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Sorry guys, I feel like I let you and myself down a bit, I also forgot my password and [insert other inadequate reasons] So almost a success for the challenge! What I didn't achieve was mostly due to the niggling injury which seems to no longer be an issue, though I'm still in late stages of recovery. I will provide a more detailed report and start another challenge soon and make a better effort here, I'll treat this first one as a warm up for getting acquainted with the NF community!

You also have to ask more specific questions. Tofu does not have many of the things (good and bad) that meat has. That's not the say you can't get most of the missing things from other sources.

There are some climbing halls that would almost fit the bill, I have seen several that have free weights, pull up bars, campus boards, and mats. Malaysia or somewhere has a gym with a "rolling" wall (think a vertical treadmill) so you can keep climbing until you can't keep up. I thought that was kinda nifty.

Training and tracking: - MapMyRide - MyFitnessPal Slightly relevant in that they are useful for planning activities and workouts: - OruxMaps - Sunrise Sunset I have tried Fitocracy and MyFitnessPal for tracking exercise but gave up very quickly, far too time consuming.

I would invest in something more useful than a glorified pedometer!

Ankle gaiters are what I know them as, and I'd strongly recommend either them or ditching the shoes altogether. Or does sand get too hot to the touch in Florida?

Good to see a great example of how to go about a challenge! Also tuning in And I might be borrowing the idea of setting a timer for activities that are not good uses of time

Thanks for asking! Late reply as I was expecting email notifications for replies, but anyway, 2 weeks in, and this is how things are: - Climbed several times - Went to a gym, picked up things! - An overuse injury is slowing down things a lot in week 2 though I'll go into more details at the midway point

Where I live? Or is there a form a "groups" here at NF?

Until you're the best, there will always be people that will seem in another league. Don't let it put you off, they all had to start where you were. Once you learn to trust the equipment, you realise that you are only usually at most 2-3m above a safe point of protection. Fear of heights should not stop you from roped climbing

Main goal: Onsight 5.12 (currently at 5.10). An "onsight" is a rock climbing term meaning to ascend a climb cleanly on the first attempt (no resting on rope, no information about the climb besides visual inspection). Motivation is to go on more climbing trips to unexplored places. What I will do: If going to the gym, stop messing with the machines. Maybe ask a trainer to check my form when starting out. "If going to the gym" is not me being lazy, I just rarely go because I'd rather go climbing, pretty much the same thing in my eyes, just ten times more enjoyable!Better eating. Lately I have learnt a lot about what things mean (simple things like calories even), my approach until now was absolutely random, I wouldn't have been able to tell you that cheese was filled with fat, that rice has considerable amounts of calories, etc.Better scheduling.For specific goals these 6 weeks: Squats, pull ups, push ups and deadlifts with proper form (so far I think I can do pull ups and push ups, I'm not sure)Get nasty things like saturated fats and sodium under daily intake levels at least 6 days of the weekOnsight a 5.11Learn what my weight and body fat percent is (I rarely monitor/track anything) and compare at endSide quest: Do something good for humanity at least once a week. Donate blood, volunteer for a few hours at a soup kitchen, etc.