Talking Dead: Team Carl

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  • Aprilstar480
    Aprilstar480 Posts: 2,803 Member
    Okay, will there be a recap for how each team did for the challenge or is it just for the episode? When will the next weeks challenge be? Sorry if the answers are posted somewhere else... there is just so many threads to this challenge I don't know where to look.
  • Zombieinkpot
    Zombieinkpot Posts: 745 Member
    Okay, will there be a recap for how each team did for the challenge or is it just for the episode? When will the next weeks challenge be? Sorry if the answers are posted somewhere else... there is just so many threads to this challenge I don't know where to look.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1195194-weekly-leaderboard-and-most-valuable-players has the team rankings and MVP's (we came second last! :sad: )

    Our challenge for this week will show up here http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1162871-walking-dead-team-carl (hasn't been updated yet) and Team Mika and Lizzie have to hand out punishments to the losing teams as well (they won this week).

    The episode recap is just a recap of the episode and how many kills each team got (I think - I'm avoiding it until I've watched this week's episode, but I gather Carl was on fire! yay!)

    Hope this helps :smile:
  • Zombieinkpot
    Zombieinkpot Posts: 745 Member
    Ok, I've seen the episode - wow, it was good! Much kudos to Chandler Riggs (and Danai Gurira) for carrying the episode with practically no dialogue! Our little Carl is turning out to be quite the fighter!

    So, my stats for today are: Strength training 30 mins, Cardio 86 minutes, kept under calorie goal.

    How are y'all doing?

    Go team Carl!
  • dakotababy
    dakotababy Posts: 2,407 Member
    eeep...we have some catching up to do for sure! I have finished 45 minutes of cardio, which was combat. I am hoping that this weeks goals will include the combat again, but whatever - either way, it will count!

    I just had to comment on The Talking Dead. I remember the part where Michonne stabs Hershals head - which was so sad and rehashed the grief from the last episode. But OMG The Talking Dead provides so much comic relief, when the host was "feeding" the artificial head chocolate pudding was hilarious!
  • Zombieinkpot
    Zombieinkpot Posts: 745 Member
    eeep...we have some catching up to do for sure! I have finished 45 minutes of cardio, which was combat. I am hoping that this weeks goals will include the combat again, but whatever - either way, it will count!

    I just had to comment on The Talking Dead. I remember the part where Michonne stabs Hershals head - which was so sad and rehashed the grief from the last episode. But OMG The Talking Dead provides so much comic relief, when the host was "feeding" the artificial head chocolate pudding was hilarious!

    Yeah, we're on catch up! We can do it!

    I'm sure combat will be still be in the goals this week. There is a cardio kickboxing video on fitness blender which I really enjoy, but the Jillian Michaels video - ehhh, not so much. She kept laughing all the way through. Very annoying.

    Ooooh! I didn't see The Talking Dead! That sounds funny (and so disrespectful - what would Maggie and Beth think? Gosh, the zombie apocalypse really makes people callous) :laugh:

    ETA: 110oz (?) of chocolate pudding! - OMG, Carl, have you logged those calories??? I know you're still probably under your calorie goal for the week, what with only eating dry cereal, but still!
  • katrkels11
    katrkels11 Posts: 115 Member
    Going to hopefully do a 25 minute cardio kickboxing workout tonight with my weights! When is the new challenge for us going to be posted? I think all of the other groups have theirs posted already. I'm not going to lie, Carl made me a bit worried, but managed to get 4 kills for us! Lets hit all of our goals this week to catch up to team Michonne!
  • Zombieinkpot
    Zombieinkpot Posts: 745 Member
    Going to hopefully do a 25 minute cardio kickboxing workout tonight with my weights! When is the new challenge for us going to be posted? I think all of the other groups have theirs posted already. I'm not going to lie, Carl made me a bit worried, but managed to get 4 kills for us! Lets hit all of our goals this week to catch up to team Michonne!

    I'm sure we'll get our new challenge soon. I like your spirit - we can beat Team Michonne! Go team Carl! :drinker:
  • dakotababy
    dakotababy Posts: 2,407 Member
    Going to hopefully do a 25 minute cardio kickboxing workout tonight with my weights! When is the new challenge for us going to be posted? I think all of the other groups have theirs posted already. I'm not going to lie, Carl made me a bit worried, but managed to get 4 kills for us! Lets hit all of our goals this week to catch up to team Michonne!

    Awesome! Which kickboxing workout do you do? I tried a jillian michaels one, and I just love doing anything boxing/kickboxing. Need more selection though!
  • katrkels11
    katrkels11 Posts: 115 Member
    I did the one on fitness blender. It's a quick workout but fun.
  • xqueenbee24x
    xqueenbee24x Posts: 271 Member
    Hey team,
    Just wanted to check in and see how everyone was doing so far this week.
    I was only able to get a 45 minute walk in yesterday and was hoping to wake up early to workout but no luck there. With my long workdays I've been finding it more difficult to workout, I feel like I fight off walkers for a living so of course it takes a lot of energy!!!

