Waldgeist Posted March 29, 2016 Report Share Posted March 29, 2016 Challenge #12 SHIELD Agent Waldgeist in Hydra Prison I Fresh Meat Introduction: Hi, I'm Waldgeist, a 28 year old male German. I used to be very skinnyfat, but I've packed enough muscle on in the last years to consider myself average, not really athletic and I'm still carrying around some belly, but I'm working on it. This challenge will be the first of a three challenge cycle, connected by a consecutive Ring quest, a consecutive S&S KB and generelly being active quest and consecutive nutrition quests. None of these are new. I've been doing similar quests or specifically preparing for those for the last challenges. Hopefully in July I will begin a new cycle, probably concentrating on kettlebells and strength. Themewise this cycle will focus on Waldgeist, agent of SHIELD who (after the rise of Hydra) finds himself surrounded by Hydra agents and gets captured. He is sent to prison at an unknown location, where Hydra sents all sorts of troublemakers: Hydra agents who can't be controlled, SHIELD agents who might be recruited into Hydra later or prove useful in another way, low-level enhanced criminals and other scum. Master of this nightmare of a prison is a former Director of a very weird circus, whos has more than one crazy and saddistic streak. It will require some effort, but he has been in worse situations (actually not, but you gotta keep a positive attitude). OVERALL GOAL: to transform my body into a solid foundation for the life I choose. More precisely: 1) get a flat enough stomach so that I can workout shirtless without feeling embarassed and at the same time reducing the health risks associated with belly fat, 2) be able to move myself around in space as I need/want to Quest 1 - Survive the artistic compound of the Hydra prison [GMB Rings 1 : Phase A1] Easy enough, workout three times per week. This will me my main workout, but obviously improving my muscle-to-fat-ratio with the other quests is gonna be immensely helpful with leveling up on this quest series. Quest 2 - Don't forget your SHIELD training [S&S IV of XII] This has been working good for two of three challenges. Need to get back on the track of regular training here. Quest 3 - Don't fall into the Food Trap [Nutrition Part A: Snacking & IF] Still working on two eating habits here. First is no snacking between meals and second is not eating for a period of about 24 hours twice per week. I've had mixed results last challenge, but with some more work this challenge I'm sure I'll get this habits ingrained. A habit that is working out pretty good though, is drinking a litre of tea every day. Therefore this will no longer be part of my quest, but I will still track it. Quest 4 - Prison work is supposed to break you, but it will make you stronger [Accumulating active minutes every day] Active minutes will be defined as those over my heart rate threshold. Judging from my more active days, a baseline of 120 minutes per day should be a good goal for this challenge. Quest 5 - Avoid prison food, it's supposed to make you weak [Nutrition Part B: Reduce sweets] I've made some progress in cleaning up my diet again, but I haven't started to tackle my personal big boss aka SWEETS yet. This will change this challenge. 2 Quote 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
Asa Pond Posted March 29, 2016 Report Share Posted March 29, 2016 Any enemy of Hydra is a friend of mine. Love the challenge goals! 1 Quote Fallaces sunt rerum species et hominum spes fallunt. Link to comment
Jonesy Posted March 29, 2016 Report Share Posted March 29, 2016 Following along to see how Waldgeist, agent of SHIELD, gets out of this mess! 1 Quote GoodReads MyFitnessPal Spoiler Previous Challenges: 2020: 1.20 - 2019: 1.19 l 2.19 2018: 1.18 l 2.18 l 3.18 l 4.18 l 5.18 l 6.18 l 7.18 2017: 1.17 I 2.17 I 3.17 I 4.17 I 5.17 l 6.17 l 7.17 l 8.17 I 9.17 l 10.17 2016: 1.16 l 2.16 l DA v.1 l DA v.2 I DA v.2 Reloaded I DA v.3 I DA v.4 I 8.16 I 9.16 I DA v.5 I 11.16 2012: 1 2013: 2 l 3 l 4 l 5 l 6 l 7 l 8 2014: 9 l 10 l Not Done Yet l Time to Conquer l Conquering HFC for Life! Link to comment
Mad Hatter Posted March 29, 2016 Report Share Posted March 29, 2016 Following as always! 1 Quote Link to comment
Cataleya Posted March 30, 2016 Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 Following for two reasons: 1) Sweets is also my big boss 2) /salutes fellow Marvel fan 2 Quote Cataleya Tries to Regain Her Balance Instagram | MyFitnessPal Link to comment
