Hermione Gainser Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 See! I told you! Overall goal: Rebuild The Machine - intelligently. Back in the day they called me, "The Machine". My foray back into boxing last night was hysterically bad. My former trainer would be disgusted with how far I've fallen (okay, maybe I'm projecting, ha!). Pleasantly, this rude awakening as to how out of shape I actually am even though I can pull 293 coughdidimentionmyprcough is just what I needed. Do all this without overdoing all this. Be honest about my recovery and how my body feels. No making myself sick. No making myself fatter from stressing the ol' bod out. Ain't nobody got time for that. Goal 1: Boxing (^actual footage of conversation between me and the trainer) Go to boxing 1x per week until I no longer throw up in my mouth during training (seriously). Then up it two. Goal 2: Frequency method & accessory work I just want to do be able to do a reasonable amount of push ups. The second I stop training them I lose them. So: Push ups 3x week I've been sucking at doing my accessory after lifting. So just freaking do it, Hermy. GOSH. Goal 3: Active recovery Walk the majority of the days I am at work for 5+ hours (which will change from week to week) for at least 45 minutes. Restorative yoga 1x per week. Restorative means actual restorative. Goal 4: Don't eat like an asshole most of the time Pretty straight forward. I know what this means. Alright, folks. Let's do this! 8 Quote "I'm just going to remember to not eat like an asshole most of the time" - MoC three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: one must squat.- Brobert Frost Half-Elf Warrior | Current Challenge New Battle Log | Old Battle Log Special thanks to AkLulu for drawing my awesome avatar! Link to comment
RedStone Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 Gifs and Gryffindor gains! What's not to like. Quote ~Peace Be The Journey~ one - two - three - four - five - six - seven- eight - nine - ten - eleven - twelve - thirteen - fourteen - fifteen - sixteen - seventeen - eighteen - nineteen - twenty - twenty one - twenty two - twenty three - twenty four - twenty five - twenty six - twenty seven - twenty eight - twenty nine - thirty - thirty one - thirty two - thirty three - thirty four - thirty five - thirty six Link to comment
Emerald_Dragonfly Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 I'm like, totally going to follow! 1 Quote ~Emerald_Dragonfly Level 13 Warrior Link to comment
miss_marissa Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 1 Quote Current Challenge # 39 | #38 | #37 | #36 | #35 |#34 | #33 | #32 | #31 | #30 | #29 | #28 | #27 | #26 | #25 | # 24 | #23 | #22 | #21 | #20 | #19 | #18 | #17 | #16 | #15 | #14 | #13 | #12 | #11 | #10 | #9| #8 | #7 | #6 | #5 | #4 | #3 | #2 | #1 | Battle Log Instagram | Goodreads Link to comment
raptron Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 But like 2 Quote Raptron, alot assassin 67 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 Link to comment
elvenengineer Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 You can like, totally do it. Quote Goal: Deadlift a (Female) Wookie (100 kg): 65.8% Link to comment
gingered Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 Does this mean we can be challenge buddies again?!?!?!! Quote Daily Battle Log Challenge 1 | 2 | 3 (unfinished) | 4 Follow me on fitocracy! PRs: 205 lb (deadlifts) | others to follow Link to comment
Hermione Gainser Posted May 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 On 5/4/2016 at 9:35 AM, ~RedStone~ said: Gifs and Gryffindor gains! What's not to like. On 5/4/2016 at 9:41 AM, Emerald_Dragonfly said: I'm like, totally going to follow! Yay! Thanks! On 5/4/2016 at 10:06 AM, miss_marissa said: On 5/4/2016 at 10:10 AM, raptron said: But like 21 hours ago, elvenengineer said: You can like, totally do it. Oh yes! Goals updated. Let's do this. 9 hours ago, gingered said: Does this mean we can be challenge buddies again?!?!?!! YAYAYAYAY! It does, it does!! 1 Quote "I'm just going to remember to not eat like an asshole most of the time" - MoC three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: one must squat.- Brobert Frost Half-Elf Warrior | Current Challenge New Battle Log | Old Battle Log Special thanks to AkLulu for drawing my awesome avatar! Link to comment
