Core Commit to Health & Fitness 2015, Round One: Jan 5 - Mar 15

[Drastic]

4/5... pulled a 14 hour day and the next day was legday2 so I said meh.

[ergophobe]

Late reporting....

I only ran 10.8 miles, but I did go for a 12-mile bike/hike to a small peak near my house - only 5 parties in the summit register since 2011 and I knew three of them!

Also jugged* up the East Ledges of El Cap and hiked out to the brink of Ribbon Falls (see photo - I'm in the upper left), the tallest single-drop waterfall in North America, they tell me (1612 feet). Also not commonly visited though it's less than a mile from the trail. That was 9 miles and abour 4000 feet of vertical gain.

Met a woman on top of El Cap that runs 50-100 miles per week. Made me feel like a slacker, but she's probably not so far behind on so many things as I am ;-)

So not quite what I'd like, but not too bad... this week isn't looking good though

*jug (verb): (1) to ascend a rope with mechanical ascenders, often called "jugs", a nickname for Jumars, the original ascenders and for the fact that it's like always having a "jug" (2) to hold on to. (2) a large handhold when rock climbing that permits you to wrap most of your hand around it like a jug handle.

[creative666]

Late to the party;

Committing to 4 work outs a week
Clean up my diet (reduce carb and sugar intake drastically)
Drop 15KG's this year

So far I've lost 4KG, hit the 4 work outs a week target and the diet is on track - I'd kill for a steak sandwich right now and it's only 10am 

[littleman]

Ergophobe, your workouts are always such an adventure.  Beautiful shot btw.

Creative666, congrats on the 4KG drop!

>steak sandwich

For me its Indian food, I've been craving it for months.  After that, I'd say some Mexican food.  One thing about eating low carb though is that you do got to still eat some pretty satisfying food.

[ergophobe]

Not "always" but I do promise the Missus that pretty much whatever else I have on my plate, I'll allocate one day to adventure each week. Last week was 1.5 (the Pinoche Peak adventure was awesome, but it was only 4 hrs round trip and didn't even involve a car... I can't believe it took us 12 years living here to get there).

Theresa has gotten very interested in photography, so I tend to be her model these days... from whence my new joke. What's the difference between a cop and a photographer? A cop says "Stop or I'll shoot" and the photographer says "Stop or I won't shoot."

[Rupert]

(see photo - I'm in the upper left)

That has my hands sweating looking at you standing there... 

[ergophobe]

Two minutes later I was on the pointy promontory below where I am in that pick. From that spot you can wedge your leg in the crack and lean over the edge and see pretty much the whole of the falls. ;-)

[littleman]

Week 7 - 4/4 hovering around 12.5% body fat right now. 

[jetboy]

Theresa has gotten very interested in photography...

Aeli (my partner) likes wildlife photography. She came home from work with £5K 500mm lens a couple of weeks ago. It's pretty much tripod-only due to its weight, but it's an impressive piece of kit.

[Drastic]

3/5, ice storm shuttered the gym one day...and got sick of 12-14 degrees every morning.

[gm66]

Dad passed away last Wednesday so not had the motivation.

[littleman]

Sorry about the sad news Gary.  My condolences to you and your family.

[Drastic]

Very sorry to hear gm. Get in there when you can and get those endorphins flowing.

[Rupert]

Oh sh1t. Sorry to hear that. I hope he was not in pain.

[gm66]

Thanks all, it was his 2nd stroke in 6 months and was massive, he didn't come out of it so passed away pain-free and in peace.