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Main Quest: Fit into size 7 jeans by Nov 27, 2015 I'm pretty proud of myself that I have managed to develop a consistent exercise regime over these past few months! I've noticed changes in my body and people have commented on how great I am looking. I feel stronger, happier, and more confident (WAY more confident) about myself. There IS such a thing as an Amazonian Hobbit, I am sure of it! SO! Develop excellent exercise habits and build a bunch of muscle? Check! Drop body fat so that I can actually SEE those muscles? Ummm............ I'm still in size 12 jeans, though they are loose enough that I need to wear a belt. I've been reminded again that I "can't out train my diet" and "can't outrun my fork" (thanks Steve for your latest article). I feel confident enough in the habits I've built of training regularly that I now want to focus on what I eat - amp it up just a tiny bit. I already have a solid foundation of decent eating (a far cry from the bags of chips and jars of salsa that I used to have for lunch) but I clearly either a) eat too much; or have the wrong proportion of foods...i.e., too much grains and not enough veggies/fruit. (Or could be both a & b, but we'll tackle this one at a time). Since I am not prepared to mentally challenge my portion sizes, I've opted for challenging the ratio of foods I'm eating. Huzzah! WHICH LEADS ME TO: EAT MOAR FRUITSNVEGGIES!!!!!!! Challenge Goals: 1. Eat (at least) ONE fruit per breakfast meal. +2 CON +2 CHA +1 STA I don't eat breakfast on Sundays and Wednesdays so that will be 5 whole fruit a week! 2. Eat (at least) ONE cup of veggies with each lunch and supper. +2 CON +2 CHA +1 STA The only exception to this is if/when I am eating at someone else's house. 3. Continue with current Exercise Regime! +2 CHA +2 STR +1 STA Includes: M/W/F: Stronglifts, etc., and PlanksForTheWin (I made that one up) TUES: Bootcamp & Jacobs Ladder THURS: Jacobs Ladder SAT: Cycling with a Friend (at Gym) *****M/W/F is mandatory. The other days are bonuses, since I am trying new stuff and have acquired a new workout partner for M/W and Saturday. Thanks for joining me! Questions, comments, hi-fives, and awesome gifs are always welcome!

Hi all Last challenge I embarked on an epic point scoring system involving multiple combination forumlas in excel. As exciting as this was, it led to some lack in motivation on certain days and a general fail towards the end where I felt I didn't deserve the score and sabotaged to make it more accurate. That's a completely normal thing to do right? right?! Aaaaanyway... I completed my third challenge with a grade C, and lost 4lbs, several centimetres (pretty much all on my boobs... thanks for that) and walked over 170 miles. My life quest again is to de-flab my fab self. I have to say that I did squeeze myself into a (ahem VERY stretchy) pair of size 10 skinny jeans the other day. They were snake skin pattern. oh yes. Goals for this challenge: Stick within calories: I attempted averaging out cals last week and it just led to over eating, so I'm going back to mfp lightly active, 1lb a week and adding exercises. I'm going to allow myself a bit of flexibility this time, so I'm allowed to go over cals six times over the course of the challenge, and four of those are allowed to be non-counting days. I'm really hoping this means I'll stick to it on the other days. Walking: I've given up counting up to Mordor as I realised it would take several years and I got sick of counting miles every time I walked. My journey to work usually involves a mile walk to the station, another mile at the other end and the same home (so 20 lots of mile walks). To pass this section I have to do at least 15 of these walks per working week. My PLP Challenge: So my version of this will be Press-ups, Plank and Dumbbell rows as follows: Week 1: 15 press ups, 35 sec plank, 15 dumbbell rows Week 2: 20, 40, 20 Week 3: 25, 45, 25 Week 4: 30, 50, 30 Week 5: 35, 55, 35 Week 6: 40, 60, 40 and I have to do these EVERY SINGLE DAY! Weights and Cardio: to keep myself doing other stuffs, I have to do at least one cardio workout a week (usually zumba), and also have to do a full total body dumbbell workout at least twice a week. Scoring will be a lot vaguer this time round (sorry all point fans), so I'll do a summary each week and then scoring at the end. Silmarilliane xx

Okay - I'm starting a battle log here, and as my nickname is Maigrey Awesome, this will be filled of awesomeness. And, because I am me, it will be filled with plenty of random rambles. Please keep your hands inside the car and make sure your harness is securely fastened before the ride starts! Here are the basic things I'm working on, and what I want to focus on for the rest of the year and 2015: 1) Get strong. I joined crossfit and I really like it - especially the lifting part. My box has an oly track and I'm going to do those classes twice a week, and at least one other CF class (most likely on friday) during the week. I also need to work on my ankle mobility especially. I cannot do ATG squats on my own, but I can with a 2.5 lb weights under my heels. So, I want to aim for 10 min of ATG squats per day, or some other ankle mobility exercises [note - I need to ask @wufkar what she and littlewings were doing for their PVP] Adding in yoga would be great, too, but I have a tendency to over-commit and under-deliver, so we'll start here 2) Lose Weight. I know the scale lies, but at 5'6" and 217ish pounds, I don't think anyone can argue that I've got a lot of weight to lose, even with getting stronger as part of the agenda. Right now I'm in the middle of holiday foo, and taking a trip to Texas for christmas/new years, and Ill be honest - I know it's going to make things harder, but right now I am not at the point where I'm ready to limit my food. I am ready to start something on Jan 5th, the Monday after I get back. I'm thinking about the 21 day Primal Challenge or another Whole30. I also need to really think about how I want to go about this. I had a lot of success with the fast 2 days a week (~500 cals) earlier, and I actually grew to like it, but when I added crossfit into the mix, I really didn't have any clue how to fit that into the rest of the week. In addition, I really want to get into a routine - I need to make healthy use of my google calendar to schedule in workouts and weekly food planning/prep. Although, my crossfit box does have a paleo premade food service that I WILL look into for January just to get everything started on the right foot. Maybe I will start taking pictures of everything I eat. The honest truth is, I know what I should do here, the issue is in the execution. This means I need to really be honest with my food and my feelings and get back to going to meetings and using my tools, which I have really let slide. I can be okay without carbapalooza, I just need to be a better parent to 'little maigs' and remember that sugar will only make you feel better for about 5 min, and guilty for about 3 days, etc. Key for me here is - planning foods weekly, and doing a weekly cookup so I always have something decent in the house to eat. I could go on and on about the 800 things I need to do here, but I think this is enough for now. 3) Get the rest of my act together. There are about 400 things I could put down here. Overall, I love my life, don't get me wrong. But I'm well aware of the fact that there is so much more I could do! But for now, I will focus on two things: Declutter my house. [i love gadgets and have a putting things away issue, so I really want to get this under control] Get back into dating. I explained a lot of this in my challenge, but I would like to spend just 15 min a day revamping my profile and shopping for rejections.So, this is just a start. Most likely you'll get a bunch of rambling thoughts throughout the day and the above will all modify and change. Annnd we're off!

