skinNbones Posted July 21, 2015 Report Share Posted July 21, 2015 Hi, this is my first challenge in the Rangers, just came over from Recruits. This challenge is really just going to be more of the same really from last time. I've re-planned my workouts to just be the basic StartBodyWeight routine, with some extra dumbbell work thrown in . Main Quest : Gain 20kg over 18 months, build some actual muscle and get fit enough to complete 1 hour of aerobic exercise without dying. We're now training for a 10K on our Cardio days - aiming to do the Greenwich Park Run on 30th August. Also, set myself a goal to actually contact the local Basketball team to try and join adult training. Would love to get back into this as part of my new regime, as I used to enjoy playing basketball in school. This is just a placeholder for now, I'll flesh out point allocation and so on shortly. One complication with this challenge is we have a 10 day camping trip in week 2, so I also need to work out a sort of "tent workout" - open to suggestions here. Most of the bodyweight exercises will be achievable, but may just need to replace Dips and inverted rows with something and crunches for leg raises. Weight goal will probably be 72 Kg for this challenge, which works out about 300g per week, as suggested by mfp. Life Quests : Laminate Floor and wall insulation. 2 Quote SkinNbones : Recruit, Rangers, Jumps, Breaks, ,Tanks, Prepares, Adjusts, Goes Mad, Of The Dead 1, 2, 3 , Level 7 Ranger Link to comment
skinNbones Posted July 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2015 Points Allocation :Life Quest : These may seem a bit off the wall, but I need to stop procastinating.Laminate Floor : +1 WIS (it's not that wise really ...)Wall Insulation : +1 WIS (it's not that wise really ...)Actually Workout While Camping : +1 WIS, +1 STABodyWeight Progressions :Pull-Ups : Get to 4 strict pull-ups : + 2 STROne Legged (Pistol Squats) : + 1 STRDiamond Pushups : + 1 STR1 Minute Leg Lift Plank : + 2 STATrain with Basketball Team : + 1 CHA, +1 DEXGet up to 72 Kg : + 1 CON (I think my maths were wrong above - this is more like 500g per week!)Complete 10K : +2 STAA lot of '1's here (pass or fail) but this is where I want to be come September. Quote SkinNbones : Recruit, Rangers, Jumps, Breaks, ,Tanks, Prepares, Adjusts, Goes Mad, Of The Dead 1, 2, 3 , Level 7 Ranger Link to comment
Rurik Harrgath Posted July 22, 2015 Report Share Posted July 22, 2015 This challenge is really just going to be more of the same really from last time. I've re-planned my workouts to just be the basic StartBodyWeight routine, with some extra dumbbell work thrown in . Main Quest : Gain 20kg over 18 months, build some actual muscle and get fit enough to complete 1 hour of aerobic exercise without dying. Glad to have you! Welcome to the Rangers this time around. We're now training for a 10K on our Cardio days - aiming to do the Greenwich Park Run on 30th August. Also, set myself a goal to actually contact the local Basketball team to try and join adult training. Would love to get back into this as part of my new regime, as I used to enjoy playing basketball in school. Having a concrete date for your goal is excellent. My whole journey with fitness began earlier this year by setting my sites on the Spartan Sprint. Now that I've completed that, I'm continuing my progress and setting my sights higher and higher. 1 Quote [Level ??] Rurik, the Wayfinder Class: Gloomfall Gunslinger (Artificer/Gunslinger) BRUTALITY 11 | FINESSE 10 | VIGOR 11 | INSIGHT 14 | WILL 13 Equipment: The Alchemist greatcoat armor, Longshot adventuring rifle, Slicer & Dicer dual blades, with adventurer's pack containing an alchemist's kit. "Rangers have to at least give up on pants. It's a special rule we enacted after Rurik became a Guild Leader.” – DarK_RaideR "Did I just get my ass kicked by a member of Metallica meets History Channel's Vikings?" - Wild Wolf "By the Well-Oiled-and-Meticulously-Groomed Beard of Rurik!" - Tanktimus the Encourager Link to comment
Feowyn Posted July 25, 2015 Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 Hey there! Lots of fun stuff going on here, following along. 1 Quote Lady Feowyn Miread of Eldavar You have no idea what you're capable of, you didn't create you. Megathirio Discord- https://discord.gg/kr2YCJM Link to comment
skinNbones Posted July 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 Cheers , have you got a challenge thread this time ? I see green herbs ! Quote SkinNbones : Recruit, Rangers, Jumps, Breaks, ,Tanks, Prepares, Adjusts, Goes Mad, Of The Dead 1, 2, 3 , Level 7 Ranger Link to comment
