Week 4 from Ben Davis

Welcome to Week Four! Let's get to it. (for best results, print this page) Week Four Theme: The Power of Community. Quote: "Everything is better when we do it together." This week is all about teaming up with someone. Specifically, meeting someone on these forums, and becoming accountability/inspirational partners for the next two weeks (at least). When I first started, one of the first things I did was enlist my brother as a motivation partner. We became a team and I wouldn't have been able to do it without him. Throughout the years on my blog I've forged hundreds of more friendships and it's one of the reasons I've had success so far. When I first started I would have never imagined finishing a marathon or Ironman, but they became possible with a team. It's not even a question. It's fact. WEEK FOUR CHALLENGES: As soon as you can, find a partner on these challenge forums. I'm making an official buddy thread where you can all meet up. I'd suggest keeping the communications inside the thread rather than the dialog system so we can all see who's still in need of a partner. Once you guys have connected, start with the dialogs and I would even suggest trading emails/FB info so you can stay in touch more readily. Throughout the week, discuss with each other your goals, victories, struggles, etc. Get to know one another. It doesn't matter if you're on two entirely different planets physically. Encourage one another based on what they need. Keep up with each other. You're going to get out what you put in. Hopefully your partner doesn't become uncommunicative, but if that happens, just come back and find another without calling him or her out. If for some reason you don't want to connect with someone here, make a concerted effort to buddying up in real life with someone who you can share the journey with. By Wednesday, share five specific goals with each other that will be reachable by the end of week FIVE. 12 days. (This challenge will work in conjunction with next week too). Retest your pushups/plank. Get to know each other outside of exercise-only. Don't share anything you're not comfortable with, but make an effort to know your buddy. On Saturday, message your buddy with four reasons they impressed you this week. You will not be submitting for yourself this week. You will be nominating your buddy and telling us why they had a good week and deserve to win.