SPEZZY IS BACK

[Epsilonx2]

Gah, that photo!

 

Also, just... Thank you. I remember you from back in the day and I was at once inspired (which I've told you) and honestly a bit intimidated. I read your story and thought something akin to "She's a special case. There's no way I could do anything like that!" I don't mean that I thought you had magic genes or anything that let you fling barbells around. It was more selfish than that. I didn't think I had it in me to put in the work that you'd so obviously dedicated to yourself. I found myself faced with this (quite literally) powerful woman who'd struggled and been strong enough to share that struggle so that others might benefit. That's so beautiful. And at some point, something clicked for me and I've been on this journey ever since! I'm still not even close to where I want to be, but I never feel despair over that anymore. I feel like I have a direction to move in and that's largely because of you.

 

So thank you for all the work you've put into this community. Thank you for continuing to share your gorgeous self with the Rebellion. I know you're going to kick ass through this challenge and on through the rest that have yet to come! <3

[Gainsdalf the Whey]

Someone please link me somewhere to buy that toothbrush.

 

Are you like me, and you clean your sink and mirror before taking bathroom selfies?

[goodbye_farewell]

On 9/27/2016 at 5:20 PM, spezzy said:

 

At least they're happy feels. Or feels remembering all the happiness from camp!

 

I need nerdhugs right meow.

Giant, lift you off your feet, hug

[spezzy]

This isn't directly related to this challenge, but two years ago I set up a savings goal I wanted to hit before my 33rd birthday (which is October 11th of this year, btw - so in a few weeks).

 

And I did it

[Sam Ashen]

9 minutes ago, spezzy said:

This isn't directly related to this challenge, but two years ago I set up a savings goal I wanted to hit before my 33rd birthday (which is October 11th of this year, btw - so in a few weeks).

 

And I did it

 

Yay!  How far away is the second million?

[spezzy]

57 minutes ago, wovercast said:

Giant, lift you off your feet, hug

 

I MISS YOUR HUGS SO MUCH

 

1 hour ago, Gainsdalf the Whey said:

Someone please link me somewhere to buy that toothbrush.

 

Are you like me, and you clean your sink and mirror before taking bathroom selfies?

 

Yes I clean it every day

 

And I got the toothbrush at Target IIRC! It's in the kids section. You should get, um, Bianca one

 

 

12 hours ago, Epsilonx2 said:

Gah, that photo!

 

Also, just... Thank you. I remember you from back in the day and I was at once inspired (which I've told you) and honestly a bit intimidated. I read your story and thought something akin to "She's a special case. There's no way I could do anything like that!" I don't mean that I thought you had magic genes or anything that let you fling barbells around. It was more selfish than that. I didn't think I had it in me to put in the work that you'd so obviously dedicated to yourself. I found myself faced with this (quite literally) powerful woman who'd struggled and been strong enough to share that struggle so that others might benefit. That's so beautiful. And at some point, something clicked for me and I've been on this journey ever since! I'm still not even close to where I want to be, but I never feel despair over that anymore. I feel like I have a direction to move in and that's largely because of you.

 

So thank you for all the work you've put into this community. Thank you for continuing to share your gorgeous self with the Rebellion. I know you're going to kick ass through this challenge and on through the rest that have yet to come! <3

 

Love you so much girl, it's been so great to see how far you've come in such a short amount of time. Would you have thought at camp 2 years ago you'd be pulling 340lbs (WITH EASE) at the comp????? So so so so proud of you that you decided to push and start believing that you could do it too

 

Absolutely amazing.

[spezzy]

1 hour ago, Sam Ashen said:

 

Yay!  How far away is the second million?

 

HA i so wish.

[Sam Ashen]

1 minute ago, spezzy said:

 

HA i so wish.

 

Walking compound interest calculator checking in.

 

All the online calculators and smartphone apps make me feel like a dinosaur.

 

But happy to explain it, anyway!

[Tanktimus the Encourager]

Congrats on the saving goal. It takes discipline, which you so clearly display in many areas of health and fitness. To then display it in other areas of life as well is truly impressive. 

[spezzy]

GUYS I DID THE SOCIAL THING HERE IS THE PROOF.

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[Elastigirl]

That crow to side crow was beautiful. I tried to learn side crow a year ago and wasn't flexible enough,but I'm starting to think I need to pick it up again. I love your third goal so much. I didn't go to camp, but having you all come back ready to share your nerdy/dorky selves with the world makes me want to too. And yay for enjoying doing all the things!

