Greetings everyone. For those of you new to the site (which is pretty much everyone, considering this is my first post), my name is Chris and I'm a 37 year-old Dallas, TX area web/software interface designer. I've set a goal for myself and it's a considerable one: to be accepted to compete in Sasuke 20 in March.
What is Sasuke, you ask? You may have seen it on G4 Tech TV under the American title of Ninja Warrior. It's a televised extreme physical challenge competition held twice a year at Midoriyama Studios in Yokohama, Japan. One hundred competitors are selected to take on four grueling stages of complex obstacles. Eighteen competitions have been held to date (with the nineteenth scheduled for next month) and of the 1800 individuals to take on the challenge thus far, fewer than 200 have ever reached the second stage, only about 100 have attempted the third stage, and only thirteen have advanced to take on the final stage (only three have done so more than once). Only two men, Kazuhiko Akiyama, and Makoto Nagano, have completed the final stage and achieved total victory.
So like I said, it's quite a considerable goal I've set for myself. As you might imagine, I'm spending a lot of time in the gym each day. I'm putting in about three hours a day right now, spread out over three sessions, and that's only going to increase as March approaches. I'm worn out and sore, but it will all be worth it if I can somehow achieve my goal.
I've created this blog to share some of my highs, lows, achievements, and frustrations as I go about preparing for the competition. Hopefully, some of you will tag along for the ride.
Coming next: Workout Hell
6 comments:
I will not only tag along, but I will post a link of your blog onto mine. Hope that drums up some more readers for you!
I've really enjoyed talking with you, Chris. I look forward to chatting more with you both here and at Konpiramaster's wonderful site.
Here's a post that I made that listed the workout I did for that day:
http://heyitsjustanotherday.blogspot.com/2007/06/how-to-kick-your-own-butt.html
Each workout I do varies so that body doesn't become accustomed to anything. My aerobic training is always 60-80 minutes, but I split it up between different things. Today I did 50 minutes on the treadmill and 20 minutes on the stairclimber.
I also lift a lot more weight now. I'm trying to find a balance with that though. I can put on muscle rather easily, and I want to be careful with that. I want to build lean muscle, not bulky muscle.
I love to hear about other people's workouts, and so I'm really looking forward to your next post!
Will watch your progress and be rooting for you.
Huzzah! I will be a faithful cheerleader! Give me an "S", "A", "S", "U", "K", "E"!
SASUKE!
Thank you both! I appreciate the comments and the support. This is excatly what I need when I'm wondering how I'll ever make it to March.
C-
Hey I just found your blog...I too am interested in competing in Sasuke. Do you have any idea how you go about applying or getting accepted to compete?
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