Companion Posted January 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 it really came on when I went from doing regular squats, to pretending that I'm doing gym squats with weight. So I have changed my breathing, I changed my posture, and I am generally just preparing so that when I go into the gym that I am doing weighted squats properly.I am trying to be positive about muscle soreness, instead of complaining I'm saying oh look how strong I am getting. But it just reminds me how far I have to go. Quote Battle Log Challenges: 1, 2 Link to comment
mbitely2004 Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 I think thats the hardest part for me. Actually forcing myself to get up and do something. I work out at home in the living room, I usually have either my son trying to hang on me or my dog trying to lick my face. hahah Quote Race: Human - Class: RecruitChallenges 1 2[Lvl 2 | STR 1 | DEX 3 | STA 3| CON 5| WIS 3| CHA 1] Link to comment
Companion Posted January 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 Gutted out one circuit of BBWW and it was work. But at least I did it and I will feel better later. 1 Quote Battle Log Challenges: 1, 2 Link to comment
Companion Posted January 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 Kind of glad I didn't go all out yesterday. This morning I am a bit stiff but not sore for my 3hour drive and flight to florida. The roads are crap. I live about 10 miles from yesterday's nationally reported 120 car pileup with exploding fireworks. Took a zanny while hubby drives. I was good and packed hard boiled egg and a gluten free muffin for the trip. Trying to minimize road food garbage. I see cars in ditches. Ugh. Quote Battle Log Challenges: 1, 2 Link to comment
mbitely2004 Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 The videos from that accident are horrific. Im a few hours north of there. I cant imagine the fear of driving after being in that accident. Ibhabe to go grocery shopping today and i honestly dont want to go lol! Quote Race: Human - Class: RecruitChallenges 1 2[Lvl 2 | STR 1 | DEX 3 | STA 3| CON 5| WIS 3| CHA 1] Link to comment
Companion Posted January 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 Clear skies today...Wait till the sun gets up over the trees for a bit. Then mind the shady bits. We are about five min from the IN border now and it is smooth sailing. Quote Battle Log Challenges: 1, 2 Link to comment
mbitely2004 Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 Good to know! Quote Race: Human - Class: RecruitChallenges 1 2[Lvl 2 | STR 1 | DEX 3 | STA 3| CON 5| WIS 3| CHA 1] Link to comment
Companion Posted January 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 Geez, should have done the math before putting stuff in my mouth. Salad for dinner. That muffin was NINE POINTS!Edited to add. Okay, no salad. Bean burger no bun and some waffle fries. Limited options at this hotel. I will eat really clean tomorrow and count on the law of averages.Edited again. Banged out a bodyweight hotel room workout. Take that, delicious muffin!!! YOU DON'T KNOW ME!!! 1 Quote Battle Log Challenges: 1, 2 Link to comment
Companion Posted January 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 Mini Quest! Is your overall quest achievable (over a short or long period of time)? Is it reasonable? Sure!Do your 3 quests all build towards your main quest in little ways, or are you taking on too much? Do your quests have sub-quests or is it just one thing to focus on? I think it all centers around developing routine and discipline, while exploring new options. I did eliminate one of my original goals. What I have now seems good. Are your main goals realistic? Can you scale them to smaller steps to fit your life better, even if it will make it take a little longer to achieve them? I think so. Time will tell! Are your goals able to be measured and tracked? What will you use to track them? I added a scoring system this past week. How are you grading your goals? Are they pass/fail (“every dayâ€, “not even once over the six weeksâ€)? Is there a reward for the effort, or are you only grading yourself on whether or not you “lose the weight†or “run the distanceâ€? Grading for effort and trends, not specific outcomes. But since follow through is a weak point, I'm trying to be really honest about if an effort is REALLY an effort. What is your plan for continuing/altering/grading those goals if you become ill or injured? Hadn't thought about it. I would probably alter to just do what I could do. Different ability level, different quests are appropriate. Did you take into consideration any special occasions (Labour Day, Independence Day, birthdays, anniversaries, etc) that may occur during the challenge? I don't celebrate holidays if I can avoid it. But we are just starting vacation including a week long cruise. I'm just trying to focus and create a plan for each day. Do any of your main goals conflict with each other? Will one goal make it hard to do another? I don't think so. Do you already have the time in your schedule to actually complete the goals you’ve set? If not, what are you planning to do to make time for them? I got nothing but time. 1 Quote Battle Log Challenges: 1, 2 Link to comment
Amdhiel Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 Looks like you rocked week 1! Can't wait to hear how week 2 goes for you. Quote Assassin Battle Log | MFP: Amdhiel Challenges: Current, #7, #6, #5, #4, #3, #2, #1 "Why do we fall sir? So that we can learn to pick ourselves up." Alfred - Batman Begins Link to comment
kuraiuncia Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 I hope you are having tons of fun on your cruise Companion! I can't wait to hear about it. Quote ~Kurai~Level 4 Catkind | AssassinSTR 7.1 | STA 4 | DEX 2.7 | CON 12.8 | WIS 8.9 | CHA 4.6Challenges: 1 | 2 | 3Tumblr | Art Tumblr Link to comment
