tenaciousglee Posted October 31, 2016 Report Share Posted October 31, 2016 Goal 1: Get big and strong like BA Baracus: Sandbag Floor Press 4x8x125# (currently at 3x8x135#) Goal 2: See things from a different perspective like Murdock: Handstand Push-up progress Goal 3: Be flexible in any situation like Face: Do one mobility exercise daily, 5 days a week Goal 4: Formulate a plan and see it come together like Hannibal: Track everything I eat for a week to determine my current Diet Level (per NFA). Take the prescribed steps to Level Up. 1 Quote Level 32 Minifig Jedi Assassin Current Challenge | Battle Log | "Epic" Quest Previous Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 11.5, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 "A man who wants to do something will find a way; a man who doesn't will find an excuse." -Stephan Dolley, Jr. "You don't get stronger by skipping workouts." - me, to myself, about 3 times a week Link to comment
tenaciousglee Posted October 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2016 Week 1, Day 1 Goal 3: Did KStarr's "couch stretch" before bed Goal 4: Tracked everything I ate (listed in spoiler to save screen real estate) Spoiler 10/30 Half apple 2 eggs Coffee with Stevia and coconut oil 3 slices ham Mixed veggies Handful almonds Handful peanuts x2 Ginger ale Grilled Chicken Mixed veggies Buttered noodles Popcorn Week 1 Monday workout - Sandbaggery! Sandbag Floor Press - 5x60#, 3x85#, 3x8x135# - my form was pretty bad by the 3rd set, so I'm going to drop the weight to 125# next time and try for 10 reps Sandbag Clean and Press - 25x30# - goal was to see how many I could accomplish in 5 minutes, but I flamed out after about 3.5 minutes Sandbag Ground-to-Shoulder Squat - 4x5x30# - this was an "every minute on the minute" where I completed the 5 squats as quickly as possible and then had the remainder of the minute to rest 1 Quote Level 32 Minifig Jedi Assassin Current Challenge | Battle Log | "Epic" Quest Previous Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 11.5, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 "A man who wants to do something will find a way; a man who doesn't will find an excuse." -Stephan Dolley, Jr. "You don't get stronger by skipping workouts." - me, to myself, about 3 times a week Link to comment
tenaciousglee Posted November 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2016 Week 1, Day 2 Goal 1: 3x8x135# floor press Goal 2: no progress yet Goal 3: couch stretch again before bed (2/2) Goal 4: tracked everything again, including Halloween candy! Spoiler 10/31 3 cups water with pre-workout powder 2 cups water with protein powder Half an apple Handful peanuts Handful almonds Sea salt caramel pretzel bark Coffee Grilled chicken Green beans Half an apple Two-bite cinnamon roll Coke Wheat Thins Baked ziti Peppermint Halloween candy Whiskey 1 Quote Level 32 Minifig Jedi Assassin Current Challenge | Battle Log | "Epic" Quest Previous Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 11.5, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 "A man who wants to do something will find a way; a man who doesn't will find an excuse." -Stephan Dolley, Jr. "You don't get stronger by skipping workouts." - me, to myself, about 3 times a week Link to comment
Manarelle Posted November 1, 2016 Report Share Posted November 1, 2016 Following again for the A-wesomeness. I had to look up what a couch stretch is, but hey, I learned something! You can do this! Quote Manarelle the Level 60 Amazon Assassin Challenges: 1-10, 11-20, 21-30, 31-40, 41-50, 51-60, Current Link to comment
tenaciousglee Posted November 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2016 Oh yeah, I meant to include a link to the couch stretch. Quote Level 32 Minifig Jedi Assassin Current Challenge | Battle Log | "Epic" Quest Previous Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 11.5, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 "A man who wants to do something will find a way; a man who doesn't will find an excuse." -Stephan Dolley, Jr. "You don't get stronger by skipping workouts." - me, to myself, about 3 times a week Link to comment
tenaciousglee Posted November 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2016 Week 1, Day 3 Goal 3 - 3-day streak of at least one mobility exercise Goal 4 - Continuing to track what I eat, didn't have a single piece of Halloween candy! Spoiler 11/01 Coffee x2 Half an apple Cashew cranberry almond mix Salad with spinach, carrots, cucumber, bacon, chicken, ranch Watermelon Pineapple Cantaloupe Honeydew Wheat thins Coke Zero Chocolate covered pretzels Peanuts & almonds Ribs Baked potato Broccoli & cauliflower Gelato Week 1, Wednesday Workout - Work Capacity 101 (modified) from Infinite Intensity 4 rounds, starting every 5 minutes, of: 5 pull-ups 10 burpees 15 20 jumping jacks Finished with a 60 second plank with my feet on a stability ball 1 Quote Level 32 Minifig Jedi Assassin Current Challenge | Battle Log | "Epic" Quest Previous Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 11.5, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 "A man who wants to do something will find a way; a man who doesn't will find an excuse." -Stephan Dolley, Jr. "You don't get stronger by skipping workouts." - me, to myself, about 3 times a week Link to comment