Sam Ashen Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 On 5/4/2016 at 8:07 AM, Hermione Gainser said: Goal 1: Boxing Hi! So how long have you been doing boxing? My very first Monk trainer (from about 25 years ago) said if I want to learn how to fight, then take Boxing. Within two weeks, you will know how to fight. (and beat the vast majority of kyu ranks) Quote Classless Human Male Warrior - Introduction Height: 1.77m Weight: 93 kg Spoiler Current Maxes: (repsxkg) Squat: 10x122.3, 5x138.2, 3x147; 1x170 Bench Press: 10x79, 5x93, 1x102 Deadlift: 10x152, 5x192, 3x210, 1x229 Overhead Press: 10x52, 5x61, 1x70.3 Current Battle Log: 1707 Sam Ashen Summer Swole Program 2017 Challenges: 1701 1702 1703 1704 1705 Previous Challenges: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1603 1604 1605 1606 1607 1609 1610 1611 1612 Daily Log:The Daily Grind Form Check: Stronglifts Olympic More FC's: Pistol Squats Want to play? MFPvP Link to comment
Hermione Gainser Posted May 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 7 minutes ago, Sam Ashen said: Hi! So how long have you been doing boxing? My very first Monk trainer (from about 25 years ago) said if I want to learn how to fight, then take Boxing. Within two weeks, you will know how to fight. (and beat the vast majority of kyu ranks) I used to box maybe 5 years ago... I guess for 3 or 4 years total. Then I took a break and started the lifting. Next thing I know it's been 5 years! Time flies. But yeah, it's a lot of fun and I remember being pretty competent back in the day. Granted, I never had to bust out fisticuffs on the streets but I felt pretty confident I could hold my own. Can't wait to get back there. 5 Quote "I'm just going to remember to not eat like an asshole most of the time" - MoC three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: one must squat.- Brobert Frost Half-Elf Warrior | Current Challenge New Battle Log | Old Battle Log Special thanks to AkLulu for drawing my awesome avatar! Link to comment
gingered Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 Loving the Zoolander GIFs! Yes! You can do this! Quote Daily Battle Log Challenge 1 | 2 | 3 (unfinished) | 4 Follow me on fitocracy! PRs: 205 lb (deadlifts) | others to follow Link to comment
Flex Luthor Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 This isn't relevant but I couldn't not include it. 5 Quote "I like you just the way you are" - Mr. Rogers In Br0din's name we gain. Link to comment
Hermione Gainser Posted May 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 9 minutes ago, Flex Luthor said: This isn't relevant but I couldn't not include it. HA! I kept looking for ways to include it in my original post so I fully approve! 1 Quote "I'm just going to remember to not eat like an asshole most of the time" - MoC three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: one must squat.- Brobert Frost Half-Elf Warrior | Current Challenge New Battle Log | Old Battle Log Special thanks to AkLulu for drawing my awesome avatar! Link to comment
DJtrippyT Posted May 6, 2016 Report Share Posted May 6, 2016 You're back! I've missed you, swole sister Quote the year of living trippily Final Boss, Part 2 Boss, Part 1 Previous: Adult Content Brain Weasels Choose Your Own Adventure Woman of Mystery - Worth it Simplicity Spoiler Take it Outside II Take it Outside Even More Current: 52 Days Currently Current: 100 Days Current: Queen 2: Electric Boogaloo Queen of the Jungle THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE CHALLENGE Apart six: Amazon (part 5) (part 3: The Wickening) (part 2) (part 1) Link to comment
Max Power Posted May 6, 2016 Report Share Posted May 6, 2016 *SPOILER ALERT* This is how HG's challenge will end. 6 Quote The path to Swolehalla is paved with a lot of Swolehate, and you won't get there without being Swole of Spirit too. Race: Fiendish Blue Extension Cord Class: Warrior Links: MFP Battle Log Current Challenge Link to comment
Hermione Gainser Posted May 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 On 5/6/2016 at 9:36 AM, DJtrippyT said: You're back! I've missed you, swole sister I've missed YOU! Glad to be back to cheer you on! On 5/6/2016 at 10:01 AM, Max Power said: *SPOILER ALERT* This is how HG's challenge will end. IT'SAMAXPOWERRRR! HI! God I hope so. Currently it's more like this: Updates! Boxing - check - Went last night and somehow it was worse than before. Seriously. What the hell. Then I decided to sign up for real and committed to a 12 month contract. And I'm definitely having some anxiety about that. FM & Accessory - 50/50 - I've been good about doing my accessory work, even started doing the ol' abs again. I haven't been doing my fm push ups, though. Slacker. Technically