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After completely killing my last challenge I again wanted to raise the stakes and make this six week challenge more difficult. Cause that's what challenges are for! To be a killer you have to be fast, stealthy, and merciless. These are the top three things I associate with being a killer, maybe it's not what you think of, but you're not the important one here. I am. I plan on being merciless with myself, no more "I can't's" For everyone one "I can't" I will be adding 30 seconds to that current work out. Stealth means that I am light on my feet, leaving no trace of myself behind. The only thing I want to leave behind is my fat, reflexes are a huge player in stealth. The only way for me to be fast is to work on perfecting my time on the things I currently do. I shall accomplish this by *One high intensity cardio session a week. It will help me with my speed and stealth, by being quick and light on my feet. Also, balls to the wall is just healthy in general. Conditioning the heart to get used to short and hard spurts. Intervals should be 10-30 seconds of 100% effort with about 2-5 minutes of rest in between, also should be done about 8 sets. Grading 6-5 times: A 4-3 times: B 3-2 times: C 1 time: D 0 times :F (for freaking failure) [4 Str] *Two moderate cardio sessions with a little bit of strength training. This will help me to achieve the stealth I will need. The cardio sessions should be anywhere from 25-45 minutes, with a steady pace. It's not about the fat burning it's about endurance, and how long I will be able to sustain it. Grading 12-10 times: A 9-7 times: B 6-4 times: C 3-1 times: D 0 times: F (for freaking failure) [ 2 Dex, 4 Stam] Lastly, *one slow burning cardio and keeping my calorie intake no higher than 1560. Keeping something the same from the last two challenges, I think is good for me. Having something steady, it also makes me realize what I put into my body versus what I think I put into my body. This one cardio, I will probably play volleyball and count that for it since, I play for two hours once a week. Grading 40-33 days of 1580 or under: A 32-25 days of 1580 or under: B 24-17 days of 1580 or under: C 16-9 days of 1580 or under: D 8-0 days of 1580 or under: F (for freaking failure) [3 Con, 2 Wis] For my short terms life goal,I'm going to start a no "fat talk" myself. Example "Man I look like such a fat blob today." This one will be really difficult for me..I fat shame myself quite a bit.

THE JOURNEY CONTINUES... Installment three. MAIN GOAL. Lower bodyfat percentage. ADDITIONAL GOALS FOR THIS CHALLENGE. Stick to personal trainers 21 day Paleo meal plan. Blog about it. LIVE IT. Work out 6 days a week in some fashion for at least 30 minutes. Drop the self-depreciation. Seriously. LIFE QUEST. One craft project a week with my children. One main craft project for myself for the duration of the challenge. MOTIVATION. This weird and oddly humbling feeling that I discovered whereby it's okay to live in the moment and not sweat the small stuff. It's given me so much more momentum than I thought it would. BEFORE STATS.

Hello there! I'm TerosX and this is the third time I'm remaking the RPG Fanatics Guild. Each time it gets more awesome with better and better people. A quick note about myself: I'm in my mid 20's and trying to get a Masters in social work. I want to be a therapist and already have my bach. in psychology. I've done 4 of these challenges so far and show no signs of slowing. At my heaviest, I was 360 pounds but I've dropped about 3.5 pants sizes. Any and all are welcome to join the RPG Fanatics and hope to see a few familiar faces. I have a home gym consisting of a 10-pound sledgehammer, 20-pound sledgehammer, 250-pound tractor tire, 4 sand jugs, and 2 smaller tires. I hope this challenge to make a 25-pound kettelbell and a 45-pound kettelbell, as well as a tornado ball. Any questions, just ask. Part of my challenge is to open up more to people because I'm a real introvert. Time to go Beast Mode TerosX (me!) Challenge: http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/39169-terosx-5-diy-gym-whole-30/Lupus Challenge: http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/38973-lupus-challenge-mkiii-the-spice-of-life/Ravnos Challenge: http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/39202-ravnos-challenge-iii-revenge-of-the-challenge/Red1263 Challenge: http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/39600-red-vs-bahamut/wStallone Challenge: http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?showtopic=39357Melkilkate Challenge: http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/38974-mel-issas-quest-to-become-a-princess/Tateman Challenge: http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/39552-tatemans-challenge-4-run-fatboy-run-to-spartan-race/Errah138 Challenge: http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/39219-errahs-path-to-greatness/StealingCovert Challenge: http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/39416-stealingcovert-the-beginning-to-greatness/Peach Challenge: http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/39697-peach-keep-the-momentum/Lilbichy Challenge: http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/39524-lilbichy-level-3-version-20/#entry766700KingLeeroy Challenge: http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/39454-kingleeroys-castle-of-grind-challenge-4/Ensi Challenge: http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/39752-finding-inner-peace-ensis-challenge-4/Evicious Challenge: http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/40343-evicious-climbing-korea-chapter-1/ 27Angel Challenge: http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/39801-27angels-time-to-hit-reboot-4th-challenge/#entry771288Minx34 Challenge: http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/39287-minx34s-under-200lbs-challenge-challenge-3/#entry763390Typod360 Challenge: http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/39923-typod360-consistency-in-motion/

