Fight Like a Rogue

For Elvhen glory! ... Or cosplay. ;) Heyo! I'm Blue, resident roguemage nerdling, and welcome to my attempt at a sideblog! Expect general geek fitness and inspiration. My goals are getting healthy and living and cosplaying with confidence.

[kloperslegend]

Okay,I just want to share the super cool fucking site I found

Ever wanted to exercise more, but didn’t know how/didn’t have a plan/were overwhelmed by the insane number of choices online/no money?

Look at darebee. All of their workout plans are FREE, come with timers and checkboxes right on the page, and even better, ARE OFTEN RPG THEMED so you can fucking role play while you exercise wtff (and yes, the story and the workout changes with your choices)

They have programs for if you only want to do seated exercises, programs if you don’t want to get on the floor, and programs for ALL levels of fitness, including injury recovery.

Plus, if like me, you get anxious about making sure you’re doing it right, they have a full free library of videos for each exercise.

AND ALL THIS SHIT IS NOT JUSTS FREE, IT'S AD-FREE

Go forth and defeat your enemies

[lizzie-gains]

Steve Kamb | Nerd Fitness

[fight-like-a-rogue]

Day 6: Walked 30 minutes and got more light body and strength training in. Hooha.

[fight-like-a-rogue]

Day 4: Not able to squeeze in anything between end of shift, funeral visitation, and bedtime.

Day 5: 15 minute walk and light weight usage. Definitely starting to feel it in my back. That's exciting.

[fight-like-a-rogue]

Long time no post.

Thought I'd dust this thing back off and see if I can actively incorporate it into my routine. Kinda like a quest log tracker or something, I don't know. Anyway.

Day 3 complete of minimum 15 min walking, light body weight, and light strength training. Wanted to aim for longer like the first two days but a hypo said otherwise.

Overall not bad. I can already tell I feel much better afterwards and I hope I can build some momentum. Just need to figure out an actual plan or something to follow so I don't feel like I'm winging it.

[startnew-habits]

Week 1: Run one minute. Walk 90 seconds. Repeat eight times. Do three times a week.

Week 2: Run two minutes. Walk one minute. Repeat seven times. Do three times a week.

Week 3: Run three minutes. Walk one minute. Repeat six times. Do three times a week.

Week 4: Run five minutes. Walk…

[nerdyjulia]

And for those who recently quit smoking or are trying to push through asthma, do 2 weeks of the same level. Take your time and relish in the fact you are up and moving.

[nerdfitness]

Since I reblogged on my main account and didn’t get time to fix it.

[fitnessfor-me]

[alexdrakestuff]

Motivation!

[enamorxte]

REBLOG IF YOU HAVE STRETCHMARKS

This way girls and boys can see they’re not alone. I have them and this would help me see that.

[omw2healthyandfit-blog]

Falling down is an accident, staying down is a choice.

Staying motivated is hard.

Eating healthy with so much junk around you is hard.

Exercising every day is hard.

Pushing through when all you want to do is give up is hard.

Choosing not to eat that cake, ice cream, pizza, is hard.

Drinking half your weight in oz of water is hard.

Pushing yourself further and harder is hard.

KEEP PUSHING. DO NOT GIVE UP. I BELIEVE IN YOU. EAT THAT APPLE. WALK THAT MILE. DO THOSE SQUATS. DRINK THAT EXTRA BOTTLE OF WATER. YOU’VE GOT THIS.

[13chancess]

push yourself to get up before the rest of the world - start with 7am, then 6am, then 5:30am. go to the nearest hill with a big coat and a scarf and watch the sun rise.

push yourself to fall asleep earlier - start with 11pm, then 10pm, then 9pm. wake up in the morning feeling re-energized and comfortable.

get into the habit of cooking yourself a beautiful breakfast. fry tomatoes and mushrooms in real butter and garlic, fry an egg, slice up a fresh avocado and squirt way too much lemon on it. sit and eat it and do nothing else.

stretch. start by reaching for the sky as hard as you can, then trying to touch your toes. roll your head. stretch your fingers. stretch everything.

buy a 1L water bottle. start with pushing yourself to drink the whole thing in a day, then try drinking it twice.

buy a beautiful diary and a beautiful black pen. write down everything you do, including dinner dates, appointments, assignments, coffees, what you need to do that day. no detail is too small.

strip your bed of your sheets and empty your underwear draw into the washing machine. put a massive scoop of scented fabric softener in there and wash. make your bed in full.

organise your room. fold all your clothes (and bag what you don’t want), clean your mirror, your laptop, vacuum the floor. light a beautiful candle.

have a luxurious shower with your favourite music playing. wash your hair, scrub your body, brush your teeth. lather your whole body in moisturiser, get familiar with the part between your toes, your inner thighs, the back of your neck.