[Sam Ashen]

Congrats on the saving goal. It takes discipline, which you so clearly display in many areas of health and fitness. To then display it in other areas of life as well is truly impressive. 

This made me re-read a piece from the Motley Fool about the rungs of savings goals.

So at 15 million they say you don't have to teach your dog tricks anymore and let her go back to just being a dog. And you can stop swiping your friends books for resale.

At 50K you should celebrate with a balloon ride. 5K a full weekend off of work.

And goofy things like that.

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[zettarooski]

9 hours ago, spezzy said:

GUYS I DID THE SOCIAL THING HERE IS THE PROOF.

 

Way to go!!

[raptron]

Social beast mode!

[spezzy]

23 hours ago, Sam Ashen said:

 

Walking compound interest calculator checking in.

 

All the online calculators and smartphone apps make me feel like a dinosaur.

 

But happy to explain it, anyway!

 

15 hours ago, Tanktimus the Encourager said:

Congrats on the saving goal. It takes discipline, which you so clearly display in many areas of health and fitness. To then display it in other areas of life as well is truly impressive. 

 

8 hours ago, Sam Ashen said:

This made me re-read a piece from the Motley Fool about the rungs of savings goals.

So at 15 million they say you don't have to teach your dog tricks anymore and let her go back to just being a dog. And you can stop swiping your friends books for resale.

At 50K you should celebrate with a balloon ride. 5K a full weekend off of work.

And goofy things like that.

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Thank you! @Sam Ashen yeah i just don't have the first million yet  SOON.

 

Now to pick my next goal....

[spezzy]

12 hours ago, Elastigirl said:

That crow to side crow was beautiful. I tried to learn side crow a year ago and wasn't flexible enough,but I'm starting to think I need to pick it up again. I love your third goal so much. I didn't go to camp, but having you all come back ready to share your nerdy/dorky selves with the world makes me want to too. And yay for enjoying doing all the things!

 

Thank you!  I've found myself really interested in the transitions lately and follow a ton of people on IG who are so good at it and I feel like I fall on my ass more often than not... but slowly getting better?

 

And the #CampMagic is real. Being in a place surrounded by other people who just accept you and you're not afraid to be you is a rare, rare thing.

[Sam Ashen]

1 hour ago, spezzy said:

i just don't have the first million yet  SOON.

 

Now to pick my next goal....

 

Just teasing, of course!   Getting there requires the multiplication of a couple of pretty big numbers.  (What you start with time how much it grows)

 

Throwing this out there:  One of these years, I am hopeful about having somebody like the Gardener brothers talk about money and investing in a way that is not the same old recycled advice - in fact counters the same old recycled advice.  Some of us here might follow different people.  (And it has been a long while since I followed TMF and maybe they are on FB!)

 

Looking up their general advice for where I am at - Hmm.  Playing Hard to Keep and trying to score tix to a football game from my FA seems to be a great idea!

 

EDIT:  Looked up.  Liked!  Will find out later if they still offer good advice.  

[Tanktimus the Encourager]

53 minutes ago, spezzy said:

And the #CampMagic is real. Being in a place surrounded by other people who just accept you and you're not afraid to be you is a rare, rare thing.

Did you notice a difference coming back this year compared to the first two years?

[Raxie]

On ‎9‎/‎27‎/‎2016 at 6:53 PM, Tanktimus the Encourager said:

Thank you after the fact for not filming my burpees.  

 

Also thank you for not being offended when you told me you were trading gems for burpees and I about faced and ran away in fear.

 

On ‎9‎/‎28‎/‎2016 at 11:16 AM, spezzy said:

Yessssssss. Exactly. I still want to do other things and not feel guilty about it. I'm glad I'm not alone <3

 

I'm looking to get into my first real competition next year so I'm super glad to see you guys talking about some of the social issues you've encountered in those communities so I can prep myself to not feel bad! I've never interacted with other lifters outside of NF and the boxers at mycurrent  gym, who are boxers so aren't seriously competing their lifts.

 

On ‎9‎/‎28‎/‎2016 at 1:38 PM, Rurik Harrgath said:

We need to package this and self it as pre-workout.  Imagine the possibilities...

 

I just found our way to that million Staci and Sam are talking about!

 

On ‎9‎/‎28‎/‎2016 at 11:33 PM, Epsilonx2 said:

So thank you for all the work you've put into this community. Thank you for continuing to share your gorgeous self with the Rebellion. I know you're going to kick ass through this challenge and on through the rest that have yet to come! <3

 

So much this!!