tenaciousglee Posted November 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 Week 1, Day 4 Goal 3 - Almost skipped my mobility last night, but I wanted to keep my streak alive, so I did a little foam rolling and couch stretch before bed Goal 4 - The tracking continues Spoiler 11/2 3 cups water with pre-workout powder 2 cups water with protein powder Coffee Apple Peanuts & Almonds Grilled chicken Green beans Egg noodles Almond Joy Pretzels Cashew cranberry almond mix Salad Rotisserie chicken Green beans & peppers Broccoli & carrots Cinnamon pecan pudding cake 2 Quote Level 32 Minifig Jedi Assassin Current Challenge | Battle Log | "Epic" Quest Previous Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 11.5, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 "A man who wants to do something will find a way; a man who doesn't will find an excuse." -Stephan Dolley, Jr. "You don't get stronger by skipping workouts." - me, to myself, about 3 times a week Link to comment
Manarelle Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 3 hours ago, tenaciousglee said: Goal 3 - Almost skipped my mobility last night, but I wanted to keep my streak alive, so I did a little foam rolling and couch stretch before bed Tracking helps! 1 Quote Manarelle the Level 60 Amazon Assassin Challenges: 1-10, 11-20, 21-30, 31-40, 41-50, 51-60, Current Link to comment
Suzaqu Posted November 4, 2016 Report Share Posted November 4, 2016 Streaks are a beautiful motivation! I'm glad I found your challenge again! 1 Quote Current Challenge 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
tenaciousglee Posted November 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2016 Week 1 wrap Goal 1 - Sandbag Floor Press Progress - started at 3x8x135# last week, bumped up to 3x10x125# this morning Goal 2 - Handstand Push-up Progress - added a rep to 2 of my 3 sets from the previous week Goal 3 - Mobility - 5 days last week Goal 4 - Level Up My Diet - Tracked Sunday-Saturday; determined I'm at Level 4, working towards Level 5. Goal for this week is to reduce sugar & soda consumption by clearing out the Halloween candy from my desk and the ice cream from my freezer. I will also seek to drink coffee or tea when I need caffeine instead of soda. Also, I can move up to Level 5 when I go 10 out of 14 days having a vegetable with every lunch or dinner, replacing a normal carbohydrate or starch. Adding veggies is not hard for me, reducing sugar will be the tougher challenge. Week 2, Monday workout Sandbag Floor Press - 5x75#, 3x100#, 3x10x125# Sandbag Clean & Press - 45x30# in 5 minutes (up from 25x30# in 3.5 minutes) Sandbag Ground-to-Shoulder Squat - 5x5x40# (up from 4x5x30#) 1 Quote Level 32 Minifig Jedi Assassin Current Challenge | Battle Log | "Epic" Quest Previous Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 11.5, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 "A man who wants to do something will find a way; a man who doesn't will find an excuse." -Stephan Dolley, Jr. "You don't get stronger by skipping workouts." - me, to myself, about 3 times a week Link to comment
tenaciousglee Posted November 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 Sorry for the lack of updates last week. I didn't feel like I had much to say. But, I kept working on my goals! Week 2 wrap Goal 1 - Sandbag Floor Press Progress - none; changed up my Monday workout and it threw off my numbers. D'oh. Goal 2 - Handstand Push-up Progress - none; having some soreness in my shoulder, so my reps were down last Friday and I'm planning to rest it this week, maybe even skip HSPUs this week with a plan to try again during Week 4. Goal 3 - Mobility 5 days last week Goal 4 - Level Up My Diet - focused on clearing out the candy from my desk and reducing soda consumption; all that's left in the desk are a few Tootsie Rolls, which I rarely ever crave, but figure can be a quick-fix if I start wanting chocolate. I also only had 3 sodas over the last week and intentionally chose coffee or tea over soda when I needed caffeine. Goal for the next 2 weeks is to go 10/14 days having a vegetable with every lunch or dinner. Week 3 Sunday veggie was vegetable soup. Week 3 Monday veggie was asparagus. Week 3 Monday workout SB Floor Press - 5x100#, 5x100#, 5x125#, 8x125#, 6x125# SB Bent Over Row - 5x5x60# SB Front Squat - 5x5x60# Dip - 10 Pull-ups - 10 SB Good Morning - 10x160# 1 Quote Level 32 Minifig Jedi Assassin Current Challenge | Battle Log | "Epic" Quest Previous Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 11.5, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 "A man who wants to do something will find a way; a man who doesn't will find an excuse." -Stephan Dolley, Jr. "You don't get stronger by skipping workouts." - me, to myself, about 3 times a week Link to comment
