RedStone Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 Oh how I love zero week. ZERO WEEK!!!! ZERO WEEK!!!!! But also, I SUPER love New Years!!! It's weird because I love that it's a milestone that people use as a reset, but hate that this idea only hits some people once a year instead of every single day. So ZERO WEEK with new years??? That's a special combination. I'm going to do this past year some respect by saying I've done fairly well with it, despite the bumps and setbacks along the way. Peace be the journey, and I'll take the bad with the good and keep on moving on So this years New Years was dominated mostly by the ice looge for me... and thanks to the deliciousness that is fireball whiskey, I was out by 10:30, cuddled by some stranger lady apparently, and missed the fireworks, but that's cool. It was a weekend long party with my best friend and a whole mess of awesome folks, some old, some new. I suffered the next day, but sacrifices must be made to the party gods. And so begins a new challenge, but due to my competition schedule, nothing dramatic will be changing. I only have one thing I absolutely have to do for zero week, and I cannot put it off, I cannot lie with silence and pretend that the time has expired, in fact, it is so important... I'm already done! What a load off! I guess I can kick back and relax for the rest of the week? Nooooooo..... On to the challenge! I like the idea of simplicity for the start of the year. Something attainable and satisfying to give myself a solid win. It's not low hanging fruit, it's long term strategy 1. TRAIN TO COMPETE First powerlifting competition is in 3 weeks. Train as per Lou 3X per week. Stretching and mobility work on off days - 10-30 minutes DO NOT DO EXTRAS Life element: Trust the system. 2. CONSUMPTION First and hardest step, changing weight class, done. (I don't expect it to be a problem based on prior conversations, but if I can't change it, I will be forced to cut a little...) Assuming that's not the case... FUCK the scale. Eat and drink to maintenance. Track. When in doubt, take glamour shots or whatever to remember that I'm making progress in a positive way. Quell the stupid head voices. Life element: reach out when in need. Do not feel weak for needing help. Be honest and raw. Accept vulnerability as the face of strength. 3. STUDY 2 more months before my test voucher expires. Get the cert. Get a new job. BELIEVE IN MYSELF. 2 hours 4X per week. Life element: Confidence & kindness. Remember that everyone starts somewhere and I have more experience than I give myself credit for. Repay the debt, boost people up, and be a positive part of their lives. ALRIGHT ZERO WEEK! Let's do this. _______ Refined goals thanks to zero week insight! 24 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
Jord Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 I'm here for this (lifting) party!! 1 Quote Jǫrð, Delvian Nomad - Level 12 { Battle Log } Link to comment
Loopus Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 Solid looking challenge, RedStone! Going to be awesome :D keen to see the weightlifting progress shots! 2 Quote "If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment" - Marcus Aurelius Link to comment
House Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 Yay! Now we have a reason to struggle thru this together 1 Quote BattlelogSpreadsheet: House Notes Link to comment
Laghail Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 2 Quote Level 34 [Yorkie Packmaster] Link to comment
RedStone Posted January 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 3 minutes ago, Laghail said: DUDE LMAOOOOOOOO. And like, I'm totally getting through it, but there is ALWAYS MORE 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
Emerald_Dragonfly Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 8 Quote ~Emerald_Dragonfly Level 13 Warrior Link to comment
JustCallMeAmber Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 Following! 1 Quote We will never see the best version of ourselves inside our comfort zone Link to comment
RedStone Posted January 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 2 hours ago, RedStone said: First and hardest step, changing weight class, done. (I don't expect it to be a problem based on prior conversations, but if I can't change it, I will be forced to cut a little...) Just heard back, it's no problem and a done deal. 52kg class it is, *DEEP BREATH* no regrets... _____ AH and since it as zero week (ZERO WEEK!) and I did just get my new belt... I'm going for Ballerina Astronaut Zero Week Lifter, because..... well, why the hell shouldn't I?! MAGIC STARDUST BELT!!! RAWR!!!! Now to go try it out... 17 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
Volki Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 Following of course! 1 Quote Link to comment
trickstur Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 4 hours ago, RedStone said: Love the Minecraft pic 4 hours ago, RedStone said: I was out by 10:30, "cuddled by some stranger lady apparently", ... RedStone, living the dream 4 hours ago, RedStone said: 3. STUDY 2 more months before my test voucher expires. Get the cert. Get a new job. BELIEVE IN MYSELF. 1 Quote "Don't tell me the sky is the limit, when there are footprints on the moon." Level 1 Operative (Ranger/Assassin) | Current Challenge | Battlelog (Soon) | Past Challenges: One Instagram | MyFitnessPal Link to comment
Dagger Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 Following! 1 Quote Introduction (where I started, May 2016) ~*~ NF Character (dormant) Progress as a Nomad: Battle log where I do my own challenges Useful posts on my battle log: Useful Links and Travel Schedule, Future Challenge Ideas, Goals for 2017 as a whole, Assorted Goals (not on rotation), Elements W1D1, Last Quarter Goals Link to comment
trickstur Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 1 hour ago, RedStone said: Just heard back, it's no problem and a done deal. 52kg class it is, *DEEP BREATH* no regrets... Woot! 2 Quote "Don't tell me the sky is the limit, when there are footprints on the moon." Level 1 Operative (Ranger/Assassin) | Current Challenge | Battlelog (Soon) | Past Challenges: One Instagram | MyFitnessPal Link to comment
