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"i'll spread my wings and i'll learn how to fly i'll do what it takes 'til i touch the sky. and i'll make a wish, take a chance, make a change, and breakaway..." Coming up with this challenge has been tough, mostly because I have little room for new habits without sacrificing my very solid exercise regimen, and I hate giving myself stat points for doing something I do anyway! I have my eating/calorie goals dialed in (in fact, I should hit my weight loss goal very soon!), I'm settled into a good lifting regimen, I'm set for aerial twice a week... what to do? Step out of my comfort zone and set a couple progress-based goals, apparently, and refocus on areas I've been neglecting lately (too many new habits, too little time!). That means that I'll still count calories, take measurements, and lift all the heavy weights (and share any PRs, of course!) to maintain my weight loss, but overall, my challenge focus is going to be on self-improvement in the area that interests me most right now. Considering what that area is, I think I won't be neglecting my pull-up practice, either. MAIN QUEST: In short: become a Kaleido Star! better acrobat! I'm really digging my aerial training, and I'll be stepping it up this challenge - up to two days a week (one class, one open gym). I have a (possibly vain) hope of getting to the level 3/4 fabric class by 2016. And of course, I want to give extra time and attention to my neglected flexiness... so, without further ado! QUEST 1: FEARLESS IN FLIGHT (+2 DEX, +2 STR, +2 CHA) As much as this freaks me out, I am setting myself a progress-based goal this time around: by the end of the challenge, I will aim to master 3 new tricks on fabric. There will theoretically be new items introduced every week in class, and I'll have open gyms to work on them. Mastery in this case means I can successfully do the trick multiple times in a row, both sides. New climbs count. I more or less know my learning pace by now, so I think it should be doable! And I will try for photos and/or videos if relevant as I check these boxes off! Maybe I will manage a bent-arm straddle-up without hop at last??? A: 3 tricks, B: 2 tricks, C: 1 trick QUEST 2: BACK TO BASICS (+3 DEX, +1 CHA) I've been so busy trying to cram in lots and lots of lifting that I've completely neglected my yoga practice, and my flexibility has suffered as a result! No longer!!!! This goal is actually a two-parter: every week, do at least one consecutive 30-minute stretch session (if I make it to a yoga class, that counts), and try one new yoga challenge pose every week (does not have to be perfectly balanced - the attempt is what counts here). Again, will post photos if I manage to do anything particularly cool! A: both criteria met, B: 30 minute stretch session only, C: challenge pose only QUEST 3: HEALTHY HYDRATION (+3 CON) I am ashamed to admit this, but I am terrible at water. I was actually better at it when I was heavier - I sweated a ton and used to go through three or four bottles in one workout - but now I don't get as winded and as a result seem to be drinking less and less of it. Add to this that it's winter and I want hot (usually caffeinated) tea all the time, and, well. Nowadays, I'm often waking up dehydrated, and dehydration negatively impacts flexibility, too, so basically, since I can't seem to dial this in on my own, I'm going to use the challenge to help me! The goal will be to drain two 30oz water bottles per day outside of gym time (gym water is extra!). Giving myself one bye day per week in case something goes awry, but I will try for all 7. A: 6 days complete, B: 5 days complete, C: 4 days complete LIFE QUEST: MONEY MANAGEMENT (+2 WIS) So, I finished out the year with $7,999 on my interest-free credit card. My goal is to be credit card debt free by 2016, and I have 10 months of no interest remaining. Thus, I need to shrink this amount by $800 a month, while still paying other bills and taking on the additional load of stillskies' student loans, which come due for the first time this month... somehow, let's do this! This challenge encompasses only one billing cycle, so the grades below are laid out accordingly! A: $7,200 or less remaining on credit card, B: $7,350 or less remaining, C: $7,500 or less remaining The points thus come out like this, assuming I mathed correctly: STR : 2 (A=2, B=1, C=.5) DEX : 5 (A=5, B=4, C=3) CON: 3 (A=3, B=2, C=1) WIS : 2 (A=2, B=1, C=.5) CHA : 3 (A=3, B=2, C=1) I'll be keeping track of daily accomplishments in a gdoc, publicly available HERE. The spreadsheet does all the fancy math for me (I love technology). REWARDS: What would an epic quest be without treasure? If I succeed, I will reward myself with something nice (that isn't food). Rewards are stacking, meaning I get the A, B, and C rewards if I get to an A grade, the B and C rewards for B grade, and just the C reward for C grade. Rewards are as follows: A overall: BONUS LEVEL! Camp Nerd Fitness, yo. I want to go so badly. B overall: Design Upgrade! A fancy, all-out pedi at my favorite place near work. C overall: Armor Upgrade! A long-sleeve shirt (for aerial!) from Activate Apparel or Look Human. Something geeky. Possibly this one (probably the red sleeves). Before pictures: Measurements: Neck: 13.5" Chest: 36" Waist: 28.2" Hips: 38.5" Thigh: R: 23.3" L: 23" Calf: R: 15.6" L: 15.3" Bicep: R: 11.2" L: 11.3" Weight: 150.6 lbs Dress/pants size: 6