Hello and welcome to the RPG Fanatics. This is a story-based accountability group with some pretty easy guidelines: 1) Main story is written in this red and in bold. 2) Your character writes in this blue italic. 3) Regular writing that is not in character (like right now) is in regular old black. 4) Follow the threads of people in this group to offer accountability. Don't know how to follow and check on people? Easy: http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/50975-how-to-pm-and-follow/ 5) Have some damn fun! With that out of the way, the story so far...... --- Welcome to the World of NerdFitness Something about the realm felt unsettling, but there was no way to put a clearly tell what was wrong. Then a raving lunatic named Teros is carted off- he was screaming in the streets about the end times. Intrigued and willing to give him a chance, a ragtag group naming themselves the RPG Fanatics faced their first foe: Sodamus. Along the way, the group rescued others that aided their quest; most notably Sulak; a goat monster that was held captive and specializes in arcane gem crafting. He created 'gems of portation', which were small illuminated gems that would light up when close to each other. It helped keep the group together in future campaigns. Sodamus' minions were tracked down and his goblin horde was dispatched. Sodamus was a demon-king responsible for the rise in new peppy 'elixirs'. Lo and behold, it turns out the demon-king's concoction was made with his own filth extracted from boils on his back and mixed with a blend of dirty water and drugs known as 'sugar' and 'caffeine'. The RPG Fanatics slayed the beast, only to deal immediately afterwards with three agents of the FrostKing. His minions froze the town of level 1 rebels as well as causing much destruction and mayhem. There arose in that small area by the level 1s an eternal winter: Two allies; the blind ravens Huginn and Muninn, explained the situation that has befallen the heroes. There are major Demon-Kings that have crept up to control the realm, and it was now the RPG Fanatic's quest to end them all. Sodamus was just the beginning- starting a chain reaction. The heroes have the attention of the mysterious Red One, as well as the other Demon-kings. The ravens spoke to the leader by default: Teros, about a grave omen that will need to be faced when the time comes to finally destroy the Red One. Knowing what must be done, Teros continues on with the RPG Fanatics; knowing crucial information that will be needed in the final fight. Our heroes trekked through the Scout's Plains up past the Ranger's Fort to the Warrior's Hall. There, the FrostKing's draugr minions of ice and bone clashed in an epic battle that saved the Warriors from overwhelming odds. Putting an end to the FrostKing was no easy task; being that he was the manifestation of being frozen in fear and inactivity. He was beheaded with some creative thinking, and the RPG Fanatics headed back south to help the Level 1 rebel town heal. After helping rebuild the level 1 town, the ravens spoke of another threat looming over the horizon: Distractia. The group enlisted the aid of others that rallied behind the core group of the RPG Fanatics. They made their way to Distractia's casino- a place filled with all sorts of addictions and distractions to keep people from realizing their full potential. Distractia was a different type of foe; enlisting the use of riddles, poison gas, killer mannequins, sorcery in neverending hallways, and his jester-minions. In the end, Distractia's death came by a dagger to the heart from a quick-acting hero in the group. Before his abrupt demise, he spoke lovingly of his 'Maru', which according to the picture framed by his piano was some sort of other demon-queen. The RPG Fanatics made their way out of Distractia's Casino and back to civilization to deal with the next threat to the realm: Acerbus. Acerbus' clouds of black shadow started to show their tendrils and the RPG Fanatics knew what they must do. They plowed through the burning sands of the south-west and went to the tomb of Depression Incarnate, The Black Dog, The Misguided Tales of Cerebrus and Anubus: The Demon-King Acerbus. Although a worthy foe; his light-stealing magics were not enough. With some crafting thinking and a stroke of luck by the group, he was defeated. The ravens tell of a disturbing issue: though very few Demon-Kings left, with every demon that is slain, the ones remaining are able to siphon the dead one's essence- thus becoming stronger. Every opponent that the group must face becomes evermore increasing in threat. Does this mean that this war is eternal, with the essence of evil merely passing from one vessel to another? Or can there be true peace? There was only one way to know for sure: continue the quest. Besides the mysterious and ever-watching RED ONE, the only demons that were left were the succubi-twins: Mal and Maru. They were responsible for other addictive substances like cheese and chocolate. Just like Sodamus' reign was from his 'elixirs', the demon-queen sisters realm was under the guise of a 'healthy sweets' shop/factory. In that factory was the bizarre Dr. N, who tried to trick the RPG Fanatics with his mind-altering truffles. Also in that area was were other succubi, who would seduce and siphon life from the weak-minded. Some of the RPG Fanatics came dangerously close to being turned into shriveled husks of humanity by these succubi, but overall the group had triumphed. Dr N. made his escape in the commotion. The battle with the demon-queens took shape, and one of them was dispatched. The other however, tried to fly away. Sulak's arrow was tethered with a thin rope, which plunged into her wing; shredding it. In the commotion, Sulak fell out of the factory window and plummeted towards the ground. Sadly, the demoness was wounded but ultimately escaped. The RPG Fanatics were able to heal Sulak to the best of their abilities; however, his gem of portation was partially shattered into his heart. If pulled out, he would die, so all of the healing salves and magics needed to work around this difficulty. Healed but permanently fused with his gem, Sulak is able to continue the fight. Now, after 10 grueling months of fighting the forces of evil, it culminates with this. The group must travel to the blackened island that no one else dare tread to face their task. Will this battle with the Red One be the end? Will there be peace in the realm? What about the omen that the ravens told of Teros back during the Frost King? We join these heroes on the next leg of their journey; and with knowing how evil is siphoned- their greatest challenge yet...

Hey everyone. It’s been exactly one year since my first challenge J. Back then I was just trying to do 10 push-ups in a row. Now I can do that with no problem. And I used to have designated cheat-days and now I am basically full on Paleo/Primal with allowances for the occasional indulgence. Oh and I also used to be 30lbs heavier, which is crazy. That is like having a backpack full of books strapped on me at all times. Insanity. I really hold this site/forum near and dear to me. I know I only communicate with all of you over the interwebs and not IRL but I still consider you all my friends and you all motivate me tremendously in my day to day life. Without the community some days I just would not have the will to push through and do my fitness related tasks. So I want to return the favor. After a year of fitness now my body/mind is at a point where it needs to work out every day. I am not a sedentary person and my muscles crave movement, so the status quo just isn’t cutting it anymore. I usually just do some activities that strike my fancy and don’t really progress into more difficult exercises. Well this challenge I want to button up and start to keep track of my strength progress and really make strides to do more “fun” and badass movements. Consistency is key. I want to be a role-model for those that might feel a little stagnate in their routines with constant work and effort we can achieve anything. I truly believe that. So my “spirit hero” for this challenge will be Captain America. I hope to be kick ass this challenge and motivate all the rebels as they motivate me. MAIN GOAL: That elusive pull-up. I know it will be a stretch to achieve it this challenge, but damnit if I’m not stubborn and determined. I held my bodyweight in the chin-up position last challenge and I made some small movement in the pull-up position, so let’s just aim for the stars and see where we land. When I do finally get this pull-up I will probably burst into a thousand stars. FITNESS: Follow the schedule and maintain consistency. (+3 STR, +2 DEX) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vKgApXwmoyaEh1ngfZ2RA-v3jzsaaK433Dux84SYAkE/edit?usp=sharing So basically what I did was create a super awesome spreadsheet of destiny. I’m trying to do BWW 3x per week while following the Zombie5k program. 6 days a week for fitness, 1 day for rest. This of course will need to be adjusted from week to week due to events and happenings in my life (going to Portland at the end of the month) so I’ll make a spreadsheet every Sunday and plan to follow it out for the following week. I created BWW idea from Steve’s article on How to Build Your Own Workout. This way I focus on every muscle group and also throw in some variety from workout to workout. And FINALLY I will be incorporating a dynamic warm-up (with lots of punching) and I’ll also be adding stretching after every workout. I’m going to try 5 minutes of handstand practice daily, because it’s only 5 minutes and this is a skill that needs more consistent practice. I’ve also been really curious about other forms of movements like hand balancing, rope climbing, gymnastics rings, etc. but this all fits on the “extras” side of things. GRADING A – missing 0 – 5 tasks B – missing 5 – 10 tasks C – missing 10 or more tasks SIDE QUEST: Run a 5k. (+3 STA) I should be able to do this within a few short weeks if all goes according to plan with the Zombie 5K trainer. If I accomplish this goal early I’ll come back and add a new goal to run a mile in a certain amount of time… or sprints… or something to the effect. GRADING Pass/Fail DIET: Limit carbs to 50 – 100g per day. Log food on MFP. (+2 CON) I loathe logging food, but it shows results when I do. So I’m going back to tracking carb intake and making sure I lie in the 50 – 100g range for weightloss (according to Mark Sisson). GRADING (not including Portland trip) A – miss up to 1 day of logging food. 1-3 days of going over the carb limit. B - miss 1 - 3 days of logging food. 4 -8 days over carb limit. C - miss 3 - 5 days of logging food. 8 or more days over carb limit. LIFE: Cleanliness is next to Godliness. (+2 WIS) HEY! Easy Cap. I struggle with adulting, as does my partner. We would rather play hours of video games than spend time doing stuff around the house, but when we actually do it and the house is nice and clean we are happier people. Soooo, I want to dedicate 15 minutes to cleaning per day. A little goes a long way. GRADING (not including time away, obviously) A - 15 minutes of cleaning each day of the challenge. B - Missing 1 - 3 days of cleaning during challenge. C - Missing 3 - 7 days of cleaning during the challenge F - Totally neglect cleaning and becoming a frat house. SIDE QUEST: Scheduling (+1 WIS, +1 CON) I like having things plotted out. I’m a busy person and sometimes I just don’t know where my time is going, so I want to be better at planning out my day and writing down what I’m actually doing all day. It’s one thing to plan the day and not do everything on you to-do. It’s another thing to actually write down “scrolled through Tumblr for 5 hours.” Daily. GRADING A - Scheduling each day of the challenge. B - Missing 1 - 3 days of scheduling. C - Missing 3 - 7 days of scheduling. F - Totally neglect scheduling and spontaneously combusting.

