[wh0areume vs Lucky13MN for now]

My goal is to wake up every morning and go running outside for 5 miles, 6 days a week, until March 1st hits. I haven’t had motivation to wake up for this lately, so hopefully this challenge will make me do it.

So for me, starting tues 1/25 going until tues 3/1 - there are 31 cardio sessions. Every day I will post to this challenge, and say.. "1/1" or "2/3" and maybe say something else too. Who ever has a greater % at the end of March 1 will... win a dollar from the other person? hah. something like that anyway.

Lucky13MN plans to get a treadmill this weekend, and he will start from then doing cardio tues/thurs of every week.

Hopefully I can get my bf% down to 8% in the next few months so I can buy a weight setup like John Stone for my bulking. (cuz you know that looks good)


Jan - Sox won
Feb - Sox won
March - Sox won
April - Stecman won

I'm in. I'm not very scheduled becuse I have 2 kids and don't use an alarm to get up - I just want it bad enough that if I go to bed saying 'I want to wake up at 5:30-6am', I tend to. If I wake up before 6:15 I always get on the treadmil (or go out riding in the summer).

I'm probably good through Feb as well..

Check-in tomorrow morning with your 5 mile time and I'll post my distance and time!

Goodluck!

Oh, and I'll send you a buck if you make more than 20 out of 31! :tu:

I'm in!!

I do cardio on Monday, Wednesday, & Fridays. That makes 15 days until March 1st for me. Just to let you know, I haven't missed a day since I started on the 3rd of January. Don't plan to now, either. Better bring your A-Game! :tu:

I am in.

I have a whacked out schedule right now, so I am not sure how many days I have available to do it from now until March 1st. But if I would have started today I would be 0/1, I hit my snooze at 6AM and I guess I turned it off because I ended up being 20 minutes late for work.

I try to do morning cardio on days that I have not lifted the night before. Will not be lifting tonight, I have a city rec hoops game. So tomorrow will be 1/1. Sure better be.

I will look at my schedule and try to figure how many days I can put it into my schedule.

I would like to get in on this also.
I will be following wh0areume’s schedule for 31 cardio sessions until 3/1. I will be hitting the treadmill in the mornings for 5 miles. Don’t know what me bf% is but I know it is too high. This will be great motivation!

-Ed

Well, I only have to make sure I get up 2 days out of the week for my cardio, but man if I miss one morning it's really going to hurt my percentage! :eek:

LOL

Anyway, as of right now we're going to be picking up the treadmill on Saturday, so I should be ready to rock next week! :tucool:

Count me in as well. Aiming for 45 mins on the elliptical 5 mornings a week.

Just to keep myself more honest, I want to do Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri and Sat until March 1st.

:gl: to everyone!

01/25/05 – 1/1

Well, I got up with the third alarm this morning and managed to drag myself downstairs to the treadmill. It has been a long time since I ran 5 miles but I managed to keep going. Good luck everyone, hopefully it will get easier to wake up!

-Ed

Since you almost made an excuse, I'll chime in - my eldest got me up twice during the night, but I managed to wake up for 5 miles in 45 mins on the treadmill. The fact that I have to stay home this morning to look after him meant I had the extra time to do the 5 miles!

Well done ecollins, seeya tomorrow!

E_FAIL;

0/1 for me.

couldnt do it. i need to figure out how. i think running during the day sometime until i get adicted again, who knows.



01/25/05 – 1/1

Well, I got up with the third alarm this morning and managed to drag myself downstairs to the treadmill. It has been a long time since I ran 5 miles but I managed to keep going. Good luck everyone, hopefully it will get easier to wake up!

-Ed

Didn't think this was starting until next week, or are you guys just getting warmed up? :)

PS
I was up at 5:45 this morning, but had nothing to run on... does that count? :)

1/1
It was tough to get up after not being able to sleep after the late hoops game last night, but I made it happen. I have another game tonight at 7:45 PM, so tomorrow morning is another cardio morning.

When I do get up an do my cardio it makes a better start. I usually make it to work earlier than on non-cardio days.

E_FAIL;

0/1 for me.

couldnt do it. i need to figure out how. i think running during the day sometime until i get adicted again, who knows.

Do you really want it bad enough?? If you don't, tell us now and be happy with your slightly flabby 12% BF. Else get up and start running!

I busted my balls to get up this morning to start this thing rolling when I probably should have taken a rest day.

First thing in the morning is best becuse you can nearly always find the time. During the day there are too many excuses at work for most people and at night you are probably tired.

Come, on. 20 days out of 31 for a buck! If you do 5 days/week for the next 4 weeks you will have made it with a whole week to spare.

Didn't think this was starting until next week, or are you guys just getting warmed up? :)

PS
I was up at 5:45 this morning, but had nothing to run on... does that count? :)

Why start next week when we can start now?

How about doing situps, pushups, jumping jacks etc.. for 30-40 mins?

I misread it...

As it says, I'll be starting next week. The thought of push-ups, sit-ups and jumping jacks first thing in the morning quite honestly doesn't sound fun at all, however I can see running on a treadmill. :nod:

I wish i could just have my alarm clock read your posts to me! :bow:

I DONT WANT IT BAD ENOUGH! but i WANT to want it bad enough. i think i need to talk to a psychiatrist or something. I hate my mind - its my worst enemy. TOMORROW I NEED TO DO THIS, even if i need to take a shower before going runnning to wake up - so be it!

WHY DO I HAVE TO LIVE IN WISCONSIN?!? SO COLD! :mad:




Do you really want it bad enough?? If you don't, tell us now and be happy with your slightly flabby 12% BF. Else get up and start running!

I busted my balls to get up this morning to start this thing rolling when I probably should have taken a rest day.

First thing in the morning is best becuse you can nearly always find the time. During the day there are too many excuses at work for most people and at night you are probably tired.

Come, on. 20 days out of 31 for a buck! If you do 5 days/week for the next 4 weeks you will have made it with a whole week to spare.

Can I play too?

I have a very hard time getting going in the a.m.

My goals are: cardio x 3 days (Tu,Th,Sa), weights x 3 days (M,W,F)

My problem is that I allow myself to sleep in THEN go to the gym (most days) THEN get to work late (flex schedule) but still have to put in my time THEN get home late from work THEN stay up late trying to get everything done in the evening which causes me to be tired in the a.m.

If I could just get up when I'm supposed to, everything would fall into place.

So, that puts me at 16 cardio sessions starting today (which I did this a.m.) and 15 weight sessions until 3/1.

Now if I can get my eating under control...... is there a challenge for that anywhere?

MD

Yes, any1 can I guess... although the "challenge" itself kinda loses effectivness with the more people you add.

i guess we have like 20 people in this thing some how when it was originally going to be me vs. lucky.

Just set a goal for yourself... (you would probably have 16 cardio sessions before march 1. at the end who ever has the highest % sessions complete vs the goal they set wins.

Can I play too?
MD

ok, i just took an 1.5 hrs off of work, went home, and went for a 4 mile jog, took a shower, etc.

This is the first time i did any cardio excersize in about... 2 months almost! It was very difficult, i was very out of shape. I may have even over-did it because i had kind of a headach when i got home.

Since i didnt do it after an 8 hour fast - im counting this cardio session as 0.5 instead of 1.

0.5/1 - 50% for me.

Yes, any1 can I guess... although the "challenge" itself kinda loses effectivness with the more people you add.

i guess we have like 20 people in this thing some how when it was originally going to be me vs. lucky.

Just set a goal for yourself... (you would probably have 16 cardio sessions before march 1. at the end who ever has the highest % sessions complete vs the goal they set wins.

Hey, no biggie. I can do this on my own.

Didn't mean to barge into your challenge.

MD

Nice work... 4 miles, great!

Me: 0/0

wh0areume,
Great job on getting that run in. I also didn't mean to barge in on your challenge. Sorry about that. Good luck!
-Ed

Heh, I'd do it, but I never miss my cardio. Been doing it for a year now, so it would not be fair. :)

i know what you mean - just 2 or 3 months ago i would need a motivational thread to STOP cardio. i was addicted - everyday running by the lake. I cant wait till the weather warms up again.

Heh, I'd do it, but I never miss my cardio. Been doing it for a year now, so it would not be fair. :)

ecollins - its no prob - you're in!

I'm finally up and awake at 6am. I think the problem was a simple biological clock issue where i would wake up at 8 no matter what time i went to bed at - and if i tryed to wake up earlier, it didnt feel good whatsoever.

its 26 degrees out, which is pretty warm for wisconsin. running should be fine. I also think im going to go running all 7 days of this week to catch up for yesterday's morning laziness.

