Aces3000 Posted September 6, 2014 Report Share Posted September 6, 2014 I didn't start a battle log for the first challenge because I wasn't sure I'd be able to keep up with everything I needed to do for the challenge and also my daily life. Now I'm ready to post here. I'm part of a group that is starting a 10 week YAYOG challenge on September 8th and will start posting my results then. My next six week challenge will incorporate those body weight exercises along with a continuation of my Life Quest. I just wanted to get this started today, but will add more content shortly. Thanks for stopping by! 1 Quote Aces3000 - Wood Elf Current Challenge - 5/3/1 and Meditation "An increase of strength comes from the use of strength." - Stave of the Haruchai Link to comment
Aces3000 Posted September 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 Starting a ten week You Are Your Own Gym work out today. Using the iPhone app. I think this is a great workout plan for me. Since I can use the app, I don't have to think that much. I'm trying to get into exercising as a habit, so if I don't have to think about this much, it'll be better. Completed the first workout today and here's the recap:Push ups - 66Let me ins - 33Seated dips - 46Let me ups - 46 1 Quote Aces3000 - Wood Elf Current Challenge - 5/3/1 and Meditation "An increase of strength comes from the use of strength." - Stave of the Haruchai Link to comment
Aces3000 Posted September 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 I could definitely feel my workout by the end of the day yesterday. Woke up in the night feeling pretty tight in my neck and shoulders. Took some time to stretch this morning before doing day two of the YAYOG work out. Here's the update: Back Lunges - 25Romanian Deadlifts - 25Squats - 43Swimmers - 31 I took my time today and concentrated on form. Although I could have gone a little faster on the lunges, it turns out. The deadlifts were difficult for me because I don't have the greatest balance. The swimmers were definitely challenging, but I just took my time on them. Quote Aces3000 - Wood Elf Current Challenge - 5/3/1 and Meditation "An increase of strength comes from the use of strength." - Stave of the Haruchai Link to comment
Aces3000 Posted September 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 YAYOG Day 3 update: Completed the third day today. I went slow and focused on form throughout. I am more interested in building this as a habit and doing the exercises correctly than in number of reps completed. Push ups - 40Let me ins - 36Seated dips - 36Let me ups - 15 - I was unable to go any farther on this exercise. By the time I hit 15, I could tell it was all over. I am trying to take my time in the warm up and cool down also. 1 Quote Aces3000 - Wood Elf Current Challenge - 5/3/1 and Meditation "An increase of strength comes from the use of strength." - Stave of the Haruchai Link to comment
Aces3000 Posted September 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 YAYOG Week 1 Day 4 Update Completed the fourth day this morning! Going forward, I'm going to adjust my work out days to M, T, Th, F. It's challenging for me to find time on the weekends. Side Lunges - 36One Legged RDLs - 30Squats - 40Russian Twists - 51 I really am trying to go slow and focus on form. The RDLs are still hard for me because my balance is not great. However, I took my time and definitely noticed improvement by the time I was finished with that exercise. Looking forward to staring week two tomorrow! 1 Quote Aces3000 - Wood Elf Current Challenge - 5/3/1 and Meditation "An increase of strength comes from the use of strength." - Stave of the Haruchai Link to comment
Ryoko Posted September 15, 2014 Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 You're off to a great start, Aces! 1 Quote Level 2 - Wood Elf - Ranger STR : 2 | DEX : 2 | STA : 5 | CON : 3 | WIS : 3 | CHA : 2 Challenges: #1, Current - #2 My Triathlon Training Logs: #1, #2 Link to comment
Aces3000 Posted September 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 You're off to a great start, Aces! Thanks for stopping by and for the support! 1 Quote Aces3000 - Wood Elf Current Challenge - 5/3/1 and Meditation "An increase of strength comes from the use of strength." - Stave of the Haruchai Link to comment
Aces3000 Posted September 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 Week Two, Day 1 update: Still going slowly and concentrating on form as best I can. Push-ups - 40Let me ins - 36Seated dips - 40Let me ups - 25 - still the most difficult exercise for me. 1 Quote Aces3000 - Wood Elf Current Challenge - 5/3/1 and Meditation "An increase of strength comes from the use of strength." - Stave of the Haruchai Link to comment
