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G'day! A West Aussie that is a massive metalhead (which is where alot of my challenge titles will most likely be derived from \m/ ), currently studying as Game Design looking into the future for a career in the Indie Games industry. I have a good chunk of weight to lose to be healthy, and almost all my excess weight is on my stomach, quite a specimen of a beer gut actually (albeit mostly a result of rum), which I understand is more unhealthy than the weight itself. At the age of 23 I now have weight to lose and muscle to gain, this is my goal and is there purely to get my health in check, rather than to look good and achieve strength goals, however I know I will have these goals later, but that is just ACT II, no need to focus on that yet! Current Stats: H: 6'00" W: 107kg (2 less than I started my first challenge) BF: 31.5% MAIN QUEST: RISE SON OF SODOM Chapter 2: A Testament ov Fire, Descend to Hell I have recently travelled from the cesspool that is Sodom, escaping the shadowy, violent streets, into the outlands, ragged plains of dirt, sand and rock. I have duelled many an Outlander, and fled many more. I have escaped my shackling cell of that decrepit place, and have journeyed unto the looming obsidian gates of Hell. It was a journey of strength, willpower and endurance, put I am here now. The next step of my journey is to penetrate the threshold of the gargantuan gates and race down the tunnels and halls to the outer cesspits of Hell. Into the shadowy tunnels of brimstone and rock, I will test my mettle against the Hellspawn and harsh environment, but it is the only way forward for me, and it shall be a journey indeed. I want to bring myself out of old habits and place my self on the path to a healthier lifestyle. More exercise, cleaner diet and a greater overall sense of happiness. I want to maintain the goals and quests I set in the previous challenge, and build upon them. I also want to further focus on getting my weight in check this time around. I was able to attain A's across the board last challenge, so this time I would like to focus on making the challenges a bit more difficult and assertive, without being to excessive and grindy. MAIN QUEST OBJECTIVE DELTA: HELLSPAWN BRAWLING I have fought with many an Outlander on my journey, building my strength up, so that I have a chance of tackling tougher beasts on my journey. However as I descend into this tunnels before me, I will have to take on Hellspawn, rabble they may be, but tough and swift in their brawling. I will have to take them on if I am to build the strength to be able to survive a battle with a demon, for they would easily have me for lunch if I were to reach the outer pits right now. I must attack the tunnels at full speed, for tales suggest that wreaths of flame race through the tunnels, to prevent the Hellspawn from escaping, and I have a long way to go until I can escape the halls of stone and tunnels of brimstone. I have spent much time running from the Outlanders, for many that I stumbled across were raiding parties, and I certainly did not have the strength to take more than one or two at a time. My running and stamina will be tested to breaking point here, and it will be a great thing. For all the progress I make and endurance I gather, the less likely the River Styx will catch me unawares, and cast me to the abyss. I would like to maintain the progress I made with my 'To Bruise a Demon' and 'Running the River Styx' quests I had in the previous challenge. I was successful in getting A's in both of them and so will push myself more this time around. The last challenge got me and my body prepared for getting into exercise routines, and now I must start developing these routines. Also the last challenge I had the loophole of walking instead of jogging and still getting an A, so this time I want to focus on getting out there and jogging. It is a big step for me because I don't much enjoy it, but I certainly don't feel comfortable jogging around the neighbourhood. Progress is what we are after though, so progress is what we shall aim for! I will also upkeep the group workouts that I do with Nim-aera, Rachy87 and Brentos. A: 150+ workout points. B: 115+ workout points. C: 95+ workout points. D: 85+ workout points. F: <85 workout points. And how am I assigning these workout points? Well... For weights; every session that sticks to the routine I have planned out is worth 2 points, every routine that is decent enough, but isn't enough to satisfy my routine, or an acceptable equivalent, is worth 1 points. For every week I get 5+ points, I get 1 bonus point, if I manage to get a full 8 points, I get a bonus 2 points. A maximum of 4 sessions a week count towards the score, this is to ensure I have rest days. Therefore if I have at least 2 rest days in a week, I get 1 bonus points. This means that I can get a maximum of: (4 x 2 points a week) x 6 weeks = 48 points, then; 48 + (2 x 6) = 60 points for completing 4 full sessions every week, then; 60 + (1 x 6) = 66 points for doing every workout and having at least 2 rest days a week. For group workouts; every group workout gets 2 points. Completely all 6 group workouts gains me 2 bonus points. This allows for: (6 x 2) + 2 = 14 points. For cardio; I don't want to limit the points on cardio, as I want that to be the main focus here, but I also want to limit the points on walking, therefore making jogging the primary goal to this quest. For every 15 minute jogging session I will get 1 points, and for every 15 minutes longer I get an additional 1 point. If any single jogging session goes for more than 40 minutes, I get 1 bonus point, if for some crazy reason I manage to jog for 2 hours, then that session will get an additional 2 points on top. Probably won't do that, but at least it has been defined! For every 90 minute walking session I will get 1 point, and for every 45 minutes above that I will get an additional 1 point. If any single walk reaches