1.5/2 - 75%

6:15am here, and I am heading to the gym as soon as I press submit, here. Wh0areume, I didn't know if you wanted this to be just you and Lucky. If you do, just say the word :tu:

If not, this puts me 1/1 - 100%


I'm finally up and awake at 6am. I think the problem was a simple biological clock issue where i would wake up at 8 no matter what time i went to bed at - and if i tryed to wake up earlier, it didnt feel good whatsoever.

its 26 degrees out, which is pretty warm for wisconsin. running should be fine. I also think im going to go running all 7 days of this week to catch up for yesterday's morning laziness.

1.5/2 - 75%

hey, the more people doing cardio everymorning the less fat people in america!

6:15am here, and I am heading to the gym as soon as I press submit, here. Wh0areume, I didn't know if you wanted this to be just you and Lucky. If you do, just say the word :tu:

If not, this puts me 1/1 - 100%

Best 3 workout songs ever (in order, IMO) -
1: "A message to the Feds" ~ NaS
2: "Play me" ~ Korn featuring NaS
3: "NY State of Mind" ~ NaS
Before you deny - download and try! :D

Well, 7:20 and I'm at work 40 minutes early... can't wait to get that tread mill!

0/0

Just wanted to add that in addition to my normal 30 minutes of cardio at the gym, when I got home a little bit ago, I immediately grabbed a sweatshirt, and headed outside to do some running of my own.

I've never been a big fan of running, anyway, so for me to go out and run 1 mile in 29 degree temperatures is really saying something. My time was 8:55, but some of that time was spent waiting for traffic at intersections. I would say that waiting accounted for approximately :30 to :45, seconds. So I still haven't broken 8:00, and I am still a long way from my goal of 6:00. But, hey, at least I got my butt out there, and as long as it stays around this temperature, I will be out there 3-4 times every week! :tu:

2/2,

Let me know if you want to trim down the amount of participants in this challange, I can bow out.

I could have been overdoing the cardio the past two weeks becasue of my inability to lift. I have done double duty on four of the last 7 days becasue of morning cardio and basketball games I have had the past four weeknights.

But I was able to get up at first crack today and hammer out 45 minutes on the eliptical. I am lucky being that I have an eliptical about 20 feet from where I sleep.

Tonight I will lift for the first time in 16 days, THANK GOD! I had an a-typical "mole" removed from my left shoulder and was under orders not to lift becasue it could tear out the stiches, it is a nasty scar already. So there will be no morning Cardio tomorrow needed.

I am going to try to get my measurments and bf% this weekend and then start a journal in the other section as well.

Wh0areume, I didn't know if you wanted this to be just you and Lucky. If you do, just say the word :tu:



Same here!

40 mins on bike. I'm going to need a break tomorrow or friday though.

Im going to walgreens right now to buy some cafeen pillz that ill take b4 cardio. good idea eh?

I gave them all a fair shot, but this just isn't my style. LoL



Best 3 workout songs ever (in order, IMO) -
1: "A message to the Feds" ~ NaS
2: "Play me" ~ Korn featuring NaS
3: "NY State of Mind" ~ NaS
Before you deny - download and try! :D

hah crazy. i guess i just cant imagin someone not likeing something i like! :)

I gave them all a fair shot, but this just isn't my style. LoL

I don't think i can do my run tomorrow morning. I have a big test at 9am that im probably not ready for. BUT - If i understand the material completly by 12am, ill get up at 7 and run. I won't even count it as part of the 31 because i have a buffer day every week.

I must say though - ever since i started running again i have alot more energy during the day and just feel great. strange how that works. :confused:

20 mins on bike 25 mins on treadmill. Feel great, getting over my sore throat, loosing fat steadily (~0.5lb/week).

ok, so last night i bought cafeen pills that id use b4 cardio everymorning. They'r only supposed to last 3-4 hrs, so i tryed one out at 7last night. (had a test at 9am today)

the thing didnt wear off until 4am - i got almost NO sleep last night. failed my test today.

oh and no workout today - i didnt think it would be wise to go running on <2 hrs of sleep...

20 mins on bike 25 mins on treadmill. Feel great, getting over my sore throat, loosing fat steadily (~0.5lb/week).

No need for Cardio this morning, none tomorrow morning either. And depending on if I go sking, or if I lift tomorrow. I may not have an AM Cardio day until Sunday.

Slacker! ;)

hey.. I finally found the RIGHT thread for this... lol... well.. i'm 3/3 now... I've actually dragged myself out of bed and headed to the gym 3 day's in a row, and for me (at least lately) that's pretty good. I used to get there every day, but I've been seriously slacking for the past year and only getting in a few day's a week, if at all in the mornings... I love this challenge... it's part of what got me up yesterday... I really didn't want to ;-)~

ya same here - with this challenge, i have a guilttrip if i don't go running. It's really my only motivation keeping me going. (and of course to look better - but that's not enough to get me out of bed at this point) :nod:

...I love this challenge... it's part of what got me up yesterday... I really didn't want to ;-)~

Slacker! ;)


hey now! just kidding....

But help me out, am I correct to say that I shouldn't do AM cardio on a day that just the night before I lifted?

I lifted Thursday @ 4:30 PM. And for a few more weeks I will have to lift at 7:00 PM. Should I do AM Cardio following these days? I am under the impression that I shouldn't. But hey, if it won't be bad for my gains, I will be more than willing to do AM cardio.

Let me know what you think, I will read this tomorrow right when I wake up. I get to sleep in!!! I have to burn some vacation time I never took last year. Thanks

Its 6am here, and today will be my biggest challenge since I've started this transformation. I am in the opening stages of getting a nice cold. My nose is stuffy, and I have a sore throat. I'm sticking it out, though, and about to get ready to go hit my cardio. Should be an interesting time. This puts me 2/2 in the challenge, though.

hah... wait till either tomorrow or the next day to try cardio. there are 2 days of that cold that makes you feel like you'r dying.

I failed in my cardio because i needed to catch up on missed sleep from yesterday.

1.5/3 for me...

But help me out, am I correct to say that I shouldn't do AM cardio on a day that just the night before I lifted?

I lifted Thursday @ 4:30 PM. And for a few more weeks I will have to lift at 7:00 PM. Should I do AM Cardio following these days? I am under the impression that I shouldn't. But hey, if it won't be bad for my gains, I will be more than willing to do AM cardio.

Let me know what you think, I will read this tomorrow right when I wake up. I get to sleep in!!! I have to burn some vacation time I never took last year. Thanks

i think 8 hrs is plenty of time to spread cardio from lifting, viseversa. plus after a good night of sleep your body is more rested (duh) from the lifting than if you waited 8hrs during the day (for example).

So doing cardio the next morning is fine with those gaps.

forgot to charge my ipod last night. not that it even matters cuz it would just die 4 miles into the run anyway.

I'll run later today. afternoon running seems to be best for me.

im keeping it 2/3 until tonight.

im about to go for a 10k run - so im at 3/4. i think im the only one in this challenge, but as long as im doing it, thats all that matters.

3/3 I'm with ya my man.

I decided that it will be okay to do am cardio the morning after lifting. So I did today.


im about to go for a 10k run - so im at 3/4. i think im the only one in this challenge, but as long as im doing it, thats all that matters.

i just got back from my run - it kicked my ass. and now i have this blister on the inner part of the arch on my right foot (pictures to come :D). i'm beat! maybe its cuz i did two 8 mile runs in two consecutive days? oh well, im taking a break tomorrow for sure!! maybe ill lift tomorrow.

good job sox - you'll beat me for sure. but if i get down to 8%bf by march, thats all that matters to me.

good job sox - you'll beat me for sure. but if i get down to 8%bf by march, thats all that matters to me.

That isn't true. I could flame out, who knows.... I don't think so, but I am sure I will want to sleep in more than once over the next month.

Yea, that blister is for sure from two long runs in two days. I just bought a new pair of Asics2900's(the year old ones, but they get cheaper when the new ones come out) about a month ago and they gave me a blister on of the first times I ran in them.

So, being that I just got new shoes, I really don't need another pair. But yesterday I couldn't pass up a new pair. I got a pair of Nike Air Diffuses at Dillards for 22 dollars!!! These are great shoes. And for 22 dollars I couldn't say no. They were regularly 65 or so, marked down to 35 then 30% off of that. They are very light, and are made of a mesh material so they breath better than any shoe I have ever worn.

And my goal is to get down to 8% as well. I have yet to get it checked, but I figure I am at 14% or so now. I am 5'11" 171 as of this morning. How far do you have to go until 8%?

