Jarric's Aramenté - Fighting Alongside the Warriors

[Jarric]

Fighting Alongside the Warriors 

 

Hi everyone, for those of you who don't know me I'm Jarric. My plan for this year involves me visiting all of the guilds, learning what I can learn, and becoming a more well rounded Ranger and a better person. I always knew I would end up here pretty early on - I've partied with you guys a few times and the Warriors Guild is a bit of a home from home for me.

 

The other thing my plan for the year involves is hitting two goals. 1.Run in the Obstacle Course Racing World Championship (OCRWC) in October. 2.Get out of debt.

 

So, to goals! 

 

 

Prepare for Battle - 10XP

Last challenge I had some issues with getting up and getting my workouts in. To combat that I am going to have a list of things to do every evening, accompanied by tick boxes in my bullet journal, to make getting up and exercising as easy as possible. That list is:

• Write workout plan (gym) or read workout plan (runs) 
• Check the weather for the morning (so I know what to wear) 
• Lay out workout clothes
• Check alarm is set

 

This applies every day, so scored out of 28

 

Do Battle - 15XP

A simple goal (if not an easy one), 7+ workouts per week. My current workout plan looks like this: Lifting M & F, Running T, T, S & S, HIIT W, Bouldering S/S. 8 workouts in all, but I'll settle for 7 in any given week to give me some flexibility (and if I have to change the order of my workouts that's fine too). Scored out of 28.

 

This goal is another major reason I want to be with the Warriors this month. You guys inspire me to hit the gym when I read your challenges and see videos of your sets, and I'm hoping that enthusiasm will wrench me out of bed in the morning. 

 

Star Fleet Rations - 10XP

Take prepared meals to work every day. This went well last time for saving me money, but there were some nutritionally poor choices, so I'm adding two caveats. 1, the food I bring must be real food - no taking leftover pizza to work. 2, I can eat free food in meetings instead, but I must eat sensibly and stop when I've had a reasonable amount. Scored out of 20.

 

Gold Pressed Latinum - 10XP

 

Same as last challenge and a big part of my goals for the year. Each week I will take out a cash budget of £50 for spending money, and I must stay within it. Any surplus under £10 goes into a jar which I can crack open for fitness gear when I hit level 15. Scored out of 4.

 

 

Ten Forward - 5XP

I am not spending enough time on here. I feel bad for not keeping up with my friends, and it's hurting my own efforts to improve myself not coming here for support. Every day therefore I will post on my own challenge (it doesn't have to be a full update, anything will do), and every day I will post on someone else's challenge (the same person doesn't count 2 days in a row, so I can't just have 1 conversation for the whole challenge!). Scored out of 28.

 

 

Some other things

At the end of week 3 I have my birthday and my first OCR of the season, Nuts Challenge. It's going to be cold and wet and muddy and bloody awesome, and I've roped in the wonderful @jonfirestar @Charlie_Quinn and Mr Quinn to run with me. 

 

And why the Star Trek theme (vague as it is)? Well I've started doing something so geeky I'm almost embarrassed to talk about it, even here. I've been watching Critical Role for a long time, which is a group of voice actors playing D&D live on the internet. The other day however I found myself starting to watch Shield of Tomorrow, which is a group of people playing a Star Trek TRPG live on the internet. It's a whole new level of nerdy, but I'm enjoying it so far. 

 

Wow, that was a long first post, time to go get a drink... 

 

[DarK_RaideR]

Found you!

[jonfirestar]

4 hours ago, Jarric said:

 

Some other things

At the end of week 3 I have my birthday and my first OCR of the season, Nuts Challenge. It's going to be cold and wet and muddy and bloody awesome, and I've roped in the wonderful @jonfirestar @Charlie_Quinn and Mr Quinn to run with me. 

I hope you are prepared for the inevitable hypothermia! The cold we've been having is making me a little nervous  

[Jarric]

On 10/02/2018 at 5:16 PM, DarK_RaideR said:

Found you!

 

And quickly too! Well done.

 

22 hours ago, jonfirestar said:

I hope you are prepared for the inevitable hypothermia! The cold we've been having is making me a little nervous  

 

Ah, we'll be fine I hope . I've had a couple of cold runs recently, but they've been fine as long as I haven't stopped moving. Whatever the weather I'm sure we'll get through it though.

[RedStone]

HIIIIIIIIII YOU'RE HEEEEERE!!!!!!

 

 

^Dat me licking you

 

[RedStone]

On 2/10/2018 at 11:18 AM, Jarric said:

The other day however I found myself starting to watch Shield of Tomorrow, which is a group of people playing a Star Trek TRPG live on the internet. It's a whole new level of nerdy, but I'm enjoying it so far. 

 

 

And that sounds amazing. Maybe when I'm finished with the Adventure Zone! (I'm like... 80% for a real tabletop... just... need... people...)

[Br0din]

You need to lift heavier.

 

[calanthrophy]

On 2/10/2018 at 10:18 AM, Jarric said:

At the end of week 3 I have my birthday and my first OCR of the season, Nuts Challenge.

 

 

As in "you'll be freezing them off"?

[Laghail]

[starpuck]

Harder to find, but well worth it my traveling Ranger friend!

Here for the kicking ass, and the rpg talk!

 

[Jarric]

20 hours ago, RedStone said:

HIIIIIIIIII YOU'RE HEEEEERE!!!!!!

 

 

^Dat me licking you

 

 

Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii! (I tried to Google a gif to reply, but I couldn't find anything remotely SFW with the work "lick" in my search

 

20 hours ago, RedStone said:

 

And that sounds amazing. Maybe when I'm finished with the Adventure Zone! (I'm like... 80% for a real tabletop... just... need... people...)

 

It's pretty good. It's a new system that they're basically play testing, so it's a bit slow as they learn the rules, but still good. You should fond an IRL tabletop game though, it's so much fun.

 

5 hours ago, Br0din said:

You need to lift heavier.

 

 

Yes Commander!

 

4 hours ago, calanthrophy said:

 

As in "you'll be freezing them off"?

 

Pretty much! Nah, it's the first weekend in March, how cold can it be

 

3 hours ago, Laghail said:

 

Love it!

[Jarric]

52 minutes ago, Starpuck said:

Harder to find, but well worth it my traveling Ranger friend!

Here for the kicking ass, and the rpg talk!

 

 

Awesome, great to have you along as ever

[Jarric]

Happy deadlift day everyone. I did indeed manage to get up and hit the gym today (after 10 minutes of procrastination), and got my workout in:

 

Joint Mobility

Deadlifts - 40kg x 2 x 5, 65kg x 5, 75kg x 5, 80kg (~176#): 10, 10, 11

Floor press - 30kg x 2 x 3, 35kg (~77#) x 3

Good Mornings - 40kg (~88#) x 4 x 12

Core superset - a. Russian twists - 16kg (~35#) x 2 x 12

                            b. Reverse crunch - 3kg (~6.6#) x 2 x 12

Stretched

 

Yesterday we roasted a big ol' joint of pork, so I had pork salad today and it'll be the same tomorrow. I've also been here posting, so so far a good first day of the challenge.

 

This evening I had snooker and I won, which is nice. Now it's late so I need to get my evening routine sorted and get ready for bed. Running in the morning!

[Jarric]

This morning I fought a ferocious battle with the snooze button on my phone. After half an hour of intense fighting I did finally get up and get out for my run. It was supposed to be 10 half-mile intervals, with 30 second breaks between them, and a mile each end to warm up/cool down - about 7.5 miles total. Because I got up late I had to cut it short, but I managed 8 intervals and about 5.5 miles total in 56'17". Not happy that I didn't get the full thing it but I'm still counting it for a workout.

