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Dave’s First 366 Day Challenge
Posted: 11 May 2007 11:07 PM   [ Ignore ]  
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So, I just joined the group yesterday & I had made the commitment to do the 100 day challenge. And as I have said in my introduction post, reading your stories are really inspiring. I’m 23 years old and have been working out for about a year ( with the help of a personal trainer for some of the past year, including today ). I started out at about 230 lbs, and am now 200 with the goal of being about 175 by this time next year. I’m about half way there.

So today marks day 1.

And here’s what I did…

15 minutes of intense eliptical as a warm-up (level 10-15), burnt 200 cals, and went about 1.25 miles (do you need kilometers? its weird living in Canada and things are still in imperial measurements).

Today was chest day…

Chest press (115x10)(135x8)(135x7)(135x5)
Inclined Chest Press (95x6)(95x6)(95x6)
Inclined Chest Flys. w/dumbell (25x10)(25x10)(25x10)
Chest Flys. Standing Machine...thing (17.5x14)(17.5x14)(17.5x14)

I tried to throw some ab work in there, but I bruised my rib a couple of weekends ago (very imbarrasing story, actually) and it hurt like heck.

I guess I will continue posting here, and I created a new blog as well ~ so ill post there too. I plan on riding to the lakeshore tomorrow (I live in a suburb of Toronto), so I think that would qualify as a ‘Day 2’ event. I’ll let you know.

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Posted: 11 May 2007 11:11 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]  
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Welcome to the challenge, Dave. Sorry to hear about the ribs. You did great on day one.

Bree

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Posted: 11 May 2007 11:25 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 2 ]  
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Thanks Bree.

Yeah the rib thing is gonna take another week. It’s alright though. I can do other things in the meantime.

-Dave

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Posted: 11 May 2007 11:41 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 3 ]  
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Dave.... there are a lot of Canadians who are members of this forum. Welcome to the challenge!!

I had no idea they were called “Imperial” units of measurement until a couple of days ago. (Another Canadian clued me in on the terminology.)

Looks like you are another person who is coming into this forum in the middle of an already successful weight loss program! If you need extra motivation to carry you to your ultimate goals, you’ve come to the right place! smile

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Posted: 11 May 2007 11:56 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 4 ]  
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clay/henry - 11 May 2007 11:41 PM

Welcome to the challenge!!

Woooo!  shock  tongue rolleye *excited*

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Posted: 12 May 2007 12:03 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 5 ]  
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Welcome, Glad you could make it EH! Tim you would’nt understand were speaking Canaidian, I am one of those Canaidians Tim speeks of so fondly. Tim your a hoser EH! Sorry to be so sterotypical Dave.

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Posted: 12 May 2007 12:16 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 6 ]  
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*rests hand on shawns shoulder, and bows head* It’s okay, Shawn, I forgive you. Crap, that reminds me ~ my igloo is leaking again.

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Posted: 12 May 2007 12:23 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 7 ]  
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Dave, WATCH OUT FOR THE POLAR BEARS! HMMM...I wonder if polar bear wrestling would count as a 100 day challenge exercise?

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Posted: 12 May 2007 12:25 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 8 ]  
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I’ll check with Prime Minister Poutine.

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Posted: 12 May 2007 12:39 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 9 ]  
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Dave watch it, I live in Quebec thats like our national dish!

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Posted: 12 May 2007 12:41 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 10 ]  
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I was thinking about that Rick Mercer Talking to Americans show thing...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talking_to_Americans… Sry bout that..

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Posted: 12 May 2007 12:53 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 11 ]  
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No problem Dave, it reminds me of something that happened to me once, A friend of mine and I were walking home, a car pulls up beside us, the driver asks for directions in the worst french I’ve ever heard in a Boston accent. So we both replied to her in english, she was amaized how well we spoke english.

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Posted: 12 May 2007 01:04 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 12 ]  
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Eech… I butcher my own language too.  I’ve given up speaking to my parents in Hungarian. Plus, I kinda lost ALL the French I learned in school. Which is why I get a little nervous when I go to Montréal.

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Posted: 12 May 2007 01:21 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 13 ]  
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Canada joke-

It’s Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final, and a man makes his way to his seat right at center ice. He sits down, noticing that the seat next to him is empty. He leans over and asks his neighbor if someone will be sitting there. “No,” says the neighbor. “The seat is empty.” “This is incredible”, said the man. “Who in their right mind would have a seat like this for final game of the Stanley Cup playoffs and not use it?” The neighbor says “Well, actually, the seat belongs to me. I was supposed to come with my wife, but she passed away. This is the first Stanley Cup we haven’t been to together since we got married in 1967.” “Oh ... I’m sorry to hear that. That’s terrible. But couldn’t you find someone else, a friend or relative, or even a neighbor to take the seat?” The man shakes his head “No, they’re all at the funeral.”

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Posted: 12 May 2007 01:25 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 14 ]  
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LOL.....good one!

Dave, you said you were going to ride.....what kind of bike?

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Posted: 12 May 2007 01:28 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 15 ]  
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Don’t worry francaphones don’t bite! By the way what are chest Plys.

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Posted: 12 May 2007 01:31 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 16 ]  
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Kevin theres only one thing wrong with that joke, if it was the Stanley Cup playoffs nobody would be at the funeral LOL

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Posted: 12 May 2007 01:32 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 17 ]  
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So THAT’S where Uncle Larry was. ROFL.

I have one of those suspension mountain bikes. I’ve had it for years. If you’re in the market for a new bike, i DONT recommend suspension bikes. They may ride well for a while but its starts to misalign and things can get quite interesting while riding (on an angle). I’m going to keep it for this season, but next year I will probably get a nicer one.

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Posted: 12 May 2007 01:35 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 18 ]  
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Whoops...I read my trainer’s writing wrong… its Flys ... :/ I’ll turn the light on next time I read something.

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Posted: 12 May 2007 03:00 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 19 ]  
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Hi Dave.  I don’t have any good Canadian jokes or any bad ones for that matter.  Just wanted to welcome you to our group and wish you well.

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Hi Dave

Sounds like you’ve jumped right into the thick of things.  You can always count on Shawn to keep things lively.

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