Small change in direction

Hiking is where it is at now.  Big plans being made for next year.  The plan is to hike the grand canyon, so that means more lower body work.  So really not much will change, but probably walk more and try to go for a hike more often.  Maybe build up to wearing a weighted backpack.

Staying Ahead

Well, once again I have been doing poor about working out.  Lots of excuses to use, but none that are real reasons.  Just lazy and busy.

Well, after wrestling with my little sister a few days ago I have new motivation.  She is getting stronger, and I'm not.  I'm still stronger than she is, but that could change if I'm not careful.  So the motivation is to get stronger so my little sister can't beat me.  She will probably end up beating me by learning techniques, but I don't care too much about that, I just want to have the edge with my strength and size.

-Risan

Simple Goals

Poor abandoned blog.  I feel like chatting, so why not write something.

I've had trouble in the past getting too excited and making drastic changes to my fitness regimen.  So I took a different approach and made some very easy goals that don't require much time or effort.

Work out at least 3 times per week.

Simple enough, but what is a workout?  Well, let's have something measurable, and for fun add a reward.

I'll give myself $20 to do 5 sets of 10 push-ups.

Oh no, there is no time!  This must be a poor goal.  Well, I don't care.  I just want to have a direction, I don't care about speed right now.  I'm so bad about working out I don't have a good understanding of timing.  Also the goal is a bit out of my reach.  So I made an easier one.

$5 for 5 sets of 5.

Well within my reach.  Currently I can do 3 sets of 5.  Also I like to challenge myself.  So yesterday instead of burpees that I have been doing I tried diamond push-ups.  It was definitely challenging.  I have other goals.  Goals are fun, they keep me motivated.  An interesting goal I have is to do the splits next year.  This came up from talking to my sister about not having a pull up as a goal.  She never really had the desire or motivation, and she countered with splits.  Why isn't that a goal.  Some of my arguments were it is doable and something you have never done.  So there you go.  Now I'm stretching after my very short workout.

I guess to make this blog more fun I should add links or pics.  Tough.