jonfirestar Posted October 15, 2018 Report Share Posted October 15, 2018 The Return of the Challenge of the Living Dead In honour of the Halloween challenge and as my part of my role as the official Zombie Apocalypse Preparation Coordinator of the Rebellion let’s talk about Zombies Of course there is only one movie that could be used to follow up on the ‘Challenge of the Living Dead’ and that is of course the classic Dawn of the Dead Return of the Living Dead (bear with me ) In 1984 at a Medical Warehouse foreman Frank is looking to show off to the companies newest employee. He takes the unsuspecting young man down into the basement and shows him a series of military barrels that had been routed to the facility by accident. Ever the clutz Frank accidentally releases the toxic gas, rendering the two men unconscious. When they awoke their industrious little town is forever changed! The thing about this particular movie is that, whilst it has had a profound impact zombie fiction and pop culture as a whole, I don’t think many people even know it exists. This was the original Zombie Comedy and without it you could argue that there would be no Zombieland, or Planet Terror or Shaun of the Dead. It introduced the idea of the fast zombie, the talking zombie and the indestructible zombie. Although the one thing that almost everyone would have come upon at some point of time is, of course: Brains! So to show some love for a piece of undervalued zombie fiction I present to you The Return of the Challenge of the Living Dead! Experimental Weapon! (this image is from Return of the Living Dead III, but that movie is part of the series and criminally underrated) So training this challenge is going to be a little different. I am still working out exactly what I want my training to look like towards the end of the year. I've got the outlines of a running and lifting program that'll run alongside each other. However a large proportion of this challenge will be devoted to tracking and measuring all of the things. To give myself a basis for my training going forwards. Lift 2 Days per week. Monday and Friday by default. I might swap this to Wednesday on week 0 and Week 2 because I'm racing. Run 4 Days Per week, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday. Metcon, One day per week will be a metcon/functional type of training Day. Friday. If I skip a session in a week (because I'm racing) it'll be this one because the races I've got this challenge will fulfill this purpose. I'm going to test my 1RM on all 4 of the major lifts (hopefully done by week 1), if I can figure out a good time to do it I'll also test my current 5k time but that might not happen. Mobility. A little every day! PT. Keep up my PT work. 4 days per week. BRAAAAAAINNNSSS!!!! Zombie gotta eat and only the best quality brains are on the menu! 2300-2400 calories per day. Saturday will not be tracked. This'll change to Sunday This week because Race day. Maximum 4 Cups of Coffee Per Day. Nuff Said! Sleep Like the Dead Bed By 10:00pm Easy enough. Friday and Saturday have some leeway. Nuke them! It’s the only Way to be Sure! There are 2 races this Challenge! OCRWC: Mudstacle 7k fun lap Nuclear Fallout! 12K The goal for the races is simply to have fun with them. They are both big meetup events with a bunch of awesome nerds and I can’t think of a better way to end the race season. I'm looking forward to hanging out with @iatetheyeti, @Rhovaniel, @Charlie_Quinn and @Jarric! 16 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
WhiteGhost Posted October 15, 2018 Report Share Posted October 15, 2018 Here for the brains! (but will take ice cream too!) 5 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
Tanktimus the Encourager Posted October 15, 2018 Report Share Posted October 15, 2018 Following along to click like but not really be able to keep up. 2 Quote Current Challenge "By the Most-Righteous-and-Blessed Beard of Sir Tanktimus the Encourager!" - Jarl Rurik Harrgath Link to comment
Maigs Posted October 15, 2018 Report Share Posted October 15, 2018 Following along though I may not have any brains to spare this challenge 1 Quote Maigs Resurrects From the Dead Link to comment
Salinger Posted October 15, 2018 Report Share Posted October 15, 2018 Following of course. Excited to see you crush some brains xx 1 Quote Link to comment