[Gainsdalf the Whey]

57 minutes ago, Raxie said:

 

Also thank you for not being offended when you told me you were trading gems for burpees and I about faced and ran away in fear.

 

This is the logical response.

[Rurik Harrgath]

9 hours ago, Raxie said:

Also thank you for not being offended when you told me you were trading gems for burpees and I about faced and ran away in fear.

 

My inner CrossFitter is outraged that I missed the opportunity to earn more inconsequential gems for #HouseHavik (which would still have lost by a landslide even if I had burpeed all the burpees!) 

[Epsilonx2]

On 9/29/2016 at 11:46 AM, spezzy said:

This isn't directly related to this challenge, but two years ago I set up a savings goal I wanted to hit before my 33rd birthday (which is October 11th of this year, btw - so in a few weeks).

 

And I did it

 

On 9/29/2016 at 11:58 AM, spezzy said:

Love you so much girl, it's been so great to see how far you've come in such a short amount of time. Would you have thought at camp 2 years ago you'd be pulling 340lbs (WITH EASE) at the comp????? So so so so proud of you that you decided to push and start believing that you could do it too

 

Absolutely amazing.

 

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! And thank you again! I don't know if I even had a frame of reference two years ago. I just thought it looked fun. (Clearly, I was right!) Now I'm just excited to see how far I can go. Getting real dusty over here as well...

[spezzy]

23 hours ago, Sam Ashen said:

 

Just teasing, of course!   Getting there requires the multiplication of a couple of pretty big numbers.  (What you start with time how much it grows)

 

Throwing this out there:  One of these years, I am hopeful about having somebody like the Gardener brothers talk about money and investing in a way that is not the same old recycled advice - in fact counters the same old recycled advice.  Some of us here might follow different people.  (And it has been a long while since I followed TMF and maybe they are on FB!)

 

Looking up their general advice for where I am at - Hmm.  Playing Hard to Keep and trying to score tix to a football game from my FA seems to be a great idea!

 

EDIT:  Looked up.  Liked!  Will find out later if they still offer good advice.  

 

Yeah! i'm definitely not as good as I could be, but hitting this savings goal was huge for me. 

[spezzy]

23 hours ago, Tanktimus the Encourager said:

Did you notice a difference coming back this year compared to the first two years?

 

Yes, but I think that last year I was so busy teaching and being a part of team NF that I had less opportunities to connect with people on the level that I did this year. And that was everything to me. 

 

22 hours ago, Raxie said:

 

Also thank you for not being offended when you told me you were trading gems for burpees and I about faced and ran away in fear.

 

 

I'm looking to get into my first real competition next year so I'm super glad to see you guys talking about some of the social issues you've encountered in those communities so I can prep myself to not feel bad! I've never interacted with other lifters outside of NF and the boxers at mycurrent  gym, who are boxers so aren't seriously competing their lifts.

 

 

Honestly for the most part, it's all fun - it's when you get to world record holding levels that it just takes a lot more, because if you want that, you need to give it everything. 

 

21 hours ago, Gainsdalf the Whey said:

 

This is the logical response.

 

THIS

 

12 hours ago, Rurik Harrgath said:

 

My inner CrossFitter is outraged that I missed the opportunity to earn more inconsequential gems for #HouseHavik (which would still have lost by a landslide even if I had burpeed all the burpees!) 

 

You could have done 1,000.

 

 

2 hours ago, Epsilonx2 said:

 

 

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! And thank you again! I don't know if I even had a frame of reference two years ago. I just thought it looked fun. (Clearly, I was right!) Now I'm just excited to see how far I can go. Getting real dusty over here as well...

 

[spezzy]

okay, last few days:

 

1) I've been having a hard time making it back to the gym, but going today and will be back on regular schedule next week. I've had some sort of Camp Crud bug that made 225 for 3 sets of 8 on deadlifts feel absolutely heavy on Thursday and anytime 225 feels heavy... it's time to swallow my pride and go home. So taking it easy today, back to big lifts Monday.

 

2)  I finally got my scorpion pose!  

3) Ive done this twice. Will get back on and do it for real.

 

4) Good so far. Social a few times, and have plans sunday. Plus, I'm saying Nerd Google hangouts kind of count. Because any sort of seeing my nerds is magic.

 

5) Madi's on her first week of anxiety meds and honestly not interested in going out and just wants to sleep. The vet said it would take her time to adjust. Last night she just kept walking around putting her head on things and falling asleep standing like that. So my focus with her has mainly been cuddling and comforting her.