jonfirestar Posted October 15, 2017 Report Share Posted October 15, 2017 Jon Firestar: Challenge of the Living Dead On an inconspicuous day near the end of 2017 the dead started to rise from their graves. Nobody could explain why they had risen. Was it a disease, the effect of nuclear radiation or was hell simply too full? Whatever the answer to the question the human race wasn't prepared for their own dead to rise up. Within weeks civilization had collapsed with disparate bands of survivors eking out an existence in the wilds trying to keep away from the hordes of walking dead! Welcome to the Halloween challenge! I love zombie movies so that is going to be the theme for this one. With survival of the zombie apocalypse at stake there is a lot of work to be done! Rule #1. Cardio In order to keep abreast of the zombie masses one needs a good cardio engine! You need to keep running to keep ahead of the zombies. Outdistance the Zombies: The walking dead do not get tired. One must be able to keep ahead of them over large distances to keep the advantage! Simple milage goal of 150 miles in the next 5 weeks. This is worked out from the intended milage over the following few weeks. Who Thought Fast Zombies were a good idea!? It turns out that slow lumbering zombies are not the only threat! Someone also had to go ahead and develop fast zombies. Got to run fast to outrun a fast zombie! Two Quality Speed workouts per week! (Tuesday and Thursday) So my running plan hasn't really changed for a number of months. I'm starting to ramp up the milage again but that will be done very slowly from now until the new year. I'm going to be starting a dedicated marathon plan in January but until then I'll keep up with my current cycle because it is working quite nicely. Strong Enough To Battle the Horde! In order to survive sometimes one must battle the zombie horde. If you are strong and well conditioned that fight will go a lot better for you! I'm back into the gym after nursing a shoulder injury though my Spartan Race. The shoulder feels good and so I'm now I'm going to be rolling back into the Juggernaut Strength Program: Juggernaut 2 days per week (Monday and Wednesday) With my goal of running more, bigger and better OCR races I also want to focus on movements and exercises that will aid me directly in that goal. OCR conditioning workout once per week (Friday) Short OCR focused Tabata workouts during my other strength days. Supplies! Getting food during the zombie apocalypse is a challenging and dangerous endeavour! In order to maintain the strength and cardio strength one needs to scour the land for the best and most nutritious food available! Eat 2600-2700 calories per day. Record everything on MFP, record and post for accountability I'm trying to knuckle down and get on top of my eating. This one is really self explanatory but very important. The most important part is that I want to make sure I record and state all the things to try and maintain accountability! Handle the Fallout! There are two races in this challenge. At the end of Week 0 is the Maverick Trail Race. This is a local 15K Trail race and should be lots of fun The Second at the end of Week 3 and is Nuclear Fallout, a 7K OCR. That also should be a lot of fun to tackle. I'm looking forward to both but I've got no intention of going hard on either. I'm looking to have fun and enjoy the company of a few of the most awesome Rangers in the UK. 18 Quote - strava - myfitnesspal - Instagram 2019 Roadmap Spoiler " Always aim for something stupidly crazy." - Charlie Quinn 2019 Races: Cliveden MTR 06/01 | Nuts Challenge 02/03 | Reading Half Marathon 17/03 | W.A.R 27/04 | RRDW 11/05 | Nuclear Oblivion 19/05 | Man vs Lakes 20/07 | Spartan Trifecta Weekend 05-06/10 | OCRWC 11-13/10 Current Challenge: First Steps Previous Challenges: 1| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 Link to comment
Novaurora Posted October 15, 2017 Report Share Posted October 15, 2017 Here for all the Zombie carnage!!! 1 Quote “And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.” John Steinbeck “Do I dare disturb the universe?” – T.S. Eliot “You wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down.” – Toni Morrison "All we have to do is decide what to do with the time given to us" JRR Tolkien Human Bard: CON 2, WIS 5, INT 1, CHA 2 Current Challenge: Nova Levels Up (and maybe doesn't abandon a challenge...) Link to comment