starsapart Posted January 17, 2015 Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 How was week 2? Hopefully you get a chance to come back and tell us how you did! Quote 🎪current challenge🎪 challenge archive: 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 instagram | goodreads "Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world." - Voltaire Link to comment
Companion Posted January 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Okay, off the ship now. I did...Two days of stronglifts 5x5 with dumbbells... Ship didn't have barbells. Each preceded by dreadmill for warmup.Acrobatic zip lining. Like somersaults and flips and whatnot. With tons of climbing stairs and rope bridges. Roatan.Climbing Altun Ha in Belize.Scuba two different days. Grand Cayman and Costa Maya. Lots of stairs on the ship.Mostly ate salmon and omelets but still gained a few pounds. Quote Battle Log Challenges: 1, 2 Link to comment
mbitely2004 Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Sounds like so much fun! Awesome! Quote Race: Human - Class: RecruitChallenges 1 2[Lvl 2 | STR 1 | DEX 3 | STA 3| CON 5| WIS 3| CHA 1] Link to comment
Companion Posted January 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 We are staying at MacDill Air Force Base till we fly Tuesday pm. Our lodging is just across from the gym and track. Tomorrow I'm going to try tire flipping. Since there are a couple right there. I've been thinking about reenlisting a lot. Turns out I can't go active duty... Too long of a break in service, six years is the max and I'm at 11. Reserve or Guard are my choices. Miniscule possibility of transferring from reserve or guard to active but that only rarely occurs. I need to pick a billet. 1 Quote Battle Log Challenges: 1, 2 Link to comment
Companion Posted January 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 Wow, I can't lift a tire at all!!Did a mile walk this morning, mile and a half walk/jog just now, 10 calf raises, and climbed six flights of stairs on an old historical warship. Misc walking around Tampa tourism sites.Tomorrow we fly around dinnertime. I'm going to try to get in some stuff in the morning.OH!! I (kind of) clocked my evening walk/jog. 25min for 1.5mi. That's a HUGE gap from where I need to be to reenlist. I really need to focus on those standards. 1 Quote Battle Log Challenges: 1, 2 Link to comment
kuraiuncia Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 Hope you enjoyed Tampa! I sure get lost everytime I go into the city but it's got some pretty nice places. Sounds like you had fun on your cruise too. What kind of time do you need to make to reenlist? Quote ~Kurai~Level 4 Catkind | AssassinSTR 7.1 | STA 4 | DEX 2.7 | CON 12.8 | WIS 8.9 | CHA 4.6Challenges: 1 | 2 | 3Tumblr | Art Tumblr Link to comment
Companion Posted January 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 17 min 1.5 mile run, 14 pushups in 2 min, 29 situps in 2 min. Quote Battle Log Challenges: 1, 2 Link to comment
kuraiuncia Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 Dang, you'll just have to work back up to it. So if you can get it down to 1.5 miles in 21 minutes that would get you 50% closer to standards and you'd ace your goal? I wasn't sure I understood that part quite right. You can do it! I believe in you :3 Quote ~Kurai~Level 4 Catkind | AssassinSTR 7.1 | STA 4 | DEX 2.7 | CON 12.8 | WIS 8.9 | CHA 4.6Challenges: 1 | 2 | 3Tumblr | Art Tumblr Link to comment
Companion Posted January 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 There's 8 minutes between my current run time and my goal run time. If I can cut that gap in half - get down to 1.5 miles in 21 minutes - that would indeed meet my six week challenge goal. So you got it exactly right!Progress, not perfection. Quote Battle Log Challenges: 1, 2 Link to comment
Companion Posted January 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Today was a flight travel day, so we went and walked around the Tampa zoo to get some movement in. Just landed at O'Hare, headed back to Michigan. Tomorrow we will drive to Lake Superior, so there's another 12 hour travel day Wednesday and Sunday I looked up the gyms near our cabin, so I should be able to work out Thursday - Saturday.Taking my weapon with, to work on that badassery goal. Obv, I travel a lot. Quote Battle Log Challenges: 1, 2 Link to comment
Companion Posted January 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Weighed in. Back up to 175. :/ Quote Battle Log Challenges: 1, 2 Link to comment
Companion Posted January 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Outbound pipe at the cabin is frozen. Still gonna work out. Hope the gym has a shower or I will have to drive to my brother in laws. :/Got a week pass at Snap 24-7. Finally, finally got under an Olympic bar. Knocked out my 5x5 and I'm in a way better mood now. Quote Battle Log Challenges: 1, 2 Link to comment
Companion Posted January 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Today is rest day so I am going to strip and and clean my gun with Hubby's instruction. My goal is to be able to do it efficiently unsupervised. Quote Battle Log Challenges: 1, 2 Link to comment
starsapart Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Weight fluctuates...... the scale is a jerk like that. Nice job getting some lifting in! It always makes me feel better, too. Quote 🎪current challenge🎪 challenge archive: 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 instagram | goodreads "Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world." - Voltaire Link to comment
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