Waldgeist Posted March 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 Welcome everybody to week 0! W0D2 Quest 1 - Survive the artistic compound of the Hydra prison [GMB Rings 1 : Phase A1] I read throught the programm and watched the videos a couple of times, to prepare for my first workout on Wednesday. W0 (Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su) Quest 2 - Don't forget your SHIELD training [S&S IV of XII] W0 (0 Swings / 0 TGUs) Quest 3 - Don't fall into the Food Trap [Nutrition Part A: Snacking & IF] Tea Snacking IF W0 (Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su) W0 (Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su) W0 (0 of 2) Quest 4 - Prison work is supposed to break you, but it will make you stronger [Accumulating active minutes every day] Didn't reach the baseline, although I was mowing the lawn a bit. W0 (x I 81 I We I Th I Fr I Sa Su) Quest 5 - Avoid prison food, it's supposed to make you weak [Nutrition Part B: Reduce sweets] Sweet breakfast, an afternoon snack (rest of my chocolate easter bunny) and dessert after dinner. Now, compared to Eastern that is reduced, but not compared to a normal day... W0 (x I 3 I We I Th I Fr I Sa Su) 2 Quote 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 March 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 W0D3 Quest 1 - Survive the artistic compound of the Hydra prison [GMB Rings 1 : Phase A1] Day 1 is done, although it wasn't easy (which just means, it will be easy to improve). W0 (Mo Tu 1 Th Fr Sa Su) Quest 2 - Don't forget your SHIELD training [S&S IV of XII] Done, thanks to Darth Yogas inspiration! W0 (111 Swings / 5 TGUs) Quest 3 - Don't fall into the Food Trap [Nutrition Part A: Snacking & IF] Tea Snacking IF W0 (Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su) W0 (Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su) W0 (0 of 2) Quest 4 - Prison work is supposed to break you, but it will make you stronger [Accumulating active minutes every day] Improved, but not yet where I want to be, although it was rainy today, which made it hard to go out much. W0 (x I 81 I 86 I Th I Fr I Sa Su) Quest 5 - Avoid prison food, it's supposed to make you weak [Nutrition Part B: Reduce sweets] Cake at breakfast and nutella at dinner, makes two (less than yesterday, yay!) W0 (x I 3 I 2 I Th I Fr I Sa Su) 1 Quote 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 March 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2016 W0D4 Quest 1 - Survive the artistic compound of the Hydra prison [GMB Rings 1 : Phase A1] rest day W0 (Mo Tu 1 Th Fr Sa Su) Quest 2 - Don't forget your SHIELD training [S&S IV of XII] W0 (221 Swings / 10 TGUs) Quest 3 - Don't fall into the Food Trap [Nutrition Part A: Snacking & IF] Tea Snacking IF W0 (Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su) W0 (Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su) W0 (0 of 2) Quest 4 - Prison work is supposed to break you, but it will make you stronger [Accumulating active minutes every day] Did almost an hour of wood chopping today! W0 (x I 81 I 86 I 103 I Fr I Sa Su) Quest 5 - Avoid prison food, it's supposed to make you weak [Nutrition Part B: Reduce sweets] Had a sweet lunch but nothing else! W0 (x I 3 I 2 I 1 I Fr I Sa Su) 1 Quote 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 April 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 W0D5 Quest 1 - Survive the artistic compound of the Hydra prison [GMB Rings 1 : Phase A1] Did the above the rings day today. I was a little scared/wasn't sure I could do it, about the inverted part (even though it is the first = easiest inverted exercise in the first week of the easy track). But actually doing it was intensely gratifying! W0 (Mo Tu 1 Th 2 Sa Su) Quest 2 - Don't forget your SHIELD training [S&S IV of XII] W0 (221 Swings / 10 TGUs) Quest 3 - Don't fall into the Food Trap [Nutrition Part A: Snacking & IF] Tea Snacking IF W0 (Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su) W0 (Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su) W0 (0 of 2) Quest 4 - Prison work is supposed to break you, but it will make you stronger [Accumulating active minutes every day] Rainy day again. W0 (x I 81 I 86 I 103 I 65 I Sa Su) Quest 5 - Avoid prison food, it's supposed to make you weak [Nutrition Part B: Reduce sweets] For dinner I had (among other things) a leftover piece of yesterdays lunch, but that was it! W0 (x I 3 I 2 I 1 I 1 I Sa Su) 2 Quote 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
Mad Hatter Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 Inverts on rings (or antyhing) are the funnest! 1 Quote Link to comment
