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It took some time but it’s only a failure if you quit and don’t try again… So after beign away for quite some time I decided it’s time to pick up „Level Up Your Life“ again and do a respawn both working through Steve’s book again (but this time with a little more discipline) and also to get back to the rebellions forums. So here we go Assasin no more (for now at least) but looking to find a new profession that works with the goals and hobbys that developed while beign busy with life The Challenge: „After the holidays Schaengel was eager to go back to Hogwarts…not because oft he learning but because of this special sport…Quidditch. Counting the day’s he could already here the voice in his head:“Ready?“…“BROOMS UP!“ I started playing Quidditch shortly after coming to Berlin. Normally I would spend the next 20 minutes justifiying why I spent my time playing and training for a „invented sport“ (the people always look funny when you point out that neraly all sports have been invented by someone ). But I’m sure I don’t have to do that here. If you don’t know Quidditch here’s a quick introduction: Want to see more try Mudbloods on Netflix But back to the Challenge I’m playing as Keeper/Chaser at the moment but got it stuck in my head to try to play Beater as well sooner than later. Problem is you need more endurance for Beater than or Keeper and my endurance suffered over the last half-year…so this Challenge will tryto get me in a better shape in general. Another focus of this Challenge will be Mindfullnes and getting in control of my own brain…so here are the Quests: Quest 1: Occlumency Harry needed to learn to keep the Dark Lord out of his mind… I need to learn to keep stress and anxiety out of mine. So like Harry did (or more like should have done) it’s time to practice Occlumency. Since I don’t have a Snape to teach me (thank god ) apps will have to do. Goal: Do one mindfullnes exercise per day ( Passing when done 20 mindfullnes excercises) Goal Two: Try both Headspace and Calm and decide whats right form e at the end oft he Challenge Quest 2: Hogwarts Feast One questions that was bugging me always when reading Harry Potter was how did they all stay sporty and helathy with all the feasts, all the good food and no sport in school whatsoever? Did they have a diet magic? Andi f so where can I get it? I would like to get back to eating more good food. Inspired by @Jonesy I’ll start by just tracking the food that I eat fort he next 4 weeks Goal: Track what you eat daily (Passing with 20 days tracked) Goal Two: Try 2 new low-carb recipes. Quest 3: Brooms up Harry was a good Quidditch player because he new how to fly instantly. Sadly our brooms don’t fly (yet ) so I have to rely on my feet when playing Quidditch. I want to be a better quidditch player so I have to do a lot of training. And tob e better than the rest I’ll have to do something every day. I already starte das part of my challenges for Level Up your Life to do „The sally“ challenge ones per day with push ups, squats and planks so to keep motivation up I’ll take that and add a little. Goal: Do 1 set of Sallys every day (passing with 20 days done) Bonus Goal: Do 200 Crunches Quest 4: Getting back in the Game This Quest isn’t Hogwarts related (because I don’t know how connect it…open for suggestions… ) So to keep up the momentum I have at the moment I need to get the support systems back in order and that’s what this Quest is about. Goal One: Post an update at least every second day (passed with 14 posts) Goal Two: Spread Quove, follow and support 2 other rebels (passed with 20 posts in total) Goal Three: Back tot he Muggels, do two adult things per week (passed with 8 adult tasks done)

Welcome to the First Pushup Quidditch Cup! This is a team PvP and is open to all Rebels, regardless of age, guild or experience. The match will officially start on USA Monday, April 14th. Sign-up will be open until USA Sunday, April 13th. Sign-up is now closed. Players and spectators can follow the action on the NF Quidditch Spreadsheet To help out the Sorting Hat, we're doing a 1 minute AMRAP set (As Many Reps As Possible) of any pushup variation you like, to get an idea of fitness levels. There's a chart at the end of this post showing point values for a variety of pushup types. There's no minimum requirement or expectation, this is merely to help keep the game fun for everyone. For those interested, we'll be doing another AMRAP at the end of the challenge period to see how far we've come....kudos will go to most improved, MVP, etc Here are the rules and descriptions of the various positions: Rules This competition will last 6 weeks, and will be broken down into 6 separate games, with the first game being an