Monday, July 6, 2015

My Fitness Goals in the Next 18 Months

I signed for a limited membership in Gold's Gym Ayala Center Cebu. For the next 18 months, I am allowed to go to the gym 144 times.  That is basically 8 times a month or twice a week. I used to go to the gym every day, but I realized that it is not really sustainable and it was very expensive.  I believed that the limited membership is good enough for my fitness needs.

Here are my fitness goals for the next 18 months:

1. Reach my target weight of 75 kilos or 165 lbs.  My supposed ideal weight based on some online calculations is at 148 lbs, but I think it is too thin for me as I want to gain some muscles as well.  I want to look a healthy and fit rather than being too lean.  The last time I weighed 165 was probably 18 years ago.

2. Do 20 strict pull-ups in 1 minute.  For me, the pull-ups are one of the best gauges of upper body strength.  Even at my heaviest weight, I try my best to do at least 1 pull-up. I want to do 20 in one minute without releasing my hands from the pull-up bar.

3. Do 1 rep of 200 kilos of squats.  Strong legs are also important that is why I also want to improve my squat personal record here (PR).

4. Finish a 6k run below 36 minutes.  I want to run above 10 kph at a sustained pace. I have no intentions to become a long distance runner in the next 18 months, but running will be a big part of my fitness regimen. I want to focus on speed and middle distance endurance.

5. Improve PRs on exercises like bench press, barbell curls, push-ups, planks, rows, etc. 


The there for my campaign is #BeMyStrongest #BeMyBest! I am not getting any younger, but I believe that the best is yet to come. 


New Gym New Blog Name


Fitness First in Ayala Center Cebu has closed down and it has now been replaced by Gold's Gym.  I have been seriously committed to becoming healthier and stronger back when I was still with my old gym and I am going to rededicate to fitness in my new gym.  A big part of that commitment is to blog my fitness journey.