Brock Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 improved my max plank a bit today. up from 1:30 to 1:44. it was at the end of the workout. maybe i should move it to the front. improved all other exercises as well. good day. Link to comment
gugi9000 Posted November 26, 2011 Report Share Posted November 26, 2011 Brock: Try on your rest day. Also when it starts to feel hard, tighten up your core and breathe slowly. Endure the pain. Close your eyes. (Fitocracy | Runkeeper) Link to comment
gugi9000 Posted November 26, 2011 Report Share Posted November 26, 2011 I just ordered some hoodies. What known Danish landmark should I them off at and what should I be doing? (Fitocracy | Runkeeper) Link to comment
jschultzie Posted November 26, 2011 Report Share Posted November 26, 2011 Bsdobson and i posted our progress on our see who can get ripped by thanksgiving page check em out let us know who wins. Link to comment
DreadMaster Posted November 28, 2011 Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 Week 5 Completed. 1. Got to 50 on all exercises. 7 Chin ups(Sucks!) and didn't run at all this week. Guess I should'a put thanksgiving into account... 1.5 2. Focussed on my diet but not on thanksgiving so...yeah... 2 3. Procrastination is still a problem. 0 4. This sucked, I couldn't do any rock climbing cause of thanksgiving... I gotta really think ahead. 0 Overall: 3.5/10 Wow.... Gotta really try harder next time!! Stronger, Stronger, Pierce the HEAVENS!!! "But it ain't about how hard ya hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done!" alboa Link to comment
DreadMaster Posted November 28, 2011 Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 Week 6 Goals! 1. 60 Pushups, 60 Crunches, 60 Squats, 15 Chinups, 8:00 min mile. I don't know why I give myself too many things to do this week, but if I demand more then maybe I'll get more!! 3 2. Focus on Diet!! 3 3. Stay off Procrastination! Get as much stuff done as I possibly can! 2 4. Rock Climb at least 2 times this week! I can do this one this time! 2 Feel like I'm gambling right now.. Haha C'mon Week 6!! Stronger, Stronger, Pierce the HEAVENS!!! "But it ain't about how hard ya hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done!" alboa Link to comment
gugi9000 Posted November 28, 2011 Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 Bsdobson and i posted our progress on our see who can get ripped by thanksgiving page check em out let us know who wins.Both of you are making some nice progress :-) You must be doing something right. (Fitocracy | Runkeeper) Link to comment
calismenreth Posted November 28, 2011 Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 My week got ridiculously busy (as I'm sure it did for many of you too). I hate missing workouts, but I had to miss two of mine last week. So, didn't even get to attempt the 4 min plank. Sorry to let y'all down. However, I sure would like to hear about your attempts at it. Anyone make it?! Brock. If I may offer some advice on the plank, while requiring physical strength, it's mostly a mental exercise. Different people have different approaches. Mine is to set small goals throughout the total time. For example, on my 3 min plank, I split it up into 11 smaller segments: (2) 30 sec, (3) 20 sec, and (6) 10 sec. Each time, I would say "I can quit as soon as I make it to the end of this segment or I can choose to continue to the next segment.". I set longer time segments in the beginning because, obviously, you are stronger in the beginning. Towards the end, it's easier to say "I'm just gonna make it for another 10 seconds." and that sort of thing. I don't know if this approach would work for you, but, for me, it works well, as I'm forcing my brain to focus on smaller manageable goals instead of one giant overwhelming goal. Link to comment
gugi9000 Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 Clever, calismenreth. I didn't, even nearly, reach my 4-minute. I had no idea that socializing with the family would tear so much of me. I didn't make time to do my 1 mile test. And now I have a slight cold sneaking, so I even missed yesterday's exercise. Rashuh! Ohh, well. Sleep can cure many things, so I went home from work early today in an attempt to fix it. (Fitocracy | Runkeeper) Link to comment
Loren Wade Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 Sorry I haven't posted here in a while... how is everyone doing? lobro's a druid? twitter | fb Link to comment
calismenreth Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 Holy cow... not even f*ing kidding... I just did the 4 min plank... f yeah Gugi. bsdobson. Brock. Sundae. (forgive me if I'm missing anyone). I wanna see you guys beat my time. I'm counting on y'all. Link to comment
gugi9000 Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 Holy cow... not even f*ing kidding... I just did the 4 min plank... f yeah Well done!Remember to record your 5-minute plank :-) (Fitocracy | Runkeeper) Link to comment
calismenreth Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 Remember to record your 5-minute plank :-) Will do! I'll record it and put it up on youtube or something like that so that you can all watch me suffer. How are you feeling gugi? Still sick? Think you're going to be able to give it another go? Link to comment
gugi9000 Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 I'm better, thanks. Taking the rest of the day off and going to bed early helped me fend it off before I really got sick. I'll give it another go tonight before or after my CC-session.Speaking of Convict; I'm having DOMS after leg raises lvl 1. That's really weird. Not as easy an exercise, as I thought initially :-)Also. I got my sweatshirts yesterday. They feel great. That much is true. What should do showing it off, for Steve?---I am here: http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=55.655961,11.649588 (Fitocracy | Runkeeper) Link to comment