Tanktimus the Encourager Posted July 25, 2015 Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 Points Allocation :Life Quest : These may seem a bit off the wall, but I need to stop procastinating.Laminate Floor : +1 WIS (it's not that wise really ...)Wall Insulation : +1 WIS (it's not that wise really ...)Wall insulation is literally on the wall. This looks like a great challenge. Welcome to the rangers! Quote Current Challenge "By the Most-Righteous-and-Blessed Beard of Sir Tanktimus the Encourager!" - Jarl Rurik Harrgath Link to comment
skinNbones Posted July 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 Thanks . I see green herbs ! Quote SkinNbones : Recruit, Rangers, Jumps, Breaks, ,Tanks, Prepares, Adjusts, Goes Mad, Of The Dead 1, 2, 3 , Level 7 Ranger Link to comment
Rurik Harrgath Posted July 26, 2015 Report Share Posted July 26, 2015 Did you make any significant inroads toward your challenge during the off week, or are you planning to start strong on Monday? I was super busy, and my nutrition wasn't its finest this week, so you could say I more or less took a week off. Or at least what counts for a week off in my world. Quote [Level ??] Rurik, the Wayfinder Class: Gloomfall Gunslinger (Artificer/Gunslinger) BRUTALITY 11 | FINESSE 10 | VIGOR 11 | INSIGHT 14 | WILL 13 Equipment: The Alchemist greatcoat armor, Longshot adventuring rifle, Slicer & Dicer dual blades, with adventurer's pack containing an alchemist's kit. "Rangers have to at least give up on pants. It's a special rule we enacted after Rurik became a Guild Leader.” – DarK_RaideR "Did I just get my ass kicked by a member of Metallica meets History Channel's Vikings?" - Wild Wolf "By the Well-Oiled-and-Meticulously-Groomed Beard of Rurik!" - Tanktimus the Encourager Link to comment
skinNbones Posted July 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2015 Ive carried onostly with my training schedule although we jave had 2 rest days , so somewhere in between . I see green herbs ! 1 Quote SkinNbones : Recruit, Rangers, Jumps, Breaks, ,Tanks, Prepares, Adjusts, Goes Mad, Of The Dead 1, 2, 3 , Level 7 Ranger Link to comment
skinNbones Posted July 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 First day of the challenge and off to a good start . 9k run this morning . Took a full hour but we can push the pace up next time, this is my first 'long' run. Not sure I would call this 1 hour of aerobic exercise as it really wasn't that intense , but good for endurance , and this means we should be able to hit a 1hr 10k by the end of August .I see green herbs ! 1 Quote SkinNbones : Recruit, Rangers, Jumps, Breaks, ,Tanks, Prepares, Adjusts, Goes Mad, Of The Dead 1, 2, 3 , Level 7 Ranger Link to comment
Rurik Harrgath Posted July 27, 2015 Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 First day of the challenge and off to a good start .9k run this morning . Took a full hour but we can push the pace up next time, this is my first 'long' run. Not sure I would call this 1 hour of aerobic exercise as it really wasn't that intense , but good for endurance , and this means we should be able to hit a 1hr 10k by the end of August . Looking good there. Get those habits formed in the first couple weeks of your challenge and you can ride the momentum right through the next six weeks! 1 Quote [Level ??] Rurik, the Wayfinder Class: Gloomfall Gunslinger (Artificer/Gunslinger) BRUTALITY 11 | FINESSE 10 | VIGOR 11 | INSIGHT 14 | WILL 13 Equipment: The Alchemist greatcoat armor, Longshot adventuring rifle, Slicer & Dicer dual blades, with adventurer's pack containing an alchemist's kit. "Rangers have to at least give up on pants. It's a special rule we enacted after Rurik became a Guild Leader.” – DarK_RaideR "Did I just get my ass kicked by a member of Metallica meets History Channel's Vikings?" - Wild Wolf "By the Well-Oiled-and-Meticulously-Groomed Beard of Rurik!" - Tanktimus the Encourager Link to comment
skinNbones Posted July 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 Tuesdays workout went quite well. Did 8 good half chin-ups (head and shoulders above the bar), so I'm going to go back to a pull up hold for eccentric pullups which should carry on building up to proper pullup progressions . Did 8 diamond push ups on the bottom step, I'm going to carry on up to 10 or 12 of these and them try back on the floor again. One leg lift planks did 20/20 so not far off the minute already, but these seem all about whether you're leg starts sliding out from under you. Only did a short run for cardio yesterday (12 mins) but got split times of 4:40 so pretty pleased with my pace (covered 2.8 k in 17 minutes including warm up walk). Weight gain not going so hot. I had weighed myself at 70 kg bit now seem back to 69.4 😕 I see green herbs ! 1 Quote SkinNbones : Recruit, Rangers, Jumps, Breaks, ,Tanks, Prepares, Adjusts, Goes Mad, Of The Dead 1, 2, 3 , Level 7 Ranger Link to comment
