Waldgeist Posted November 5, 2013 Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 Third Challenge [ November 11th – December 22th ] Endangered Initiation Part II Actually started this on on Monday, November 4th. So, this challenge will last 7 weeks for me, with the first (unofficial week) being known as Week 0. Where I came from...Where I went after this... BACKGROUND STORYThe two old Jedi stood on the high gallery and looked down on the training younglings in the great hall. “He has made some respectable progress, I give you that, Grand Master! But there are still weaknesses in him, that will prevent him from passing the Initiate Trialsâ€, the Jedi Seer said in a low voice.“Know that I do, but point out those to him I will later today! Assume they will be fixed, what do you think?â€â€œHard to see, even his near future is.... Even if he passes, many masters will refrain from taking him on as a padawan because of his past and the long time he took to face the trials. But some may and then I daresay he will pass his Jedi Trials, as well eventually, and become a knight!â€The Jedi Seer looked sternly into the contemplating face of the Grand Master, before he added: “Success and failure are strangely intertwined in his fate, he may become one of the greatest or worst of our order, or maybe even no member at all! â€The Grand Master sighed: “So, not only my sight is clouded here, but the force itself refuses to reveal his destiny.... Nonetheless, thank you for your help! Continue to specially guide this one, I will, until the trials or thereafter, when his path will be apparent.â€---------“Of course, you can speak to him, Grand Master!†The lightsaber instructor bowed low, before she shouted into the hall: “Waldgeist, you're practice is cancelled, you have a visitor!â€The practicing younglings stopped at once and one of them left the circle to join the Master, calm on the outside, but bursting with agitation on the inside.“So, William Waldgeist, some time it has been, since the last talk, that we had. Fare how did you?â€â€œI'm goo..., I mean, I have improved. But....â€â€œWondering wether it is enough you do?! This feeling memorize well, youngling, for you will need it all your life to push past the limits others and you yourself will impose on you!â€Slowly the Grand Master walked around William, watching him carefully.“But, your thoughts now are focused on the trials, as well they should be! Spoken with your teachers and observed you myself I have. Improved you have enough, that the Council will order your trials somewhere in the next 6 monthsâ€, the Grand Master said in a clear voice, concealing the discussions that had led to this result. Many of the other members of the High Council had been of the mind, that William would maybe never been ready for the initiate trials and should be handed over to the responsibiliy of the Reassignment Council to become part of the Jedi Service Corps immediately. His diplomatic skills and the weight of his word as Grand Master and Master of the Order were the only things that had prevented this decision. But the price has been to fix the date of the trials in the next months, knowing that the time for preparation may not be enough.“I'm ready?â€, he asked with overboarding joy.The old Jedi cautioned him: “You can be, by then. But only if on the path you are now on you stay and focus even more on your goals!â€â€œI will, Master!â€, the proud initatie said and bowed.“More there is, though..... Some flaws remain, made even more obvious by your improvement. All of them we cannot fix in the time you have left, but on the most important we have to focus on!†The Grand Master threw away his crane in a swift motion and without ever breaking eye contact with the youngling stood on his hands.“Both feet on the ground may work as a metaphor but for the movements of a Jedi it is not enough. Become a circus acrobat you will not by the time you're trials happen, but certain basics you will need. Know that you've failed here before and that this is something many a initiates struggle with, I do, but conquer this fear soon, you must!â€The initiate wasn't surprised, he'd actually expected a pointer here and had already started to make plans, that would lead to improvement.“More flexible you've become, but still a major problem this remains, so concentrate especially on this as well! Shoulders and wrist are indispensable parts of you body, focus on them, you must!†MAIN QUEST – Mastering the Pillar of Self-Discipline (=Leaning Up/Body Recomp/Functional Body) GOAL I – Kill the dead weight (+2CHA / +1CON) “A Jedi with the force he flows like a leave, not a dead rock he is, blocking its current!