RedStone Posted June 6, 2016 Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 ZERO WEEK!!! Man I love zero week. Time for a breather, step back and hit the reset button. This week I'll be continuing the basics, 3X lift days, cardio and core. For big lifts I'm dialing back until I feel not only solid but also easy for the full 5X5, and today that meant 125# for squats while I work on form. Not quite a de-load, but kinda sorta. I pushed to some big PRs last week, gotta make sure I spend the time working on form and technique. Zero week will primarily focus on building my spreadsheet (!) = massive research. Basically building a database of exercises broken down by: A: leg/chest/back day so I can mix up my seconds. (At this point I'm primarily interested in free weights.) B: Core circuits C: Cardio circuits D: Mobility/flexibility E: Some other fifth thing. probably. This feels like the beginning of a big project and I'm excited to see where it goes! And of course full challenge details will be added at the end of the week in the next comment below ZERO WEEK!!! 13 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
RedStone Posted June 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 Challenge details commence!!! This is month two of not cutting, and with a few minor setbacks here and there I'm working towards changing my mindset about under eating and healthy body image. I've gained a few pounds (in terms of where the scale tends to average anyway) but measurements are maintaining in their average so I think I'm on a good course to continue on. Goals for this month: Water: In the past few weeks I've noticed trends where I'm not getting through even a little water. This changes now. My goal is 66oz a day and I'm using Plant Nanny to stay motivated and keep track. So far so good. Con+4 Wis+2 Evil Bunny/Mountain Biome: Cardio. Continue cardio sessions with an added bonus, hiking 1X per week. 2X for B, 3X for an A. Sta+6 Dex+4 Iron Ingot: Man I want that iron pickaxe so bad!!! Gotta make some iron ore for that. Continue lifting 3X per week. Str+6 Con+4 Map/Compass: This one has to do with that big spreadsheet I mentioned in zero week. (ZERO WEEK!) Continue adding to it, 1 per category every week to be included in the workout. Wis+6 Con+4 Endermen: These sneaky little guys know all the moves. Add flexibility and mobility into post workout stretches, include category in the map spreadsheet. Do a few sun salutations in the morning, min 3X a week. Dex+6 Diamond mini challenge: Auditions are in two weeks so this is a halfling challenge. Read the script at least once. Don't chicken out. Cha+2 Con+2 Starting Stats/PRs/Progress picts Spoiler 36y/o female 4'10" 105-108# average from daily Waist 31.25" - 31.75" average from daily Nat Waist 28.5" Hips 35.25# Bicep 9.25# Thigh 19" Calf 12" Bench 75# Squat 145# Deadlift 175# I never took a proper before picture because I was so camera shy. I recently found one from a year or two ago that pretty much shows where I was starting from... so, here's my before, and progress from this past week. 9 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
Grizzy Posted June 6, 2016 Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 I like your shirt! And I'm very excited to see what you might be doing with a minecraft theme... 1 Quote Challenge Link to comment
RedStone Posted June 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 30 minutes ago, Grizzy said: I like your shirt! And I'm very excited to see what you might be doing with a minecraft theme... Tank you tank you! think this one will actually make the regular rotation lol 2 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
wildross Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 I might actually have to try Minecraft at some point. 3 Quote Warriors don't count reps and sets. They count tons. My psychologist weighs 45 pounds, has an iron soul and sits on the end of a bar Tally Sheet for 2019 Encouragement for older members: Chronologically Blessed Group; Encouragement for newbie lifters: When we were weaker Link to comment
RedStone Posted June 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 17 minutes ago, wildross said: I might actually have to try Minecraft at some point. If this is the only thing I accomplish today I'll take it as a win. (Perfect way to kill a long flight!! Time behaves differently in Minecraft...) 2 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
Laghail Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 Following again! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Level 34 [Yorkie Packmaster] Link to comment
RedStone Posted June 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 Speaking of sort of accomplishing something today, I guess I ought to log this morning's workout. Barely slept something awful, should have had a proper breakfast before going in, and paid the price for not doing so - had to take a candy break after front squats. ~Squats~ 1X10 45# 1X5 115# 5X5 125# ~Front Squats~ 1X5 20# 1X5 30# 3X10 40# ~Seconds~ 3X15 DB Military Shoulder Press 5# 1X15 DB Military Shoulder Press 10# 3X15 Reverse Fly 5# (Much easier than last week) 3X15 Cable Hip Abductor 2.5kg 3X15 BW Calf Raises (Taking it down after massive 4 day DOMS last week) ~Core~ 3X15 Hyper Extensions 2 Lap* Farmer Carry 25# 1 Lap* Farmer Carry 25# 3X50 Hundreds 3X10 Leg Levers *Still trying to figure out how far a lap around the weight room is... if anyone has an app or something they recommend!! Bailed on cardio for a variety of reasons - 1, I was totally exhausted from not having slept or eaten enough, and 2, I'd like to incorporate more MA conditioning in with these circuits, maybe even dedicate a few per week in the challenge. Planning on looking at that tomorrow! 6 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
SevenofSeven Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 Following because, awesome shirts and pretty mine craft! And awesome energy workouts. 1 Quote Wait! What............? Link to comment
