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THE CHALLENGE HAS BEGUN. NO MORE ENTRIES ALLOWED FOR THIS MONTH'S CHALLENGE!

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Until the challenge begins, please DO NOT make any posts in this thread except your Official Entry post (a single placeholder post is OK). Once the challenge starts, you may post all you like.

This premise of this challenge is pretty simple: Each participant starts the month with 100 points. A point is deducted each time a workout is missed, a meal is missed, an unscheduled "cheat" meal or snack is consumed or a daily update to your official challenge post is missed. The goal, of course, is to finish the month with 100 points!

Here are the rules:

1) The challenge begins on March 1, 2012. You must have your starting post up by 9:00 AM (EST) on March 1, 2012--NO EXCEPTIONS!
2) It doesn't matter if you are cutting, bulking or maintaining. The common goal here is 100% consistency.
3) Each person participating in the challenge should start a post in this thread by the cut-off time. Your Official Challenge post must be updated each and every day. The updates won't take long (examples below). If you miss an update, you must deduct a point. Please note that you should edit your existing Official Challenge post--don't start a new post every day.
4) Miss a workout for any reason, deduct a point.
5) Miss a meal for any reason, deduct a point.
6) Eat an unscheduled "cheat" meal or snack, deduct a point.

Feel free to post before/after pictures if you like (optional).

Of course this challenge is based on the honor system. You can cheat, but that would be pointless.

Here's an example Official Challenge post (feel free to copy and paste, substituting your own information):

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Sample Official "100 Challenge" post


GOAL: Cutting


COMMENT: I want to reduce my body fat to 8%.


WORKOUT SCHEDULE
Monday: Stationary bike, 45 mins (aerobic, fasted) (AM); Weight training: chest & triceps (PM)
Tuesday: Stationary bike, 45 mins (aerobic, fasted) (AM)
Wednesday: Stationary bike, 45 mins (aerobic, fasted) (AM); Weight training: back & biceps (PM)
Thursday: Stationary bike, 45 mins (aerobic, fasted) (AM)
Friday: Stationary bike, 45 mins (aerobic, fasted) (AM); Weight training: delts & traps (PM)
Saturday Stationary bike, 45 mins (aerobic, fasted) (AM); Weight training: legs (PM)
Sunday: Stationary bike, 45 mins (aerobic, fasted) (AM)


MEAL SCHEDULE
Six meals per day, one cheat meal per week.


STARTING STATS
WEIGHT: 200 pounds
BODY FAT: 9.8%
ARMS: 16.75"
CALVES: 16.5"
CHEST: 42.75"
FOREARMS: 13.5"
HIPS: 38.75"
THIGHS: 24"
WAIST: 32.5"


END STATS
WEIGHT:
BODY FAT:
ARMS:
CALVES:
CHEST:
FOREARMS:
HIPS:
THIGHS:
WAIST:


DAILY LOG (Note: Each entry should be completed the day after, or at the end of the same day after all meals/workouts are completed. Please be sure to keep a running total of your points, as shown below.)

MAR 1: I did my cardio and ate all meals as scheduled.
-0 points [100 points]

MAR 2: My car broke down and I missed my back workout. I walked to Burger King for dinner and had an unscheduled cheat meal.
-2 points [98 points]

MAR 3: I missed my cardio today, but ate all meals as scheduled.
-1 point [97 points]

MAR 4:

MAR 5: I missed yesterday's update, but I did my delts and traps workout yesterday, and ate all meals as scheduled (including my scheduled cheat meal). Today I did my cardio, ate all meals as scheduled and did my leg workout.
-1 point [96 POINTS]

You get the idea.....

Count me in! :tucool:

GOAL: Cutting

COMMENT: I want to reduce my body fat to 12% by Aug 31, 2012. March's goal is to lose 8 pounds.

WORKOUT SCHEDULE
Bodyweight training 4 times per week. Gonna adjust training days depending on job schedule.