Third challenge! After last time, I did really well (if I say so myself!) but then fell off track in the gap between challenges arg! So getting back onto it, trying to stick with it despite getting busier and busier towards the end of the year and Christmas! My main goal is still to lose 20kg by around September/October next year. This challenge in particular I am aiming to lose about 4kg Quest 1: Do gym work, aerial silks or PT for 45 mins a day, 4 days a week I am getting good with the consistency now, but my work is picking up so I need to make sure that I plan my workouts well enough that they happen even when things get chaotic. Quest 2: Eat 1350 cal/day for 5 days per week. I was good at this last time and I want to keep that going. I also want to get good whole foods in and back off the sulfites which have started creeping in again Quest 3: get a straddle up and be able to do the seatbelt higher up on the silks. This is going to mean working lots on my core strength, and practicing getting out of the seatbelt without relying on the ground lol! Lifegoal: I have a schedule for my housework, I want to stick to this because when my house and workspace is organised, I am organised and more relaxed. I want to get my hair cut and coloured, because I havent done either of those things since JUNE and it is looking RATS lol, which doesnt help me feel professional, confident or pretty. I'd also like to get my eyebrows done because i havent done that in god knows how many months. I also need to get my tattoo touched up! Lots of work to be done!! But it's going to be awesome

This is my third challenge and my first with the Rangers! I am working on a little bit of everything so I figured this would be a fun guild to try. Little about myself: I decided to completely overhaul myself around a year and half ago. I had gotten quite overweight in grad school and lacked any athletic ability whatsoever. I have since cleaned up my diet, lost over 60lbs (about 30 to go!), and I am loving finding new ways to be active. I have gone from not being able to run a mile to completing a half marathon and have found a passion for the trapeze and hanging upside down. I am also a huge Star Wars geek, so this essentially my excuse to use Star Wars gifs : ) Quest 1: Run! I completed my very first half marathon during the last challenge and I have another one coming up. In order to complete my quest, I must complete 2-3 short runs per week and 1 longer run. I don’t have a speed or time goal, I just want to have fun and have the endurance to finish the race. During this challenge I will be running two 5K races, a 15K race, and a half marathon (The Avengers Half at Disneyland yay!) I have also started listening to audiobooks while I run (the music was boring me after a while) so this is also my bookworm time. Quest 2: Lift! I am super excited because this is the challenge I will be learning to lift! After I finish my half in a couple weeks, I have training sessions scheduled with a weightlifting coach to teach me the basics and make sure I don’t screw anything up. I have really wanted to work on my upper body strength in particular to help with trapeze. I don’t really have any specifics for this quest yet, except to just try something new! Quest 3: Fly! Finally, and quite possibly my favorite quest, aerial time! I am currently training in aerial silks, trapeze, and rope and take lessons 2-3 times a week. Some specific goals for this quest are: finally complete a straddle inversion with no spot (so close!) on silks; get more than halfway up the rope using a toe climb; and be able to do an egg on the trapeze (essentially stand on my tiptoes on the bar, hold on to both ropes, pull myself into a tuck and hold for at least 5 seconds). Bonus Side Quest: Stretch! I am signed up for a one day Intro to Yoga workshop during this challenge. I have never done any yoga before so it should be fun.

