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Unfortunately I had to drop out of the last challenge half way through. Long story short, my wife and I welcomed our second child (a boy) into the world….8 weeks EARLY!! 3 weeks in the NICU before he finally came home. So as joyous as I am that he is now home, happy and healthy I totally set myself back a ways, in terms of diet and exercise. I admittedly stress eat and it has been (and still is) VERY stressful right now. But now is the time to pick myself up by the bootstraps and kick this thing back into gear. Throughout my challenges I’ve been striving to become better than AverageJoe. To become Hero-ready! Specifically I’ve found inspiration by emulating Batman. This time I decided to change it up a little. I’m motivated by many different Heroes and therefore for this challenge each goal is modeled after a different Hero! Goal #1: “The Italian Stallion†Like anyone who grew up in the 80’s I’ve seen every Rocky movie more times than I can count. And I Love Them! Rocky never quits, never gives up, never stops. And best of all he’s a family man. One common thing through all the movies is that Rocky is 200% devoted to 2 things… Boxing and His Family. If Balboa can do both so can I. So on to the details… - Be active/exercise EVERYDAY (even if it’s just a 15 minute walk with my family). - Scoring: Starting with a grade of 100, lose 2 pts for every missed day Goal #2: “The Ape-Man†Tarzan is a paleo Bad Ass!! He survived THRIVED in the heart of the african jungle. He ate what he could forage or kill and he was strong enough to tapout a FREAKIN’ GORILLA!! I want to emulate that as much as possible. Details… - Eat as much paleo as possible, specifically my goal is to eat 6 days worth of paleo per week minimum. This will give me 3 “civilized†meals per week. I mean even Tarzan joined “normal†society on occasion. - Scoring: 6 weeks = A, 5 wks = B, etc. Goal #3: “Shaken not stirred†Aside from the fact that IMHO you should NEVER shake a martini, James Bond oozed style and testosterone! Bond was suave, stylish and always put together. Who else can unzip a wetsuit after swimming through shark infested waters to reveal a perfectly crisp tuxedo!! I want that! Bond also kept his cool no matter what! So to harness my inner Bond I will maintain a Manly Meditation regiment. Details… - Daily Straight Razor shave, I’ve been using a straight razor to shave for a little while now and I can tell you NOTHING focuses you more than putting a straight razor against your carotid artery. It helps me clear my mind and regroup/de-stress for the day - Bond Style Showers (detailed here..) Why? Why Not! - Scoring: 6 weeks = A, 5 wks = B, etc. Well that’s the plan. Hopefully I can stick to it and come out a little bit better and more heroic!! PS: starting stats to follow in later post.