Rurik Harrgath Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 Tuesdays workout went quite well. Did 8 good half chin-ups (head and shoulders above the bar), so I'm going to go back to a pull up hold for eccentric pullups which should carry on building up to proper pullup progressions .Did 8 diamond push ups on the bottom step, I'm going to carry on up to 10 or 12 of these and them try back on the floor again.One leg lift planks did 20/20 so not far off the minute already, but these seem all about whether you're leg starts sliding out from under you.Only did a short run for cardio yesterday (12 mins) but got split times of 4:40 so pretty pleased with my pace (covered 2.8 k in 17 minutes including warm up walk).Weight gain not going so hot. I had weighed myself at 70 kg bit now seem back to 69.4 Sounds like you need more food! 1 Quote [Level ??] Rurik, the Wayfinder Class: Gloomfall Gunslinger (Artificer/Gunslinger) BRUTALITY 11 | FINESSE 10 | VIGOR 11 | INSIGHT 14 | WILL 13 Equipment: The Alchemist greatcoat armor, Longshot adventuring rifle, Slicer & Dicer dual blades, with adventurer's pack containing an alchemist's kit. "Rangers have to at least give up on pants. It's a special rule we enacted after Rurik became a Guild Leader.” – DarK_RaideR "Did I just get my ass kicked by a member of Metallica meets History Channel's Vikings?" - Wild Wolf "By the Well-Oiled-and-Meticulously-Groomed Beard of Rurik!" - Tanktimus the Encourager Link to comment
Sloth the Enduring Posted July 31, 2015 Report Share Posted July 31, 2015 Found you. How tall are you? What's your diet like? Cardio can be your friend or foe when you're trying to gain weight. For most people, if they start eating right away after a run or ride they can put away a crap-ton of calories before they notice it. Quote “We might as well start where we are, use what we have and do what we can." – Caitlin Rivers Sloth: The Man with the Hammer battle log Link to comment
skinNbones Posted July 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2015 Cheers, I'm 6' (if I stand up straight ) so bodyspave has given me an 88kg target. Weight seems to have bounced back this morning to 70.8 but I still look like a beanpole.We're going away next week where we're all going on a sort of 'superhero train ride'. The missus came up with the idea of being the Incredibles . The little ones are Dash and Violet and my wife will be Elastigirl . I haven't managed to get a muscle suit so I'm just going to be a really lanky Mr Incredible 😅I'm aiming at 2400 calories a day with at least 120g of protein, and I think that is probably enough , even with the running , as despite my whingeing I've gained 5kg sinve May. It just seems that with my more active ecercise schedule If I don't hit my target on any given day it drops down. I see green herbs ! 1 Quote SkinNbones : Recruit, Rangers, Jumps, Breaks, ,Tanks, Prepares, Adjusts, Goes Mad, Of The Dead 1, 2, 3 , Level 7 Ranger Link to comment
Big_Show Posted July 31, 2015 Report Share Posted July 31, 2015 Welcome to the Rangers!Sent from my GT-S7582 using Tapatalk Quote Big Show: Human Swift Hunter Respawning. One day at a time. Battle Log: Operation Wedding Suit - Take 2 Previous challenges: 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 Link to comment
skinNbones Posted July 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2015 Cheers , glad to be here !I see green herbs ! Quote SkinNbones : Recruit, Rangers, Jumps, Breaks, ,Tanks, Prepares, Adjusts, Goes Mad, Of The Dead 1, 2, 3 , Level 7 Ranger Link to comment
