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JohnStrong
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"No man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. -Socrates"
Day #100! (Mobile update)
Classic Warmup ✔
Ironborn 23/30
Push-up Ladder 3/30
✝ Classic Daily Bible Reading Plan 47/366
✝ 90-day challenge 33/90
Classic Warmup ✔
Ironborn 23/30
Push-up Ladder 3/30
✝ Classic Daily Bible Reading Plan 47/366
✝ 90-day challenge 33/90
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"If the time should come when you have to make a choice between what is right and what is easy, remember Cedric Diggory."
Happy 100 days! 
aku-chan
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Congrats on reaching 100 days! 
Laura Rainbow Dragon
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Congratulations on your 100-day streak!
NancyTree
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Congrats on 100 days! 
JohnStrong
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"No man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. -Socrates"
Day #101 (Saturday)
Day #102 (Sunday)
Day #103
@Anek @Lallafa @TopNotch @JCU @roman @aku-chan @HellYeah @Fremen @Laura Rainbow Dragon @Haleth @NancyTree Thank you for the support
Back from a brief family trip and grateful I was able to maintain activity in spite of irregular, out-of-routine circumstances. The kids were amazing even with all the driving we did.
On a different note, I finally stepped up to my pull-up bar and tested to see if I could do any REAL pull-ups (recently finished the pull-up negatives challenge). I could do 3 out of the gates! No kipping, or jumping. Very pleased with that. There's this odd sense, when I reach half-way, that I will fail - and then some other muscle group steps in to take over, lol. Enjoying the fruits of my efforts
| Program/Challenge | Progress |
|---|---|
| Phantom Workout | ✔ |
| Push-up Ladder | 4/30 |
| ✝ 90-day challenge | 34/90 |
Day #102 (Sunday)
| Program/Challenge | Progress |
|---|---|
| Phantom Workout | ✔ |
| Push-up Ladder | 5/30 |
| ✝ 90-day challenge | 35/90 |
Day #103
| Program/Challenge | Progress |
|---|---|
| Classic Warmup | ✔ |
| Ironborn | 24/30 |
| Push-up Ladder | 6/30 |
| ✝ Classic Daily Bible Reading Plan | 47/366 |
| ✝ 90-day challenge | 36/90 |
@Anek @Lallafa @TopNotch @JCU @roman @aku-chan @HellYeah @Fremen @Laura Rainbow Dragon @Haleth @NancyTree Thank you for the support
Back from a brief family trip and grateful I was able to maintain activity in spite of irregular, out-of-routine circumstances. The kids were amazing even with all the driving we did.
On a different note, I finally stepped up to my pull-up bar and tested to see if I could do any REAL pull-ups (recently finished the pull-up negatives challenge). I could do 3 out of the gates! No kipping, or jumping. Very pleased with that. There's this odd sense, when I reach half-way, that I will fail - and then some other muscle group steps in to take over, lol. Enjoying the fruits of my efforts
Anek
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"If the time should come when you have to make a choice between what is right and what is easy, remember Cedric Diggory."
Congrats!
I still remember the feeling the first time I managed a pull up. So long ago and never to be repeated, but so awesome!
I still remember the feeling the first time I managed a pull up. So long ago and never to be repeated, but so awesome!
Laura Rainbow Dragon
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Congratulations on your pull-ups! That is awesome!
JohnStrong
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"No man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. -Socrates"
Day #104
Have a great one bees!
| Program/Challenge | Progress |
|---|---|
| Classic Warmup | ✔ |
| Ironborn | 25/30 |
| Push-up Ladder | 7/30 |
| ✝ Classic Daily Bible Reading Plan | 48/366 |
| ✝ 90-day challenge | 37/90 |
Have a great one bees!
JohnStrong
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"No man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. -Socrates"
Day #105
The Push-up ladder challenge is no joke; doing all 3 exercises with only 30s rest time between sets is tough!
I don't want to fall off on my pull-up game, so I'm thinking in 7 days I may start the Pull-up challenge. Things have geared down a touch regarding a move, so I think there will be bandwidth for this. From now on, I'm thinking of always staggering my challenges by 15 days when I stack.
Have a great one bees!
| Program/Challenge | Progress |
|---|---|
| Classic Warmup | ✔ |
| Ironborn | 26/30 |
| Push-up Ladder | 8/30 |
| ✝ Classic Daily Bible Reading Plan | 49/366 |
| ✝ 90-day challenge | 38/90 |
The Push-up ladder challenge is no joke; doing all 3 exercises with only 30s rest time between sets is tough!
I don't want to fall off on my pull-up game, so I'm thinking in 7 days I may start the Pull-up challenge. Things have geared down a touch regarding a move, so I think there will be bandwidth for this. From now on, I'm thinking of always staggering my challenges by 15 days when I stack.
Have a great one bees!
