Challenge of the Living Dead - TEAM EXPLOSIVES! [CLOSED]

athenawho

Look guys, some of you are talking about quitting because of this or that...It's worrying me.and I just want to say:



This is a challenge. It's suppose to be challenging.




I know I was a little silent this week because I was sick, and I didn't get to help out the team as much as I'd like to with numbers. But the point is that Challenges aren't meant to be easy! We need to push ourselves and each other so I want to ask you all not to quit!

Even if we don't get anyone to replace the teammates who have already left, I know we can do it together!!!!! If you miss a day, I'll try to do double to make up for it. I want to take care of you all, please if you have an concerns about something MESSAGE ME! We can work it out, whether in the group or I can talk to ACowboyKid about it.

Lets kick some Zombie *kitten* together!

gnoccola

I feel really disappointed, too. The results are out, and I don't even see a "challenge completed" next to my name. I worked my butt of this week.
Today I got home at 9.15. I didn't even say hi to my kids and went directly to my computer, that very slowly started. I sent my weight for today, and I got a reply that it was too late. My job is really unpredictable. I cannot be certain that I'll make it home before 9 every monday. And I don't have access to a computer at work, and most of the time I'm in a basement where my phone doesn't work either. Bummer.

gnoccola

I just got a very rude response from mrtentaclenun. Sorry guys, I'm out! Good luck to everyone.

Jennyisbusy

I am thinking we need to do a roll call and see for sure who we have as teammates still.

DeviantDarkwolf2

I am still here :happy:

I just think the whole time thing throws everyone out. Especially when in different time zones. They say Monday is optional but it's already Tuesday late afternoon here :frown: . I'm all for a challenge but hate playing catch-up due to release time.

Our team definitely has had a run of bad luck but I am hoping this will change. Looking at the new challenge I am rather pleased that it's not more cardio haha. I also have been doing pushups so that should help the team a bit. I do them every second day and do 250 of them. Okay so predicted results for me will be:

Pushups: 1000/315
Rows: 315/315
Tricep Dips: 315/315

I liked how we saw the team totals to aim for in the first week as well so perhaps we could do a show of hands what each option we are intending to do so we can all aim for it.

I plan on doing option A obviously

And Jenny I agree a roll call is really needed as we have people coming and going.

Anyway here's to a great week team let's rock it!!!!:drinker:

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DeviantDarkwolf2

Oh and just a thought perhaps we should all post results here throughout the week that way, if one of us or a few of us aren't on then someone that is can send the results through.

DeviantDarkwolf2

Results so far

Week 3 Challenge: 45 Push ups 45 Rows 45 Tricep Dips
Mon (tue): PU 250/45; R 45/45; TD45 /45

sineadgrowden

hay guys sorry i was out alday and forgot to send it..i put it on hea but 4got ta send it sorry guys i dun heaps of miles to i wasnt shua if rikki was sending it to or do we just do it our selfs now....sorry guys :frown:

well done to the rest of the team!!:flowerforyou:

babybluz33

Hey team! I'm still here . I'll be doing option A-The River. My arms could use the work and since I'll still be running I don't want to put my legs through all of the leg exercises too!

I really think it would be helpful if our captain (Hi Rikki!), sent in the team's results since it is already in a spreadsheet (right?). We could have an assistant captain/first mate/whatever as a back up in case of emergencies, vacations, and what not. Rikki, what are your thoughts on this? Also I agree that we should post here throughout the week. That way the spreadsheet would have something for everyone, even if it's not the final numbers (in case someone forgets to post on the last day or something).

I think it has to be a major pain for them to sort through messages from every single person in the challenge, but it's also obviously hard on the participants to think their (extremely) hard work didn't count. I think reporting here/to the captain could really help with that.