Hello and welcome to the RPG Fanatics. This is a story-based accountability group with some pretty easy guidelines: 1) Main story is written in this red and in bold. 2) Your character writes in this blue italic. 3) Regular writing that is not in character (like right now) is in regular old black. 4) Follow the threads of people in this group to offer accountability. Don't know how to follow and check on people? Easy: http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/50975-how-to-pm-and-follow/ 5) Have some damn fun! With that out of the way, the story so far...... --- Welcome to the World of NerdFitness Putting their trust in a raving lunatic named Teros, a ragtag group naming themselves the RPG Fanatics faced their first foe: Sodamus. Along the way, the group rescued others that aided their quest; most notably Sulak; a goat monster that was held captive and specializes in arcane gem crafting. Sodamus' minions were a goblin horde and were dispatched. Sodamus was a demon-king responsible for the rise in new peppy 'elixirs'. Lo and behold, it turns out the demon-king's concoction was made with his own filth extracted from boils on his back and mixed with a blend of dirty water and drugs known as 'sugar' and 'caffeine'. The RPG Fanatics slayed the beast, only to deal immediately afterwards with three agents of the FrostKing. His minions froze the town of level 1 rebels as well as causing much destruction and mayhem. Two allies; the ravens Huginn and Muninn, explained the situation that has befallen the heroes. There are major Demon-Kings that have crept up to control the realm, and it was now the RPG Fanatic's quest to end them all. Sodamus was just the beginning- starting a chain reaction. The heroes have the attention of the mysterious RED ONE, as well as the other Demon-kings. Our heroes trekked through the Scout's Plains up past the Ranger's Fort to the Warrior's Hall. There, the FrostKing's draugr minions of ice and bone clashed in an epic battle that saved the Warriors from overwhelming odds. Putting an end to the FrostKing was no easy task; being that he was the manifestation of being frozen in fear and inactivity. He was beheaded with some creative thinking, and the RPG Fanatics headed back south to help the Level 1 rebel town heal. After helping rebuild the level 1 town, the ravens spoke of another threat looming over the horizon: Distractia. The group enlisted the aid of others that rallied behind the core group of the RPG Fanatics. They made their way to Distractia's casino- a place filled with all sorts of addictions and distractions to keep people from realizing their full potential. Distractia was a different type of foe; enlisting the use of riddles, poison gas, killer mannequins, sorcery in neverending hallways, and his jester-minions. In the end, Distractia's death came by a dagger to the heart from a quick-acting hero in the group. Before his abrupt demise, he spoke lovingly of his 'Maru', which according to the picture framed by his piano was some sort of other demon-queen. The RPG Fanatics made their way out of Distractia's Casino and back to civilization to deal with the next threat to the realm: Acerbus. Acerbus' clouds of black shadow started to show their tendrils and the RPG Fanatics knew what they must do. They plowed through the burning sands of the south-west and went to the tomb of Depression Incarnate, The Black Dog, The Misguided Tales of Cerebrus and Anubus- The Demon-King Acerbus: Although a worthy foe; his light-stealing magics were not enough. With some crafting thinking and a stroke of luck by the group, he was defeated. What events lay on the horizon? The ravens tell of very few Demon-Kings left, however with every demon that is slain, the ones remaining are able to siphon the dead one's essence- thus becoming stronger. Every opponent that the group must face becomes evermore increasing in threat. With that, the story begins again... The Players: Tiggs: http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/53576-tiggs8786-emerges/#entry1201542 Redeaglespirit: http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/53744-redeaglespirit-means-business/#entry1203225 Kareesh: http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/53661-kareesh-travels-middle-earth-with-the-doctor/#entry1202390 Dark_Raider: http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/53765-dark-raider-the-windswept-depths-of-pandemonium/#entry1203517 KingLeeroy: http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/53667-kingleeroy-the-10th-royal-rumble/ Clarys: http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/54018-clarys-keeps-going-09/#entry1207629 Geekilee: http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/53789-viscura-is-probably-going-to-regret-this/#entry1203759 Missrebecca: http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/53852-missrebecca-becoming-rita-lin/#entry1204843 T2SarahConnor: http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/53701-t2sarahconnor-going-newd/#entry1202795 ShadowLion: http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/53783-shadowlion-steams-grapes/#entry1203623 Edigo: http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/53896-edigo-7th-challenge-movnomz-and-the-ideal-day/ PeteFeet: http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/53959-petefeets-third-adventure/ Ravnos: http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/53655-ravnos-eight-wonders-of-the-world/#entry1202325 ChristArtist: http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/53548-christartist-continues/#entry1201334 Lazergician: http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/54233-the-warriors-resolve/#entry1210730 KitBi12: http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/53918-kitbi12-standing-my-ground/#entry1206076 Cn3wton: http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/user/14703-cn3wton/ Zebarah: http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/54112-zebarah-comes-to-town/#entry1208832 Tomas: http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/54032-tomas-ulfhedinn-on-the-farm/#entry1207802 Kzacher: http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/54130-kzacher-rise-from-death-to-knife-this-beast/#entry1209225 Busy Chiseling: -- Red1263: http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/54269-red1263-meets-the-lunarian-sorcerer/#entry1211327 Boxalot: http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/54454-another-refugee-gods-really-have-abandoned-your-people-dark-elf/#entry1217704