jonfirestar Posted October 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2017 Ice breaker question! What is your favourite zombie movie? For simplicity sakes any definition of zombie works. (i.e. the rage virus in 28 days later and whatever else counts). 2 Quote - strava - myfitnesspal - Instagram 2019 Roadmap Spoiler " Always aim for something stupidly crazy." - Charlie Quinn 2019 Races: Cliveden MTR 06/01 | Nuts Challenge 02/03 | Reading Half Marathon 17/03 | W.A.R 27/04 | RRDW 11/05 | Nuclear Oblivion 19/05 | Man vs Lakes 20/07 | Spartan Trifecta Weekend 05-06/10 | OCRWC 11-13/10 Current Challenge: First Steps Previous Challenges: 1| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 Link to comment
Kestrel Grey Posted October 15, 2017 Report Share Posted October 15, 2017 8 minutes ago, jonfirestar said: Ice breaker question! What is your favourite zombie movie? For simplicity sakes any definition of zombie works. (i.e. the rage virus in 28 days later and whatever else counts). I liked Warm Bodies. Gotta love a good love story for the breathing-challenged. 1 Quote Current Challenge: The Cliffs of Insanity Previous Challenges: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23, #24, #25, #26, #27, #28, #29, #30, #31, #32, #33, #34, #35 Battle Log: Operation Fly-By-Night “Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.” ― Neil Gaiman Link to comment
jonfirestar Posted October 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2017 1 hour ago, Stribs said: Here for all the Zombie carnage!!! Yay! Great to have you back Stribs! 1 hour ago, Kestrel Grey said: I liked Warm Bodies. Gotta love a good love story for the breathing-challenged. Oh Warm Bodies. That's an interesting pick and one I was not expecting. That film is actually much better than it has any right to be Quote - strava - myfitnesspal - Instagram 2019 Roadmap Spoiler " Always aim for something stupidly crazy." - Charlie Quinn 2019 Races: Cliveden MTR 06/01 | Nuts Challenge 02/03 | Reading Half Marathon 17/03 | W.A.R 27/04 | RRDW 11/05 | Nuclear Oblivion 19/05 | Man vs Lakes 20/07 | Spartan Trifecta Weekend 05-06/10 | OCRWC 11-13/10 Current Challenge: First Steps Previous Challenges: 1| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 Link to comment
Jarric Posted October 15, 2017 Report Share Posted October 15, 2017 2 hours ago, jonfirestar said: Simple milage goal of 150 miles in the next 5 weeks I don't think that word means what you think it means. 2 hours ago, jonfirestar said: Ice breaker question! What is your favourite zombie movie? For simplicity sakes any definition of zombie works. (i.e. the rage virus in 28 days later and whatever else counts). Shaun of the Dead. No question, I love that film! Great challenge dude, and I'm looking forward to some more good race reports too! 2 Quote Level 20 Wood Elf Ranger STR: 15 - CON: 21 - CHA: 6 - SAN: 16 - INT: 17 IAgreeWithTank™ "Shit is going down, but I am not." - iatetheyeti Don't say "I don't have enough time", say instead "that's not a priority right now" and see how that makes you feel. Current Challenge: Jarric vs Mountain External: Epic Quest - Instagram - Strava Spoiler Previous Challenges: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 Old Stuff: Battle Log - My Introduction - 2017 Road Map - 2018 Road Map - 2019 Road Map - 2021 Road Map - 2022 road map/wrap-up Link to comment
Tanktimus the Encourager Posted October 15, 2017 Report Share Posted October 15, 2017 Following along again. I don't care for zombies. Target practice, however... 2 Quote Current Challenge "By the Most-Righteous-and-Blessed Beard of Sir Tanktimus the Encourager!" - Jarl Rurik Harrgath Link to comment
deftona Posted October 15, 2017 Report Share Posted October 15, 2017 2 hours ago, jonfirestar said: What is your favourite zombie movie? For simplicity sakes any definition of zombie works. (i.e. the rage virus in 28 days later and whatever else counts). Definitely Zombieland because it's clearly the Left 4 Dead 2 Dark Carnival campaign in movie form. 1 Quote If it's not siesta or fiesta, I'm not interested. Profile picture credit : NF's resident super artist - NinjaKitten Link to comment
WhiteGhost Posted October 15, 2017 Report Share Posted October 15, 2017 4 hours ago, jonfirestar said: Ice breaker question! What is your favourite zombie movie? For simplicity sakes any definition of zombie works. (i.e. the rage virus in 28 days later and whatever else counts). Oh, I love ice breaker question in challenges. I think I may steal this... Night of the Living Dead for me 1 Quote HUNTER OF ALL THINGS SHINY Intro Thread Challenge Log Bodyweight Exercise Library Recipe Book Shuffle Club Level 2 Ninja Strength: 13 Intelligence: 14 Wisdom: 6 Dexterity:14 Constitution: 12 Charisma: 11 Link to comment
Shello Posted October 16, 2017 Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 Great challenge. Following.. and putting in another vote for Zombieland. 2 1 Quote Race: Amazonian Ogre Princess | Class: Ranger | Profession: SuperHero | Affiliation: Doodlie and Pancake for Life Respawn Challenge Arcs: 2021 | 2022 I am not saying I am Wonder Woman. I am just saying no one has ever seen me and Wonder Woman together in the same room. Original Spawn Challenges 2014 - 2020: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 , 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, ?? Roadmaps: 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 Starting weight = 290.4 (2014); Current weight = 241.2; Total pounds lost: 49.2 Link to comment
Emerald Eagle Posted October 16, 2017 Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 Yay Jon! You're totally going to kick those zombie butts. I don't really like zombie movies, so my cop out answer to your movie question is Corpse Bride. 3 Quote Feminist Ranger (she/her) Based in Melbourne, Australia Current Challenge: Emerald Eagle refills her cup (January 2021) Instagram: @emeraldeaglenf “I wish you would thrash him. He deserves it." She looked back at him. "I will one day, sir. I'm getting tired of falling down.” - Alanna: The First Adventure Link to comment
VanGrrl57 Posted October 16, 2017 Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 Following along again, Jon! Your challenge sounds awesome! 1 Quote VanGrrl's Third Challenge Link to comment
VanGrrl57 Posted October 16, 2017 Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 Just now, LadyShello said: Great challenge. Following.. and putting in another vote for Zombieland. Yeah, where ARE the twinkies, dammit! ROFL! 1 Quote VanGrrl's Third Challenge Link to comment
Korranation Posted October 16, 2017 Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 Following 1 Quote CURRENT CHALLENGE || MFP || LevelUpMyLife 4 Week Challenges: [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11], [12], [13], [14], [15], [16], [17], [18], [19], [20], [21],[22], [23] BATTLE LOG Link to comment
zeroh13 Posted October 16, 2017 Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 Following! Zombie movie... It's been so long since I've watched one... I'm going with the first Resident Evil movie. (And let's just pretend the rest of those movies never happened.) 2 Quote Current Challenge: Zeroh, stick to the routine! Link to comment
Salinger Posted October 16, 2017 Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 Love the challenge Jon, and LOVE zombie films. My fave: Night of the Living Dead, 28 days later, does Planet Terror count?? Hope you are having a great morning x 1 Quote Link to comment
Mr_Willes Posted October 16, 2017 Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 I really like a lot of zombie themed movies, but 28 days later, and Resident Evil were pretty amusing. I'm gonna be watching in awe how you are gonna tackle this challenge. And i'm a bit late, but congrats on the lifts, you give me something to strive for! 2 Quote ... a little odd in the head ... Link to comment
jonfirestar Posted October 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 13 hours ago, Jarric said: I don't think that word means what you think it means. The plan is simple. It's even slightly less than what I would hit if I do hit all my runs like i want but simple doesn't mean easy! 13 hours ago, Jarric said: Shaun of the Dead. No question, I love that film! Shaun of the Dead is an amazing movie. It is right up there as one of my favourites and this might be the best scene in any movie ever 13 hours ago, deftona said: Definitely Zombieland because it's clearly the Left 4 Dead 2 Dark Carnival campaign in movie form. 6 hours ago, LadyShello said: Great challenge. Following.. and putting in another vote for Zombieland. 6 hours ago, VanGrrl57 said: Yeah, where ARE the twinkies, dammit! ROFL! Zombieland was released the same year as Avatar and IMO Zombieland was a far, far better movie! I remember not really knowing what to expect when I went to the cinema but started laughing from the opening credits and didn't' stop until it ended. An epic and amazing film! 6 hours ago, EmeraldEagle said: Yay Jon! You're totally going to kick those zombie butts. I don't really like zombie movies, so my cop out answer to your movie question is Corpse Bride. Hehe good to have you with me. Corpse Bride is a decent copout. I'll accept it 1 hour ago, Salinger said: My fave: Night of the Living Dead, 28 days later, does Planet Terror count?? Yes, Planet Terror counts I love that movie too. It's one of my wife's favourites and I've seen it a ton of times. It's fun and over the top in the best kind of way! 35 minutes ago, mr_willes said: Resident Evil were pretty amusing. 1 hour ago, zeroh13 said: Following! Zombie movie... It's been so long since I've watched one... I'm going with the first Resident Evil movie. (And let's just pretend the rest of those movies never happened.) So Resident Evil are a bit of guilty pleasure of mine. I understand and recognise that they are terrible! But I love them all They fulfil the only real criteria I need a film to fulfil and that is to entertain me 11 hours ago, WhiteGhost said: Night of the Living Dead for me 1 hour ago, Salinger said: Night of the Living Dead, The original Night of the Living Dead is where my vote goes. I think it is a brilliant claustrophobic movie that really captures everything a good zombie movie needs to be. One of the things I really love about Romero's zombie films is that the zombies aren't the real threat. They are more of an environmental hazard. The world at large is a dangerous place but what the real threat is are the selfish intentions of people. For me that's a far better tale than making the zombies themselves more threatening (which is what is the case for most modern zombie movies). The point is that people should be able to easily defeat the zombie menace but they are constanly thwarted by selfishness, self centerness and the desire to have what that person has and the need to destroy it all to get at it. Although I have real issues with the movie as well. The women in it are there simply to be victims although (and spoilers for a 60 year old movie) all of the characters end up dead anyway. So technically everyone is a victim but the portrait of the female characters is really bad. This little issue is one of the things the remake did address by giving Barbara a far bigger and stronger role but the remake isn't a great movie. Even the 'protagonist' is a selfish big headed individual that directly leads the others to their deaths by ignoring the only sound advice given. 13 hours ago, Tanktimus the Encourager said: Following along again. I don't care for zombies. Target practice, however... 6 hours ago, Korranation said: Following Good to have you guys along 56 minutes ago, mr_willes said: I'm gonna be watching in awe how you are gonna tackle this challenge. And i'm a bit late, but congrats on the lifts, you give me something to strive for! Thank! I really want to start upping those numbers though. I know I've dropped some strength in the last few months so I'm keen to get it back. 6 Quote - strava - myfitnesspal - Instagram 2019 Roadmap Spoiler " Always aim for something stupidly crazy." - Charlie Quinn 2019 Races: Cliveden MTR 06/01 | Nuts Challenge 02/03 | Reading Half Marathon 17/03 | W.A.R 27/04 | RRDW 11/05 | Nuclear Oblivion 19/05 | Man vs Lakes 20/07 | Spartan Trifecta Weekend 05-06/10 | OCRWC 11-13/10 Current Challenge: First Steps Previous Challenges: 1| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 Link to comment
Mr_Willes Posted October 16, 2017 Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 2 minutes ago, jonfirestar said: Thank! I really want to start upping those numbers though. I know I've dropped some strength in the last few months so I'm keen to get it back. Now why you wanna do that? That's not necessary, you just have to keep at this a little longer, time for me to catch up. 1 Quote ... a little odd in the head ... Link to comment
Cheetah Posted October 16, 2017 Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 1 hour ago, jonfirestar said: and spoilers for a 60 year old movie I've never seen it, and you just ruined it. Shame on you. :-P I haven't seen a lot of zombie movies, but the first one that popped into my head was Nudist Colony of the Dead. It was really terrible, like C- film school bad. But I saw it once and have never forgotten it, so that counts for something, right? I also really like Resident Evil, all of them, because I can't stop loving Milla. Following, obviously. 2 Quote Level 47 Quasi-Human Ranger "Forget failure. Forget mistakes. Forget everything except what you're going to do NOW, and DO IT." - Lou Ferrigno "Foxes Never Quit!" - Leicester City FC KBO. - Churchill Link to comment