Nothing fancy this time around, the overall goal is to keep on keeping on. Silks 1st performance done! Had a blast and learned a lot. Video is exceptionally helpful in pointing out weak points on this apparatus. Current class session runs until the end of November, then it looks like some schedule funkiness at the circus gym and my teacher is going to be gone for most of the month of December (!?). I'll have to ask about that during next class. Goal: Do silks. Love it. Work on neatening up form (pointed toes; straight legs and arms, or purposeful bending; no extraneous movements; etc.) Flexibility I need to work on this more and don't (ever) so here we go! I tweaked my right hamstring the week before my performance and it's still giving me occasional trouble. Gentle stretching/foam rolling will probably help. Eventually I'd like to get my front split on each side on the ground (not just on the silks when I'm thoroughly warmed up and have gravity to help) so we'll work toward that. Maybe I'll even throw in some yoga on occasion. Goal: Stretch well on every workout day. Bonus points for random evening stretches in front of the TV. Calorie Counting I need to get back into this. While I'm not overly fat at the moment, I'm carrying around a couple more pounds than I'd like. Getting back into the calorie counting habit is the first step toward getting rid of them. No calorie goal here, but I tend to automatically eat around 1600/day when I track, so It'll likely be around there. Goal: Just track what you eat, FFS! Home Work I procrastinate hugely when it comes to house work. If it doesn't HAVE to be done on a regular basis (laundry), I generally put it off until what could've been a 5 minute weekly maintenance task has become a 3 hour heavy duty project. Sigh. Adulting is hard. Goal: Spend 15 minutes each day just doing something to declutter/clean/whatever. Laundry doesn't count towards this. Everything else is fair game. 15 minutes doesn't sound like much, but I really need remedial steps on this one. That's it. As I said, nothing fancy, mostly maintenance with small tweaks toward "better."

Ok here is my challenge outline! This is my second challenge, and first in the guild. Main Quest: lose 20kg by around this time next year I've done it before, I can do it again, I just have to get my sh** together!! Quest 1: Do gym work, aerial silks or PT for 45 mins a day, 4 days a week Last challenge i did well at this but I need to be a bit more consistent and log my progress each time so I keep the motivation going Quest 2: Eat 1350 cal/day for 5 days per week. I was pretty average at this last time but I know it really works for me. I'm trying to be more wholefood-y, I'm not completely anal about it but I need to be a bit more strict about it than I was last time at least Quest 3: Climb to the top of the silks!! This is a big one! When I started in July I couldn't climb at all. Now I reckon I am about 2 steps away from being able to touch the top. I think I have the strength, but it's more the fear of heights and worry that I won't have the strength to get back down again. Or that I will completely panic and let go lol Life Side Quest: Finish the kitchen OMG we have been working on this kitchen for almost a year now. It is time to finish it and say good bye to major renovations for the rest of our lives!!!!

More to come here as I actually think of it over this week. High points: 1st silks performance on 10/11Need:finish choreography, smooth out transitions between moves.hair/costume/makeup planHave:songchoreography outlineintermittent minor freak outs.Hand/finger joint pain/strengtheningContinue previous happy hands routineTheraputty! I bought some of this stuff to help with hand strength. It should arrive today or tomorrow. Hopefully I've ordered the correct resistance. I like this list of exercises​ Last week or so of the challenge (after the performance, thankfully) I'll be at a conference for work, so I'll need a plan for that.