Anyways.... Let's get back to kicking zombie butt. I think we can really kick *kitten* again this week!!! Hang in there everyone!!

babybluz33

Results-Week 3 Challenge: 45 Push ups 45 Rows 45 Tricep Dips

Monday: PU 90/45; R 90/45; TD 45/45

Damn tricep dips hurt! :sad:

Go Explosives!!! :explode: :explode:

annacataldo

Wtf r tricep dips and rows? Im most def doing the arm challenge, if only I knew wtf to do...lol

And im still here I really wanted to quit earlier today and had every intintion on dropping out because the everyday 1hour workout like this last week was near killed me time wise..but some arm stuff I can do in a few minutes, in my room, or even at work.. I like having a scheduled activity, not something that feels like a slow painful murder of my life. I was convince week 3 would be much worse and more time consuming. I can't quite say if it will be a challenge parsay for me or not considering I don't know/understand what it is...haha

And cowboykid sent me a message talking about something I had said earlier in week... apparently we don't have to do the whole challenge, just do what we can if we need rest days or something, and if we don't finish we don't finish etc... I asked her for some clarification of rules cuz I think all of us r under the impression that if we don't finish were docked points for the team...I mean, we have athena saying she'll make up what we miss, and losing members like lash because she felt inadequate cuz she couldn't finish, etc... id hate to see a little incomplete next to my name instead of a complete, but apparently that's not what would happen...? News to me?? Anyway, I asked clarification so ill let u know if I find out anything more

DeviantDarkwolf2

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ACowboyKid

Whats going on explosives...?

There are points but dang guys, if you need a break take a break lol. I mean you won't get points for that day if you take a break but its like one point out of 10 for the week and there are 15 weeks. You can have a break day or as many as you need. The reason we are setting the goals so high is because I'm going off of what you guys do and ask for. Not making it harder each week, I don't know who came up with that. I don't remember saying that, it'd be cool for sure but blah. It seems Ranged and Melee have much more relaxed players and everyone is much happier to just do what you can where as I keep hearing how stressed Explosives is. I don't want this to be stressful because that is not what this is suppose to be. This is suppose to be fun and chill. Whats going on guys? I thought it was obvious that if real life is calling then a little internet challenge can go on the back burner. I just don't get it. Is this new information to you guys? Or something? I don't want you guys flipping out. =/

babybluz33

Whats going on explosives...?

There are points but dang guys, if you need a break take a break lol. I mean you won't get points for that day if you take a break but its like one point out of 10 for the week and there are 15 weeks. You can have a break day or as many as you need. The reason we are setting the goals so high is because I'm going off of what you guys do and ask for. Not making it harder each week, I don't know who came up with that. I don't remember saying that, it'd be cool for sure but blah. It seems Ranged and Melee have much more relaxed players and everyone is much happier to just do what you can where as I keep hearing how stressed Explosives is. I don't want this to be stressful because that is not what this is suppose to be. This is suppose to be fun and chill. Whats going on guys? I thought it was obvious that if real life is calling then a little internet challenge can go on the back burner. I just don't get it. Is this new information to you guys? Or something? I don't want you guys flipping out. =/

I don't think the team is flipping out. Yes, we've lost people as they haven't had the time, or no longer wanted to participate, etc but we're doing fine as a group. I know myself and a few others have mentioned for everyone to do the best that they can and take days off as needed. I think we are doing a great job as a team supporting each other and working on the challenges.

I understand this has to be a difficult challenge to manage, it's elaborate and has lots of participants. So, I understand your frustration. However, I don't think that as a team we are flipping out or stressed. I don't mean any disrespect by this, hopefully it doesn't come across this way, but I think if you need to talk to anyone specifically, maybe do so via messages...because calling out our entire team as being stressed or flipping out kind of sucks. Especially when we're really working hard on this and trying to have a positive, supportive environment. I'm very proud of all the hard work my team has put in for this challenge.