The Cease, the Cease, the Cease is on fire. We don't need no water...well, actually...fill 'er up. CHALLENGE ME (CHANGE ME) End goal: 20% bodyfat. Or to eventually be happy with my body/learn to love my body. GOALS Train for eventual pull-up awesomeness 3 times a week. Log daily, via MyFitnessPal (EndlessMuse.) Stick with my trainers 6-minute workout every day for the 6 weeks. 1 minute Push up1 minute reverse lunge1 minute bridge1 minute deep squat1 minute sit up1 minute diamond push upAS AN ADDITIONAL NOTE: I will not be weighing for the entire 6 week challenge. LIFE QUEST To be kinder to myself. Something I realized with the last challenge is that I didn't respect myself enough to commit the time to my goals NOR to praise myself for my good deeds or forgive myself for my bad ones. At least one positive personal affirmation per day. MOTIVATION As before, my motivation is my children, but also this time I want to focus on this simply because I need to see myself commit to and complete something. This will be my second challenge and I want to come straight out the gate like I'm on fire. And burn brighter each day. BEFORE STATS Photographs to be posted on the 11th, along with weigh-in information. I CAN HAS GOODIES?! I think the prize to myself ultimately will be the strength and changes in my body I should accumulate throughout this challenge, but as a reward to myself for completing this challenge, I will be looking toward a little gift basket containing the following items. Kettleguard wrist guards. ($25)Nerd Fitness Shirt. ($20)Ripped Goddess Shake-Cup. ($10)I'm only going to allow myself these prizes upon completion of the 6 week challenge, assuming I complete the entire 6 weeks. The wrist guards will eventually be purchased anyway, but this is just my way of justifying buying them sooner. Lulz.

I keep getting lazy. I've been fighting this all my life and I've been losing for most of it, but I am going to turn that around no matter how long it takes. My last challenge was a disappointment, and after it ended I stopped doing everything aside from the climbing since I at least have my roommate to keep me accountable as we climb together. It occurs to me I really need an accountabilibuddy or six in order to not suck. As much as I wanted to do this on my own, it isn't working. In accordance with the prophecy, I am going to kick my own butt into gear and I'm going to find a way to make sure I don't slip again no matter what it takes. My first target this time is the same as last time but I'm going to be serious about it. I'm going to seriously work out three times a week. This is usually going to involve climbing, but that's not enough and it really never was. Sure my muscles hurt, but not all of them and I'm generally not working up a serious sweat. I've used climbing as an excuse to ignore working out a lot of areas of my body. This changes now. If I finish climbing and I have gas left in the tank, I'll empty it. Second target is stretching, I used to stretch every single morning for about 20 minutes, this was an awesome practice and I was getting steadily more flexible. Then I stopped. I'm going to start again. If I don't stretch in the morning I will stretch after work, and I will always stretch properly after climbing, as opposed to never (I've been very bad about this.) Third target is eating, same as last time, at least 3 times a week I'll make a point of making sure I get a properly prepared meal with some protein and green vegetables in it. Preferably every day of the week, but I know I need to take baby steps, one at a time. Final target is also the same as last time since my performance was a joke. I am going to declutter all the crap out of my life that I don't need and get things neat and tidy. No more distractions. This is going to be awesome.

Hiya rebels, I figured I should start one of these to help me with my weight loss. I am starting at a whopping 75kg (164lbs) and ideally would want to get down to my old 62kgs/135lbs in the long run. However my main goal is to lose fat, not muscle so If you're asking, I would be most content with a few kilos less and 2-3 dress sizes lost. Moderate paleo works well for me although I have to stay under 50-60 grams of carbs a day to actually lose numbers on the scale. "Moderate" for me means strict no-grains, no legumes, but allow for a little bit of dairy (my daily latte!!!). Also I'm not going wild on the oil and condiment side, so if I feel something I am cooking needs a bit of soy sauce, I'll use it. Also I get to have a glass of wine a day or two. I do eat some fruit but have to limit it due to the sugar/carbs. I am allowing for one cheat day a week where cheat means bread and a bit of cake or chocolate - just enough to keep me sane and on track. We buy our fresh (artisan) bread on Thursdays, so that would be an obvious choice. I don't want to binge on cheat days because I know the consequences (brain fog, rages and depression for me - very nice!). Still, I don't want to go completely off gluten (yet?) because I have heard that your reactions to exposure worsen if you avoid it completely. So the weekly dose should have a homeopathic value. We never buy processed foods or anything anyway, so it's not too much of a change ... (well we do for the kids but I honestly, never eat them. My nemesis is bread. And pasta. And rice. And beer ... hmmm.... you get the picture ) This is basically the set-up - very boring, I know, I'm sorry! This daily log should get me to Christmas - 50 days - and then I'll wrap up and see how I've done. I'm a bit anxious because I have never gone through with anything like that for longer than 3 weeks! Fifty days seems an eternity ... at the same time, all the time, my life just seems to be rushing by - blink of an eye and another month is over. So it should be possible to cheat oneself into it, right? Like they say, it's only an effort until it's routine .... I'm not putting down any workout goals here because I quite enjoy them and I don't have to force myself too much to do them, really... I have been in denial about this over the last half year - I've improved my fitness, telling myself how well I was doing, and have allowed myself to totally relax on the food thing. If I'd been stricter I would be at my goal weight now, hah! Instead I have gained back what I had already lost (about 3kgs) when taking a break after an injury. So the part I really need a kick in the pants is the food bit, and I need to remind myself that weight loss really is 80 percent diet and exercise, no matter how much I enjoy it, is just the cherry on top. I'll put down my measurements and weight every week and report everyday. This will help me keep the mindset - you know how you think, Oh, I'll post sth tomorrow ... and then it slips and everything falls apart. My makros goal is something like 100g fat, 50g carbs, and 110g protein - plus the wine, which has no makros, only calories, in my tracker - that should get me to under 1800 kcals a day. There will be a 7 pm kitchen curfew - or, making it sound more professional: my eating window will be from 7am to 7pm with a 12 hour wine-drinking and sleeping fasting period in between. Should be easy enough! A couple of extra things: One, I found it's easiest for me to have a giant monster salad once a day as suggested by Mark (MDA). That's one meal sorted and it's really easy to throw together. Two, I want to try and have at least one handful of green leafy veg with each meal. TLDR; This log covers fifty days paleo under 50g carbs for weight loss (duh!).