So its week three and I am restarting my second challenge from earlier this year, because I sort of fell off the face of the nerdfitness planet. I found out I was pregnant (again), had to stop working out, and then miscarried in April. So I spent the last two months trying to pick up the pieces and I'm ready to get to it again. I will post my challenge goals later tonight after trapeze class, but I'm basically going to be focusing on aerial silks, trapeze, and calisthenics this challenge. Peace and love!

Alrighty, let's try this again. Last challenge ended mid-stride with busy life stuff and a slight overwhelming of the mental muscles. So, reset on challenge number 4 with different goals and a better outcome. My hand(s)! Hands have been taking a beating (also feet, calves, hip flexors and lower back, but we'll focus on one thing at a time). Silks, motorcycles and lifting weights all put varying degrees of stress on the hands/fingers and mine are telling me they need some help. Goal: Week 1: Find some kind of Happy Healthy Hands routine. Weeks 2-6: perform it 3 x week minimum. Train you must I took some video of myself at an aerial open gym session a week or so ago. I've realized that I often look like a strung up fish when I'm hanging from the silks. Things need to look more intentional. Engaging my core and keeping my knees straight will be huge to improve this. In the meantime, let's do some work: Hollow body holds: paperdoll militia has an awesome hollow body progression on their youtube channel. I'll work these up to three sets of 30 second holds at each progression, practicing them at the end of each weight lifting session Straddle inverts: These are SUCH a basic silks move and mine look generally sloppy. paperdoll militia also has an awesome progression for these. We do these often during class as part of other sequences. My goal is to really focus on making these look nice rather than looking like a bunch of flailing. I'll be starting at the bottom with bent arm, bent knee inverts and once those are under control, move up from there. The cantina I've said in the past that I wasn't going to make another alcohol-related goal, but I've gotten to the point that I'm a little worried about myself. As such, no after-dinner drinks on "school nights." An occasional drink after work with a friend or a beer while watching whatever sporting event on TV on Sunday is one thing. What I'm doing now is... not that and I don't like the excess and dependent feeling. Speeder bike I love my motorcycle. Riding it is excellent therapy. Last year, we took a week's vacation solely on the bikes and I'd like to do that again. This is a two part life goal: 1. Ride to work once/week (weather permitting). 2. Solidify dates for moto trip toward the end of the summer in some awesome-to-ride location. bonus points for taking rides on the weekends bonus bonus points for an overnight moto trip/long weekend. Also, I'm continuing to bulk slowly. I'm having a bit more mental trouble with it than I initially expected, but I think I have a handle on it at the moment.

After much tweaking and chitchat, I do believe this is the final product. (Actual challenge Day 1 starts a few pages in, somewhere between post 45 and 55) Level 50 My Level 50 is vague--at 33 years old, I'm starting to see other people (not much older than I am) start to complain about how they are too old for this or that, or they've taken such poor care of themselves over time that their bodies are just breaking down. I don't want to be those people...even 30 years from now, I want my body to be well-cared for, fit, and capable of doing what I want it to do. Fitness, yo! (+1 DEX, +1 STR, +1 CON) 3 x week weights (dropping this down one time/week. 6 x week was wearing on me and was no longer feeling sustainable) 1 x week silks class 1 x week ballet conditioning class Extra credit for runs. I've been doing REALLY well on the workout consistency, but (as described below) ONLY because I knew if I didn't, I'd have to come back here and tell you all what a slacker I was (what did I do yesterday as soon as I didn't have to report in? Took a rest day. Granted I needed it from a crappy night's sleep, but still). So, this will remain a goal, but I'll make it worth fewer stat points than last time. Running has fallen to the back burner, but I'm okay with that. If I do manage to spend some time in Abel Township, I'll call it a bonus. With 6 workouts/week already spoken for, running will show an outstanding force of will. *Note to self: for purposes of this challenge, shoveling snow will NOT count toward workouts. Where'd my muscles go? (+1 WIS, +3 CON) Leaning out for vacation is going well, but I'm worried (probably too late!) about my muscle mass (and drooping ass ). Later will come a bulk. For now, protein is the target. Current bodyweight: 112.5 lbs (7 day running average: 113.2) Goal: Avg 100g of protein/day Drink like a... what's the opposite of fish? (+1 CON, +2 CHA) Time to reduce the alcohol intake. It's getting a bit excessive (as in, an every night thing, rather than an occasional thing). I have no problem with drinking, I just don't want to do it so often. I'll cap this at 4 drinks/week, however I want to space them out. I think this'll give me enough flexibility to have a drink with dinner, or a beer on the weekends and not stress. Good starting point. Lean, mean, cleaning machine (+3 CHA, +2 WIS) Let's get a handle on the filth, shall we? No current cleaning routine is in place (aside from laundry, since I'm averse to going to work unclothed) and it's really starting to show. The "furious cleaning once the tipping point is reached or when people are coming over" style of house cleaning only takes you so far and the rest of the time, we're living in a house of skank. Let's start small, though, eh? Challenging is one thing, overwhelming is another thing entirely. Daily: Load/unload the dishwasher, keeping the countertops clear of unwashed dishes. Scoop the cat litter. Just because I may not smell it anymore, doesn't mean that other people can't. Ew. Weekly: Dust mop and/or vacuum (appropriate to the surface). With cats comes cat hair. There's lots of it in my house. Decreasing the sheer mass of said hair will likely improve the air quality for everyone involved. Set the trash out to get picked up. This one should really go without saying, but... Trash day is Friday. SO MANY times I've been getting ready for work in the morning and heard the truck go by without having set out the trash. So it sits in the garage for an extra week. Ew, again.

