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I need to flesh this out before the beginning of the challenge, so I'm jotting down some notes to figure out what I can handle. These goals are now official! I signed up for a 5k obstacle race on July 26. I'm not super worried about the actual running part, but I know my climbing/obstacle-clearing "skills" need much work. My main quest for this challenge will be to get some climbing/pulling/hurtling work in. Get thee over the wall! There's a parkour gym in my city that I've been to a few times. I'd like to hit this at least four times during the challenge and work on wall climbing. Maybe I won't actually get better, but I need to build my confidence...badly. Basically, I currently climb like this. Gotta fix that. As a supplement, I'm going to focus on increasing my pulling strength as well with chin ups and pull ups. Here's my current level of strength: I'll be working on chin ups as part of my mini-challenge with Slytherin! Cook, you fool! I recently found myself eating out a lot more than I ought to be. My goal will be to make/bring lunch to work 4x week, and make dinner at home 3x a week. I'll be on a mini-vacation for week 2, so I'll just try to be as well-behaved as possible. You're not a baby - put down the bottle. Oh, beer - my greatest weakness. Going to restrict myself to 10 drinks/week. Ideally, no day will have more than 2 drinks and two days I'll just skip it altogether. This shouldn't be that hard, but it already strikes fear into my poor, weak, booze-loving heart. BONUS! Work on press to headstand and straddle press to headstand. I love headstands. It's a great party trick and I actually find it pretty enjoyable. I'd really like to work on hip strength/flexibility so I don't need to "jump" into having my feet off the ground. Here's what my press looks like as of right now. Any and all goals subject to change before June 8. The goals stand as they are. Good luck, all!

The Ninja Challenge

MAIN QUEST: Complete all obstacles and make it to then end in the Tough Mudder Mid-Atlantic on Sunday, October 20, 2013. Main Quest Missions/Goals: Lose 10 lbs by eating clean and working out. Complete each of the following weekly: Trail Run (at least one preferably 2) Long Cardio Workout Hills/Stairs Cardio Training 3 Strength Training Days Get 7-8 hours of sleep per night. LIFE QUEST: Bein plan to pay off debt. Life Quest Missions/Goals: Stop using Credit Cards. Use $100/paycheck to pay off debt. Cut expenses by packing lunch daily STARTING STATS: Height: 5' 7" Weignt: 146 Body Fat %: 22-23% (estimated from pictures) Any training suggestions and tips for Tough Mudder are greatly appreciated! Laura