Buff Brogan Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 This challenge is quite simple... i need to get back to training regularly and back to eating better. so this challenge will be pretty cut and dry train a minimum of 2 days a weekeat keto 6 days a week, allowing for 1 cheat day per week. since i feel like i've fallen behind in the last month i will allow myself one null week if necessary. meaning if something happens that keeps me from training twice in a week, which let's be honest- shouldn't happen, it's ok. for the keto part, if i slack on a second of the week that's ok once. if it happens on a third day... that week is a fail. goal is to lose at least 10 pounds in the next 6-8 weeks. this will give me a good foundation to meet this goal. i'm keeping this short and sweet, i feel if i start off reaching too far too quickly it will only lead to me failing. as always, i'm open to suggestions and feedback 6 Quote LEVEL: 7 Furyan Ranger - Battle Log - in lieu of this challenge don't look back, we aren't going that way: Rebirth - Wrestlemania Dark Raider vs KZacher From Tartarus with Love - Wrath of the Furyan - it's a secret! - FIGHT! - You can go your own way - The Rational Gaze - Rise from Death to Knife this Beast(part 3-the agony) - Demonized(part 2) - By Demons Be Driven(part 1) - Link to comment
shaar Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 Short and sweet is the best sometimes. I feel the same, like I kind of need to hit 'reset' and get rid of a lot of the complications that started to overwhelm me while still not, you know, eating Pizza Hut every day. Ugh. We got this! 1 Quote i am not waiting for a hero. i saved myself long ago. Level 58 Bard & Monk of the Furious Heart STR.55 DEX.43 STA.48 CON.51 WIS.53 CHA.65 "Well...in the end, it boils down to two simple choices. Either you do or you don't. You'd think with all the problems in this world, there'd be more answers. It's not fair... ...But that's the way things are. The choice is yours." Link to comment
Oramac Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 Great idea man. My last Challenge was dead simple, just like yours. I like it. Sometimes we need simple. 1 Quote "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
Balthazar Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 having a challenge to refind your centre and get your shit together is a good idea, so many folks don't do so well on here because they reach for the stars before they've built the rocket ship 1 Quote Link to comment
ravnos Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 Subbed for the encouragement. 1 Quote Level 5 Viking Berserker Str: 10 | Dex: 10 | Stam: 8 | Con: 15 | Wis: 18 | Cha: 12 Battle Log || Current Challenge Log Fitocracy | My Fitness Pal | Runkeeper Twitter | Xbox Live: ravnos13 | PSN: CrawlingChaos13 Nintendo ID | Steam ID | Battle.net: ravnos#1547 Link to comment
Shello Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 Short and sweet. Perfect Set the groundwork for the year. 1 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
RES Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 Simple is good...I enjoy the simple things in life Subbing 1 Quote RES...and I want to live days worth dying for Current: RES: Still in the Struggle Spoiler Really Eclectic Scorpio, Level 79 |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|37|38|39|40|41|42|43|44|45|46|47|48|49|50|51|52|53|54|55|56|57|58|59|60|61|62|63|64|65|66|67|68|69|70|71|72|73|74|75|76|77|78|79|80|81|82|83|84| | My Character Page | Tracking Spreadsheet | My Blog | Growth happens when you care more about the well being of your future self than the comfort of your present self! "Pass on what you have learned. Strength, mastery. But weakness, folly, failure also. Yes, failure most of all. The greatest teacher, failure is." -Yoda Link to comment
cn3wton Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 Found you bro. I'm still debaring on wether or not to do a challenge this go around... regardless I'll be here to support you! 1 Quote "All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us." - J.R.R Tolkien "Progress, not perfection." "Persist, Pivot, or Concede." - Matthew McConaughey "Today I will do what others won't, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can't." Currently Posting in -->Battle Log | The Return Arc - [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Link to comment