So, tonight was my fitness instructor specialization practical exam. I was super worried, nervous to the point I almost wanted to vomit. The beginning was a bit shakey with me introducing the exercises but once we got into the swing of things it all came together. Perfect cueing, music matched the intensity level, gave awesome alternate exercises and I had a lot of fun while doing it. Just those few seconds waiting till the test were terrifying <3. I DID IT!!!

This is the last Pseudo Challenge I plan to do. I planned on doing three sets of 6 week challenges without really competing, not worrying about mini quests, but just trying to log what I am doing more than anything. Doing it here helps me keep in touch with others and cheer them on. Added to this challenge, and the reason for the Pseudo in front of it, I am starting an accelerated BS degree program. So for the next 14 months I will be going to school every Tuesday night from 6pm until 10 pm. In this challenge I am still "building the castle" of your local, beloved, Spartan Ogre. I am starting here as this has been the toughest goal to reach the last 4 or 5 challenges. I have learned, through mistakes, that my failure isn't in how hard I work on the house, but rather in setting the goal properly. Since the house goal is a list of smaller goals I will keep that going. What I will not list is "moving in" I will move in as soon as I can. So it does not make the list. The list is as follows: Finish painting all rooms upstairs. 1, 2, 3, 4 Finish Attic floor. Finish ceiling patch in Dining room. Started With three mini goals making my big goal, that is two weeks per goal. Thus to be on track I need to finish one job every two weeks. The fitness goals will look familiar. The current Quest I am on is to climb the 10' wall at the Spartan race without help next year in Indiana. So all fitness goals are along those lines. 1. Continue 5x5 heavy lifting working out three times a week when healthy. 3 times a week, 6 weeks = 18 workouts. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 2. Continue to foam roll and/or stretch 3 times a week when healthy. Same math as lifting. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 3. Sleep an average of 7 hours or more a night per week. I once read, if you can lift with the focus and dedication of a warrior, you need to sleep with the focus and dedication of a warrior. With school, the new house, full time job, and working out with heavy lifting 3 times a week, time management will be critical. The ability to do all of the previously mentioned over the next 6 weeks will require me to sleep enough. I will calculate sleep from Monday night until I get up to start my day the following Monday. I will count time spent in bed resting in the case where I cannot sleep. This is time without lights on, without books (kindle), without video, without music, in short without stimulus outside of an overactive brain. I will also count real naps when I actually sleep. Thus the goal is 49 or more hours of sleep per week. Week 1: M:7.5 T:8 W:7.75 T:7 F:8 S:9 S:8 Week 2: M:7 T:7.5 W: 6.5 T:7 F: 8 S:8 S: 8 Week 3: M:6.5 T:9 W: 8 T:7 F:9 S:8 S:6.5 Week 4: M:7 T:6.5 W:7 T:7 F:8 S:8 S:7 Week 5: M:5.5 T:7.5 W:8 T:8.5 F:8 S:7.5 S:8 Week 6: M:8 T:6.5 W:7.5 T:8 F:8 S:7.5 S:7.5 That is it. Nothing too fancy. Now to get at it.

If you have someone in this world that you love, go right now and show that love! Smile, hug, give a fiery kiss, cook good food, help with a dream she has. Just something that makes her smile ... Think, let it sink in just how lucky you are; maybe you never had met that person, if things had gone differently? If you can get light, warmth, colour to someone's day and through that to this often so dark and cold world, have a go at it! Just e-mailed that to a teacher in my school to be posted to everyone in my university of applied science. What you think the result will be? And I'd love to hear what you have come up with!