Anyways, I can only speak for myself. I appreciate all the hard work you guys are doing for this.:flowerforyou: I also am really liking the challenges so far (plus the stories behind them are cool). I think once the kinks are worked out with reporting results and different time zones, etc. then things will go much more smoothly and will be much less stressful for you two as well. Thanks again and my arms (though sore now) will be thankful at the end of the week as well.

agreenmess

Hey

Im still here, completed everything last week with a couple of miles over (YAY) but i was so depressed during the weekend and i put on weight that i thought it would be better not to send my results in (Sorry!)

Back in the mindset for this week, and not weighing myself everyday should help with my state of mind, at least for this week! Dont know which option im going to do, but as i was in bed when it was posted im going to have to do Monday's too, hopefully ill be able to keep up with everyone

Im sorry to hear that allot of people are leaving, but i do agree with everyone in that, everyone is doing an amazing job and that it is a challenge, and so far ive loved every one of them (and i would even more if my knee wasnt still dodgy lol!)

Hugs

Nessy x

babybluz33

Back in the mindset for this week, and not weighing myself everyday should help with my state of mind, at least for this week! Dont know which option im going to do, but as i was in bed when it was posted im going to have to do Monday's too, hopefully ill be able to keep up with everyone

Don't worry about Monday's, they waived that day since the challenge was posted later than they had originally planned

Also, you should definitely report your results from now on (regardless of weight), you worked hard to accomplish those miles! Good job and keep up the good work!!!!

DeviantDarkwolf2

I think the problem is Cowboy has been getting mixed messages from some, she was under the impression that I had a permanent leg injury and was still trying to do the challenges which was total misinformation!!. I have assured her this is NOT the case at all. If you find you are struggling with the workload then take a break no biggy, if you are loving the challenge as I am then go hard. But please whoever is sending the wrong information please ask the person concerned before telling others wrong info!!!

Right ugly stuff out of the way let's get this week cranking Team Explosives!!! :explode:

annacataldo

I think the problem is Cowboy has been getting mixed messages from some, she was under the impression that I had a permanent leg injury and was still trying to do the challenges which was total misinformation!!. I have assured her this is NOT the case at all. If you find you are struggling with the workload then take a break no biggy, if you are loving the challenge as I am then go hard. But please whoever is sending the wrong information please ask the person concerned before telling others wrong info!!!

Right ugly stuff out of the way let's get this week cranking Team Explosives!!! :explode:

Deviant, this was me..she misread what I said. I never said you were doing urself damage, what I said was that people in general, although I named ur name, COULD be causing permenant damage to their bodies. The word COULD was not noticed and it was then turned into that you WERE causing urself damage... alls you said was that you had a old ankle injury flare up and yet I still saw 2miles a day from u...I don't know what a flare up means, for all I know it could be some little tinge, or it could be swollen to high he'll needing ice and whatever else... and I didn't just randomly send her a message to talk about u, I was talking to her about other stuff, that we feel like we have to finish in order to not disappoint, and I used my own injury as an example, and then mentioned that I wasn't alone, type of thing, not trying to call anyone out, and im sorry for the miscommunication there. I had a friend couplle years back tell me" my old ankle injury is acting up again" and I didn't think much of it, and she wasn't a terribly active person but played some soccer with a group of friends, and kicking the ball across the field broke her ankle...so when someone says" my old injury is flaring up", what do u think my brain goes to?? When my ex husband had his surgery they told him that he'd be at 80% for the rest of his life and if he at any time pushed himself too hard, he would have to come back in for the same surgery, so to be very mindful if anything hurt because flare ups were a sign he was pushing too hard.. I could fwd u a copy of the message if u like...and im sry I didn't just talk to u about ur injury, as a said I was mid message with cowboy and it just kinda came up..I've been pretty much offline all weekend trying to find some balance and last week was very stressed and hurting pretty bad from the challenge so im sure I wasn't as attentive as I should've been in carrying normal conversations.

