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Alright, weekly update. This week I've done all the exercises I set for myself. I tried some high intensity interval training. Man, that's tough but it gave me a good feeling and like Steve, I'm not one for running for an hour. In FL studio I made an mp3 file to tell me when 30 seconds were over and when 2 minutes were over and everything. It's pretty cool, also to blast past someone and have them looking at you while you jog your way back. No more running in circles for me. It's just HIIT from now on for me. That dive school was still closed and I'm not sure if I can pick up some weights during this challenge, but I have my trusty backpack so that's not much of a problem. Now I have to focus on the other two goals I set for myself. In completely other news, me and my friend just started watching dragon ball GT which is kind of okay, I guess. One thing though. Vegeta with a mustache?? What were they thinking? Anyway, I'll keep you posted on my progress and the antics of Goku, Trunks and Pan.

I had my hands in the air for about 3 episodes to give Goku all the energy he needed for that final spirit bomb in the Buu saga. It's harder than you'd think. Really hurt my arms at some point, but it was worth it and Goku saved the universe once again!

Yeah, exactly. That's why I went to that dive store. I tried to find weights that you can strap to your body, specifically for training, but I suppose those don't exist. Then I thought about making it myself with a belt and some lead, but it's just too much of a hassle. Then I found out that divers have been using those for a long time to counteract their natural buoyancy. They go up to about 20 Kg, which is *plenty* since I use 9 Kg now. Plus it's way better than having some annoying backpack on your back with the weights moving and shifting around to kill your balance all the time. If in some distant future 20 Kg will not be enough, I'll just have to start looking for heavier things. But that's a distant future.

Also, missing a few goals is not a failure, it's a lesser success!

Alright, up until now the challenge is going fairly well. Missed a couple of exercise days and I haven't found a pencak silat school yet Check my page for a full update

Tim for a delayed weekly update: I did the BBWW 4 times in 2 weeks, so it's not optimal but I'm giving myself random push-up assignments every now and then to make up for lost time a little. Did run twice already (although the one I had to do for last week got delayed till today). I'm not getting anywhere fast on the other two assignments... Mostly due to laziness and forgetfulness I suppose. I'm watching dragonball z with a couple of friends now and it's given me some encouragement to start training. Although I wouldn't say no to a hyperbolic time chamber. I've been meaning to go to a diving store to see if they have some weights I can strap to my chest instead of a water filled backpack. Finally got around to doing that today, turns out they're closed for vacation I'll just have to check in every once in a while to see if they're open.

haven't we always been the largest guild?

Yeah a friend told me about that store. And it's just around the corner from my pace too. Never noticed it until someone told me about it

So, let's do a weekly update: Saturday I bought some new running shoes and a shirt and shorts at the nike factory store. I was done at about 84 euros. I'd say that's a pretty good bargain considering the shoes were on discount from 120 to 42. Then on Sunday I ran 5 kilometres. I didn't know I could but I can and now my legs still hurt. I was supposed to do the BBWW on Sunday as well but I really couldn't anymore. I'm either going to do it 4 times this week to compensate or just give that 1 up. Also I tried to contact some pencak silat schools which for some reason all have outdated contact information on their site. So on this point my quest continues. Moving out, you ask? Not so much.

Alright! The squad is growing. And now for something completely off topic: I'm always trying to find workout music. Something that'll give you some extra energy. What do you guys listen to? One tune I find very energizing Man those high trumpet hits during the solo really get my blood streaming. And that drummer could kill you just by looking at you.

Small update: I did the beginners body weight workout today with 9 kilo's strapped to my back. It's gruesome and I'm beat, but I feel good and I think it's possible to increase the weight over the course of these six week to maybe 12 kilo's. Also I researched some pencak silat schools. There are some in my neighbourhood. They all only have email addresses and no phone numbers. At least one of the email addresses is now defunct so I'll probably just either have to drop by or find a more professionally run school. I'll probably be running on Saturday. I'll just have to pick up some running shoes and a pair of sweatpants.

Thanks, that's sound advice. I'm going to see what I can do with those ideas, but they sound like a good solution.

Wow, sounds like you have some heavy work ahead of you! Good luck!

You're absolutely right. The pencak silat goal is a bit weird since it's probably going to be "Signed up, A+" which is a bit easy maybe, but I'm not sure how to grade it since I haven't signed up yet and I don't know how many lessons there are per week etc. Not to mention how much it's going to cost me. The other one, start work towards moving out, is also a bit vague. This is because moving out within this 6 week period might not be the s.m.a.r.t-est thing to do and this way I know I can do it in the next challenge. So this is actually some sort of a double quest. Still I could make both goals a little more measurable so I'm going to work on that. If anybody has more suggestions please let me know. I appreciate the support!

Nice goals! Tough too. 30 day cold shower? That's mean.

Can I join the rogue squadron?