So this is my first serious attempt at losing weight and getting healthy. I'm hoping that this 6 week challenge will kick start my new healthy life style. I'm 27 years old, 5'8", and weigh 225 lbs. My life time goal is to get the weight off and keep it off, because I have a lot of physical pain that I've had since I was 14 and living without pain is something I'd like to feel again! I plan on changing my diet and becoming more active through things like: tennis, strengthening workouts, paintball, walking, running, hiking, and archery. I also think it would be really fun to be able to wear my puppy out (he's a miniature pinscher :>).

Main quest: Get big and strong. How to get there: Eat stuff. - I need to eat the food to fuel my gains. I still don't want to track because what a pain in the ass, but I'm going to focus on eating lots of protein and good carbs. And yummy veggies. And not so much cake and ice cream and things. Lift stuff. - Continue my workout plan. Because I lurves it. But lift stuff wisely. - I'm really getting to the point where I need to be doing stretching, foam rolling, etc. So I want to do this at least 3x a week. Life side quest: Don't suck at life. So...here's my plan. -build up 12 hours of sick time at work (I think). I get 4 hrs per pay period (2 weeks). So, yeah, 12 should be doable- as long as I don't call in sick. Haha. -take my meds. Every day. This is also going to require a dr appt because I am almost out. Sigh. -spend 15 minutes a night cleaning/decluttering/doing dishes/something. This is going to be challenging but seriously. I'm an adult. I need to learn to not suck at life. Fitness side quest: Complete the exercise physiology course I signed up for on Coursera. Even though I'm totally overwhelmed by it right now. If I can't complete the course due to not having enough basic knowledge (sarcoplasmic reticulum, wtf is that?!?!) I want to get through Hank Green's biology crash course (thanx Catspaw!).

During my first challenge I leveled up as a Ranger, but during that time I saw an important prophecy that told me what I need to do from now on, and the nature of the ultimate goal I must strive toward. In accordance with the prophecy, my main quest is to become a Ninja Warrior Grand Champion. I know this is crazy. I know this isn't a 6 week or even a 6 month goal. 6 years would be a lot closer. I don't care how long it takes though, I am willing to commit to this and I will never stop moving towards this goal as long as I live. During the last challenge I started watching a lot of videos from different Ninja Warrior events and basically fell in love with it. From this challenge onward, any fitness goal I set will be keeping that final goal in mind and moving me closer to it. In accordance with the prophecy, the first goal is to continue the BBWC (Beginner Body Weight Circuit, my slightly modified version I used in my first challenge) from my Ranger training as it will keep moving me in the right direction. I will continue increasing the reps/difficulty on a weekly basis to make sure I keep benefiting from it and keep getting better. I'll be doing two of these workouts per week, perhaps more once I get deeper in and find out what I can handle. Gain: 3 Str 1 Sta Goal two is to do at least one more specialized training session per week, focusing on balance and the most basic of parkour basics. This workout will be (hopefully, haven't tried it yet so we'll see) an hour long and combine stuff like walking on fences for balance, trying to do a free handstand, learning how to do a parkour roll, and learning how to vault starting with a safety vault. Gain: 3 Dex 1 Str The third primary goal is to keep it fun! At least once per week I will be taking part in some kind of social physical activity like basketball or tennis, throwing a baseball/football/frisbee around, going swimming with friends or some kind of adventure like climbing a mountain (though not necessarily always something of that level). On the off chance that all my friends suck and I can't get any of them to join me even once for a whole week, I may just go swimming or shoot some hoops by myself. Gain: 2 Cha 1 Sta The prophecy also told me that in order to complete this difficult main story quest, I need to remove some of the distractions that are always around me. My side quest is to "declutter" my life. This includes cleaning my room, cleaning other parts of my house and keeping it all clean, organizing my things in an orderly fashion, getting rid of things I don't need, stuff like that. This is something I've struggled to do properly for years, so I'm going to start small but make a point of getting it done every week. For the first 3 weeks I will devote just 1 hour cumulatively per week to decluttering and 2 hours per week in the last 3 weeks. These hours can be spread across as many days as I want as long as they get done between Monday and Sunday. I may change the numbers depending on how it goes. Gain: 4 Wis Posted on my wall is now a piece of paper with the declaration: "I will be a ninja warrior grand champ! I will be able to get anywhere using only my own body." I will make sure I look at this reminder at least every morning, maybe multiple times per day.

A parkour group in South London have started doing free parkour sessions for the over sixties in an effort to increase their mobility and give them confidence, what a fantastic idea! It looks like it's pretty stripped down to cater to their older customers but it gets them practicing balancing and jumping over small objects like park benches and gets them out of their homes and socialising in a much healthier way than just sitting down and drinking endless cups of tea and scoffing biscuits. Just ignore the idiots in the comments section though...