push yourself to go for a walk. take your headphones, go to the beach and walk. smile at strangers walking the other way and be surprised how many smile back. bring your dog and observe the dog’s behaviour. realise you can learn from your dog.

message old friends with personal jokes. reminisce. suggest a catch up soon, even if you don’t follow through. push yourself to follow through.

think long and hard about what interests you. crime? sex? boarding school? long-forgotten romance etiquette? find a book about it and read it. there is a book about literally everything.

become the person you would ideally fall in love with. let cars merge into your lane when driving. pay double for parking tickets and leave a second one in the machine. stick your tongue out at babies. compliment people on their cute clothes. challenge yourself to not ridicule anyone for a whole day. then two. then a week. walk with a straight posture. look people in the eye. ask people about their story. talk to acquaintances so they become friends.

lie in the sunshine. daydream about the life you would lead if failure wasn’t a thing. open your eyes. take small steps to make it happen for you.

[biceptual-curls-korra]

Korra Abs for April: Week 1

- 15 leg lifts

- 15 toe touches

- 15 straight-leg sit ups

- 15 x-ups each leg (30 total)

- 30 sec elbow plank

- 30 sec side plank (per side)

To be done twice a day, three times a week!

I know that these can be pretty intense if you don’t already workout regularly, so simply do the best that you can, even if you can’t do them to the challenge’s guidelines :)

[biceptual-curls-korra]

Korra Abs for April Challenge

My kickboxing gym is doing this challenge, and I figured I would take the liberty of extending it to the Korra and cosplay fitness community.

Basically, at the start of each week (to my understanding), a set of an workouts will be released. Your job is to do them twice a day, three times a week.

On top of that, in order to help achieve maximum results, you must:

Give up one form of cheat/junk food.

Include at least 2 more veggies in your diet.

Hit the gym hard at least 3x a week.

And, for the sake of progress, I’m telling you to take a Before photo and After photo now and at the end of April to see how well you did! (You don’t have to share it if you don’t want to, but if you manage to get amazing results, you’ll really wish you had that before photo!)

I will be using the tag “Korra abs for April” for those who want to keep up and be a part of the challenge!

[aicosu]

hey I'm really struggling with the Star Wars fitness challenge (Rey specifically) . I know you guys aren't fitness gurus or anything but got any tips? I'm persevering but boy this sucks sometimes

MAN OH MAN Rey’s challenge killed us more than Kylo’s did. FUCKING CARDIO AM I RIGHT!? THOSE SPRINTS THO. 

I’ll give you the tips my brother gave me, since he’s the fitness expert. 

Chez’s Running Tips & Tricks:

-Eating. You want to eat LIGHT an hour/hour and half BEFORE you go out running. Eating big before hand and immediately going to excercise is gonna cause you to cramp sooner. And eating on an empty stomach will feel like you have no energy (cause you dont)

-Time. You might want to go running first thing in the morning, but this is actually one of the HARDEST times to go running. Because your just waking up and your body isnt really ready yet. You’re like a booting computer. Your lungs and muscles and body temp is like, “whoa man just, give me a moment I gotta connect to the wifi–fuck, do you want steam open?’”  Not that you can’t do this, but if your having trouble running this early, this is why. (You also havent eaten in ten hours, think about that.) One of the best times is AFTERNOON, a couple hours after lunch. Your body is in peak body temp at this time. Its READY. 

-Shoes. Shoes matter waaaaaay more than you think they do. You NEED running shoes specifically, not just sneakers. If you can afford it, buy running shoes. You will be AMAZED with how different it feels. With the arch of your foot and the support around your ankle. You won’t get those achy toes and heels. IF YOU CANT AFFORD RUNNING SHOES– Invest in RUNNING SOCKS. Yes, those exist. They aren’t that expensive either (I mean they are for fucking socks, but–) It will make a world of difference. You’ll be able to run for longer amounts of time. 

-Where. ITS HARDER TO RUN OUTSIDE THAN IT IS INSIDE. It just is. Your fighting against a different kind of friction and incline outside than you are on a treadmill. Generally, if your running outside, its easier to run against asphalt than it is sidewalk. If you can and its safe), stay on the street FACING TRAFFIC.

-Push. Don’t fucking push yourself. If your running and you lungs start to burn and you feel like you need to slow down, SLOW DOWN. Walk until you feel ready to get back in your jog. Just because you plan to run for 40 minutes doesn’t mean you can’t walk for 10 minutes or 15 minutes of it. And just because your walking DOESNT mean your not burning calories. You are! 

