Bootie Busters (closed group)

Hey can we get one of those awesome team banners that other people have with all the members' names on it? That would be pretty cool.

If someone is creative enough and can that would be great. Creativity is not my best trait lol.

Ok, this is what I know so far. First and foremost, I NEED EVERYONE'S START WEIGHT BY SUNDAY!!! Post it here. Each week there will be challenges which I will tell you about a week in advance (I don't have next weeks yet, I should by tonight).

This is how we earn points . .

1 point for every pound lost (so let's try and post weight each Sunday so it's easy to count).
1 point for each member that completes the daily exercise challenge (remember, I won't know about those specifics until tonight).
1 point for each team member that completes other weekly challenges (examples of these would be drinking enough water,
staying under calorie goal etc . . again, will know these later tonight)

BONUS POINTS!

- If each team member completes every weekly challenge for the week (Monday - Saturday) the team gets an extra 5 points
- If each team member completes the other weekly challenge the team gets an additional 5 points




That is what I know so far. When I hear more, I will tell you. Were going to need to stick together as a team and push each other. All but 6 players have introduced themselves (or talked to me), so I will send them a message and make sure they're still in. I want us to be able to have a committed team by Monday :-). Make sure you remember to post your start weight by Sunday! If you have any questions, post them here or email me. I'm still at work, so I'll be slow to respond for the next couple hours.

AUGUST CHALLENGE WEEK 1

This is the week one team challenge. This should be done in addition to your normal workout routine.
This is a challenge and is not a replacement! If you need a beginner workout please contact your team
captain for ideas.

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.

Day 1 Exercise Challenge - 100 Jumping Jacks*

Day 2 Exercise Challenge – Walk, Run or Jog 1 Mile (extra)

Day 3 Exercise Challenge – 50 Situps or Ab Crunches*

Day 4 Exercise Challenge – 40 UP and Downs *

Day 5 Exercise Challenge – 25 Pushups *

Day 6 Exercise Challenge – 25 Squat Lunges*

Day 7 Rest! You deserve it!

If you are uncertain on how to do an exercise get with your captains as they will have a weblink to each
exercise.



Week One Weekly Team Challenge

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.

*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 note each week the exercises will increase in difficulty. This will push each team member.
Modifications will be provided for those who unable to complete the exercise as intended.

Hi,

I have some concerns/questions about the exercise challenges. I hope I'm not going to be a drag on the team, but I noticed that I'm the oldest team member at 56 and I'm 55-60 lbs. overweight! So, I WILL have a problem with the exercise portion of this challenge, especially if they will get harder each week. I haven't worked out in 20 yrs! The last thing I want to do is bring the team down; perhaps I shouldn't have signed up.

My questions:

When you say that we can do the exercises in sets if we can't do them all at once, does that mean I can do half the ab crunches in the morning and half in the afternoon and so on? Right now all I do is walk on my treadmill for 40 mins. at a moderate pace of 3 mph. I'm not saying I can't do any of the strength exercises, I'm saying I can't do 25 push ups at one time...I can probably do 10. I'm pretty sure I can't do 100 jumping jacks at one time...I'd have to split them up throughout the day. I'd probably have to split up all of the exercises throughout my day and do half at one time and half at another time. I can't do any squat lunges at all (I never have been able to do those) and I don't know what UP and Downs are. So, what do you think? Should I skip this challenge and wait for the next one? Or can we make some adjustments for my exercise portion?

As far as the diet portion of the challenge goes...I can do really well on that end. My old body is just really, really out of shape!!!

Let me know what you think. Thanks.

I agree with emma, youre not going anywhere! Were here to help each other :-). Hell, I cant do 25 pushups at once lol. If you do one 25 times throughout the day you still did it! Dont doubt yourself. This is just for fun :-)

Now I KNOW you can do a squat lunge... I dont like to do them ... but I can do them. Squat lunges are where you step forward (or back if you have bad knees) and bend your back knee to the ground.

Up downs and brutal ... but basically you jump straight up .... then squat...... then feet out for plank, then jump feet back into hands ... then stand up ... jump up ... and repeat ...

Thanks I didnt know what these were. Ive never heard it termed up down. I thought it was sumo burpee. Silly workout names lol