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Goals: - One Rabbit Stew coming right up! Get more protein, try for 3 protein shakes a week in place of some other snacks. - Nibble yer bum! Drop 5kg this challenge. If necessary track calories, prefer not to... - Run away! Run away! Do a run or some weights related to running 3 times a week I have my first 10k on 15 Sept so the challenge dates line up well for prep but I have to make sure I actually do it......

He who would cross the Bridge of Death Must answer me These questions three Ere the other side he see. What…...is your name? - Honeybadger from the Ranger Guild What…….is your quest? -To run my first 4 mile road race What……is your training plan? -Run, bike, eat well and run some more After a spectacular flop last challenge, I am excited to be training for a specific event and hope it will help keep me focused and on track. I will be training for a 4 mile road race in exactly 5 weeks, no zero week for me. Why the Bridge of Death reference you might be asking? First reason is obviously because Monty Python is awesome. The second, 2 miles of the race is spent running across a 400 foot tall suspension bridge at 7am. Have I mentioned my extreme fear of heights and that I am not a morning person? This could be my most challenging challenge yet! That's it for now. More details to follow.

What is your name? ShadowFire. What is your quest? Too kick some serious Ass. Wait seriously, no Holy Grail stuff just kicking ass? Yes, now may I please pass? No, I mean yes, ahhhhhhhhhhhhh Wait. Does that count as an intro? I mean it has my name. Well just in case, Name's Shadowfire. I'm 25, male, currently trying to get my life on track. I figure this is the best way for a guy who spends more time with his nose in a book or a computer screen too get in shape. On fitness stuff, I hate running. Straight up haaaaatttttteeeeee it. And I'm not a fan of free weights but I can do them if I feel they will help. I like biking, climbing, swimming, and I seem to spend an inordinate amount of time upside down. I was a boxer and did a small amount of Muay Thai and Capoeira.

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.

Main Quest To feel healthy, happy, and INVINCIBLE! Background - I've feel like total crap for the past few months; no energy, stressed, and a lot of lovely digestive issues. I remember how I felt when I went paleo/primal a few years ago and I want to go back to that! Goal 1- Bump up my activity levels How will I do this? *Meet my daily Fitbit goals of 10k steps. I'd like them to be spread out throughout the day, but as long a they're there I'm ok with it. *Log at least 3 non walking activities a week (kayaking, yoga, biking, etc). I've really wanted to try stand up paddle boarding! This makes 18 non walking activities and 42 daily goals Grading: A - 90%+ B- 80%-90% C- 70%-80% D- 60%-70% F- below 60% Goal 2 - Body, not mind, determining what I put in my mouth For a long time I tried eating low carb despite what my body, and others were saying. I had zero energy and, I think, exacerbated some lingering hypothyrodism. I want to listen to what my body is saying, and try to give it what it wants in natural and nutrient dense ways. *Limit to two sensible fast food choice a week (Chipotle, bunless five guys) *At least 100g carbs a day Grading - Grading based on missed carb days and if I get carried away with fast food. Goal 3 - Stress less I get stressed very easily and, like a lot of people, have a stressful job. I'm also really good at tuning into other people's stress and letting it affect me. I know I can't get rid of 100% of my stress/anxiety, but I want it to affect me less. * Identify when I'm stressed and react accordingly (sometimes I'll be anxious for a good 20 min. before I realize it. I dentifying the source and breathing exercises help immensely) * When at work, take a 10 min. break every two hours to actively relax. Grading- Hard to quantify the first bit, but I'll keep track of what days I do take breaks and calculate something based on that. Life Goal- Buy a new couch I hate the couch I have; my Grandparents gave it to me when they moved out of their house. A free couch was useful in college, but it's not so comfy anymore. *Pick a couch I like *Save up money *Buy it Grading: Pass/fail. I either buy a couch or I dont! That's all for now! Looking forward to a great 6 weeks!