Team Nanoose-September Tribal Challenge (Closed Group)
babybluz33
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Welcome Team Nanoose (which means "to push forward"…very fitting)! I'm so glad we were able to get a team together for this challenge. From the looks of the August Challenge, we are going to have our work cut out for us but it will also be a lot of fun. Our team members are listed below, please add them as friends and remember to stay in contact and support one another. This will be our team forum for the month, I will post any instructions I get from Gary6030 here, we can post our progress, and provide support and motivation to one another. Also, Bre_Deveraux will be serving as co-captain should the need arise.
There will be both daily and weekly challenges at two different levels (beginner/low intensity and advanced/high intensity). Do the level you are most comfortable with, or feel free to mix and match exercises from both levels. Remember that these are IN ADDITION to your normal workout routine. The daily challenges are individual, and each person will need to do them each day (Mon-Sat, Sunday is a rest day). In addition there will be weekly team challenges (example: team must complete 2000 crunches, etc.). These challenges will be split up between the members, with the goal to get the whole team to that total. The points will work as follows:
>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
there will be a different challenge per member.
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
Remember this is all done on the honor system, no one is there checking to be sure you did this. However, the person who is really going to be hurt, by not doing them and lying, is yourself. Don’t feel like you need to lie so you don’t let the team down…do what you can and try again the next day. We are all here if you need support!
Team:
1. Babybluz33 (captain)
2. Bre_Deveraux (co-captain)
3. Tanisha1990
4. Ashley26704
5. Rtalencar85
6. Bens_mommy
7. Scantril
8. AMKL2007
9. Steph_135
10. ZannahDia
I will post the first week’s challenges and any instructions from Gary6030 as soon as I get them, they will begin on September 1st (Thursday). Also, please get me your starting weight before Thursday. So glad you are all on my team, let’s kick some butt!!!!!
-Michele
There will be both daily and weekly challenges at two different levels (beginner/low intensity and advanced/high intensity). Do the level you are most comfortable with, or feel free to mix and match exercises from both levels. Remember that these are IN ADDITION to your normal workout routine. The daily challenges are individual, and each person will need to do them each day (Mon-Sat, Sunday is a rest day). In addition there will be weekly team challenges (example: team must complete 2000 crunches, etc.). These challenges will be split up between the members, with the goal to get the whole team to that total. The points will work as follows:
>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
there will be a different challenge per member.
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
Remember this is all done on the honor system, no one is there checking to be sure you did this. However, the person who is really going to be hurt, by not doing them and lying, is yourself. Don’t feel like you need to lie so you don’t let the team down…do what you can and try again the next day. We are all here if you need support!
Team:
1. Babybluz33 (captain)
2. Bre_Deveraux (co-captain)
3. Tanisha1990
4. Ashley26704
5. Rtalencar85
6. Bens_mommy
7. Scantril
8. AMKL2007
9. Steph_135
10. ZannahDia
I will post the first week’s challenges and any instructions from Gary6030 as soon as I get them, they will begin on September 1st (Thursday). Also, please get me your starting weight before Thursday. So glad you are all on my team, let’s kick some butt!!!!!
-Michele
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Oh my goodness, I am so excited! Let's get tribal, people! :devil:0
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I can't wait!!0
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I'm ready, my last month in the US before going overseas for work for 3 months. I want to make it a good one!0
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Yeah Team Nanoose!! Thanks Michele!
I'll be going on a trip from Sept 2-5th, so I'll need to know the challenges before the 2nd so I can do them while I'm away. :happy:
I'm excited to meet you all. :flowerforyou: I've Steph (of course).0 -
I'm excited to meet you all as well! I'm Amy! I know we can kick the crap out of September!0
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I'm excited to meet you all as well! I'm Amy! I know we can kick the crap out of September!0
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Yeah Team Nanoose!! Thanks Michele!
