All Posts Tagged With: "Goals"

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Day 18/63 - August 7th, 2008 - Running

Scheduling and other real-life crap kept me from Muay Thai tonight and I was itching to do something, so for a change of pace, I went for a midnight run!
I actually quite liked it - the weather was cooler, the streets empty and there was a certain peacefulness about running in the dark that I [...]

7Aug2008 | Salar | 0 comments | Continued
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1 year anniversary of amanreborn.com

It’s officially been an entire year since I started my site!  What a year it’s been… I feel like I’ve changed so much in almost every aspect of my life.  It’s been a really amazing year.  There have been some downs, but that’s life and I did my best to learn from them.  More importantly, [...]

26Jul2008 | Salar | 1 comment | Continued
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Starting over

I’ve been on a break the last couple of weeks while my new tattoo healed. I’ve managed to stay somewhat active but not nearly as much as I would have liked to be. My diet hasn’t been all that clean either - not terrible, but not good enough.
Anyway - it was a break [...]

20Jul2008 | Salar | 0 comments | Continued
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9 Week Challenge - Part 2!

A couple of weeks ago I finished a 9 week challenge that my Muay Thai school: Kombat Arts held. I tracked my progress pretty faithfully and that lead to me making some good improvements in all the areas we tested. I really liked the idea of having a set of numbers to strive [...]

7Jul2008 | Salar | 0 comments | Continued
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Day 61/63 - 9 Week Challenge Results

Got back from the weigh in and testing! I’m really happy with the progress I made and am even more determined to keep at it now.
Here’s my final numbers:
Starting Stats: April 23rd, 2008
Weight: 237.8
Pull Ups: 0 (half)
Broad Jump: 60 inches
Box Squats: 11 on each leg
Push Ups: 24
Ending Stats: June 22nd, 2008
Weight: 218 - was [...]

22Jun2008 | Salar | 1 comment | Continued
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Day 61/63 - End of the 9 Week Challenge

In an hour I’m going to go weigh in and test for the end of the Kombat Arts 9 week challenge. Today I went through all my journal entries over the last 9 weeks to review what worked for me and what didn’t. I can say without a doubt that the last 9 [...]

22Jun2008 | Salar | 0 comments | Continued
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Review: Mental Toughness Seminar at Kombat Arts

Today I went to a Mental Toughness Seminar hosted at Kombat Arts. I am going to compete in the future and being ready mentally is just as important as being ready physically. The idea of mental toughness also applies to everything we do in life as well.
The workshop was taught by Rob Schinke, [...]

21Jun2008 | Salar | 1 comment | Continued
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Day 59/63 - June 20th, 2008 Weigh In

It’s been about 3 weeks since I last posted a weigh in and the 9 week challenge is coming to an end. Here are the latest numbers:
As of June 20th, 2008:
Weight: 213.0 pounds (-65.2 since starting to work out / -77 since starting to eat better)
Bodyfat %: 25.3 (-10.6%)
Hydration %: 51.3 (+7.3%)
I hit my [...]

20Jun2008 | Salar | 0 comments | Continued
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Day 40/63 - June 2, 2008 Workout - Muay Thai - Hit My 1yr Goal!!!

Today was such a sweet day - I sparred for the first time and had a ton of fun, but even more importantly - I hit my 1 year goal of getting under 220 pounds today!
When I started this site at the end of July, I set my 1 year goal to be at [...]

2Jun2008 | Salar | 0 comments | Continued
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Motivation - Sucess Stories - Ryan Hubers

Check out this page at Men’s Health about Ryan Hubers.
Over the course of 3 years, he went from 350 pounds to 185! A loss of 165 pounds - incredible! Imagine what it would feel like to carry a 165 pound person on your back all your life. Now imagine how different it [...]

28May2008 | Salar | 0 comments | Continued
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