I know some of us exercise and need a little motivation. So for starters, I'll be sure to place my first fitness goal here:
Burn 1000 calories this week, then 2000 calories every week from here on out strictly on running.
You can keep up with this here:
http://nikeplus.nike.com/nikeplus/?l=runners,runs,820651987
Edit: Well what sucks is that this fuckin web interface won't let you sort by week. I'll code something. I've been meaning to do it for about two years.
Burn 1000 calories this week, then 2000 calories every week from here on out strictly on running.
You can keep up with this here:
http://nikeplus.nike.com/nikeplus/?l=runners,runs,820651987
Edit: Well what sucks is that this fuckin web interface won't let you sort by week. I'll code something. I've been meaning to do it for about two years.
get to the point where i can lug fifty pounds to the top of any mountain in montana.
Would anyone be interested in a non-flash version of this site? At least for tracking my progress, not anyone elses. I have found the XML data file and I want to start parsing this shit and outputting graphs and more detailed stats WITHOUT the need for flash.
I used to be able to run constantly for the length of an entire soccer game. I'd like to get back to that point.
I would like to be able to run (well quick jog) 10 miles constantly and be able to do 100 push-ups without stop. I don't know how much training I will have the chance to get into this summer :( I would be interested in a web application. Sometimes I write little excel documents that keep track of that stuff and stick with it for a week before getting bored with it. But I am quite competitive if anybody wants to track similar goals.
Doing pretty good. I will post some code later on today.
No code just yet. Trying to work out the XML portion in Ruby.
Do you need any help with Ruby? :)
I'm just learning. If I need help I'll hit you up. Ruby seems to be WAY better than perl to me. I've always hated Perl.
One of my co-workers asked me to run a 6K with her in August. I better get my ass in shape. :-\
i thought you were all anti-running lately
my only real goal right now is to be able to do three sets of 10 pull ups. as of right now i can do 2 1/2 sets before i have to class it quits :P
haha. only on a nerdy site:
"i want to exercies"
"ill use this software to keep track"
"this software isnt good enough"
"well i can just spend my time rewriting it instead"
"i want to exercies"
"ill use this software to keep track"
"this software isnt good enough"
"well i can just spend my time rewriting it instead"
God, that sounds like an XKCD script.
>i thought you were all anti-running lately
nope
nope
Is it just me or isn't it much simpler to just enter the data in a text file or something?
If you want graphs, you can just use a spreadsheet in oo.o or excel ...
If you want graphs, you can just use a spreadsheet in oo.o or excel ...
This evening was perfect for a run. I ran about a 2 mile loop.
My buddy and I took a 5 mile hike last night. Never before has such a short distance wiped me out...
Uphill both ways? ;)
Uneven, dug up terrain the entire time. :-(
That sucks :-\
I run around on streets! But I plan to run my favorite road on the outskirts of town soon.
I run around on streets! But I plan to run my favorite road on the outskirts of town soon.
ever tried running/hiking on sand? shit sucks
It's an old past-time me and my friends picked up when doing our troublemaking years ago. We always walked the bayous, which is what we did the other night, so it was a blast from the past.
Plus, we both may be homeless soon, like really homeless, so we were looking at places to potentially set up camp in the future without drawing too much attention to ourselves.
Plus, we both may be homeless soon, like really homeless, so we were looking at places to potentially set up camp in the future without drawing too much attention to ourselves.
really homeless
against your will?
against your will?
Yeah.
Eek! That's not good!
> ever tried running/hiking on sand? shit sucks
Agreed. But where the hell did you get access to sand?
Agreed. But where the hell did you get access to sand?
i haven't really done it recently but i've done a couple hikes down in southern utah and the grand canyon that were like 75% sand trails.
i'm being crippled by my goddamn knee :/
went hiking at mystic today with the folks and it was fine going up, but coming down.. holy shit :(
went hiking at mystic today with the folks and it was fine going up, but coming down.. holy shit :(
bummer
going down trails sucks
going down trails sucks
I like going down.
*zing
*zing
gross
oh shut up and let me have some fun
:p
ugg... I was swimming last week and I think I pulled a tendon in my groin. now it is very hard for me to sprint or do certain stretches without pain. either pulled a muscle or I have a hernia. that would suck. i don't get it though. swimming is all non-impact. and i was just moving along at a slow pace, which makes me think hernia.
that's odd. i wouldn't think hernia either, though--they usually require a lot of strain on a particular muscle.
any idea if a cramp can tear a tendon? it was a kind of odd feeling. it felt like a muscle cramp was coming on then it just stopped and suddenly i was sore. at first it didn't seem like a big deal and then it was worse the next day which seems like a torn tendon. i royally tore a tendon in my ankle when i was in estonia and at first it didn't feel that bad but it steadily got worse.
huh looks like cramps causing muscular damage is not uncommon
http://www.sportsinjuryclinic.net/cybertherap … fcramp.htm
perhaps it is just an odd experience because I have never had leg cramps in my hip flexor before.
http://www.sportsinjuryclinic.net/cybertherap … fcramp.htm
perhaps it is just an odd experience because I have never had leg cramps in my hip flexor before.