Wow, just looked at the links in your sig, and great job so far. I have a jornal quite like yours. Nothing too specific, just random info on my routine.

that must be an Asics thing! i have the GT3400 or 4300 i have no clue what the number is. great shoes, but i seem to remember the blister on the same part when i first got them 6mo ago. i think they get sloppy with their insole or something.

4/4 now.

gotta run, I am going to go make my folks proud and meet them at Mass this morning.

Brownie points with the moms is always good.

Got the treadmill yesterday!

Jogged a mile today in a little over 10 minutes, lol... figured I'd better take it easy at first (haven't ran for over 2 years).

Goal - 1 mile Tuesday and Thursday mornings before work.

0/0 but it did feel good running today!

way to go! you ran, and i ate a pizza.

you know what - there should be no talk of "papa johns" in these forums. hibisioucse or something had in her journal something about papa johns, and it caused me to eat an entire pizza.

looks like SOMEBODY's got a case of the Moondays!

im about to go running. :D

32 degrees out - feels like spring already!!

enjoy the new tredmill lucky!

Sounds like you're starting the week off right!

Atta boy... 32 out huh? Snowing here, blah!

So you had Papa John's and I had Papa Murphy's, something's in the air - or there is subliminal messages (eat pizza) on the forums (eat pizza).

JOHN stone
PAPA JOHN
PAPA murphy
Aliens

Tell me its all just a coincidence... damn product pushers...

Well, i got done running 6 miles outside in 45 minutes!! i almost shiit my pants when i saw the clock! I was just jogging too. and got on the scale and 13%bf. looks like i ran off my "case of the mondays", and maybe the pizza too!

did you give your treadmill a workout?

Im just wasting time so i can consume my highcarb breakfast 45min after my run. hmm.. maybe i should do eggs/oatmeal for breakfast today.

have a good one - im sure ill be on later when im at work procrastinating.

Nice work man! I did 1 mile in 10 minutes, lol... I'm not built like a runner, so I'm ok with that.

Great job guys! :tu: 8 miles, outside? That's good going.

Weekends are bad for me posting-wise. Rested Friday, did on treadmill:

Sat: 6.25 miles - 50 mins
Sun: 4.5 miles - 40 mins
Today: 5 miles - 42 mins

Sounds like everyone is getting going - keep it up.

Mind if I jump in here?

I've been working out and running, but not in the morning. Going to give it a shot and see if it makes an impact. This morning was tough, but I did it.

1/1
3.25 miles in 31:28

Today was the first day since I've started that I truly wanted to not workout today. My cold is really kicking the crap out of me. But, I still managed to drag myself out of bed, and get to the gym for 30 minutes of cardio. That puts me 3/3. Hopefully I start feeling better soon.

Makes me glad all I have to do is go downstairs... can't imagine waking up and driving to the gym when it's sub zero temps outside.

i didnt workout at all the week i had my illness. i figured the more sleep i got the quicker id get over it. might have helped - who knows.

My cold

5/5, I don't think my eliptical machine counts distance, I wish it did. That would be nice to have a little challenge to myself to go further each day.


And I sure am glad I only have to roll out of bed and walk to the machine instead of heading to the gym too.


Here is the kicker, I have had to use two days of vacation time last Friday and today, so I have had no problem waking up and doing it the past 4 days, I have been sleeping in.

Tomorrow it is back to having to wake up to an alarm, get my butt out of bed and hop on.

So tomorrow will be my 2nd tough day to get up and do it.

well.. it's been a few day's since I logged on and posted my progress, so here goes... I did get up on Friday (and weights & extra cardio in the evening) and Saturday for cardio, I missed Sunday all together and although I didn't get into the gym EARLY (5:30 am) I did get weights and cardio in this morning (just before noon). so I guess that makes me 5.5/7 (since I missed Sunday and got there late today) ;-)


oh and I finally got my body fat measured... I'm at 27%, 142 lbs (I'm 5' 2 1/2"). I want to get down to 18% body fat... so I better get my fat butt up tomorrow for my cardio ;-)~

Correct me if I'm wrong here...

But this IS morning cardio challenge, correct?

Meaning 1 point if you make it, 0 if you don't... since you did not get up in the morning as the challenge states.

It's not a cardio challenge, rather a challenge to make you want to get out of bed in the morning and do cardio.

With that said, I don't see any reason for half points... it's all or nothing because either you did it or you didn't, otherwise what's the motivation for getting out of bed?

Agreed?

interesting yet obvious observation...

i think i am, too, guilty of the halfpoint crime... after re-computing my score (by removing 2 halfpoints) i'm at 3/5.

I guess i felt as if i was "special" because of the extreme distances i was running outside and how it'd have a greater effect on my fatloss whether i do it when i wake up, or do it a couple hours after breakfast - but this isn't a fatloss challenge. 3 divided by 5 is... 60%

BAH!

LOL, ok back on track :D

Just wanted to make sure I wasn't misunderstanding the 'Morning Cardio Challenge to get out of bed'.

Actually - no where does it say the cardio has to be done right out of bed - just as long as it takes place in the morning. it was just IMPLIED that it was to be done out of bed.

but it is now a law of the challenge that the cardio session as to be done in a fasted state within 29 minutes after waking up, in the AM

:D


[wh0areume vs Lucky13MN for now]

My goal is to wake up every morning and go running outside for 5 miles, 6 days a week, until March 1st hits. I haven’t had motivation to wake up for this lately, so hopefully this challenge will make me do it.

So for me, starting tues 1/25 going until tues 3/1 - there are 31 cardio sessions. Every day I will post to this challenge, and say.. "1/1" or "2/3" and maybe say something else too. Who ever has a greater % at the end of March 1 will... win a dollar from the other person? hah. something like that anyway.

Lucky13MN plans to get a treadmill this weekend, and he will start from then doing cardio tues/thurs of every week.

Hopefully I can get my bf% down to 8% in the next few months so I can buy a weight setup like John Stone for my bulking. (cuz you know that looks good)

:spaz: :gl:

Guess you're right, here's the thread that started it all:
http://forums.johnstonefitness.com/showthread.php?t=12145

ya i know that specifies the "right out of bed" thing only in the DESIGN of the challenge, yet was left out of the specification of the implementation of the challenge itself - therefor cannot officially be a rule.

but it is now, so its all good.

im so tired - i hope i can wake up tomorrow for my run. eat pizza Im in class right now, so maybe thats why im tired.

I know (eat pizza) what you mean... I'm fighting to keep my eyes open right now... tomorrow is my first official 'get my arse out of bed and (eat pizza) run on the treadmill' day.

Whew... I'm getting hungry for some reason.

are you 12 or 13% bf?

Probably more like 18%-20%

Here's a pic from tonight, tell me what you think...

id say between 40 and 50



jk. prob 13 or 14 or 15

Man what a dorky pic, :p :lol:

Makes me want to cut seeing my fat and lack of abs, but I'd have to drop at least 10-15 pounds. :(

Alarm went off at 5:45am and I was running by 6am... was harder than I thought it was going to be, but I did it!

1/1

woke up a little late today, but im about to go right now.

okay.. I was basing the half point thing on what I had seen wh0areume do previously... but since it seems there is a new rule... my score for yesterday should have read 5/7

I did get out bed this morning.. though I really wanted to go back to bed.. but I just reminded myself (several times) that that's how I got overweight in the first place... and I (slowly) got ready to go and made it to the gym by 5:45 or so... so now I'm 6/8 ;-)~

that test i thought i failed last week - turns out i got a 77% on it!!!! :D

Its also amazing how good 13% bf feels. it just feels completly different when waking up in the morning compared to 14 or 15.
March 10th ill be at 8%. mark your calendars people... mark your calendars...

So I did it this morning --

5 miles outside in the cold - but i brought gloves this time
Took me 52 minutes.

2/2

I forgot to mention that yesterday when I went on my morning run, -- I always do it at the abandoned track about 5 min drive away from home. Anyways, 8-9 mins in I had to take a dump... bad.

So I weighed the options in my head. I could either go home and give up my workout -- even if I did that I wasn't sure I could make it. Or I could just go, Dumb and Dumber style.

What did I pick? The third option. I ran into the woods and took a nice, big, steamy(really!) dump. Then I finished my run, came home, took a shower.

Now that's dedication.

Stecman - That is a little too much information for me.
But when you gotta go....


6/6 today. That is 6 days in a row since the beginning of the challenge I think.


Amazing how much better I feel at work in the morning after running before going in.