So... When I started with the beginner BW circuit workout in early February this year I couldn't do even one regular push-up. During my first challenge I worked my way up to 10 consecutive push-ups (even 11 or 12 if I remember correctly)... Only to get injured and having to take it slow. It took up until the current challenge to work my way back to 10 x 3 in the BW circuit again... And today I decided to do a little test of 'how many can I do in one minute' of several exercises. I did 27 push-ups in one minute, of which 25 consecutively(!!!). :D Totally did NOT expect that. Guess I should up the reps in my BW routine now, too (And wish I had beginner test-stats to compare it to... Seriously - if you're just starting out, do some type of beginner 'test' to get some stats. Stats are fun.)

So, since the start of the last challenge, I’ve: left the military, moved home, got into college, applied for jobs, and started attending church again. I’m doing work where I can find it while I wait for calls for interviews. I hope that by the end of this challenge, I’ll be much less stressed and prepared for school in August. Well anyways, this should be a fun challenge. Goals 1. There is no emotion, there is peace. Meditate, do you even? I’ve been wanting to try meditation since I read so many others put it in their challenges. It’ll be interesting to see how it affects my day to day life, if at all. 2. There is no ignorance, there is knowledge. Translate 3 spanish videos per week. Read 3 articles about about science, tech, or history per week. Combining the two is allowed. I’ve studied spanish for over three years. I used to be fluent but I’ve been using it less and less and it shows. Also, I don’t read enough. 3. There is no passion, there is serenity. Keep calm, no more yelling. I’ve been irritable lately and I attribute that to the higher levels of stress that came with our transition into civilian life. I don’t have a job yet, our house isn’t ready, and we live with my parents. So I need to work on keeping my cool even though I’m stressed. 4. There is no chaos, there is harmony. What better way to achieve harmony than yoga? I found a nice 6 week yoga for beginner’s program that I’ll be doing. This is another thing I’ve been wanting to try. 5. There is no death, there is the force. Strength training. Ah, my old nemesis. Strength training is what I have the hardest time committing to. I’m going to do strength training three times a week and for every week I don’t miss a session I’m going to put five dollars in a jar. At the end of the challenge I get my money. Money is tight right now so the $30 would mean a lot to have. Well that's it. Looking forward to another fun 6 weeks with everybody. May the force be with you.

This challenge is inspired by the 70's big article The Revolutionary Guide to Manly Short Shorts. I, unfortunately do not have a low enough body fat percentage to properly rock them, though I am not too far off. During the last challenge, I lost a little wait and noticed some definition in my quads that wasn't there before and I seek to further increase it. By the end of the challenge, I hope to be down into the 240's again (weighed 259.5 lb this morning) and hopefully able to rock some short shorts, feeling free to break out The Great Whites and make them The Great Tans. I'll be watching my diet, though not counting calories, and running where I can fit it in, but neither of those are challenge goals as I don't want to track them. The goals below are based on building a base to hit some personal goals later in the year for the most part or just improving everyday life a little bit in area's I don't excel in. Fitness Goal 1: 100,000 lb a week +2 STR +3 STA The German Panther tank above weighs just shy of 100,000 lb. Last challenge I wanted to lose weight and tried to focus on running to do it. In the process I ignored lifting, only averaging something like 1.5 times in the gym a week, and have shriveled into a weak husk of what I was. I hit some big PRs at SSS, but the weights I'm lifting now are nowhere near what would be needed to do it again. I want to improve all my lifts by 10-20 lb minimum when I do my first competition in December, and after this second cut challenge will be running Texas Method for at least 1 challenge to get ready. I'm not used to the volume in that program and need to prep for it, that's what this is all about. I need to average 100,000 lb a week of volume. Final Volume: A=600,000+ B=525,000 C=450,000 D=375,000 F=375,999- Fitness Goal 2: Mobility +2 DEX +2 CON The opposite of how I look whilst mobilizing 20 minutes mobility 3 times a week I learned a lot last challenge and want to work toward making mobility a part of my everyday life. It's gonna be one of my goals in each challenge for awhile. Graded on % complete. Fitness Goal 3: 8 Chin Ups +1 STR +1 CHA +1 STA What I expect to happen... In the words of the great Mark Rippetoe, "Every man should be able to do some chins.", and he's right. I can only pull my weight up 3-4 times, I wanna hit 8. I'll be running the program below that is based on Greyskull with my own twist. It involves a bunch of chins and I'll hopefully be greasing the grove on off days with at least 5 sets at 1/2 my max. One nice thing about this is that it'll help the guns meet the sun as well. A=8 B=7 C=6 D=5 F=4 or less Day A Squat 2x5, 1x5+ Press 2x5, 1x5+ Front Squat 5x10 Chins 2x6-8 (16 total minimum, add sets if needed) Press 5x10 (if time is left) Day B Bench 2x5, 1x5+ Power Clean 5x3 Deadlift 1x5 Sumo 1x5 Curl 2x10-15 Close Grip Bench (if time is left) Life Goal: Check Yourself +1 WIS +2 CHA Hey look! It's Seth! I'm a terrible typist and for a long time relied on autocorrect or the red squiggles in the browser. I need to start paying attention and proof reading posts as well as focusing on improving my typing skills. Other mods have been directed to edit my poor posts to chastise me. This one will be graded subjectively.

