cause all I wanna do is go the distance. Nobody's ever gone the distance with Creed, and if I can go that distance, you see, and that bell rings and I'm still standin', I'm gonna know for the first time in my life, see, that I weren't just another bum from the neighborhood.

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Okay, first: put down the paper for 2 days. I mean it. Don't look at it. Stop thinking about it.

Second, if he's close, ask boyfriend to read the comments. Are they really negative? For real?

Third, balls to the wall girlie - re read the comments with detachment. They are probably not as negative as they first appear. This is bc your writing is yours and we all tend to be too possessive of our writing. The comments are probably pointing to errors in logic, ways to improve, etc. as a former prof, I can promise you, I never wrote anything negative on papers - but students often got very upset. If I wrote "the logical argument is incomplete" they read it as "you are an idiot". Nope. So detachment.

Fourth, rewrite the paper using the feedback. I'll bet it's a lot better!!!

Pm me if you want.

I like this advice heartily. 

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Okay, first: put down the paper for 2 days. I mean it. Don't look at it. Stop thinking about it.

Second, if he's close, ask boyfriend to read the comments. Are they really negative? For real?

Third, balls to the wall girlie - re read the comments with detachment. They are probably not as negative as they first appear. This is bc your writing is yours and we all tend to be too possessive of our writing. The comments are probably pointing to errors in logic, ways to improve, etc. as a former prof, I can promise you, I never wrote anything negative on papers - but students often got very upset. If I wrote "the logical argument is incomplete" they read it as "you are an idiot". Nope. So detachment.

Fourth, rewrite the paper using the feedback. I'll bet it's a lot better!!!

Pm me if you want.

Thank you for all of this.

They are genuinely negative but also genuinely helpful comments. I won't post them, but I can assure you it needs a lot of work. I'm really at the point of your third comment: I need to suck it up and work through the damn comments. I'm just having a tough time with it emotionally.

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Thank you for all of this.

They are genuinely negative but also genuinely helpful comments. I won't post them, but I can assure you it needs a lot of work. I'm really at the point of your third comment: I need to suck it up and work through the damn comments. I'm just having a tough time with it emotionally.

 

it's hard.  We get very attached to our writing and to our "babies".  Sometimes it's really hard to feel crushed.  To be really really honest, profs really want work to improve. 

 

Once, in my master's program I got a grade lower than I expected on a paper for a professor I really respected.  The only comment "This is not up to the usual quality of your work".  I was soooooo pissed.  That was the only comment on the paper.  Man was I pissed.  I steamed for a few days. 

 

Then, I sat down and re-read my brilliance, the whole time KNOWING I didn't really put my best effort in but I was brilliant right?  Yeah.... it was not my best effort.  Yeah....

 

Chin up.  Do the work.  It's really not personal.  Prof wants you to be better. 

I AM going the distance

 

'Cause all I wanna do is go the distance. Nobody's ever gone the distance with Creed, and if I can go that distance, you see, and that bell rings and I'm still standin', I'm gonna know for the first time in my life, see, that I weren't just another bum from the neighborhood.

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it's hard.  We get very attached to our writing and to our "babies".  Sometimes it's really hard to feel crushed.  To be really really honest, profs really want work to improve. 

 

Once, in my master's program I got a grade lower than I expected on a paper for a professor I really respected.  The only comment "This is not up to the usual quality of your work".  I was soooooo pissed.  That was the only comment on the paper.  Man was I pissed.  I steamed for a few days. 

 

Then, I sat down and re-read my brilliance, the whole time KNOWING I didn't really put my best effort in but I was brilliant right?  Yeah.... it was not my best effort.  Yeah....

 

Chin up.  Do the work.  It's really not personal.  Prof wants you to be better. 

 

The funny thing is that I'm not even that attached to this particular baby. I KNOW it needs a lot of work. I think the main thing is that I'm embarrassed this professor I respect saw me turn in such a garbage first draft. But I need to get over that. Taking a day or two off and then diving back in.

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The funny thing is that I'm not even that attached to this particular baby. I KNOW it needs a lot of work. I think the main thing is that I'm embarrassed this professor I respect saw me turn in such a garbage first draft. But I need to get over that. Taking a day or two off and then diving back in.

Nah don't be embarrassed. All students have these moments. Profs usually write tons if comments only on the papers of students who will sit down and do the work. Otherwise, it's wasted energy. Profs know who will strive to be better and they push.

You're in a better place, so I can say this now: comments all over your paper, however rough, are a compliment. Somebody spent a lot of time coaching you. No comments? Little effort by prof.

Rise up my friend....somebody has an eye on you!!!

I AM going the distance

 

'Cause all I wanna do is go the distance. Nobody's ever gone the distance with Creed, and if I can go that distance, you see, and that bell rings and I'm still standin', I'm gonna know for the first time in my life, see, that I weren't just another bum from the neighborhood.

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Nah don't be embarrassed. All students have these moments. Profs usually write tons if comments only on the papers of students who will sit down and do the work. Otherwise, it's wasted energy. Profs know who will strive to be better and they push.

You're in a better place, so I can say this now: comments all over your paper, however rough, are a compliment. Somebody spent a lot of time coaching you. No comments? Little effort by prof.

Rise up my friend....somebody has an eye on you!!!

Have I told you recently how awesome you are??

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A few days behind on logging but I've been keeping track offline.

 

January 16

 

Food

sweet potato frittata with three slices bacon and 1/2 avocado
chicken sate lunch box — salad w/ ginger dressing, chicken sate (peanut sauce, no gluten), rice
raisins and enjoy life chips
hu kitchen meatloaf, pineapple w/ cashew sauce, broccoli, 1/2 brownie, 1.5 macaroons
 

I swear if I could eat Hu Kitchen every day I would be a happy lady.

 

Fitness

1k erg easy 4:22.7

Front squat
45x5
65x5
85x5
95x5
105x5
110x5
115x5
120x4
125x3
Slowww grind on the last one

Strict press
45x5
65x3
70x3
70x3
70x3
70x3
70x3
70x3
70x3
70x3

15m stretch
 

 

January 17

 

Food

eggs, sweet potato
chocolate, raisins
sardines
MANY olives
frozen blueberries
dried apricot
 

Probably not enough food

 

Fitness

Rest day

 

January 18 (so far)

 

Food

4 eggs
sweet potato
1/2 avocado
7 slices of bacon
coconut
chocolate, raisins
sardines
 

Will eat something else today

 

Fitness

Row 1k 4:21.7

Back squat
45x5
95x5
115x5
135x5
135x5
135x5
135x5
135x5
135x5
135x5
135x5
135x5
135x5

Bench
45x5
65x3
85x3
95x3
100x3
100x3
100x3
100x3
100x3
100x3
100x3

Seated db OHP
25x8
30x5
30x5
30x5
25x5
 

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Have I told you recently how awesome you are??

You, my friend, are awesome too. Remember....lots of ink means someone wants you to be better.

I AM going the distance

 

'Cause all I wanna do is go the distance. Nobody's ever gone the distance with Creed, and if I can go that distance, you see, and that bell rings and I'm still standin', I'm gonna know for the first time in my life, see, that I weren't just another bum from the neighborhood.

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i love hu kitchen. 

except when i spend $30 for dinner. 

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