I'm still picking up the pieces from 2013, and I'm two days behind on posting. I'm still kicking butt though. Getting closer to fulfilling my epic quest. Main Quest: To get back to silks. My strength has really improved, so I'm focusing on slowly integrating air workouts this challenge. Goal 1: Lower my assisted pullup weights by 20 lbs. I'm nearing the final stretch of my assisted pullup weight, so I know I progress is going to slow from here on out, so I'm realistically looking at a 20 lbs decrease over the next six weeks instead of the weekly decrease I've been doing since I began working out again. Pass/Fail Goal 2: Go to 1 aerial class a week I'm a little short on funds, so I can't go all out and take daily classes like I used to, but if I want to get into the air, aerial classes are the main step in the right direction. Pass/Fail Goal 3: Calisthenic workout 3 x a week I want to get that pistol squat! A - 6 weeks of completed workouts B - 4-5 weeks of completed workouts C - 2-3 weeks of completed workouts D - 1 week of completed workouts F - 0 weeks of completed workouts Goal 4: Stretch an hour a day Essential for aerial work. A - 6 weeks of completed workouts B - 4-5 weeks of completed workouts C - 2-3 weeks of completed workouts D - 1 week of completed workouts F - 0 weeks of completed workouts Goal 5: Daily Yoga Practice Another good practice to get flexibility, strength, and endurance right for aerial work. A - 6 weeks of completed workouts B - 4-5 weeks of completed workouts C - 2-3 weeks of completed workouts D - 1 week of completed workouts F - 0 weeks of completed workouts Side Quests It seems I have a laundry list of things to, so I'm going to pick a few as side quests, and hopefully it will push me to do them. Side Quest 1: Continue Hooping (at least once a week) I know this will be a more obtainable goal once it warms up, because I am cold, all of the time. And it is cold, all of the time. Maybe there's a pattern there? I'll stick with it if I'm doing it at least once a week. Side Quest 2: Enter the bodybuilding.com transformation contest It starts the 13th of January. I'm really interested in doing this, because, well... the money... but also, the sense of accomplishment even if I don't win! Side Quest 3: Actively post on this board 4 times a week Last challenge, I think I only posted an average of once a week. I want to be more active on the boards, but with so little time, it's either workout or surf the internet, and I'm sort of glad I choose the former. I'm going to try to squeeze more in during the week, if I can, but I'm not holding my breath. Life quests Life Quest 1: Continue writing weekly letters to my son. Easy Peasy life quest. Life Quest 2: Work on German 30 minutes a day. My German is getting shotty. I want my son to be able to be fluent in German, so I need to make sure mine is still in working order. Life Quest 3: Start blog! Been trying to do that since I found out I was pregnant over a year ago...