â€Basically this is a continuation of the last challenge(s), dropping fat by dietary means while not loosing (too much) muscle on the way. My usual nutrition (by now) is almost completely paleo, that's my base line and starting point. I'm also used to up to two 24 h IF sessions a week, but not gonna use them much this challenge I think. Aaaand last challenge I managed to half my sugar intake from about 120 g a day to about 60 g (take that sugar demon, hah!).If you look down, you'll see I'm about drastically reduce my sugar (all carbs actually) intake again and right from the beginning instead of slowly over time. Abtacha pointed me towards the carbnite concept/ketolysis in general, and I searched around for them and similar ideas in the depths of the internet. Long story short, I constructed/calculated the following macros for my personal use/need on (non-)training days, as well as more general guidelines for the refeed day/carbnite window.Since getting enough veggies(/fruits) in with that concept might be a little hard, I'll also be monitoring these. Goal is therefore to hit these macros with a margin of error of +/-5%.Revised after Week 1 Non-workout day: Workout day: Carbnite:Calories 1.685 2.055 3.600 PROT (g) 120 135-150 130FAT (g) 125 155 60CARBS (g) <30 <30 630Veggies/Fruits 5 portions a day 5 portions a day 5 portions a day Grading:A – Hit macros on 36/49 daysB – Hit macros on 34/49 daysC – Hit macros on 30/49 daysD – Hit macros on 26/49 daysF – Anything less than D GOAL II – Body Control (+2STR / +1DEX / + 1STA) “Without control over his own body and mind, to be a Jedi is impossible!â€Also a summarized continuation of my workout goals from last challenge. That includes Calisthenics, Gym, Karate each twice a week. Grading:A+ – A conditions plus passing green belt examinations in decemberA – Working out at least 13 times in each categoryB – Working out at least 12 times in each categoryC – Working out at least 10 times in each categoryD – Working out at least 8 times in each categoryF – Anything less than D conditions GOAL III – Weakness Elimination (+2DEX / +1CON / +1STR) “Mind what you've learned, save you it can from failure at the trials ahead of you!â€A couple of things, that I lack or need/want to work on, as I noticed during the last challenge. A general part of this is my flexibility/mobility, bodypart-wise the focus is on shoulders and wrists and last but not least skills-wise acrobatics basics (really basic stuff like falling and rolling, but also the first steps towards the handstand)To tackle those weaknesses I want to incorporate them into my nightly routine, which worked out pretty good last challenge. Now I'll just have to invest 15 (or 20) minutes instead of 5, which should be still manageable. Nightly Routine: Karate (Kata, Stances, Kicks) Rolls (Parkour, Forward, Backwards) Handstand Progression Stretching (Hand-to-toes, ….) Shoulder/Wrist mobility Grading: A+ – A conditions plus wall handstand for about 30 secondsA – 7/7 days a week - 40/49 in totalB – 6/7 days a week - 36/49 in totalC – 5/7 days a week - 30/49 in totalD – 4/7 days a week - 24/49 in totalF – anything less than D LIFE QUESTS – Mastering the Pillar of Knowledge (=study/research/write) “A true Jedi is not fooled by informations other give him, he seeks knowledge out himself!†Grading for those will all be the same. One point a day if I actually did something, partial points possible, but higher bar than last time:A – 6/7 days a week - 36/49 in totalC – 5/7 days a week - 30/49 in totalF – anything less Thesis Finish Quest (+2WIS)Nothing new here as well. Just a closer deadline..... While the survey is running, I need to write extensively on all the chapters not dependend on the survey results, e.g. theory and methodology. After the survey's finished, the time for analysis and interpretation has come. Psy Class Mini Quest (+1WIS)15 Minutes a day investment for either developmental or personality psychology/diagnostics. Be it reading a chapter, watching an online lecture, summarizing either one, making study cards etc. I want to be able to kick those exams' asses in March, so gotta prepare now! Oral Exam Prep Mini Quest (+1WIS)After I submitted my MA thesis, the oral exams will be the next dragons to battle in order to graduate. For the moment only two things to do here: 1) finding topics (and get them approved, but that is already done for 2/4 professors) and collect relevant literature, and 2) prepare 60 pages of original Japanese literature, learning new vocabulary, new kanji including reading and maybe even some higher grammar (that I don't know yet or forgot because of not using it). 15 minutes a day should be attainable, as well, I think. 1 the artist usually known as WALDGEIST Epic Quests Challenges by theme Star Wars: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #5B, #6, #6B, #10, #11, #16, #17, (Current Callenge) TeenWolf: #7 SHIELD: #8, #12, #13, #14, #15 Magicians: #9 "It's never too late, to become what you could've been!" Link to comment