Hurrah! Another challenge! Alright… after a week off to rest, rejuvenate (and eat all the chocolate). It is time to throw myself back in battle. For my next trick I will be performing much the same but with added super powers. My schedule for the next 6 weeks of this challenge will be quite different. Evening lectures have finished for semester and I have taken some days off work prior to my exam. After week 3 of the challenge I will be uni free but working for a couple of weeks, then in the final week I will be off work for a proper holiday. We are going to go camping for a week, the location won’t be decided until the night before because we like it that way. The following week, for my next post challenge break will be spent in tropical far north Queensland on the Great Barrier Reef… Woo Hoo!!!! But first, there is work to be done… Goal #1 [Diet] – Down to ration packs Intelligence: Building on my last successful campaign of quitting soft drink (7 weeks clean now and counting). My next challenge is to eat clean and primal for breakfast and lunch each day. To get there I am scheduling 2 hours each Sunday to get to the supermarket and come home and prep everything for the week. Cook ahead for the win. I still get to eat whatever I fancy for dinner to satisfy my current need for variety, although of course I will be keeping an eye on the calories. Results: Eat paleo/primal before 5pm everyday +4 CON A: 42/42 days B: 40/42 days C: 38 /42 days Goal #2 [Fitness] – Where the rubber meets the road Intelligence: So I have bought my entry into the 10km Sydney Bridge Run in September this year and the aim is to finish it non-stop. I have a little more time in my work/study schedule for the next 6 weeks so I can focus on using the Zombie Run 5km app to get my continuous running distance up. The dog stays home this time so that I can concentrate. I might be able to smash 20 mins but I don’t want to set my sights too high at this stage. Results: Run 20 minutes non-stop +4 STA A: 20 mins + B: 15 mins + C: 10 mins + Goal #3 [Fitness] – Stretch for the moon, land among the stars Intelligence: My strength has improved due to my previous push up challenge and the NF Fitness Guide work outs. I’m going to be doing 2 strength workouts a week, but I would like to focus on stretching because I don’t feel very supple or nimble at all. This will probably be the easiest and most relaxing of my goals to achieve. Result: 1 hour of yoga per week +3 DEX Goal #4 [Life] - All the things!!! Intelligence: Last challenge, my study goal was a damp squib. I want more fun! And variety! There are a bunch of things that I have been putting off until the end of semester, when I have time. None really fit neatly into a goal and so I have come up with this little game. At the risk of being accused of squeezing many goals into one, I am going to score points every time I do something I’ve planned to do, or an otherwise life enriching thing. I can award myself points for things that aren’t on the list if I think that they deserve it. I can do nothing for 5 weeks and do fifty things on the last day if I want, it is totally flexible. House buyingGo to a viewing (+1)Get a pre-approval for the mortgage (+2)Make an offer (+2)RelationshipSpend 15 or more mins listening to someone and asking them questions (+1)Date night (+1)Random act of thoughtfulness (+1)Visit family (+1)Call my Dad (+1)Do something cool1 hr working on a new skill (+1)1 hr reading a novel (+1)1 hr learning a new song on the guitar (+1)30 mins doing Cantonese vocabulary (+1)1 hr gardening (+1)Cook a new recipe (+1)Result: Score 50 points or more +4 CHA Bring it on

Alright, just so you guys know, I grew up a picky eater. Because of this, in order to avoid having food I LOATHED shoved down my throat... I had to learn to cook. Thus I became a guy who likes to cook. I have my own unique cravings and I fulfill them with my own recipes, but I'm willing to experiment and try some new stuff. What I'm looking for is some recipes to your own favorite foods so that I can cook it up and try it myself. I'm on a 60 day Paleo Round, so I won't be able to try "Non-Paleo" recipes until I'm on my next week long break. So, what's good to you people? =D

My name is Louis Crider, and I'm proud to join the rebellion. I want to improve. I want be a better person tomorrow than I am today. After looking down at the scale one day and seeing I was 100+ pounds overweight, I realized that things had gotten out of hand. I'd had that experience before, been through the trial and through the error, and always repeated the cycle. Now, things are going to be different. I know the mistakes I've made and I've learned from not only my experience, but the experience of those around me. I'm not just in this to lose weight and look nice, I'm in this to become a better person, to improve every step of the way. I want to strengthen myself, and everybody around me.