Stecman - couldnt u just had said "i ran 5 miles today - 2/2" ?

I wasn't going to tell the story, but then I was thinking... we're all buds in here... If you guys were my running freinds in real life I'd tell you what happened, so why not in here? It's a funny story. (Although I didn't think so at a time)

So... the question is... What would you have done?

You gotta head for the trees... I don't take chances. :o

I would have actually canceled the run, and then relaxed in the comfort of my own home with all the new spare time that your saving from not running.

I think I've actually done this before.

Funny what that reminded me of.

An ex-girlfriend told me what her brother got her for her birthday once.

It was a fanny pack with a walkman, water bottle and some TP in it.

I asked her, I don't know why, and she told me about that she had been out running before and gotten the same urge you had.

At that point, I broke up with her on the spot....

Well maybe not, but I wondered if we were at that point in the relationship where we could share that type of information, I guess we were.

hahahaha
how long were you with her at that point?

WAY off topic but here goes anyway since it's already gone down the tubes.

I think it's funny how new couples that are ready or think they're ready for sex aren't even ready to 'pass gas' in front of each other.

Not that this is the case here, it just reminded me of it.

Anyway, back on topic... :D

man, I can't remember how long it had been, not long enough though!!! just kidding.

Yea, when you can let one go in front of your sig. other, you know it is love.

yep. in the stages of a relationship for me - sex comes after 1-3 months of dating, gas comes sometime after 2 years.

Never thought of it before tonight - kinda crazy!

I guess it makes sense cuz when ur trying to get sex, gas isnt helping the cause.



WAY off topic but here goes anyway since it's already gone down the tubes.

I think it's funny how new couples that are ready or think they're ready for sex aren't even ready to 'pass gas' in front of each other.

Not that this is the case here, it just reminded me of it.

Anyway, back on topic... :D

hahah ya this is pretty offtopic, but as long as we post our cardio status in the morning, we have to fill in the non-morning blanks with some kind of crap. :D

:D

What's a little competition without 'gas' talk... :lol:

I 'might' even do some running tomorrow morning, felt pretty good!

So...

Anyways, I was wondering if this counts:

I'm a Pharm Rep and one of my docs wants to play racquetball at 6:00am -- before his hospital calls.

Should it count? I plan to do it on a fasted state.

if its fasted SURE.
iv seen people play racquetball and they get sweaty.

Today i used the stationary bike while watching seinfeld dvds. my ass hurts. i hate that thing. 5/7


.

I enjoyed my morning off and slept in a bit...

1/1 still :D

7/7.... seven days in a row. 45 on the eliptical.


I honestly enjoy it very much, and feel better at the start of the day......

4/4 for me.

Got up at 5:30, and went to the gym and hit the pool. I had forgotten how hard it truly is to swim laps. While it may not provide optimal fat burning, it sure does do a lot to get your heart pumping, and the lungs going. When I got done with that, I came home, got the wife, and we headed back in (she likes to sleep longer than I do. hehe). Then I did 20 minutes on the stairmaster, and 15 minutes on the elliptical. Apparently the hardest I've worked since I started because I have never had sweat running off of me like I did earlier today.

read this thread and reply to it.

http://forums.johnstonefitness.com/showthread.php?p=115533

lucky - what do you do for work?

ps... this is my 150th post - making me a senior member. maybe people will think i have knowledge about fitness! (yah right:D)

well.. I made it in to the gym this morning.. reluctantly... but I still made it in... 45 minutes on the eliptical... so I'm 7/9 now ;-)

Yay 3/3

My doc never showed up because he was in ER until 4:30 that morning....

So I did the stair stepper/like thingy for 30 mins.

Bonus points for continuing even though there was a change in plans :tu:

no real bonus points - just congradulatory points!

(hey, i need all the edge i can get against you guys!)

Man I really don't feel like running this morning... :rolleyes:

Here goes...

2/2

I lifted instead of running today. my legs need a rest, and im gunna give it to em!
I'm concidering ducking out of this challenge, just because 6/7 days a week running 6 miles outside when i wake up is nearly impossible - or at least not healthy. if it was 4/7 days that'd be fine.
Running outside as compared to a treadmill seems to put more stress on the body - especially my legs, so i need to put a break day in there.

what do you guys think?

I think you took on too much to begin with... modify your plan and start tomorrow with it, just consider the extra days you ran bonus points.

I started out with 2 days per week because I felt that's all I really needed, but my goal is to get big muscle, not cut right now.

8/8.... 45 mins on the eliptical.

I slept like crap last night, and I got a booty calls after i went to bed, and really it still wasn't tough to get up to do the cardio, I am just set to the routine now I think. I'm loving it.

Tonight I have a basketball game at 8:55 PM, sweet it is going to be impossible to sleep tonight as well..........

"I'm concidering ducking out of this challenge, just because 6/7 days a week running 6 miles outside when i wake up is nearly impossible - or at least not healthy. if it was 4/7 days that'd be fine."

Come one now, don't whimp out. This is a challenge right? Well get your daily planner out and write down when you can do it, and do it. Don't quit. You want to be at your 8% right?

4/4 60 mins, 5.75 miles

Ducking out? We're not going to let you do that!

What if you run your normal 5 miles 3 days a week, and then run 2.5-3 miles the other two?

4/4 60 mins, 5.75 miles

Ducking out? We're not going to let you do that!

What if you run your normal 5 miles 3 days a week, and then run 2.5-3 miles the other two?


that's a damn good idea... I agree with Stecman... you can't quit... you started this thing.. just change you current goals and keep on chugging ;-)~

oh and I did get my butt out of bed today too... 30 minutes on the treadmill at 10% incline, it would have been 45 minutes but I remembered (as I was trying to pay my gym membership) that I left my check card and drivers license at home in the pocket of the pants I wore to work yesterday.. damnit :( soooooo... I got to drive home and get them before I went to work.... grrrrrrrrrrrrrr... but at least I still got some cardio in ;-)~

I'm 8/10 now

Thats a pretty good idea - but if i ran 2.5 miles id feel like it'd be pointless. thats only 15-20 min of cardio. fock it - I'm just going to stick with it and keep running the 6 miles every morning. At least it's starting to warm up alot, and fitwise this running is showing great results!

Thats a pretty good idea - but if i ran 2.5 miles id feel like it'd be pointless. thats only 15-20 min of cardio. fock it - I'm just going to stick with it and keep running the 6 miles every morning. At least it's starting to warm up alot, and fitwise this running is showing great results!

that's the spirit ;-)~

ok - i was in the kitchen at work and we have this candy for sale for some charity shit, i dontknow. but there were these m&m peanutbutter chocolate candybars. so i thought what the hell. once it hit my lips it was just so good - i had another, and then 1 more.

so anyway - im on my way home now, and im going to get in my running clothes, and run my ass off! then im going to run again tomorrow morning too, just to make sure these candy bars have disapeared from my system!!!

i feel so stupid for eating them, but they were just so good.

FYI (1candy bar)
Calories:230
Fat:12g
SatFat:8g
Sugar:24g

FYI(3candy bars) (consumed in under 15 minutes)
Calories:690
Fat:36g
SatFat:24g
Sugar:72g

Chalk it up, oh well. Just go bust ass tonight and tomorrow morning.

I know I will be. I haven't cheated or anything, but I have a hoops game tonight, so some "real" exercise, and cardio tomorrow morning. I may be overdoing it, but I hope not. I'm probably going to take the weekend off and go out of town.

i dont know what happened - but it was strange.

I got outside, started running like i normally do. after about a half mile, my left hamstring started having sharp pain. i stopped, stretched for a little bit, started going again. at the time - it seemed to have helped it. got to about 2 miles into the run - OUCH! WTF! hamstring starts stinging, plus my calves feel like they'r swollen as if i just worked them out to failure! then i started thinking... OH YEA - i had just worked my calves earlier this morning. And i think i pulled my hamstring.

I then walked 2 miles back home. i shoudlnt have rushed it. i shouldv gone with my gut feel and let my leg muscles heal.

I'm no longer going to keep track of my cardio - i feel i don't need to. Running is a hobby again for me - that was my intention of creating this challenge. my 3/10/05 8% bf goal is still on schedule, but i feel that doing cardio in the morning isnt nessesary to reach the goal with running the distances i run.

My legs are like rocks, which are burning more calories at rest than im burning calories while running.

FOCK! MY LEG IS KILLING ME! :'(

well, lets hope you get back on track and reach your goal. You can do it.

Just remember, it is like an inverse richter scale, it gets tougher and tougher to drop those BF%'s as you get to the lower digits.

