Hey guys, I hope you're all still going strong into week 4. Let's hear some updates. What's been going well, what have been the struggles? Are you meeting your overall goals? Let's rock this final week of the accountability/encouragement group. Thanks for all of your contributions to the group these past few weeks: @Eric Hicks @Jared Belmarsh @Mike Hughes @Nathan Ellefsen @Tom Kortegaard @Grant Anderson

Hey everyone - It’s been a great week of encouragement and accountability from all of you guys! This is a new thread for week #2 check-ins and for the weekly discussion questions. I'd love to hear from all of you on the questions below as we start the week. 1.  How did week 1 go for all of you?  What were your challenges, what were your victories? 2. What is one way that you enjoyed the holiday season over the past week?  3. Share about a time you felt good about the progress you’re making in your fitness journey.  Let’s keep the momentum going!

This thread is for guys who want to participate in a 4-week encouragement/accountability group. *Fit for the Holidays* is a group for guys who want to make progress or resist losing progress in their training with bells for the 4 weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Set your own goals and criteria for success, share what you want to share, and encourage one another. The challenge starts Monday, Nov 27. Let’s go! For the intro thread, answer the following questions: 1. VISION: What is your Vision or your “Why” for the next 4 weeks of training? 2. GOALS: What are the 1 or 2 concrete goals that would define success for the next 4 weeks? 3. ACTIONS: What actions, interventions, or plans will you implement over the next 4 weeks to achieve your goals?  4. BACKGROUND: Give a brief bio of yourself in 3-4 sentences.  See my first comment for an example.

I was using a 50 Lbs KB for get ups 4 weeks ago, and today I did 2/2 with a 62 Lbs KB (out of my 5 get ups for the day) with ease! Did 3 singles with a 70 the other day too. Feeling incredible from this program 💪🏻💪🏻 25 minute workouts are easy on my schedule too 🔥 too good not to do this!!

I'm looking for a few guys who would like to encourage one another through the 4-week flagship program as we head into early winter. We'd start Sunday, Nov 26 and finish Saturday, Dec 23. We would all share our individual goals and what specific interventions we'd be following then we'd encourage one another and build each other up throughout the process. Ideally, this would be 5-10 of us who want to share the journey. Who wants to join me? I'd envision us having some sort of a private chat where we encourage one another, and we'd share our goals and updates on the page here weekly. For Context/starting point, my vison/goals/interventions will look something like this: Vision: To fully enjoy the holiday season without losing ground in my KB training or weight-loss Goal(s): 1. To complete all 16 sessions from the flagship program between the dates of Nov 26-Dec 23. 2. To weigh no greater than 188# on Sunday, Dec 24. (my present weight after losing 10 # in Sept/Oct) Interventions/Actions: 1. Complete the flagship program, focusing on slow-and-steady execution with the best form I know, not progression in bells (I'm recovering from injury). 2. I will drink alcohol and/or sweetened beverages like hot cocoa, egg nog, etc. no more than two days per week during the identified period. 3. I will eat according to my whole foods and protein-focused eating plan no less than 5 days per week. 4. I will log 8000 steps per day with no more than 3 missed days. 5. I will make time for meal planning, shopping and prep every week for the four week period. As you can see, these interventions/actions are mindful of this being a festive and busy month of the year with the goal of NOT LOSING PROGRESS. They will also force me to plan my indulgences mindfully... i.e. I might skip the sweet coffee drink on Thursday, knowing that I'm taking the family Christmas shopping the following Saturday.