Hello everyone! I'm brand new to this but can't wait to get started - I've been seeking something that can push me to excel that isn't boring. Just to introduce myself: I sort of recently started a new job as a designer in a new city and love to work out. My name comes from the game League of Legends - I'm not pro, but I like to think I am! I main as Lux. This is why Nerd Fitness is perfect for me! Now to the goals! Fitness/Health Quest: 1. Run 15 miles a week. To be honest, anything more than that totally stresses me out. That's 5 miles 3 times a week, 2 miles 5 times a week with a 5 miler on a weekend, or even a long 10 mile weekend run with two easy 2.5 mile days! The pressure to run after work is sometimes too great for me. I think this is manageable with still enjoying my passion to run. And 15 is a great mathematical number. Will track with my handy Nike Running app! A+ More than 15 miles a week A 15 miles B 12 miles C 8 miles D 6 miles F Anything under 6. Reward: (+2 DEX +2 STA) 2. Do 3 pull-ups. Right now, I can't even fathom doing just one! I really need to work on my arm strength, and I will follow the Nerd Fitness guide to pull-ups to get there! Note: my company graciously provides a group trainer that comes every day for an hour at lunch! He focuses on free weights, lifting, cardio, abs . . . everything! But, no pull-up bar. I already work with him as often as I can, so now at home I need to tackle these pull-ups! I'll track I guess by uploading a video of myself? Makes me uncomfortable but I guess that's solid proof! A+ 5 pull-ups . . . if I can do 3 I can do 5, right? A 4 pull-ups B 3 pull-ups C 2 pull-ups D 1 pull-up F 0 . . . boo! Reward: (+2 STR +2 STA) 3. Yoga weekends. Let's be honest: yoga in the big city is EXPENSIVE. I just recently took a Bikram yoga class with an awesome $40 groupon, but it expired and now I'm left wanting more. But, expense shouldn't prevent me from doing yoga when there are so many free apps out there! I am going to do yoga on weekends to replace the classes. I also used to be a jazz dancer and I am terrified of losing my flexibility. This acts as my meditation and staying flexible. Will track with . . . ? Advice? I'm not taking a video of me doing yoga! A+ Yoga twice a week! What!? Yes! A Yoga and a good stretching session B Yoga once a week C Stretching Session D-F Nothing. Nada. Zip. Reward: (+2 CON +2 WIS) Life Quest: 4. Write my stress away. I may have a few little anxiety problems here and there. (By a few I mean I need to see a doctor.) The best way I've learned to deal with them is to write it out, or, communicate it some way. If everything is down on paper it's not in my brain. I'm going to try to write in my journal to get everything out and sorted. Will track via message board! A+ Write 5 times a week A Write 4 times a week B Write 3 times a week C Write 2 times a week D Write 1 time a week F No writing! What! If you just read all this let's be friends haha! I'm going to print this out and really keep track. I can do this! Attributes: Strength (STR): 1 Dexterity (DEX): 2 Stamina (STA): 3 Constitution (CON): 2 Wisdom (WIS): 4 Charisma (CHA): 3 Total: 15 | Level 1

hi fellow rebells, my name is fearlesscreek and this is my first challenge. i have a feeling its gonna be awesome!! starting point / the source: weight: 108,0 kg (237 pounds) height: 1,78 m (5´10´´) measures: waist: 98,5 cm bum: 110 cm bust: 103 cm bizeps: 35 cm calves: 44 cm neck: 38 cm running: able to run 3 x 10 minutes with 2 minutes walking in between. eating: clean, unprocessed food, few carbs but waaay too many calories goals for my first challenge / running towards awsome! i will be able to run 6k until mai 27. to reach this goal i will do every run of my 5k training plan unless injured. then i will do my first 5k ( AVON Frauenlauf Berlin) on mai 4th. after that i will rest for 3 days and then start training for my first 6k (Zehlendorfer Volkslauf Berlin) on mai 29th. by mai 27th i will have run 6k straight once. 6k run without walking = A+, 6 k run with up to 3 walking intervalls = A, 5 k run = B, 4 k run = C, not finished run = D, not started run = F i will eat 80 % clean unprocessed food and log it daily in myfitnesspal aiming to lose some lard. to reach this goal i will not go over my recomended 1760 calories / day. i will eat no food that comes in packages, but will allow dairy, oats and wholewheat. if i have to have fastfood i will only eat doner kebap but stick to my calories. 0-3days fail = A; 4-8 days fail = B; 8-12 days fail = C; more than12 days fail = F ( 5 CON) i will stick to a weekly budget. i am pretty broke right now !!! therefore i will review my financial situation each sunday and decide how much money can be spent during the upcoming week. i will not spend more than the amount i decided on. no fail: A; fail 1 week = B, fail 2 weeks = C; fail 3 weeks = D; borrow money = E (2 WIS 1 CON) i will have a short playdate with myself 6 times during the challenge. to reach this goal i will try out new physical activities that make me sweat ´n smile. like, i always wanted to kick ass like steve on a playground, try bikramyoga, do some weights on the roofterrace...whatever it is - i have to do something (new and exiting or just fun) 6x for at least 30 minutes. all playdates done = A; 5 playdates done = B; 4 playdates = C; less than 4 = F (1 STR 1CHA) i have joined the team "superheroes" ( spreadsheet acountabilitybuddies) and my wonderful sidekick is e-adora, who gets to read my boring food entries on mfp! *thanks girl!* looking foreward to meeting many of you! fearlesscreek