Once again I debated participating in this challenge. And here I am....but almost not. I keep acting like it is some great effort to update here once a week or so. Even though I check on everyone almost every day. I say I am digging in for a final push, but the push will start at the end of this challenge. The push is to finish my thesis and final class for my degree. I have a few thesis meetings and a semester class that I will have to do in five weeks. Then it is simply Thesis presentation. So my goals this challenge are as follows: 1. Minimize Wheat. Trace wheat is fine, but I want to limit my wheat intake to one day a week. That is for five of the six weeks. My birthday is a week from today, so for this week I am taking vacation from Wednesday through the following Tuesday. During that time I have no illusions. There will be cake and bread of some form. Yes I will eat some of it. 2. Exercise two times per week. Last challenge it was once a week. I was able to maintain that and all but one week I did two or three workouts. Now, I want to clarify this goal as I ran into something yesterday that I will probably see a few times over the next few weeks. Yesterday I moved a great deal of stuff from one house to the other. It was physically exhausting. Those days will count as a work out. 3. Sleep 7.5 hours a night or more 5 days a week. 4. Get all three life learning papers submitted. These three papers have to be written outside of the Thesis and any other class to complete my degree. That is it for now. Go forth and ROCK ON!

Is this a woot? Not sure. Just got support from an unlikely person today. Work break room, our company just had their annual company picnic, and like usual a lot of left overs in the break room. Cookies, Chips, Hotdogs etc. I was eyeing up a hotdog, I had just ate my tuna and drank my shake and even said, "Hmm. Hotdog?" as I think a loud a lot. I didn't need it, I knew that; but willpower has been failing me lately. Our IT head, been with the company 20+ years said, "You don't need that. You are doing so good." she's made comments about how good I've done etc. here and there admittedly, but... That was pretty sweet. Some might take offence to it, maybe; but that was awesome in my eyes. After I had just posted on my status about needing some support and to get some from a person I respect? I said thank you, and that I needed that. Woot! That being said, maybe it was a likely person... but, I guess I could change it out to 'unexpected'.

Deadpool’s Challenge Of Deadpool-ness!: Rotate an MMA workout, a parkour workout, and flexibility work randomly to confuse my body. Maybe listen to music that doesn’t exist in our universe. Goal: Work strength, endurance, flexibility Reward: +4 STR, +4 DEX This challenge is to bring me to un-Earthly abilities in stamina and flexibility. My life goal for this challenge is to get a job in my field of study. As for random-ness, we shall roll a die: 1 or 6 is MMA, 2 or 5 is parkour, and 3 or 4 is flexibilty.

to the World Of Nerd Fitness and the upcoming Battle with Sodamus. This is a cross-guild accountability group with an RPG storyline and weekly minichallenges relating to the theme. I am NOT allowed to give stat points so it's up to your discretion for how you want to approach this. 1) You can 'bank' some of your level up stats and use them as mini-challenges 2) In that respect, you can have one of your goals in your thread be to do ALL the mini-challenges here 3) You can do both your guild's mini-challenges AND these mini-challenges and have whatever points they hand out count for this too. The Party: Teros http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/44425-terosx-7-aggressive-expansion/ Ravnos http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/44324-ravnos-remotivation-challenge/ Chris-Tien http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/44325-chris-tien-in-the-house-of-healing/ Nordentipwel http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/44269-nordentipwel-a-norse-journey/ Quickdraw http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/44292-quickdraw-treks-to-the-dragons-lair/ Mel_lisa http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/44509-mel-issas-journey-across-the-lake-continues/ LilBichy http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/44519-lilbichys-time-to-shine/#entry906392 Lycan Thom http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/44320-thom-oferfaett-to-thom-ulfhednar/#entry903518 Donar Vadderung http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/44635-harder-better-faster-strongerv3-beta/ Red1263 http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/44613-red-faces-the-revenge-of-the-skeleton-demon/ T2SarahConnor http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/44372-t2sarahconnors-2nd-challenge-1984-1985/#entry904135 Moomin http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/44768-moomin-25-maintenance-therapy/#entry910224 MissRebecca http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/44338-missrebeccas-bringing-sexy-back/#entry903737 KingLeeroy http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/44621-kingleeroys-castle-of-grind-foundation-of-fitness-part-2/#entry907562 Minion25 http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/44647-minion-claws-her-way-back-onto-the-wagon/#entry908286 Clarys http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/44667-clarys-an-unforeseeable-journey-the-first-obstacle-05/#entry908573 Raevn http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/44618-in-which-raevn-feels-uncreative/#entry907513 LadyWildRoss (Ghosting) http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/44306-lady-wildrosss-wild-ride-again/

Gotta do some more moving. I didn't perform at the level I wanted to during the last challenge because my desire to be more awesome lost to the temptations of video games. Not my proudest time. I think I've got most of it out of my system though, as long I don't do something stupid like buying a new game. This challenge's goals will be very similar to the last one just minus the sucking. And as always, the end game goal is Ninja Warrior Grand Champion. Goal 1: Last time I said I'd exercise at least 5 days a week, 7 if at all possible. During this time, I settled for "good enough" too many times, only doing 5/7 days even if there was no reason not to exercise the other 2 days aside from just being a lazy butt. This time the plan is to exercise 7 days a week unless I have a darn good reason not to. Exercising can be anything outside of my dailies like climbing, Muay Thai, parkour practice, random cartwheels and pullups; whatever. Goal 2: My progress towards my 1 minute bridge, stand to stand bridge and handstand pushup over the last challenge was negligible, I might have even regressed. For that reason, I'm kicking it up a notch or 6 this challenge. These targets are being incorporated into my dailies now. I'll work on my handstand pushups every time I work on handstands even if it's only doing a single set. I'll also do some form of bridge work every single day. Goal 3: Although I had "acceptable" adherence to my targets of paleo meals last challenge, the majority of the rest of my dinners were complete crap, worse than the average before so I'm changing things around a bit. Initial target will be eating 5 paleo meals per week, can be breakfast, lunch or dinner. Add +1 meal per week every time I hit my target. Goal 4: I haven't been working on my Pathfinder campaign nearly enough. Over the last 6 weeks, I don't think I completed enough content for a single session. This one is going back to my targets from 2 challenges ago, gotta work on the campaign every week. Minimum requirement is 5 hours per week but exceeding by an hour or 10 is okay too. Daily goals: Do diamond pushups every day, try to do 1 more than the day before every day. I'll change to another type once I do 60 in a day. My current best is 55 but some days I don't hit my target so I may not finish in just 5 days. Once I can do 60 I'll pick some other kind of pushups and see how many I can do, then work up to 60 if it's less than that. Other dailies are working on handstands and handstand pushups every day, work on doing a bridge in some way every day, do 30 minutes of squatting every day and stretch. I'm expecting this challenge to be a fun one too. I realise some of my goals seem like it'll be hard to meet targets and I'm okay with that. I'll do my best to reach them and it's no big deal if I don't. The only thing that's not okay is letting video games, anime or manga take priority over improving myself as long as there's nothing stopping me.