we did some last night in boxing but I'm not counting those because they were poorly done due to wearing gloves. Active recovery - 50/50 - Walking is spot on. I'm only IN the office 3 days this week (worked from home yesterday) and I walked both Monday and Tuesday for more than 45 minutes. Wonderful! Haven't done my restorative yoga yet, but I'm going to do my favorite foot and ankle yoga class (short and amazingly effective) and then a restorative session tomorrow morning before I head up to the 'burbs to spend time with my seester and her munchkins. Food - Check - I have not been eating like an asshole. I had to take a short cut break to refeed b/c more time had gone by than I realized and I was getting really... ehhh... crabby, we'll say. So, that's not part of what I want, ya know? Anyhow, refeed was still not assholish. I've also decreased the amount of cutting I'm doing while I get used to this new boxing and lifting schedule of mine. Then I'll up it some more. 6 Quote "I'm just going to remember to not eat like an asshole most of the time" - MoC three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: one must squat.- Brobert Frost Half-Elf Warrior | Current Challenge New Battle Log | Old Battle Log Special thanks to AkLulu for drawing my awesome avatar! Link to comment
Pat G Posted May 18, 2016 Report Share Posted May 18, 2016 Hullo there. Boxing and Lifting and Walking, that makes you some sort of Olympian. Surely somewhere in the Olympic Games rulebook there's a clause about that. Quote "Strength is the cup. The bigger the cup, the more you can put in" - JDanger Link to comment
CourtnieMarie Posted May 20, 2016 Report Share Posted May 20, 2016 a hermy thread?! 1 Quote Instagram | pinterest read harder challenge | Battle Log | NROLFW Challenges: 13-1 | 13-2 | 13-3 | 13-3.5 | 14-1 | 14-2 | 15-1 | 15-2 | 15-3 | 15-4 | 15-5 | 16-1 | 16-2 | 16-3 | 16-4 | 16-5 | 16-6 | 16-7 | 16-8 | 17-1 | 17-2 | 17-3 | 17-4 | 17-5 | 17-6 | 17-7 | 17-8 | 17-9 | 17-10 | 18-1 | 18-2 | 18-3 | 18-4 | 18-5 | 18-6 | 18-7 | 18-8 | 18-9 | 18-10 | 19-1 | 19-2 | 19-3 | 19-4 | 19-5 | 19-6 | 19-7 | current Link to comment
Hermione Gainser Posted May 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 On 5/18/2016 at 8:23 PM, Pat G said: Hullo there. Boxing and Lifting and Walking, that makes you some sort of Olympian. Surely somewhere in the Olympic Games rulebook there's a clause about that. Pat! Helllllllloooooooo! Ha! Yes! I'll take it! On 5/20/2016 at 4:25 PM, CourtnieMarie said: a hermy thread?! The following week and a half was basically as follows: I was completely run down last week. I managed to workout Tuesday thinking I was just normal levels of tired (I've been having weird dreams so I wake up a lot). Uh no. It was rough and the next 4 days were awful. I passed on boxing in lieu of recovery. There was a lot of binge watching Doctor Who, laying around, and sleeping. I still hit many of my goals, though. So, that's cool. Here's the sum of things: Boxing: nope - rested because I needed it. Go me for not trying to kill myself with activity. FM & Accessory: Actually, yes. Managed to do some push ups 3 mornings last week. Good on accessory - messed around with some new accessory for deadlift day. Active Recovery: I was at work 3 whole days but only walked 1 partly due to needing to get stuff done before I leave for staycation and partly because of the whole really worn out thing. I don't know if i did restorative yoga... I can't remember. I think so. Maybe? Food: I ate most well, but there were some assholey things in there. Quote "I'm just going to remember to not eat like an asshole most of the time" - MoC three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: one must squat.- Brobert Frost Half-Elf Warrior | Current Challenge New Battle Log | Old Battle Log Special thanks to AkLulu for drawing my awesome avatar! Link to comment
CourtnieMarie Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 aw mannn, sorry to hear about the run-down sickness. glad you kept up with things you could and passed on thing that would've likely just made recovery longer. you feeling better though? bring on week 3! Quote Instagram | pinterest read harder challenge | Battle Log | NROLFW Challenges: 13-1 | 13-2 | 13-3 | 13-3.5 | 14-1 | 14-2 | 15-1 | 15-2 | 15-3 | 15-4 | 15-5 | 16-1 | 16-2 | 16-3 | 16-4 | 16-5 | 16-6 | 16-7 | 16-8 | 17-1 | 17-2 | 17-3 | 17-4 | 17-5 | 17-6 | 17-7 | 17-8 | 17-9 | 17-10 | 18-1 | 18-2 | 18-3 | 18-4 | 18-5 | 18-6 | 18-7 | 18-8 | 18-9 | 18-10 | 19-1 | 19-2 | 19-3 | 19-4 | 19-5 | 19-6 | 19-7 | current Link to comment
