Syren Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 The Batman villain pantheon is one of many of my true loves -- particularly that of the Batman Animated Series of 90's era. With villainesses such as Poison Ivy, Harley Quinn, and Catwoman... well women on the comic stage have been downplayed a bit on the ingenuity and power spectrum. However, it was the 90's so the plots of Poison Ivy and Catwomen really struck a chord in me and my whackadoodle burgeoning hippiness. Such is my challenge this round -- Bring on the Whackadoodle Hippiness! Or, you know, keep trying to get fit so I stop creaking so much when I move, by being inspired by the femme fatales of Gotham City! Step 1: Fall in love with the color of green food. Eat something green with every meal -- bonus if it is a dark and leafy green. Step 2: Give up on my unstable and unreliable relationship with Starbucks. Step 3: Study the end objective before going in for the kill. (Study for Wetlands Ecology and rock it!) Step 4: What do these Ladies have in common? Well agility, strength, daring and what have you! While maintaining my current workout regime, I will add in one balance and flexibility workout each week. (I am going to keep swimming, this is just an important part of strength training that I have been ignoring). *Bonus*Step 5: Keep moving throughout the day -- Park far, far away from the necessary access building 6 Quote STRENGTH (0) | DEXTERITY (-1) | CONSTITUTION (1) | WISDOM (3) | INTELLIGENCE (3) | CHARISMA (2) Syren -- Chaotic Good -- Human Druish Ranger -- Current Challenge -- Battle Log Link to comment
elril Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 I love Harley Quinn, she is my favorite. Good luck! Quote Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right. MileageSwim 11.1/18 miles 61.7%61.7% Bike 207/465 miles 44.5%44.5% Run 44.9/101 miles 44.5%44.5% Link to comment
Hornbeam Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 Good luck on the noble, dumping Starbucks challenge. Remember, it's not you, it's them. Quote HornbeamLevel 3 High Elf ScoutSTR: 3 | DEX: 0 | STA: 5 | CON: 4 | WIS: 4 | CHA: 2current challenge"Higher, Lighter, Simpler, More Joyful" Link to comment
awesomesue Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 Oh this is so awesome! Fantastic theme for sure. I loved Harley Quinn even though she could never completely give up The Joker. You will be able to give up Starbucks! Whackadoodle Hippiness for the win! I look forward to following this challenge. Quote Food Fight - current challengeYeary Bug Count 0... if you are out and about then you are probably eating bugs. 2015 - 22.5 bugs consumedChasing down the most awesome version of myself one step at a time.The Character Battle Log 1 Daily Mile Link to comment
Ambisagrus Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 looks like lots of fun -- giving up Starbucks...is that even a thing? Are you inventing something new here? Quote "Magic?" the old man replied, his raspy voice curling around the pipe like smoke, "There's no such thing as that; not the way they mean... There's sight, there's wisdom, and there's motion. The rest is just...seeing what happens." Link to comment
noxiousGnome Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 I <3 90s batman Quote Gnomish Superhero-In-Training S3|D3|S1|C3|W4.75|CH3Gnomish Trials and Tribulations1|2(a)|3|4Gnomes Have Epic Quests Too! This gets updated as things get finished or I add more =D Link to comment
Syren Posted February 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 Pre-Challenge Week Day 1 - 2 in battle log Day 3 - skipped lunch -- was not hungry -- swam 2200 yard lifeguard workout -- starving, but no time for food before GIS class -- grab office coffee and a cookie from the break room -- eat all of the pizza at mellow mushroom trivia Day4 -- severely dragging -- take a rest day -- fall to the siren song of Panera while in pursuit of good coffee and internet off campus and then the Dragon City Cantonese later Day 5 -- Speed Swim with Masters -- Hit my intervals, though I am soooo slow -- Good form though Warm Up300 easy choice8 x 25 fingertip drag easy, alt fist drill fast5 x 100 moderate free Main Set5 x 100 fartlek50 easy recovery8 x 25 kick fast on back alt fast choice stroke no free Post Set4 x 50 (15 yard chunks) underwater/sprint/easy/sprint Cool Down 300 easy choice Total 2250 yards Had a nice big breakfast bowl -- green eggs (spinach and scrambled eggs) with turkey, mushrooms, peppers, and onions + siracha and a "cup" of coffee that should last through my commute. Pre workout was a couple of banana muffins -- recipeCarb heavy, but I have to eat something before a swim and it can't be almost pure dairy, eggs, or fruit if I want it to stay down. 1 Quote STRENGTH (0) | DEXTERITY (-1) | CONSTITUTION (1) | WISDOM (3) | INTELLIGENCE (3) | CHARISMA (2) Syren -- Chaotic Good -- Human Druish Ranger -- Current Challenge -- Battle Log Link to comment
