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Hello ^0^ I am Ben and I absolutely love parkour/freerunning. I have been training for about 3 years now??? Over this time my progress has been up and down due to holidays and school. I only joined the rebellion (due to age restrictions) half way through the previous 6WC and completed it over in the recruits section. Now I'm here with the big boys I will be earning my place among the brotherhood and picking up my fitness game. Main Quest: Build up fundamental strength to ensure safety in emergency situations (jumping from buildings, climbing) and to do cool stuff (flagpole, muscle up, front lever). Become a very skilled tracuer/freeruner - next year planning to create my own YouTube channel so I will need to be good enough to pull in the views Goal 1: Get stronger By the end of this 6WC, my goal is to be able to complete the '5 Fitness Benchmarks a Man Must Master'. I have put the link at the bottom of the post. My current max pull-up is 8 and max push-up only 17. think they will be the hardest challenge. At the moment I can already "jump over obstacles waist high". And the other 2 benchmarks are going to balance my overall fitness. I will achieve my goal by doing 2-3 strength training sessions per week (Mon, Wed, Fri) and doing 1-2 HIIT or Hill sessions a week also. Strength training sessions will consist of the old 'Rebel Strength Guide Bodyweight Brigade' and a workout of my own design based upon the 'Top 10 Bodyweight Exercises for Intermediate Parkour Practitioners' (link at the bottom). HIIT and Hill sessions may be casual or serious (depending on how I am recovering). Might also try Tabata training. Goal 2: Eat clean For the last challenge I started changing and substituting things in and out of my diet to see what worked. I went from - a bowl of cereal for breakfast; juice box, muffin and jam sandwich (white bread) for lunch; noodles as an afternoon snack; and whatever mum cooked for dinner (which is usually the healthy part of my day) to - bacon, eggs and an avocado for breakfast, tuna, macadamia nuts, apple, banana, carrot and capsicum for lunch; and still whatever the rest of my family has for dinner. I still do get offered chocolate and chips by my mates nd struggle turning them down. Will be working on resilence For this challenge I am aiming to keep the results of my previous challenge consistent. Make it a long term habit. Goal 3: Crowd challenge You guys get to set me a challenge. I will notify you if I accept. So make it a good one Preferably parkour/freerunning based but it could be anything Side Quest (Life Goal): Study for my upcoming exams I plan to study at least 1 hour every night. That's it. 1 hour per night. I study Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and English. I have 2 waves of exams, one in about 3 weeks and the other (the important ones) in 6 weeks References: http://www.artofmanliness.com/2009/09/15/every-man-should-be-able-to-save-his-own-life-5-fitness-benchmarks-a-man-must-master/http://apexmovement.com/blog/top-10-bodyweight-exercises-for-intermediate-parkour-practitioners/#sthash.XpCm2f8Q.dpbs Also any feedback on how I can measure these challenges and how the points system works would be sweeet. Wish me luck!!! PS: Planning to get some gymnastic rings before the next challenge but they may be implemented in this challenge if I can get my hands on them soon enough Peace!