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Whew, third challenge of the year, already! Time moves extra fast in 26-day chunks. This challenge will take us through March, which means one more gymnastics competition (this Saturday!) and then I get a break from meets until Nationals in April. Maybe it's the spring air or maybe it's because I don't want to commit to too many bonus physical pursuits, but this challenge is a bit more domestic-focused than previous ones. Track 1. Ain't No Mountain High Enough Conditioning workout or strength training workout 13x over challengeI have a sneaking feeling that I am going to want to chill out for a bit after the meet this Saturday, so to combat that, I am going to bonus incentivize conditioning and strength training workouts in this challenge. Conditioning can be any drillsandskillsWOD, the office gym's conditioning class, NP Stadium, or any 10+ minutes at practice. Strength training will be low rep, difficult progression bodyweight skills or WEIGHTS. Track 2. Come and Get Your Love Core-focused exercises or PT 20x this challenge.CORE work continues with this challenge's edition. If it's part of a conditioning circuit, it will count for both goals. Track 3. O-oh Child Dance/clean sessions around the house totaling 180 minutesDance battle against the mess of my house. 1v1 me, bro! No requirements for the % of dancing versus cleaning for these minutes, but as long as I am doing one or the other and rocking out around the house, I am racking up minutes. Going OUT to dance will not count except for morale boosting. Track 4. Escape (The Pina Colada Song) Cook 4 recipes out of my cookbooksI've got some wonderful cookbooks that I adore and am very glad to have but haven't actually managed to cook anything out of just yet! This will change over this challenge. These will likely be more baked goods than other options, but as long as I am working from a recipe from one of these books, we count it!

*Cross posted in Nutrition -> General Diet and Nutrition -> Paleo/Primal* Don't know if this is a 24-hours-free or available longer, but : 31 Paleo Brown Bag Lunches I haven't checked it out myself yet, but 11 of the 12 ratings are 5 star on Amazon, so hey. It is a Kindle book. From Amazon: 31 Paleo Brown Bag Lunches to Go: Easy Recipes for Working People (31 Days of Paleo Book 2) [Kindle Edition] Mary Scott Print Length: 46 pages Searching for quick and easy Paleo lunch ideas? Search no further. With 31, under 30-minute recipes, this book is perfect for the work force. Featuring 13 salads (both green and mixed), six wraps, three sandwiches, and more, you are sure to find plenty of delicious, healthy, simple meals to make your work-week easier. Each recipe includes:  Serving size,  Exact ingredients and measurements,  Step-by-step directions, and  A touch of nutritional information With such variety included here, you are sure to find favorites and staples to help you keep lean.

*Cross posted in Nutrition -> Recipe Book* Don't know if this is a 24-hours-free or available longer, but : 31 Paleo Brown Bag Lunches I haven't checked it out myself yet, but 11 of the 12 ratings are 5 star on Amazon, so hey. It is a Kindle book. From Amazon: 31 Paleo Brown Bag Lunches to Go: Easy Recipes for Working People (31 Days of Paleo Book 2) [Kindle Edition] Mary Scott Print Length: 46 pages Searching for quick and easy Paleo lunch ideas? Search no further. With 31, under 30-minute recipes, this book is perfect for the work force. Featuring 13 salads (both green and mixed), six wraps, three sandwiches, and more, you are sure to find plenty of delicious, healthy, simple meals to make your work-week easier. Each recipe includes:  Serving size,  Exact ingredients and measurements,  Step-by-step directions, and  A touch of nutritional information With such variety included here, you are sure to find favorites and staples to help you keep lean.

"Hyaku" -or- "How I stopped being a Hermit" by Spauracchio Since I quit my job last october, I’ve been living like a hermit: barely getting out of my cave ...ehm... room, having fewer possessions, snarling at the sun like a vampire would, etc. Even my friends started to call themselves "Hermits United" as a Doctor Who joke. If I want to move forward, I need to change that. The main theme behind this challenge, as the title suggests, is the number “Hyaku” or “Hundred”. Diet & Fitness Goals 100 Kilometers The Problem: I've got used to the comfort of my bedroom, or as I call it: “My Happy Place”, my place to make the world disappear and recharge batteries (I’m a INTJ if you know what I mean…). That has affected my level of physical activity, since I used to walk a lot, and my level of comfort being outside doing things. The Solution: To get out of my comfort zone and get used to the routes around home and progressively workout outside more. The Plan: to go out and walk at least 3 km per day, three times a week. 100 Repetitions The Problem: No money, no schools fees, no lessons. I gotta train on my own. And sometimes in the midst of my training sessions I over indulge myself with rests or early breaks. The Solution: In the spirit of the famous quote “I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.” I’d practice 100 repetitions of several movements during my martial arts training and only stop after they’re done. I’m including both martial arts in this lists: Wing Chun and Ninjutsu techniques. The Plan: Three times a week: heavy bag drills and katas. Wing Tzun’s Chain Punch Pak Dar, Tan Dar,… (both sides). Ninjutsu’s Sanshin no Kata Ninjutsu’s Kihon Happo Koshi Sanpo Waza. 100 Recipes The Problem: I haven’t got any money to buy groceries, I need a job for that (see bottom). But when I do, I don’t want to lose any time planning meals or looking up for stupid simple recipes or meal ideas. So I’m doing what I can right now to eat healthy. (I keep doing my usual habits of drinking water, tea, no added sugar, fasting, etc… but I didn't want to focus any challenge energy on them… again.). The Solution: Put together a cookbook (hello, evernote food!) of stupid, simple, cheap, fast, healthy, recipes with the ingredients on a side to make meal planning easier. The Plan: 6 weeks, 100 recipes, posted online, saved on evernote and/or dropbox folder. Life Goal Stop being a Hermit: Find a Job. The Problem: No Job, no money, no nothing, niente, nada, zero, kaput. The Solution: Use my superpower (languages) to my benefit and look up for jobs in companies that need multilingual staff. (Airlines, hotels, etc). I could stick to education… but that’d make no difference to my problem stated above. I could explain this more but it’s a very sad a depressing story, so I’ll just wave my hand and say: wibbly wobbly “developing country” wimey. The Plan: Open my address book. Collect some debts and favors. Call some friends. Update resume. Sell my ninja skills to the highest paying shogun. Do whatever it takes to find a job before this challenge ends. Ready or not, Here I come!

Paleo Recipes For Kids – Family Friendly Recipes For Delectable Cuisine (The Easy Recipe) by Scarlett Aphra Paleo Cookbook For Beginners: Delectable, Easy-To-Make Recipes For Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner (The Easy Diet) by Scarlett Aphra Paleo Pizza and Dessert Recipes – Delicious, Quick & Simple Paleo Recipes by Brian Y.T. Delicious, Quick & Simple – Paleo Bread and Pizza Recipes byMarla Tetsuka Modern Mediterranean: Christmas and New Year; 25 Gluten-free, Paleo-friendly Mediterranean-diet recipes (color photographs) (Modern Mediterranean: Cook Yourself Healthy) by Conner Middelmann-Whitney As before, these are probably short-term offers, be sure to check the price before you confirm it.

I subscribe to a list of free Kindle books (always changing). Today one of the entries is for a free Kindle paleo cookbook. BE SURE TO CHECK THE PRICE - THIS MAY END VERY SOON http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00E4CNMW8