MEAL SCHEDULE
- Five meals per day (2.100 cal), one cheat meal per week.
- 2 litres of water per day (MIN)
- Two cups of coffee per day (MAX)
- No alcohol, not a single drop!


STARTING STATS
WEIGHT: 231.48 pounds
BODY FAT: 37%
ARMS: 15.70"
CALVES: 17.51"
CHEST: 46.25"
FOREARMS: 11.61"
HIPS: 44.29"
THIGHS: 26.10"
WAIST: 46.85"


END STATS
WEIGHT:226.63 lbs
BODY FAT: 33.90%
ARMS:15.35”
CALVES:17.28”
CHEST:45.66”
FOREARMS:11.81”
HIPS:43.38”
THIGHS:26.60”
WAIST:46.49”


DAILY LOG

MAR 1: 5 meals and water intake OK. Rest day.
-0 points [100 points]

MAR 2: 5 meals and water intake OK. Seems like I injured my arm yesterday, so I didn't workout today. If I can replace this workout tomorrow or Sunday I'll count it in, otherwise I'm gonna deduct one point.
-0 points [100 points]

MAR 3: Scheduled meals, cheat meal and water intake OK. Arm little better, gonna try to workout tomorrow and decide about the points deduction.
-0 points [100 points]

MAR 4: Very bad day. Since that my injured arm is still preventing me to workout, I'm gonna deduct 2 points for the workouts I missed this week. On an unrelated bad note, I had an unscheduled cheat meal tonight.:ohnoes:
-3 points [97 points]

MAR 5: Everything on spot today!
-0 points [97 points]

MAR 6: Had 5 scheduled meals and drank 2 litres of water. My arm is healing well, so I think I can resume training on Thursday and fortunately not losing any points this week.
-0 points [97 points]

MAR 7: Had 5 scheduled meals and drank 2 litres of water. I'm looking forward to the workout tomorrow!
-0 points [97 points]

MAR 8: Had 5 scheduled meals and drank 2 litres of water. Workout didn't happen due to arm injury. If I can pack 4 workout in the next three days, fine. Otherwise, like last week, I'm gonna deduct one point per each missed workout.
-0 points [97 points]

MAR 9: I finally training again! Had my leg workout done, ate 5 scheduled meals and drank 2 litres of water.
-0 points [97 points]

MAR 10:Meals and water intake OK, but missed my workout.
-1 point [96 points]

MAR 11:Still not able to workout.:(
-1 point [95 points]

MAR 12:Had 5 scheduled meals, 2 litres of water and workout done. Back on track!
-0 points [95 points]

MAR 13:Very good day! Had 5 scheduled meals, 2 litres of water and intense legs workout.
-0 points [95 points]

MAR 14:Rest day. Had 5 scheduled meals, 2 litres of water and one snack.
-1 point [94 points]

MAR 15:Very bad day.
-2 points [92 points]

MAR 16:Very good day!:nod:
-0 points [92 points]

MAR 17:Rest day, good nutrition and water intake. Nearly missed this update.
-0 points [92 points]

MAR 18:Rest day, measurements done, cheat meal, everything good.
-0 points [92 points]

MAR 19:Upper body workout (push day), 5 scheduled meals, 2+ litres of water, update OK.
-0 points [92 points]

MAR 20:Had my workout (legs day), 6 scheduled meals (one more than planned due to job schedule, but kept overall calories intake and macros), 2+ litres of water.
-0 points [92 points]

MAR 21:Rest day, 5 scheduled meals and water intake OK.
-0 points [92 points]

MAR 22:Rest day, 5 scheduled meals and water intake OK.
-0 points [92 points]

MAR 23:All good today, but very short of time.
-0 points [92 points]

MAR 24:Almost missed this update. Very good day. Happy with this week's measurements.
-0 points [92 points]

MAR 25: Amazing cheat meal, lots of water, rest day.
-0 points [92 points]

MAR 26: Solid upper body workout, all meals as scheduled.
-0 points [92 points]

MAR 27: Legs workout done, ate all meals as scheduled and drank 2+ litres of water.
-0 points [92 points]

MAR 28: Rest day, ate all meals as scheduled and drank 2+ litres of water.
-0 points [92 points]

MAR 29: Had a hell of workout today! Ate all meals as scheduled and drank 2+ litres of water.
-0 points [92 points]

MAR 30: Had my core workout done, ate all meals as scheduled and drank 2+ litres of water.
-0 points [92 points]

MAR 31: Rest day, ate all meals as scheduled and drank 2+ litres of water.
-0 points [92 points]

Goal:
Lose fat, maintain LBM.

