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!