    Keep up the good work everyone, and remember if we want to beat Michonne we need to make sure everyone is checking in, everyone stays under for calories and we all exceed the total Michonne cardio and strength numbers rather than our own. So let's make it our team goal to exceed Michonnes 250 minutes of cardio this week - after all is a role model to Carl so maybe her training will help Carl become the top leader next week ;)
  • katrkels11
    katrkels11 Posts: 115 Member
    So far this week I am doing good. I only managed to get in 20 minutes of strength in yesterday, but today so far I have done 30 minutes of zumba and I plan on doing 25 minutes of cardio kickboxing before I have to go to work/school. We are all going to have to work really hard to catch back up to Michonne!
  • Zombieinkpot
    Zombieinkpot Posts: 745 Member
    So let's make it our team goal to exceed Michonnes 250 minutes of cardio this week - after all is a role model to Carl so maybe her training will help Carl become the top leader next week ;)

    Excellent point! I've been practising my walking backwards (Carl seems to do it a lot), but I try to keep looking over my shoulder too so I don't get surprised by walkers!

    Today is combat day for me - so lots of kickboxing! And walking as well.
  • Aprilstar480
    Aprilstar480 Posts: 2,803 Member
    Okay, will there be a recap for how each team did for the challenge or is it just for the episode? When will the next weeks challenge be? Sorry if the answers are posted somewhere else... there is just so many threads to this challenge I don't know where to look.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1195194-weekly-leaderboard-and-most-valuable-players has the team rankings and MVP's (we came second last! :sad: )

    Our challenge for this week will show up here http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1162871-walking-dead-team-carl (hasn't been updated yet) and Team Mika and Lizzie have to hand out punishments to the losing teams as well (they won this week).

    The episode recap is just a recap of the episode and how many kills each team got (I think - I'm avoiding it until I've watched this week's episode, but I gather Carl was on fire! yay!)

    Hope this helps :smile:
    Hmm... Okay I did see that but I was confused with the midseason stuff.. I figured that was old. I don't think my stats were included cause I sent them in a little late. I was burned way more than the required amount and doubled the strength training. I'll make sure to get in it on time this week...maybe that'll help bump up our rank a bit:wink:
  • Cindyinpg
    Cindyinpg Posts: 3,902 Member
    Challenge is up. Sorry, guys, I think there was a miscommunication somewhere. I thought arzu726 was going to do it and she probably thoughts was going to do it. We'll get out ducks in a row better for next week. As you know, Carl had an excellent episode, so you are starting off with 4 points.
  • Aprilstar480
    Aprilstar480 Posts: 2,803 Member
    Question (and/or maybe a suggestion) about this part:

    Also, we saw that Michonne will be reunited with Carl and Rick. To celebrate this happy reunion, from now on you may share any extra cardio or strength minutes with a needy teammate. They can use the points towards their own totals in the challenge, but you keep them for MVP purposes.

    So, we have the option to give minutes to teammates so they can "complete" the challenge which in turn gives our team more points... Is that right? If so, it might be helpful to have a team spreadsheet so we all know where we are for the week.
  • Cindyinpg
    Cindyinpg Posts: 3,902 Member
    Question (and/or maybe a suggestion) about this part:

    Also, we saw that Michonne will be reunited with Carl and Rick. To celebrate this happy reunion, from now on you may share any extra cardio or strength minutes with a needy teammate. They can use the points towards their own totals in the challenge, but you keep them for MVP purposes.

    So, we have the option to give minutes to teammates so they can "complete" the challenge which in turn gives our team more points... Is that right? If so, it might be helpful to have a team spreadsheet so we all know where we are for the week.
    That would work. Or if someone needs help, they can just post on here and ask for volunteers donors? Or vice versa, offer that they have extra. Whatever you guys think will work best.
  • Zombieinkpot
    Zombieinkpot Posts: 745 Member
    I don't think my stats were included cause I sent them in a little late. I was burned way more than the required amount and doubled the strength training. I'll make sure to get in it on time this week...maybe that'll help bump up our rank a bit:wink:

    Oh no! That's a shame! Congrats on such a great week though! Definitely get your stats in on time this week though! We have to beat more than the walker horde this week! :laugh:
  • Zombieinkpot
    Zombieinkpot Posts: 745 Member
    Challenge is up. Sorry, guys, I think there was a miscommunication somewhere. I thought arzu726 was going to do it and she probably thoughts was going to do it. We'll get out ducks in a row better for next week. As you know, Carl had an excellent episode, so you are starting off with 4 points.