Rurik Harrgath Posted August 1, 2015 Report Share Posted August 1, 2015 Cheers, I'm 6' (if I stand up straight ) so bodyspave has given me an 88kg target.Weight seems to have bounced back this morning to 70.8 but I still look like a beanpole.We're going away next week where we're all going on a sort of 'superhero train ride'. The missus came up with the idea of being the Incredibles . The little ones are Dash and Violet and my wife will be Elastigirl . I haven't managed to get a muscle suit so I'm just going to be a really lanky Mr Incredible I'm aiming at 2400 calories a day with at least 120g of protein, and I think that is probably enough , even with the running , as despite my whingeing I've gained 5kg sinve May. It just seems that with my more active ecercise schedule If I don't hit my target on any given day it drops down. Eh, it's like anything else. Because it's a process, there'll be up days, down days, and days that plain old don't make any bloody sense at all. You've got the magic numbers in mind, though, and you've already seen progress. So what you're doing at present cannot be all wrong. Stick with it, man! 1 Quote [Level ??] Rurik, the Wayfinder Class: Gloomfall Gunslinger (Artificer/Gunslinger) BRUTALITY 11 | FINESSE 10 | VIGOR 11 | INSIGHT 14 | WILL 13 Equipment: The Alchemist greatcoat armor, Longshot adventuring rifle, Slicer & Dicer dual blades, with adventurer's pack containing an alchemist's kit. "Rangers have to at least give up on pants. It's a special rule we enacted after Rurik became a Guild Leader.” – DarK_RaideR "Did I just get my ass kicked by a member of Metallica meets History Channel's Vikings?" - Wild Wolf "By the Well-Oiled-and-Meticulously-Groomed Beard of Rurik!" - Tanktimus the Encourager Link to comment
Sloth the Enduring Posted August 2, 2015 Report Share Posted August 2, 2015 It sounds like you know what you're doing. 5kg in a couple of months is a nice bulk. Carry on Sir. Quote “We might as well start where we are, use what we have and do what we can." – Caitlin Rivers Sloth: The Man with the Hammer battle log Link to comment
Sloth the Enduring Posted August 6, 2015 Report Share Posted August 6, 2015 Hey Skin, how are things going? Quote “We might as well start where we are, use what we have and do what we can." – Caitlin Rivers Sloth: The Man with the Hammer battle log Link to comment
skinNbones Posted August 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2015 Hi sloth, thanks for checking in, we're camping this week so Internet access is sketchy , I just about caught up with your thread last night but I'm majorly behind on NF as I'm also subbing D_R and Rurik which is a challenge . I've managed 2 cutdown workouts whilst being here, so a ok. Really feeling the benefit of being fit with long days out carrying all the water bottles on my back. But haven't managed any runs yet. Food wise also not so good, getting nowhere near enough protein or even calories so will probably have lost weight when I get back ...I see green herbs ! 3 Quote SkinNbones : Recruit, Rangers, Jumps, Breaks, ,Tanks, Prepares, Adjusts, Goes Mad, Of The Dead 1, 2, 3 , Level 7 Ranger Link to comment
Sloth the Enduring Posted August 7, 2015 Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 Being fit makes everything easier. Enjoy your trip, you can hit it hard again when you get back. 1 Quote “We might as well start where we are, use what we have and do what we can." – Caitlin Rivers Sloth: The Man with the Hammer battle log Link to comment
Feowyn Posted August 9, 2015 Report Share Posted August 9, 2015 Hope you're having a great time! I know you'll work hard when you get back no matter what the trip did to you. Quote Lady Feowyn Miread of Eldavar You have no idea what you're capable of, you didn't create you. Megathirio Discord- https://discord.gg/kr2YCJM Link to comment
skinNbones Posted August 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 Thanks. I'm back now . I lost about 300g over the week so that's ok. Back to the full workout this evening if I get time.I see green herbs ! Quote SkinNbones : Recruit, Rangers, Jumps, Breaks, ,Tanks, Prepares, Adjusts, Goes Mad, Of The Dead 1, 2, 3 , Level 7 Ranger Link to comment
skinNbones Posted August 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 I've had two workouts since getting back from camping and things seem to be going well. Finally seemed to have cracked pike diamonds, I've found that in the hall tbe carpet is soft enough that I can really push into the floor to lit back up.1 minute leg lift plank done! But just the once. Ive got up to 5 half pullups so making progress on this goal . Pistol squats still very difficult . I'm basically doing box squats on the couch and although my right leg is strong Ive been surprised to learn that these are much tougher with my left leg. I see green herbs ! Quote SkinNbones : Recruit, Rangers, Jumps, Breaks, ,Tanks, Prepares, Adjusts, Goes Mad, Of The Dead 1, 2, 3 , Level 7 Ranger Link to comment
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