mitch_dee Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 0 for 6 so far in challenges….time to simplify, no fluff, no frills, no excuses… Goal 1: Track foodTrack food daily, 2000-2200 calorie intake. At week three I will evaluate my intake to look at macros and adjust. Goal 2: Push upsI have a super weak upper body, I want to do 20 push ups…real push ups by the end of the challenge. Due to my big fat gut it’s hard to do them well to begin with so I will start by training back on the suspension trainer as low as it can go to work on it while the fat gut hopefully shrinks some. That’s it, plain and simple…maybe I can actually finish this one…. 4 Quote “It’s the sensible, logical thing to do, of course, which is why we don’t do it.” -Tanis, Dragons of Autumn Twilight "Hope is the denial of reality. It is the carrot dangled before the draft horse to keep him plodding along in a vain attempt to reach it." - Raistlin - Dragons of Autumn Twilight Current Challenge Link to comment
Thrillho Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 Being a big guy who also had at least two push-up oriented challenges, I hear ya and am all about this. Angled pushups (on the kitchen counter), tricep dips (also on the counter) went a long way towards getting my pushups started. Go you! 2 Quote The cancer was aggressive, but the chemotherapy was aggressive, as well. There was aggression on both sides. Link to comment
Glacier Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 It took me about a year on NF to start progressing... And I also had to simplify my challenges.Do you have a plan for how often you're going to work on pushups? 2 Quote Link to comment
mitch_dee Posted April 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 A minimum of 3 times a week working on them, this will not include any pushups done during BJJ warm ups.Thinking I am going to work it as 3 sets starting at an elevation that I can do 10/10/max, then +1 each workout to 20. 1 Quote “It’s the sensible, logical thing to do, of course, which is why we don’t do it.” -Tanis, Dragons of Autumn Twilight "Hope is the denial of reality. It is the carrot dangled before the draft horse to keep him plodding along in a vain attempt to reach it." - Raistlin - Dragons of Autumn Twilight Current Challenge Link to comment
Kishi Posted April 14, 2015 Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 Hey, for what it's worth, suspension trainer push ups are great because they let you go through a fuller range of motion. And, you can control your incline as well, so you can develop more strength at your own pace. It's good stuff. No frills, down and dirty. Good. Let's make this the one. Quote Work like a farmer, train like an athlete, fight like a soldier. 2 Tim. 2:3-6 BATTLE! Link to comment
Cheechoe Posted April 14, 2015 Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 MITCH DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee I second Thrillho.....wall or counter top push-ups help my little girl arms really well. After you get decent at that, you can to hand-release push-ups. You can do it!!!!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment
mitch_dee Posted April 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 All food tracked yesterday, under 2200. No pushups yet. Today has been crazy, semi-productive and insanely stressful....could be why the only thing in my system so far at 1500 is a glass (or more) of Johnny Walker... Quote “It’s the sensible, logical thing to do, of course, which is why we don’t do it.” -Tanis, Dragons of Autumn Twilight "Hope is the denial of reality. It is the carrot dangled before the draft horse to keep him plodding along in a vain attempt to reach it." - Raistlin - Dragons of Autumn Twilight Current Challenge Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted April 14, 2015 Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 could be why the only thing in my system so far at 1500 is a glass (or more) of Johnny Walker... Breakfast of champions. Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
Elisha Posted April 14, 2015 Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 0 for 6 so far in challenges….time to simplify, no fluff, no frills, no excuses… Goal 1: Track foodTrack food daily, 2000-2200 calorie intake. At week three I will evaluate my intake to look at macros and adjust. Goal 2: Push upsI have a super weak upper body, I want to do 20 push ups…real push ups by the end of the challenge. Due to my big fat gut it’s hard to do them well to begin with so I will start by training back on the suspension trainer as low as it can go to work on it while the fat gut hopefully shrinks some. That’s it, plain and simple…maybe I can actually finish this one….Yes! Every time I've tried to go complicated, I've failed miserably. Or when I try to do what I "should" be doing instead of what actually speaks to me. Set yourself up to win! Quote Half Elf, 28.6 lbs overweight, average height, voluptuous, low muscle mass, bad ass mother f*cker Current Challenge Fourth Challenge Third Challenge Second Challenge First Challenge My Long List of Goals Level 5 STR: 5, STA: 4, DEX: 7, CON: 9, WIS: 13, CHA: 8 Weight Goal: 2/43.6 1%1% “And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom†-- Anaïs NinWebsite Instagram Link to comment
mitch_dee Posted April 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 Food tracked, well mostly....I stopped tracking the glasses of Scotch... No push ups yet but wifeDee is off tomorrow so she can watch the midget while I finally clean up the garage workout area so I can start. Ok, back to my Scotch. Quote “It’s the sensible, logical thing to do, of course, which is why we don’t do it.” -Tanis, Dragons of Autumn Twilight "Hope is the denial of reality. It is the carrot dangled before the draft horse to keep him plodding along in a vain attempt to reach it." - Raistlin - Dragons of Autumn Twilight Current Challenge Link to comment
Kishi Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 Little early in the week, don't you think? Quote Work like a farmer, train like an athlete, fight like a soldier. 2 Tim. 2:3-6 BATTLE! Link to comment