or exceeds 3 hours I will get 1 bonus point. Walking will cap at 10 points per week, and/or 45 points for the whole challenge. This may seem quite convoluted, but it my way of showing the NF community how I am going to keep myself on track. MAIN QUEST OBJECTIVE EPSILON: CONSUMING THE BEFALLEN Throughout my journey I have consumed enough blood to sate my thirst, for all the running and duelling is draining, both of dehydration and of power. As I barrel down into the depths, as the heat rises, and my battles with the Hellspawn rage on, my thirst will grow and I will have to continue to sate that thirst. Not only that, but now I am out of food, and there is nowhere I can go for it, I will have to spare the carcasses of the Hellspawn I fell, for nourishment as days pass without a Hellspawn in sight. I will have to be careful in my consumption of flesh and blood, but I must sate the thirst, hunger and power. In the first challenge I maintained a great water consumption per day thanks to my quest objective 'Discard the Holy Water', and I would like to solidify that water consumption as a true habit, as is the aim of these challenges. However, I feel that I need to control two other consumption related things, my portion size and the very occasional, but notable, binge eating. I don't really know how to measure these two in regards to the challenge, but I will attempt a grading system, each time I don't watch what I eat I will remember that, and score myself out of 5 (for each thing, dependent on what I do) at the end of each week. A: 2.0L of water, 55/60+ score. B: 1.8L of water, 50/60+ score. (This is the water level required for an A in the previous challenge) C: 1.6L of water, 45/60+ score. D: 1.4L of water, 40/60+ score. (This requires a 3.5 from both portion size and binge eating scores each week to attain) F: <1.4L of water, <40/60 score. MAIN QUEST OBJECTIVE ZETA: REMOVING THE ROT Throughout these halls and tunnels, is nothing but sebaceous corpses, the sulphourous dust from the brimstone, the rot of all the decaying matter, dirt and slime. As I traverse through them I will be littered with all of it, not to mention my own blood and sweat, and the blood from the Hellspawn I shall slay along the path. If it all lingers on me it will slowly begin to rot my skin and flesh, so I must find the salt pools that boil from the heat beneath, and cleanse my self of this rot. The rot could undo me, and it is the last way I would want to go. I want to get this challenge underway, and off the top of my head I can't think of anything simple enough for myself to aim for this challenge. However Brentos had a quest in his last challenge that involved the brushing of his teeth, and this got me to thinking. Having had cosmetic dental work done, I don't look after my teeth near well enough, and I haven't worn my retainer in a long while. I feel that dental hygiene is important, and for health reasons too. Not only that, but as I am a metal head and have long hair, I admittedly do not take enough care of that either, not overly health important, but if I combine it's maintenance with that of my teeth, as a general sort of thing, I think that is still I good health/diet/fitness quest to set, so thusly, I shall. Ultimately I would like my hair to be longer, and sit nicer and look shiny more often than it does now, my hair isn't actually that bad, but every now and again I allow knots to get a little bit too far out of control. Ultimately I just want to feel comfortable with the way I treat my teeth, my folks payed for braces for me, so the least I can do is wear that retainer and keep them a little bit straighter, and I would like to be able to eat ice-cream without the concern for that aweful feeling, especially with summer on the doorstep. A: Brushing teeth twice or more a day, wearing retainer every day (with the occasional miss), brushing hair daily, improved overall hygiene and maintenance. B: Brushing teeth twice a day, wearing retainer five nights a week, brushing hair five times a week, improved dental and hair maintenance. C: Brushing teeth once a day, wearing retainer thrice a week, brushing hair thrice a week, improved hair maintenance. D: Brushing teeth once a day, wearing retainer once a week, brushing hair twice a week. F: No improvement from how I am now. LIFE QUEST OBJECTIVE: DECIPHERING THE NECRONOMICONS As I travel through these hallowed halls, and the tunnels that link them, I am bound to stumble across the old tomes of the Underworld's Magisters. These tomes hold knowledge on Hell itself, what lingers within it's bounds, and ancient knowledge of many things, and survival could be dependent on them. That dark magic within the pages will give me strength and will to push passed and vanquish my foes. I must find these Necronomicons and decipher their texts. I am starting back at uni, and I would really like to smash through the work, stay ahead of the curve and just ride the wave out once I have all the assessments done. It would be hard to track this for the quest but I will try and manage it. A: 250% work rate (Try and get through 2.5 weeks worth of work every week, this is ridiculous, but I know me, and I know if I try I can achieve it). B: 200% work rate 2:1 weeks worth of work a week. (the w words here make that seem like a bit of a tongue twister ) C: 165% work rate 5:3 weeks worth of work a week. D: 135% work rate 4:3 weeks worth of work a week. F: Just doing the work as it come or falling behind is a fail on this. This is not about passing or failing, or going to class, it is about getting ahead of class and assignments. Time to descend into Hell and see where exactly it is that that party awaits! -Radact The edit was due to a nerf I did to scoring when I first wrote this up - the weights bonus points - were originally 8+ and a full 12, but it should have been 5+ and a full 8, this is because I originally had the workout points at 3 for a full, proper workout, but nerfed it to 2. I only just noticed... derp.