Hi everyone! I'm Teros and this will be my 9th challenge. I slumped the last 2 weeks of the previous challenge because of depression and then a massive screw up in terms of eating. I'm a sad panda because of this I'm fixing that this challenge by coming back http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxcWbOZ-AC8 What helped me immensely was believing in Consistency>Intensity last challenge. I want to keep going with this by building a full everyday routine. This challenge I'm aiming for a Flawless Victory 1) Whole 30- Gotta eat right. Nothing else to say. 2) Cold Showers- I just started taking cooler showers in the morning. It's tough to not turn the heat up but I do feel better so this is something I want to get used to. I've read a bunch of benefits from taking cold showers. 3) Workout Routine- I want to work out everyday but the amount varies per day. I at least want to get a 20 minute walk in everyday in the mornings with my dog before I have to go to work. On non-work days I'll be doing: Walking & P/L/P & Sledgehammer & Kettelbell & Sandbag. Any mix of those. I'm currently up to 30/30/10(rows) and I hope to get up to 50/50/50(rows or upgrade weight) by the end of the challenge. 4) Survive g/f's family OR something else to be named later. Last year was a clusterf$@k when her family came up. I went from eating relatively paleo pre-family to eating donuts and Doritos for breakfast and feeling sick to my stomach every single day. Literally ate take-out 2-3 times a day, every day, for a solid week. It spiraled both my g/f and I into eating more horrible garbage for months until I did my first whole 30. I want to have a plan and I want to make sure my g/f talks to her mom so we have a couple of planned cheats as opposed the garbage-thon we went through. *Possible #5* Meditate on the wall of positivity for 5 minutes a day: Points to be figured out later.

I thought I was a day late in posting this but apparently there's a 2 week break between challenges this around. I'm actually almost a week early! I'm still gonna give it my all this extra week to get ready for the challenge so I'll already have momentum when it starts. While the structure of my challenges up to now has been good for ensuring that I got a lot of exercise, it has been a bit restricting in what I'm allowed to do. There were days when I would've loved to go outside and play but decided against it because I "needed" to do a full body weight workout that day. That's why my main goal this challenge will be to exercise lots however I want. The biggest thing is to get out and move. I learned about Ido Portal over the last 2 challenges and I'm inspired by his methods. I want to turn myself into a mover, and I figure the best way to start would be to start moving. Goal 1: Exercise a minimum of 5 days per week, but it could be 7 days per week. Every day will at least have my dailies so they don't count. This doesn't have to be a full body weight workout or a run only. It could be tennis, basketball, a hike, swimming, baseball, throwing a frisbee, or just moving around. Stuff like climbing trees, rock climbing. The biggest things I want to incorporate are alternate methods of moving including weird walks like dragon walk or bridge walk, and the number 1 thing is getting back into parkour which I put on hold towards the end of last summer. Of course a body weight workout or a run is fine too, but these might be last resorts now since I want to make it fun. This is one is supposed to be fun so I have no excuse for not doing it 7 days per week unless I happen to have a day where I'm literally non-stop busy or I feel really unwell in some regard. Goal 2: Try to make some progress towards my goals of a 1 minute bridge, stand to stand bridge, and a handstand pushup every week. This could be as little as mixing in some handstand pushup attempts with my handstanding once a week, to as much as doing box pike presses 3 or 4 times a week and pushing during my handstands every day. As long as I work on it. (I'm also going to work towards my 10 second handstand goal but that's going to be worked on every day as one of my dailies.) Cool cats work on these targets 7 days a week, so I'll try to increase my coolness as the challenge progresses. Goal 3: I realised during last challenge that I am actually close to having abs. Partly because of that and partly for general good health, I'm going to start including more paleo meals in my diet. I've made plenty of paleo dinners since I learned about paleo cooking last year but I don't know if I've ever had a paleo breakfast in my life. The first level of this goal is to eat at least 1 paleo breakfast, 1 paleo lunch, and 1 paleo dinner every week. I may scale up to more meals of any or all types depending on how well I do. Incidentally, if anyone has any suggestions for things I should make for breakfast or lunch (or dinner) I'm all ears. I have just 1 idea for a paleo breakfast in mind and my only lunch ideas are things I have made for dinner before. Someday I might eat only paleo forever and always but while that could be a few months from now, it could be a few years from now, or never. No pressure. Goal is better, not perfect. Goal 4: My life goal is to start getting stuff done/cleaned around my house. I haven't vacuumed my room in a long time, I clean my kitchen counters like once a month, I don't remember the last time I cleaned a bathroom. It's bad. I'm not proud of it. I'll be setting certain targets that need to get done each week. The other part of this is that I need to not put off the little things that end up piling up to big things. If I do laundry, it should be folded and put away the same day, not put on my bed in a pile and not dealt with until the next time I do laundry. If I use a dish for cooking, especially something that other people in the house might need, it should be cleaned within 24 hours, preferably the same day, not put off for a week. If I do a load in the dishwasher, it should be unloaded within 24 hours. To track this one I'm creating a point system, where I get a point for every day I put off doing something that should be done by a particular day. The goal on this one is 0 points. Daily goals: I'm continuing my diamond pushups goal, at the end of last challenge (Sunday) I was at 32 and I'll continue adding 1 per day until I decide to stop, maybe at 60. I will practice my handstands and I will do my full stretching routine every single day (and not shorten that stretching routine, which I think might have had something to do with my back getting sore for a week.) I will continue working on the 30/30 squatting challenge where I squat for 30 minutes every day (I never once paid any attention to the number of days this has been going for.) My goal is to keep working on it until I can actually resting squat on flat ground, right now my heel has to be elevated about 1.5 inches or I fall on my butt, though I won't stop because I get there, that'll just make it stop feeling like work hopefully since I'll be able to do it anywhere. This challenge should be fun and I'm quite looking forward to it.

Hi! I'm Nicolaj, kuno is my middle name. I live in Denmark (just north of Germany). I've recently turned 18 years old, and thus I have decided that my life I need to change. I have been working out all summer, but to no prevail. I still weigh exactly the same as I did when I started; 77,1 kg(~170 pounds), and with a bodyfat % of about 20% I'm not exactly satisfied with my body! I'm 174 cm tall(~5'8"). As I've not got a TON of spare time, I'm very intriuged by bodyweight exercises, and stuff that can be done at home. I've all ready decided that I want/need to start a paleo diet, but like with the workout, I'm kind of lost... I would really like if someone/anyone would help me out with the details. My goals This is gonna take time, sweat, and tears, but I would like am going to reach a bodyfat % of ~7%. I don't really care about having the largest muscles in the gym, but rather being very lean and have an awesome physique, which of course involves mucsles to some degree. Oh! And a bit about my interests! I love gaming, especially military simulators like Arma, but I also quite enjoy games like Dark Souls 2 and TESV: Skyrim. I've got about 90 games on steam, so I've played a little bit of every genre. Also I love wearing a pink tie. Greetings from Denmark

