| Rommel
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Everlore--of course a 40 minute walk counts toward your cardio--good job! Rack up those points!
Thanks for checking in larissahp. I figured a lot of you are pretty busy and getting in time on the internet is a luxury. How exciting that you're getting married in September! That'll be here before you know it. Are you working on the basics (invitations, place, dress, flowers, pics, cake, etc) or are you on to the little details. What a great time in your life. I know you're very busy but I hope you're enjoing every aspect of the journey. Keep us posted with what you're up to if you have time--no pressure--just interested. Best wishes to you and your fiance! |
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Sat Jun 09, 2007 1:25 pm |
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| Rommel
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I wanted to show you all a great example of how to use the "pushing it" bonus points. This is a quote from another team thread by a great role model A-Rod.
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"i went out, breathing problems in full force, and RAN FIVE MILES last night. plus some other stuff too, which makes the points look like this:
cardio requirement: 5 points
90+ minutes: 5 points
push it for going out while unable to breathe: 2
push it for a better 5K time than ever before: 2
push it for the longest run i've ever done and more than my training goal until the last week of this month: 2
push it for doing wind sprints: 2
water: 2
total points for yesterday: 20!"
When you're tallying up your bonus points for the week, make sure you give it some thought and are giving yourself credit where credit is due. "Pushing it" is all relative to you personally and where you're at in your own exercise level. It's like consciously "stretching" yourself beyond your comfort zone, exercising in adverse conditions, doing more than you've ever done, increasing your intensity to the next level, etc, etc, etc. So give it some thought and make sure to include it in your final tally--you earned it--take credit for it!!!
Go team!!! |
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Sat Jun 09, 2007 1:46 pm |
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| maltby_gardner
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I'm sorry, perhaps I'm just obtuse or possibly it early onset Alzheimer's, but I really don't understand how the cardio and strength points work at all. So I'm just going to post my stuff for the week so far here, and hopefully someone will tell me how they tally up.
Monday:
Cardio - 30 min a.m., 60 min p.m.
Strength - 45 min p.m. (Added 5 lbs to each upper body exercise)
Tuesday:
Cardio - 30 min a.m., 60 min p.m.
Strength - 45 min p.m. (added lower body routine)
Wednesday:
Cardio - 30 min a.m., 60 min p.m. (new P.B. time for 1 mile, 14:27)
Strength - 45 min p.m.
Thursday:
Cardio - 60 min p.m.
Strength - 45 min p.m.
Friday:
Cardio - 60 min p.m.
Hoping that after I see it tallied up once, I will "get it" for next week. :oops:
Thanks! |
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Sat Jun 09, 2007 4:35 pm |
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| jabbah
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| does dancing in a club for like 2 hours count as cardio? :P |
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Sat Jun 09, 2007 6:29 pm |
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| Rommel
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Nonstop dancing for two hours--I'd consider it cardio over 90 minutes. That would be your cardio 5 points plus bonus 5 points for exercise over 90 minutes.
Way to go Jabbah!! |
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Sat Jun 09, 2007 9:48 pm |
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| Rommel
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MG--this is how I would score it:
Monday:
Cardio - 30 min a.m., 60 min p.m.
Strength - 45 min p.m. (Added 5 lbs to each upper body exercise)
(Required cardio-5 points, bonus cardio-5 points, strength-5 pts, pushing it-2 points
Tuesday:
Cardio - 30 min a.m., 60 min p.m.
Strength - 45 min p.m. (added lower body routine)
(same as Monday--17 pts)
Wednesday:
Cardio - 30 min a.m., 60 min p.m. (new P.B. time for 1 mile, 14:27)
Strength - 45 minutes
(Required cardio -5 pts, bonus cardio-5 pts, "pushing it" bonus for your besting your personal time for the mile-2 pts--good for you! and bonus strength-2 pts (only 2 required strength training workouts at 5 points and then each one after that is 2 bonus points per day) Total-14 pts
Thursday:
Cardio - 60 min p.m.
Strength - 45 min p.m.
(Required cardio-5 pts, bonus strength-2 pts) Total-7 points
Friday:
Cardio - 60 min p.m.
(Required cardio done so this is a bonus cardio-5 pts) Total 5 points
You may do two bonus cardios in one day.
Make sense? This is how I see it. Everyone check me over. If anyone else is unsure, just post your exercise for each day and note if you went above and beyond or did a person best, etc. for the "pushing it" bonuses or let me know if an exercise is new for you so you'll get the "new form of exercise" bonus. Really spend some time and give it all some thought in tallying or I'll help you. Don't overlook those extra bonuses--use em if you earned em! |
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Sat Jun 09, 2007 10:08 pm |
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| EverLore
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Dancing eh? That's something I should consider :lol:
Anyways, I went on a bike ride today, the same route I use the other day, though this time I went by myself, and without so many breaks, or slow people, I cut my time down to 85 minutes :mrgreen: only problem was that I was 5 minutes away from 90! :lol: So I walked down the street and back :D |
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Sat Jun 09, 2007 10:08 pm |
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| Rommel
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Awesome Everlore! You just got our team an additional 5 bonus points with that 90 minute session.
Keep up the good work everyone!
Gotta run and do some gardening and then take my hike before dinner. I already did my elliptical first thing this morning--I also got a "pushing it" bonus for doing 150 more revolutions in the same amount of time which means I upped my pace--whew! It was a lot easier doing it in the morning than after work!
Hope to check in with you this evening.