Buff Brogan Posted January 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 Short and sweet is the best sometimes. I feel the same, like I kind of need to hit 'reset' and get rid of a lot of the complications that started to overwhelm me while still not, you know, eating Pizza Hut every day. Ugh. We got this! indeed. i had a lot, A LOT, of pizza and beer the last few weeks Great idea man. My last Challenge was dead simple, just like yours. I like it. Sometimes we need simple. simple can be good. dimebag used to say "simple is lethal" when writing riffs having a challenge to refind your centre and get your shit together is a good idea, so many folks don't do so well on here because they reach for the stars before they've built the rocket ship Subbed for the encouragement.i will need all i can get... explanation soon Short and sweet. Perfect Set the groundwork for the year. thanks, we'll see how it goes Simple is good...I enjoy the simple things in life Subbingthey can be the best Found you bro. I'm still debaring on wether or not to do a challenge this go around... regardless I'll be here to support you!i've taken a challenge off before, can't blame you if you do. but, i'd like to see what you could do. thanks for the love everyone Quote LEVEL: 7 Furyan Ranger - Battle Log - in lieu of this challenge don't look back, we aren't going that way: Rebirth - Wrestlemania Dark Raider vs KZacher From Tartarus with Love - Wrath of the Furyan - it's a secret! - FIGHT! - You can go your own way - The Rational Gaze - Rise from Death to Knife this Beast(part 3-the agony) - Demonized(part 2) - By Demons Be Driven(part 1) - Link to comment
Buff Brogan Posted January 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 so we'll start off on the positives.on day two of keto. feeling a little sluggish, but will make it.did a hellacious workout last night. did an hour of grappling (30 mins technique 30 rolling) in between that we did an hour of strength and conditioning. i did not even remotely realize how out of shape i had gotten in the last 8 weeks i hadn't been to my gym. home workouts can't replicate this type of training i don't think. we did armbar drills, kimora drills, leg swims, side stepping partner's knees while they crunch, jackknifes, donkey kong hops, burpbees, 10 yard and back 3x while carrying a heavy bag while partner runs beside, then switch and run with your partner. do this three times. after grappling, 50 jumping jacks, run the mat, high knees, sprawls. i'll admit, i wasn't able to complete all the donkey kongs nor the burpbees. i also have no idea how many i did of any of those things minus the running with a heavy bag. i almost called some dinosaurs....twice negatives: tweaked my elbow waiting too long to tap on an armbar i was caught it. i'm not as explosive or as fluid as i was 2 months ago. so, i need to be more aware of that. bonus positive: i'll get my minimum second day workout today when i go to striking class. coaches want me to fight a few times this year for sure. so, this time of year is particularly difficult with me. see, today marks 14 years to the day that my mother lost her 7 year battle with cancer. tomorrow will also be her birthday. i generally stay a little down from christmas till around march. so i truly thank all of you for your support and love that you show me. 3 Quote LEVEL: 7 Furyan Ranger - Battle Log - in lieu of this challenge don't look back, we aren't going that way: Rebirth - Wrestlemania Dark Raider vs KZacher From Tartarus with Love - Wrath of the Furyan - it's a secret! - FIGHT! - You can go your own way - The Rational Gaze - Rise from Death to Knife this Beast(part 3-the agony) - Demonized(part 2) - By Demons Be Driven(part 1) - Link to comment
Oramac Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 so we'll start off on the positives.on day two of keto. feeling a little sluggish, but will make it.did a hellacious workout last night. did an hour of grappling (30 mins technique 30 rolling) in between that we did an hour of strength and conditioning. i did not even remotely realize how out of shape i had gotten in the last 8 weeks i hadn't been to my gym. home workouts can't replicate this type of training i don't think. we did armbar drills, kimora drills, leg swims, side stepping partner's knees while they crunch, jackknifes, donkey kong hops, burpbees, 10 yard and back 3x while carrying a heavy bag while partner runs beside, then switch and run with your partner. do this three times. after grappling, 50 jumping jacks, run the mat, high knees, sprawls. i'll admit, i wasn't able to