Spartan Ultrabeast training begins today.

Started it off with dips, box jumps (32 inch), leg lunges w/100lbs extra, and 30 burpees incorporated into a 7 mile run. Anybody else in here big into the obstacle runs? I know this thread is primarily about lifting.

EDIT: Here are the stats for the training today:
https://www.polarpersonaltrainer.com/shared/exercise.ftl?shareTag=e5ecca059ef0bac86387c99f57ca9602

Best part? My calories burnt = 1337. You can't duplicate that if you tried.

decafchicken

United States20026 Posts

December 27 2012 05:13 GMT

#7523

Pretty sure the extent of my cardio is 100m sprint or a squat triple rofl. I might get into one if i ever actually get in good shape for rugby but thats about it. Pretty sure theres a few people here that do tough mudders and the like though.

aZealot

New Zealand5447 Posts

December 27 2012 05:24 GMT

#7524

It's been a good year for me, training-wise. Midway through the year I was at around 92kg (height of 5 11) before I began seriously training for my first half marathon. I completed that successfully at the end of October, before getting into cricket season. My current weight is around 85kg and I am considerably leaner. My sister, who last saw me in May, commented that I had lost a lot of weight, was leaner and looked a lot better, when we met up for Christmas. That was good to hear!

Training is currently cricket 1xweek and cricket training 1xweek. I swim 1xweek and run 5km or do sprints+bw training 1xweek. I'll be making these two separate days in 2013, and make the 5km run into a 10km run. After cricket season is over, it will be time to get back into Judo (I quit after a major knee injury incurred during randori in late 2010), and begin training for another half marathon. I'll be looking to get down to about 82kg but still maintain my bw exercises (like push-ups, chin-ups and dips) and my swimming as I have never had a "distance runner's body" and, with due respect, don't want one, either.

Happy training all!

phyre112

United States3090 Posts

December 27 2012 05:55 GMT

#7525

On December 27 2012 07:06 funkie wrote:
I haven't drinked in a couple of days. This vacation with winter weather sucks. Viva la hotness and my country appreaciation of beer.

lmao "winter weather" - it's in the 40's in new york city right now.

It's ~10 up here. Without wind chill. It's not supposed to start snowing for a few hours, but we're supposed to get over a foot before noon on Friday.

Got $200 in grocery store giftcards for christmas. Totally serious, and I was super excited about them too. Going to be nice to be able to feed myself when I get back to school. Also hopefully picking up another part time job, so I'll be able to continue to feed myself for the rest of the semester =x/

decafchicken

United States20026 Posts

December 27 2012 06:45 GMT

#7526

looks like only 2-3 training sessions before the end of the year. 140 snatch/160 clean and jerk by then? yeaaaaah buddy

funkie

Venezuela9376 Posts

December 28 2012 04:01 GMT

#7527

this is seriously the first time I've ever been into this heavy weather.

It's insane for me and my dad, it sucks to be "used" to a 32ºC weather haha..

Risen

United States7927 Posts

December 28 2012 04:48 GMT

#7528

Got a couple beautiful chicks numbers at the Thunder game tonight. Drinks on Saturday :D

decafchicken

United States20026 Posts

December 28 2012 14:50 GMT

#7529

I don't think I could pick a girl up at a pistons game. Mainly because nobody goes to them (tickets behind the bench are like 12$ rofl)

Deadeight

United Kingdom1629 Posts

December 28 2012 17:34 GMT

#7530

Well Christmas screwed up my workouts a bit, I'll have to wait till Monday to get it back on track.

On a completely unrelated note, has anyone here tried online dating? Every time I meet a girl at a bar/club I end up boning them and don't want to see them again. I have a policy to try and do stuff at least once, and I'm pretty pleasantly surprised at the quality of the women on it. It's kind of like internet shopping for women.

decafchicken

United States20026 Posts

December 28 2012 17:43 GMT

#7531

Kennigit says its great for banging chicks lol

Osmoses

Sweden5302 Posts

December 28 2012 17:58 GMT

#7532

I'd try it, I just can't be assed to actively chase. If I run into a girl in real life and she's hot and/or interesting I might make an effort, but to actually search? To browse? To engage in honest to God dating?

That's gay.

zatic

Zurich15345 Posts

December 28 2012 17:58 GMT

#7533

It is really really off-topic, but in short: It's great for whatever you want it to be. You will meet the exact same girls online that you would meet in real life. How you approach and what you do about it is entirely up to you.

JingleHell

United States11308 Posts

December 28 2012 18:14 GMT

#7534

In the Army I met quite a few... entertaining... chicks that way. It was like going to clubs, without all the music I couldn't stand, and let me save my weekends for sex and bars I actually liked with the chicks I actually saw more than once.

That said, wrap your shit. Just to get us back on health somewhat, if not fitness.

sc4k

United Kingdom5454 Posts

December 28 2012 19:03 GMT

#7535

Personally I would stay the hell away from internet dating. It's tough to meet women but I think the best way is just being involved in an activity that women are also involved in

and make some female friends -> meet their friends and find a babe OR just ask any babes there out. Boom

Pulimuli

Sweden2766 Posts

December 28 2012 19:12 GMT

#7536

was thinking of going for a run today since it has been months... woke up and its -32C° so... skipping that shit lmao

lifting some weights instead inside my waaaarm apartment

Kennigit

Canada19447 Posts

December 29 2012 03:30 GMT

#7537

On December 29 2012 02:34 Deadeight wrote:
Well Christmas screwed up my workouts a bit, I'll have to wait till Monday to get it back on track.

On a completely unrelated note, has anyone here tried online dating? Every time I meet a girl at a bar/club I end up boning them and don't want to see them again. I have a policy to try and do stuff at least once, and I'm pretty pleasantly surprised at the quality of the women on it. It's kind of like internet shopping for women.

If you want to be good at online dating, it has to be a lyfestyle. Just "trying it" wont work, unless you are particularly jacked and tanned. The overall attractiveness of girl is lower than just going to bar, but the the ones i'd actually keep around is higher.

Cecil

United States368 Posts

December 29 2012 15:56 GMT

#7538

Here is the training that our cadre went through to prepare for all the mud runs this year. It was a 14 mile 7 hour swim/obstacle run event with 15% bodyweight in bricks and sand in each person's backpack.

lyAsakura

United States1414 Posts

December 30 2012 02:41 GMT

#7539

Good way to end year.
PR'd snatch for the first time in like half a year, lol. And it's only 80. Sadface but I'm happy with it.
Also did 128 FS and 155 DL. I'm still weak like a twig but it's getting better.

Didn't hit any of my goals in the power lifts that I put out in the beginning of the year but I haven't been focusing on them at all so cool

AoN.DimSum

United States2983 Posts

December 30 2012 05:48 GMT

#7540

you can dl more than me lyasakura :D

Im about 2 weeks through my 5x5 squats. Today I squatted 136/5x5 and my 5rm is 140kg. Two more weeks and Ill update to see what happens.