Waldgeist Posted April 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 15 hours ago, Mad Hatter said: Inverts on rings (or antyhing) are the funnest! It really was, once I got the hang (no pun intended) of it. I'm really psyched where I'll be with them at the end of this challenge. Quote 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 April 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 ALSO: This challenge there will be an FF mini, how can I sit that out? 1 Quote 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 April 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2016 W0D6 (Saturday) + W1D1 (Sunday) Quest 1 - Survive the artistic compound of the Hydra prison [GMB Rings 1 : Phase A1] W1 (3 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa) W0 (Mo Tu 1 Th 2 Sa) Quest 2 - Don't forget your SHIELD training [S&S IV of XII] W0 (221 Swings / 10 TGUs) Quest 3 - Don't fall into the Food Trap [Nutrition Part A: Snacking & IF] Tea Snacking IF W1 (Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa) W1 (Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa) W1 (1 of 2) W0 (Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa) W0 (Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa) W0 (1 of 2) Quest 4 - Prison work is supposed to break you, but it will make you stronger [Accumulating active minutes every day] Sunday was like insane, although I "only" did some light garden work all day, except for a couple of minutes of sawing. W1 (362I Mo I Tu I We I Th I Fr I Sa) W0 (xx I xx I 81 I 86 I 103 I 65 I 121) Quest 5 - Avoid prison food, it's supposed to make you weak [Nutrition Part B: Reduce sweets] For dinner I had (among other things) a leftover piece of yesterdays lunch, but that was it! W1 ( I Mo I Tu I We I Th I Fr I Sa) W0 (x I 3 I 2 I 1 I 1 I 2) 2 Quote 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
Cataleya Posted April 4, 2016 Report Share Posted April 4, 2016 Looking good so far! 1 Quote Cataleya Tries to Regain Her Balance Instagram | MyFitnessPal Link to comment
Waldgeist Posted April 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 W1D2 (Monday) Quest 1 - Survive the artistic compound of the Hydra prison [GMB Rings 1 : Phase A1] W1 (3 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa) W0 (Mo Tu 1 Th 2 Sa) Quest 2 - Don't forget your SHIELD training [S&S IV of XII] W0 (221 Swings / 10 TGUs) Quest 3 - Don't fall into the Food Trap [Nutrition Part A: Snacking & IF] Tea Snacking IF W1 (Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa) W1 (Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa) W1 (1 of 2) W0 (Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa) W0 (Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa) W0 (1 of 2) Quest 4 - Prison work is supposed to break you, but it will make you stronger [Accumulating active minutes every day] W1 (362I 91 I Tu I We I Th I Fr I Sa) W0 (xx I xx I 81 I 86 I 103 I 65 I 121) Quest 5 - Avoid prison food, it's supposed to make you weak [Nutrition Part B: Reduce sweets] W1 (1 I 1 I Tu I We I Th I Fr I Sa) W0 (x I 3 I 2 I 1 I 1 I 2) 2 Quote 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 April 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 I've been interested in entomophagy for a couple of years now for a different reasons (ecologcal, financial, nutritional, self-sufficiency). And today I did it (actually I did it last week, when I ordered them...) and started a mealworm farm. The store where I bought them markets them as animal feed but they also aknowledge human consumption. Just to be on the safe side though, I won't probably eat any of the ones I bought but only their descendants. With them I have total control about what they've eaten before I eat them, so there will be no bad surprises on what entered the food chain. 1 Quote 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
Asa Pond Posted April 5, 2016 Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 Ring work sounds like so much fun! I wish I had access to rings. Maybe one day. So... you're going to eat meal worms? What's the benefit? (That sounds judgmental typed out, it isn't - just plain curiosity! ) 1 Quote Fallaces sunt rerum species et hominum spes fallunt. Link to comment
Waldgeist Posted April 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 1 hour ago, Asa Pond said: Ring work sounds like so much fun! I wish I had access to rings. Maybe one day. It really is. I also have just normal rooms space and not the perfetct 3-4 m height, but unless you're ready for muscle-ups etc (which I'm not) you can make do with way less. 1 Quote 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 April 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 1 hour ago, Asa Pond said: So... you're going to eat meal worms? What's the benefit? (That sounds judgmental typed out, it isn't - just plain curiosity! ) Actually, I expected something along the lines of "WHY, why would you do such a thing?" So, no, it doesn't sound judgmental to me. They have various benefits. First of all, they are nutritious, with a lot of good quality protein and some fat plus vitamins and minerals. To put it in comparison, it is more nutritious than beef, because it has more essential amino acids (and the overall protein amount is only slightly smaller) and more vitamins, the same amount of minerals and slightly less fat (of which al lot consists of omega 6 fatty acids and also a little omega 3). Their next advantage is that they can be farmed by pretty much anybody at home (locally produced food, safe from food scandals