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  1. Jarric
    So I initially read 666 as six hundred and sixty-six reps! I assume it's actually three sets of six or that would take all day! Anyway, awesome job on the workout and the rucking, and on AllTheThings!
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    Chest squeeze done with EC. I'm fairly sure the last time I saw this exercise was in a textbook at primary school, on a page demonstrating how not to strength train!
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    Congratulations man!
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    No, no particular goals. Having worked up to being able to run reasonably well I just don't want to lose it. In all likelihood I'll end up signing up for another OCR or a race before long, so I just don't want to have to start completely from scratch again when that happens! Thank you And encouraging to know that kind of split works for you. And you, excellent! I can't really exercise in my lunch break (no local access to a gym or even a shower) which is a shame. But I can go before work which sets me up for the day, and it means I can spend my lunch trying to catch up on here!
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    Love your trackers, so organised! I've just started trying to keep track of my goals in a journal, but nothing that fancy! With the picture, I'm no artist but the glasses look a bit flat. It might just be that it's not shaded yet, in which case ignore me, but they kind of look like they're painted on the face at the moment? Seconding that the cat looks beautiful though!
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    Workout Plan Thoughts Thank you all for your help so far on this. I've put out some bits below and could really use any more advice. I've spoilered the sections for size, but any comments/criticism on any section would be gratefully received. Overall Plan Strength Cardio & Parkrun Climbing
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    Tue W1D2 Move: 2/7 Track: 2/7 Brush: 2/7 Sleep: -2pts Budget: £53.73 remaining Freedom: 10 days smoke free Ranger Mini: 0/2.5km swam Daily Dare: MTWTFSS 3,243kcal in, 2,564kcal out = 679kcal surplus. Protein = 102.3g Badminton last night was rough. And by rough I mean we had a gentle warm-up for about 15 minutes, but then when it came to actually playing I wasn't up to it. Soldiered through one game with a lot of breaks, and then we decided to call it a day before I did any more damage to my hip. Frustrating, but I need to recover. Mate was very understanding about it which was nice. By the time I got home I was still exhausted, and MrsJ has been ill and was feeling really rubbish. Rather than cooking a proper meal we decided to crack out the Emergency PieTM with chips so that we could just put something in the oven and wait for it to be edible. I also brought home cookies to help MrsJ feel better. She decided she wasn't that hungry and I ended up have a bit of her dinner and 3 massive cookies, hence managing to get a calorie surplus and still not hit enough protein! Hips are feeling better today, and I went for a very short swim this morning (700m over 17'58"). Oo, I've just discovered I can export data for it! Here it is then: Swim Time 956.1 sec Total Time 1078.4 sec Distance 700 metre Total Calories 176 kcal Ave Pace 136.6 sec/100m Ave DPS 1.67 m/stroke Rest % 11 % Anyway, hips were ok but my ankle started to hurt after that so I had to give it a rest. Was nice to see I don't seem to have lost much form though, despite having not swam properly since June/July time. Snooker again tonight, which will take another chunk out of the budget. Will try and get a daily dare in today as it seems to be an upper body thing.
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    Can't really photograph myself swimming, so you're gonna have to make do with a post-swim selfie Wolfman.
  9. Jarric
    Saving this for later use, thanks!
  10. Jarric
    So a "Help me to help myself" kind if challenge? That's could be really fun! You're definitely right about the accountability of getting points for one's team really pushing you to make a fair attempt at something.
  11. Jarric
    I can be completely trusted with Jaffa Cakes... As long as you trust me to finish q packet in a single sitting. You can't have just one can you? I still use Yank, though not very often. I have yet to be told off for it though. At least it's better than the Jeremy Clarkson version of calling Americans "Septics"! I think the most I've ever confused an American was telling them I was going for a fag (meaning a cigarette, and not realising that that usage doesn't exist outside of England!)
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    Glad you had a Good Day! Do we get a hint at what this co-op/PvP idea is? Also glad you had a revelation about the Bad Feelings, another step towards understanding and improving things
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    You're welcome . I've got some ideas of a plan now going forward, will stick it up here later in the week. Thank you Good to have you! Yeah, I was thinking of doing yoga this morning, but I ended up lying back and catching up on here instead. More stretching is definitely needed this week though! There certainly is!
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    Awesome camp wright up man. One day I will find a way to join you guys! ^I also require this information
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    Glad you had such a great time, following again
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    A very good point! I know, and I had to cut about three goals to keep it down too! #rangerbrain Good to have you! ----- Mon W1D1 Move: 1/7 Track: 1/7 Brush: 1/7 Sleep: -2pts Budget: £54.73 remaining Freedom: 9 days smoke free Ranger Mini: 0/2.5km swam Daily Dare: MTWTFSS 2,754kcal in, 2,950kcal out = 196kcal deficit. Protein = 101g Yesterday was a pretty good day. Spent more than I wanted to due to surprise snooker registration fee (only a tenner, but I just hadn't anticipated it). Won my snooker match though and felt like I played really well at that. Hips are still sore, so I'm stretching them lots and taking anti-inflammatory pills. Badminton tonight but I'll just have to take it easy on that front and see how I go. Also need to catch up with all the happy campers now they have returned!
  17. Jarric
    Congratulations @Tanktimus the Encourager and @darkfoxx, extremely well deserved both of you!
  18. Jarric
    Jarric turned away from the crowds pouring out of the Guildhall, and headed downhill towards the lake. Wounded and unable to run, he was damned if he wouldn't find his own way to aid the search. He must take a different direction to most of his Rebel companions, and swim the Great Lake searching for clues instead. Distance Feat: Swim at least 2.5k this week (or best effort as hips permit)
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    10 hours sleep sounds awesome... Don't worry, there's no big secret gym etiquette secret anywhere as far as I can tell. Just be polite, clean up after yourself and you'll be fine. And remember, whether someone's there for the 1st time or the 1,000th you're all there for the same reason.
  20. Jarric
    Sounds hideous. I'm sure it isn't, but your definitely not selling it for me
  21. Jarric
    Ok, as a Brit, I'm gonna need an explanation here!
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    Ah, I see. That makes it more difficult then. Run commuting sounds tough if you do need to take stuff in (although if you're not doing it every day then you could bring in as much as possible on non-run days to help you travel light on run days). You are insane. In the nicest possible and most awesome way, completely insane.
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    Yeah, I saw your deadlift's coming up on your thread. I do need to learn to do them at some point (I've actually never tried). ----- Not much to report on the challenge yet (because we're only halfway through day 1! Got up and did a 15 minute yoga for strengthening hips, so the movement goal's done. Hips feel much better today but I'm sure if I went for a run it would kill them. I've also spent some time researching online about it and trying not to totally freak out that I'm going to die (I'm sure I'm not btw). Tomorrow morning I'll attempt a decent length walk if I feel up to it. Waking up goal may suffer this week; the knowledge that I would be doing 15 minutes of yoga instead of an hour of running gave me a very good excuse for a lie in. Up at 07:24 so -4 points to start my week! For the record as of this morning I've been smoke-free for 8 days. Snooker tonight, and I'm looking forward to it .
  25. Jarric
    Rucking to a tavern in beautiful sunshine, drinking a nice dark beer and then rucking on. Sounds like ranger heaven! Well done on a great week 2! (It is your week 2, yeah?)
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