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    • J
      jacoavlu
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      I'm not yet sure if I'm going to be able to make this, but I'm trying anyway
      Starting a long stretch at work which means I have to transition to early AM workouts which is a bitch but life could be worse. So today I warmed up on the treadmill and then did a little kb workout with squats, pushups, swings, pullups, and squats with overhead press, 20 sec on 15 sec off, 5 sets only, cause I slept about 15 mins later than I intended to
      Oh and I've switched to cold showers and drinking Budweiser, from cans

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      • zhivagoZ
        zhivago
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        @jacoavlu:

        I'm not yet sure if I'm going to be able to make this, but I've switched to cold showers and drinking Budweiser, from cans

        quite possibly the most effective training tip we have had here so far…

        Zhivago

        MM: "we all got to start somewhere"

        G: "Never once did he bitch, moan or complain.  He just motivated the team and got on with it"

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        • zhivagoZ
          zhivago
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          Ok lonely page…

          today
          4x 20 on 10 off
          Squats with KB's
          Star pushups
          4x 20 on 10 off
          Deadlifts with KB's
          KB swings

          Skater lunges 8 sets 20seonds on, 10 seconds off

          scissors crunches r 20 on 10 off
          plank with shoulder dips
          scissor crunches l 20 on 10 off
          plank with shoulder dips
          4x

          leg lifts 20 on 10 off 4x

          Bueller?... Bueller?...

          Zhivago

          MM: "we all got to start somewhere"

          G: "Never once did he bitch, moan or complain.  He just motivated the team and got on with it"

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            50 standard push ups all at once….
            let arms stop burning...
            30 push ups...
            one minute rest...
            15 push ups...
            one minute rest...
            15 slooooo push ups, holding the last one at the bottom for a thirty count.

            gotta start somewhere...

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            • derivative666D
              derivative666
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              On my way home from work be patient my young padawan.

              "honorable mention to the bearded giant aka derivative666 for being a stand up dude & not changing with the seasons since i've been around these parts" Monday

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              • derivative666D
                derivative666
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                Look what I found. Just need my damn bell now

                "honorable mention to the bearded giant aka derivative666 for being a stand up dude & not changing with the seasons since i've been around these parts" Monday

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                • bagley920B
                  bagley920
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                  Got my bricks on the way home today. Gotta wrap em and get to hiking!

                  If I am not I, who will be? -Henry David Thoreau

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                  • seanoconoS
                    seanocono
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                    Nice, fellas. I received a shipping notification from Amazon, yesterday. The first of my three kettlebells has shipped, and will be here tomorrow. Of course, it's the heaviest one. I bought them all from the same page. Oh well. Maybe just swings and cleans, for now. Lunges and squats, too.

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                    • bagley920B
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                      Bricks wrapped. The crazy thing is that this 27 pounds feels so heavy on your back but this is the weight I used to carry on my body. I was 235 at my heaviest. Now at about 202.

                      If I am not I, who will be? -Henry David Thoreau

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                      • zhivagoZ
                        zhivago
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                        lookin good bags!

                        Zhivago

                        MM: "we all got to start somewhere"

                        G: "Never once did he bitch, moan or complain.  He just motivated the team and got on with it"

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                        • bagley920B
                          bagley920
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                          Good read, especially his final thoughts:

                          http://www.artofmanliness.com/2012/12/07/the-goruck-challenge-a-review/

                          If I am not I, who will be? -Henry David Thoreau

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                          • seanoconoS
                            seanocono
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                            Great read, bags.  Thanks for sharing.  I recommend taking a few extra minutes to read through the comments.  There is some inspiring stuff in there.

                            How'd Day One of rucking go?

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                            • emceeQE
                              emceeQ
                              啓蒙家
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                              Weighed my pack today and realized I carry ~25 lbs daily.  Almost there, thank you text books and laptop.

                              On a workout related note, similar to Adam, pushups till I can't stand it, 5-10 minute break.  Lather, rinse, repeat a few times.

                              Commute with the heavy pack, and then I finally went running for a few miles after not doing so for that last few months.

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                              • madmondayM
                                madmonday
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                                walked around with the daughter on my shoulders as the boy practiced with his track team. did a few push-ups, but heard & felt some creaking & knocking so I slowed down on that.

                                thinking of setting monthly goals & seeing how this continues to progress.

                                oh & scheduled a full check-up with a doctor to ensure my knocking & ticking is just from inactivity & to get the official green light to move full steam ahead.

                                looking forward to getting back in shape & impatiently waiting on dates & location so I can make sure i'm in on this epic event.

                                *need images in here of some of your routines to keep this moving

                                head high, middle finger higher

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                                • J
                                  jacoavlu
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                                  thanks for sharing monday
                                  I'm sure you'll get a passing grade, hell you turn sideways these days you almost disappear
                                  (seriously how much weight did you lose?)

                                  yesterday was cardio day, 30 min run
                                  today was repeat kb workout, need to change up the routine a bit

                                  here's some more stuff from the goruck news blog, for folks who enjoy reading
                                  the news blog is really good, good people, pick any old random post, you'll probably enjoy it
                                  http://news.goruck.com/challenge/the-roots-of-the-challenge/

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                                  • madmondayM
                                    madmonday
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                                    😞

                                    i haven't lost anything, i'm still round as ever; but i'm going to continue working on it (plus black is slimming hahahahahaha).

                                    *** should be noted that i have yet to modify my diet & haven't really been doing any serious cardio. i doubt i'm going to start dropping pounds until i make those much needed adjustments.

                                    head high, middle finger higher

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                                    • bagley920B
                                      bagley920
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                                      Changes don't happen overnight. That's why I'm glad we started this a year early

                                      If I am not I, who will be? -Henry David Thoreau

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                                      • madmondayM
                                        madmonday
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                                        true, true.

                                        reading what all the kids are doing in this thread is motivating. if i wasn't so vain i would put an image of what i look like now & then one every month as well as my amount of pull ups & run times.

                                        it will be great to see where we start & where we end up

                                        head high, middle finger higher

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                                        • bagley920B
                                          bagley920
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                                          I thought about that as well but didn't want to post pictures of myself on here haha

                                          If I am not I, who will be? -Henry David Thoreau

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                                          • DougNgD
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                                            Seawolf can't commit to the Goruck Challenge next year, but it looks like we're going to do the one in Annapolis this fall. Still in pencil, but even if he doesn't go, I have a couple coworkers that want to go with me

                                            I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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