elril Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 Nice swim workout, I am trying to decide how I feel about my Master's swim class because it isn't just free style. Some days it is almost half IM strokes. Quote Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right. MileageSwim 11.1/18 miles 61.7%61.7% Bike 207/465 miles 44.5%44.5% Run 44.9/101 miles 44.5%44.5% Link to comment
Syren Posted February 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 Nice swim workout, I am trying to decide how I feel about my Master's swim class because it isn't just free style. Some days it is almost half IM strokes. I love IM days, but they are few and far between. Our coach and most of the team swim in a great many triathlon so freestyle is their prominent training stroke. I just swim for fitness right now so I get board if it is all freestyle. Quote STRENGTH (0) | DEXTERITY (-1) | CONSTITUTION (1) | WISDOM (3) | INTELLIGENCE (3) | CHARISMA (2) Syren -- Chaotic Good -- Human Druish Ranger -- Current Challenge -- Battle Log Link to comment
Syren Posted February 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 Day 6 Breakfast -- Green Eggs and Ham! Swim Warm up --200 Easy Choice Pre-Set --4 x 75 Backstroke 1 arm drill Main Set -- 2 x 200 reverse IM50 easy free10 x 75 free easy, fly fast, back fast, rest 10 sec, easy free, breast fast, free fast, rest 10 sec: repeat50 easy free12 x 25 -- kick easy, stroke easy, kick fast, stroke fast IM order Post Set --4 x 100 easy choice (back), fast free by 50's Cool Down --250 Easy Choice Total 2700 Lunch -- Zalad Dinner -- Spinach and Mushroom Pizza with chicken 1 Quote STRENGTH (0) | DEXTERITY (-1) | CONSTITUTION (1) | WISDOM (3) | INTELLIGENCE (3) | CHARISMA (2) Syren -- Chaotic Good -- Human Druish Ranger -- Current Challenge -- Battle Log Link to comment
Delete Posted February 22, 2015 Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 Let's Do This Syren!! Woo Hoo!! Quote Link to comment
awesomesue Posted February 22, 2015 Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 Awesome day and YUM! Quote Food Fight - current challengeYeary Bug Count 0... if you are out and about then you are probably eating bugs. 2015 - 22.5 bugs consumedChasing down the most awesome version of myself one step at a time.The Character Battle Log 1 Daily Mile Link to comment
Anathema Posted February 22, 2015 Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 A cosplay friend of mine created an amazing Harley costume for the Edwardian Ball that they have here. Edwardian steampunk Harley! Also, fantastic Challenge. And just FYI . . . I sort of started to get what folks like about this whole swimming thing by the end of the last Challenge. Gonna try to keep at it, maybe find an adult beginner's class . . . so despite playing as a villain this time you actually were a good influence. So there! 1 Quote Level 9 * Eladrin Scout Clan: Mek'het * Covenant: Invictus "An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered." ––G. K. Chesterton Link to comment
elril Posted February 22, 2015 Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 Bad girls are good? Quote Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right. MileageSwim 11.1/18 miles 61.7%61.7% Bike 207/465 miles 44.5%44.5% Run 44.9/101 miles 44.5%44.5% Link to comment
Anaticula Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 Subscribing to your challenge, can't wait to see how it goes. Quote Current Challenge: Late start, but here at last. Level 6 Magikarp Past Challenges: 1 2 3 4 5 My NF Character and Epic Quest! Link to comment
Syren Posted February 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 Week 1, Day 1 challenge Proper Swimmy Swimmy Power Set Warm up 300 freestyle Pre-Set 4 x 50 fist drill alt easy/fast6 x 25 Zone test: Z1 (easy), Z2 (easy-moderate), Z3 (moderate), Z4 (moderate-fast), Z5 (fast), Z6 (all out) Main Set4 x 200 build by 50's4 x 100 steady Z44 x 75 descend400 steady moderate Cool down 250 mixed strokes Upper Body Workout3 x 5 pool assisted pull ups1 x 10 wide arm push ups3 x 4 triceps dips2 x 5 wide arm push ups3 x 5 triceps push ups3 x 5 diamond push ups3 x 5 down dog push ups Static stretches Breakfast: Green eggs and ham -- hit all the color groups too Lunch: Honeydew Melon, Cheese, Strawberries, trailmix... yeah it was a snacky kind of day for lunch: I teach lab from 11am - 2pm. I'm just not hungry when we set up at 10am, then I am ravenous at 12pm, but by the time 2pm rolls around I have forgotten all about it. Dinner -- Pork chops, brussels sprouts, mashed squash (and probably a cookie... or I might make bread pudding out of that old loaf of bread lurking on the counter that has yet to mold) There are a few yoga classes offered at school, so I might start sticking around for some next week as long as I pack enough food. Enough yaking, I must go study plants and... whatever it is we are currently learning in wetlands -- we've already done nutrient cycling, hydrology, soil composition, and community structure... I just have not retained anything from the past two lectures... I think we have an open note quiz tomorrow... so that will be fun. 2 Quote STRENGTH (0) | DEXTERITY (-1) | CONSTITUTION (1) | WISDOM (3) | INTELLIGENCE (3) | CHARISMA (2) Syren -- Chaotic Good -- Human Druish Ranger -- Current Challenge -- Battle Log Link to comment