exhibition match to get the feel for it, and learn how to play.There will be 4 teams: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and SlytherinEach team will contain 6 players: 1 Keeper, 3 Chasers, and 1 BeatersTeams and positions will be assigned on day 1 of the challenge. Positions will be subsequently assigned each week.Matches will last 5 days, starting on USA Monday, and ending on USA FridayWeekly scores will be tallied and the top 2 teams will play for the Quidditch Cup and Silver medal, while the bottom 2 teams will play for Bronze Medal and Wooden SpoonPositions/Scoring Points are scored by completing pushups which equate to a point value, (see variations below). When a player completes a series of pushups, they will need to reply to this thread to count them. All points will be tallied at the end of the week, once the game is complete, however 'unofficial' scoring is likely to take place in the meantime to help everyone know where they and their teams stand. Chaser: The Chaser does pushups to score points. The more pushups completed, the more points scoredKeeper: The Keeper does pushups to negate points scored by the opposing team. Their score is subtracted from the points scored by the opposing team's Chasers. Beater: Beaters use pushups to counter the effects of the other team's Keeper and Chasers. When points have been earned, the player nominates an opponent on the opposing team and any points scored will be removed from the target player's tally. Any beater who does not assign points to a target will have their points spread evenly across the opponent's players.Game 2 Rule amendments: No more caps There will be no more Seekers. The Snitch: see below Scoring has changed: see belowScoring Amendments All players are required to do a 60 second AMRAP, using any pushup variation(s) before playing Each player's beginning AMRAP score will represent their 'scoring set' To score points, player must complete a full set equal to their Scoring Set value Each completed set is worth 10 points Keepers still offset points, Chasers still score points, and Beaters still choose who to offset againstPoint Calculation Example Player BarefootDawsy has a 20 point AMRAPDuring the game, BarefootDawsy completes 90 pushups90 / 20 = 4.5. 4.5 X 10 = 45 points. Don't worry, the spreadsheet will calculate scores. Just post the pushup points value for your reps, and the rest will be handled automatically.Rounding to the nearest 5 points is permitted. Players who failed to do an AMRAP test will be assigned a score (at the moment 20 seems fair)The Snitch From this week, we have abolished the Seeker position. To keep somewhat in line with HP Quiddtich, however, we're going to have a Snitch. Since many players here have expressed their ignorance and/or ambivalence of Harry Potter, I thought it fitting that the Snitch will be a Harry Potter trivial question asked by a member of one of the other teams (yay! right? right? crickets?). The first person to answer the question correctly will win an additional 100 points for their team. To get the ball rolling, I will be asking the first question. It will go out to players of the Slytherin vs Hufflepuff game. The winner of the Snitch Question will be responsible for asking the Snitch question of the Ravenclaw vs Gryffindor game. The winner of that question will ask the first question the following week, etc. Hope this makes sense. Google, etc will be permitted for answering the questions. For those of you who don't know much about HP, don't worry, there are heaps of great HP trivia sites out there (again, Google is your friend). Each player can only try to answer the Snitch question once for each question asked, and only if the question is posed to the player's team. All other answers will be disregarded. Pushup Variation Values leaning against wall = 0.25 pointscountertop = 1 point for every 3 pushups (rounding allowed)on knees = 0.5 pointsstandard pushup = 1 pointsfeet elevated (decline) pushups = 1.5 pointsdiamond pushups = 1.5 pointsclapping/side-to-side pushups = 2 pointsdive-bomber/hindu/pike pushups = 2.5 pointsone arm pushups = 3 pointsGame Schedule (Game winners in BOLD) Game 1 (Exhibition) Gryffindor vs Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw vs Slytherin (April 14-18)Game 2 Gryffindor (124) vs Ravenclaw (0), Slytherin (163) vs Hufflepuff (58) (April 21-25)Game 3 Gryffindor vs Slytherin, Ravenclaw vs Hufflepuff (April 28- May 2)Game 4 Gryffindor vs Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw vs Slytherin (May 5-9)Game 5 Gryffindor vs Ravenclaw, Slytherin vs Hufflepuff (May 12-16)Game 6 (Cup Final) 1st place vs 2nd place, 3rd place vs 4th place (May 19-23) Week 6 - Quidditch Cup Final First Place vs Second PlaceThird Place vs Fourth Place