sammyrulez Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 Hi folks I'm not gone.. I was just on holiday.. and missed the previous challenge. Although my trip to Corsica wasn't "rest" ( kids, lot of driving to explore nice beaches) I'm ready for the next chapter. In this "Firefly" themed challenge I have a serious goal: (this is my serious face) to stay fit while the gym is closed ( in August) and ready to start in September. I rent an apartment on nearby mountains for the whole month of August. Kids, parents and parents in law... There is a nice trail in the back that brings you to the top of a cliff: a nice hiking morning session opportunity! Fitness: Train 6 days a week: I have 3 more kickboxing sessions in the gym. I plan to run , skipping ropes, hiking every day and / or do my bodyweight routine.Life: Reading: I want to read as much as possible. I have a couple of fantasy books, a programming manual and other Martial arts related books to read on my kindle that have been waiting for agesMeditation: "Play it one more time, Sam" MVP: I'm working on a app and I would like to participate in a founding challenge in September. I need to build a MVP ( minimum viable product) and fill the paperwork. This is huge.Bonus:Watch the Firefly episodes I missed and then Serenity the movieComplete the Standford course on "Natural Language Processing" on Coursera.3 days of hiking with my wife: we plan to make a tour sleeping in mountain shelters Goals:Run sub 4 min/km2 minutes of high speed kickboxing combos 20 min of skipping ropes Let's the fun begin! 1 Level 4 Elf Monk RangerSTR - 13 DEX - 8 STA -5 CON - 6 WIS - 6 CHA - 5Current challenge Past challenges: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Blog" what do you know about yourself if you haven't been in a fight?" Link to comment
Oramac Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 Great looking challenge!! MVP: I'm working on a app and I would like to participate in a founding challenge in September. I need to build a MVP ( minimum viable product) and fill the paperwork. This is huge. Any tips for someone who wants to try to write an app but has no freaking clue how to use Java? "Someone ever tries to kill you, you try to kill 'em right back." - Captain Malcolm Reynolds Current Challenge Also, I Agree With Tank™ Link to comment
Kishi Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 Sounds like your trip with the wife is going to be pretty epic. You'll definitely want to be prepared for that. Also, catch up on those episodes! They're worth catching up with! Work like a farmer, train like an athlete, fight like a soldier. 2 Tim. 2:3-6 BATTLE! Link to comment
sammyrulez Posted July 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 Great looking challenge!! Any tips for someone who wants to try to write an app but has no freaking clue how to use Java? It depends: if your background is more on web design try a toolkit like appcellerator. If you have no programming background... fall back to the old school and .. study :-) Also, catch up on those episodes! They're worth catching up with! will do! thanks chief! Level 4 Elf Monk RangerSTR - 13 DEX - 8 STA -5 CON - 6 WIS - 6 CHA - 5Current challenge Past challenges: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Blog" what do you know about yourself if you haven't been in a fight?" Link to comment
Oramac Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 It depends: if your background is more on web design try a toolkit like appcellerator. If you have no programming background... fall back to the old school and .. study :-) Study it is, then! Thanks! "Someone ever tries to kill you, you try to kill 'em right back." - Captain Malcolm Reynolds Current Challenge Also, I Agree With Tank™ Link to comment
Teirin Posted July 28, 2014 Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 You have a packed challenge planned :-) Glad to see you back after a great vacation. Behave yourself, badly if necessary. Current Challenge Judo - Shodan My Character Link to comment
RisenPhoenix Posted July 28, 2014 Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 Very nice. I found reading before bed was a great way to read a lot more in my life. Helps with the sleep, too. Maybe that'll help you chew through some books. And when you're in mountain shelters maybe take your mind off the crummy beds. RisenPhoenix, the Entish Aikidoka Challenge: RisenPhoenix Turns to Ash "The essence of koryu [...is] you offer your loyalty to something that you choose to regard as greater than yourself so that you will, someday, be able to offer service to something that truly is transcendent." ~ Ellis Amdur, Old School Link to comment