sineadgrowden

its tues here in NZ so will miss Monday so i dont get confused
weapon-dono what its called ball with spikes on it =30 mins of x-trainer (5 times a week)
TUES - lunges 101/100
mt climbers 50/50
squats 50/50

WEDS -lunges /100
mt climbers /50
squats /50

THURS -lunges /100
mt climbers /50
squats /50

FRI-lunges /100
mt climbers /50
squats /50

SAT -lunges /100
mt climbers /50
squats /50

SUN - lunges /100
mt climbers /50
squats /50

also dun this with my partner laughing at me :laugh: wood of dun more if it wasnt for him lol...will do it why hes at work 2morrow !
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annacataldo

And I think the problem is this... athena comes along and says please don't quit, ill do double work to make up for what u can't do, just please don't quit"...and yea when I wanted to quit last week, alot of ppl told me just do what u can and that's good enough for us, but then others were saying they'd to extra to cover me and just do what I was capable of... how is that suppose to make me feel, that other ppl need to carry me? So I did ALL of my miles, everyday, so noone would carry me.

And with the stairs every thing was looked at as a team total instead of individual total like it should've been...and come to find out that another player can't carry a weaker player anyway, so john doe doing extra to cover jane doe doesn't count as jane doe finishing.I think their is alot of confusion as to how this simple little challenge works and alot of misinformation... yea I was flipping out a little, but I wouldn't at all call it flipping out, more like frustrated, and if talking about frustrations isn't allowed without being called the flipping out stressed team, then maybe I shouldn't talk..? Yea, I am terribly stressed out, but I thought I could talk about it with my friends without the team getting called names. Im sry guys.

Hi, my name is anna, im 26yrs old living with my mom in a houe that should be condemned, I have plastic covering my floor because the walls leak in water and my carpet is soaking wet, in order to get electricity in my room I have to run extension cords down the hall. Every night I find at least 3bugs in my room, usually on me, like an ant or big spider, or a flying bug... I have a cat that likes to pee on my stuff and tear up anything paper, I've been with my bf nearly 2yrs, we don't live together, and no plans to anytime soon which kills me cuz I thought that by june wed have our own place which is why I moved into this house was because id only be here 6months, not a year, two years, however long it takes... I went up 10lbs this week due to so much activity (although todays weigh in didn't show the full 10lbs cuz I had went back down, and I've been doing pretty decent with water and food, etc...all of my belongings are in boxes, I can't look around and enjoy my life cuz I constantly see mess everywhere (boxes) and this last week of not finding time to clean drove me up the wall cuz I had boxes everywhere then laundry and mess all around and on top of them...I could go on and on, like how the average temperature during winter in the house is 40degrees, and how sucky life is, but im not trying to gain any sympothy here..im trying to point out that maybe I have more stress then the average person on here and its easier for me to get stressed over little things cuz there's too much going on for me to dedicate my life to excercise..and im pretty open so share my feelings often to calm myself down (helps me to get it off my chest, as well as seeing peoples comments on statuses and such), its just usually I am a little more negative because im surrounded by negativity but try to make the most of it and I get my positivity from u guys everyday, evn when ur struggling too, I enjoy trying to ease ur discomforts as well. And once I find my grove again im sure ill be alot more positive. That 5lbs I lost last week was my first loss in a month and to be up 10lbs is beyond hard. I've been the same weight for well over a month for no reason, other than I've increased activity.

athenawho

So ACowboyKid and I had a very lovely bonding session over AIM and we came up with some new Rules.



RULE 1: If you have an issue whether it be physically, mentally, numbers, etc. go to me first. Message me with the nature of your issue and we can try to work it out together, if I can't work it out I will go to ACowboyKid and mrtentaclenun.

So please don't message ACowboyKid or mrtentaclenun about the challenge without going to me first and getting my permission (if it is personal stuff, nothing to do with the challenge, then go ahead ). They have their own teams to worry about and they need to focus on their 15 without adding Explosives' (12-ish?).