Cheechoe's Flying Circus FEATURING... A Cheechoe A Challenge... ...Annnd A Bunch Of Nerds To Help Her Keep Her Head.. (pssst. That's you guys...) 1. MFP Tracking Track ALL THE FOOD 1800 cal/day as a baseline. I add in my exercise and my caloric allotment are adjust from there I get ONE CHEAT DAY A WEEK where I can go to 2500. ONE. TRACK EVERYDAY 2. Eat Primal No Processed Carbs No Nut Butters unless it's a cheat day and within my caloric allotment No Junk Food. I'll allow myself dark chocolate on my cheat days within '' '' '' My cheat days will NOT be cheats on Primal diet, only caloric intake Stop That. 3. Teach and Learn Admittedly, since I have bowed out of competing at the World Championships Tournament in Italy this year, I have fallen away from instructing. Some was travel, some was other life distractions, some was just being lazy; no more. I need to get back to sharing my knowledge and my passion. Teach TKD 2x/week On the same note, recently I have fallen out of the habit of attending the advanced classes. Pretty much since April I've been training at my DoJung only by myself on Saturday mornings. As much as I love my alone raining, I need to be around my instructor more. Now this will be tricky since I usually end up teaching the advanced class as soon as my instructor sees me walk in, but I always end up learning something from him or me those nights. Train in TKD 3x/week. Note: these will probably be on the same night of back to back classes; teach the first one or two, then take the last. Totally doable in a week's time. ****** ****** 4. Keep on Moving Barbell Strength Training 3x weekTKD training 3x week per #3 goalBike ride or rollerblade 2x weekOne long run per week (Long run = 5+ miles) ** Each week will include this laundry list of activities Punishment: Burpees (for the week) Reward: Being awesome (Another NF shirt if all 6 week go without failing) Life Quest: One personal "Adult Task" daily(Shamelessly stolen from Spezzy) Nononononooo.. >.> <.< Adult task here meaning: Laundry, paying bills, batch cooking, washing car, ....all those boring adult tasks that are all simple individually, but when stacked up during the work week make you want to throw a temper tantrum. Those ones. I want to do them daily so they don't all pile up at the end of the week and take up an entire day off.

Welcome to the world of NerdFitness The brave RPG Fanatics have now taken down two demon-kings. The first one was Sodamus, a demon-king responsible for the rise in new peppy 'elixirs' that were basically the drugs sugar and caffeine. Lo and behold, it turns out the demon-king's concoction was made with his own filth extracted from boils on his back and mixed with a blend of dirty water and drugs. The mighty RPG Fanatics slayed the beast, only to deal immediately afterwards with three agents of the FrostKing. His minions froze the town of level 1 rebels as well as causing much destruction and mayhem. Two allies; the ravens Huginn and Muninn, explained the situation that has befallen the heroes. There are major Demon-Kings that have crept up to control the realm, and it was now the RPG Fanatic's quest to end them all. Sodamus was just the beginning- starting a chain reaction. The heroes have the attention of the mysterious RED ONE, as well as the other Demon-kings. Our heroes trekked through the Scout's Plains up past the Ranger's Fort to the Warrior's Hall. There, the FrostKing's draugr minions of ice and bone clashed in an epic battle that saved the Warriors from overwhelming odds. Putting an end to the FrostKing was no easy task; being that he was the manifestation of being frozen in fear and inactivity. He was beheaded with some creative thinking, and the RPG Fanatics headed back south to help the Level 1 rebel town heal. Now, while helping the townsfolk and resting for another battle; the adventure begins again... -- The Level 1 rebel camp was not back to 100%, but it was very close. All the rebels and their animals were thawed. One young lad dressed in green was hugging his horse, Epona, happy to have their friend back. The blacksmith shop was back to functional, as well as new crops being sewn and many of the shacks people were living in had been rebuilt into log cabins. More rebels from far away lands arrived on the shores; the old mingled with the new as people set out on their adventures. The raven, Muninn nodded in approval. The camp was just about sustainable. Huginn swept in towards his friend and they murmured to each other. They agreed, it is time. Muninn swooped towards Teros, "This calm won't last forever. It is time. Huginn has given me word that Distractia's Casino has been swelling with more and more people. They have been boasting about new technologies and tricks; luring more into his time-warped walls. Assemble the group, and see if any newcomers would like to join. We must leave shortly." Muninn spoke with Teros a bit more and agreed. Teros ordered the call and rallied the RPG Fanatics once again. According to the ravens, Distractia is a mentally chaotic demon-king that is never seen, only heard about. He owns a massive complex that has all sorts of amusements. Some are rides, some are gambling halls, but the glitz, the glamor, the amazing aura of the establishment was enough to entrance many a wary soul to become lost in time to pleasantries. Distractia's halls had no sort of windows and always had permanent lighting fixtures to disorient people into not knowing what time or day it was. The exit-ways were intentionally confusing and plotted out to make sure it was easier to stay a while longer and play than to go back to their family or other priorities. The food there was tainted with likely the same foulness that Sodamus had used to keep people stuffing their fill on a constant basis. These people were stuck. They were in a cycle of warped and twisted version of carpe diem. They were trapped in a whole different world where nothing mattered but instant gratification and whimsical enchantment. Calling them 'halls' doesn't speak volumes to the grandiose scale of it. It was practically the size of a town, employed by Distractia's devil-may-care goonies. Jesters who wore faceless masks that delighted on draining the souls of those who entered the halls through tempting them for 'one more minute', whether it be the drugged food, the gambling, or the sedentary leisure of watching magical picture-boxes that played movies endlessly. It was not a place Teros wanted to venture, being prone to some of these distractions. However, if the ravens feel that Distractia now became the biggest threat to the people, that is where the RPG Fanatics must go. Teros called out to the group, "We must prepare!" ---Mini-Challenge #1--- Suit up - The first mini-challenge is to join the ranks and check on others. Like in any good story, the hero needs to be prepared and have allies. The challenge is to get your thread posted, to post the link here, and to check on everyone's goals. We need each other's back for this journey. (+1 Wisdom - Adventurers this counts as either option.) Any newcomers in the next day or two: This is a story-based accountability group. I write story in this type of font, and if you want your rpg character to write their responses then please do so in this font. If you're not sure what to do, just follow the lead of the people that have done this before and you'll feel at home in no time. I post the start of the story on Sunday, and usually something around thursday/friday; accompanied by a mini. Introduce yourself, good luck, have fun, and let's slay a demon-king! https://docs.google.com/a/my.uri.edu/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Aiv-aMyHwRQKdGpuNDB2V2N1REhvLWtObnFod1hkbkE&usp=sharing#gid=12 Brave souls who will take down a demon-king (This is an accountability group. Please try to follow most and offer support.) Cannonfury Minion25 Red1263 Edigo ChristArtist Lupus T2Sarahconnor Missrebecca Ravnos Dark-raider Lycan Thom KingLeeroy Lilbichy Kareesh Petefeet Barefootdawsy Wyrdling Clarys Kzacher As Teros was talking, he saw one of the company emerge from the Forest of Doubts. It looked to be Pedibus heading out and towards the inn. Hopefully they were ok. The Forest of Doubts is not a place to ever go near. When talking to the ravens, Teros thought he heard someone mention 'fair maidens' behind him but was lost in thought at the time. Ravnos was nearby, probably trying to catch ear of what the ravens were telling him. "Excellent...so what is our next task in defeating these demon-lords?" Teros stood on a large nearby rock so his voice would project: "Listen, friends, comrades, and newcomers to this fight. I am not a particularly brave satyr, but I know what's right and wrong. The ravens have spoke to me and told me that the biggest threat with the FrostKing's demise is the disturbed Distractia. His halls are home to many a lost soul. His trickery of tainted food, wine, women, and song are that of the vilest sirens. Many enter the chambers that Distractia calls home, but very few ever leave. I have heard of prototypes of magic picture boxes using the arcane arts to create dazzling displays. There will be many innocents there, ensnared by a slew of temptations. We can't charge through to get to him. This foe is not brawn like Sodamus or the FrostKing. He is brains. I would be lying if I said I wasn't nervous going there. I've heard tales of this place prior to starting our Sodamus quest. If he is stronger now, then I fear this will be serious test of wills." Introductions were being made and some newcomers wanted to join the RPG Fanatics on their quest. As long as they knew this wouldn't be an easy quest and were trustworthy- then all were welcome. Teros collected his belongings. He would have to make a run to the tavern to get some meat to dry into jerky for the road. The group head out; the ravens scouting ahead and then circling back to the group. Distractia's halls were right near the edge of the Forest of Doubts; next to the Scout's Plains. It would be quick work; especially compared to the hike to the FrostKing in the frozen north the RPG Fanatics made weeks prior. Teros saw familiar faces and some new ones. As long as they were by his side, he would fight. Sulak walked up to Teros. "What are we-e-e-e-e-e waiting for. Let's g-g-g-o!"* Teros grimaced as the air around him started to feel dark, like a storm was approaching, "Let's go..." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TkgmHWptVc