mitch_dee Posted April 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 Little early in the week, don't you think?Well beings I was informed today that I did not get the job that was damn near perfect for me so I will continue being unemployed, spent 3-4 hours fighting with the IRS and Healthcare.gov about an issue that has been going on since late Feb only to find out I was told wrong on everything till today and a knock out gut punch conversation with my mother, I figured why the fuck not.......oh and the bottle of scotch was half price, so I figured it was a sign! 1 Quote “It’s the sensible, logical thing to do, of course, which is why we don’t do it.” -Tanis, Dragons of Autumn Twilight "Hope is the denial of reality. It is the carrot dangled before the draft horse to keep him plodding along in a vain attempt to reach it." - Raistlin - Dragons of Autumn Twilight Current Challenge Link to comment
mitch_dee Posted April 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 Ok new day, new attitude. All food tracked, around 2100ish. No push ups done but garage workout area is now cleaned and ready Alarm is set for morning workout tomorrow and I am off to bed. holy hell that's a big pic...sorry 3 Quote “It’s the sensible, logical thing to do, of course, which is why we don’t do it.” -Tanis, Dragons of Autumn Twilight "Hope is the denial of reality. It is the carrot dangled before the draft horse to keep him plodding along in a vain attempt to reach it." - Raistlin - Dragons of Autumn Twilight Current Challenge Link to comment
Kishi Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 Aw, dude, that's a rough time. I'm sorry that it's been like that for you. I hope the dust has settled from all of that. Also, that is a killer workout space. I approve. Quote Work like a farmer, train like an athlete, fight like a soldier. 2 Tim. 2:3-6 BATTLE! Link to comment
LadyMonk Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 I love the work out space! I hope you can focus on you in there Quote Base Character: Elantrian Class/ Profession: Druid Level: 0 | STR 0 | DEX 0 | STA 0 | CON 0 | WIS 0 | CHA 0 Battle Log Whole30 Link to comment
mitch_dee Posted April 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 Thanks guys, I think one of the reasons my funk has continued is the fact I have not had my alarm set in over a month. I have not been getting up and working out, taking the time for myself and to clear my head. There is something therapeutic about being in the moment of an exercise when all you are thinking about is the movement, your breathing, your pace, etc. So today's workout was definitely needed but also very humbling. Workout:Pushups: 10, 10, 9 (not counting the last one)Inverted Row: 10, 10, 10BW Squats: 10, 10, 10Plank: 45s, 30s, 30s Lessons and thoughts from this mornings workout:Jump ropes can be differentMy rope is a weighted rope, while the ones at the school I have been using are speed ropes...there is a differenceMy rope is almost to short, plus added weight makes it much harder to useNo matter speed or weighted they both hurt the same insane amount when they hit your bare feetHOLY HELL did I forget how different suspension push ups arehumbling experience when I had to readjust to a much higher incline to even do them successfullywow do I feel all the muscles when I have a full range unlike my regular gut blocking onesI still super love inverted rows!Been doing aerobic warm up speed curtsies in class...and I like working deep squats sooo much betterthe squat bucket felt easier to get to and I did not feel like I butt winked in the endPlanks are still not funAnd now the pain of being a broken down man is kicking in. 1 Quote “It’s the sensible, logical thing to do, of course, which is why we don’t do it.” -Tanis, Dragons of Autumn Twilight "Hope is the denial of reality. It is the carrot dangled before the draft horse to keep him plodding along in a vain attempt to reach it." - Raistlin - Dragons of Autumn Twilight Current Challenge Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 That is an awesome workout space, and a great workout. I like that. Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
Snow Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 Sounds like an awesome workout!!! No one likes planks... except maybe this girl. ;-) Quote "Whatever doesn't kill me... had better start running."Challenge: 1, 2 Link to comment
mitch_dee Posted April 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 And now I remember what DOMS feels like...... Yesterdays update:All the food trackedPush ups completed Today's a busy one so I will try to avoid food on the go. 3 Quote “It’s the sensible, logical thing to do, of course, which is why we don’t do it.” -Tanis, Dragons of Autumn Twilight "Hope is the denial of reality. It is the carrot dangled before the draft horse to keep him plodding along in a vain attempt to reach it." - Raistlin - Dragons of Autumn Twilight Current Challenge Link to comment
StarGazer Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 And now I remember what DOMS feels like...... Yesterdays update:All the food trackedPush ups completed Woo DOMS! Woo doing your tracking and pus ups-ing! You can totally do this. Kick this challenge's butt! Quote Link to comment
Glacier Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 I am experiencing garage envy!Also, you're motivating me to work on pushups again Quote Link to comment
Kishi Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 Good, good! Push ups - because bench is for sissies. 1 Quote Work like a farmer, train like an athlete, fight like a soldier. 2 Tim. 2:3-6 BATTLE! Link to comment
mitch_dee Posted April 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 Week 1 wrap up: Track food: 6/7 days tracked. I even tracked the days I was not proud of.Push ups: que sad buzzer. Cleaned the workout space so I have the room to work on this, only got one round of them in. Plan of attack is for M,W,F next week. 1 Quote “It’s the sensible, logical thing to do, of course, which is why we don’t do it.” -Tanis, Dragons of Autumn Twilight "Hope is the denial of reality. It is the carrot dangled before the draft horse to keep him plodding along in a vain attempt to reach it." - Raistlin - Dragons of Autumn Twilight Current Challenge Link to comment
Kishi Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 Womp womp. It happens. Lack of push ups does not detract from the awesome that is your tracking. Now, just stick to the plan, and execute. Quote Work like a farmer, train like an athlete, fight like a soldier. 2 Tim. 2:3-6 BATTLE! Link to comment
Haikoo Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 Oh, here you are again. I'm always late! If you need someone to pester you about getting up, let me know! Quote STR 7.2 | DEX 3.5 | STA 5.8 | CON 8.4 | WIS 5.55 | CHA 5.5 Most Recent Challenge Link to comment
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