elril Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 So for your zone training, are you doing HR zones, or perceived exertion? Your swim workout sound awesome BTW. Quote Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right. MileageSwim 11.1/18 miles 61.7%61.7% Bike 207/465 miles 44.5%44.5% Run 44.9/101 miles 44.5%44.5% Link to comment
Syren Posted February 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 At the moment, the zones are perceived exertion and additionally based on the time it takes to make it down and back up the lane. However, when I have time to do heart rate calculations, I do strive for those. It is a bit difficult when doing endurance sets (rest for 5 seconds then go again) or speed sets and interval sets... and trying to go fast with perfect form all simultaneously. There are too many things to think about, and I cannot do maths in my head for the life of me. Quote STRENGTH (0) | DEXTERITY (-1) | CONSTITUTION (1) | WISDOM (3) | INTELLIGENCE (3) | CHARISMA (2) Syren -- Chaotic Good -- Human Druish Ranger -- Current Challenge -- Battle Log Link to comment
Syren Posted February 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Today was not a Master's practice, but I went for a swim anyway Warm Up -- 200 easy choice Pre-Set -- 4 x 50 hip skate drill for balance Main Set2 x 175 IM down, Free return3 x 150 Swim, Kick, Pull No Free4 x 125 IM rotate with the 255 x 100 Drill Down Swim Return No Free Post Set -- 8 x 25 easy/fast kick IM order Cool Down -- 200 easy choice Leg Day!3 x 12 squats3 x 12 forward lunges3 x 12 calf raises3 x 12 reverse lunges3 x 5 one legged squats All of the stretching Breakfast -- Green Eggs and Turkey (I am starting to get tired of this, as I have been consuming it for almost 4 weeks straight, so I need new ideas) Lunch -- Buffalo Chicken Salad + Sweet Potato Tots (plan) Dinner -- Jerked Pork Loin, Sweet Potatoes, Collard Greens 1 Quote STRENGTH (0) | DEXTERITY (-1) | CONSTITUTION (1) | WISDOM (3) | INTELLIGENCE (3) | CHARISMA (2) Syren -- Chaotic Good -- Human Druish Ranger -- Current Challenge -- Battle Log Link to comment
elril Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Try making a bunch of chicken hash (with tons of veggies) at night and you can just add an egg over easy on top in the morning. 1 Quote Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right. MileageSwim 11.1/18 miles 61.7%61.7% Bike 207/465 miles 44.5%44.5% Run 44.9/101 miles 44.5%44.5% Link to comment
Syren Posted February 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 I do have plenty of chicken in the fridge... and sweet potatoes are my passion at the moment... bet it would be good with acorn/butternut squash too Quote STRENGTH (0) | DEXTERITY (-1) | CONSTITUTION (1) | WISDOM (3) | INTELLIGENCE (3) | CHARISMA (2) Syren -- Chaotic Good -- Human Druish Ranger -- Current Challenge -- Battle Log Link to comment
elril Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Yup, beets, onions, and colored peppers often find their way into mine. Spinach too. Covers most of the rainbow. Quote Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right. MileageSwim 11.1/18 miles 61.7%61.7% Bike 207/465 miles 44.5%44.5% Run 44.9/101 miles 44.5%44.5% Link to comment
Syren Posted February 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 I am taking an impromptu rest day today. Mostly because I feel like crap and do not want to push it. Stay Tuned for tomorrow. Opted for yogurt and berries this morning for breakfast rather than things with the green But had a salad for lunch, so it is not the end of ze world. Quote STRENGTH (0) | DEXTERITY (-1) | CONSTITUTION (1) | WISDOM (3) | INTELLIGENCE (3) | CHARISMA (2) Syren -- Chaotic Good -- Human Druish Ranger -- Current Challenge -- Battle Log Link to comment
awesomesue Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 Okay all this is making me hungry. My favorite is sweet potato hash topped with an egg and 1/2 avacado mashed up with some lemon and a bit of fresh onion. Quote Food Fight - current challengeYeary Bug Count 0... if you are out and about then you are probably eating bugs. 2015 - 22.5 bugs consumedChasing down the most awesome version of myself one step at a time.The Character Battle Log 1 Daily Mile Link to comment
awesomesue Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 eerrgg...double posting supreme Quote Food Fight - current challengeYeary Bug Count 0... if you are out and about then you are probably eating bugs. 2015 - 22.5 bugs consumedChasing down the most awesome version of myself one step at a time.The Character Battle Log 1 Daily Mile Link to comment
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