You’re probably thinking this is where I reveal my current skill training plan, exposing my alts and my collective abilities for you to take advantage of should we ever meet ingame.
Or maybe you think this is where I boast of my weekly killmail totals, swinging my virtual manhood around for all to marvel at its girth and glory.
You’d be mistaken on both counts. This is where I take great pride in some real life accomplishments, and hopefully inspire others in their efforts at a better lifestyle.
THE CHALLENGE:
Jan 1st, 2010, the gauntlet was thrown down on Twitter #tweetfleet and #eveonline as to who would meet their New Year’s fitness goals first.
I was 220 lbs at that time. I have been consistently working out for 2.5 years, and started at 33% body fat.
PROGRESS REPORT:
Today I am proud to say I am 208 lbs, 14% body fat. I look more ripped than I ever have before. I feel light on my feet, fast like a tiger, full of energy and vigor for life.
Be encouraged, friends. I used to eat a large bag of potato chips for dinner while laying on the couch playing XBox 360. Less than three years later, I maintain a healthy lifestyle, still play video games, and manage to have time leftover for other hobbies and pursuits.
BECAUSE YOU CAN:
My trainer tells me it’s all mind over matter. There is always one more repetition left; always one more push beyond our perceived limits. And it’s all true.
I want to share with you the workout I did today. It consists of five circuits, with no rest inbetween exercises, 30 seconds rest between circuits. The entire workout took me 50 minutes to do. I was covered head to toe in blinding sweat, completely winded, but still smiling in the gym mirror when all was said and done. I couldn’t feel my legs; my arms wouldn’t stop shaking, and my abs threatened to forcibly expel my lunch from earlier.
All in all, a great workout day.
Circuit 1:
– pushups to fail – 73 achieved
– incline bicep curls – 20 per arm – 25 lbs used
– hammer curls – to fail – 25 achieved, 25 lbs used
– bodyball flies with crunches – 25 reps – 25 lbs used(the crunch is performed at the peak of the fly, keeping the arms straight and extended)
– butt kicks – 2 minutes – 1 set left/right per second pace
Circuit 2:
– bodyball crunches – to fail – 93 achieved (keep elbows out wide by head)
– 20 rock star jumps
– reverse crunches – to fail – 62 achieved
– 20 knee tuck jumps
– jumping jacks – 2 minutes – 1 per second pace
Circuit 3:
– static sumo squats with military press– hold 20 reps – 35 lbs used
– chair pose – 1 minute
– hack squats – 25 reps – 25 lbs used
– jump squats – to fail – 17 achieved
– static lunge with military press – 15 per side – 15 lbs used (do the military press on the way down into the lunge)
Circuit 4:
– bodyball pushups – 15 reps
– frog pushups – 15 reps
– pushups – to fail – 7 achieved
– butt kicks – 2 minutes – 1 set left/right per second pace
– jumping jacks – 2 minutes – 1 per second pace
Circuit 5:
– hanging ab twist – 20 per side (second half of video)
– hanging ab lifts – 20 reps (first half of video)
– bodyball crunches – to fail – 104 achieved
– boat pose – 1 minute (legs straight)
CLOSING THOUGHTS:
You might have read this and thought “What an arrogant prick!”, and you know what? I’m ok with that. I’ve worked very hard to get where I am now, and do indeed take great pride and confidence in where I am, and where I am going.
So ask yourself, “Are you happy with where you’re going? Do you have the body you want? The energy level you want? Do you get tired easy? Lose stamina too quickly? Do you think it’s too difficult? Are you afraid of failure?”
If you answered negatively to any of those, then you were me nearly three years ago.
There is no magic secret. There is no internet ad that can help, even though I’m starting to sound like one. Truth is, it’s consistency.
Consistently be active. Consistently eat right. That’s really it. Oh so simple, yet oh so very hard.
Be well, my friends!