sammyrulez Posted July 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 oh my On Friday I hit the gym... and no body else showed up! So I had a "private lesson" with the had coach. I was a instructive and destructive experience at the same time! I'm realizing that eating will be the hardest part: living with parents and parents in law will limit my dietary option. Let's see what I can do. 1 Level 4 Elf Monk RangerSTR - 13 DEX - 8 STA -5 CON - 6 WIS - 6 CHA - 5Current challenge Past challenges: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Blog" what do you know about yourself if you haven't been in a fight?" Link to comment
sammyrulez Posted July 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 day I is it day 1? really? day II Ok let's start: skipping rope: 3 min X 5 with 1 minute restbody weight: elevated push-us, sit-ups, standing push-ups, planks. I skipped squats because my back hurts ( it happens when you have kids to play with :-P )random HFSMEDITATION! JUST 5 MINUTES BUT I DID IT! 2 Level 4 Elf Monk RangerSTR - 13 DEX - 8 STA -5 CON - 6 WIS - 6 CHA - 5Current challenge Past challenges: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Blog" what do you know about yourself if you haven't been in a fight?" Link to comment
Oramac Posted July 29, 2014 Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 day I is it day 1? really? day II Ok let's start: skipping rope: 3 min X 5 with 1 minute restbody weight: elevated push-us, sit-ups, standing push-ups, planks. I skipped squats because my back hurts ( it happens when you have kids to play with :-P )random HFSMEDITATION! JUST 5 MINUTES BUT I DID IT! Sounds like a pretty good first day. 5 minutes is better than 0 minutes! Way to go! "Someone ever tries to kill you, you try to kill 'em right back." - Captain Malcolm Reynolds Current Challenge Also, I Agree With Tank™ Link to comment
Kishi Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 Day 1 snuck up on us this time. Still, you made time with your coach, and you got your meditation on. It's all good. Work like a farmer, train like an athlete, fight like a soldier. 2 Tim. 2:3-6 BATTLE! Link to comment
Teirin Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 Solo time with the head coach - simultaneously Yay! and Eek! Congrats on the meditation time. Behave yourself, badly if necessary. Current Challenge Judo - Shodan My Character Link to comment
Nusuth Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 MEDITATION! JUST 5 MINUTES BUT I DID IT! not forgetting about it is a huge step ; i have the same with 'mindfullness' 1 Nusuth Revamped Current Challenge You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf Jon Kabat-Zinn A quitter never wins and a winner never quits. Napoleon Hill Link to comment
sammyrulez Posted July 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 Thanks everybody! Day 3: Last kickboxing session of the season: there was 2 of us and a kid. I spend sometime holding pads for him... it was fun. Then when was my turn to hit the pads ( with the coach... not with the kid) I discovered I wasn't able to perform left leg Roundhouse Kicks. Do not know why. I have to gain access to a heavy bag and try to do something about it before September. Meditation : Planned a 10 min session before breakfast but I was interrupted by my 3yrs son who woke up, jumped off to bed , walked in the living room where I was sitting in the lotus form and asked " Did you find your inner peace?" 2 Level 4 Elf Monk RangerSTR - 13 DEX - 8 STA -5 CON - 6 WIS - 6 CHA - 5Current challenge Past challenges: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Blog" what do you know about yourself if you haven't been in a fight?" Link to comment
Googolplex Posted July 31, 2014 Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 Meditation : Planned a 10 min session before breakfast but I was interrupted by my 3yrs son who woke up, jumped off to bed , walked in the living room where I was sitting in the lotus form and asked " Did you find your inner peace?" Ha! That can definitely damage your calm. 1 Googolplex, level 4 monk, My avatar Link to comment
sammyrulez Posted July 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 Ha! That can definitely damage your calm. Just call it karma.... Level 4 Elf Monk RangerSTR - 13 DEX - 8 STA -5 CON - 6 WIS - 6 CHA - 5Current challenge Past challenges: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Blog" what do you know about yourself if you haven't been in a fight?" Link to comment