Howdy nerds! Man, not having internet at home sucks. Thanks AT&T! Hopefully we will have things back up and running soon. Until then, I'm being a typical state employee. Hooray. I have some pretty basic goals this go-round, but it's really gonna be challenging for me. 1. Don't eat ALL the things! (+3 STA, +2 CHA) While I'm not unhappy with how I look most days, I would really like to get a bit leaner. According to some online calculators, I'm hovering between 25-27% bodyfat. I'd like to get that closer to 20. So, here's to the beginning of a cut! Make a plan: 1350 kcals M-F, 145 g PRO, 50 g fat, 85 g CHO* 2000 kcals S-Su, 145 g PRO, 80 g fat, 170 g CHO (yes, this only adds up to 1960. leaves me room to play)* 2. Don't drink ALL the alcohol! (+3 CON, +2 WIS) So, this could really be considered part of the first goal, because if there's anyone who can have a decent diet on 1350 cals and still drink alcohol is a hero in my book, but I wanted to underscore the importance of it. Make a plan: No alcohol during the week. Yes, that's right, no alcohol. None. Not one drop. And I'd like to limit my alcohol intake on the weekends...I haven't come up with a specific goal for that yet. This challenge is all about fat loss, and those liquid calories are really holding me back. 3. DO keep on keeping on! (+2 STR) So while I'm restricting calories, I want to keep up the same activity level. This should be fun. Make a plan: Keep doing what I'm doing. Weight training during the week when my schedule allows (hoping to get to a consistent 4 days a week here, but we'll see), running 1-2 times a week (including a conditioning/interval run), kickboxing once a week, and maybe some yoga when I feel up to it. 4. Get my shit together already. (+3 DEX) Okay, so maybe this isn't really dexterity, but it's juggling multiple things so it's mental dexterity! That's what I'm saying. I'm tired of rushing around in the morning trying to get everything ready for the day, especially since I'm really not very good with mornings. Make a plan: Get my food (+1), work clothes (+1), and workout clothes (+1) ready the night before work. I can't math right now (morning, remember?) but this will be based on a percentage of total possible points. So. Let's do this. *I may change this to be Su-Th, and then F-S. I don't know yet. P.S. I'm starting tomorrow with the calories. Because today we are celebrating 3 (!) birthdays at work, and there's going to be pizza. I can't resist pizza. But, I will still try to be mindful the rest of the day.

Back to goal setting, and again, I have pretty much the same Awesome plan! as challenge four (it is actually a 12 week plan, this is part two), but there is a twist: I'll be racing in TWO organized triathlons during the course of this challenge, so while mileage is not going to be impressive (between taper and recovery), I have a good feeling about this thing! Triathlon ONE: Puerto Vallarta, April 28th, Is a road tri, I'll be doing the Sprint distance (750m swim, 20k bike, 5k run), According to my training and calculation (guess?), I should be able to finish in under two hours, and by under I mean a few minutes under!, the elites finish this distance in a little under one hour, so I should be able to do sub-2. Triathlon TWO: Xterra Zapopan, May 26th, Is a "trail" race, I'll do the "sport" distance (same as sprint), although it's MTB/trail run, It's not a very technical one (most of the route is in a golf course), and not too hilly either, but still, I don't think I'll make it in under two hours, the goal here is to finish in under 2:30. So, obviously my main fitness goal is to get ready for the races and, well, race, so I'll not be doing any major changes in my life (from challenge four), but I keep on building momentum and habits! OFFICIAL GOALS: 1. Keep on with my Awesome Triathlon Training plan! it has been slightly modified (I'll be swimming three days a week, rest days move to weekends, for family reasons) (+3STA, +1STR +1DEX +1CON) 2. Complete Puerto Vallarta Sprint triathlon (+1STA, +1STR) in under two hours (+1 CHA) 3. Complete Xterra Zapopan Triathlon (+1STA, +1STR), in under 2:30 (+1 CHA) 4. Stay mostly Paleo, I've gotten pretty good at this, so no points this time, will keep posting for accountability reasons only. 5. Kids need daddy: Spend AT LEAST one half day per week (morning or afternoon) on a kid oriented activity: Public pool, bike ride (recreational), park, board games, whatever, one "kids date" each week. This may be tricky on race weekends, so planning ahead will be crucial. (+2 WIS +1CHA) BONUS GOALS: - Swim 2500m in one session - Bike 50+ nonstop - Run 10k nonstop - Do some yoga/stretching sessions - Start some sort of strength training (urgh!) - Keep on working on my new house, a lot of details are still pending. Starting Stats: STR 9 DEX 3 STA 16 CON 12.8 WIS 14.6 CHA 6.3 Weight: 89k

Found this in a German newspaper a couple of days ago and thought it was just awesome. These guys are well into their 70s and are still going strong. Seriously, I'm under 40 and I can't do a planche ! http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/die-seniorenmeisterschaft-beim-turnfest-2013-fotostrecke-96893.html

I found it! I found the most epic video known to man! Shout it from the mountains! SUPERMAN VS. GOKU!!!! Watch this video!