I'm doing 31 things
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1 week ago
Still a long way from doing this. I’ve averaged 181lbs since Oct 5th, but I started trending down in the past week and have been under 180lbs the past few days. Lack of exercise doesn’t help.
Mark's Life List
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1. Be a better Dad.
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2. Complete 12 weeks of Mark Rippetoe's Starting Strength.
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3. Squat 1.1X my bodyweight.
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4. Deadlift 1.1X my bodyweight.
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5. Bench Press my bodyweight.
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6. Overhead Press my bodyweight.
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7. Power Clean my bodyweight.
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8. Lose 15 pounds.
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9. Reduce my bodyfat percentage to 20% by September 14, 2009.
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10. Reduce my bodyfat percentage to 15% by January 25, 2010.
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11. Run a half marathon in under 1:45:00.
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12. Get my motorcycle license.
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13. Run 10K in under 48 minutes.
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14. Do the 100 Day Burpee Challenge
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15. Run 5K in under 22 minutes.
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16. finish my bachelor's degree
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17. Practice my kata three times a week.
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18. Travel across the country by train.
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19. Get hosed in an English Pub ... in England.
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20. Walk up Mt. Fuji
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21. Backpack Ellesmere Island
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22. Learn to play the piano
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23. Learn to play the guitar
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24. Join a volunteer mission to Mars
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25. Buy a motorcycle
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26. Learn Spanish
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27. Learn the C programming language
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28. Learn Java
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29. learn ruby
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30. Learn Japanese
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31. learn parkour
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How I did it
It made me 
How I did it: Easy as pie. I just took out a membership at the GoodLife gym a couple blocks away and started going there almost daily, alternating resistance training and spin classes, with a day off here and there. It only costs me about $40/m with unlimited access to all their resources and facilities. Read how I did it…
It made me
How I did it: Slow and easy wins this race. I went through a number of cycles of easy base training and novice 5K training programs. Limited myself to one 5K race per year, and kept my race goals very conservative. Read how I did it…
It made me
How I did it: This was a complete lark. I was in Miami visiting a friend. He was running the ING Miami Marathon. I was still working on 5K distances. I ran a 10K back in 2006 but have since struggled with Achilles/Plantar Fascia problems. So I trained for the 5K, ran it, and set a new PR for myself (23:34). My friend convinced me to try the Half on the basis of my 5K result. If I could run 5K in 23:34, I could manage a slow and easy Half. So I threw my… Read how I did it…
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DONE!
1 week ago
I DL’d 1×5x185lbs a few weeks ago, and I was hovering around 182-183lbs at the time. Averaging 181lbs since October 5th, and trending down (under 180 this past week).
Next stop:
Deadlift 1×5x1.1X my bodyweight, or 1×5x200lbs.