-Sound. If you can hear your feet smacking the ground really loud, your running too hard. Keep your steps light. Add a spring to your step and relax. Your more than likely overthinking it. You don’t gotta over extend your knee either, your steps should land RIGHT BENEATH YOU, not super forward. Keep straight, don’t lean forward. We arent running from TIE fighters here. 

-Breathe. Keep your head UP. Don’t stare at your feet when you run and keep your mouth open. This relax your jaw and helps you BREATHE. Breathing is key to endurance running. Also 3-2-3 if your breathing pattern. Inhale, step one two three (right left right), Exhale, step one two (left right), repeat. You want to be breathing in time to your running cadence. 

-Talk. For jogging (not sprints) if you cant carry a conversation while your running, your running too hard. 

AND STRETCH BEFORE AND AFTER! SERIOUSLY DO NOT SKIP THIS EVER NEVER. 

[givemekyloren]

ITS HERE OMG ITS HERE. The Star Wars fitness challenge is here!

Rey - Week 01 / Focus: Cardio/Running 

Video tutorials that are included for this week

 Do and Don’t of Running / Dynamic Stretches (before running) / Cool Down Stretches (after running) / Leg Raises / Sit Ups / Plank / Crunches

 Instead of sprinting, you can bike sprint if you own a bike!

Discord Chat: The Light side // I have added a rules_please_read channel to the server, please read that. At the end of each week we will be adding up members from each server to see which side of the force is winning! 

If you have any questions about anything, message me or @reyloghxst

See Week 01 - Kylo Ren 

[givemekyloren]

ITS HERE OMG ITS HERE. The Star Wars fitness challenge is here!

Kylo Ren - Week 01 / Focus: Abdominals 

Video tutorials that are included for this week:

Mountain Climbers / Tricep Dips / Squats + Overhead Press / Eagle Crunches / Leg Raises / Russian Twists / Sit Ups / Plank / Crunches 

If you don’t own weights feel free to use things like books, rocks, or full water bottles. Also instead of sprinting, you can bike sprint if you own a bike! 

Discord Chat: The Dark side  // I have added a rules_please_read channel to the server, please read that. At the end of each week we will be adding up members from each server to see which side of the force is winning!

If you have any questions about anything, message me or @reyloghxst 

See Week 01 - Rey

[tenleid]

Lots of questions for you! Hope you're ready. How did you actually push your self to get fit and accomplish it? Did you quit a few times before you went through with it? How did you manage to fit in working out with your life schedule? What did you do about figuring out food to eat? My big problem is figuring out recipes or new foods to eat beside the same two meats, vegetables, and so forth. Do you still eat healthy and work out during cons or are they an exception?

 How did you actually push your self to get fit and accomplish it?

In the beginning, I motivated myself with my desire to change. I was unhappy and disappointed with how I looked, so what kept me staying on track was the want to change that. After a little while, I started feeling good; I was sleeping better, had more energy, clothes fit better, my skin was cleaning up, and people were noticing even small changes. When all that started happening, it acted as my motivation! When i was eating clean and working out, i felt really great, so of course I kept doing it!

Did you quit a few times before you went through with it? 

Unfortunately, yeah. I think the reason I quit before was because I wasnt committed, and didnt have a sort of plan. I just kind of went outside and ran a little bit, and kind of ate things that might have been healthy but I wasn’t really sure? The reason I tell so many people that couch to 5k is really awesome is because it’s a set routine that anyone can follow, regardless of their skill level. Same with My Fitness Pal; Eating healthy is SO much easier when you have food breakdowns! Having something set to do that is proven to work reaaaally helps keep you on track!

How did you manage to fit in working out with your life schedule?

When I first started, all I was doing was Couch to 5k, which is just 20 minutes every other day. Eeeeveryone has 20 spare minutes a day, whether it be in the morning before you start your day,  or at night after everything is done. Now, i have a set time I go to the gym every day with Matt, we were sure to pick a time that we knew we’d be home and done with school/work, and we stick to that time. Sometimes he has to (literally) drag me away from my sewing, but we stick to it!

What did you do about figuring out food to eat? My big problem is figuring out recipes or new foods to eat beside the same two meats, vegetables, and so forth.

Honestly, it can get boring some times. There are some really good subreddits with food ideas though! there’s fitmeals which tags everything so you know what youre getting in to before you read the recipe, its super helpful when youre getting bored of the same things over and over again!

Do you still eat healthy and work out during cons or are they an exception?

…Sort of. ;_; Matt and i TRY to go to the closest gym during cons, but sometimes it’s just not possible. I also usually dedicate saturday nights to partying with friends (since I dont usually cosplay on sundays) which usually turns in to eating a bunch of crappy food. A single night of eating whatever isn’t going to set you back a month, so we just kind of go with it and dont let our diet plans restrict us from having fun with friends once every few months!

[myfitnesscrush]