Cheers to all in 2014!

It seems I aged a decade in 2013 and I won't stand for it. So… *points to icon*

If anybody has an inspirational Nat/Clint training or workout fic or art they'd like to share for inspiration and/or motivation -- I'll probably be needing it around early February when the soreness sets in and the novelty wears off. For now, though, let Fury know I'll be reporting for @ss-kicking duty very soon!

*No workout on Fridays. That's reserved for relaxing with a beverage and enjoying ATTF*

LOLLLLL...I love this b/c when I go to bodypump (which I seriously LOVE)I always pretend I am at SHIELD acquiring Clint's muscle...Although I'm not sure why I aspire to be a man, and have a feeling that man wasn't pumping iron to Kelly Clarkson (although who knows, really).

Well, the thought of Clint pumping iron to any genre of music is just fine with me. ;)

And I do think using the "training for (or as) the Avengers" is a great motivation tool. Whatever works!

I have to say, the whole reason I work out is because I go "Well I want to be like Black Widow so I need to start somewhere"

Exactly!! It's all about the motivation. Keep up the great work!

Yessss this!

I'm gonna need an icon like that too. ;) Not gonna lie, I've totally pretended kickboxing was actually SHIELD training before.

That's why I love this place!

I also sometimes think about actors having 4 am hair/makeup call times when I'm feeling sorry for myself about getting up to go to work. :)

I'm going to start training harder as well, as I let my workout routine slide a little in the last half of 2013. Let's try and hold each other accountable, yes?

And a rest day is absolutely necessary. Mine is Sunday, but I might move it to Friday for the beverage/ ATTF :)

Yes, that would be great! I haven't had a regular workout schedule in an embarrassingly long time, so accountability will be huge for me. Count me in to help keep you on track!

In fact, I was thinking of motivating myself physically and creatively by chronicling my workouts by coming up with really short SHIELD or Clintasha stories that I make up based on my day's success/failure. Like: "got to the gym late and missed Agent Barton toweling off after his martial arts class. Thought about just blowing off my class, but I see that Agent Romanoff will be running it, so I'm sure he's sticking around. Will be worth it to catch a glimpse of him after a great workout." ...or something like that. Perhaps that's taking it just a tad bit too far. But, like I said, it's all about what motivates! ;)

Whatever works for you! I'm going to try to increase my running speed, so I need to do a lot of intervals and hillwork. How do you want to do it? Documenting every workout on our ljs seems obnoxious.

My family's been talking about doing a shared Google doc, because we want to have a workout competition this year too. :)

Sounds like an awesome family. My family sits around and talks a lot, but the topics of Google docs and workout competition have never been uttered. ;)

I dunno, it remains to be seen whether we're still speaking to one another after this little experiment. ;)

Maybe a be_compromised google doc? If enough of us have google addresses. A spreadsheet to document workouts, and a word doc for goals?

Excellent idea. I have a gmail and have used some of the shared docs before. I like where this heading. The more, the merrier!

Great! We'll see who else shows up in the next day or so, and exhange emails? Mine is sneakyhufflepuff@gmail.com

I'm impressed and already somewhat intimidated. But that's good -- more reason for me to push.

My goal is less quantifiable, I think. No need to lose weight, but I do need to tone, improve flexibility, and, for the love of Thor, lose this muffin top. I'd like a six pack (ironically, "six packs" could also be part of the problem...).

Is there a way to use enigma731's suggestion? As usual, I'm tech-challenged, so I defer to those more savvy than I. And totally agree that constant workout posts on lj would get obnoxious. For everyone.

I replied to enigma's suggestion. Maybe alphaflyer would like to join us? And the key with working out is competing with yourself, 'cause everyone's bodies and talents are so different.

Yeah, I definitely think it's important to judge success by adherence to one's own goals. I mean, I would like to lose weight eventually, but right now just sticking to an exercise regimen during a really busy semester is my main goal. And I would totally be up for a group shared doc, if that's something people want. :)

Putting my workouts in writing in front of peers will help keep me in line, for sure. I love the enthusiasm being generated.

Yeah, sticking to my workout plan is my major goal at the moment too. So there's you, me and spyforaday. I'll guess we'll see if anyone else shows up, and exchange emails?