because you decide what to feed them etc.), whereas I wouldn't recommend keeping a cow in you room or even your backyard unless it is pretty big. Even chickens need some space, especially if you want to raise them organically and think about animal welfare. Which is not a concern with mealworms since they love to be in dark confined space with lots of other mealworms and their food, plus room temperature is pretty much exactly what the like. Another animal welfare thing is that they can be killed very humane by putting them in the freezer. They fall asleep and and die in their sleep without pain or discomfort. Moving on to the big scale advantages! Compared to traditional livestock insect need a fraction of feed and water to produce meat. The feed-to-meat ration is 2:1 for mealworms, whereas for example for beef it is 25:1. Even more water can be saved. Plus, pretty much the whole thing can be eaten, whereas you (at least nowadays) throw away most of other livestock to produce meat (up to 60% of a cow for example). Ecologically speaking cows (or more precise cow farts) and other livestock play an important role in accelerating climat change by producing methane and other gases, whereas mealworms and other insects emit almost nothing. 1 Quote 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
Asa Pond Posted April 5, 2016 Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 That's really cool! Thanks for the information - I had no idea. Probably not going to go out and buy any myself (I'm going to use my vegetarianism as an excuse here ) but I think it is really cool that you are doing this. Keep us updated on how it goes! 1 Quote Fallaces sunt rerum species et hominum spes fallunt. Link to comment
Jonesy Posted April 5, 2016 Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 5 hours ago, High Lord of the Sith said: Just to be on the safe side though, I won't probably eat any of the ones I bought but only their descendants. With them I have total control about what they've eaten before I eat them Why does this sound like, maybe an origin story for a super villain? 2 Quote GoodReads MyFitnessPal Spoiler Previous Challenges: 2020: 1.20 - 2019: 1.19 l 2.19 2018: 1.18 l 2.18 l 3.18 l 4.18 l 5.18 l 6.18 l 7.18 2017: 1.17 I 2.17 I 3.17 I 4.17 I 5.17 l 6.17 l 7.17 l 8.17 I 9.17 l 10.17 2016: 1.16 l 2.16 l DA v.1 l DA v.2 I DA v.2 Reloaded I DA v.3 I DA v.4 I 8.16 I 9.16 I DA v.5 I 11.16 2012: 1 2013: 2 l 3 l 4 l 5 l 6 l 7 l 8 2014: 9 l 10 l Not Done Yet l Time to Conquer l Conquering HFC for Life! Link to comment
Jonesy Posted April 5, 2016 Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 That's some fascinating information. I'm with Asa Pond though, I won't be going out to find some myself to eat but it's always fun to learn new things! How do you eat them? Timon & Pumbaa style, are there recipes, do you eat them like a topping? Quote GoodReads MyFitnessPal Spoiler Previous Challenges: 2020: 1.20 - 2019: 1.19 l 2.19 2018: 1.18 l 2.18 l 3.18 l 4.18 l 5.18 l 6.18 l 7.18 2017: 1.17 I 2.17 I 3.17 I 4.17 I 5.17 l 6.17 l 7.17 l 8.17 I 9.17 l 10.17 2016: 1.16 l 2.16 l DA v.1 l DA v.2 I DA v.2 Reloaded I DA v.3 I DA v.4 I 8.16 I 9.16 I DA v.5 I 11.16 2012: 1 2013: 2 l 3 l 4 l 5 l 6 l 7 l 8 2014: 9 l 10 l Not Done Yet l Time to Conquer l Conquering HFC for Life! Link to comment
tenaciousglee Posted April 5, 2016 Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 18 minutes ago, Jonesy said: Why does this sound like, maybe an origin story for a super villain? Especially considering the topic of worms and the current season of Agents of SHIELD. Are you caught up in Germany, Waldgeist? Don't want to spoil anything. Quote Level 32 Minifig Jedi Assassin Current Challenge | Battle Log | "Epic" Quest Previous Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 11.5, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 "A man who wants to do something will find a way; a man who doesn't will find an excuse." -Stephan Dolley, Jr. "You don't get stronger by skipping workouts." - me, to myself, about 3 times a week Link to comment
Mad Hatter Posted April 5, 2016 Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 I look forward to your cooking reports! 1 Quote Link to comment
Waldgeist Posted April 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 14 hours ago, tenaciousglee said: Especially considering the topic of worms and the current season of Agents of SHIELD. Are you caught up in Germany, Waldgeist? Don't want to spoil anything. I thought I was (I'm usually only a day or two behind unless I'm to busy to watch it), but somehow I missed the Ant-Man like Inhuman who controls worms..... Wait, do you mean our favorite I'm-to-hot-to-be-killed-off-from-this-show-even-though-I'm-dead-I'll-be-back-with-an-alien-inside-me-ward? 2 Quote 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
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