Food:
Five meals per day, one cheat day each week if I feel like it (nothing too crazy though). My starting intake will be about 2150 kcal with 200 g protein, 210 g carbs and 55 g fat.

Workout schedule:
Monday: Legs & Shoulders
Tuesday: BFL HIIT cardio
Wednesday: Chest & Triceps
Thursday: BFL HIIT cardio
Friday: Back & Biceps
Saturday: BFL HIIT cardio
Sunday: Rest

Legs & Shoulders
Squat
Military Press
Walking DB Lunges
Seated DB Press
Lateral Raises

Chest & Triceps
Bench Press
Incline DB Bench
DB Flyes
Lying Triceps Ext.
Bench Dips

Back & Biceps
Sumo Deadlift
Pulldowns
Cable Row
Chinups
Alt. Hammer Curl

All exercises 3x6-12, going for failure, except walking lunges which are 3x40 (so 20 reps per leg each set). Will try to up either reps or weight each week. 1½ min rest between sets for every exercise except squats, lunges and deadlifts, for which I will take 2½ min.

Some starting stats:
Weight: 78.9 kg (~174 lbs)
Arms: close to 33 cm.
Abdomen: about 87 cm, a few cm below belly button.
Thighs: 54-55 cm

Daily log:

Mar 1: Just had a great chest/triceps workout, can barely lift my arms right now. Gonna eat some chicken and roasted potatoes in a few mins, then sleeeeep.
-0 points [100 points]

Mar 2: All meals good, cardio done.
-0 points [100 points]

Mar 3: Cheat day today (most meals have been clean though). Worked out. Edit: Ughhh drank way too much, seems impossible to have only one or two drinks :-| No more alcohol this month! Deducting one point.
-1 point [99 points]

I'm in for the March challenge. My first one in close to five years.

Goal: Stick with my program for the next 30 days so I can begin to form a routine and make it second nature.

Comment: I want to lose weight and BF% while proving to myself that I can actually follow through with a challenge.

Workout Schedule:
Monday--Full Body Workout
Tuesday--AM Cardio
Wednesday--Full Body Workout
Thursday--AM Cardio
Friday--Full Body Workout
Saturday--AM Cardio
Sunday--Rest

Meal Schedule
Five planned meals per day. One cheat meal per week on Saturday's!

Starting Stats
Weight: 250.2
Body Fat: 25.2

Daily Log:

March 1: AM cardio completed and five meals down. -0 (100 pts)
March 2: Just got my workout in and have had three solid meals. Looking good to stay at 100 pts today.
March 3: I missed my run today and missed a meal. -2 pts (98 pts)
March 4: No training today as planned and I ended up going to a baseball game where I ate and drank what I should not have. - 2 pts (96 pts)
March 5: Meals went as planned but did not workout. -1 pt (95 pts)

:tu: The party is just getting started, time to crank it up

I am still .....In Search Of Untapped Potential

GOAL: time to get my shred on

COMMENT: March into freedom

WORKOUT SCHEDULE
6 Day A Week Training Schedule Double Training Sessions
Am training
Pm Training
exception to rule is long run training day


MEAL SCHEDULE
3 Meals Per day


STATS
WEIGHT: 118
BODY FAT:12%

MAR 1: 100% time for another power packed and productive month and remember......

It's E A S Y .....yeah right;)

Yes, I am preaching to myself again, as I told the team it is all about

romancing the goal, taking it seriously, fighting the battle and anticipating victory.