JohnStrong
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"No man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. -Socrates"
Day #106
Have a great one bees!
| Program/Challenge | Progress |
|---|---|
| Classic Warmup | ✔ |
| Ironborn | 27/30 |
| Push-up Ladder | 9/30 |
| ✝ Classic Daily Bible Reading Plan | 50/366 |
| ✝ 90-day challenge | 39/90 |
Have a great one bees!
JohnStrong
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"No man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. -Socrates"
Day #107
Have a great one bees!
| Program/Challenge | Progress |
|---|---|
| Classic Warmup | ✔ |
| Ironborn | 28/30 |
| Push-up Ladder | 10/30 |
| ✝ Classic Daily Bible Reading Plan | 51/366 |
| ✝ 90-day challenge | 40/90 |
Have a great one bees!
NancyTree
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Belated congrats on your push ups! That's awesome 
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Day #108
Day #109
Day #110
OOF two days of sanding and painting the office kept me from posting. I don't enjoy painting. I discovered on day 2 that wearing shoes was way easier on my feet. The moving prep continues. Today will be leisurely with only touchups to complete.
Toying with the idea of signing up to a 24-hour gym in the future mostly for a change in environment. But since I don't care about any of the equipment it seems like a steep price to pay for the opportunity to be surrounded by a different set of walls, lol. Maybe there's a community aspect to it? But I exercise so early I doubt there'd be much of a community to chat with
Have a great one bees!
| Program/Challenge | Progress |
|---|---|
| Classic Warmup | ✔ |
| Ironborn | 29/30 |
| Push-up Ladder | 11/30 |
| ✝ Classic Daily Bible Reading Plan | 52/366 |
| ✝ 90-day challenge | 41/90 |
Day #109
| Program/Challenge | Progress |
|---|---|
| Classic Warmup | ✔ |
| Ironborn |  |
| Push-up Ladder | 12/30 |
| ✝ Classic Daily Bible Reading Plan | 53/366 |
| ✝ 90-day challenge | 42/90 |
Day #110
| Program/Challenge | Progress |
|---|---|
| Classic Warmup | ✔ |
| Cardio Trim | 1/30; Level 3;   |
| Push-up Ladder | 13/30 |
| ✝ Classic Daily Bible Reading Plan | 54/366 |
| ✝ 90-day challenge | 43/90 |
OOF two days of sanding and painting the office kept me from posting. I don't enjoy painting. I discovered on day 2 that wearing shoes was way easier on my feet. The moving prep continues. Today will be leisurely with only touchups to complete.
Toying with the idea of signing up to a 24-hour gym in the future mostly for a change in environment. But since I don't care about any of the equipment it seems like a steep price to pay for the opportunity to be surrounded by a different set of walls, lol. Maybe there's a community aspect to it? But I exercise so early I doubt there'd be much of a community to chat with
Have a great one bees!
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BrigidForged
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Congratulations on Ironborn and belated congrats on the 100 days!
Anek
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"If the time should come when you have to make a choice between what is right and what is easy, remember Cedric Diggory."
Happy badge day!
JohnStrong
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"No man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. -Socrates"
Day #111
Thank you for all the support @JCU @Tileenah @Nanna Io @Anek @roman @Haleth @mavie @TopNotch @Fremen
Have a great one bees!
| Program/Challenge | Progress |
|---|---|
| Classic Warmup | ✔ |
| Cardio Trim | 2/30; Level 1;  |
| Push-up Ladder | 14/30 |
| ✝ Classic Daily Bible Reading Plan | 55/366 |
| ✝ 90-day challenge | 44/90 |
Thank you for all the support @JCU @Tileenah @Nanna Io @Anek @roman @Haleth @mavie @TopNotch @Fremen
Have a great one bees!
NancyTree
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Congratulations on IronBorn!
Mianevem
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Belated congrats on Ironborn!
JohnStrong
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"No man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. -Socrates"
Day #112
Have a great one bees!
| Program/Challenge | Progress |
|---|---|
| Classic Warmup | ✔ |
| Cardio Trim | 3/30; Level 1; |
| Push-up Ladder | 14, 15/30 |
| ✝ Classic Daily Bible Reading Plan | 56/366 |
| ✝ 90-day challenge | 45/90 |
Have a great one bees!
BrigidForged
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A belated congrats on Ironborn!
