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The Weight Lifters Challenge!
The Weight Lifters Challenge!
This Challenge ended
a year ago
About this Challenge:
Don't have weights? Don't worry, use bean bags, water bottles, use your own weight by doing push ups, sit ups, etc. All you need is a little resistance to get an amazing workout, after four weeks you will feel the difference!
Work your legs, arms, back, whatever you want, just put some resistance into it. I feel weightlifting is the most important thing to do for weight loss, and body sculpting. Muscles burn calories, so get lifting!
Taking a day off is vital, you have to let your muscles repair themselves. We will see who sticks to the work out, and who loses weight.
There are two teams the Red Raptors and the Blue Bears. I will be assigning you to your teams.
Join this challenge!! It will really be a lot of fun!
Final Challenge Progress Results
Marinewifey03
Total Progress:
6.90 %
(
15.5 lb)
ebrowner88
Total Progress:
5.62 %
(
14.0 lb)
Cobra Fan
Total Progress:
4.64 %
(
7.0 lb)
houndish
Total Progress:
4.35 %
(
8.0 lb)
copperbrown
Total Progress:
4.25 %
(
8.0 lb)
Monte
Total Progress:
4.04 %
(
8.0 lb)
sngourd
Total Progress:
3.42 %
(
6.4 lb)
amryk
Total Progress:
3.34 %
(
6.6 lb)
mslove
Total Progress:
3.06 %
(
6.0 lb)
LimaMichelle
Total Progress:
2.78 %
(
4.4 lb)
katie_jean12
Total Progress:
2.78 %
(
5.8 lb)
SharonEsq
Total Progress:
2.73 %
(
4.8 lb)
km39497
Total Progress:
2.48 %
(
4.0 lb)
MICHELLE ROTHWELL
Total Progress:
2.11 %
(
4.0 lb)
biblioholic03
Total Progress:
2.08 %
(
2.4 lb)
horselady14918
Total Progress:
1.92 %
(
3.5 lb)
Suzi161
Total Progress:
1.86 %
(
3.0 lb)
sararay
Total Progress:
1.83 %
(
3.0 lb)
gearhead
Total Progress:
1.81 %
(
2.6 lb)
julieann1270
Total Progress:
1.80 %
(
3.0 lb)
mkm
Total Progress:
1.71 %
(
3.0 lb)
slinkylins
Total Progress:
1.69 %
(
3.3 lb)
sunbead27
Total Progress:
1.68 %
(
3.0 lb)
lucimjau
Total Progress:
1.52 %
(
2.2 lb)
katrinat
Total Progress:
1.32 %
(
2.0 lb)
bigdan409
Total Progress:
1.30 %
(
4.0 lb)
jwgibster
Total Progress:
0.97 %
(
2.0 lb)
evelyn64
Total Progress:
0.97 %
(
1.8 lb)
drmcdougaller
Total Progress:
0.94 %
(
1.5 lb)
artistgrl
Total Progress:
0.84 %
(
1.9 lb)
PhillyJ
Total Progress:
0.84 %
(
1.0 lb)
1prekteacher
Total Progress:
0.77 %
(
1.2 lb)
jprunty
Total Progress:
0.63 %
(
1.0 lb)
njeanmoore
Total Progress:
0.60 %
(
1.0 lb)
PatrickA
Total Progress:
0.55 %
(
1.0 lb)
dheimer
Total Progress:
0.52 %
(
1.0 lb)
LittleSimon
Total Progress:
0.43 %
(
1.0 lb)
twoslow
Total Progress:
0.14 %
(
0.2 lb)
Niklynne
Total Progress:
0.00 %
(
0 lb)
bullytrouble
Total Progress:
0.00 %
(
0 lb)
jsmith5663
Total Progress:
0.00 %
(
0 lb)
motherdog
Total Progress:
0.00 %
(
0 lb)
JulieC
Total Progress:
0.00 %
(
0 lb)
wannaloose
Total Progress:
0.00 %
(
0 lb)
KellyBo
Total Progress:
0.00 %
(
0 lb)
mbhpro
Total Progress:
0.00 %
(
0 lb)
Densible
Total Progress:
0.69 %
(
1.0 lb)
XxXkaiXxX
Total Progress:
0.78 %
(
1.0 lb)
babyweightbegone
Total Progress:
0.89 %
(
2.0 lb)
debzc
Total Progress:
1.07 %
(
2.0 lb)
andnever
Total Progress:
1.08 %
(
2.0 lb)
tessa
Total Progress:
1.15 %
(
2.0 lb)
mayisa1
Total Progress:
1.16 %
(
2.4 lb)
rodsgurl
Total Progress:
1.17 %
(
2.5 lb)
Pinkest_Princess
Total Progress:
1.30 %
(
2.0 lb)
champ
Total Progress:
1.39 %
(
1.5 lb)
Vivee
Total Progress:
1.43 %
(
1.5 lb)
abj
Total Progress:
1.61 %
(
2.8 lb)
Rhino
Total Progress:
2.43 %
(
5.0 lb)
BooBooKitty
Total Progress:
3.00 %
(
7.4 lb)
Chatty Cathy
Total Progress:
3.54 %
(
4.0 lb)
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Completed Mini-Challenges
Weeks 1 to 4
Lift anything you can find at least for 20 minutes a day
Guidelines:
Make sure you take a day off to let your muscles rest.
82% Successful
Latest Results Feedback
Successful:
14 Sep 08 by
mbhpro
"Used weight machine 3 days this week for 30 minutes each time. 90 minutes ..."
