Official August 1st to November 1st Weight Loss Challenge

**natethelegend** · 07-15-2014, 11:36 AM

Simba it is time for a friendly and uplifting competition for those of us who want to go beyond beach body and Super Sayan(DragonBallZ reference).

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The rules as follows:

-Send your weight to Strobe57 via Private Message (PM) every Friday by 8pm (GMT-8)

-When you PM him, write your weight in both the title and message so he doesn’t have to open each message to get your weight.

-If you miss 3 weight-ins, you are out, because it's one, two three strikes and you're out at the old ball game!

-PM your weight with 1 decimal in pounds (Not kg or stone, sorry, but ain't noboddy got time for that).

-If you decide to dropout, please PM Strobe57 so he can remove your name.

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And some optional rules:

-Take a front and side pic of yourself (relaxed) holding a newspaper from the 1st week of the competition and either post them to your bodyspace or just keep it in your computer.

-Update your Bodyspace stats as often as you can.

-Posting/Discussions in the thread are encouraged.

-A little bit of background/rant or whatever else you want to share would be nice.

-Post your motivational levels as well as your diet and exercise plans.

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Link to the spreadsheet:
http://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/c...Wc&usp=sharing

Link to the spreadsheet sorted by percent of initial weight lost:
http://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/l...owsperpage=250

^These are two different views of the same spreadsheet. Follow the instructions in link one to generate view two yourself to see how that works. You can then view the list of participants sorted by height and total lbs lost, etc.

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Be nice and friendly and do your best to help each other out as we get to the glorious goal!

*Based on FatZillllla's template in the following thread: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...1306563&page=1

**stingray72** · 07-15-2014, 01:27 PM

Im in.

**Claaaaaaay** · 07-15-2014, 03:36 PM

In.

**SeanM4** · 07-15-2014, 03:43 PM

In, as long as I can send my weight in on late Friday night.

**JaceX** · 07-15-2014, 05:20 PM

Count me in.

**birdlegs** · 07-15-2014, 06:21 PM

I'm in. I only want to lose 10-15 LBS, but I got a couple week start. I started July 1, but I still want a motivational thread.

**davidolson22** · 07-15-2014, 06:42 PM

I'm out of town until about August 3rd. Can I still join?

**rocketman766** · 07-15-2014, 07:32 PM

I think I'm in.... might take a break... not sure.

**workingthedream** · 07-15-2014, 07:57 PM

In, if can push weigh ins to friday 6pm instead of 12pm (being from oz).

**birdlegs** · 07-15-2014, 08:05 PM

Everybody signing up for this thread should make a log like the one in my sig. It's nice to see everybody's progress on their posts and it helps with motivation. I did this for the Jan 1st-March 31st thread and it really helped me seeing it.

**baffledgenius** · 07-15-2014, 08:55 PM

Hello 😊 Count me in! It helps to have to stay accountable to others.

**stingray72** · 07-15-2014, 09:20 PM

Originally Posted by birdlegs

I'm in. I only want to lose 10-15 LBS, but I got a couple week start. I started July 1, but I still want a motivational thread.

Ive been back at cutting for a few days after slipping up before that. No more compromise. I will get back down to my sig weight!

**TheNormalMan** · 07-15-2014, 09:23 PM

In for this.

Down 40 pounds since April 21. Looking to cut at least another 40 more between now and the end of the year.

**Compy386** · 07-15-2014, 09:53 PM

In! Glad I could catch one of these before it started.

**natethelegend** · 07-15-2014, 11:05 PM

Wow, great!

Will update main thread soon, but yes weigh ins will be changed to 8pm on Fridays.

**workingthedream** · 07-16-2014, 12:22 AM

Originally Posted by natethelegend

Wow, great!

Will update main thread soon, but yes weigh ins will be changed to 8pm on Fridays.

hellz yeah! thnx bro. def in for this.

**justjuice1992** · 07-16-2014, 12:39 AM

Been waiting for one of these! I'm in

**down10** · 07-16-2014, 06:04 AM

Count me in.

**caprica6** · 07-16-2014, 06:21 AM

I'm no longer strictly cutting, but I'm in to award reps to the top five performers (ranked by % of initial body weight lost) on weeks 6 and 12. Good luck, everyone!

**natethelegend** · 07-16-2014, 09:02 AM

OP post edited.

I'm so excited.

**brianshray** · 07-16-2014, 09:54 AM

in~

**tomatalon** · 07-16-2014, 11:19 AM

I'm in OP. I might not be still cutting on October/November, but I need a thread like this.

**Ataraxic** · 07-16-2014, 12:38 PM

I want in! I need in!

**pskk6565** · 07-16-2014, 01:54 PM

Im in!

**birdlegs** · 07-16-2014, 05:52 PM

Originally Posted by stingray72

Ive been back at cutting for a few days after slipping up before that. No more compromise. I will get back down to my sig weight!

Let's do it. I 100% guarantee will be down to 185 minimum and shooting for 180. I am doing this. I lost 25 lbs in the Jan 1 - March 31st thread. I am ready to start back where I left off. Been hitting it really hard since Sunday July 6th when I was 202 lbs that night. I hit the treadmill that night and knew I was ready to get started again. 202 was a wake up call. My weigh ins are morning weight BTW. I was 199 that morning. It's go time.

**natethelegend** · 07-17-2014, 12:34 PM

Such motivation!

Let's do this.
Google Docs Spreadsheet coming soon.

You will be ordered alphabetically once we reach August.

**birdlegs** · 07-17-2014, 02:28 PM

been stuck at 195 for the past week. 2000 calories, 45 mins of cardio and weights everyday. Lost 4 lbs initially real quick (water weight) and haven't lost anything since. Hard to do much better than I have been doing. Oh well, stick with the plan.

**pskk6565** · 07-17-2014, 05:32 PM

Originally Posted by birdlegs

been stuck at 195 for the past week. 2000 calories, 45 mins of cardio and weights everyday. Lost 4 lbs initially real quick (water weight) and haven't lost anything since. Hard to do much better than I have been doing. Oh well, stick with the plan.

I know 2 hours of lifting for 4 times a week is seen as unnecessary and possibly detrimental, but I have been doing this lately. I have been dropping weight and eating about 2500 average a day. I get in about 5 hours of cardio a week. Just throwing it out there as a possibility of getting more work in and eating more calories will help drop weight.

I have seen good results dropping fat and maintaining muscle.

**davidolson22** · 07-17-2014, 05:38 PM

Originally Posted by pskk6565

I know 2 hours of lifting for 4 times a week is seen as unnecessary and possibly detrimental.

Sounds like a YMMV type of thing, also depends on how your sets are like. Strength training tends to take longer than hypertrophy, as I understand it, because the breaks are longer.

**pskk6565** · 07-17-2014, 05:46 PM

Originally Posted by davidolson22

Sounds like a YMMV type of thing, also depends on how your sets are like. Strength training tends to take longer than hypertrophy, as I understand it, because the breaks are longer.

Here is an example from Tuesday:

Jefferson Deadlift 5 x 5--285 (2 or 3 minute rest for 5 x 5)
Linear Leg Press 10 x 10--8 Plates (90 sec rest for 10 x 10)
Pullups 5 x 5--with 20 lbs.
Bent Over One Arm DB Rows 10 x 10--70's
Skull Crushers 5 x 5--110
One Arm Tricep Pulldown 10 x 10--25 lbs.

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