AugustaAdaByron Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 Zero week, hero workout! Going to the gym without sleeping well, I'd probably drop a 25kg plate on my toe by accident or something... I totally haven't done that... Spoiler That happened when I was recovering from a cold! 3 Quote Level "I have no clue" Warrior Current challenge Battle log Link to comment
Jord Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 17 hours ago, ~RedStone~ said: This feels like the beginning of a big project and I'm excited to see where it goes! And of course full challenge details will be added at the end of the week in the next comment below ZERO WEEK!!! See it was fate, your original zero week shirt had to melt in the wash so you could make an even more badass one!! 4 hours ago, AugustaAdaByron said: Going to the gym without sleeping well, I'd probably drop a 25kg plate on my toe by accident or something... I totally haven't done that... Did you break a toe? I dropped only 6lb baby dumbbell on my toe once and it hurt to put on shoes for a week! Quote Jǫrð, Delvian Nomad - Level 12 { Battle Log } Link to comment
AugustaAdaByron Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 47 minutes ago, Taddea Zhaan said: Did you break a toe? I dropped only 6lb baby dumbbell on my toe once and it hurt to put on shoes for a week! No, luckily it slipped from my hands very close to the ground so the force was not too strong on that one! But I have a black spot on my nail since late October. It was right at the beginning of the nail so I've turned it into an experiment and wait to see how long it'll take for it to grow to an entirely new one. Quote Level "I have no clue" Warrior Current challenge Battle log Link to comment
elvenengineer Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 Hello! I love your zero week tanks. You're so crafty 1 Quote Goal: Deadlift a (Female) Wookie (100 kg): 65.8% Link to comment
miss_marissa Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 Happy zero week! 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
RedStone Posted June 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 3 hours ago, elvenengineer said: Hello! I love your zero week tanks. You're so crafty thanks! I guess if I did it right last time I wouldn't have had to do another... LOL but I like the punk rock!! 2 hours ago, miss_marissa said: Happy zero week! HAPPY HAPPY!!! 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
RedStone Posted June 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 Well, I got my cardio in, though not exactly as planned. Working MA into cardio is going to be a real challenge, something I'll be evaluating in different ways this week. Started with gardening, weeding and such, and had a nice pile of garlic scapes to snip! May make some pesto with that later Got a little very absurdly upset about some personal hot button issues after that and went down to train it out of my system. I did get some good form work in and tested my handstand pushups for the first time in a long time (needs work LOL), but all in all I only banked about 10 mins worth of real cardio before burning through the anger. I wasn't mad anymore but kind of drained, so I decided to go for a ruck to clear my head some more. Threw a KB in a knapsack for a total of 16.4# and took the town at a fair pace, lots of inclines and declines for about 35mins. Got home starving and sweaty and eating all the tacos. Resting now, could probably have a nap, but gonna keep on trucking with some adulting anime instead, reading over the script a little later on (finally arrived today!) and I guess making pesto? Feels good to be this kind of tired... Fudz: 10 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
Grymm Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 2 Quote Intro Challenges: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 Link to comment
AugustaAdaByron Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 34 minutes ago, ~RedStone~ said: Note to myself: Don't check the forum before having dinner! Omnomnom! 4 Quote Level "I have no clue" Warrior Current challenge Battle log Link to comment
RedStone Posted June 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 1 minute ago, AugustaAdaByron said: Note to myself: Don't check the forum before having dinner! Omnomnom! *Sets a place at the table for Ada 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
AugustaAdaByron Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 YAY!!! \o/ BTW my crock pot arrived at the janitor so I'll pick it up tomorrow and then I'll be setting a place for you too sooooooon! 4 Quote Level "I have no clue" Warrior Current challenge Battle log Link to comment
RedStone Posted June 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 1 minute ago, AugustaAdaByron said: YAY!!! \o/ BTW my crock pot arrived at the janitor so I'll pick it up tomorrow and then I'll be setting a place for you too sooooooon! Oh awesome!!! The slow cooker is so fantastic. And for batch cooking? Fughetabouit!! Can't wait to hear about what you make!! 1 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
Grizzy Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 Mmmm, delicious tacos. 1 Quote Challenge Link to comment
Steaky Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 On the subject of food, I did really tasty slow cooked, shredded beef in my crockpot yesterday using a seasoning pack we picked up on an adventure a few weeks ago. It was all the noms 3 Quote My curent challenge: http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/83866-steakys-feline-friends/ Link to comment
Emerald_Dragonfly Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 1. Fantastic shirt. 2. Fabulous zero week goals. 3. Here for this! 1 Quote ~Emerald_Dragonfly Level 13 Warrior Link to comment
CourtnieMarie Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 oh heyyyy! how are you already so on point?! it's zero week! 2 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
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