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Hello Everybody, So, I had a great challenge last time: So, I want to build on that. The point idea seems to be working for me, so I am keeping that concept. Being a nerd, the points are getting a little over-complicated, so I'm combining a few things into a single category. Changes: 1. Increase walking time slightly 2. Keep building on my bodyweight exercises 3. Start tracking the Rising Hero stuff 4. Most importantly, start working with my exercise mace, and learn some of the moves, like this: For this challenge, if I did 100%, I would garner 2500 points. A success is 1750pts, 1850 pts is good, 2150pts is big win. Details and template below the fold:

Hey guys! I swear, I didn't crap out or get sick or anything. I just got bogged down in seven classes and a broken cell phone so stopped posting. Last Challenge Recap: Eating: Phone broke. Forgot MFP could be accessed via web browser for a while. I was averaging a B before, so I'll give myself a C because my eating slips a bit when I'm not looking at MFP every few hours. I mean, my weight's up a bit from challenge start, so I haven't had any negative progress. +1.75 CON, +1.25 STR Workouts: Nailed them all. 24/24. A+. +5 STR Resting: Pft. Like I'd fail this. A.+2 CHA, +3 DEX Side Quests: I got +3 for all of them, except for 2 of them where I got +4 because I came in first. That's like, +14 to whatever. So I'm going to split them as +6 STR +6 STA +2 CON. Strength, endurance and the ability to handle "pain". The Levels and such Rob, level 3 Elven Warrior-Mage STR 10 | DEX 6.5 | STA 7.5 | CON 8.5 | WIS 13.75 | CHA 5 to Rob, level 4 Elven Warrior-Mage STR 22.25 | DEX 9.5 | STA 13.5 | CON 12.25 | WIS 13.75 | CHA 7 MOVING FORWARD! Old goals are old. July's almost out and the heat wave appears to be over. This means I'm going to put together a couple points for a challenge. This challenge ends in cake. Not as a reward, but as punishment. I turn 30 (pronounced twenty-nine) on the 7th. Soooooooooo, since I'm not running, we're changing things up as mentioned. In fact, we're already on workout 2 of week 2 of the new lifting plan. I've tweaked it slightly since I wrote it midway through last challenge. Monday 5x5+5 "cluster sets" - I complete 5 consecutive reps, and then 5 singles, ~10s apart. Oly Wednesday - this is self-explanatory. Friday 4x5, 1x3+ sets - the 4x5 weights are the same weights as the first 4 sets from Monday. The 3+ set is 5/10 lbs on top of Monday's top set. So as an example: Monday I squatted: 5+5(170, 190, 210, 230, 250) Friday I will squat: 5(170, 190, 210, 230) 3+(260) Accessory work will be done on an as-energied basis. You said something about goals? Main Goal Become an adult male. The Challenge For Gallifrey - So let's call it 6 weeks of hitting my Friday for an A. 5 weeks of hitting my Friday for a B. I'm sure you get the picture. Basically - don't miss a lift. Let's call this a +5 STR For victory - The food. I've got my MFP bullshit sorted. So I'll be able to track again, so track I will. I'm going to try the "points method" again because when I actually look at MFP, it works relatively well for keeping the black hole under control. We're going to slice it a little differently though and require a weekly target to be hit. 3250 baseline daily, 4000 points+ 6/6 weeks for an A, 5/6 for a B. This'll earn me +3 CON +1 STR For the end of time itself - If I was trying to be funny, I'd call this goal "snatch clean, you jerk" or something like that. 95/135 is ~max what I feel comfortable with the snatch/c&j respectively. Sometimes I can snatch more than 95 once, but more often than not, it's a fail. The last Wednesday workout of the challenge, I'm going to try for more. If I hit it, I get the points. If not, no points. Simple, yes? +1 STR, +1 DEX Gallifrey rises! - And so must I. But fuck that morning bullshit, that's not what I'm talking about here. The mid-point of the challenge marks the end of school, so the back half of the challenge is going to have some fitness book learning. There's going to be 3 books on the list that I haven't made yet. Each book I make it through will grant me +1 WIS, +0.25 CHA. If I finish all 3 books, that's the extra +0.25 STA that's left over. The Pictures The first pictures under each were taken June 03. The second pictures under each were taken July 30. For both, I stand 6'0, 170lbs.