I just got back from my hoops game and I love the fact that I am in 10 times better shape, cardiovascular speaking, now than I was when I started playing basketball on a regular basis about 2 months ago.

Well, I ran my 5.75 miles this morning, and tonight I went and played raquetball for 45 minutes, so I'm going to skip tomorrow.

That puts me at an honest 4/5

Oh yeah, and I got my fitness website up and running -- go check it out.

Stecmans Fitness Webpage (http://www.thesteckers.net/fitness.html)

well... I'm 9/11 now... my tummy is feeling a bit bloated this morning... but still got up and did it... I didn't cheat yesterday so I'm not sure why my tummy is acting up... it may just be all the stress this week from worrying about my kitty... but he's coming home today, so the worrying can stop ;)

Way to go!

Tonight is my last night smoking... so cardio should gradually get easier for me, lol.

I'm at 5/5 after today. I put in 35 minutes split between the bike and the stepper.

9/9 45 mins.... Tough waking up after not being able to sleep last night becaue I had a hoops game at 9:00PM.

Hey Lucky, I haven't posted anything about this yet, but I just quit chewing 2 days ago....... So we are sort of in the same boat.... I was going to post this on my journal, but I didn't know if I wanted to becasue, who knows if I will be able to quit.

I had my last chew a little less than 48 hours ago, and had one before that about 18 hours earlier.

I started chewing in High School, baseball, junior year. I chewed all through college and the years since then, so about 9 years. 2 years ago I started chewing the bandits or pouches so it would be easier for me to quit when I did. So now I am going to do it for good! I said I was going to quit after this past baseball season, when the sox were done with the season and that worked out well for them. But I never really quit chewing, I slowed down, but I always had a can around. I am doing it cold turkey now, I haven't bought a can in a week.

How are you going to do it? I think cold turkey is the only way to go.

Congrats!

I'm going cold turkey, don't laugh but that's how I quit before and it lasted 2 years until I got a divorce and stress settled in.

I now have exercise in my life again, that will help fill the void.

I do enjoy it though, for whatever reason... it will be hard, but worth it.

PS
Cold turkey IS the only way to go... all gum and patches do is remind you constantly that you are quitting smoking, I just want to forget about cigarettes and move on.

man... (lucky/sox) that's gotta suck to have an addiction like that. Maybe we should start a new challenge where we have to quit our habbits! Since i have no habbits, you guys would have alot to compete with :)

hamstring is feeling better, but im going to take it easy. I may go running tomorrow morning if everything is good. I'll make sure to stretch a little before taking off, but i've heard mixed opinions on strethcing before running as opposed to just stretching AFTER.

why are there never pretty girls at engineering schools?

great job keeping up on your cardio guys/gal! looks like im the black sheep in the group...

have a good friday.

I wouldn't want to start a challenge because it would just be unneeded. No use in talking about something you are getting out of your life, unless you need a support group. But I would rather just x it out of my life.

"why are there never pretty girls at engineering schools?"

You really don't have to ask that question. It is an engineering school.

I dated a good looking engineering major when I was a freshman in college. It is a state university, not just an engineering school.

good point.

sorry i was just bored in class, looked around at 3 girls, and got frustrated.

I think the thing holding me back in my progress is i have two sandwiches for lunch with honey wheat bread. is wheat bread high GI? right after eating - i am basically motionless at my desk for another 4 or 5 hrs.

Let me know what you think...

I've read it's high GI, but not AS high as say white bread... :d_confuse

Jeeze, I slept in and thought I would be the last to post. Instead I am the first.....

10/10 45 on the eliptical. I was going to go out of town this weekend, but I have the chance to work tonight and make some extra money, so I guess I gotta do the smart thing and make that money.

So I will be on it tomorrow morning instead of a two day break I was going to take.

For some reason my back kills. I don't know if I tweaked it playing ball last night or what... I woke up at 4 AM and had to take some advil. But I got in the cardio....

I need to buy new shoes. This blister on the inside part of my foot is huge, and hurts like hell. actually, im going to take a pic today so u guys can see!

I'm going to see what they have at rogan's, if nothing, ill just buy these online...

11/11 45 on the eliptical...

I still can't decide if I am going to have a cheat meal/evening today or not.

I don't really want to mess up anything I have been doing so well at lately.

depends on the cheat meal i guess. you know your going to feel guilty as shit after you eat it. but if you've been eating healthy for a while, you might throw it in just to mix things up, therfor making ur results better?

but looking at ur pix - go for it. you look good already, who cares if it puts you a week behind (AT MOST). have some fun at a superbowl party!

I'm a little late on joining but I'd love to get in on this challenge. I do cardio but I need to start doing fasted morning cardio to get my weight down. I'll be posting my distance and times every day or two.

Its starting to get a bit warmer outside here in ohio and I actually like doing cardio outside as opposed to the stupid machines ugh.

well... I made it in today... however... I think I need to outline my challenge goals... doing fasted cardio 7 day's a week is just not reasonable for me... I make it to the gym twice a day during the week (Mon - Fri) so it's easy to get my fasted cardio in... but on the weekends I don't want to have to go to the gym twice a day so I usually have a small meal (lean protien only) and do my weight training first and then cardio... so my new goal is to just drag my lazy but out of bed for cardio during the week... which is what I need help with usually :p although it made it much easier with Bluestreak getting up at the same time this morning....

well.. on the old 7 day's a week way.. my score would now be 10/14

with the new way (5 day's a week) it would be a solid 10/10... I haven't missed one work day since I joined this challenge :tucool:

woke up reallll late today (8am), then i kept moving around in my bed till 8:15, but then i finally got clothes on and went for a run. problem was, i drank some water with a cafiene pill before the run - so i had this stomach ache the whole time.

so i only did 2 miles (20 minutes - it was more like a walk than a run). i felt like i was going to die, almost as if i was out of shape! could have been multiple reasons:

a) hadnt ran since thursday night

b) saturday night i ate 1 package of domino's buffolo wings, and 1 package of cheese bread, and then went to bed. <---peer pressure. once your friends order that shit, you need to join in. I shouldv just stuck with the buffolo wings only.

c) i started a new diet yesterday, and theres not alot of carbs in it. its like.. 40f/ 20c/ 40p (%). so maybe my body is getting used to it, or maybe the lack of carbs in my system yields less energy for running. i dont know - im not a scientist people.

enough babble - im 14% bf today, 183 lbs. i have no clue how this happened. im very depressed. not really, because my cockyness overflows depression like an ocean on a campfire - but its time for my oatmeal. i can't believe im almost 30. life moves by so fast, yet if i could do it all over again, i wouldnt know what else to do, except maybe break up with that one chick before college instead of letting her fock me up inside 2 yrs ago, or maybe not let my mom give me moutain dew ever since the age of 8, or maybe not eat 5000 calories a day of pure SH1T for an entire summer and put on 50 lbs, etc.

Did my first day of fasted cardio today. Felt pretty good because I didnt work out on sunday so I really needed some cardio. My diet really needs some work, I've been eating waaay too much the past month, I'm at about 172 right now need to get down to 160 to be lean and mean.

5 miles in 38:30 I don't have a heart rate monitor but I'm guessing about 85% the whole time because thats about what I run at on a treadmill.

I really need to run longer but I can't run outside because of the weather and I hate running on treadmills and the track is really boring even with music.

12/12 50 mins on the eliptical . So I did cheat yesterday, but when I woke up this morning I weighed 173 today, one pound less than I did yesterday morning. So not even any water weight. Odd.

i can't believe im almost 30.


What? doesn't your info say you are 23? Your not even close...

I am 25 and I sure as hell won't say I am close to 30 yet. I am closer to 30 than I am to 20, but so what. These are the best years of our lives.

You like Larry David, you will love this guy. Aaron Karro is an observational comedian who writes a column twice a month and has written a book about college life, and has a book coming out about a twenty-something's life. http://aaronkaro.com/ Reading his column is like reading someone talking about my life.

Read all of his previouse articles and what not, there is the college stuff and the after college stuff. He and I are the same age, and I have been reading his stuff since I was in college and we both graduated the same year, and it is crazy how much it is like my life.

cool. i read the first couple articals. theres alot of similarities to me in the fact that he's just random as hell. I'll probably end up reading all of them, just because im worried about what my life is going to be like after i graduate this month.

i.e. wake up, go running, go to work, come home, [.............], go to bed, repeat.

what im worried about is what im going to fill that gap with. i refuse to get married until im at LEAST 28. no sooner. so that leaves 5 years to find myself. i dont know, i guess i just wish life was longer. just twice as long. i don't have a problem with women except i think they'r just a waste of time for me. (relationships - not women specifically ;))

ok im rambling again. time for my second lunch. I think this topic is a good idea for an offtopic discussion.