However, for now, until we work something else out, send your totals into mrtentaclenun until otherwise stated.

RULE 2: If you have an injury, message me immediately YOU WILL NOT BE KICKED OUT we will find a different work out for you to do with what you have available (this way you can still get some weight-loss in, which is good, right?).

RULE 3: This challenge is a weight-loss game. A game. A game....game.game.game.game.game.game.game.game!

I don't want you to fret over comparing numbers with the other teams. I want you to keep track of your own numbers and see if you can't beat your personal bests!


I'm so proud of how everyone is pushing themselves...just don't push too hard.


babybluz33, I told ACowboyKid and mrtentaclenun about your suggestion and we will be working on it this week, thank you for your brilliant idea, you get a gold star! ....or a flower :flowerforyou: since there aren't any star smileys...


annacataldo and to whomever else I offended with my remark about do you're best, the team can cover...I don't think that came out how I meant it and I apologize. I am so sorry about that and I will work harder in the future to be a better captain for Explosives.




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scantrll

I'm still here and am going to be doing plan A - The River.

MON - Posted too late for me
TUES - PU 45 / R 45 / TD 45
WEDS -
THURS -
FRI-
SAT -
SUN -

Total:
Push Ups: 45/270
Rows: 45/270
Triceps Dip: 45/270

babybluz33

I think the best thing to do at this point is put this whole thing behind us and get back to kicking zombie butt. You all are doing fabulous, keep up the good work and just do the best you can do! :happy:

Go Explosives!!!! :explode:


I forgot to add a personal goal. I am really trying to get up to 100 miles for July, so I think my goal will be to keep running this week along with the arm exercises. I won't be reaching my goal (that would require 5 miles per day), but it really was a lofty goal to begin with and it would make me feel great just to come close! :bigsmile:

brokenxglass

I'm doing option B and my weapon is an M-32 Grenade Launcher(Thanks Athena.) I have to shoot 8 zombies a day with this!(8 glasses of water.)

TUES - lunges 100/100
mt climbers 100/50
squats 100/50

WEDS - lunges /100
mt climbers /50
squats /50

THURS - lunges /100
mt climbers /50
squats /50

FRI- lunges /100
mt climbers /50
squats /50

SAT -
lunges /100
mt climbers /50
squats /50

SUN - lunges /100
mt climbers /50
squats /50

annacataldo

athena, you didnt offend me what so ever!! i think u r doing a great job as team captain, and i do think there has been some misconceptions amoung all of us regarding the rules but that isnt your fault at all, because i started this team with the same conceptions and it felt like everyone was on about the same page with how we thought about the competition. but now things have been cleared up and it should be much less stressful, and fun.

annacataldo

i asked last night, but I dont get the arm challenge.. havent heard back.. i know what a push up is, but not tricep drop or row.. i think i probably understand what a row is, but not sure if what my conception is, is false or true. I dont have access to youtube due to not having enough cell service to watch video; can anyone briefly discribe what they are?

babybluz33

i asked last night, but I dont get the arm challenge.. havent heard back.. i know what a push up is, but not tricep drop or row.. i think i probably understand what a row is, but not sure if what my conception is, is false or true. I dont have access to youtube due to not having enough cell service to watch video; can anyone briefly discribe what they are?

I just put a description and some pics as comments to your status . It may not be the best description but I think it'll work

annacataldo

i did 90 push ups and 45 dips, and im at work so dont have a weight to do the rows but consider them done. the dips r hard; not to do, but the feeling my arm feels instantly after, quite the burn!

babybluz33

i did 90 push ups and 45 dips, and im at work so dont have a weight to do the rows but consider them done. the dips r hard; not to do, but the feeling my arm feels instantly after, quite the burn!

When. I was at the hotel I used the iron as a weight. At my parents I've been using a bottle of wine

It doesn't have to be an actual weight, you could use your water bottle or some office supplies. Oooh maybe a ream of paper! :laugh: