TRIBAL CAPTAINS FORUM (CLOSED)

Gary6030

Welcome everyone. This will be a main communication point for team captains to hash over ideas, questions and answers. Many of you are returning from the August Challenge. Please help those that are just beginning.

I'm currently looking into using Google Docs as a central way for us to post points and eliminate any spreadsheet issues.

I would also encourage you to encourage your folks to purchase a set of dumbbells. 3lb or 5lb to start out with. This will really help them build, tone and define muscle. They can be purchased for under $10 from walmart. If they are unable cans of soup, vegetable juice and water bottles can be used as substitutes.

At the end of this week I will begin posting information about September's Daily and Weekly challenges. We will have two separate workout programs. Some of the exercises with crossover, however many will not. We will have the nomad series which will be more of a repeat of what we've done in august. We will also have the BUSHMEN series. This will be an advanced workout series designed to push those ready for a new challenge.

We will be utilizing (HIIT) High Impact Interval Training along with TABATA Training. A tabata timer will be provide for free in the future via mp3 file. This will be a free download and can help your teammates stay on the tabata cycle. Tabata training is a 20 second intense workout with a 10 second break over 4 exercises and then you repeat for a total of 4 minutes. It is designed to increase aerobic and anaerobic conditioning. You can google and read more about Tabata training.

Another Bushmen series exercise program we will utilize is Wildman Training. This uses primarily bodyweight exercises to help tone, burn and shape our new bodies.

The weekly team challenges will now be referred to as tribal challenges.

I'm proud of each one of you for leading your team to victory. If you find team members are not working out please contact me and we can make moves sooner than later.

THIS SEPTEMBER WE ARE GOING TRIBAL AND WE ARE GOING TO CHANGE OUR MFP COMMUNITY!

Lori_menorahlover

Thx for the update Gary!!!

hefinator

Thanx Gary!! Can't wait to see what is in store for September!

trimom63

Thanks Gary...Jules and I are really looking forward to this!!

butterfly0819

I already have a dumb question..lol. When I am sending a message to my team, can I do a mass message or do I have to do them individually? I tried putting a comma in between and it just didn't work.

♥_Ellybean_♥

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3trees

You're awesome, Gary. Thanks for organizing. I'm not sure what's going on with my team though - will there be a reshuffling of team members, if necessary?

PandaFit450

Thanks Gary...Jules and I are really looking forward to this!!

Looking forward to it Gary....

Britt2Fitjrny

Thanks Gary!

sass30

Can't wait!!!!

CassandreNoreen

Thanks Gary! My team's really excited to kick some tribal butt!

sonybalony

Thanks so much Gary!!!!

I know I am really looking forward to this!!!

~ Sonia

Gary6030

As far as I know you cannot add multiple people emails.

amazing_grace♥

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butterfly0819

As far as I know you cannot add multiple people emails.

Thanks.. I thought maybe that was so but wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something

cathy4590

Thanks so much Gary! jennyocox e-mailed me today to say she was on my team.....Atr we split into groups? If so, how many and how would I find out who's all together as a Group?

MommyNemo

This will be my first go around and I am excited! Cant wait to see what you have in store for us!

jennyocox

Thanks so much Gary! jennyocox e-mailed me today to say she was on my team.....Atr we split into groups? If so, how many and how would I find out who's all together as a Group?

Hey Cathy

BMW4deb is our captain. She posted the list of who's on our team in the FAT-B-GONE post.

Jenny

juleseybaby

As far as I know you cannot add multiple people emails.

Thanks.. I thought maybe that was so but wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something

I have posted a message on the suggestions forum about this. It should be an easy enhancement.

For now, I draft my message in notepad along with a list of my team members and copy/paste from notepad to MFP. You might also suggest that they all provide you with their personal e-mail or something... that is if they check it often enough.

Thanks again GARY for organizing!! You are WONDERFUL!!!

bmfrazie

I am a new captain and wanted to check in for the September challenge.

maroon98

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FitJ1210

I'm so excited to start. Thanks Gary!

laurielou04

Thanks for organizing this Gary!!!! Really excited for this challenge!

maroon98

Quick question....were the team captains supposed to receive an email from Gary in the past few days? If so..I haven't.....I've already emailed Gary with my tram name, roster, and my external email....not sure if it got lost in the shuffle...

Kim (maroon98)
Victorious Vixens captain

laurielou04

Quick question....were the team captains supposed to receive an email from Gary in the past few days? If so..I haven't.....I've already emailed Gary with my tram name, roster, and my external email....not sure if it got lost in the shuffle...

Kim (maroon98)
Victorious Vixens captain

I have received one email and only came across this forum in the message boards.

FitJ1210

Quick question....were the team captains supposed to receive an email from Gary in the past few days? If so..I haven't.....I've already emailed Gary with my tram name, roster, and my external email....not sure if it got lost in the shuffle...

Kim (maroon98)
Victorious Vixens captain

Kim I received one last night this morn? Raising Our Spears in Sept and Were Going Tribal Rules by a external email I provided Gary.

I'd PM him the info again.

FitJ1210

From Gary : Our tribal rules

RAISING OUR IN SEPTEMBER AND WE’RE ! SPEARS GOING TRIBAL
Welcome and thank you so much for being a team captain for this MFP Challenge. I believe this is one
of the largest MFP Challenges to date and it’s all made possible by you! You folks really are ROCKSTARS!
If a team member is unable to fulfill their place a replacement can be made please update me with the
information.
September 1st Deadline
• Make sure you have contacted each team member and given them your forum post link
• Obtain everyone’s starting weight as of September 1
st
or the night before
• Post the weekly challenges to your team forum prior to September 1 st and prior to each week
• End of the week tally your teams points (this can be done daily if easier)
• Add Bonus Points at the end of the week where applicable
The scoring is as follows. I hope this is simple. If you have questions I’ll answer them for you.
• 1 point for each pound lost per team member
• 1 point for each team member who does their daily exercise challenge (1 point per member)
• 1 point for the other weekly challenges (water intake, staying under calories etc.) Each week
different challenge per member
• (you will put 1 in the excel spreadsheet)
• BONUS POINTS
o Daily Exercise – If every team member logs the daily exercise as doing it for all 6 days
Mon – Sat. You may award your TEAM an extra 5 points
o Weekly Challenges – if every team member log the weekly challenge as doing it for all 6
days Mon – Sat. You may award your TEAM an extra 5 points


Each week you will email me your Team Name and your total points! This is all honor based so please
be honest and encourage your team to be honest.
That’s it. The next email coming later this weekend will be the team challenges. Let’s Step It UP in
SEPTEMBER AND GO TRIBAL!
Go Weapons of Mass Reduction!
Your MFP
Buddy Gary

FitJ1210

Kim this is what I have and posted on my thread today

Also FYI From Gary:

I will send out the list of Week 1's challenges by Monday. Hopefully sooner. There will be 2 levels of challenges. A basic low impact workout and an advanced (BUSHMEN) high impact workout. Encourage your people to mix and match if they so choose.

I hope this helps.... Jorden

fitnhealthyccthatsme

Hi all, this is my first go at being a Team Captain. I'm looking forward to the Sept Challenge!

~Cheryl
TNT Crew

amymoore728

Bump... to keep in my topics. I still haven't received any rules for September challenge. Is there a spreadsheet format to start with or do I create my own?

babybluz33

I'm a new captain as well and really looking forward to this challenge. Just sent my team info yesterday!