So I didn't get out this morning -- had to get up early for a business trip and didn't want to get up SUPER DUPER EARLY for a friggin run.

So that puts me at 5/7.

I'll get er done tomorrow though.

13/13 45 minutes on the Eliptical..... After a hoops game where I felt like going for a run for afterwards last night. I havent' been in this good of shape(cardio-wise) since high school!!!

Yea, read all of his columns if you get a chance, start at the early ones, and move towards the more recent ones. You will get a base of what he writes about and understand inside jokes....

3/3

Was a little too anxious this morninig, work up at 3:45, 4:45, 5:15 and 5:44, waited for the alarm to go off at 5:45 and headed to the treadmill.

61 min run, 6 miles, AVG HR 132

6/8

5 miles, 39:15

2/2

just got a polar heart rate monitor. (it has a strap that goes around my chest that wirelessly sends signals to a watch)

my resting hr is 45, which i guess is good, but i need to see what it is when i go running. going to try it out tomorrow morning.

im hoping its not any higher than 165, but i doubt it will be. :spaz: im excited. im still wearing it now.

oh, and this challenge is the 2nd most replyed to challenge ever, and we pretty much just started. i think its cuz these forums are my main source of procrastination.

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EDIT: no running today - we some how got 7in of snow out of no-whurrr. I'm lifting instead

sorry I didn't post yesterday.. I did make it to the gym for cardio yesterday, and again today.. it's starting to get a bit easier... it's still hard to turn on that light and admit that I'm not going to crawl back under the warm covers... but once that light's on it's all good.. so now (according to my new goals for fasted cardio [5 day's a week]) I'm at 12/12 :tucool:

14/14 45 on the eliptical. I haven't missed a day since I decided that I will do cardio the morning after I lift.

Today was the toughest to get out of bed. I was laying there thinking how nice a whole extra hour would be of sleep.

I need to start compensating the waking up an hour early with going to bed an hour earlier. I jut can't get to sleep before 11:30.

My heart rate was at 151 while running tonight.
Im 23, so my maxhr = 197
151/197 = 76% maxhr

How much did your heart monitor run you?

I should look into getting one. No way to rely on the one on my eliptical machine.

34$.
i got it at dunhams sports
brand is "polar". they had a reebok one right next to it, but i dont trust reebok. :D
its a watch, and the thing goes around under my chest and sends signals to it.

well.. I'm 13/13 now.. and it's getting easier every day ;-)


Hey wh0areume, which model Polar did you get? I'm interested in buying a heart monitor and was looking at the Polars on-line but they have so many different models that do so many different things. Does the one you have have an alarm if you go over or under set heart rates?

no, its verrrry basic. the watch has no buttons on it, it just shows either "OFF" or the heart rate. i just looked at their website, and everything on their product page is more advanced than the one i got - it must have been an older model. its exactly like this (http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp?product_id=1942948). no alarm, no nothing. but i must say - those other ones on polar's page are pretty neat. the only thing i wish it had was a clock so i can see how long iv been running.

anyway - went running this morning. i cant run at my usual pace because i've found it puts my hr at about 168, which is a little too high i think; so i slowed it down until my hr was at 155-160. only ran 4 miles because at the slower pace 4 miles took 45-50 minutes! i felt like i was walking.. but hey, nething to keep my hr good is all that matters.

i really suggest you guys go to the store and buy one of these hr monitors - just so you know what cardio pace is over doing it. you'd be surprised.

Yea, I would like to pick one up. Maybe in a few weeks, I have had some major bills pile up lately, hospital bills & car bills....... Sweet.

I gotta get my taxes in to get some extra cash!!!

So, I woke up 35 minutes late today.... I was going to say screw it and go back to sleep and wake up at 7:00 but I decided to get up and be about 15 minutes late to work and get my cardio in!! Not really a big deal, as long as I am in work by 8:30 then I am okay. I got to work by 8:10, I just hustled.

SO, 15/15 with 45 minutes on the eliptical this morning.

I'm late getting in, I know, but I hadn't yet found this thread.

I started my fasted-state cardio routine on 2/6. I'm going for 6 days a week. That'll give me 20 sessions by the 3/1.

Here I am on 2/10, 5/5.

Didn't do "fasted cardio" today per say, but I did cardio, 31 minutes, 4 miles

Yesterday I only did weight training for 40 min because I was really busy.

So, I'm either 4/4 or 2/4 depending on whether you count the past 2 days.

Actually - no where does it say the cardio has to be done right out of bed - just as long as it takes place in the morning. it was just IMPLIED that it was to be done out of bed.

but it is now a law of the challenge that the cardio session as to be done in a fasted state within 29 minutes after waking up, in the AM

:D


This is what this challenge is.

I'm sick, with fever... no cardio for me today.

3/4 :(

hahaha i remember that fever. i had it for 3 or 4 days striehgt. theres no way i was doing shit out of bed, let alone get out of bed.

What was the prescription for that fever?

Was it:

i think you need more cowbell

anyway - my body is finally waking me up on its own! it's about time!

i look 12%ish today. im very happy with that - i can almost see my abs if it wasnt for this huge lump of FAT! :mad:

time to go running.

this weekend me and some friends are going on a ski trip. i cant wait. i may try snowboarding for the first time. leaving tonight around 5, coming back sometime sunday. everyone will be eating pizza and i will test how strong my willpower is and stick to the chicken and green beans. <--i give this about 30% odds.

well.. I'm 14/14 now.. boy did my body not want to get up this morning.. I KILLED my bi's & tri's yesterday :D but I did get up :nod:

going to meet with Eric Shrives (trainer) today to see what he thinks of my diet & current weight/cardio program :D

Sorry I haven't been in here awhile -- i made it the past 3 days --

Puts me at 9/11

16/16 55 minutes on the Eliptical... I decided to go a little longer this morning.


I am going in to get my BF% calculated for the first time tomorrow. That is if I don't go skiing. I guess I could go on my way to head up the hill, but then I wouldn't be able to eat before I leave.


So, if I don't go sking tomorrow I will do my AM cardio at the gym after I get my BF tested. I haven't done cardio at my gym in a while, man it is nice having something to do cardio on at home!

why get your bf% tested when i already know you'r between 10-12%? am i not accurate enough for you? :D

PS: i think swolecat is gone now! his last two posts kinda generated hostility, so he doesnt post anymore i think. crazy.

Well, I thought I already posted to this thread, but now I can't find it.

I went 6/6 this week. Today was tough, the sixth day in a row, I'm really looking forward to taking tomorrow off.

I did notice, however, that after showering this morning I felt the best I had all week. The Chevy Chase movie "Fletch" was just coming on as I was leaving for work and I had a strong urge just to stay home and enjoy the buzz I had given myself.

Deadhead: Why are you going to take tomorrow off? Do you get Saturdays off, then why not sleep in and get your cardio in when you wake up instead of waking up early?


I was going to not do cardio on days after I lift, but I decided against that and now I have done it 15 or so days in a row. I have just gotten used to it. No biggie if you don't but I bet you'll feel better if you do it.

whoareume, what did swolecat say?

http://forums.johnstonefitness.com/search.php?searchid=181703 <-- go there for his last two posts. the subway one people took WAY the wrong way. people have to stop being so sensitive.

the one where he posted in my diet thread, i was just a little pissed that he came in there and pretty much said "you guys are all stupid" but then never elaborated or set anyone straight. could have been handled better is all - but he hasnt posted since. usually he posts multiple times per day.

17/17 Actually went to the gym this morning and got my BF tested and did 45 on the eliptical machine there.

Quite the difference between the gym's and my machine. About 5 grand probably!!!!

3/7 or something really horrible

ran 5 miles 38 minutes

I really suck at this, I work out every day and do cardio about 5 times a week but fasted cardio is really hard for me to do

well... Iwent to see my trainer yesterday and I'm going to try something different... no more fasted cardio... I'm going to be drinking a protien shake w/ L-carnatine before my cardio in the AM... and I'm switching to high intensity interval training instead of steady state... sooooooo... I won't be posting in this thread anymore since I'm going to be doing fasted morning cardio... good luck all ;-)

10/12

Slept in, went out this morning (at the crack of noon) and a 23 minute HIIT. Painful crap... painful... I'd almost rather run the 60 minutes and not have the nearly puking part at the end.

Well today I didn't have it planned to do am cario because I woke up, ate breakfast and went skiing.