Manarelle Posted November 15, 2016 Report Share Posted November 15, 2016 Looks like you're still making progress, though! Sorry to hear about the shoulder soreness, not a bad idea to take a break and reset things. Quote Manarelle the Level 60 Amazon Assassin Challenges: 1-10, 11-20, 21-30, 31-40, 41-50, 51-60, Current Link to comment
Suzaqu Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 I'm glad the goals are going well! There must be something going around, it seems like everyone is having weird shoulder stuff/pain. I hope it's doing better! Quote Current Challenge 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
tenaciousglee Posted November 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 Looks like you're still making progress, though! Sorry to hear about the shoulder soreness, not a bad idea to take a break and reset things. I'm glad the goals are going well! There must be something going around, it seems like everyone is having weird shoulder stuff/pain. I hope it's doing better! Thanks! Rest it is. Now I just need to figure out what to do for my Friday workout since it usually involves weighted pull-ups and HSPU practice. I'll probably stick to lower body stuff and maybe see how plain handstands feel. Quote Level 32 Minifig Jedi Assassin Current Challenge | Battle Log | "Epic" Quest Previous Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 11.5, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 "A man who wants to do something will find a way; a man who doesn't will find an excuse." -Stephan Dolley, Jr. "You don't get stronger by skipping workouts." - me, to myself, about 3 times a week Link to comment
Manarelle Posted November 21, 2016 Report Share Posted November 21, 2016 How's the shoulder doing? Still plugging away at those vegetables with meals? Quote Manarelle the Level 60 Amazon Assassin Challenges: 1-10, 11-20, 21-30, 31-40, 41-50, 51-60, Current Link to comment
tenaciousglee Posted November 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2016 2 hours ago, Manarelle said: How's the shoulder doing? Still plugging away at those vegetables with meals? Shoulder is better, thanks. I did kind of a plyometric, leg-focused workout on Friday and was feeling it all weekend! I skipped my heavy sandbag floor press this morning and did some wall walks instead. It was the first time I had ever tried them and they were tougher than I expected. But my shoulder didn't complain. Veggies are good, too. I can count 7 days last week, and 2 so far this week. Almost ready to level up! 1 Quote Level 32 Minifig Jedi Assassin Current Challenge | Battle Log | "Epic" Quest Previous Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 11.5, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 "A man who wants to do something will find a way; a man who doesn't will find an excuse." -Stephan Dolley, Jr. "You don't get stronger by skipping workouts." - me, to myself, about 3 times a week Link to comment
Manarelle Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 5 hours ago, tenaciousglee said: Veggies are good, too. I can count 7 days last week, and 2 so far this week. Almost ready to level up! Dang. Sounds like that's a solid habit in place there. Congrats! Quote Manarelle the Level 60 Amazon Assassin Challenges: 1-10, 11-20, 21-30, 31-40, 41-50, 51-60, Current Link to comment
tenaciousglee Posted November 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 Quick challenge write-up Goal 1 - Progress on sandbag floor press - Did not finish due to shoulder pain Goal 2 - Progress on handstand push-ups - Did not finish due to shoulder pain Goal 3 - Mobility 5 days a week - hit 3 of 4 weeks Goal 4 - Level up my diet - ding! The next level requires limiting bread, pasta and sweets. I don't find the bread or pasta to be much of a problem, but I'll probably need some resolve to kick the sweets. 1 Quote Level 32 Minifig Jedi Assassin Current Challenge | Battle Log | "Epic" Quest Previous Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 11.5, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 "A man who wants to do something will find a way; a man who doesn't will find an excuse." -Stephan Dolley, Jr. "You don't get stronger by skipping workouts." - me, to myself, about 3 times a week Link to comment
Suzaqu Posted November 30, 2016 Report Share Posted November 30, 2016 Way to go on the diet level up! I hope your shoulder stays on the mend! Quote Current Challenge 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
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