Go team! |
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Sat Jun 09, 2007 10:16 pm |
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| EverLore
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I can't wait to see how we're doing! :mrgreen:
I earned five more bonus points for another extra cardio workout. Also I'm seriously contemplating adding some push-it points because I took my little sister (6) out with me during my C25k workout (My brother was being mean to her, and I thought it would be better if she came with me - parents were out). That was really stressful! She wouldn't shut up, and the lightning bugs are out in full force to boot! (She kept stopping to catch them, and I'd have to circle around while still jogging) That's the last time I'll ever do something like that.
In case anyone's wondering I'm at 73 :mrgreen: (And I haven't added those bogus push-it points I was referring to :lol:) The breakdown is in my journal if you're curious. :) |
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Sun Jun 10, 2007 2:31 am |
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| musicmom
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Hi, guys, brief check-in, here. I was knocked off the site for a couple of days. This is the 2nd time that's happened to me. Something about not being able to recognize the server for this site.
Anyway, things are going great beach-wise for me and I'm going to make all three of my personal goals for the week. I haven't been able to get in as much exercising as I'd hoped. The weather has been lousy here -0- really COLD and rainy. I was going to go out tonight anyway in it for my walk, but dh talked me out of it for the sake of my son. And he was right. I don't want the little guy getting sick. Anyway, tomorrow I should have a chance to get in my 90-minute bonus since I can leave him at home if need be.
Hopefully next week I'll be able to do more of the bonus things, but at least I've kept up pretty well on the basics. Glad to hear everyone else is doing well, too.
As people are putting up their points, if possible it would be helpful to see what they are for, like in the previous posts. I'm not sure I'm quite getting the point system completely, but seeing it worked out right there is helpful. |
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Sun Jun 10, 2007 4:14 am |
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| jabbah
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sorry I'm rarely on this thread but it is not a custom at my work place to use the computer for private stuff and I do want to honor this...
Well, this is the record for week one. I opened another web page with the points system, so I can switch back and force to score my points for the week :wink:
Cardio:
Easy Run Dist: 3mi @10:53 min/mile + 5 points
Speedwork Dist: 8mi, inc Warm; 4x1600m@8:47 w/800m jogs; Cool done 9.5 miles so 5 + 2 points
Easy Run Dist: 3mi@10:53 + 5 +5 +5 points on Friday I also went to a club and we danced for at least 2 hours :smile:
Long Run Dist: 11mi @10:53 + 5 +5 +2 points
Strength:
Training includes 2 leg, 1 chest, 3 back, 1 triceps and two belly exercises with 3X25 sets
done + 10 points, though I skipped the one or the other task on Wednesday because I was running really late and tired and on Saturday because my legs hurt from the night before. But I still got in a lot more than the minimum 15 min
Water:
Drink 2 Liters of liquid (not including milk, tomato juice and coffee) + 14 points
Personal Goals
1. Do stretching 3x per week + 5 points
2. Eat max 2 servings of each grain and fruit daily + 5 points
3. Try a new recipe + 5 points
Total points week 1: 78 :!:
My weight on Monday was 58.0 kg (127.9 lbs). I do not really expect to lose much so this doesn't really matter.
For the second week:
Cardio
Easy Run Dist: 3mi@10:53
Tempo Run Dist: 7mi, inc Warm; 5mi@9:29; Cool
Easy RunDist: 3mi@10:53
Long RunDist: 13mi@10:53
Water:
Drink 2 Liters of liquid (not including milk, tomato juice and coffee)
Personal Goals
1. Do stretching 3x per week
2. Do the whole strenghts training plan twice this week, without skipping anything (might split the thing up into four sessions though)
3. Do not eat more than five servings of ff sf pudding this week (I'm addicted to this stuff, but I don't think it is especially nutritional "food") |
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Sun Jun 10, 2007 1:32 pm |
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| Rommel
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LAST DAY OF WEEK #1
Let's finish up the week with a bang!
Go team!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Push for those bonus workouts--your body will thank you! That's where I'm headed right now!! |
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Sun Jun 10, 2007 2:31 pm |
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| justright
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| quick check in- will post my points early am monday-see ya then~! |
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Sun Jun 10, 2007 9:44 pm |
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| Hey Shapeshifter! Sorry I haven't checked in for a while...just got busy! Someone mentioned that this challenge will cut into our computer time...you are so right! I sit down to glean a little motivation from you all and I feel like I need to go prep some meals or work on a menu or work out! Motivation, just not exactly in the way I expected it. Sounds like everyone is doing great. I will check in again a little later tonight...but for now I'm gonna go "take one for the team" and get in a 30-minute step workout! |
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Mon Jun 11, 2007 12:13 am |
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| EverLore
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REQUIREMENTS:
Cardio: 8 workouts (Mon, Wed, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sat, Sun) @ 5 points each = 20 points + 20 bonus points
Strength: 3 workouts (Mon, Wed, Thurs) @ 5 points each = 10 points + 2 bonus points
Water: 4/7 days @ 2 points each = 8 points
Goals: Met 2/3 goals @ 5 points each = 10 points total
TOTAL REQUIREMENT POINTS: 70 POINTS
BONUSES:
Push-it!: Moved up to Week 2 in C25k = 2 points (Wed.)
Push-it!: Beat my time on bike = 2 points (Sat.)
Push-it!: After 30 minutes on the elliptical, walked 1/4th of a mile on a track, then 10 minutes on the treadmill (Thurs.) = 2 points
2 90 minute cardio workouts (Wed. and Sat.) = 10 points
TOTAL BONUS POINTS: 16 POINTS
WEEKLY TOTAL: 86 POINTS
Week June 11-17 Goals:
1. Only ONE treat all week.
2. Stretch before running everytime!
3. Get in at least one A.M workout this week. |
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Mon Jun 11, 2007 12:42 am |
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