But man, after doing it for 15 straight days I had trouble eating breakfast before I did some cardio!!!

I was sitting there on the lift with my brother feeling guilty that I didn't get am cardio in!

Well, back on the wagon tomorrow morning, and boy do I need it after my normal Sunday night cheat!

i went skiing too this weekend - and man to i hurt! i tryed snowboarding for the first time and i failed horribly. i have bruises everywhere - especially on my knees, back, arms, ass. my muscles ache too. i just couldnt get it. it was very frustrating.

plus there was free beer and pizza - so i NEED to run every day this week just to cancel out this weekened. im probably back up to about 30% bf right now.

have a good day all!

Yes, I do get Saturdays off.

I almost took Sunday off as well, but did run later on in the day. I'll only give myself half a point for that one.

7.5/8

no half points. this was discussed earlier in the thread :)

18/18, 45 mins on eliptical

Skiing was okay yesterday, it is the worse year for our little hill in years. There were a lot of closed runs. But it was snowing all day yesterday.

Dead-head, no half point, you either did it or didn't and you didn't. Not to be a jerk but that is the deal/ challenge. You either do fasted cardio within 29 minutes of waking up or you didn't. One or none.

11/13 -- 1.5 miles in 12 minutes.

Cut short because of a bowel movement. I hate that. :o

Stec - just checked your pix. I definatly see progress! nice job!

I think i might post a picture next week.

no half points. this was discussed earlier in the thread :)

So do I get the point for doing the cardio or lose the point for not doing it in the morning?

you are now at 7/8. (instead of 7.5)

not that it's a big deal or anything - but the whole purpose behind the challenge was to get myself the motivation to actually do it when i woke up. it was just so hard for me because when waking up, i would just want to go back to sleep right away, no matter how much motivation i'd have later on in the day.

the EXACT rules are you have to start the cardio (fasted) after waking up. (cafieen pills are welcome though - i suggest it if you'r not a morning person like me!)

Thanks for the compliment.

Speaking of caffiene pills, where do you get 'em? GNC doesn't have 'em, either does the pharmacy I checked....

i got mine (called NoDoz) at walgreens. they were on a shelf near the asprin, etc

woke up at 6 today. it was pretty easy for some reason - i think its because i kept having nightmares.

i think im going to get back to keeping score in this challenge since i havnt missed a day since i got my hr monitor. ill have to figure out my score.

about to go run my 5 miler. ill come back and edit this with my score, just so i can give sox some good competition. (Even tho he might just be some 400 lb guy sitting on a couch somewhere lying to all of us:D)

8/9

19/19 45 minutes on the eliptical machine. But I gotta remember to go get a new magazine or book this afternoon, I have read about 20 magazines in the last 3 weeks of doing this.

The new Aaron Karro came out yesterday, and this is a quote that is very, very true from it: "Us Magazine is like crack, once you pick it up you can't stop." Very true!!!


Wh0areume, that 400 pound dude is not me, he is just the guy chasing you in your nightmares. I woke up this morning and couldn't lift my arm to turn off my cell phone alarm. My shoulder was dead asleep. I couldn't even move it. It took about 30 seconds to turn it off, which usually takes about .3 seconds.

woke up at 6 today. it was pretty easy for some reason - i think its because i kept having nightmares.

i think im going to get back to keeping score in this challenge since i havnt missed a day since i got my hr monitor. ill have to figure out my score.

about to go run my 5 miler. ill come back and edit this with my score, just so i can give sox some good competition. (Even tho he might just be some 400 lb guy sitting on a couch somewhere lying to all of us:D)

I woke up this morning and couldn't lift my arm to turn off my cell phone alarm. It took about 30 seconds to turn it off, which usually takes about .3 seconds.

That quote is typical of a 400 lb man with 200lb arms, but i'll look passed and believe you for now. :confused:

today im pissed cuz i cant seem to drop below 12% bf. ill try for another week, and if no progress - im adding more carbs to my diet.

I got up this morning to do HIIT, and I realized that it may not be the best idea to do HIIT on an empty stomach. What do you think?

well if thats something you realized - i suggest just keeping ur hr elevated at 75% for 50 minutes instead.

i've never actually done hiit.


I got up this morning to do HIIT, and I realized that it may not be the best idea to do HIIT on an empty stomach. What do you think?

i think i've been watching my diet a little too long now. i just ate some raisens and feel AWEFUL because of the sugar content!

i guess ill count it as a cheat meal :)

(Just a sign i probably watch my diet a little TOO closely compared to others.)

Yea, that is a little picky.... I can be like that too. But now that I realize that I don't get near enough calories I need to do that.


I have two fat burgers from costco thawing out for me when I get home after work and lifting. They should bump me up to at least 1900 calories today.

Ack! Raisins as a cheat meal? Thats borderline blasphemy. I hate those things. Some people ruin cookies with 'em.

About the hiit, did some quick research this morning and decided HIIT wasn't for me so (because I'm cutting) I went on a 45 minute run (before I ate)...

4.5 miles 43 minutes, 14/16

no running today - woke up a bit too late. 18/24.
but i was actually mad that i couldnt!

This week's best workout song ever:
2pac - Realest Killaz (feat. 50cent)

9/10 today. It seemed tough to just push through the first 10 min. I definately used this thread as a motivator today.

I was getting into it pretty good later though, when "Werewolves of London" came on. I decided to concentrate on contracting my abs every time there was a howl in the song as I did my NordicTrack.

Next week or the week after, I'm going to have to switch to running.

3.25 miles, 30 mins, 13/15

(My last post I messed up on my number)

20/20, like my vision - 50 on the Eliptical.

I think I need to miss a day sometime. I feel bad I haven't missed a day I intended to do AM cardio. Won't be for at least a week though.

5/13

42 min, 5 miles

Yeah I'm pretty bad at this :(

5/13

42 min, 5 miles

Yeah I'm pretty bad at this :(


I found that the challenge actually works when you post EVERY morning, especially when you miss a day. This makes you feel like you're letting us, and yourself down when you miss.

i'm extremely tired this morning. but im up. :claplow:

i'm extremely tired this morning. but im up. :claplow:

Have you worked out, yet?

"DO IT!"

I got mine in this morning, 10/11.

Have you worked out, yet?

Yes - it took me an hour to stop rolling around in my bed though.

19/25, 5 miles, 50 minutes, heart rate average of 158 (78%)

I'd also like to add that the temperature said "33", but i got out there and started running, and it felt more like -10. Mustv been a massive windchill or something going on.

Do you have any indoor cardio equipment?

Song of the day: "Born to Be Wild". I got a huge boost out of hearing, "Get your motor runnin'".

14/16

30 mins raquetball... AVG HR 139, Max HR 167

21/21 45 on the eliptical.



I had trouble gettin up too. I went and watched Sideways last night, got home around 10, shaved my head for the first time in my life, then watched most of the new episode of Lost that I missed becasue I went to the movie, gotta love Tivo. It was about 12:20 and I was in and out of sleep, then I realized I could watch the rest of it when I got up and was doing my morning cardio. word.....

Yes - i do have a stationary bike that i can use while watching tv - but i dont use it because:
a) it makes my ass hurt like hell, and my balls go numb after 10 minutes
b) time goes by SLOWWWWWWWLY, even when im watching tv
c) before - i didnt have a heartrate monitor. but since i do now, im thinking about using it again while watching seinfeld dvds. (sox may have inspired me on this one.. word...)

plus - i LOVE running. in the morning, if i had to choose between sex and a 5 mile run on a sunny spring morning, id first ask if i could combine the two, but if that wasnt an option - id choose to run.

:D

i dont want to get too inapropriate here - but to me sex gets boring after a while. i think i may be the type of guy that needs a variety of women, who knows.

Sorry the bike is such a pain in the nuts. Maybe when you get rid of it you can a treadmill or ski machine that doesn't require any sitting.

I'm starting to really enjoy running as well. I just don't know if I'd enjoy running with negative wind chills.

This thread, and others, have got me excited about HRMs now, also. I think I'll concentrate on my weight equipment needs first, but perhaps I can find someone willing to get me a HRM as a gift.

Sorry the bike is such a pain in the nuts. Maybe when you get rid of it you can a treadmill or ski machine that doesn't require any sitting.

I don't see myself ever buying a peice of cardio equiptment, unless soemthing happens (car accident, cancer, etc) where i can't run and have to do a bike motion.

below zero windchills and temperatures only suck for the first 5 or 10 minutes. Then the body heats up nicely and you dont even notice. (assuming you have the propper attire)

Hey all...