E.....earn it, burst your butt for as long as it takes to make it happen!

A...Anticipate, problems, roadblocks, disappointments and setbacks.

S..Stand strong, never surrender, strengthen yourself.

Y..Yearn for victory, do something daily to take you in the direction of your goal.

(never give up on yourself never!)


MAR 2: 100% I am surviving the process in the midst of a chaotic schedule. Relief is on the way;)
MAR 3: 100% Romancing the goal, taking it seriously, fighting the battle and anticipating victory.
MAR 4: 100% Gibberish I confess over my life as push through .... The harsh scrutinizing eyes of others might not always validate you, therefore validate yourself. ( you are valuable)

The caustic tongue of others might not approve you. Encourage yourself. ( you can do it)

Others might not support your vision or acknowledge your accomplishments. Be supportive of yourself ( It’s your goal and your life embrace it!)

Don’t surrender your power, diminish your value, or deny your worth.

You will always be more than the number on the scale, the size of your clothing or the

Media’s definition of beautiful. You my friend are the one and only, one of kind, exquisite jewel and you have a mission to accomplish, a waltz with destiny a tango with potential
And a salsa with fierce potential, time to get on the dance floor of life and boogie.


This is not the time to be a wallflower.....let’s do it!

MAR:5 Ouch -1 99%
MAR:6 98% My message today is all about learning to love yourself.


Learn to love yourself and the power to transform will come.

Why?

Because you value the things you love

You cherish the things you love

You take excellent care of the things you love.


Love yourself unconditionally

MAR:7 Yes, this is so much easier on paper :) -1 97%
MAR 8 Cheesy smile
MAR 9 Cheesy smile
MAR 10 Cheesy smile
MAR 11 Cheesy smiles end I finally had time to post -3 for not posting 94
MAR 12 No guarantees just giving my best that is how this game is played -1 93
MAR 13:As we enter mid-week I hope everyone is in laser focus gotta have it mode. Hello Team!

Today I had to drag my butt into the fire ( work that body, make it happen, meet the goal ). It isn’t always about what you want to do, but it is about what needs to be done.
If I have to do it, I am going to give it my best, that is my prayer that is my quest. I have to pour love into the process and love will always pay me back.


Fire, drive and determination is something that can be lost it is also something that can be reignited. Reignite the fire, regain your focus get pumped up with determination and drive your way into victory.


MAR 14: Hanging steady 93
MAR 15: 93
MAR 16: 93
MAR 17: 93
MAR 18: 93
MAR 19: 93
MAR 20: 93
MAR 21: 93
MAR 22: 93 quickly edging to the last of the end of the first quarter!
MAR 23 93
MAR 24 93
MAR 25 93 First marathon of the season it was a doozy
MAR 26 92 No Training
MAR 27 92
MAR 28 91 1st quarter angst
MAR 29 91
MAR 30 91
MAR 31 91 To Be Continued;)

Okay, back on the exercise wagon. Not caring about numbers. Just going to move my butt every day and hope it gets smaller. Increasing healthy food/decreasing non-horrible, but could be better food choices.:gl:

3/1
-0, 100

3/2

I'm in!

Ok, current weight is around 99Kgs -> 217.8

Should be doing 45 minutes of cardio a day

Lifting three or four times a week in splits.

1700 calories a day

I will allow myself 2 cheat meals for the entire month!

Drink at least 3 litres of water a day

Aim is to get to 92Kgs by the end, that's 7 Kgs or 15.4 lb target in 31 days!