I'm going to try to swim at least twice a week at our school's pool. My best friend and one of our mutual friends are going to teach me some strokes!
I'm excited. I like water. I like being in water.
I'm excited. I like water. I like being in water.
started running again this week. doing a daily run + my 3 sets of pull ups daily, i've already noticed a huge increase in my overall fitness
Biking to school and work every day!
Starting climbing (shoes are in today).
Hiking on the weekends.
Starting climbing (shoes are in today).
Hiking on the weekends.
biked the tour de troit (last saturday) - metric century (62 ish miles)
biking everyday to class from the house - 5 miles round-trip
working out 20 minutes every day with weights and 20 minutes additional cardio
running a 5k on october 3rd.
still haven't done 100 consecutive pushups
biking everyday to class from the house - 5 miles round-trip
working out 20 minutes every day with weights and 20 minutes additional cardio
running a 5k on october 3rd.
still haven't done 100 consecutive pushups
Man this thread died quickly. I just started The insanity workout. It's insane.
Finished DVD 3. The days get longer and harder.
are you doing that P90X workout?
Naw I'm doing Shaun T's insanity. It's more cardio based. It's super hard. It's from the same makers of P90X, which is Beachbody.
a bunch of guys i knew during my under grad did the P90X, said it was legit but i dont know.
It is man. I'm not doing P90X though. I can speak on Insanity's behalf. This shit is legit. Maybe too legit to quit. It's hard and you will be pouring sweat through the warm up. but like everything, it only takes 3 days to get used to it.
sooo once you get ripped, do you continue the program? or go about your marry way with whatever you want?
From what I've heard people do, they stay on the program and just improve. Others move on to p90x to build mass. I have no idea what I will do. I doubt I will be RIPPED. I love bad food.
My fitness goal of 2010 is to get exhausted as few times as possible ;)
DVD 5 was killer today. I had to wait less than 12 hours from the time I did the last one.
What DVD's are you talking about?
are you insane?!
are you insane?!
are you insane?!
yeah! triple post!!!
C-C-C-Combo Breaker
> I doubt I will be RIPPED
don't do it
don't do it
you have to BELIEVE YOU WILL BE RIPPED!!!
RIP TORN!
GET RIPPED
Why not eterenge? I just want to be diced. :)
Being toned is nice. Being "ripped" in the huge, bulgy, veiny sense is gross. Plus it screams "I'm a narcissist!!!" to (some) women.
I mean, usually I like veins. But I can't when they look like they're about to explode. *shudder*
I mean, usually I like veins. But I can't when they look like they're about to explode. *shudder*
The fact that you admitted you like veins makes me want to get ripped even more. Not so much because of the fact that you are hot beyond belief, but mostly due to the fact that even artistic, articulate women, who do not seem to be concerned with vanity, are reduced to senseless little girls when a physical trait catches their eye. People say they like nerds, but just wait until a guy who is more muscular comes around. It just happens. It's physical. Can't deny your sexuality.
My brother has a vein on the side of his head when he gets angry. It's awesome.
I dunno if I do... I don't get very angry often... and when I do it's usually a blind rage and I don't look in the mirror until I wake up the next morning with torn clothes in a strange location. Usually I just move on to the next town as this music starts to play...
I dunno if I do... I don't get very angry often... and when I do it's usually a blind rage and I don't look in the mirror until I wake up the next morning with torn clothes in a strange location. Usually I just move on to the next town as this music starts to play...
> ... reduced to senseless little girls when a physical trait catches their eye.
Hey. I'm fairly certain I retain some sense when looking at particularly nice veins/hands/shoulders.
...Probably.
But I'm concerned you may have missed the general point of my 'Why Being Ripped is Bad' post!
Hey. I'm fairly certain I retain some sense when looking at particularly nice veins/hands/shoulders.
...Probably.
But I'm concerned you may have missed the general point of my 'Why Being Ripped is Bad' post!
Hey just saying. :) Whatever makes me more appealing to ya :)
tell me again which one of you is supposed to be reduced to senselessness?
Man some girl needs to do something about defining what they are looking for. I mean guys... we put up blue prints fucking everywhere. But girls... nothin.
i seem to find that the majority of women love confidence. though i think most women would prefer a confident buff guy to a confident wimpy guy
i just got a membership at the local climbing gym. bouldering twice daily?!
^ Too bad it's so expensive. My shoes are so neglected. :(
Girls like guys for many of the same reasons that guys like girls. I don't think there is this huge difference in the general characteristics guys and girls look for in the opposite sex (or same sex, for that matter).
That said, I HAVE noticed the girls I know do tend to prioritize awesome personalities over awesome bodies. So really, all the awesome guys out there with mediocre looks should be pleased.
Girls like guys for many of the same reasons that guys like girls. I don't think there is this huge difference in the general characteristics guys and girls look for in the opposite sex (or same sex, for that matter).
That said, I HAVE noticed the girls I know do tend to prioritize awesome personalities over awesome bodies. So really, all the awesome guys out there with mediocre looks should be pleased.
Question: Do 8-minute abs really work?
I know a product, 7-minute abs. If it doesn't work, they send you the extra minute for free.