Aces3000 Posted September 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 Week 2, Day 2 update: I was not in the best mood this morning and it showed in my workout. I warmed up, but still felt sloppy during the first two exercises. So I slowed it way down today and tried to focus on my form. Back Lunges - 25RDLs - 18Squats - 40Swimmers - 36 I'm having lots of balance problems, especially during the one legged RDLs. Probably could stand to find some exercises or stretches that improve balance. 1 Quote Aces3000 - Wood Elf Current Challenge - 5/3/1 and Meditation "An increase of strength comes from the use of strength." - Stave of the Haruchai Link to comment
Ryoko Posted September 16, 2014 Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 Hope you're feeling better now! ^.^ Quote Level 2 - Wood Elf - Ranger STR : 2 | DEX : 2 | STA : 5 | CON : 3 | WIS : 3 | CHA : 2 Challenges: #1, Current - #2 My Triathlon Training Logs: #1, #2 Link to comment
Aces3000 Posted September 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2014 Week Two, Day Three Update: Push ups - 51Let me ins - 40Seated dips - 51Let me ups - 25 I'm definitely feeling better about the LMUs. I didn't start struggling until about rep 20. I was able to take it slow for the last five, but that was all I had. Quote Aces3000 - Wood Elf Current Challenge - 5/3/1 and Meditation "An increase of strength comes from the use of strength." - Stave of the Haruchai Link to comment
Aces3000 Posted September 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2014 Week Two, Day Four: Side Lunges - 31 -5Romanian Dead Lifts - 28 - +10Squats - 45 - +5Russian Twists - 66 - +14 Not sure what happened on the side lunges, except that I am taking my time and thinking about form. Definitely can tell that my balance is improving doing the RDLs. Awesome. Definitely feel a little sore today after the arm workout from yesterday. However, the stretches and cool down really help with that today. I'm glad the app has that built in. So, now a couple of days rest before Interval training in week three! Quote Aces3000 - Wood Elf Current Challenge - 5/3/1 and Meditation "An increase of strength comes from the use of strength." - Stave of the Haruchai Link to comment
Aces3000 Posted September 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 Over the weekend, I rested from the YAYOG workout. Also went for a walk and did 30 minutes of Yoga yesterday. YAYOG Week Three, Day 1 Update: Classic Push-ups - 37Military Press - 39Close grip push ups - 23Seated dips - 31 This is much harder than the Ladders exercises. But I'm sure that's by design. My arms are shaking today. The seated dips with legs straight in front are so much harder! Anyway, great workout! Quote Aces3000 - Wood Elf Current Challenge - 5/3/1 and Meditation "An increase of strength comes from the use of strength." - Stave of the Haruchai Link to comment
Aces3000 Posted September 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 Week 3, Day 2 YAYOGThis is such a great workout.Split Squats - 12/12/16 = 40Side Lunges - 12/12/16 = 40Squats - 12/15/20 = 47OLRDL - 12/12/14 = 38 This workout was great. I did hit muscle failure on each exercise. Am noticing some changes and am feeling a lot stronger. Quote Aces3000 - Wood Elf Current Challenge - 5/3/1 and Meditation "An increase of strength comes from the use of strength." - Stave of the Haruchai Link to comment
Aces3000 Posted September 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 YAYOG Week Three, Day Three Update: LMIs - 12/12/12LMUs - 10/10/7LMIs w/wrists up - 12/12/12Towel Curls - 12/12/12 The Let Me Ups are the most difficult exercise for me and I'm not sure I'm making any progress there. Of course, I do need to remember that progress is slow and I want steady improvement in order to make exercising a habit. I am definitely seeing improvement and am feeling stronger. Quote Aces3000 - Wood Elf Current Challenge - 5/3/1 and Meditation "An increase of strength comes from the use of strength." - Stave of the Haruchai Link to comment
Aces3000 Posted May 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 I had my first session with a trainer yesterday and it was fantastic. I think I'll restart this Battle Log in order to update my progress. As much as I love YAYOG and the body weight exercises, I feel like I hit a plateau with them. I'm glad that I decided to meet with a trainer, he assessed where I'm starting from and then led me through a great session. At any rate, I'm planning to meet with him once a week. He's given me homework, so want to get into the gym tomorrow to start working on that. Bonus - he's a close friend and so he already knows me well. Also he's starting out his practice as a trainer, so his rates are reasonable. Plus, he doesn't go for the "Bro" workout mentality. Started with a good warmup and some mobility exercises so he could assess my body mechanics. I didn't really track reps, but here are the exercises I did. I did them in supersets: Glute bridge using bosu ball. First without weights and then with 10 lbs.Supported bent row w/15 lb dumbbellIncline push upsSquat without reistance band and then with.Goblet squatsProne thumbs upMedicine ball swingWe also started working on movements that will lead to me deadliftin Closed with stretches and using the foam roller. It was a tough 60+ minutes. I'm sore today, but not in a bad way. I feel energized about my workouts again. Will try to do a better job of logging reps and sets going forward. 2 Quote Aces3000 - Wood Elf Current Challenge - 5/3/1 and Meditation "An increase of strength comes from the use of strength." - Stave of the Haruchai Link to comment
