Kombat Arts 9 Week Fitness Challenge

April 24th, 2008 • Related • Filed Under

Yesterday I made it into Kombat Arts for my first Muay Thai class after a 2 week vacation. I ate and drank way too much while on vacation and gained 14 pounds of bloat in 2 weeks to go from 225 to 239. Fortunately I know myself well enough to know that 10-12 of that is bloat/water/glycogen, but even 2-4 pounds of gain over 2 weeks is way too much. Vacation left me feeling sluggish and fatigued rather than refreshed. So when I got to class and saw that the school was starting a 9 week fitness challenge I signed up right away. What better motivation is there to really push myself back into a good routine?

So I signed up for the challenge, weighed in and did the fitness test. Here’s my starting stats:

Weigh-in: 238.8 - evening weight, clothed and full of vacation bloat ;)
Pull ups: zilch - I’ve never been able to do a single pull up, but that’s going to change in 9 weeks
Broad Jump: 60 inches
Box Squats: I think I had 14-15 on each leg - not sure
Push ups: 24 - can usually do more, but was running on empty by then

By the end of the 9 weeks, I’m going to make it to these stats:

Weight: 215
Pull ups: 5
Broad Jump: 70 inches
Box Squats: 18-19
Push ups: 40

I’m going to really bust my ass hard for the next 9 weeks. Going to eat well, squeeze in as many workouts as possible and keep active in general. I’ve already come down from 290 and not being able to do a single push up / sit up last June to where I am today and now it’s time to really step it up.

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