Day 217 | 300 Days Fitness Challenge
Channel: DR2PA
Date: 2021-05-02

Hey, DR2PA here!  I challenged myself to a “300 Days Fitness Challenge” to get back in shape, to feel good, and to look good on my wedding day.  This challenge consists  in working out every single day for 300 days, recording every workout and uploading it to YouTube to hold myself accountable, to look back and see my journey to a better me, and to prove to others that I really did it and how I did it. 

    These videos are long and in this particular format because I also would like to help others achieve their goals if I can… Here is a true story.  In 2009 I had a 2nd shift job and this took so much time of my life, I couldn’t adjust to the times, I woke up in the afternoon just to go to work and at night I still had too much energy to go to bed, so I went to the gym but at this time I could not find a reliable workout partner nor was I able to follow anyone on YouTube to virtually workout with… videos were too short and I ended up watching the Jerry Springer Show. I always wanted to be able to follow along with someone but I couldn’t but now I am the one creating what I was looking for back then. 

    I am not a fitness coach, I am not a doctor, I am not a dietician, but most certainly I am not your coach, I am not your doctor, I am not your dietician and the only thing I am is a guy on YouTube that works out and you could follow along if you choose to. 

    I am here sharing my journey, my exercises, my diet, my life events, my habits, what is working for me, and what isn’t.  I know I’ll be baking mistakes along the journey but this is part of life and I am ready to learn from them. 

HERE ARE SOME OF MY EXCUSES TO SKIP THE WORKOUT TODAY 
1. I have sports injuries: torn right rotator cuff from playing baseball, lower back injury from
     jumping from a tree when I was a kid, torn left rotator cuff from playing volleyball, knee pain
     from playing soccer, pain in elbows, tendonitis in both forearms...
2. I have asthma and can't workout hard because I need my inhaler
3. I don't have time, I work up to 12 hours a day, 6 days a week, my work schedule is insane and
     as random as it could be
4. Spending time with my family is very important and I don’t have time to myself
5. I am always tired
6. I have so much going on right now
7. I don't feel like working out today
8. I can’t stick to any diet plus I love eating whatever I want
9. I will start in January
     And the list goes on and on... 
NO MORE EXCUSES!  LETS JUST DO THIS!

HERE ARE SOME OF THE EXERCISES YOU WILL SEE THROUGHOUT  THE 300 DAYS FITNESS CHALLENGE:
    Push-Ups, Pull-Ups, Burpees, Knee Raises, Leg Raises, Squats, Calf Raises, Cocoons, Twists, Dumbbell Press, Barbell Press, Inclined Press, Declined Press, Shoulder Press, Dumbbell Flys, Lateral Raises, Front Raises, Leg Extensions, Hamstring Curls, Tricep Extensions, Kickbacks, Triceps Push-Downs, Hammer Curls, Overhand Curls, Z-Barbell Curls, Shrugs, Reverse Flys.  I still haven’t made up my mind on the Deadlifts due to my lower back problems.  

   If you choose to follow along and you have a gym membership you won’t have to worry about the equipment needed, but only worry about being hydrated, have water with you and be ready to workout.  My journey started at a very easy start especially since I was completely out of shape.
    If you don’t have a gym membership don’t worry because for the first 100 days I only needed a Pull-Up bar and a bit of space. The rest of the equipment needed can be acquired slowly. 

HERE ARE SOME THE SUPPLEMENTS I’VE TAKEN UP TO THIS POINT IN THIS JOURNEY:
    Protein, Creatine, Multivitamins, and Coffee as a preworkout (I happen to be very sensitive to stimulants). 
  
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Adios!