complete all the donkey kongs nor the burpbees. i also have no idea how many i did of any of those things minus the running with a heavy bag. i almost called some dinosaurs....twice negatives: tweaked my elbow waiting too long to tap on an armbar i was caught it. i'm not as explosive or as fluid as i was 2 months ago. so, i need to be more aware of that. bonus positive: i'll get my minimum second day workout today when i go to striking class. coaches want me to fight a few times this year for sure. so, this time of year is particularly difficult with me. see, today marks 14 years to the day that my mother lost her 7 year battle with cancer. tomorrow will also be her birthday. i generally stay a little down from christmas till around march. so i truly thank all of you for your support and love that you show me. Sounds like a good start physically. I'm sorry to hear about your mother. I can't know how you feel, but I'm sure it's rough. If training helps, that's a good reason to do it. Do you know what she would tell you right now, if she could? Maybe that will help. I don't know. I hope you can find some peace. 1 Quote "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
Buff Brogan Posted January 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 Sounds like a good start physically. I'm sorry to hear about your mother. I can't know how you feel, but I'm sure it's rough. If training helps, that's a good reason to do it. Do you know what she would tell you right now, if she could? Maybe that will help. I don't know. I hope you can find some peace.honestly, i'm not sure what she'd say. honestly, i think she would hate the fact that i get punched in the face as often as i do lol. that being said, i've got a wonderful support system in my friends(NF included) and family. i know i'll be ok just a matter of the blues. it's like the seasons. i know it's coming, and it will pass. 1 Quote LEVEL: 7 Furyan Ranger - Battle Log - in lieu of this challenge don't look back, we aren't going that way: Rebirth - Wrestlemania Dark Raider vs KZacher From Tartarus with Love - Wrath of the Furyan - it's a secret! - FIGHT! - You can go your own way - The Rational Gaze - Rise from Death to Knife this Beast(part 3-the agony) - Demonized(part 2) - By Demons Be Driven(part 1) - Link to comment
Devlin Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 so we'll start off on the positives.on day two of keto. feeling a little sluggish, but will make it.did a hellacious workout last night. did an hour of grappling (30 mins technique 30 rolling) in between that we did an hour of strength and conditioning. i did not even remotely realize how out of shape i had gotten in the last 8 weeks i hadn't been to my gym. home workouts can't replicate this type of training i don't think. we did armbar drills, kimora drills, leg swims, side stepping partner's knees while they crunch, jackknifes, donkey kong hops, burpbees, 10 yard and back 3x while carrying a heavy bag while partner runs beside, then switch and run with your partner. do this three times. after grappling, 50 jumping jacks, run the mat, high knees, sprawls.i'll admit, i wasn't able to complete all the donkey kongs nor the burpbees. i also have no idea how many i did of any of those things minus the running with a heavy bag. i almost called some dinosaurs....twicenegatives: tweaked my elbow waiting too long to tap on an armbar i was caught it. i'm not as explosive or as fluid as i was 2 months ago. so, i need to be more aware of that.bonus positive: i'll get my minimum second day workout today when i go to striking class. coaches want me to fight a few times this year for sure. so, this time of year is particularly difficult with me. see, today marks 14 years to the day that my mother lost her 7 year battle with cancer. tomorrow will also be her birthday. i generally stay a little down from christmas till around march. so i truly thank all of you for your support and love that you show me.http://youtu.be/YCcLNmOpN3AThat sounds rough man, i cant imagine the pain.That training session on the other hand sounds awesome, and well done on taking a step back and looking at weaknesses . Sent from my U8815 using Tapatalk 2 1 Quote Link to comment
