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Where do I sign? Would love to do this.

I requested an invite for this a while ago, and had completely forgotten about it.  I just signed up.  Where do I start?

- Branco

Thanks for the invite Dave! I have to say, this is a genius idea, love the idea of the quests (though they appear to be dominated by barbell exercises at the mo).

Going to do the "As Seen On Tv!" quest tomorrow as that's my cardio day. Thankfully the quest only includes 5 push-ups, my shoulder muscles are still aching a bit from my workout at the beginning of the week! I find I'm running out of energy for the last couple of exercises, so may need to eat a bit more before.

In the meantime, I have to figure out a way to do pull-ups in my flat. I've seen some folks using a table and doing an incline version to begin with, so will probably give that a go (and hope my table doesn't break!). Does anyone have one of those fancy door contraptions that allow you to have a bar in a doorway?

Last edited by redxavier (2012-03-03 14:29:56)

I totally forgot about the whole quest thing! I should do some.

Wow, great work on that weights workout Dorkman. Were you in pain after? From the looks of it you've been building up for quite a while so perhaps this only breaks the sweat out!

For supplements, it's not a bad idea to skulk around body building forums to see what protein manufacturers the kids recommend. Keep in mind that by and large, body builders are nut-jobs who tend to ruin themselves with chemicals, so stick to protein and steer clear of T and anything that messes with hormone balance, unless that's the path you want to go down.

That said I did get a good line on a local producer who makes decent product, and I'm sure there are stacks of similar companies in the states. It's a really good idea to talk to a nutritionist as you start exercising more regularly; diet is just as big a part of the story as the exercises, and adequate sleep is critical.

So...I failed to complete my workout yesterday and am feeling shite about it this morning. About half way through doing walkout/inchworms I started feeling sick so I threw in the towel as I really didn't want to throw up. I had left 2.5 hours after eating before I began the workout, so either I need to allow for more time or I need to eat much less (it was a large plate of mostly vegetables) and also make sure to have more water before (but again, not too much!).

They were some tough compound exercises, with 30 secs to do as many as you can, and warm-up was probably a bit too intensive for me so maybe I bit off too much as well and peaked too early.  Slow and steady wins the race as they say...

Throwing up is normal when beginning intense excercise, Crossfit used to have a t-shirt sporting the mascot "pukey". Eat about an hour before so you have fuel, work hard, puke if you need to. It passes.

Pukey and I know each other well.

Oh heck, went to the supermarket after working out and now I can't remember what the hell I did!

Could I grab an invite for this? Been meaning to start getting into shape.