End of February already!!
Doing ok- but just ok - on my fitness goals so far. I'm feeling a little like I'm losing momentum somehow.
Strength Training <= 2X/week (annual average)
So far so good. I'm not sure its enough though.
1-2X/week outdoor activities (annual average)
hmmm... not doing so great- though I have been walking to work a lot (about 2 miles each way). the snow just has not been good enough to get out regularly for skiing. I think I've only been out 1 time downhill, and 4 or 5 times cross country. And one really long ice skate (a few short family skates). I got so spoiled last year with the beautiful snow. On the plus side- pretty soon it will be hiking season if this weather holds!
Summit Mt. Katahdin
To come- starting to look at dates and line up some companions. I need to book the campsite soon.
>=50% commute under own power
I think I'm at about 50%. Some weeks I do almost all my commutes on foot, and then I start loving my motor scooter. It's just so quick and easy! I'd like to find a way to track my commutes so that I can see whether I'm averaging out over time. Anybody have an app for that? I'd like something that I can update retroactively (some habit apps don't let you go back in time and mark off several accomplishments at once. for example if I wanted to log in once a week and track that I had commuted 4 times on foot).
My strength goals seem to be too low. I think I wasn't reading the charts right when I set them. To be at intermediate level I need to get to:
Squat: 160lbs (current 135)
Bench Press: 103lbs (current 90)
Deadlift: 298lbs (current 111)
I should be able to achieve these goals and more. I don't have too far to go, except on the deadlift, which I don't do regularly and haven't focused on much, so I should be able to make quick progress once I focus.
Jordanread- could you update those goals for me? Also, could you add one more- I'm still working on getting my first pull up!
Thank you!!
I've updated your goals to what you specified in the
tracking post. Congrats. I went back and looked at your initial post, and I think I'm the one who actually screwed up. I quoted your initial goal post below, and rereading it, I realized that you mentioned the intermediate level, and then posted your personal bests. I either misunderstood, and made your personal records your goals, or realized that I didn't know what your actual weight was (although I could probably assume gender) and that it was required to calculate the intermediate level. Also, those were one rep max, and what I had earlier were multiple. Would you like me to mark the existing ones as complete (like I did since I was an idiot and assumed the reps were the same as what I had originally) as shown below, or just delete the crossed out goals? I also added your pullup goal, and realized I missed a general body fat goal, so I added that as well. As far as your progress goes, I think the feeling of losing momentum may be based on what you were saying as far as maybe needing to up some of the goals. It sounds like you are sticking with the goals (and kicking their ass), but aren't feeling quite challenged enough. At that point, just re-evaluate and go from there.
- Strength Training >= 2X/week (annual average)
1 set/5 squats 115lbs1set/5 bench press 75lbs1 set/8 deadlifts 90lbs- 1 set/5 squats 160lbs
- 1set/5 bench press 103lbs
- 1 set/8 deadlifts 198lbs
- 1-2X/week outdoor activities (annual average)
- Summit Mt. Katahdin
- >=50% commute under own power
- 1 set/1 pullup
- Decrease body fat by >= 2%
Initial goal post:
Hello again Friends! Happy New Year!
I've been thinking about my goals for this year, and how much progress I made last year- thanks in part to the thread!
In 2015 one goal will be to strength train an average of at least 2x a week. Using the Strength Standards site posted earlier, I'd like to get to "Intermediate" status on my Squat, Bench Press and Deadlift. I was at my best at the end of November before the Holidays, predictably, wreaked havoc on my schedule:
- Squat: 5 reps of 115 (Novice Level)
- Bench Press: 5 reps of 75 (Novice to Intermediate)
- Deadlift: 8 reps of 90 (Beginner)
I would also like to get outdoors for some athletic adventuring an average a 1-2 times per week throughout the year. The activities will change (skiing/Cross Country Skiing/ Iceskating for Winter, Swimming/ Hiking/ Running for Spring Summer Fall).
I would also like to get to the top of Katahdin this year, hopefully with my hiking buddies from last year.
And I would really like to get a body fat caliper, or figure out some way to measure this. Since I don't have a baseline measurement, I'm going to say that I want to decrease my body fat by 2-4 points.
And, I'd like to increase the consistency with with I commute in some sort of self-powered way. I'd like to average half my commutes self-powered (be it walking or biking).
Thanks everyone! And Thanks especially to Jordanread for managing this post!
Lucky girl - I'm not sure where you're getting those numbers, but that 298 for deadlift is insanely high for a woman, especially one with a squat goal of 160. I'd say more like 220 would be reasonable for someone that squats 160.
FYI, my wife is about 115 lbs and squats about 240. There's now way even she could deadlift 298.
Don't be too hard on yourself over that weight :)
Lucky girl - I'm not sure where you're getting those numbers, but that 298 for deadlift is insanely high for a woman, especially one with a squat goal of 160. I'd say more like 220 would be reasonable for someone that squats 160.
FYI, my wife is about 115 lbs and squats about 240. There's now way even she could deadlift 298.
Don't be too hard on yourself over that weight :)
The standards were from the
resource post, specifically
these Strength Standards. Looking at her other goals, I worked backwards, and found that the deadlift for that level was 198, not 298. I adjusted accordingly. LG, let me know if I assumed wrong again.