ROC'S RAMBLINGS 
Congrats! I’m a week or two away from getting down to that weight myself. Can’t wait to start exercising again. It’s weird, after lifting weights and running for several months, I’m finding that I miss it. Good luck!
I know what you mean by missing it. If more than two days goes by I start getting edgy and feel the need to do something, anything.
Congrats Roc. On January 1 I was 319lbs, at 5’9″. 150lbs overweight, and doing no physical activity. I am now walking 3.9 miles per day, with an average pace of less than 15 minutes per mile, and have dropped 14 pounds. I will be running a 5K in June, a 10K near the end of September, a 5K on Thanksgiving Day, and a half-marathon in December. It feels great to be out and doing again.
That is the single most epic thing I have heard in a long while! Congratulations on that and keep it up!
Let us know how you progress!
Can we get a post of day to day meals? I’m starting to get into shape but unsure of what to eat regularly. (also allergic to shellfish)..
There is this post here:
https://everamblings.wordpress.com/2010/01/06/healthy-choices/
But I will also list you today as an example:
6:15 AM – 1 cup Kasha Go Lean Cereal, 2 poached eggs
10:15 AM – palm sized steamed chicken breast on mixed greens, with dijon mustard and black pepper
11:30 AM – 1 serving Allmax Isoflex protein
1: 15 PM – 1 serving Allmax Isoflex protein
2:15 PM – 16 unroasted raw cashews
6:15 PM – palm sized steamed sole (fish) with steamed carrots, broccoli, and peppers (1 cup)
The trick of it is eating every 4 hours consistently, and portion control. Really, give the above post a read. It will teach you what to shop for on a budget, and what to avoid.
Thanks. I had skipped that post since it started with RP and didn’t scroll down much farther (Capsuleer/iPhone). Looks to be a great resource and I’ll give it thorough attention when I get home. Much appreciated.
Hey Roc,
2 Things really.
1) Congrats man.
2) I’d like to say thanks for giving me the inspiration I needed to get off my arse and start exercising. It’s been 4 and a half weeks since I read your healthy choices post on Capsuleer. I was 19st 5lbs (271 lbs if I’m not mistaken) at 5’8″ and doing no exercise. Since then I have been following the ‘100 push-ups’ and ‘Couch to 5k’ programmes religiously and eating better. I’m now 263 lbs and seem to be dropping 2lbs a week and feel 100 times more energetic, stronger, faster and.. well, better. So yeah, thanks for setting me on the right track.
Congrats yourself! It’s never easy getting started and even more challenging to stick with it!
You’ve inspired me!
Hey there…
First i must say that i enjoy your blog for a while, its a fun read…
And further… Congratz to your changed lifestyle. I myself am working out 4 times week for 11 years now and i can say that this is one of the best things i am doing. keeps me healthy, hkeeps me strong and has overall only positive benefits for me and my life.
When I started i did so to actually gain weight as i wasa skinny boy and now i am weighing in at stable 220 pounds and love it. Probably i wont grow more as i do not want to build my entire Life around bodybuilding but i am happy the way it is atm.
So i can only encourage everyone to at least have some physical routine in their life, be it the gym, running, swimming, whatever. It is tough, it is demanding, it takes a lot of will but once you integrated it firmly into your life you do not want to miss it anymore.
So keep it up guys and remember.. .ther truly is always a rep more in there ; )
Thanks for the comment and encouragement. I’ll be posting more roleplay and fun blogs shortly.
I heard another good line from my trainer last weekend: “Friends can become enemies, and enemies become friends; but a plate is a plate.”
It made me laugh. You just can’t beat the plate!
How many skill points can your new clone hold? [And grats for your achievements!]
My progress isn’t that big as yours is but I can now do 15-20 push-ups in a row instead of barely being able to do 5, and I can do 3 sets of ’em with about 1-2 minute intervals.
Though I’m not really exercising as much as you are I’m happy with the progress.