 

Tonight I have a free evening, which is excellent! I'm going to watch a lot of Critical Role, prep breakfasts for the rest of the week and at least tomorrow's lunch. Then I need to get to bed early so that I actually wake up for my HIIT class in the morning.

[Charlie_Quinn]

I'm pretty sure 5.5 miles still counts as a workout! That many intervals in the morning sounds horrendous, so well done for getting out and doing them.

[Jarric]

22 hours ago, Charlie_Quinn said:

I'm pretty sure 5.5 miles still counts as a workout! That many intervals in the morning sounds horrendous, so well done for getting out and doing them.

 

Thanks! The thing is though, when the intervals are half a mile long they're not actually that fast! I think most of them were about 9'15" pace, with a couple of slower ones when I went off road. I can definitely do half a mile faster, but I can't do it 8 times in a row!

[Jarric]

Had HIIT this morning. We had a different instructor to the previous couple I've done, and she decided to do a pure cardio session. No weights at all, just tons of jumping and tons and tons of burpees. Eugh. I thought I was going to be sick by the end! It's probably good for me to do some more intense cardio work, but if I thought it was going to be like that every week I think I'd be looking for something else!

 

Goals wise all is good, I made a ploughman's salad last night with the rest of my leftover roast pork, chutney, cheese, celery, tomatoes and radishes - I've just eaten the first box for lunch and it was bloody lovely! So food is good, workouts are good, and I haven't spent any spending money this challenge (though that will change at snooker tonight).

 

In other news, I ordered the D&D starter set on Sunday, it arrived on Monday and I started reading the campaign guide on Tuesday. So looks like I might end up DMing a game for a couple of friends soon. I'm very excited at the thought, if a bit scared!

[starpuck]

OooooOooooooooh.    So much good stuff going on here.   Did you get caught up on CR?   I am really enjoying the new characters and how they are interacting more and more now.    Gosh I love Travis as a smart, polite, mannersome bloke.   So delightful.

 

And gonna DM?  Oh heck yeah Jarric!  JUMP IN!  Do it!      I mean, I am a little sad I don't get to pop your D&D cherry like I wanted to.  (We should totally plan a Skype game and get that in before you start DM'ing.  I'm sure we could make it work just once... time zones be damned!    We play with a friend who is in Singapore!!)

 

Your 'cut short run' is like, more than I've ever done at my best!  Haha.  Yes, it's a workout, but I also get what you were saying.    Your food prep sounds awesome.   And you confirmed it when you said it was bloody lovely, and then I <3'ed you even more for being a Brit. 

 

Welld one Jarric, keep it up!

[Siuken]

On 2/10/2018 at 11:18 AM, Jarric said:

 

And why the Star Trek theme (vague as it is)? Well I've started doing something so geeky I'm almost embarrassed to talk about it, even here. I've been watching Critical Role for a long time, which is a group of voice actors playing D&D live on the internet. The other day however I found myself starting to watch Shield of Tomorrow, which is a group of people playing a Star Trek TRPG live on the internet. It's a whole new level of nerdy, but I'm enjoying it so far. 

I was told to come see another Critter doing these challenges @Starpuck I'm so glad to see that I'm not the only one on here. Not gonna lie I have plans on watching the star trek episodes as soon as I'm caught up on CR. (besides I'm a trekkie) Good luck on your challenge definitely gonna follow this one. 

[Jarric]

5 hours ago, Starpuck said:

OooooOooooooooh.    So much good stuff going on here.   Did you get caught up on CR?   I am really enjoying the new characters and how they are interacting more and more now.    Gosh I love Travis as a smart, polite, mannersome bloke.   So delightful.

 

And gonna DM?  Oh heck yeah Jarric!  JUMP IN!  Do it!      I mean, I am a little sad I don't get to pop your D&D cherry like I wanted to.  (We should totally plan a Skype game and get that in before you start DM'ing.  I'm sure we could make it work just once... time zones be damned!    We play with a friend who is in Singapore!!)