Update: We are full! However, if you are interested, I may expand this trial idea next challenge so let me know if you are interested! Basic idea: Mario Kart chaotic items and racetracks + bodyweight exercises to earn points. Every bodyweight exercise is worth a point. Pushups, pullups, burpees, lunges, and squats are the main ones(any mix of these work). If you can't do those, then .5 point can be for doing something like incline or knee pushups. Burpees are 2 points because they're a pushup + squat together. Each week is a new racetrack. Whoever has the most points at the end of the week wins the race. Everyone starts at 0 the next week, so it's totally possible to 'win' even though you had a sick week or a small injury or something. It also means on week one, you shouldn't do 400 pushups and hurt yourself. It's about pacing and every week is a clean slate. To keep things interesting and have people that are varying in fitness and a sense of chaos; there will be mario kart items that adjust the points. On Wednesday, everyone hits an item box and the item is picked at random. People higher in the lead get less useful items, people in lower place get more powerful items, just like in the game. Items: Green Shell - 50/50 chance to hit someone next to you and they lose 10 points. (I will flip a coin.) Banana Peel - Thrown on the ground. There is a % chance to hit ANYONE and lose 10 point. (I'll make a roulette wheel.) Red Shell - Has a 100% chance to hit someone near your rank for 20 points. (You tell me who you want to hit.) Invincibility Star - All points you get will count DOUBLE and you are immune to being hit by items. Spiny Blue Shell - Hits whoever is in first place and they lose 40 points. Mushroom - Speed boost! Rocket forward with +30 points. Google Document to help track the #s and make it all nice and neat: https://docs.google.com/a/my.uri.edu/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Aiv-aMyHwRQKdGpuNDB2V2N1REhvLWtObnFod1hkbkE&usp=sharing#gid=14 On Wednesday, that's also where I'll spin a roulette wheel and see who gets what items. I'll put it next to your name. I'll do a strikeout once you use it. Here are your racers! Follow each other to keep each other accountable! 1 Teros @ Shy Guy 2 Phytomancer @ Wario 3 Quirkydm @ Waluigi 4 Elastigirl @ Peach 5 Maidofrus @ Toad 6 Sjard @ Donkey Kong 7 The Swedish Ninja @ Bowser 8 Shadowmeldfs @ Yoshi 9 AegonVI @ Luigi 10 My little pony @ Koopa Troopa

MAIN QUEST: Reconstruction: I have successfully torn down the ragged, bloated body I sported 6 months ago. I've become a svelter (I love that word!) more streamlined version of myself before, with an ability to run around 4 times further than I've ever done before. What I have not gained back yet is my former definition and horsepower. So, now that I've lost the weight and restored the frame, it's time to work on the body, while still keeping my cardio in check to run the Super Spartan in Wintergreen, VA on August 24th. Three goals: I want my Six Pack back. While I'm concerned that my second venture in to the big fat giant fat-ass world of 220lbs+ might have left a little skin around my mid section that may never completely flatten out, I'm going to do everything in my power to smite it in a fashion most biblical. My body fat caliper disappeared in the move and I've got one in the mail so as soon as that arrive I'll update this goal with fat percentage goals I want my Strength back. In training for Tough Mudder (June 14th) I've been focusing on weight loss and cardio / endurance, and have only trained strength tangentially. So, I want to be able to move heavy things again and strike fear into the hearts of my enemies (if I ever get any enemies anyway. Who doesn't like me? I'm friggen charming as hell!). I can't think of a better test than the wonderfully cliche bench press, so by the end of this six weeks (five technically since I'll be taking a week or so off when I finish my tattoo) I intend to be able to bench 225, not quite 1.5 times my current body weight. I want some size, period. I've always either been the skinny kid, and more recently the tubby fat kid. While I've slimmed down, I'd like to have some man-bulk. To that end, while maintaining the (TBA) body fat percentage I want to get my weight up from my current 178lb to between 185 - 190lbs of raw manliness. Don't go getting all excited on me. SIDE QUESTS:Life Side Quest: Time to re-learn management of both people and time. I've learned recently that it's almost 100% certain I'm getting the job I've been begging and screaming to get a foot in the door into. Why? Well they pay a butt-ton of money, and I'm a firm believer while money cannot buy happiness the rental program is friggen amazing. To this end I need to re-read my old management documents and books, as well as work on a personally destructive habit of silently putting off issues and conflicts and dealing with them quickly and openly. Fitness Side Quest: I'd like to work directly on increasing size in my forearms. I've always been self conscious about my skinny stick boy arms. I've been able in the past to bulk up my bicepts and tricepts, but never as much the forearms, no matter how cut I can get them. I'd like to fix that. MOTIVATION: I actually have this hanging on a post-it note in my current office: Never look like / feel about myself the way I did when I was the aforementioned tub of lard.Live to my (supposedly) fairly impressive potential^---- Do that through being accountable to myself, no matter how effective my current... outside motivating force is at the momentWin back the respect, and maybe one day love, I lost from someone most dear to me. challenge 1 can be found at: http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/46808-new-challenge-the-istrix-will-rise-like-the-cyber-phoenix-inked-into-my-back-and-burn-some-stuff/

It occurred to me that the land of the prophecy is across a big puddle so I'll build a bridge to the other side. This challenge's new target is working on my bridge. I want to be awesome at them. My current stats: Bridge: I can get into one but can't hold it for more than a couple seconds. Running: Usually takes about 25:30 - 26:00 minutes for 5k. My best recent 5k was 5.02km in 25:17 at an average pace of 5:02 min/km. Handstands: Usually last about 1-3 seconds, best is 6 seconds. Handstand Pushups: I can do up to 6 box pike presses or I can do a handstand pushup if I only lower about 5 inches (based on feel, not measured.) This is almost halfway as my arms are pretty long so my head should be around a foot off the ground. Goal 1: Be able to hold a bridge for 1 minute. Bonus: Perform Stand to Stand Bridge. I'll make a point of working on my bridges in some way at least 3 times a week. Goal 2: Get my 5k time to 23:00 or less. I'll be running 3 times per week to meet this goal. Goal 3: Be able to do one handstand pushup. For this I will workout 3 times a week. Goal 4: Have my Pathfinder campaign ready for play by the end of the 6 weeks. I'll spend at least 4 hours every week working on this campaign. Bonus Dailies: Work on holding handstands for 5-20 minutes every day; target is 10 seconds. Do pushups every day adding 1 a day; tomorrow I'll be doing 34. Stretch every day. Still working on the 30/30 squat challenge so I have to do 30 total minutes of squatting every day; my goal here is to be able to hold a squat in a resting position with my feet on flat ground, right now I can't hold it without my heels elevated about 2 inches. Another old habit that needs to be maintained is eating a decent dinner (includes protein and at least 2 fruits and vegetables) at least 3 night a week.