JohnStrong
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"No man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. -Socrates"
Day #113
Bit of a quiet day of exercise with an active rest day on Cardio Trim. Starting Pull-Up challenge. Various factors make me unsure of the practicality of finishing it, but I'll resolve to proceed with the possibility of abandoning. All good in the name of training
| Program/Challenge | Progress |
|---|---|
| Cardio Trim | 4/30 |
| Push-up Ladder | 16/30 |
| Pull-Up Challenge lv1 | 1/30 |
| ✝ Classic Daily Bible Reading Plan | 57/366 |
| ✝ 90-day challenge | 46/90 |
Bit of a quiet day of exercise with an active rest day on Cardio Trim. Starting Pull-Up challenge. Various factors make me unsure of the practicality of finishing it, but I'll resolve to proceed with the possibility of abandoning. All good in the name of training
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JohnStrong
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"No man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. -Socrates"
Day #114
Nearing the end of Dead Wake by Erik Larson. Very sobering. I've got to shift my mornings towards higher priorities so I'm cutting back on my reading. However, Marketing Made Simple by Donald Miller and The War of Art by Steven Pressfield snuck under the closing door. Coffee with a friend this morning to catch up. Have a great one bees!
| Program/Challenge | Progress |
|---|---|
| Classic Warmup | ✔ |
| Cardio Trim | 5/30 |
| Push-up Ladder | 17/30 |
| Pull-Up Challenge lv1 | 2/30 |
| ✝ Classic Daily Bible Reading Plan | 58/366 |
| ✝ 90-day challenge | 47/90 |
Nearing the end of Dead Wake by Erik Larson. Very sobering. I've got to shift my mornings towards higher priorities so I'm cutting back on my reading. However, Marketing Made Simple by Donald Miller and The War of Art by Steven Pressfield snuck under the closing door. Coffee with a friend this morning to catch up. Have a great one bees!
JohnStrong
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"No man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. -Socrates"
Day #115
Have a great one bees!
| Program/Challenge | Progress |
|---|---|
| Classic Warmup | ✔ |
| Cardio Trim | 6/30 |
| Push-up Ladder | 18/30 |
| Pull-Up Challenge lv1 | 3/30 |
| ✝ Classic Daily Bible Reading Plan | 59/366 |
| ✝ 90-day challenge | 48/90 |
Have a great one bees!
JohnStrong
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"No man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. -Socrates"
Day #116 (Sunday)
Day #117
Well, it's good to know I know myself so well. I am indeed, as predicted in previous weeks, totally annoyed with my challenges! LOL. It has been VERY HARD to get motivated throughout the day to complete my Push-Up Ladder challenge. 900 punches?! Takes me forever. I'm going to try and slow down today so I can give more thought to how I might make this challenge easier to choose. Easier to chip away at.
I think tidying up the growing clutter in my office would really help. Living with chaotic clutter is tantamount to living with the constant buzzing of an emergency alarm no one can figure out how to disarm. I think it's shrinking my patience and sapping my will.
So there's one idea. I think setting milestones throughout the day will ensure I don't get overwhelmed; when I just want to throw up my hands and crumple up the challenge.
In a difficult phase over here!
| Program/Challenge | Progress |
|---|---|
| Cardio Trim | 7/30 |
| Push-up Ladder | 19/30 |
| Pull-Up Challenge lv1 | 4/30 |
| ✝ Classic Daily Bible Reading Plan | 60/366 |
| ✝ 90-day challenge | 49/90 |
Day #117
| Program/Challenge | Progress |
|---|---|
| Classic Warmup | ✔ |
| Cardio Trim | 8/30 |
| Push-up Ladder | 19, 20/30 |
| Pull-Up Challenge lv1 | 5/30 |
| ✝ Classic Daily Bible Reading Plan | 61/366 |
| ✝ 90-day challenge | 50/90 |
Well, it's good to know I know myself so well. I am indeed, as predicted in previous weeks, totally annoyed with my challenges! LOL. It has been VERY HARD to get motivated throughout the day to complete my Push-Up Ladder challenge. 900 punches?! Takes me forever. I'm going to try and slow down today so I can give more thought to how I might make this challenge easier to choose. Easier to chip away at.
I think tidying up the growing clutter in my office would really help. Living with chaotic clutter is tantamount to living with the constant buzzing of an emergency alarm no one can figure out how to disarm. I think it's shrinking my patience and sapping my will.
So there's one idea. I think setting milestones throughout the day will ensure I don't get overwhelmed; when I just want to throw up my hands and crumple up the challenge.
In a difficult phase over here!
TopNotch
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Sometimes the volume of a challenge gets overwhelming. That's why I tend to prefer challenges such as Ninja because it's varied but the same number/time every day. Same with Plank Hero. Perhaps you might like to try one like that.
Clutter in your environment does tend to create clutter in the brain because the eye is overwhelmed by the things it sees. I don't like a completely sterile and featureless environment, but I like tidy. It's relaxing.
I once did an old (and retired) challenge:
That certainly was a challenge and I resolved never to do another like it again!!
Clutter in your environment does tend to create clutter in the brain because the eye is overwhelmed by the things it sees. I don't like a completely sterile and featureless environment, but I like tidy. It's relaxing.
I once did an old (and retired) challenge:
That certainly was a challenge and I resolved never to do another like it again!!