Max Power Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 2 hours ago, Hermione Gainser said: I was completely run down last week. Quote The path to Swolehalla is paved with a lot of Swolehate, and you won't get there without being Swole of Spirit too. Race: Fiendish Blue Extension Cord Class: Warrior Links: MFP Battle Log Current Challenge Link to comment
Sam Ashen Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 12 hours ago, Hermione Gainser said: The following week and a half was basically as follows: Heck ya! Quote Classless Human Male Warrior - Introduction Height: 1.77m Weight: 93 kg Spoiler Current Maxes: (repsxkg) Squat: 10x122.3, 5x138.2, 3x147; 1x170 Bench Press: 10x79, 5x93, 1x102 Deadlift: 10x152, 5x192, 3x210, 1x229 Overhead Press: 10x52, 5x61, 1x70.3 Current Battle Log: 1707 Sam Ashen Summer Swole Program 2017 Challenges: 1701 1702 1703 1704 1705 Previous Challenges: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1603 1604 1605 1606 1607 1609 1610 1611 1612 Daily Log:The Daily Grind Form Check: Stronglifts Olympic More FC's: Pistol Squats Want to play? MFPvP Link to comment
Alanna Posted May 28, 2016 Report Share Posted May 28, 2016 Hey HG! Sorry you're feeling run down... but good call not doing All The Things. Still working on that over here, too! Quote -:- THE LIONESS -:- Challenge 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, 2.12 Link to comment
Hermione Gainser Posted June 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 On 5/23/2016 at 8:59 AM, CourtnieMarie said: aw mannn, sorry to hear about the run-down sickness. glad you kept up with things you could and passed on thing that would've likely just made recovery longer. you feeling better though? bring on week 3! Thanks! Yes, and no, and yes again. Such silliness, this body o' mine. On 5/23/2016 at 10:52 AM, Max Power said: But like... I don't even have a baby to blame... On 5/23/2016 at 9:12 PM, Sam Ashen said: Heck ya! There is no amount of times I can see this and not LOL. That face! On 5/28/2016 at 7:07 PM, Alanna said: Hey HG! Sorry you're feeling run down... but good call not doing All The Things. Still working on that over here, too! Alannnnnnnaaaaaa! Hey girrrrrrrrrrrrl! Not doing All The Things is hard, man. *** So, the challenge is over, eh? It appears I fell off the face of the planet. Again. God, I'm good at that. Anyhow.... so I felt better, then not better, then better but work was busy and I had a bunch of obligations to get done and then vacation. And by vacation I mean staycation with Boyf. That means - I haven't been to boxing once. NOT ONCE. Dafuq. Two weeks were rest requirements. The week of work crazy I didn't leave work until the time at which class started. So annoying. And there are no normal workouts during staycation week because it's all about hanging out together. Also, we went on an accidental 9 mile hike in 95% humidity. So... there's that. Food was okay - both quality and quantity left something to be desired (too little food, in this case). But it could have been worse. I've figured out a way to make sure I eat more veggies when I'm at home (not a problem when I come to work - but I get extra lazy when I am home) and my cabinet is now full of those baby food sauce packet things. Yup. No shame. I spent a lot of time doing yoga when I was "resting" so I count that, over all. I've also been getting all super into Fit For Real Life so I've been messing with her mobility/neural drive stuff a lot. There was ample walking during vacation and week 3 - less during crazy work week as I tried to get everything done before I left. Other than chaturanga during yoga I did very few push ups. So, bah. All in all, not a successful challenge. But at least it got me back, in part, in the challenge mindset. 2 Quote "I'm just going to remember to not eat like an asshole most of the time" - MoC three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: one must squat.- Brobert Frost Half-Elf Warrior | Current Challenge New Battle Log | Old Battle Log Special thanks to AkLulu for drawing my awesome avatar! Link to comment
Pat G Posted June 6, 2016 Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 Call it a soft launch. You plan and open up for business, but if/when things go wrong, you get to do it all over again with the new knowledge! winning! 1 Quote "Strength is the cup. The bigger the cup, the more you can put in" - JDanger Link to comment
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