The problem that we face when we set goals is usually not reviewing them. So let's be a bit more responsible for ourselves and look at how far we've come now that it's already been a month since we set our goals. The mistake that I did when I was setting these goals in October was that, I didn't had a plan on how to go about achieving them. I thought, we could just, you know, #gojer, and do them when we feel like it but some things are not easy as just #gojerdontscared
1. To be able to do 10 chin ups (over hand grip) in one go. (Currently I can do 3, and my PB is 6.)
CURRENTLY I AM NOT ALLOWED TO DO ANY CHIN-UPS. So boo you, pain on the wrist. BOO YOU!
But if your goal is still to attempt a chin-up or to increase the max that you can do, here's one way to train for it:
Perform 100 chin ups in a day.
If you cannot even do one yet: jump and use the momentum to do a chin up and on your way down, extend your arms slowly. Land softly on the ground (so you don't end up hurting you knees!) and repeat the jump and pull!
If you are already able to do a few at one go: Perform the most you can do, rest. Go for your max again. Rest. Set yourself a time limit. Let's say, start with 100 chin ups a day so that you can divide it into probably 50 in the morning and 50 in the evening. And as you get better, push yourself a bit more to 100 in an hour. In the event that you cannot do anymore because your arms are filled with lactic you think it might fall apart anytime soon, do an assisted chin-up. Get a friend to carry your feet, or use the assisted chin-up machine in the gym.
Don't forget to stretch and be prepared for ridiculously sore arms and lats.
2. To be able to do a handstand. (I cannot even brave myself to stand on my hands with my feet on a wall!!!)
AGAIN. BOO YOU, WRIST!!!! :'(
But I know when my wrist is okay, I have friends who will be teaching me how to do a handstand YAY! ^^
3. To run a 10km in 40mins. (The last time I did an official 10k race was in 2012 with a timing of 52mins without any training.)
To achieve this target, I've been doing 400m and 800m pieces at my target speed which is 4mins/km (target speed) and boy, did I feel like I was sprinting through the pieces! #howliddat?
4. To be able to pull a distance of 7510m in 30mins on the rowing machine. (Current personal record was 7503m set in Feb 2014.)
Current personal record 7518m WOOTS ^^
5. To run a half marathon. (The longest official run I did was the Urbanathlon last year of 14km.)
SIGNED UP FOR STANDARD CHARTERED ON 7 DEC WOOHOO! 1:30hr pacer needed!
Found some training programmes online and it goes something like this:
Monday 4km
Tuesday Fartleks/Hill Sprints/400m/800m
Wed 5km
Thurs 10km
Fri 7kn
Sat 4km
Sun 15km
Roughly 50km-60km a week depending how lazy I am.
Before I signed up for this half-marathon, my runs are an hour long but I can tell you for sure that running for more than an hour can be mentally draining (not sure if this is what the runners call "hitting the wall"- but don't laugh if I think it is because I'm not a runner okay) and I have absolutely no idea how these regular marathoners run so much.
(They must be wondering how we clock 100km of rowing every week too I guess. GAAAAH DONT TALK ROWING TO ME!!!)
6. To be able to do a 6mins plank. (Did a 6mins last year. Once.)
Did an 8mins plank.
SEALED THE DEAL, BABY!
Tip to achieve this: do it with a group of competitive people under the watch of someone who will spot every hump when you lift your butt too high or every dip that forms when you are not pushing your upper back towards the ceiling.
7. To do 10 pistol squat on each leg unassisted. (Currently can manage 10 but with assistance.)
IN PROGRESS.
Haven't really been doing any pistol squats lately. BOO YOU, AISYAH! I'll start today.
8. To be able to swim 5 laps along the pool without rest. (Now I will be happy to finish 1 lap without rest.)
AM NOT ABLE TO SWIM WITH THE WRIST but hopefully splint comes off next week!
9. To be able to sit on the bike for 2 hours without rest. (Most number of minutes I sat in the stationary bike was 90.)
Not brave enough to do this yet. But I am purchasing a road bike soon, hopefully that will help me achieve this goal.
Tip to achieve this: this one, really, a perfect case of don't think just do.
10. To get back into doing Bikram Yoga.
After the splint goes off, I AM READY FOR YOU 40 DEGREES ROOM AND 26 POSES!
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2 out of 10 goals achieved in a month.
4 goals put on hold because of the wrist.
4 goals in progress.
I'd say, things are looking pretty good at this point, although time is running short and this wrist thing is killing me. I guess that it's only right for me to look at the things I can do instead and work on them.
(I told you I have this insane ability to make the bad things seem pretty good in some way.)
Ciao
xx
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