Day 1 - Perfect day, ate 1740, did weights and cardio on time. Drank 3 Litres of water. Learnt some more Chinese! [100]
Day 2 - Drank alcohol. Diet and exercise perfect [99]
Day 3 - Ate 1690 calories, workout and cardio perfect [99]
Day 4 - Did 2 hours of badminton cardio, no weights because I am too tired, but it was never a planned session. Will do deadlifts and military presses instead. Ate around 2000, but making up for yesterday when I underate, ate around 2000 calories. Drank more than 4L of water. [99]
Day 5 - No problems, ate around 2100 calories but that is fine. Drank more than 5 Litres of water. Did 51 minutes of LISS biking and was sweating buckets at finish. [99]
Day 6 - Had a cheat meal of pizza, didn't have dessert or sugary drinks. Did over an hour of LISS on the bike and did a brutalish leg workout. Only one more cheat meal allowed this month before I start docking points! [99]
Day 7 - Perfect day, 1600 calories, not high in carb, drank 6L of water[almost 2 gallons], did 45 minutes on the bike, tested if an arms and biceps was possible as a workout, but was too tired, so, as planned previously, took a rest. [99]
Day 8 - Weighed my lowest ever, 98.3Kgs. 45 minutes of cardio and weights. Ate out with my girlfriend but just vegetables and chicken, less than 2000 calories eaten. [99]
Day 9 - Weighed in at lowest ever weight, 45 minutes of cardio and weights. Ate around 1400 calories. No meals missed, no workouts missed. [99]
Day 10 - Did 50 minutes of cardio, a little inactive since it was Chinese class -> lunch -> Walk to bus stop -> Bus to city centre -> Walk to coffee place -> Teach -> Walk to taxi rank -> Taxi back - > walk Anyways, ate around 1820 calories, drank 5.4 Litres of water. Perfect [99]
Day 11 - Woke up in he middle of the night and ape some sponge cake. FUCK, I'm pissed off with myself, ate around 1800, did 50 minutes of cardio. [98] - > I hope 98 is the final figure now!
Day 12 - Ate everything in house, consumed 4 litres of water[should have drank more] over-ate slightly but everything was clean and some was just experimental cooking[note...caramalised apples are not good if you don't want to use alot of oil!] Did 45 minutes of cardio. [98]Day 13 - I consumed 1400 calories of clean food, did my cardio and later this evening will do my lower leg workout. Ordered a new bench, things are oging well. [98]
Day 14 - Overate, took a rest day from working out but I'm going to deduct a point for the over-eating.[97]
Day 15 - Ate well, will do shoulders/arms today, then do cardio later on. [97]
Day 16 - Ate well, I assume I'll do my cardio tonight. Nothing missed. [97]
Day 17 - Drank beer and skipped my exercise from tiredness. [95]
Day 18 - Perfect day, did cardio, ate well, drank enough. [95]
Day 19 - Perfect day, did cardio, did some compound lifting, drank 4L of green tea.[95]
Day 20 - Forgot to update yesterday -1 , perfect eating, perfect cardio, drank 4L of green tea. [94]
Day 21 - Going well, ate around 1700, drank 4L of green tea in less than 2 hours [94]
Day 22 - Ate around 2100 calories, drank plenty, did 45 minutes of cardio [94]
Day 23 - Ate around 2100 calories, drank plenty, did 35 minutes of cardio [94]
Day 24 - Plan to do heavy weights in the evening along with my cardio, whoop whoop! [94]
Day 25 - Went out and got hammered. Ate ok though, but consumed far too much alcohol [93]
Day 26 - Didn't cardio but took a planned break, ate perfectly [93]
Day 27 - Ate a little over normal but below maintenance. Still carrying a lot of water, worked out. [93]
Day 28 - Ate at around 2100 calories, STILL have alot of water, did 45 minutes on bike. [93]
Day 29 - Behaved, did cardio. [93]
Day 30 - Ate out with friends, not happy, still did my workout though. [92]
Day 31 - Perfect day, ate 1700 calories and did weights and cardio [92]

So, finish at 92, not really happy, and maybe I was a tad too leniant, I hope for 95 next month and the following months 100!

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3/1-Ate nothing horrible. Moved. Denied temptation. I'm pretty sure running late doesn't count as exercise. Tomorrow is field day at school, so looking good for some physical action/fun with the kiddo.

Okay, back on the exercise wagon. Not caring about numbers. Just going to move my butt every day and hope it gets smaller. Increasing healthy food/decreasing non-horrible, but could be better food choices.:gl: