Mass Effect: Valkyrie Edition

[x Valkyrie x]

Biography: Classified

Name: Commander Valkyrie Shepherd

Earthborn Sole Survivor: An orphan in an overcrowded, poverty-stricken city, I escaped a life of crime on earth by joining the military at the age of 18. During my service, I survived a harrowing mental and physical ordeal which left me the sole survivor of my unit, and mentally tougher than an Asari Matron. My struggles and achievements have created a duality of empathy and ruthlessness, which serves me well in my race to save the galaxy. 

Class: Soldier 

Specialization: TBD 

Spectre Status: Not Achieved

 

Mission 1 Objectives: Prologue                                                                                      

Workout 4x (Arms, Legs, Endurance, Conditioning)                            

Track food intake 7x                                      

Water 100 oz 5x

Bonus XP: Each Macro Hit/Day

Total Available XP: 15

 

Mission 2 Objectives: Gather The Crew

Workout 4x (Arms, Legs, Endurance, BW Workout)

Track Food Intake 7x

Water 100 oz 7x 

Total Available XP: 18

Bonus XP: Each Macro Hit

 

Mission 3 Objectives: Become A Spectre

Workout 4x (7-Minute Workout 3-4x, Cize or other BW Workouts) 

Track Food Intake 7x

Water 100 oz 7x

Total Available XP: 18

Bonus XP: Each Macro Hit

 

Mission 4 Objectives: Specialize

Workout 4x (Arms, Legs, Endurance, Conditioning)

Track Food Intake 7x

Water 100 oz 7x

Hit Macros (1 point per macro achieved) 

Total Available XP: 46

 

Mission 5 Objectives: Final Battle

Workout 4x (Arms, Legs, Endurance, Conditioning) 

Track Food Intake 7x

Water 100 oz 7x

Hit Macros (1 point per macro achieved)

Total Available XP: 46

Bonus Side Mission: TBD

 

Mission   XP      Total

1             /15      /143

2             /18      /143

3             /18      /143

4             /46      /143

5             /46      /143

 

Side Missions

Paragon(Charm): GtG pushups 3x2 Daily (Progress to 5x2 if it's too easy)

Renegade(Intimidate): Burpees(plank) x30/daily

 

   Paragon   Charm Total

1              /5                 /33

2              /7                 /33

3              /7                 /33

4              /7                 /33

5              /7                 /33

 

 

   Renegade   Intimidate Total

1               /5                 /33           

2               /7                 /33                   

3               /7                 /33                   

4               /7                 /33                     

5               /7                 /33                

 

 

Rewards: 

85% Compliance With Mission Objectives (121/143 XP): TBD

85% Compliance With Side Missions (28/33 per mission, or 56/66 for both): TBD

 

Methods To Make Up Points: 

Paragon: Plank 2x1' per set missed (I.E. if I did 1/3 GTG sets, I need to do 4x1' planks to make up for it) 

Renegade: Jump Squats 5x1' per day missed

General: I'm not sure, any suggestions?

 

General Challenge Explanation

Each "Mission" is a week in the challenge. I sort of loosely based it on the progression of the Mass Effect game to take me from the first mission to the last mission, with the main things included (becoming a Spectre, specializing, that sort of stuff). This week has been chaotic,what with my dad in the hospital and all. It took me a ton of time and brain power to get this challenge set up exactly how I want it and I spent a silly amount of time on my logo and tracker, but it looks pretty cool so I'm happy haha...I think my obsessive personality decided getting this one just right was a good coping mechanism for stress haha. 

 

This week I'm starting officially today, and not penalizing myself for missing stuff the previous few days, but I will count whatever I did accomplish (like tracking, or if I somehow managed to hit a macro) See how I do that? I am a goddess in my own galaxy, I make the rules! =p

 

Saturday, Mister is coming to visit (YAY!) ! So I won't be tracking macros for weeks 2 and 3, just trying to keep the habit going more than anything with tracking and working out. I will probably be doing the 7 minute workout while he's here. Then for weeks 4 and 5 it's full speed ahead, do all the things! 

 

I absolutely had to have a Paragon/Renegade element to my Mass Effect challenge! I'm going to try Grease the Groove for my pushups- I'm going to do push up negatives (just the lowering/eccentric part) 3x2 every day (it seems so small and pitiful...but it's more pushups every day (and definitely more every week) than I'm doing now), and work on becoming burpee-proof by completing 30 burpees (planks, not push ups to start with) each day (in one go). If this GtG thing works, I'm gonna apply it to pull up negatives. I want neuromuscular gainz!

 

My main focus for this challenge is on maintaining my good habits (tracking, working out 4x a week, water) throughout the challenge, and especially while Mister is visiting, achieving my macros on the other weeks, and performing perfect practice (say that 5 times fast) when I workout.

[Marauder]

First!!

[Tzippi Longstockings]

Following a fellow local!

[Tanktimus the Encourager]

Following along again.

[Marauder]

17 minutes ago, Tzippi Longstockings said:

Following a fellow local!

 

Wait wut?  Are you in Utah too?

[Tzippi Longstockings]

Boise, ID. Oh, got confused.

 

Still Artemisia, though.

 

[Marauder]

1 minute ago, Tzippi Longstockings said:

Boise, ID. Oh, got confused.

 

Still Artemisia, though.

 

Close enough!!!  I love Boise.  My husband worked in Nampa for a bit.  It's been a long time since we were up there, but I loved that area by Lucky 13.  

[Elastigirl]

I love the challenge set-up!

[Agnarr]

Following!

[obax]

Following again! I like the setup. I assume each Mission is a Week?

[x Valkyrie x]

10 hours ago, Marauder said:

First!!

Hello friend!

10 hours ago, Tzippi Longstockings said:

Following a fellow local!

 

 

10 hours ago, Tzippi Longstockings said:

Boise, ID. Oh, got confused.

 

Still Artemisia, though.

 

Local enough! I think less than 10 hours drive apart is local =p Glad to have you!

 

10 hours ago, Tanktimus the Encourager said:

Following along again.

Yay, welcome!

9 hours ago, Elastigirl said:

I love the challenge set-up!

Thank you! I put a silly amount of pondering into it, I've been working on it since Sunday haha. 

3 hours ago, Agnarr said:

Following!

Fantastic gif!! LOVE IT! Glad you're here!

1 hour ago, obax said:

Following again! I like the setup. I assume each Mission is a Week?

Yay! Yes, each mission is a week, I went back and clarified that in my initial post, thank you! =) 

[Elastigirl]

1 minute ago, x Valkyrie x said:

 

Thank you! I put a silly amount of pondering into it, I've been working on it since Sunday haha. 

 

I will  not laugh at you for spending a silly amount of time pondering your challenge. I'm still pondering mine. And there were days when I was known for not putting mine up til the last minute. Taskmaster @Tanktimus the Encourager has his ways of getting me to post my challenge a bit earlier though

[Marauder]

I used to have that dedication. Now I stream of consciousness mine right onto a new thread. LOL. 

[x Valkyrie x]

3 minutes ago, Elastigirl said:

I will  not laugh at you for spending a silly amount of time pondering your challenge. I'm still pondering mine. And there were days when I was known for not putting mine up til the last minute. Taskmaster @Tanktimus the Encourager has his ways of getting me to post my challenge a bit earlier though

Haha I figure if I'm pondering it so much, I want to get the most bang for my buck and try for a 5 week challenge haha. Tank has a way of doing things like that!

 

2 minutes ago, Marauder said:

I used to have that dedication. Now I stream of consciousness mine right onto a new thread. LOL. 

Last month and this month are my first really serious attempts at themes/pretty funness. I just loved my tomb raider theme so much, I had to try to one up myself haha.

[Elastigirl]

I really enjoy  having a theme. Somehow it just makes it more fun for me.And if it is more fun, I will be more likely to do it.

[Tanktimus the Encourager]

36 minutes ago, Elastigirl said:

I will  not laugh at you for spending a silly amount of time pondering your challenge. I'm still pondering mine. And there were days when I was known for not putting mine up til the last minute. Taskmaster @Tanktimus the Encourager has his ways of getting me to post my challenge a bit earlier though

*Clutches pearls and fans self*

I'm sure I don't know WHAT you are talking about.

[x Valkyrie x]

1 hour ago, Tanktimus the Encourager said:

*Clutches pearls and fans self*

I'm sure I don't know WHAT you are talking about.

Tank as a southern belle is the best, end of story!

[x Valkyrie x]

I'm going to put my tracker in the original post, but I must give it it's own little post, because I'm stinking proud of this thing! 

 

[starpuck]

You had me at Mass Effect (check out the hoodie in my pic) and then I saw your BuJo.  O M G.

Love the Paragon/Renegade aspect!

Love the theme!

Love the setup!

 

I am planning to do a N7 / Mass Effect theme for whatever challenge we'll have going for the back half of March.  Oh. Yes.

 

 

[Pyralis]

Hey, good luck with your challenge! I really love how much thought you put into it, and the tracker. Might copy one of those  

 

 

[x Valkyrie x]

7 hours ago, Starpuck said:

You had me at Mass Effect (check out the hoodie in my pic) and then I saw your BuJo.  O M G.

Love the Paragon/Renegade aspect!

Love the theme!

Love the setup!

 

I am planning to do a N7 / Mass Effect theme for whatever challenge we'll have going for the back half of March.  Oh. Yes.

 

 

Thank you!! My BuJo is instrumental in my challenge success- it turns it into a game for me if I get XP or skill points for doing my boring daily stuff. Real life RPG can't be beat...OMG I just thought of what my 4th week side mission might be! I could totally do a Geocaching side mission! TREASURE HUNTING! YES! 

 

Ooh, can't wait to see what you do!! 

3 hours ago, Pyralis said:

Hey, good luck with your challenge! I really love how much thought you put into it, and the tracker. Might copy one of those  

 

 

Thank you! Ha, go for it, and share a picture of your layout! I love that bullet journaling is such a thing on these forums! #papernerdsunite 

[jonfirestar]

Ahhh Mass Effect themed challenge!!!! Ohh I think I need to sit down a minute before I go total fanboy  

[Wild Wolf]

I cannot WAIT for Andromeda!! It's gonna be such a fun game!

 

 

This is a wicked awesome set-up, Valkyrie  and I'm just now getting into BuJo and I know I can learn a thing or 2 from you. Following!

 

Wolf

[x Valkyrie x]

3 hours ago, jonfirestar said:

Ahhh Mass Effect themed challenge!!!! Ohh I think I need to sit down a minute before I go total fanboy  

Haha mass effect has a special place in my heart. My brother bought it for me when I got pneumonia and I played through it in 3 days! It was my first foray into single player games.

3 hours ago, Wild Wolf said:

I cannot WAIT for Andromeda!! It's gonna be such a fun game!

 

 

This is a wicked awesome set-up, Valkyrie  and I'm just now getting into BuJo and I know I can learn a thing or 2 from you. Following!

 

Wolf

I am so behind on new games, I didn't even realize a new one was being made! That is so cool!

Thank you! My BuJo is evolving with each challenge, and it really helps me stay fresh and motivated. If you ever wanna talk BuJo, I'm here!

[x Valkyrie x]

Mission Log Week 0, Day 4

I had varying success today in my search for the Prothean Beacon. While training went well, the mess hall was a bit of a disaster. 

 

Workout 2/4 done today! I have a new workout friend, the other girl in my Spartan training class. We did upper body on Monday, and today was leg day. We really push each other to work hard and keep going, it was fun and gruelling. I taught her some stuff, she taught me some stuff, and we both worked on perfect practice. 

 

Workout:

3x (Agility circuit with sprints and bear crawls>box step ups x10>Bulgarian split squats x10)

3x (goblet squats #25x10, STL Deadlift #70x10)

Burpees x30

Heavy sled push #410x200' (this kicked my ass today!)

GtG pushups in between sets

 

Renegade

+1 Intimidation (1/4 burpee sets completed)

Paragon

+1 Charm (2/5 GtG pushups completed)

 

Water and tracking done!

 

Macros...haha that's funny. I ate free cookies at work and they weren't cheap, calorically speaking. Tomorrow is a new day, I will do better in that area.