Hello Assassin's guild! I spent my first challenge in the first timer's club and spent a time deliberating whether to join assassins or druids, but here I am for this challenge focusing on an acrobatics goal which fits more in the assassin's realm. I really enjoyed the first challenge, saw a lot of growth, many compliments were received when I got home and even my parents commented I look like the best shape of my life! So very rewarding overall. this first post will sound very businessy and numbers. kind of dry material, but my updates and other posts will be more candid I promise. I welcome gifs and other forms of support as well. Here comes round two! STATS: I'm 21 and now 134lbs. my current body fat percentage rests at 26.5% as of Dec 24th, this was measured with an electric scale, but I have purchased calipers and will update that soon. my belly button waistline is currently 80-85 cm (flex-relaxed). I'm hoping to improve these numbers in general which I'm sure will happen along this challenge, but I'm just going to keep track of them and see how they change over the course of the challenge. My goal is to be able to be able to base (in acrobatics this is the person supporting the person in the air) for my acrobatics partner for a fairly unique routine in which we play both flying and basing roles. I also want to make more progress in yoga which I practice regularly as well but will not be keeping track of that here (though I may make some breakthroughs and post some of that as well.. not my main focus for this challenge) This means I have the following tasks: Reduce my body fat percentage, be able to lift my partner's goal weight (135) and then some for safety, and prepare choreography for the Acrobatics routine. I've sorted out strength training as a main path of goal fulfillment so this is my main course, practicing is important, and the food intake is for proper fuel and to reduce body fat. the following will be my evaluation criteria each week: Goals: 1. Go to the gym and lift A = > 5x per week B = 4x per week C = 3x per week D = 2x per week F = < 1x per week 2. Practice Acrobatics A = 3x per week B = 2x with addtl practice per week C = 2x per week D = once per week F = Not at all 3. Reduce intake of foods that fall outside of the Paleo diet to 3x week at most A = < 1x a week B = 2x a week C = 3x a week D = 5x a week F = > 5x a week Life Quest: Finish at least one verse of spoken word each day A = > 6x a week B = 5x a week C = 3x a week D = 2x a week F = < 1x a week I've included my life quest which is to create and perform a spoken word piece which I hope to perform at a poetry slam on February 8th. Gym regimen and weekly grade out will be updated daily here Motivation: so that I can say honestly and with confidence the following about myself... I feel strong I am able to assess my limits I am confident in my ability to accomplish the desired performance

Woo hoo! Challenge #2 Thread now, start on Monday. I never expected to find myself here in the assassins, but I've recently discovered the world of aerial--silks specifically--so here I am. Main Quest Abs. I've never been disciplined enough to see them and I'd like to do so at least once. I have a beach-y vacation coming up in March and I'd like to have them by then. We shall see... Goal 1 Track cals. Every day. To lose fat, my goal is ~1500 cals/day, though I'm not grading on amount of calories this time, just the tracking of them. Currently using MFP for this. Grading: A 37 or more days tracked B 33 or more days tracked C 30 or more days tracked D 26 or more days tracked F 25 or fewer days tracked (WIS +3) (CON +2) Goal 2 Workout consistency. This has always been troublesome for me. I'd like to continue the momentum that the last challenge brought. Three lifting workouts and three cardio workouts/week. I have signed up for a silks class that will be every Monday (starting 1/6). Silks can substitute for either a cardio or a lifting workout for the week. Grading: A 6 workouts total/week B 5 workouts total/week C 4 workouts total/week D 3 workouts total/week F 2 or fewer workouts total/week (STR +2) (STA +2) (DEX +1) Goal 3 Log silks work in some useful fashion. I've been lifting weights forever. Logging those workouts and monitoring progress is easy enough to do. Silks is different, but I still like to have some sort of record of what I'm doing. This'll be trial and error, really, and essentially pass/fail. Either I'll come up with a method to log/track or I won't. Grading: A log F fail to log (WIS +3) Side Quest/Life Quest Cat fitness. I have 3 cats. They are awesome, but they are lazy. While they get lots of cuddle time, I don't often take time with their toys to get them fired up and running around. Cats need exercise, too, right? So, 3 x week I'll spend at least 5 mins getting them to be a bit active. I realize it doesn't sound like much, but I don't want to over-commit them to this involuntary exercise program. Grading: A 16 or more play sessions B 14 or more play sessions C 12 or more play sessions D 10 or more play sessions F 9 or fewer play sessions (CHA +2)