I'll be going on a trip from Sept 2-5th, so I'll need to know the challenges before the 2nd so I can do them while I'm away. :happy:
I'm excited to meet you all. :flowerforyou: I've Steph (of course).
No problem, I'm glad it all worked out! I believe we will know the challenges for the entire week ahead of time. So you should know before you leave. I'll post more info as soon as I have it!0 -
Amy, did you make that graphic??? It's beautiful. Mind if I steal it for my signature too?0
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Hello all! I'm excited to be a part of this challenge with you.
I've sent out friend requests to you all so that we can keep in contact throughout the week.
Steph, I'm also going out of town Sept 1-5 (Dragon Con!) but will hopefully be able to complete all the challenges while away. Let's go Team Nanoose! We're gonna blow September out of the water. :happy:0 -
Thanks Michele! I'm really looking forward to this challenge. Thank you for spear-heading as team captain.
Ann Marie0 -
Hi Team Nanoose!
It's great to be a part of this team. I look forward to beating the challenges with all of you.
Ann Marie0 -
I cant wait!0
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Amy, did you make that graphic??? It's beautiful. Mind if I steal it for my signature too?
Oh my goodness, thank you! And yes please, steal it! And anyone else who would like to do so! I would be honored!0 -
I'm Bre and I will be co-captain !
As I am finishing up the Augusta challenge I am eager to start this one !
A few encouraging words to you all, is do your best ! The intensity of each weekly challenge increases as the month rolls on but don't feel bad if you cant complete something or miss a day . Of course we want to win but, ultimately we want to get and stay healthy !0 -
I'm Bre and I will be co-captain !
As I am finishing up the Augusta challenge I am eager to start this one !
A few encouraging words to you all, is do your best ! The intensity of each weekly challenge increases as the month rolls on but don't feel bad if you cant complete something or miss a day . Of course we want to win but, ultimately we want to get and stay healthy !
Bre, thanks for being co-captain, and I'm also glad we have someone on the team that is doing the August challenge! That will come in handy since I'm new to the challenge.0 -
hi guys
its great to have a team together im reallyexcited and a bit confused but im sure i will get it all once started
so lets kick the butt out of september
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Alright team, I have the first week's challenges. However, I'm waiting for some clarification before posting them. I want to make sure we start this thing off right. Also, there will be youtube videos to refer to (which I'll get tomorrow) so I will post them along side the exercises. The beginner exercises are called the pygmy challenges, and the more advanced the bushman exercises....so be sure you are looking at the correct ones.
In the meantime, be sure to add everyone on the team to your friends (if you haven't done so already), and get me your starting weight. Go ahead and send me a message with it so it's easy for me to find.
Also, an edit to the original rules-points will not be given for number of lbs but for % lost.
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rtalencar... Where are you going to work overseas?
Amy... I want to steal your image too!!
Thank you for sharing!
scantrll... Dragon Con? Is that like a convention for Dragon enthusiasts?
Thanks for the encouragement Bre!
Tanisha... No worries, I'm confused too!
Can't wait to see what the challenges are! :happy:0 -
rtalencar... Where are you going to work overseas?
I live in New York, and will be in Sao Paulo, Brazil for 3 months. I'm half Brazilian so it'll be nice to see family, but leaving my fiance behind is going to be rough. I'm hoping to use the time to get in shape for my wedding though!0 -
scantrll... Dragon Con? Is that like a convention for Dragon enthusiasts?
http://dragoncon.org/ Its one of the largest Sci-Fi/Fantasy conventions in the country. In 2009 there were 35,000 people in Atlanta for it over the course of 4 days. And it keeps getting bigger. I've been going since I was 15 and its always a ton of fun! This is the 3rd year my b/f is going with me. You never know who you're going to meet there! :happy:0 -
no problem Michele !0
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Ok team, here we go!!!! This post will have both the Pygmy and Bushmen Challenges for this week, I wanted to get them out now since at least two of you are going out of town. Remember they do not start until September 1st (Thursday). There are currently youtube videos for some of the Pygmy exercises but the videos for the Bushmen challenges (and some Pygmy exercises) will be posted tomorrow.