shaar Posted October 15, 2018 Report Share Posted October 15, 2018 2 hours ago, Tanktimus the Encourager said: Following along to click like but not really be able to keep up. THIS IS A REAL FEEL 5 Quote i am not waiting for a hero. i saved myself long ago. Level 58 Bard & Monk of the Furious Heart STR.55 DEX.43 STA.48 CON.51 WIS.53 CHA.65 "Well...in the end, it boils down to two simple choices. Either you do or you don't. You'd think with all the problems in this world, there'd be more answers. It's not fair... ...But that's the way things are. The choice is yours." Link to comment
jonfirestar Posted October 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2018 2 hours ago, Tanktimus the Encourager said: Following along to click like but not really be able to keep up. I love that gif! Happy to have you around! 4 hours ago, WhiteGhost said: Here for the brains! (but will take ice cream too!) If you eat the icecream real fast it'll nicely chill your brains... mmmmmm ice brains..... 2 hours ago, Maigahane said: Following along though I may not have any brains to spare this challenge Happy you are around anyway. Am I right in thinking that you are starting your new job soon? 1 hour ago, Salinger said: Following of course. Excited to see you crush some brains xx Let's do it! 29 minutes ago, shaar said: Spoilers. They eat the paramedics brains! 29 minutes ago, shaar said: THIS IS A REAL FEEL Believe me I do understand! 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
Maigs Posted October 15, 2018 Report Share Posted October 15, 2018 26 minutes ago, jonfirestar said: Happy you are around anyway. Am I right in thinking that you are starting your new job soon? Yup, I start Wednesday and jumping straight into busy season for this company 1 Quote Maigs Resurrects From the Dead Link to comment
Echoceanic Posted October 15, 2018 Report Share Posted October 15, 2018 Following for the awesomeness! 1 Quote "... However vast the darkness, we must supply our own light." - Stanley Kubrick "Difficult for myself? Agent... I was born difficult for myself." - Clint Barton Challenges: #1 #2 (mini) #3 (mini) #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19 #20 #21 My Fitness Pal - inactive Link to comment
jonfirestar Posted October 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2018 3 hours ago, Maigahane said: Yup, I start Wednesday and jumping straight into busy season for this company I'm sure you'll Ranger it like the Rangerly Badass that you are! 1 hour ago, Echoceanic said: Following for the awesomeness! Welcome in! 1 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, 2018 Report Share Posted October 15, 2018 I don't know why, but I had a funny feeling there might be zombies for this challenge. Looking forward to seeing you building your workout plan (and to seeing you at races obviously). 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 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2018 Week 0, Monday! Let's get this gruesome party started. Today was Monday. It was a good Monday, as far as Monday's go! I did a lot of prep work last night as not to give myself any excuse whatsoever for not going to the gym and so when I woke up I actually went to the gym. Turns out my gym has purchased a whole bunch of new functional equipment, including battle ropes and plyo boxes. This made me happy. Gym was awesome. I lifted some really heavy stuff and amazed myself at the results! (more later). Then I went to work and did the things. It wasn't a mentally taxing day but one where i had plenty to do. Cannot complain about today, all the things were done in good order. Experimental Weapon! Somehow I managed to pull a massive Deadlift PR! I haven't been the the gym or lifted anything really heavy in several months and my bodyweight is now the lowest it has been since I started this whole thing. I just wanted to see where I stood, update my numbers expecting that they would be lower than I had been lifting when regular lifting was a things. My previous PR was 150kg (330#) for 1 rep This morning I pulled 170kg(375#) for one rep! I was pretty stoked by that. Really not what I was expecting. I also tested my bench and those numbers still suck somewhat but it's about where I was the last time I checked too, so not anything lost there. 