Hey, so just a little background, I'm an 18 year old high school student from London, and have been trying to become healthier (eat clean, exercise etc.) for the past few months. As I live at home and my family aren't quite there yet with the decision to live a better life. I find that I'm surrounded by junk food and temptation, and I've been making bad decisions. So all in all I'm hoping this challenge is exactly what I need to get back on track. Main Quest Be stronger, leaner, and more awesome. Missions/Goals 1) I will workout for an hour three times a week. These workouts will include working towards my goal of 10 regular pushups (at 15 half pushups now) by using elevated pushups and gradually increasing the difficulty. I will also work on increasing the duration I can plank for, (my record currently stands at 1 min 23 seconds) and I'm aiming for 3 minutes in the six weeks. I also definitely need to improve my flexibility as it would help me get deeper with my squats, so I will try to work in some yoga. Maybe I'll be able to touch my toes, something I've never been able to do. 2) More veggies. I will eat a decently sized amount of vegetables (I'm talking at least half the plate) with lunch and dinner every day. Every single day. 3) Adequate sleep. I will get 8 hours of sleep, and actually wake up on time (6.30am on weekdays), and for three days of the week I will study for half an hour in the morning. Life Quest Get straight A*'s in my A levels, come the exams in June. Yep, that means I'm going to have to study a hell of a lot more. Yay. Motivation I'm 18 years old, and I think it's about time that I actually felt like it. I don't want to live a life of lethargy and sickness, I want to explore the world. And seeing as the world's a pretty big place, I've got a lot of walking to do. So either I build some legs of steel, and abs that can crush diamonds, or sit on the sidetracks and let my laziness get the better of me. So, all in all, I'm excited to start this challenge, and will be posting my starting stats as soon as I find my tape measure. To all my fellow noobs, good luck

My last challenge mostly went well except for the number of serious workouts I did, that was the biggest thing I was unhappy with. I'll be putting a greater amount of effort this time into getting those done no matter how much I don't feel like doing it even if it means I only do a single set of pushups and nothing else, just gotta do something. In other news, I've only done a couple runs in the last couple months, both of which were 5km and took me almost 29 minutes and I'm really not happy with that so my main target in this challenge is improving that time. My main quest, or the prophecy, is still that I must eventually conquer Mt Midoriyama in Japan on Ninja Warrior. Goal 1 this challenge is to run 3 times per week with any combination of 5k runs, 10k runs, interval training, hill sprints, shuttle runs or whatever else I feel like doing as long as I get out there and run. My target is beating my personal best for the 5k run and finishing in under 24 minutes. I'm planning on doing a 5k race in May and I want to come in first. (My longer term goal is finishing in under 20 minutes but I'm not sure exactly how far I can improve my time in 6 weeks.) Also, if I can't do the runs for some reason (like right now, there's about 6 inches of snow and it isn't stopping) I'll find some alternative like DDR or skipping for a comparable amount of time, or if I have no other option, run on a treadmill (ugggggh...) Goal 2 is to continue doing body weight exercises 3 times a week getting in some pullups, pushups, squats and core exercises (possibly others if I come up with something else I want to do.) Just going climbing doesn't count unless I legitimately go hard enough to totally wreck myself with that alone. Goal 3 is to keep up my handstand practicing everyday. My goal by the end of this challenge is to be able to do one complete wall handstand pushup (touching my nose or chin to the ground before getting all the way back up) and being able to do a free standing handstand for 10 seconds. Properly doing my pushups in the body weight workout will surely help with this. Goal 4 is no longer decluttering, I have reached a point where I'll have my room where I want it with just a few more hours of cleaning/organizing and the rest of the house will come with time so I'll trust myself to maintain this habit of making progress towards that without it being a primary goal. One of my dreams is designing a video game at some point in my life but for now I'll work towards that by designing something with a few less steps, I'm going to create a Pathfinder (D&D) Campaign to play with my friends. To this end I'll devote a minimum of 2 hours per week but I'm okay with getting lost in it and those 2 hours being 8 or 20. Stretching was a goal for the last few challenges but I'm finally confident that I can once again maintain the habit of daily stretching without the need for that.

I can't believe the awesome announcement from Monday! Evidence of inflation in the early universe, basically cinching the Bing Bang Theory! It's fracking amazing! I'm not a physicist, but I Can't help but be awed by the discoveries that are being made. Now, I know what your saying...replication! Yes, yes I'll wait to replication of the experiment before accepting the results, but I'm way to excited to keep this quiet in general! Here's a write-up that's good for a layman (like myself) http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/2014/mar/17/bicep2-finds-first-direct-evidence-of-cosmic-inflation

Welcome. Level 0 newb here, Handle is "Toomine". Main Quest: Play for a club soccer team. Measurable goals: I. work on fundamentals: (3x/week)*(15 mins/drill). There are 8 excercises that I work on here. 1. juggling 2. shielding (moving the ball in all four directions without changing the orientation of your hips) 3. triangle dribble patterns 4. soft touch (look at a video of messi if you don't know what soft touch is) 5. Shooting (accuracy and form only, not actual goals yet) 6. Passing accuracy (I developed this drill, its like around the world from Basketball but on the soccer pitch) 7. more classical agility drills 8. ball speed drills II. (3 days at interval training +3 days at constant cardio training)/week. the longer term goal is to get to tabata (I think that's what it is called) and get signed up for a professional scouting combine. III. Regularize a bedtime and arise time. My goal is to bed by 10 each evening and be up at 5:30 each morning. (7.5 hours works better than 8 for me). This provides perspective on how quickly life goes by, as well as a consistent framework for the habits I'm building right now. My motivation: The only way to be satisfied, to live with no regrets, is to pursue the dreams in your heart. I live to die with no regrets. Therefore, I work when it is uncomfortable.

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A little late but here I am once again, ready to challenge myself move toward the prophesied land. In accordance with the prophecy I need to increase my balance and I really need to increase my strength in my arms. For the first time in a while I'm setting a goal for the end of this challenge rather than simply having multiple tasks to accomplish during the challenge. My current target is the handstand. Currently I can do a wall plank at around a 45 degree angle for somewhere in the area of 30 seconds. I am going to be able to do a wall handstand for a full minute within the next six weeks and if I finish early I'll try doing a free standing handstand for 10 seconds. Targets are subject to change if they are deemed too easy or too hard. Towards this end, I will be working on my wall handstand every single day no matter what even if that only means going at it for a minute, or even doing a single 30 second wall plank. This is goal number 1. My main quest, my end game goal is still conquering Mount Midoriyama in Japan on the Ninja Warrior course. That's way off though, perhaps years off which is why I'm setting minor targets along the way leading to the big one to keep me motivated along the way. Goal 2 is to work out seriously 3 times a week. My target here is being able to do a single set of 5 pull ups with an extra 30lbs hanging off of me. I know I can do 8 max with an extra 10lbs right now and I haven't tried increasing that in a while. I don't know if this is a realistic target but I am setting my sights high because I'm been putting up with doing good enough for too long and it's time for excellence. Goal 3 is stretching every single day like last time. This only requires about 30 minutes per day so I never have a good excuse for not doing it but I still haven't ever been able to keep it up consistently for even 2 weeks. I will change this. Goal 4 is eating a minimum of 3 decent meals per week that involve a decent source of protein and at least 2 decent fruits or vegetables. (There aren't many fruits or vegetables I wouldn't count, basically iceberg lettuce). Goal 5 is to spend at least 1 hour per week clearing out the clutter in my life, especially in my own room. Now I need to go to bed so I'll post some updates tomorrow.