Hello again everyone, I'm back for the second set (albeit a bit late, I was on vacation). This challenge I'm going to be focusing on moving to the monks guild so that will be my main quest. Main Quest: Move to the monks guild To get to the monks guild I have to sign up for a martial arts class. I have chosen to sign up for pencak silat. A form of martial arts from Indonesia. Sub Quest: Sign up for pencak silat (+2 CON, +1 CHA) I also need to get stronger, because right now I'm pretty weak. For this I will be doing the beginners body weight exercise 3 times a week with an increasingly heavy backpack on my back. Sub Quest: Do the beginners body weight exercise 3 times a week (+3 STR, +2 CON) I will also need to get faster and get more stamina so I will be running at least once a week. I will start with once around the park. I think that will be heavy enough. If it's too light I'll go around twice. Sub Quest: Run a park round once every week (+3 STA, +2 DEX) Everybody knows monks live in the monastery or in the dojo/school/gym/whatever. I don't believe monks live with their parents, so I will also start work towards moving out by (re)signing up for housing plans and student housing. If I don't move out within the six weeks, it's not a problem, but I want to have my own place before the end of the next challenge Life Quest: Start work towards moving out (+1 CHA, +1 WIS) I'd love to get some feedback on the goals and I will definitely be needing support during the challenge so follow my thread and you can read all the updates on my progress. Best of luck to everyone!

Alright. The challenge is over. Here is my goal summary 1) Do a light workout every weekday before breakfast - B (+1.5 CON, +1 STA) I did it almost everyday and I played with the numbers a little bit to see what I was capable of. 2) Do the beginners body weight workout 3 times a week - A- (+2 STR, +1 DEX) I missed this one twice I think. Also really boosted the number of reps a lot. Turns out I'm capable of more than what I give myself credit for 3) Start driving lessons - A (+2 CHA) Did it. It's simple as that. I might have started organizing things a bit earlier in the challenge. 4) Get a job! - C (+0.5 WIS, +0.5 CHA) I applied for a lot of jobs, though not nearly enough. I had a temporary job last week although that was not what I was aiming for. I have a job interview this thursday which I'm looking forward to. I just didn't put enough effort into this one. All in all, I think I did reasonably well. I'm looking forward to the next challenge already. In the next challenge I'm going to focus on moving to the monk's guild. Total gained Str: 2|Dex: 1|Sta: 1|Con: 1.5|Wis: 0.5|Cha: 2.5 I only did the first challenge (the sorting hat) and the last challenge (electives). Joined the zoolanders and applied for these electives: 1) Become good enough to get accepted in the new school of music post grad program (September 2015) 2) Get my own place to live (March 2014) 3) Be able to do a Muay Thai push-up (I have no Idea, but let's say July 2014) My first challenge thread

Alright. The challenge is over. Here is my goal summary 1) Do a light workout every weekday before breakfast - B (+1.5 CON, +1 STA) I did it almost everyday and I played with the numbers a little bit to see what I was capable of 2) Do the beginners body weight workout 3 times a week - A- (+2 STR, +1 DEX) I missed this one twice I think. Also really boosted the number of reps a lot. Turns out I'm capable of more than what I give myself credit for 3) Start driving lessons - A (+2 CHA) Did it. It's simple as that. I might have started organizing things a bit earlier in the challenge. 4) Get a job! - C (+0.5 WIS, +0.5 CHA) I applied for a lot of jobs, though not nearly enough. I had a temporary job last week although that was not what I was aiming for. I have a job interview this thursday which I'm looking forward to. I just didn't put enough effort into this one. All in all, I think I did reasonably well. I'm looking forward to the next challenge already. In the next challenge I'm going to focus on moving to the monk's guild. Total gained Str: 2|Dex: 1|Sta: 1|Con: 1.5|Wis: 0.5|Cha: 2.5 Thank you all for the support! See you in a week

That's too bad, but a day is better than no day. I believe I did pretty well in this challenge. I did almost all of my planned workouts and even got to increase the difficulty. Tomorrow I'm taking the theory exam for my drivers license and I have two job interviews next week. While these interviews are not entirely timely, I still count them towards this challenge. Also, I had a week of work last week. I'm already looking forward to next challenge. And I'm curious how everybody else did!

Wow. The challenge is almost over. I've started my driving lessons and my theory test is next Monday. Also that temporary job I had is just finished today. It was a horrible job, but it pays. I also have an appointment for a job interview next Thursday. This is probably going to be a more permanent job. This week I kind of slacked off on the working out. I'll have to make up for that in the weekend. If this weekend goes the way I planned it, it's been a great first challenge. Also, I already thought of some great goals for next challenge. If you want to know what they are, stay tuned.

Hey guys, I don't really know where everybody went. Looks like I'm the last one here. But anyway, the challenge is almost over. Just wanted to see how everybody's doing.

It's been a while. How's everybody doing?

So I'm doing another update. Since last time, I haven't skipped a single workout which is great! Also, my driving lessons are coming along just fine, although pulling up from a traffic light sometimes kills me. I also finally found a job, albeit a temporary one. It's just for a week, but at least I get paid. And it makes me feel like I am actually accomplishing something by responding to the ads. I have to keep looking for a more permanent job and just keep doing the exercises and I should be fine on all my goals.

That's great! If you're travelling just try to do small bits here and there. When you have to wait for something try to do some exercises or take the stairs instead of the elevator. Also if you're waiting to check in to a hotel or whatever (I don't know where you're travelling to) you can do the meditation in some quiet place in the lobby (if there is any. It's usually whining kids and angry parents.) If you take the public transport get out one stop short of your destination and walk the rest. All the little bits help!