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SEPTEMBER CHALLENGE
WEEK 1 – BUSHMEN SERIES (Advanced)
Week One Daily Exercise Challenge
Each team member that completes their daily exercise challenge receives one point, if all team members complete each daily exercise for all 6 days the team is then awarded an additional 5 Bonus Points.
Welcome to 300 Week You will do 6 exercises at 50 reps as quickly as possible 2 times this week. These are not to be broken up into segments. You are the BUSHMEN it’s time to push yourself!
Day 1 - 50 Squat Kicks, 50 Jumping Jacks , 50 Crunches, 50 Mountain Climbers, 50 Wood Chops and last but not least 50 Globe Jumps!
Day 2 - 2 sets of 15 Swimmer’s Presses, 2 sets of 21’s, 2 sets of 15 Dumbbell Chest Fly’s, 2 Sets of 15 Lawnmowers, 2 sets of Tricep Kickbacks, 2 sets of 15 Shoulder Shrugs (weighted)
Day 3 - 50 Squat Kicks, 50 Jumping Jacks , 50 Crunches, 50 Mountain Climbers, 50 Wood Chops and last but not least 50 Globe Jumps!
Day 4 - REST YOU DESERVE IT!
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WEEK 1 – PYGMY SERIES
This should be done in addition to your normal workout routine. This is a challenge and is not a replacement!
Week One Daily Exercise Challenge
Each team member that completes their daily exercise challenge receives one point, if all team members complete each daily exercise for all 6 days the team is then awarded an additional 5 Bonus Points.
WELCOME BACK WE’RE STARTING WEEK #1 YOU ARE A PYGMY WARRIOR!
Day 1 Exercise Challenge - 30 Squat Kicks* and 50 Jumping Jacks
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSu-wci9uTo )
Day 2 Exercise Challenge – 2 sets of 15 Swimmer’s Presses + 1 Extra Mile jog, walk or run (
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYwzaUXK6gs) * You may use cans of soup, tomato juice or bottles of water if u don’t have weights
Day 3 Exercise Challenge – 50 Crunches* + 20 Mountain Climbers
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI8u58hPam4 )
Day 4 REST YOU DESERVE IT!
*Feel free to do these exercises in sets if you are unable to do them all at one time. Please do your best as you are much stronger than you believe.
*******Please watch the videos as they may differ from your version of the exercise! *********
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Week One Weekly Team Challenge (BOTH PYGMY AND BUSHMEN)
Each team member in order to get the weekly team bonus points must all log every day and not go over their target calories and log at least 64 oz. of water each day. If each team member does this all 6 days your team will be awarded 5 Bonus Points.
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Take a look at these, and let me know if you have questions. (Remember I'll post more videos tomorrow). You only pick one series to do (either complete the pygmy challenge for that day, or complete the bushmen challenge for that day), you are not required to do both (though you certainly can try).
If you miss a daily exercise you can make up for it as long as you do so the same week. So if you have a bad day, regroup and double up-do them the next day along with that day's challenge.
I will post again later with some additional advice, as well as instructions for check-in and points.
Reminder, those of you who haven't done so please get me your starting weight ASAP. I will reply to your email so you know I've received it.0 -
Ok this may sound really silly but how a i ment to logg in the dayily and weekly challanges??
I already logg my workouts that i do and the amount of food and water i have but im a bit lost with the challanges
Also where it says not to go over you target cals does that mean the 1200 that im aloud or does that include the extra that you earn if you have workedout???
Sorry i probs sound really dump at the moment
Tanisha x0 -
Who else is doing bushmen?
Also why is it tracking 6 days and not 7? Do we get a day off from logging in?0 -
Question time...Ok this may sound really silly but how a i ment to logg in the dayily and weekly challanges??