Waldgeist Posted November 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 Pre-Challenge-WeekAs last time, for comparison reasons, what happened between challenges: Workout Calories Prot Fat Carbs Veggies/FruitsMonday Cal 2.163 159 157 26 4Tuesday Cal+Kar 2.064 154 147 30 4Wednesday 2.110 128 164 28 5Thursday Kar 2.304 164 165 29 4Friday 3.837 178 328 30 4Saturday 2.939 159 240 35 4Sunday Cal 3.261 202 247 30 2 the artist usually known as WALDGEIST Epic Quests Challenges by theme Star Wars: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #5B, #6, #6B, #10, #11, #16, #17, (Current Callenge) TeenWolf: #7 SHIELD: #8, #12, #13, #14, #15 Magicians: #9 "It's never too late, to become what you could've been!" Link to comment
Waldgeist Posted November 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 Day 1, Monday of Week 0 MAIN QUESTGOAL ICAL 1.996 PROT 162 FAT 134 CARBS 32 VEG/FRU 4 => Not perfect, but okay!GOAL IICalisthenics workout: check!GOAL IIINightly routine: not complete, but still check! Karate (Kata), Rolls (Parkout), Handstand Planche, Stretching (Hand-to-toes) LIFE QUESTSBad start on this front, though....Thesis Finish Quest....Psy Class Mini Quest.....Oral Exam Prep Mini Quest..... the artist usually known as WALDGEIST Epic Quests Challenges by theme Star Wars: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #5B, #6, #6B, #10, #11, #16, #17, (Current Callenge) TeenWolf: #7 SHIELD: #8, #12, #13, #14, #15 Magicians: #9 "It's never too late, to become what you could've been!" Link to comment
ApfelStrudi Posted November 5, 2013 Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 Stalked! (sorry for short replies, spelling derps and autocorrect funsies, sent from phone) Just trying to get back on my feet. apfelstrudi learns to outrun shamblers | Instagram challenge Link to comment
Relic Posted November 5, 2013 Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 Looks like you have your hands full, good luck. To find piece with myselfI must first find a piece of myself Link to comment
bluekiwi1 Posted November 5, 2013 Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 Rawr! Challenge: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 | Recipes | Level 6. Kiwi Bird: Rawr! | Team Blogs I stalk: Mark's Daily Apple | Nom Nom Paleo | Ancestral Chef | Greatist | Link to comment
Waldgeist Posted November 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 Day 2, Tuesday of Week 0 MAIN QUESTGOAL ICAL 2.244PROT 159 FAT 164 CARBS 25 VEG/FRU 3 => Good macros, but could have used a little more veggies/fruits.GOAL IICalisthenics pull workout: check!Karate practice: check!GOAL IIINightly routine: Almost complete, definitively check! Karate (Kata, Stances), Rolls (Parkou, but almost none), Handstand Planche, Stretching (Split, Hand-to-toes), Wrists LIFE QUESTSDidn't do anything over the day, but invested some time before I go to bed.Thesis Finish QuestDid a little math for my survey design, the answer is 45 in this case Psy Class Mini QuestRead for 15 minutes.Oral Exam Prep Mini QuestTranslated the titles of my Japanese chapters. the artist usually known as WALDGEIST Epic Quests Challenges by theme Star Wars: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #5B, #6, #6B, #10, #11, #16, #17, (Current Callenge) TeenWolf: #7 SHIELD: #8, #12, #13, #14, #15 Magicians: #9 "It's never too late, to become what you could've been!" Link to comment
Paradigm Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 Wow do you ever have a lot going on! This will be an awesome challenge to watch. Stalky stalk. Lvl. 10 Half-Elf Assassin My Current Challenge My Daily Battle Log Link to comment
Waldgeist Posted November 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Day 3, Wednesday of Week 0Bad day already? Didn't do anything over the day, then went to work and after that I went out to my bimonthly pub quiz (didn't win, though) and came home late, where I did almost nothing again... MAIN QUESTGOAL ICAL 4.292PROT 149 FAT 201 CARBS 426 VEG/FRU 5 => Normal over the day, then 5pm I started the carbnite till 1 am. Bought too much in anticipation, though. But I think it worked out fine to fulfill the goal of spiking up my metabolism. When I woke the morning after I felt warm and had pushed my banket down while I usually wake up bundled up and clinging to the blanket in fall. The excess body heat is supposed to be a side effect of a good carbnite, therefore YAY!GOAL IIWorkout: rest day!GOAL IIINightly routine: Nothing but handstands before going to bed.... Karate (nope), Rolls (none), Handstand Planche, Stretching (none), Weaknesses (nope) LIFE QUESTSThesis Finish Quest...Psy Class Mini Quest...Oral Exam Prep Mini Quest... the artist usually known as WALDGEIST Epic Quests Challenges by theme Star Wars: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #5B, #6, #6B, #10, #11, #16, #17, (Current Callenge) TeenWolf: #7 SHIELD: #8, #12, #13, #14, #15 Magicians: #9 "It's never too late, to become what you could've been!" Link to comment
Abtacha Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 I'm excited to see how the ketosis/carbnite work for you! - Abtacha -Challenges: #1, #2, #3, #4"Conquer yourself and the world lies at your feet.""Take care of your body as if you were going to live forever, and take care of your soul as if you were going to die tomorrow."- Saint Ausgustine - Link to comment
Waldgeist Posted November 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Day 4, Thursday of Week 0 MAIN QUESTGOAL ICAL 2.095PROT 175 FAT 166 CARBS 18 VEG/FRU 3 => Good day!GOAL IIKarate practice: check!GOAL IIINightly routine: Karate (Kata), Rolls (none), Handstand Planche, Stretching (none), Weaknesses (Wrists) LIFE QUESTS Thesis Finish Quest...Psy Class Mini Quest...Oral Exam Prep Mini Quest... the artist usually known as WALDGEIST Epic Quests Challenges by theme Star Wars: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #5B, #6, #6B, #10, #11, #16, #17, (Current Callenge) TeenWolf: #7 SHIELD: #8, #12, #13, #14, #15 Magicians: #9 "It's never too late, to become what you could've been!" Link to comment
Aeryn Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 Nice challenge - love the storytelling. Looking forward to seeing how it goes! Level 13 Elven AssassinChallenges: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | CurrentWhatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. - Goethe Link to comment
AshPS Posted November 10, 2013 Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 Sub'd! Level 6 Pixie Assassin Rangerish Adventurer Current Challenge: Guess What?? Previous Challenges: Spoiler 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 12th 13th 14th Battle Log -We can't always change the things we've done, but we can change what we do next. -I don't have a choice. I deserve a better life and this is what I have to do to get there. -Whatever doesn't kill me....Had better start running. Link to comment
Bekah Posted November 10, 2013 Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 Subbed!! I love the continuation goals :) Those are a great way to cement good habits Druid Assassin Halfling Druid Level 16, Current Quest: Bekah Returns Spoiler Fitbit Facebook Your life does not get better by chance. It gets better by change. - Jim Rohn Link to comment
Waldgeist Posted November 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 So, I have been a little inaccessible for the last days, but I'll shortly post the missing daily reports. the artist usually known as WALDGEIST Epic Quests Challenges by theme Star Wars: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #5B, #6, #6B, #10, #11, #16, #17, (Current Callenge) TeenWolf: #7 SHIELD: #8, #12, #13, #14, #15 Magicians: #9 "It's never too late, to become what you could've been!" Link to comment
AshPS Posted November 11, 2013 Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 Looking forward to it! And my thread is up! http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/39868-ashps-working-my-way-back/ Have an awesome Monday! Level 6 Pixie Assassin Rangerish Adventurer Current Challenge: Guess What?? Previous Challenges: Spoiler 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 12th 13th 14th Battle Log -We can't always change the things we've done, but we can change what we do next. -I don't have a choice. I deserve a better life and this is what I have to do to get there. -Whatever doesn't kill me....Had better start running. Link to comment
Waldgeist Posted November 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 And my thread is up! Oh, good, I just finished reading the hundreds of posts I missed over the weekend, now I have some more! the artist usually known as WALDGEIST Epic Quests Challenges by theme Star Wars: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #5B, #6, #6B, #10, #11, #16, #17, (Current Callenge) TeenWolf: #7 SHIELD: #8, #12, #13, #14, #15 Magicians: #9 "It's never too late, to become what you could've been!" Link to comment