Main Quest Sunshine-y beach-y vacation toward the end of March. While right now I look 'fine,' I'd like to get beyond that. Getting rid of some stubborn back fat is the primary goal. Visible abs by the time the trip rolls around would be awesome. I have 125 days total for this. Yes, vain. Sue me. Supporting Quests 3x strength training/week 3x cardio training/week Decrease diet pop consumption. 2/day max allowable during weeks 1-3, 1/day max allowable during weeks 4-6Life Quest I don't seem to have one at the moment. I paid off my student loans this summer, am happy in my job and generally love my life, so... to maintain the awesome? Motivation Prevent rot. At some point, I'll be old enough or have some condition that'll prevent me from being active. I'd like to be as far up the physical ability ladder as I possibly can at that point so that even as I decline, I'll still be in relatively good shape. Cheerful, no? Additional Background Not new to fitness, weightlifting, etc or even NF, but never completed a 6 week challenge. I've been "regularly" training for approximately the last five years, with considerable dabbling prior to that. I've made intermittent attempts at logging my progress here and elsewhere but generally find a simple notebook to be the way I'm most likely to stick with. We'll see how I do here. I have newly discovered the world of aerial silks (and LOVE it), so am allowing myself to substitute up to one strength workout/week for a silks class, typically it'll probably replace back/pull day since it involves a lot of the same muscles. Current stats Female 5'3 115 lbs (or thereabouts. haven't been on a scale in awhile) Probably low/mid 20s for body fat percentage. Not chubby, but I'd like to see if I can get leaner. If I flex really hard in the right light, I can almost see abs. Edit: Scale this morning said 114.6 lbs and 22.7% bodyfat. I know the bodyfat # is bunk, but we'll see if I can make it decrease over the next six weeks. Progress pictures may or may not be incoming, depending on how motivated I get this weekend.

Hi all This is my first challenge. Fitness was never a pleasure for me when doing it for it's own sake.I am naturally lazy. Dance was my first love! A few years ago I discovered pole dance and aerial silks/hoop/trapeze.I found myself wanting to do pushups/V ups/leg raises and running so that I could get better at my sport! My body type is not naturally agile, however I gain both muscle and fat easily. I wish my starting race was an elf..but I'm more like a cross between a dwarf and an orc?I am naturally quite flexible and if I was a superhero I would be Elastigirl!I used to say I had the weakest arms ever, but noticed improvements in strength after all my circus work! This year I've had a number of injuries/barriers to training this year-disc injury to back,broken nose and recently bereavement in that order. MAIN QUEST My aim is to get back on the horse!!Have enough stamina/strength etc to last 3 hour class again. SMALL GOALS FOR MAIN QUEST 1.Do one core workout per week/one cardio and one strength 2.Take stairs at work every day (5 flights) 3.Up iron intake!(I am vegetarian,don't like eggs and avoid dairy-except for cheese!I forget to take my supplements and end up being anaemic.This does not help with training) LIFE QUEST I'm skipping the life quest since I have a tendency to burn the candle at both ends. Can you do an anti-quest?If so it would be to relax more and slow down! Once I've completed this quest I would probably like to join the assassins guild. Although I'm a druid by nature (even in WOW),my training is more assassin focused. Wish me luck!! Angelyn