Fitness Trials for August 19, 2008

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And now the video…

So there you have it. I have reached and surpassed my weight goal of 185 lbs. I now weight the same as I did in high school. And I just want to thank everyone that has been with me for this ride. It has been a wild and crazy one, and there have been plenty of times that I wanted to just give up and call it quits, but knowing that you are all out there kept me going and kept me pushing myself. I hope that you are pushing yourself towards better fitness and a healthier life as well. In fact if you have been along for the ride I would love to hear from you all. Whether you’ve been trying to get healthier with me or just watching from the side lines, let me know. Because I want to thank each and every one of you personally. So where to from here? Well I’m going to keep exercising regularly, keep eating healthy, and keep the excess fat dropping off of my body. In essence I’m not done. Now when I set my target weight of 185 pounds it was because I remember being in the best shape of my life at that weight, but I realize now that I’m now in the best shape of my life, and yet I can still be in better shape than this. So I’m going for broke, I want to lose the fat and increase the muscle mass. I don’t want to have a body builder’s physique, but I do want to be as healthy as possible. And that’s what I’m aiming for. I’m not going to set a weight goal for myself this time, other than to stay under 185, but instead I’m going to set a fitness goal. Participate in, survive, and complete a triathlon. The reason why I’m saying a triathlon is because to compete in a triathlon it requires endurance, strength, determination, and pure stubbornness not to give up. Now when I say triathlon I don’t mean a full all out Iron Man (not yet anyways); I mean an Olympic/Standard race. Which involves a 1.5km swim, a 40km Bike ride, and a 10km run, and lots of sweat and probably a good amount of pain as well. So with this new goal in mind how will I reach it? Well I’m going to start off slow with running a 5k to completion first, then a 10k and then, if I can find one nearby, a super sprint triathlon, which is half of a Olympic Triathlon. And in order to reach those goals I’m going to need to keep doing what I’m doing and pushing myself harder, further, and faster.

Fitness Goals for Week of August 19, 2008:

• Couch to 5k
• 100 Push Up Challenge
• Burpees – 20 (double what I was able to do this week)
• Medicine Ball – 10 of each exercise (Easier for some than others)
• Cigarettes – Quit this week (This is going to take all of the stubbornness I can muster, and then some)
• Weight loss – Doesn’t matter, so long as I stay below 185 and my fat melts away I’ll be happy.

So that’s it. I’ll still be here and I’ll still be posting regularly and keeping all of you informed of how I’m doing. After all you people are the ones who keep me honest, and you give some great advice as well.