Brock Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 i did 2:15 a couple days ago. my goal for tomorrow is to really push it and get 3+. i'll post here. last workout... chinups: 10, 8, 5, 4 wide chest pushups: 37, 32, 23, 23 lunges: 50, 40, 36, 40 planks: 2:10, 1:15, 1:06 my goal for tomorrow is to improve at least by one rep/second/whatever in each of those 15 sets. Link to comment
injex Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 Hi guys, as some of you probably noticed, I failed hard in terms of working out. My work schedule screwed me over too much in November and will continue doing so in December. If you didn't throw me off the squad, feel free to do so. Cheers, injex Link to comment
gugi9000 Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 My work schedule screwed me over too much in November and will continue doing so in December. If you didn't throw me off the squad, feel free to do so. Maybe you should retune your work out schedule. The best plan is the one you can actually follow. Cheer up. Get back in there!- Gugi9000 (almost everywhere)Using Tapatalk for iPad (Fitocracy | Runkeeper) Link to comment
Brock Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 last workout in normal text, today's in BOLD2 minute rest after each set, 5 minutes in between each individual exercise.chinups: 10 11, 8 7, 5 5, 4 5 (27) (28)wide chest pushups: 37 43, 32 25, 23 20, 23 19 (115) (107)prisoner lunges: 50 60, 40 46, 36 40, 40 38 (166) (184)planks: 2:10 2:32, 1:15 1:23, 1:06 1:30 (4:31) (5:25)commentschinups: 11 is my personal record. very happy with it. improved overall reps by 1. my goal is to get to 30 before transitioning to pullups. almost there!wide chest pushups: i need to move on to something more difficult. any suggestions? i get similar numbers when i do them with my legs/feet elevated. my total numbers were lower, but that's because i busted my ass on the first set. very happy with my effort.lunges: proud of myself. really pushed it until form failed and i felt like my legs would fall off.planks: it's not 3 minutes yet, but i'll take a 22 second improvement on the first rep and nearly a minute overall. i've been past 3 before (3:30 if i'm recalling correctly) but it takes time to get back there.good workout today. Link to comment
gugi9000 Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 good workout today.I love that feeling.I've had a huge drop in my planks too :-( (Fitocracy | Runkeeper) Link to comment
bsdobson Posted December 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 wide chest pushups: i need to move on to something more difficult. any suggestions?Brock, you should start moving towards one-arm pushups. Try diamond push-ups and if that is still not challenging enough then move on to uneven pushups. I'm starting diamond pushups on monday. [table=width: 500, class: outer_border, align: center] [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Bsdobson Elf Ranger Challenge Log LVL 2 STR: 7.5, DEX: 3, STA: 5, CON: 4, WIS: 3, CHA: 3 Fitocracy Twitter Facebook [/table] Link to comment
gugi9000 Posted December 3, 2011 Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 Maybe uneven pushups. With one hand on a basket ball. - Gugi9000 (Fitocracy | Runkeeper) Link to comment
calismenreth Posted December 3, 2011 Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 Brock. Nice job. I'm sure it feels really good to make the kind of progress you're making. I'm looking forward to when I can do 11 chin ups in a row. Keep it up! injex. I agree with gugi. Keep going. Just revise your schedule and goals. Don't let a speed bump derail your total progress. You can do it! gugi. I think I'm throwing in the towel on the 5 min plank goal for this challenge. Don't think it's gonna happen. Maybe next challenge. Should've recorded the 4 min plank when I had the chance, but recording it was the last thing that I was thinking about at the time. Oh well. Hope everyone else is hangin' in there! Just a few more days to meet those goals! Link to comment
Brock Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 Thanks so much for the encouragement! gugi, I think I'll start out with the basketball, and work towards one-handed pushups. I'll have to get in on the next six-week challenge and get a thread going. I need to do better with my eating habits. About to get a quick workout done before a party tonight, to which I'm bringing peanut butter and chocolate covered pretzels, and much beer will be consumed. Link to comment
gugi9000 Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 gugi. I think I'm throwing in the towel on the 5 min plank goal for this challenge. Don't think it's gonna happen. Maybe next challenge. Should've recorded the 4 min plank when I had the chance, but recording it was the last thing that I was thinking about at the time. Oh well. no problem. I've been doing so many things lately that my planks have become shorter and shorter. Yesterday was a mere 1:47. I need to slow down in order to get anywhere near 5 minutes. I did however find another fun challenge yesterday. The crow stand. A real challenge for balance and core strength. I managed a 37 seconds (IIRC), so there is room for improvement :-)- Gugi9000 (Fitocracy | Runkeeper) Link to comment
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