I already logg my workouts that i do and the amount of food and water i have but im a bit lost with the challanges
Also where it says not to go over you target cals does that mean the 1200 that im aloud or does that include the extra that you earn if you have workedout???
Sorry i probs sound really dump at the moment
Tanisha x
These aren't dumb at all! I'm glad you asked. I want to make sure everything is clear before we start.
As far as logging goes, it's referring to your normal logging of food, water, and exercise here on MFP. This way you can keep track of what days you are under, and what days you drank the proper amount of water etc.
Staying under your calories just means not going into the red. If you are allowed 1200, stay under 1200. If you work out that day and are "given" an extra 350 calories, then you need to stay under 1550. Does that make sense?? Let me know if you have any other questions!Who else is doing bushmen?
Also why is it tracking 6 days and not 7? Do we get a day off from logging in?
I'll probably start out completing the pygmy challenges and trying out some of the bushmen exercises.
Personally I would suggest logging every day. However, for the challenge Sunday is a day of rest and there are no points awarded for Sunday. So that's why is says 6 instead of 7.
Keep the questions coming everyone. Let's make sure we are all clear about the challenges so we can concentrate on kicking their butts when the challenge starts Thursday!0 -
ok thank yo its starting to make more sence to me
So with the daily challanges and weekly ones do we logg them?? If so will the exercises come up when typed in and the amut of cals burned or do we just have to say that we have done them??
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ok thank yo its starting to make more sence to me
So with the daily challanges and weekly ones do we logg them?? If so will the exercises come up when typed in and the amut of cals burned or do we just have to say that we have done them??
Thank you x
Another good question. I'll be posting more instructions later tonight about how we will do check-ins. That post should answer your question! Let me know later if it doesn't make sense!0 -
Who else is doing bushmen?
Also why is it tracking 6 days and not 7? Do we get a day off from logging in?
I will be doing bushmen!0 -
Ok, here are the check-in instructions for this challenge.
-You will need to get me your starting weight no later than Thursday (Sept 1).
-Each Sunday you will need to send me your current weight. Your total weight, NOT lbs lost or % lost. I will be tracking everything in a spreadsheet with the formulas already entered. As a team we will receive points for the % of weight you have lost.
-When you send your weight on Sunday, you will also tell me if you did each daily challenge. If you missed days, remember you can make them up before check-in on Sunday...otherwise they count as missed days. If EVERYONE on the team does ALL of the daily exercises, our team will get bonus points.
-You will also let me know if you have completed the weekly challenge. These consist of exercise and non-exercise goals. Again if EVERYONE on the team does ALL of these, our team will get bonus points.
-So on Sunday's send me a message like this:
CW: ### lbs
Daily: # of days completed/6 (this week will be out of 3)
Weekly: I completed the weekly challenge (or didn't, depending on what you did)
I'll put all of that into the spreadsheet and calculate our points. Remember I will always reply to the message to show you that I got it. If you don't receive a reply by the next day, send it again.
IMPORTANT NOTE: I will not be going and hunting everyone's numbers down. On Mondays I will post in the forum a list of who is missing but other than that I won't go bugging people. It's up to you to report them. If I don't get them, they don't get entered. If you are going to be out of town, or without access to a computer...just let me know ahead of time so we can work something out.
Also, though the final check-in each week will be by sending me a message...we should all still be active in the forum. Post about your progress, struggles, etc. We are here to support one another! Seeing you kill these challenges will motivate others to do theirs, and when someone is struggling we can encourage them to keep going or give some helpful advice.
Let me know if you have any questions about the check-ins!!!0 -
thank you babybluz33 all makes sence to me now
you have been a star for sorting all of this out and i cant thank you enough
Im really excited about doing all of this and cant wait to start and see everyones progress
One more question was just wondering do we have a group challange this week??
Tanisha x0
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