Erza Scarlet

Day 17: 24/01/2017 Natsu: - Skipped it today.

Day 16: 23/01/2017 Natsu: - Rest

Day 15: 22/01/2017 Natsu: - Rest

Day 14: 21/01/2017 Natsu: - Barbell Front Squat 4x5 25kg. - Barbell Push Press 4x5... this has gone back up to 27.5kg again. IDEK anymore lol. - Barbell Rows 4x8. 22.5kg but I'm starting to think that I'm gripping the bar wrong, which is probably why my left wrist keeps bending awkwardly. I saw someone else use an underarm grip instead of overarm, so maybe that's what I'm doing wrong... - Seated external rotations 2x12. I could do 8kg with my right hand, but my left bicep had been hurting me all day, so this didn't help. I ended up doing 6kg with my left hand.

Day 13: 20/01/2017 Natsu: - Rest

Hey guys, it's been a while since I've updated. I kinda had a really bad time at counselling on Thurs (19th) and it threw me off for the rest of the week. I managed to do some exercise, but my diet and sleep patterns went out of control. I feel a bit better now, though, after going again. So hopefully I'll be able to get back on this challenge OK (and sorry for not being able to check your challenges, I'll go check your threads now and see how you're all doing ). Day 12: 19/01/2017 Natsu: - One arm Overhead dumbbell squat: 3x5/per side. 6kg. - Box jump: 4x5. - Assisted Dip: 4x5. 64kg - Assisted Chin-ups: 6x2. 50kg - Wall slide: 2x10

Haha cats can be quite aggressive. XD

That's great! I'm glad you're able to keep up the workouts despite being busy. It's great for habit building.

Day 11: 18/01/2017 Natsu: - Was supposed to go to the gym today but my left arm and neck is aching. I don't know why, could be from climbing on Monday, so I thought it was best to rest today. Lucy: - Friend had birthday cake but managed to resist it, even though so tempting. Cana: - Slept in again. (I think I better try you guy's suggestions because this quest is not working out at all. ).

Day 10: 17/01/2017 Natsu: - Rest Lucy: - No sweets Cana: - Slept in again *facepalm*

Day 9: 16/01/2017 Natsu: - Rest Lucy: - No sweets Cana: - 6 hours

Investing in an actual alarm clock might be a good idea, especially since I can't snooze it. I actually tried that program a long time ago, can't remember if it helped or not. Maybe I should give it a try again. I could try banishing my electronics, but it might be difficult. And thanks.

That sounds great, I'm glad you managed to pick a plan that suits.

Day 8: 15/01/2017 Natsu: - Rest Lucy: - Hmm, cravings weren't as bad today. I take that as a good sign. Cana: - Such a simple sounding quest is actually turning out to be a big challenge for me! I have a really hard time waking up. I set my alarm to wake me up in 6 hours. But then I woke up at randomly and had no idea what time it was so I just went back to sleep. Three hours later I woke up and I realised why I woke up earlier was because my alarm must've went off. But I don't even remember switching it off and my phone was pretty far away.... Strange.

Haha that sounds like the kind of thing I would need to do. Hmm, not really. The most I do is watch stuff on my laptop in bed before going to sleep, I don't know if that's a routine? Probably not a really good one because they say you shouldn't leave artificial lights on before bed. Having a (proper ) routine does sound like a good idea though.

I kinda gave up on implementing a bedtime because even if I do go on time and I just end up lying in bed awake for ages, lol. That's why I decided to set a number of hours instead. I might set an actual bedtime in the future once my sleeping habits improve though. But your food idea might help, I'll have to give it a try, thanks.

Hey, welcome to the rebellion! Hope you're liking it here. That charity thing is a good idea, I've heard of it too, though they said to make it a charity you hate, like perhaps some charity that's for homophobia or something. But if this works for you, then great. That's a great philosophy to have. And true, it's easy to be your worst enemy and critic. I hope these challenges help you reach the person you want to be!

Yes, welcome to the rebellion! The 4 week challenges are great for accomplishing your goals. I hope you're liking it here. Oh wow, I feel tired just looking at that. Well done though, that's amazing work. Keep it up! It depends, really. If you go by the NF philosophy, then Steve disagrees with using machines and opts for using compound over isolation exercises. That's what he has in the NFA, which is what I'm doing at the moment. I follow this because I had no idea what I was doing at the beginning. It's working for me at the moment, so I've decided to just stick with it. The NFA is still open if you really feel stuck, but it's a little pricey, which might not be good for your money quest. And besides, one of the rules of the rebellion is to do what works for you, so if you like what you're doing and you feel it's working, then great! Keep it up!

Day 7: 14/01/2017 Natsu: I increased all my weights at the gym today! I was so exhausted by the end of it, but was worth it. - Kettlebell swings 2x12 18kg - Barbell Deadlift 4x5 72.5kg - Dumbbell Bench Press 4x5 32kg. My left wrist wobbled a little while doing this, I would've thought enough practise with weights would train my undominant hand. But I guess it still has to get used to lifting... maybe... - One Arm Dumbbell Row 4x8 20kg Lucy: - Still bad cravings, but managed to avoid sweets. Yayyy. I'm hoping these cravings will go soon like they did in the other challenges, I think Christmas just really threw me off. Cana: - Definitely failed this. Damn I need to get a hang of this quest.

Day 6: 13/01/2017 Natsu: - Rest day Lucy: - Still really bad cravings, but didn't give in today. Horray! Cana: - Crap failed this.

Day 5: 12/01/2017 I didn't eat much before the gym today, so I think it really affected me because I didn't have as much energy as I normally do in the gym. Natsu: - Barbell Front Squat 4x5 25kg. So it took me ages to remember how to do this properly and I ended up having to look it up. Apparently I'd been holding the barbell the wrong way, so that's why I was finidng it harder the last itme I did it. lol - Barbell Push Press 4x5 6kg. I somehow dropped my press from 27.5kg to 6kg today. I don't know how that happened. Was last time just a fluke? - Barbell Rows 4x8. My left wrist really struggles with this. The bar was light, but my left wrist kept bending everytime I brought the barbell up to me. - Seated external rotations 2x12. Managed to increase to 6kg today! Tiring, but doable. Lucy: - Oh dear, had chocolate again. I think it's the idea of having no sweets at all is really putting me off, because I was fine with the previous challenges when it came to not having certain types of sweets... hmm... will have to try control my cravings better. Cana: - I think it was 8.

I think it's more a case of oversleeping for me. Yayyy another Fairy Tail fan. Yes trust Cana to find alcohol in a dungeon. And thanks for the support.

That's amazing! Great work! [emoji2] And for the squats, the amount of times I've done an exercise wrong thinking it was correct is unbelievable. [emoji32] Don't worry about it, at least you're doing it correct now, even if it does mean adjusting you level.

Gandalf is always relevant.

NF is a big fan of small changes. I've stopped drinking fizzy and sugary drinks, but still have alcohol. It's something I would have to work on in a later challenge, but not something I'm concerned with right now (I don't tend to drink often anyway). So maybe you could do something like that? Not have fizzy drinks (but still drink alcohol, juices, etc.) for one challenge and then work on each category of sugary drinks for each challenge? Or you could also do something that Steve says, which is to drink one less a day than you normally do. Then next week drink two less a day, then keep going until you don't drink sugary drinks at all. YMMV though, do what works for you.