AshPS Posted November 11, 2013 Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 Lol, well that would make two of us! Level 6 Pixie Assassin Rangerish Adventurer Current Challenge: Guess What?? Previous Challenges: Spoiler 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 12th 13th 14th Battle Log -We can't always change the things we've done, but we can change what we do next. -I don't have a choice. I deserve a better life and this is what I have to do to get there. -Whatever doesn't kill me....Had better start running. Link to comment
Waldgeist Posted November 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 Not really good days, those last three, but still bad on a low scale compared to what could have been happening. Day 5, Friday of Week 0 MAIN QUESTGOAL ICAL 2.718PROT 154FAT 219 CARBS 31 VEG/FRU 2 => Okay day, but only scarcely and by ignoring the veggies section!GOAL IIinvoluntary rest dayGOAL IIINightly routine: Karate (Kata), Rolls (none), Handstand Planche, Stretching (none), Weaknesses (Wrists) LIFE QUESTSThesis Finish QuestActually revised some stuff when I visited a sick friend and she wanted to hear about my thesis to get her mind off things.Psy Class Mini Quest...Oral Exam Prep Mini Quest... Day 6, Saturday of Week 0 MAIN QUESTGOAL ICAL 3.035PROT 172FAT 243 CARBS 35 VEG/FRU 3 => Technically over the ulc threshold, but going to view that over the whole 7 days of the cycle.GOAL IIinvoluntary rest day because of workGOAL IIINightly routine: Karate (none), Rolls (none), Handstand Planche, Stretching (none), Weaknesses (none) LIFE QUESTS Thesis Finish Quest...Psy Class Mini Quest...Oral Exam Prep Mini Quest... Day 7, Sunday of Week 0 MAIN QUESTGOAL ICAL 2.713PROT 175 FAT 197 CARBS 36 VEG/FRU 3 => Eating too much on weekends, when I'm home and alone all day is turning into a serious problem again.GOAL IIinvoluntary rest day because of lazynessGOAL IIINightly routine: Karate (none), Rolls (none), Handstand Planche (none), Stretching (none), Weaknesses (none) LIFE QUESTS Thesis Finish Quest...Psy Class Mini Quest...Oral Exam Prep Mini Quest... the artist usually known as WALDGEIST Epic Quests Challenges by theme Star Wars: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #5B, #6, #6B, #10, #11, #16, #17, (Current Callenge) TeenWolf: #7 SHIELD: #8, #12, #13, #14, #15 Magicians: #9 "It's never too late, to become what you could've been!" Link to comment
AshPS Posted November 11, 2013 Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 Well, those 3 days are behind you and I will wish you all the best for this new week! Eating too much on a weekend seems to be a problem I can relate to and I'm not alone! lol Really going to have to get my macros on cue to avoid that myself. Level 6 Pixie Assassin Rangerish Adventurer Current Challenge: Guess What?? Previous Challenges: Spoiler 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 12th 13th 14th Battle Log -We can't always change the things we've done, but we can change what we do next. -I don't have a choice. I deserve a better life and this is what I have to do to get there. -Whatever doesn't kill me....Had better start running. Link to comment
Waldgeist Posted November 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 Well, those 3 days are behind you and I will wish you all the best for this new week! To make it sound a little better: I was actually productive, just not the way I should've been. I worked on an old (like 10 years) fanfic project of mine, titled "Memoirs of the Star Wars", a first-person narrated, retrospective novel about a (as yet) unknown hero of the rebellion (and his companions) against the galactic empire. the artist usually known as WALDGEIST Epic Quests Challenges by theme Star Wars: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #5B, #6, #6B, #10, #11, #16, #17, (Current Callenge) TeenWolf: #7 SHIELD: #8, #12, #13, #14, #15 Magicians: #9 "It's never too late, to become what you could've been!" Link to comment
AshPS Posted November 11, 2013 Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 Sounds like it was fun and really cool, and fun can be productive. Helps us chill out on occasion! lol And we can all use some of that sometimes! BTW, HUGE Star Wars fan! Level 6 Pixie Assassin Rangerish Adventurer Current Challenge: Guess What?? Previous Challenges: Spoiler 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 12th 13th 14th Battle Log -We can't always change the things we've done, but we can change what we do next. -I don't have a choice. I deserve a better life and this is what I have to do to get there. -Whatever doesn't kill me....Had better start running. Link to comment
Mad Hatter Posted November 12, 2013 Report Share Posted November 12, 2013 I was always the most productive when I had to write something for uni. And the tidiest. A master of procrastination I was. Link to comment
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