80kg( 176#) I'm decently happy with that but I'd love to push over 90kg! Workout in full: Spoiler Deadlift: Bar x 10, 70kg x5, 100kg x3, 120kg x1, 150kg x1, 170kg x 1 (pr ) Deadlift BBB 3x10x85kg SDL 3x5x70kg Bench: 10xbar, 5x40kg, 5x50kg, 3x60kg, 3x70kg, 1x75kg, 1x80kg Bench BBB 3x10x40kg Bentover Row: 10xbar,5x40,3x50,3x60,1x65,1x70kg SLSLDL: 3x5x32kg single leg calf raise 3x20x16kg 3x10 24" box jumps 3x10 leg raises 30 seconds plank. Run 2 miles tread mill 6x200m repeats - I gradually increased the speed on these repeats from 12kmph to 14kmph. I was able to go significantly faster than I expected but it has been an awful long time since I've done something like this on the treadmill. Mobility done PT Work done BRAAAAAAINNNSSS!!!! 2396 calories. Dinner was a salad with leftover roast beef. Quite delicious and low fuss. Coffee, stuck to 4 cups. Sleep Like the Dead Bed on time. 11 minutes ago, Jarric said: I don't know why, but I had a funny feeling there might be zombies for this challenge. Looking forward to seeing you building your workout plan (and to seeing you at races obviously). The zombies are in my title It's halloween and so a good excuse for a zombie challenge! 10 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
zeroh13 Posted October 15, 2018 Report Share Posted October 15, 2018 1 Quote Current Challenge: Zeroh, stick to the routine! Link to comment
Big_Show Posted October 15, 2018 Report Share Posted October 15, 2018 Nice deadlifting mate! 1 Quote Big Show: Human Swift Hunter Respawning. One day at a time. Battle Log: Operation Wedding Suit - Take 2 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 Link to comment
Maigs Posted October 15, 2018 Report Share Posted October 15, 2018 Nice PR!! 1 Quote Maigs Resurrects From the Dead Link to comment
Tanktimus the Encourager Posted October 15, 2018 Report Share Posted October 15, 2018 2 hours ago, jonfirestar said: Somehow I managed to pull a massive Deadlift PR! I haven't been the the gym or lifted anything really heavy in several months and my bodyweight is now the lowest it has been since I started this whole thing. I just wanted to see where I stood, update my numbers expecting that they would be lower than I had been lifting when regular lifting was a things. My previous PR was 150kg (330#) for 1 rep This morning I pulled 170kg(375#) for one rep! I was pretty stoked by that. Really not what I was expecting. You just blew me out of the water. Deadlift PR has two be one of the most beautiful phrases in the English Language. Well done! 6 Quote Current Challenge "By the Most-Righteous-and-Blessed Beard of Sir Tanktimus the Encourager!" - Jarl Rurik Harrgath Link to comment
Kestrel Grey Posted October 16, 2018 Report Share Posted October 16, 2018 That is amazing Jon! All the running you did over the summer must have strengthened you more than you realised. 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
Rhovaniel Posted October 16, 2018 Report Share Posted October 16, 2018 Deadlift PRs are the best! I said it before, but well done!!! 1 Quote “All You Have To Decide Is What To Do With The Time That Is Given To You.” - Gandalf The Chronicles of Rhovaniel, Dúnedain Ranger: Volume One: Wintering, Volume Two: Winter is Passing, Spring is Near, The Chronicles of Rhovaniel, Volume Three: Reborn into Spring, Rhovaniel Batltes the PEWS (late spring challenge)| Volume Four: Strength in Summer|Volume Five: Ambushed in the Archives (current) 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 Link to comment
jonfirestar Posted October 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2018 12 hours ago, zeroh13 said: I love this so much! It's good to see you around again 12 hours ago, Big_Show said: Nice deadlifting mate! 10 hours ago, Tanktimus the Encourager said: You just blew me out of the water. Deadlift PR has two be one of the most beautiful phrases in the English Language. Well done! 12 hours ago, Maigahane said: Nice PR!! Thanks! I'm not going to lie I actually impressed myself with this one. It was very grindy to lock the thing out but I didn't hitch it either. 4 hours ago, Kestrel Grey said: That is amazing Jon! All the running you did over the summer must have strengthened you more than you realised. The thing is logically the volume of running I did this summer, along with not training the lift and losing about 20 lbs means that I should be using strength! I'm not going to argue with it though. 33 minutes ago, Rhovaniel said: Deadlift PRs are the best! I said it before, but well done!!! Thanks Wasn't the deadlift you did last night also a PR? 3 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
Rhovaniel Posted October 16, 2018 Report Share Posted October 16, 2018 17 minutes ago, jonfirestar said: I love this so much! It's good to see you around again Thanks! I'm not going to lie I actually impressed myself with this one. It was very grindy to lock the thing out but I didn't hitch it either. The thing is logically the volume of running I did this summer, along with not training the lift and losing about 20 lbs means that I should be using strength! I'm not going to argue with it though. Thanks Wasn't the deadlift you did last night also a PR? Technically yes, but I hadn't worked out my 1RM deadlift before, so it's more of the starting PR lol 1 Quote “All You Have To Decide Is What To Do With The Time That Is Given To You.” - Gandalf The Chronicles of Rhovaniel, Dúnedain Ranger: Volume One: Wintering, Volume Two: Winter is Passing, Spring is Near, The Chronicles of Rhovaniel, Volume Three: Reborn into Spring, Rhovaniel Batltes the PEWS (late spring challenge)| Volume Four: Strength in Summer|Volume Five: Ambushed in the Archives (current) 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 Link to comment
Salinger Posted October 16, 2018 Report Share Posted October 16, 2018 Awesome Jon!!! Bloody well done wooooo xx 1 Quote Link to comment
WhiteGhost Posted October 16, 2018 Report Share Posted October 16, 2018 15 hours ago, jonfirestar said: Somehow I managed to pull a massive Deadlift PR! Excellent work! I hope you are able to make good use of the other new goodies at the gym 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
Mrs Van Posted October 16, 2018 Report Share Posted October 16, 2018 Hi Jon! I'm honest in saying I skipped those scenes at the beginning, because I really want to sleep tonight. But you have a great time with it! Awesome news on the PR and I'm super glad that you got your weight down so far. Woot! Woot! Way to go. 1 Quote Mrs. Van's Latest Challenge Zechariah 4:6 "Not by might, nor by power, but by My spirit, saith the Lord." Link to comment
jonfirestar Posted October 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2018 6 hours ago, Rhovaniel said: Technically yes, but I hadn't worked out my 1RM deadlift before, so it's more of the starting PR lol Meh, if it's the heaviest you've ever deadlifted it's your PR! Whether it's your first one or your hundredth. 6 hours ago, Salinger said: Awesome Jon!!! Bloody well done wooooo xx Thanks Lizz!! x 4 hours ago, WhiteGhost said: Excellent work! I hope you are able to make good use of the other new goodies at the gym Oh I will for sure. The biggest complaint i had with my gym were the lack of those kinds of options. 16 minutes ago, elizevdmerwe said: Hi Jon! I'm honest in saying I skipped those scenes at the beginning, because I really want to sleep tonight. But you have a great time with it! Not to worry we'll be past the first page soon and then we can forget that the theme ever happened 18 minutes ago, elizevdmerwe said: Awesome news on the PR and I'm super glad that you got your weight down so far. Woot! Woot! Way to go. Thanks. I'm down to 97kg how are you doing? 4 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
Mrs Van Posted October 16, 2018 Report Share Posted October 16, 2018 15 minutes ago, jonfirestar said: Thanks. I'm down to 97kg how are you doing? I'm stuck on 95kg. At a stage with these hot days, craving salt, cramps in my calves and feet at night, my ankles were so swollen for a week that I struggled to put my tekkies (running shoes) on. That's all gone now, and I'm hesitant to say that yesterday I was 94.8kg for the first time in months. So we'll see. 1 Quote Mrs. Van's Latest Challenge Zechariah 4:6 "Not by might, nor by power, but by My spirit, saith the Lord." Link to comment
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