Jarric Posted October 16, 2017 Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 1 hour ago, jonfirestar said: simple doesn't mean easy Ok, fine, I guess that makes a bit more sense 1 hour ago, jonfirestar said: this might be the best scene in any movie ever Bookmarked this so I can re-watch it as soon as I finish work! Or I could watch the whole film tonight... Hmm... Your responses have made me realise that I need to watch a lot mote zombie films! 1 Quote Level 20 Wood Elf Ranger STR: 15 - CON: 21 - CHA: 6 - SAN: 16 - INT: 17 IAgreeWithTank™ "Shit is going down, but I am not." - iatetheyeti Don't say "I don't have enough time", say instead "that's not a priority right now" and see how that makes you feel. Current Challenge: Jarric vs Mountain External: Epic Quest - Instagram - Strava Spoiler Previous Challenges: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 Old Stuff: Battle Log - My Introduction - 2017 Road Map - 2018 Road Map - 2019 Road Map - 2021 Road Map - 2022 road map/wrap-up Link to comment
jonfirestar Posted October 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 2 hours ago, mr_willes said: That's not necessary, you just have to keep at this a little longer, time for me to catch up. Well I'm on deload this week so you've got umm like 6 days to catch up. Chop chop! 1 hour ago, Cheetah said: I haven't seen a lot of zombie movies, but the first one that popped into my head was Nudist Colony of the Dead. It was really terrible, like C- film school bad. But I saw it once and have never forgotten it, so that counts for something, right? I think you need a prize for naming a zombie move that I haven't seen! I'll be honest I've been hoping someone would mention some obscure C-film school bad flick! The one I had in my head was Chopper Chicks in Zombietown. I've got a feeling that Nudist Colony of the Dead is about the same level of that garbage 1 hour ago, Cheetah said: I also really like Resident Evil, all of them, because I can't stop loving Milla. Milla may be part of the reason why I can't let them go 1 hour ago, Jarric said: Your responses have made me realise that I need to watch a lot mote zombie films! There are some real gems out there. A lot of crap. But some really good films. The number of movies I've seen is a direct correlation to the number of night shifts I've worked 2 Quote - strava - myfitnesspal - Instagram 2019 Roadmap Spoiler " Always aim for something stupidly crazy." - Charlie Quinn 2019 Races: Cliveden MTR 06/01 | Nuts Challenge 02/03 | Reading Half Marathon 17/03 | W.A.R 27/04 | RRDW 11/05 | Nuclear Oblivion 19/05 | Man vs Lakes 20/07 | Spartan Trifecta Weekend 05-06/10 | OCRWC 11-13/10 Current Challenge: First Steps Previous Challenges: 1| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 Link to comment
Mr_Willes Posted October 16, 2017 Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 Ha 6 days!!! That will be 3 workouts, now i'm glad if could up my weights by about 5 lbs after a cycle of 8 weeks. "chop chop he says" "funny man" 1 Quote ... a little odd in the head ... Link to comment
Wild Wolf Posted October 16, 2017 Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 19 hours ago, jonfirestar said: Simple milage goal of 150 miles in the next 5 weeks. Lol...Simple? SIr...I will one day think of 150 miles over 5 weeks being "simple" but that is NOT today. #JonTheBeast 19 hours ago, jonfirestar said: What is your favourite zombie movie? For simplicity sakes any definition of zombie works. (i.e. the rage virus in 28 days later and whatever else counts). Mmmm.....It probably has to be original Dawn of the Dead....but also, Shaun of the Dead Following because we got each other's back, yo! And NEVER forget Rule #2... Wolf 1 Quote Wild Wolf Class: Peerless Scarred/ Height: 6'2 / Weight: 188# Instagram: @ryanwolfbell / Facebook: Ryan Wolf Bell / Bible App (YouVersion) Ryan Wolf Bell Current Challenge: Intro to Wolflean Spoiler Last Challenge(s): 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/11/12/13/14/15/16 Epic Challenges: Welcome to the Fireteam & Wolfpool Gotham Project: 1 " Know, O prince, that once the sun burns out and the earth's core becomes solid and cold, there will come a man to provide the endless energy needed to sustain life and for the planets to keep moving. He is the source of light and the warmth of hope back into the hearts of humanity...." - Dark_Raider A wolf rises in my heart; against my darkness; against my demons; against my despair. I DECLARE WAR! Romans 8:28 (CSB) We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God, who are called according to His purpose. Link to comment
Maigs Posted October 16, 2017 Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 Here! I actually never got into zombie movies at all but I did enjoy reading the Warm Bodies book (short story?) It was better than the movie IMO 2 Quote Maigs Resurrects From the Dead Link to comment
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