Shello Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 I'm glad your training session went well. It works out well that it's a friend. On the one hand he can probably push you more and get away with it but also knows you better so is pushing you in the right way. Quote Race: Amazonian Ogre Princess | Class: Ranger | Profession: SuperHero | Affiliation: Doodlie and Pancake for Life Respawn Challenge Arcs: 2021 | 2022 I am not saying I am Wonder Woman. I am just saying no one has ever seen me and Wonder Woman together in the same room. Original Spawn Challenges 2014 - 2020: 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, 33, 34, 35, 36, ?? Roadmaps: 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 Starting weight = 290.4 (2014); Current weight = 241.2; Total pounds lost: 49.2 Link to comment
Aces3000 Posted May 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2015 5/6 workoutWarm up mobility exercisesWall kisses 2 sets 12 reps eachAll of the following were 3 sets of 12 reps each:Glute bridge w/15 poundsGoblet squat w/15 lbsBent over row 2X15 1X20Incline push upsEnded w/prone thumbs up 3 second hold. A good workout. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Aces3000 - Wood Elf Current Challenge - 5/3/1 and Meditation "An increase of strength comes from the use of strength." - Stave of the Haruchai Link to comment
T2sarahconnor Posted May 7, 2015 Report Share Posted May 7, 2015 There you are! Just saying hi and catching up. 1 Quote Level 36 Ranger Sorcerer Current challenge Link to comment
Aces3000 Posted May 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2015 There you are! Just saying hi and catching up.Hey thanks for stopping by! I've not been doing the best job posting lately. Hope this challenge is going well for you! Quote Aces3000 - Wood Elf Current Challenge - 5/3/1 and Meditation "An increase of strength comes from the use of strength." - Stave of the Haruchai Link to comment
Aces3000 Posted May 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2015 5/8 workout:Warm up mobility exercisesJump ropeProne thumbs up w/3 second hold at start and finish of workout Wall kisses Glute bridge 30 lbs 3X12Goblet squat 30 lbs 3X12Bent over row 25 lbs 3X12Incline push ups 3X12Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Aces3000 - Wood Elf Current Challenge - 5/3/1 and Meditation "An increase of strength comes from the use of strength." - Stave of the Haruchai Link to comment
Aces3000 Posted May 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 5/12 training session results. I don't have all the exact numbers but this was a great workout. Warm up - mobility and stability exercises. Then circuits which included the following Assisted pull-ups Bent over barbell row Dumbbell pressThere were some others but I can't recall what they all were. Waiting for my trainer to send me a recap. Will post more details later. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Aces3000 - Wood Elf Current Challenge - 5/3/1 and Meditation "An increase of strength comes from the use of strength." - Stave of the Haruchai Link to comment
Aces3000 Posted May 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 5/13 workout An easy one yesterday since I was feeling it from Tuesday. Warm up and mobility exercisesJump ropeCore exercises with stability ballAbout 30 minutes Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Aces3000 - Wood Elf Current Challenge - 5/3/1 and Meditation "An increase of strength comes from the use of strength." - Stave of the Haruchai Link to comment
Aces3000 Posted May 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 5/15 workout Warm up Prone thumbs up at beginning and end of workout. Wall kisses Dumbbell row 25 lbs 3X12 Incline push ups 3X12 Dumbbell press 25 lbs 3X12 Goblet squat 25 lbs 3X12 Glute bridge w/bosu ball 25 lbs 3X12 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Aces3000 - Wood Elf Current Challenge - 5/3/1 and Meditation "An increase of strength comes from the use of strength." - Stave of the Haruchai Link to comment
Aces3000 Posted May 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 5/18 workout After taking the weekend off - unintentionally - I have four workouts schedules this week. I'll be accountable to posting here in order to stay on track. Today:Warm up w/mobility exercises. Prone thumbs up at start and end of workout. My trainer has me doing them with arms in three positions. 4 second hold 4 reps each. Wall kisses w/squat 3X12 OLRDLs w/15 lbs Stability ball Jump rope Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Aces3000 - Wood Elf Current Challenge - 5/3/1 and Meditation "An increase of strength comes from the use of strength." - Stave of the Haruchai Link to comment
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