    Thanks Cindy. I loved your recap of the episode. I'm glad I wasn't the only one to notice Rick's 'Batman' voice. :tongue:
  • Cindyinpg
    Cindyinpg Posts: 3,902 Member
    Mika and Lizzie decided that our punishment exercises is 50 Burpees. You don't have to do them all at once, split them up over the week and include them in your totals when you send them to arzu726 or you can't be credited for strength training this week.
  • Zombieinkpot
    Zombieinkpot Posts: 745 Member
    Mika and Lizzie decided that our punishment exercises is 50 Burpees. You don't have to do them all at once, split them up over the week and include them in your totals when you send them to arzu726 or you can't be credited for strength training this week.

    Those evil little children! :laugh:

    I am SO happy I don't have to do them! :drinker:
  • Cindyinpg
    Cindyinpg Posts: 3,902 Member
    That's right. MVPs are always exempt from punishment, unless they want to do them and donate to a Burpee deprived teammate.
  • Zombieinkpot
    Zombieinkpot Posts: 745 Member
    That's right. MVPs are always exempt from punishment, unless they want to do them and donate to a Burpee deprived teammate.

    Thanks, Cindy, now I feel I'm being uncharitable by not doing them! :laugh:
  • Zombieinkpot
    Zombieinkpot Posts: 745 Member
    Ok, today I did 58 mins walking, 10 mins kickboxing and 12 mins exercise video.

    Total for the week so far: 30 strength training, 166 cardio (10 mins of which was combat)

    Go team Carl!

    ETA: Kept under calorie goal
  • nisijam5
    nisijam5 Posts: 9,964 Member
    First, I need to apologize for not being active on the thread. I've had such a naughty weekend and then I worked a 12-hour shift yesterday. I will go back and catch up on the thread.

    Kim
  • FINALLY saw the episode! Poor Michonne! She broke my heart.

    Side note: I"ve been pulling 10 hour days in work... I am sure I have burned a lot of calories going up and down stairs and lifting things. Hopefully that counts. It's been a crazy week.
  • xqueenbee24x
    xqueenbee24x Posts: 271 Member
    I am so glad the challenge is finally up.
    I agree with Kai about the spreadsheet -we have used them in another challenge and it really helps with accountability. We can still post to the group but the sheet may help if the donating of extra time is going to be a weekly thing.

    Monday -
    Cardio = 45 minutes
    Strength = 0 minutes
    Calories = under

    Tuesday -
    Cardio = 46 minutes
    Strength = 30 minutes
    Calories = under
    Burpee Punishment = 25

    Totals...
    Cardio = 91 / 220 minutes
    Strength = 30 / 90 minutes
    Calories = 2 / 6 under
    Burpees = 25 / 50

    Weekly goal: go gluten free, and no fast food or fried foods
  • Zombieinkpot
    Zombieinkpot Posts: 745 Member
    Week # 1 – February 3rd -- Goal 210 cardio minutes: Actual minutes 213 Goal 90 Strength training: Actual 90
    Week # 2 – February 10th – Goal 220 cardio minutes: Actual minutes Goal 90 strength training: Actual

    Mon: 30 mins strength training, 86 mins walking
    Tue: 58 mins walking, 12 mins exercise video, 10 mins kickboxing
    Wed: 57 mins walking, 10 mins kickboxing, 11 mins exercise video, 56 mins strength training
    Thur:
    Fri:
    Sat:
    Sun:

    Total / cardio min left: 244/+24 Total / strength training min left: 86/4

    Under calorie goal today. I also did 10 burpees - so team, they are up for grabs whoever needs them! Along with my extra cardio minutes and any extra strength training minutes I accrue.

    I think a spreadsheet is a really good idea too - who will volunteer to set one up? *hopeful grin*

    Arzu - I hope you are keeping track of climbing stairs and carrying heavy things! Sounds like strength training to me.

    ETA: Go team Carl!
  • dakotababy
    dakotababy Posts: 2,407 Member
    Hey - so do the burpees count towards our totals? Would that be resistance or cardio?
  • Zombieinkpot
    Zombieinkpot Posts: 745 Member
    Hey - so do the burpees count towards our totals? Would that be resistance or cardio?

    Because the burpees are the punishment exercise, you have to do 50 to get your strength training counted this week. I was MVP this week, so I don't have to do them, but I can donate any I do to the team to help out someone who is short. I guess if others want to do more than 50, they can donate them too! :smile:
  • dakotababy
    dakotababy Posts: 2,407 Member
    Ahhh I really am having a brutal week. I don't know...I almost feel burnt out from the amount of working out. Still keeping my calories in check though.