RedStone Posted January 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 5 hours ago, Taddea Zhaan said: I'm here for this (lifting) party!! 5 hours ago, Loopus said: Solid looking challenge, RedStone! Going to be awesome keen to see the weightlifting progress shots! You couldn't stop me unless you were here stopping me! 3 hours ago, Emerald_Dragonfly said: <3 <3 <3 3 hours ago, JustCallMeAmber said: Following! Oh hello there! 2 hours ago, Volki said: Following of course! Because this makes sense.... 1 hour ago, trickstur said: Love the Minecraft pic That's how we do!! 1 hour ago, trickstur said: RedStone, living the dream *Whistles innocently* 1 hour ago, Dagger said: Following! HAI!! _____ So squat day, depth is still giving me trouble on the higher numbers, but I'm getting over the head trip. Truly it's not that much of a struggle, so Lou believes that patience is my issue here. So, I'm going to employ my count-for-calm method and see if that helps ease into the hole. (I took a really awesome video to check depth, it is soooooo informative ) Also discussed mobility and flexibility to be doing on off days and I now have a Lou sanctioned game plan. (Lou!) (Oddly enough, I was so calm after my lift I started to really jive with the car... killed it a good deal less than normal anyway LOL) T&F X2 AWC 30 sec 3rd world squat 3X Lunge to Cosack 3easi 5X Birdog easi Squats 5X 45# 3X 85# 3X 135# 3X155$ 2X3 170# 1X2 185# Goblet Squats 2X10 50#DB Superset 2X5 30#DB easi Planks for time 4X 60sec From my super informative video: ~AKA~ 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
zeroh13 Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 Following! 1 Quote Current Challenge: Zeroh, stick to the routine! Link to comment
RedStone Posted January 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 Just now, zeroh13 said: Following! HIEEEEE <3 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
elvenengineer Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 Depth videos are the best! Also HII! 1 Quote Goal: Deadlift a (Female) Wookie (100 kg): 65.8% Link to comment
Strawberry Squatcake Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 Yes! I'm excited for your competition! That is so exciting! And the added excitement of the weight class. sounds like things are already going well. So keep it up! 1 Quote Shape-Shifting Ginger Current Battle Log 2" washers for smaller weight increases Link to comment
wildross Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 5 hours ago, Emerald_Dragonfly said: Cool... 2 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
Loopus Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 I just woke up, looked at the picture and was like "those plates are massive what the hell!" Then coffee kicked in, and I looked again. Ass to grass, whaddup! Also car jiving is fun :3 4 Quote "If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment" - Marcus Aurelius Link to comment
RedStone Posted January 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 1 hour ago, Loopus said: I just woke up, looked at the picture and was like "those plates are massive what the hell!" Then coffee kicked in, and I looked again. Ass to grass, whaddup! Also car jiving is fun :3 Hehehe and then my coach and I gathering around the phone after the lift to look... and the bar drops and we're like... OH. craptacular hehehe Also I'm short, so the regular plates look massive lol I was looking at the racked height today and thinking it was funny that I never feel that short... _____ OH I didn't mention but the belt was great today. It's super heavy and thick and feels kind of massive, but it was comfortable to lift in and I had no problems. The lever is nice to have and I wish there were blur star dust lever activated knee sleeves 4 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
Darth Taco Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 Your "IG Rant" last challenge (from below your body recomp. shots) really spoke to me and it was actually what convinced me to create an account and start a challenge of my own instead of watching from the sidelines. I want this: Quote I look forward to the type of work I do every day, and trust the long term sustainability of this kind of process to allow me to follow whims and joyful turns as they come, while continuing to build overall strength and agility on the regular. I haven't been this happy with a routine in however many years, and do some kind of workout every single day. Except for when I don't feel like it, and that's fine too. Time to start taking steps to attain it! Thanks for sharing your journey. 6 Quote Level 1 Sith Warrior Current Challenge | What was I thinking? | Battle Log Link to comment
RedStone Posted January 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 8 hours ago, Darth Taco said: Your "IG Rant" last challenge (from below your body recomp. shots) really spoke to me and it was actually what convinced me to create an account and start a challenge of my own instead of watching from the sidelines. I can't tell you how happy this makes me. Oh wait, I probably can... THIS MAKES ME SO HAPPY!!! And I'm right there with you in terms of motivation (I just spent a week with my parents trying to help them get their health in order... on request! Left me pulling my hair out.) Basically, I don't want to be 70, struggling to move around, on the verge of diabetic, family worried every time they seem me that the next time will be in the hospital... Anyways, I'm not sure what you know about me, but I'm working towards becoming a personal trainer and I really want to help people find their way and just be a helpful influence in general. I was debating doing a new years rant, but these things are a tad difficult to get out LOL and I'm not convinced that people actually read them let alone are touched by them. Sooooo... thank you for telling me that, I will now start crafting a rant Something uplifting for all the people starting their new years resolutions maybe... see about keeping them around for more than a few weeks Really, thanks for saying so, it makes me feel less like an idiot And I'm really glad you decided to start up here, it's more fun to do the things with a posse! 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
.TIFF Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 Love the challenge, love the belt, love all the things! I am going to take a page from your book and start taking progress photos. I always hate them, but maybe it will keep me going when things get tough 3 Quote Link to comment
RedStone Posted January 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 3 minutes ago, TiffanyD said: Love the challenge, love the belt, love all the things! I am going to take a page from your book and start taking progress photos. I always hate them, but maybe it will keep me going when things get tough LOL brain bridge! Comment twins Yeah totally, the girls (and maybe a guy or two) totally pushed me into doing it last year when I started lifting and it SUCKED. But then... it got easier, and I didn't really look at them as measurements of myself anymore so much as another brick in a big wall that I was building... hmmm... that sounds a little ominous, but I think the idea is there? I snap them and forget them until it's time to look at them all together. And yeah, it's super helpful at times! Worth giving it a go in my experience. 5 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
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