shaar Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 Oh no. Losing a parent is hard and life never really gets back to "normal" after that (well, a new normal I guess), but yeah... definitely different. It'll be 10 years this August since I lost my dad (holy crap) and it's weird, like some days it's like I just saw him last week, and other days it's like I never saw him at all... aaahhh weird. You got this. Grieve and train and hang in there. 1 Quote i am not waiting for a hero. i saved myself long ago. Level 58 Bard & Monk of the Furious Heart STR.55 DEX.43 STA.48 CON.51 WIS.53 CHA.65 "Well...in the end, it boils down to two simple choices. Either you do or you don't. You'd think with all the problems in this world, there'd be more answers. It's not fair... ...But that's the way things are. The choice is yours." Link to comment
goodbye_farewell Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 Oh no. Losing a parent is hard and life never really gets back to "normal" after that (well, a new normal I guess), but yeah... definitely different. It'll be 10 years this August since I lost my dad (holy crap) and it's weird, like some days it's like I just saw him last week, and other days it's like I never saw him at all... aaahhh weird. You got this. Grieve and train and hang in there. I'm with you on this... Lost my dad 16 years ago. Can't believe its been that long.... 1 Quote Link to comment
Buff Brogan Posted January 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 I'm with you on this... Lost my dad 16 years ago. Can't believe its been that long....Oh no. Losing a parent is hard and life never really gets back to "normal" after that (well, a new normal I guess), but yeah... definitely different. It'll be 10 years this August since I lost my dad (holy crap) and it's weird, like some days it's like I just saw him last week, and other days it's like I never saw him at all... aaahhh weird. You got this. Grieve and train and hang in there. i'm sorry that both of you have endured this as well. as shaarawy said, it isn't something that you get used to. i mean, i am used to it in the sense of daily routine, but not at the same time. each year i feel like "has it really been this long?" 2 Quote LEVEL: 7 Furyan Ranger - Battle Log - in lieu of this challenge don't look back, we aren't going that way: Rebirth - Wrestlemania Dark Raider vs KZacher From Tartarus with Love - Wrath of the Furyan - it's a secret! - FIGHT! - You can go your own way - The Rational Gaze - Rise from Death to Knife this Beast(part 3-the agony) - Demonized(part 2) - By Demons Be Driven(part 1) - Link to comment
Heidi Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 Are you familiar with this: 2 Quote ♥ & ☮, Heidi Spoiler Gypsy Druid Ranger: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 :: Druid: 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 | 37 | 38 |:: 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |:: 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53| 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 |:: 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | :: 70 | Paladin: 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | :: 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | Shaman: 82 | 83 | 84 Philosopher-Librarian 85 | Heidi Chronicles NF Character Sheet | @theheidifeed| MySlashdotKarmaIsExcellent Walk to Mordor - (spreadsheet) Let's catch up: https://calendly.com/loveandpeace Link to comment
Buff Brogan Posted January 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 Are you familiar with this: i can't say i've ever seen/heard that. not bad though. and now this song is stuck in my head Quote LEVEL: 7 Furyan Ranger - Battle Log - in lieu of this challenge don't look back, we aren't going that way: Rebirth - Wrestlemania Dark Raider vs KZacher From Tartarus with Love - Wrath of the Furyan - it's a secret! - FIGHT! - You can go your own way - The Rational Gaze - Rise from Death to Knife this Beast(part 3-the agony) - Demonized(part 2) - By Demons Be Driven(part 1) - Link to comment
Stronkey Kong Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 Hang in there man. I lost my dad to cancer 12 years ago. Take a day. 1 Quote ===================================================================================================== --Stronkey Kong-- Link to comment
shaar Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 Dude there is this big two day giant metal-fest out by Charlotte and Testament is playing. TESTAMENT. (Among many others but Testament is a band that really sticks to their story IMO.) For some reason I thought of you...! 1 Quote i am not waiting for a hero. i saved myself long ago. Level 58 Bard & Monk of the Furious Heart STR.55 DEX.43 STA.48 CON.51 WIS.53 CHA.65 "Well...in the end, it boils down to two simple choices. Either you do or you don't. You'd think with all the problems in this world, there'd be more answers. It's not fair... ...But that's the way things are. The choice is yours." Link to comment