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Successful:
14 Sep 08 by
sngourd
"Today's weight lifting workout: 3 X 12 machine back extensions, 3 X 12 ..."
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Successful:
14 Sep 08 by
sararay
"This last week was tough but I made it!"
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Successful:
13 Sep 08 by
SharonEsq
"finished! now i want to keep going with at least the 20 minutes, it has ..."
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Weeks 1 to 4
Stay hydrated and eat protein rich foods
Guidelines:
Water! Water! Water! Never work out with out hydrating your body! Eat meat! If you are a vegetarian, eat nuts. It is important to feed those new muscles. If you want to go the protein shake route that is ok too.
94% Successful
Latest Results Feedback
Successful:
13 Sep 08 by
SharonEsq
"decent water-noncafinated bevs. good protein"
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Successful:
07 Sep 08 by
1prekteacher
"sack lunches help a lot"
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Successful:
07 Sep 08 by
Marinewifey03
"Drank 2 glasses of h2o with every meal and snack and drank consistantly ..."
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Successful:
06 Sep 08 by
rodsgurl
"45 oz of water"
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Weeks 1 to 4
Sterrrrretch
Guidelines:
Stretch before you start your workout. I don't want any injuries!
82% Successful
Latest Results Feedback
Successful:
13 Sep 08 by
SharonEsq
"barely, side bends, march in place, not even two minutes, but it counts. ..."
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Successful:
07 Sep 08 by
1prekteacher
"my neck has been acting up, so I have been doing alot of this"
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Successful:
07 Sep 08 by
Marinewifey03
"Yes, i stretch/ do yoga before and after each workout"
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Successful:
01 Sep 08 by
PhillyJ
"I never forget to stretch"
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Latest Challenge Posts
How's everybody doing?
I re-injured my shoulder so I can't do arm weights this last week. That is why I got out of the habit of lifting a few months ago. I am going to try to focus more on legs and abs this week to make up the ...
by
sararay
on 08 Sep 08 03:43 PM
Hey everyone
Yes, you should start a weight lifter's group. I would join this challenge again. It got me going regularly to the gym!! Thank you so much!
by
sararay
on 08 Sep 08 02:27 PM
Anyone Else Craving Protein
I've been eating a ton of protein. But I've been eating more in general--my calorie counts are starting to creep up.
by
sngourd
on 04 Sep 08 09:51 PM
Lots of problems in this challenge
I was confused too, about how often to report, how often to work out, what work outs to do ... But you did good! you got me to dust off those hand weights! I'll stick with it and sign up again. Thanks.
by
patsyann
on 27 Aug 08 07:25 AM
Come on Red Raptors
I tend to gain weight if I start lifting again, but since I have maintained on week 1, maybe I'll start to lose soon.
by
sararay
on 25 Aug 08 02:30 PM
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"This is first tG is a long long time, I am not cooking-going to Grand Canyon instead-I will miss it! I bet if you add a dollop or two of light whipped ..."
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"Welcome! It's not easy to lose this time of year, but if you make the holidays just about that day and not 5 weeks long, you have a good shot at losing. ..."
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"YOU are my inspiration! Hope your weekend is fabulous!"
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"Feeling VERY motivated today! Phase one has begun. I have a plan to make a new flower bed in my backyard today so that should keep me busy, away from ..."
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"Those late nights will get you every time... have a great day... make sure you get to bed early tonight...."
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amryk
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"Poor Ollie! I'm sending healing thoughts his way and a few extra head rubs for Ollie and ((((((hugs))))) for you. Your strawberry snack sounds yummy and ..."
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"Good morning, healthy people! Oh, how I wanted to keep sleeping this morning! Stayed up late last night to talk to Lee, so got little snooze time. I ..."
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"i felt pretty good today. tomorrow i am going to eat a traditonal turkey dinner without the turkey. "
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"Weight is down just a little. I'm working out hard in the morning, trying to counteract the effects of eating out every night. Unfortunately I have ..."
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"Your dinner looks really good! Kudos to you for staying away from the Doritos. Keep it up! :)"
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Challenge Ended
This challenge ended on Tuesday 16 September 2008.
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Challenge Info
status:
Completed
ended:
15 Sep 08
duration:
4 Weeks
reporting:
Once a Week
participants:
75
teams:
Blue Bears
Red Raptors
privacy:
Public
administrators:
PhillyJ
PatrickA
created:
06 August 2008
All Mini-challenges:
1. Lift anything you can find at least for 20 minutes a day
( weeks 1 to 4 )
2. Stay hydrated and eat protein rich foods
( weeks 1 to 4 )
3. Sterrrrretch
( weeks 1 to 4 )
Rolling Challenge Performance:
The week to week running total weight lost
Week 4:
All Teams
0.85 %
(
112.9 lb)
Blue Bears
1.27 %
(
85.5 lb)
Red Raptors
0.42 %
(
27.4 lb)
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Week 3:
All Teams
0.62 %
(
81.9 lb)
Blue Bears
0.89 %
(
60.0 lb)
Red Raptors
0.33 %
(
21.9 lb)
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Week 2:
All Teams
0.64 %
(
85.4 lb)
Blue Bears
0.81 %
(
55.0 lb)
Red Raptors
0.46 %
(
30.4 lb)
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Week 1:
All Teams
0.31 %
(
41.9 lb)
Blue Bears
0.51 %
(
34.4 lb)
Red Raptors
0.11 %
(
7.5 lb)
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ON THE WAY TO PICK UP MY WEIGHT LIFTING BELT!
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Making steady progress, would like to lose another 9lbs
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LittleSimon
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