It's been a while since I posted here so I figured it was time to say why now that I'm feeling a little better.

I had my appendix taken out... sucky deal that came on quickly. One day my fience' and I are looking at wedding bands and the next I'm in a hospital bed getting ready for surgery.

No cardio for me for a while, but you all give it an extra 30 seconds or a minute for me alright?

One day my fience' and I are looking at wedding bands and the next I'm in a hospital bed getting ready for surgery.


insane. so wait - are you claiming that you blacked out all of a sudden, and you woke up in the hospital bed?

the "apendex burst" is a mysterious event that i fear equally with death. how does it happen? most of all how do you KNOW it happened? (or maybe "about to burst" ) ????

After re-reading my post it did kind of sound that way, but no...

We got home and I began having stomach pains, real bad ones where I couldn't stand up straight. I started vomiting from the pain every 30 minutes to an hour and the pain gradually got worse throughout the night. The next morning she took me in to the hospital and that's when I found out.

I knew something was differerent, hard to explain really other than a burning pain in the midsection. It eventually becomes more prominent toward the right side where the appendix is located and pushing in that area caused additional pain. Coughing, sneezing, standing, etc all suck.

There have been some times I wish I would black out, but each day seems to get a little better with more movement and more upright walking as well. It's amazing how much you take for granted each day...

11/12 a perfect 6/6 this week.

Glad to see you're back, Lucky.

22/22. That is all but two days that I planned not to do AM cardio since we started this challenge.

I always said that there was no way "I" would be able to get up before work and do cardio.

But really, it is not tough after doing it for a short period of time.

yep - once something becomes routine its hard to break it.

no cardio this morning - was reading the forums a little too long, so i just ate breakfast while watching some seinfeld dvds.



22/22. That is all but two days that I planned not to do AM cardio since we started this challenge.

I always said that there was no way "I" would be able to get up before work and do cardio.

But really, it is not tough after doing it for a short period of time.

Couldn't do it this morning. Don't know why.

14/17

15/18

Woot! 7 miles, 72 mins, AVG HR 144

i seriously dont understnad why my hr gets up so easily. i hate it. i feel like i cant even get a good workout anymore.

19/26


15/18

Woot! 7 miles, 72 mins, AVG HR 144

23/23

Well, I drank last night for the first time in about a month. But I didn't drink too much, and got up and did 50 minutes on the eliptical.


And I'm going out drinking again tonight! And I will get up and do cardio tomorrow morning.

12/13 with a nice run this morning.

first hangover ever. my head is killing me. no running today. farr too drunk last night. why are my feet blue? i woke up to this, it makes no sense:

23/24

There I missed a day.... Not to upset though.....

Some friends crashed at my place last night and I had to drive them to their car at the bars in the morning, so we went and ate then.

First hang over? wow, your a late bloomer, if it weren't for alcohol, I wouldn't have to be cutting right now.


Blue feet? Did you get pimped by some friends or something? Pimped = shamed = marked on when you are passed out.

Usually when i drink i'm perfectly fine in the morning. Today was an exception.

The feet happened because i was walking around on some dirty ass floors. i had my socks on, so that explains how dirty it was.

Here is what i look like completly trashed.... I actually dont even remember who this girl was either. (the party had an 80s theme, which explains her hair. i dressed like don in miami vice with the white sport coat/pants, pink button up, etc)

i seriously dont understnad why my hr gets up so easily. i hate it. i feel like i cant even get a good workout anymore.

Tell me about it? After how long what's it at? Mine takes about a half mile to crank up to 144, and then I have to gradually run slower to get keep my heart rate down.

For example: Here are some laps from my run (I run around a track so 1 lap = .25 miles)

Lap Avg HR Lap time
1 115 2:10
2 142 2:19
3 138 2:18
4 143 2:17
5 144 2:22
....
9 145 2:31
10 145 2:34
11 147 2:48
....
18 144 2:44
19 145 2:45
20 144 2:43
....
25 146 2:41
26 145 2:40
27 144 2:42
28 148 2:44

...

LOOKN GOOD STEC!!! VERY noticable difference this week. (your pic)

After the first 1/4 mile: H.R. at about 140
After 1/2 mile: its at about 150
After 1 mile: its at about 159...162. (after aprox 7-9 minutes of running)

Resting hr: 45...51

Usually when i drink i'm perfectly fine in the morning. Today was an exception.



consider yourself lucky.... I was hurting all day long. And after 5 years of college, I am your prototypical "Frat Boy" I have had more than my fair share of hangovers.

Last night was the first time I got drunk since I quit chewing. I thought that I would want a chew pretty bad... I didn't think of one all night.

Lucky... How is quitting smoking for you going?

I have too much to do today to run this morning. I'll be doing my running later on if im making good progress.

13/14 after running yesterday the NordicTrack seemed much easier today.

24/25 today on this day off.... 50 minutes on the eliptical

time to go skiing!

16/19 Avg HR 142, 44 mins, 4.5 miles

LOOKN GOOD STEC!!! VERY noticable difference this week. (your pic)
Thanks! It's getting exciting now!


After the first 1/4 mile: H.R. at about 140
After 1/2 mile: its at about 150
After 1 mile: its at about 159...162. (after aprox 7-9 minutes of running)

Maybe you should take one of your workouts out on a track to really see what's going on. I'm sure your watch has a setting that you can push the button each quarter mile -- then we can figure out how fast your miles are.

And just go out and keep your heart rate at between 65 and 75% for one morning(in other words, 75%). Then post the results. It's hard to tell when you're just guessing the mileage.

Oh, and this week will be tough for me to post -- I've got a business trip Monday night - Thursday.. I'll post what I did when I get back.

no running today. I was up at 3:30 to study for an exam at 8am today.

if i pass this exam - my life is perfect. if i fail this exam - my life is over. interesting that i didnt study last night for it.

25/26 45 on eliptical.

I was staying out of town on business and still got up and ran this morning!

14/15

15/16 today. From where I was NordicTracking I could see most of my new PHE9000 spread across the family room floor. That was pretty motivating.

i got nothn' today.

i got nothn' today.

Do you have midterms this week?

Are you going to hit it tomorrow?

We have finals this week (trimester school scheduling) - and I graduate from college this saturday (pending). Lots of stress, i can almost FEEL the cortisol flown'.

I'm actually going to go for a little run right now before I start on my takehome exam.



Do you have midterms this week?

Are you going to hit it tomorrow?

We have finals this week (trimester school scheduling) - and I graduate from college this saturday (pending). Lots of stress, i can almost FEEL the cortisol flown'.

Sounds tough. Obviously finals and graduation are more important than your cardio workout.

Getting that cardio done in the morning, may make you feel better as you study and take exams, though.

Good luck.

26/27 45 on the eliptical...

now that my city rec hoops season is over I have 2 more open nights to lift or get some more cardio.....

What a great run. I think running is now one of my favorite things to do. the last mile i sprinted the whole way through. i was really bookn it - wish i wouldv timed it. my HR got up to 192 :D

EDIT - i just noticed the accidental rhyming in the above statement. insane!

26/27 45 on the eliptical...
now that my city rec hoops season is over I have 2 more open nights to lift or get some more cardio.....
I vote more lifting

I vote more lifting


Yea, I will begin lifting my legs on a more regular basis now. I will probably now just lift MON-THURS and take Friday off.

16/17

ran 5mi today - i think im like 21/27, i dunno - doesnt matter cuz i have the lowest % anyway, but at least the girls love me

skittles!

ran 5mi today - i think im like 21/27, i dunno - doesnt matter cuz i have the lowest % anyway, but at least the girls love me

skittles!


no wonder your girlfriend was mad at you the other day :)

no wonder your girlfriend was mad at you the other day :)
actually i talked to her about that. it ALWAYS seems like shes pissy at me, but she said that's just her personality. (iv only recently started dating her, so i didnt know her too well) we'll see how that goes...

ran 5mi today - i think im like 21/27, i dunno - doesnt matter cuz i have the lowest % anyway, but at least the girls love me

skittles!


Good to see you back at it. Are finals over, yet?

You use skittles as a post-workout supplement? I guess that's a high-GI carb.

Good to see you back at it. Are finals over, yet?

You use skittles as a post-workout supplement? I guess that's a high-GI carb.
finals are kinda over - i still have some work to turn in though.

hahaha no i dont use skittles PWO - its just my new creative way of saying goodbye/have a good one

27/28 45 on same ole same old.


I had three sweettarts yesterday as part of my PWO shake.
I just didn't put as much gatorade powder in my shake, and had a few sweettars when I was mixing it up in the parking lot of my gym.