 

Your 'cut short run' is like, more than I've ever done at my best!  Haha.  Yes, it's a workout, but I also get what you were saying.    Your food prep sounds awesome.   And you confirmed it when you said it was bloody lovely, and then I <3'ed you even more for being a Brit. 

 

Welld one Jarric, keep it up!

 

Not quite caught up yet - I'm at the start of the encounter in the latest episode, should get to watch the rest of it tomorrow. What I want to know about Travis is:

 

Spoiler

Why does Fjord talk in a different voice in his dream encounter than he does to the party (i.e. why is he putting on a fake voice to talk to the party)?

 

And yeah, lets do it! Even for just a one shot I'd be totally up for that; I really want to play with you! It'll take me a couple of weeks to read the adventure guide and get stuff together, so we've got at least that long.

 

35 minutes ago, Siuken said:

I was told to come see another Critter doing these challenges @Starpuck I'm so glad to see that I'm not the only one on here. Not gonna lie I have plans on watching the star trek episodes as soon as I'm caught up on CR. (besides I'm a trekkie) Good luck on your challenge definitely gonna follow this one. 

 

Welcome, good to have you! Where are you in CR at the moment? There's so much of it I shudder to think how many hours it took me to watch all the back episodes!

[starpuck]

1 minute ago, Jarric said:

Why does Fjord talk in a different voice in his dream encounter than he does to the party (i.e. why is he putting on a fake voice to talk to the party)?

 

YES!  I noticed that too!  I wondered if it was Travis slipping on accident, or if that was intentional!!!!!!!

SOOO CURIOUS. 

 

Every time I watch an episode, it makes me want to try newer, bolder, crazier characters.

 

Also - for the one shot?  I'll run it!  I can use the campaign world I am running now but start you all off in a different area!

 

[Jarric]

14 minutes ago, Starpuck said:

 

YES!  I noticed that too!  I wondered if it was Travis slipping on accident, or if that was intentional!!!!!!!

SOOO CURIOUS. 

 

Every time I watch an episode, it makes me want to try newer, bolder, crazier characters.

 

Also - for the one shot?  I'll run it!  I can use the campaign world I am running now but start you all off in a different area!

 

 

I'm certain it's intentional - Jester makes reference to his accent when they first met in one episode and I'm sure that ties in.

 

If you're happy to run it, lets do it! I'm so so up for that. I'll message you tomorrow

[Siuken]

2 hours ago, Jarric said:

 

Not quite caught up yet - I'm at the start of the encounter in the latest episode, should get to watch the rest of it tomorrow. What I want to know about Travis is:

 

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Why does Fjord talk in a different voice in his dream encounter than he does to the party (i.e. why is he putting on a fake voice to talk to the party)?

 

And yeah, lets do it! Even for just a one shot I'd be totally up for that; I really want to play with you! It'll take me a couple of weeks to read the adventure guide and get stuff together, so we've got at least that long.

 

 

Welcome, good to have you! Where are you in CR at the moment? There's so much of it I shudder to think how many hours it took me to watch all the back episodes!

I'm on episode 74 so far just about to finish that one. They just got to the city of brass. 

[Jarric]

20 hours ago, Siuken said:

I'm on episode 74 so far just about to finish that one. They just got to the city of brass. 

 

Cool. The City of Brass is a fun bit.

[Jarric]

 

So far so good. This morning was a run. I knew I'd be short on time as I was getting picked up for a meeting, so last night I decided to set my alarm 5 minutes early. Then I snoozed it this morning for 20 minutes . Got out for a quick 3.35 miles, should have been further but there was no way I was getting the full 8 that I have on the plan anyway!

 

Food was a panini from a motorway service station after my meeting - pretty sensible given the options available at service stations.

 

Also got up to date with Crit Role today, sooo good. And now I'm watching Shield of Tomorrow