Balthazar Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 glad to hear you got back to the freaking gym of killing people for laughs the workout you did sounds like some peculiar, sadistic brand of awesomeness doesn't it suck how quickly you can lose strength, poise fluidity - 8 weeks ain't that long at all is it? Guy I know who teaches rock climbing always says that if he misses climbing for a week it will undo his last month of progress WHY CAN'T IT BE THE OTHER WAY AROUND?!?!?!?! 4 Quote Link to comment
Buff Brogan Posted January 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 Dude there is this big two day giant metal-fest out by Charlotte and Testament is playing. TESTAMENT. (Among many others but Testament is a band that really sticks to their story IMO.) For some reason I thought of you...! i'm glad that you thought of me. anytime an iconic group makes someone think of me.... that's a majoy win.i will have to look into this metal-fest.in 2 months cannibal corpse and Behemoth will be playing in Atlanta 2 Quote LEVEL: 7 Furyan Ranger - Battle Log - in lieu of this challenge don't look back, we aren't going that way: Rebirth - Wrestlemania Dark Raider vs KZacher From Tartarus with Love - Wrath of the Furyan - it's a secret! - FIGHT! - You can go your own way - The Rational Gaze - Rise from Death to Knife this Beast(part 3-the agony) - Demonized(part 2) - By Demons Be Driven(part 1) - Link to comment
Buff Brogan Posted January 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 glad to hear you got back to the freaking gym of killing people for laughs the workout you did sounds like some peculiar, sadistic brand of awesomeness doesn't it suck how quickly you can lose strength, poise fluidity - 8 weeks ain't that long at all is it? Guy I know who teaches rock climbing always says that if he misses climbing for a week it will undo his last month of progress WHY CAN'T IT BE THE OTHER WAY AROUND?!?!?!?!i believe it. one of the guys that's about to go pro was talking to me last night. he said after a week or two i should be back to around where i was when i took off. so, i'm pretty happy about that. meanwhile... the DOMS are strong in this one 1 Quote LEVEL: 7 Furyan Ranger - Battle Log - in lieu of this challenge don't look back, we aren't going that way: Rebirth - Wrestlemania Dark Raider vs KZacher From Tartarus with Love - Wrath of the Furyan - it's a secret! - FIGHT! - You can go your own way - The Rational Gaze - Rise from Death to Knife this Beast(part 3-the agony) - Demonized(part 2) - By Demons Be Driven(part 1) - Link to comment
Buff Brogan Posted January 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 Last night: 1/6/15went to striking class. started with strength and conditioningall the following were 1 min intervals: started with jogging and sprawling, ladder to heaven(high knees while punching the sky... with 16oz gloves on), pushup plank to standard plank, pushups, squat-thrusts, donkey kongs(jumping in the air, bringing knees to chest), deep lunge hold, mountain climbers, deep lunge hold, duck walks 10 3 min rounds of kickboxing sparring 6 3 min rounds of mma sparring... which may have resulted a busted lip and bruised ribs.... i'm sore as fuuuuuuuuuuuck... but happy happy birthday mom. 1/7/59 - 1/6/01http://youtu.be/hhz4s1TJ5rM 4 Quote LEVEL: 7 Furyan Ranger - Battle Log - in lieu of this challenge don't look back, we aren't going that way: Rebirth - Wrestlemania Dark Raider vs KZacher From Tartarus with Love - Wrath of the Furyan - it's a secret! - FIGHT! - You can go your own way - The Rational Gaze - Rise from Death to Knife this Beast(part 3-the agony) - Demonized(part 2) - By Demons Be Driven(part 1) - Link to comment
shaar Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 Awesome workout, beautiful photo in remembrance, yup, it's all good. 1 Quote i am not waiting for a hero. i saved myself long ago. Level 58 Bard & Monk of the Furious Heart STR.55 DEX.43 STA.48 CON.51 WIS.53 CHA.65 "Well...in the end, it boils down to two simple choices. Either you do or you don't. You'd think with all the problems in this world, there'd be more answers. It's not fair... ...But that's the way things are. The choice is yours." Link to comment
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