Charity Tough Mudder

[NoflopsHomer]

Not wishing to distract from the awesome 'Blonde will make you thin' thread but I'm also massively increasing the amount of exercise I do.

My page is here: http://www.justgiving.com/ChrisKPHall

So, I've signed up for the 'Tough Mudder' event in Kettering on the 12th/13th May which is basically a stupidly tough 10-12 mile assault course designed by British Special Forces and it'll be the first one ever held in the UK. Here's what it looks like:

http://youtu.be/gKYmPWo7d9c

For event details go here: http://toughmudder.co.uk/events/south-eastmidlands/

(I will be covering all travel/entry costs myself)

The charity I'll be doing it for is the National Eczema Society, which given that I've suffered from eczema all my life seemed appropriate. I've only ever had it mildy but there have been two instances in my life where I've had massive attacks and they were by far the most painful things I've ever suffered in my life - to the point where I was unable to sleep or move. Therefore I cannot imagine what it can be like for people who have to deal with severe eczema every day.

In preparation, I'll be exercising six days a week as well as trying to completely cut alcohol out of my life for the next five months.

So please come and donate!

And for all poker players out there that I've ever written something you've liked or made you laugh, please come and give something back.

And for all poker players out that I've ever written something you've hated or made you cross, please imagine the absolute pain I'm going to be in by the end of this thing - and donate!

[NoflopsHomer]

I'm going to try and keep this regularly updated.

Managed a weights session followed by a 3 mile run and a 40 minute Insanity workout today. My aim is to be working out six days a week. #notsurewhatihavegottenmyselfinto

[DUNK619]

best of luck with this

[leethefish]

best of luck with this
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[NoflopsHomer]

First week in the bag. Managed five weights sessions, three 3-mile runs as well as doing the first week of Insanity, but I'm basically 7 days through out of 132, i.e 1 week down from 19 so there's a long way to go. I've completely stopped drinking which is the thing I'm most pleased about, especially as my housemate and I had an old university friend up this weekend and I was trying to just stick on water and green tea which was difficult as anyone who knows me knows I'm a real lover of a good beer.

I got a pull-up bar for Christmas and am just waiting for it to be okayed with the landlord that I can put it up, then I'll be able to work more on my upper-body strength which is one of my weaknesses. Otherwise, I'm planning to carry on with the running (perhaps include more hills this time) and continue with the Insanity (best cardio program ever). My initial aim is to switch to a Insanity/P90x hybrid and do that for the three months leading up to the race, it'll also give me a round a week's worth of days off (not including Sundays which I take off already).

On the fundraising front, I'm really happy so far, I set a conservative target of £2,000 but I'm already over £400 in just the first week having been really blessed by donations from friends, so I might have to change that if things go well. Got a really nice donation of £88.88 from Liz Lieu and found out that 8 is similar in Vietnamese culture as it is in Chinese culture in that it means a wishing of prosperity, hurrah!

Fingers crossed for the up coming week, feel free to donate to the link below.

[NoflopsHomer]

Two weeks in...Seventeen to go...

Not that much to say really, upped the amount I'm running and included a few hills on my route to help with endurance which really has made a difference. Next week, I'll probably up it to around 4.5 miles and throw in a few section that I have to sprint on the way.

Feeling much healthier and actually starting to look forward to and enjoy the exercise, which feels weird to say.

[leethefish]

Have you ever done anything like this before?
Ex forces or just for fun .... It looks tough... Will be donating glglgl

[NoflopsHomer]

Have you ever done anything like this before?
Ex forces or just for fun .... It looks tough... Will be donating glglgl

Nope, I hate exercise... Well, used to.

[leethefish]

Have you ever done anything like this before?
Ex forces or just for fun .... It looks tough... Will be donating glglgl

Nope, I hate exercise... Well, used to.

I take it your going to do some assault course practice ...where do you live?

[Geo the Sarge]

Two weeks in...Seventeen to go...

Not that much to say really, upped the amount I'm running and included a few hills on my route to help with endurance which really has made a difference. Next week, I'll probably up it to around 4.5 miles and throw in a few section that I have to sprint on the way.

Feeling much healthier and actually starting to look forward to and enjoy the exercise, which feels weird to say.

It's all about this Chris, finding a level at which you feel quite happy with and enjoy and will be the biggest decider for some on the thin blonde thread.

You don't have to go abso crazy with the exercise from the start, however once it becomes habit/ easier to do then you find you can then increase the level of what you are doing.

Well done bud

Geo

[Geo the Sarge]

Have you ever done anything like this before?
Ex forces or just for fun .... It looks tough... Will be donating glglgl

Nope, I hate exercise... Well, used to.

I take it your going to do some assault course practice ...where do you live?

Good shout Lee,

If Chris can arrange some assault course practise this will assist. Someone to teach you the techiques in making the crossing of obstacles easier would be a great bonus, even if you don't have anywhere you can go for regular obstacle crossing training.

Things like how to climb a rope correctly will save you time and effort during the challenge

Where are you Chris?

Geo

[leethefish]

What geo says
I've seen super fit guys get stuck on top of a cargo net for instance or looking at a 6 foot wall as if to say can I go round !

[NoflopsHomer]

Have you ever done anything like this before?
Ex forces or just for fun .... It looks tough... Will be donating glglgl

Nope, I hate exercise... Well, used to.

I take it your going to do some assault course practice ...where do you live?

Good shout Lee,

If Chris can arrange some assault course practise this will assist. Someone to teach you the techiques in making the crossing of obstacles easier would be a great bonus, even if you don't have anywhere you can go for regular obstacle crossing training.

Things like how to climb a rope correctly will save you time and effort during the challenge

Where are you Chris?

Geo

I'm in Leeds.

There a load of specific exercises they advise you to do before the event, but I'm not going to start those until February, at the moment I'm doing Insanity, running three times a week and doing weights five days a week (a different muscle group each day). In February I'm going to move to an Insanity/P90x hybrid regime for 3 months which I should be able to complete by May, giving me the last few days off.

They give you a list of exercises to use: http://toughmudder.co.uk/training-prep/ but I think P90x will cover much of this.

The course itself is here: http://toughmudder.co.uk/flash_course_map/london/map.swf

[leethefish]

This looks tough ...very tough glgl

[ripple11]

WOW!!.......rather you than me, Chris