the december challenge

[Toby]

You need that matter transporter from "The Fly" episode of the Simpsons. Then, like Homer, you can set up the other end near the dunny, fridge, whatever. Just as long as you don't **** in the fridge.

[norther practitioner]

Originally posted by norther practitioner
1. Get down below 180 in the winter

2. Get 20 lbs more on the bar for squats and benches

3. Get 2 full ROM pullups (which I should be able to do if I can get #1).

4. Do some more cardio so I can come closer to keeping up with StarChaser when he comes up here in January.

OK, I've been doing bench, Curls, Upward rows, squats, hitting the bag, and just started kung fu (for real) again. Somehow I went from 185 to 189 in a week, and I thought I was eating OK, not great, but not real crappy. I guess I'll add in some bag work again. Blech, I did add 10 lbs to the squats though.

[Ming Yue]

ok I jumped in with you guys.

1. drop from 143 to 135 (already down two of those pounds)

2. complete 12 pushup pyramid entirely on fists/toes (currently completing, but on palms/toes)

3. get one full ROM pullup

4. finish learning my latest form



I cut refined sugar and white flour from my diet entirely on the first of the month. Otherwise am making sure to get full protein and 5 servings of fruit/vegs a day. Seems like i'm eating constantly, but it's working.


NP, I usually see a temporary weight gain when I really step up my workouts and change my eating - I bet it comes off pretty quick.

[norther practitioner]

I look at 2 oz of food and gain weight..


lol

Yeah, my chest and legs are more solid than two weeks ago (barely), but now that I'm doing kf and wushu 2x a week I'm sure it'll slide off a little easier.

[Zbloff]

Hi,
I'm joining in for this one.
My goals are to lose weight while maintaining muscle mass and strength as much as possible.
Another goal is to improve my endurance.

My plan is to do weight training 2 days on , 1 day off.
On weight training days I'll end it up with HIIT on the bag or a bike.

I weigh 80-81 kg right now.. and noticed that there is some jiggly stuff going on in the midsection... and that'll have to go

Just bought some good food for this period, and now I'm off for the gym.

[Chief Fox]

Last week was a good week.
Monday: swam 500 yards
Tuesday: ran 4 miles
Wednesday: 20 min of forms, full body weight workout.
Thursday: ran 4 miles
Friday: 20 min of forms, full body weight workout.
Saturday: 1 hour of tai chi training and form practice. 35 minutes of line drills, 3 rounds of sparring, 10 min of form work.

My food intake was bad bad bad. There's so much food available around the holidays.

The plan for this week is:
Monday: swim 750 yards.
Tuesday: run 4 miles, kung fu class at night.
Wednesday: 20 min of forms, full body weight workout.
Thursday: run 4 miles.
Friday: 20 min of forms, full body weight workout.
Saturday: Tai chi and kung fu class.
Sunday: run 5 or 6 miles.

[Ming Yue]

another pound gone and down 1% BF. woohoo!

did the BW workout w/Oso and others sat, hiked yesterday. Will train 3 days plus get in another two strength workouts (weds and sat).

I'm surrounded by holiday food. Today I have heroically passed up peanut butter truffles, chocolate chip cookies and maple fudge and it's only noon. I don't know how much longer I can hold out.

[rubthebuddha]

186ish a day or so ago. had a quick series of medical tests yesterday. turns out i have high blood pressure. admittedly, i was nervous as it was part of a job interview/assessment, it was noon and i had zero food in my system, a ton of water, little sleep, etc.

i'll weigh myself in the morning if i remember and see what the fresh number is. i know i'll get 180 by the end of the month, but the recent news kinda has me a bit down.

[MoreMisfortune]

skinny people and their delusions of greatness

[Ming Yue]

139.

stepped up workouts and reduced overall calorie intake is leaving me with muscle soreness and fatigue for longer than I should have it... I'm also under mucho holiday stress at work.

I'm pulling about 90g - 110g protein a day, grains, fruit, veggies...almost no simple carbs...

any supplement or diet suggestions to combat the soreness/fatigue? I'm wiped out.

[Toby]

This is why I took up PTP ...

Maybe not for you, though.

[Ming Yue]

RTB,

do you do any qi gong/meditation?

[FngSaiYuk]

Try sleeping more, drinking more water and eating more.

[Becca]

I practice Qi Gong pretty religiuosly, (Toby got me started on that track) and it definantly helps with sleep deprivation and a bit for fathigue, especially the mental kind, but not so much for muscle soreness. Have you tried a good long soak in epsome salt bath with the water as hot as you can stand it? I have found much releif with this. Also with hanging a posset of eucalitis and lavender on the shower head, so the steam can activate it.

[Ming Yue]

oooo hadn't thought of the epsom salt bath... gonna do that tonight.

have been doing some qi gong on the days that I do my big BW workout... maybe I'll add a couple more days...