Rumpel Posted July 31, 2014 Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 The picture is just too funny. Hope you a few minutes in before you got interrupted. First do what is necessary, then what is possible, and suddenly you have done the impossible. - Franz von Assisi Challenges: 1st, Current Link to comment
Kishi Posted August 1, 2014 Report Share Posted August 1, 2014 Huh. You mean you can't lift your left leg? Work like a farmer, train like an athlete, fight like a soldier. 2 Tim. 2:3-6 BATTLE! Link to comment
sammyrulez Posted August 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2014 Huh. You mean you can't lift your left leg? No it was more technique related: no pivoting with the supporting foot, no lean back and an akward half switch footwork. I felt like a total noob. The right kick was almost ok. At the end of the session I had pain in lower back and right hip because I was doing everything wrong. I just can't figure out why. I focus on boxing and conditioning in the last two weeks but could I really have un-learn how to kick? Level 4 Elf Monk RangerSTR - 13 DEX - 8 STA -5 CON - 6 WIS - 6 CHA - 5Current challenge Past challenges: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Blog" what do you know about yourself if you haven't been in a fight?" Link to comment
sammyrulez Posted August 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2014 DAY 4 training: I decided it was abs day... I don't know.. I was in abs mooodMeditation: another 5 minutes before falling asleep. MVP: I put together the slides for a pitch and made a nice video with them ( required by the founding challenge) Felling good 1 Level 4 Elf Monk RangerSTR - 13 DEX - 8 STA -5 CON - 6 WIS - 6 CHA - 5Current challenge Past challenges: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Blog" what do you know about yourself if you haven't been in a fight?" Link to comment
RisenPhoenix Posted August 1, 2014 Report Share Posted August 1, 2014 Meditation : Planned a 10 min session before breakfast but I was interrupted by my 3yrs son who woke up, jumped off to bed , walked in the living room where I was sitting in the lotus form and asked " Did you find your inner peace?" You know, I'm kind of impressed a 3 year old could ask that question. And in my mind it's pretty damned adorable. RisenPhoenix, the Entish Aikidoka Challenge: RisenPhoenix Turns to Ash "The essence of koryu [...is] you offer your loyalty to something that you choose to regard as greater than yourself so that you will, someday, be able to offer service to something that truly is transcendent." ~ Ellis Amdur, Old School Link to comment
sammyrulez Posted August 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2014 Ok sorry folks I spent the weekend in the mountains with no internet connection. Following the program I did my hiking to the Serenity of the cliff tops. The house I rented for August is superb.. the only problem is no 3G signal... so I'll be stuck for 2 weeks. I'm also working on the MVP... things are starting to come together. week 2 day 1 pushups : 50abs : 300bulgarian squats : 24hand stand push ups: 24planks: 3 X 1 min Must work more on skipping ropes this week.... 1 Level 4 Elf Monk RangerSTR - 13 DEX - 8 STA -5 CON - 6 WIS - 6 CHA - 5Current challenge Past challenges: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Blog" what do you know about yourself if you haven't been in a fight?" Link to comment
Kishi Posted August 5, 2014 Report Share Posted August 5, 2014 This is acceptable. It's the best possible reason for you to not have signal. Have fun out there! Work like a farmer, train like an athlete, fight like a soldier. 2 Tim. 2:3-6 BATTLE! Link to comment
sammyrulez Posted August 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 week 2 day 1 pushups : 50abs : 300skipping ropes 3 min X 5 with one minute rest . The plan is to do 4 min X 5 in week 4, 5 min X 4 in week 5 and 10 X 2 in week 6 with a 20 min X 1 grand final Yesterday evening I ended up wasting a lot of time watching Braking bad instead of Firefly ... Level 4 Elf Monk RangerSTR - 13 DEX - 8 STA -5 CON - 6 WIS - 6 CHA - 5Current challenge Past challenges: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Blog" what do you know about yourself if you haven't been in a fight?" Link to comment
Kishi Posted August 6, 2014 Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 Man, I wish I knew some good Breaking Bad memes to fill up your thread. As it is, the only one I've got is the 'special hell' meme from Firefly, but that seems a little too extreme for this case. Um. Shame! Shame shame shame! You know you'll spoil your Firefly if you watch other shows first! 1 Work like a farmer, train like an athlete, fight like a soldier. 2 Tim. 2:3-6 BATTLE! Link to comment
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