The Boards Summer Beach Body Super Challenge: Week 1

g'em

Alright challengee's: it's game time.

I know the Challenge doesn't officially start until tomorrow but consider this the psyching up period

No doubt right now many of you will have rather distended waistbands after gorging yourselves on Easter Eggs and indeed I have spent the day eating a rather delicious Last Supper (with chocolate biscuits and Black Forest Gateau for dessert... ), so with that in mind it's time to get your head in gear for the weeks ahead.

Tomorrow I have to:
- Do my measurements & photos
- Go for a walk
- Plan the rest of my exercise for the week (3 x weight sessions and a morning run I think)
- Go shopping
- Cook my lunch and dinner for Tuesday
- Make some iPod playlists for my runs & walks

My shopping list will look a little like this:
Peppers, mushrooms, spring onions, broccoli, red onions, mange tout, baby sweetcorn, parsnips, carrots, chicken fillets, beef (hmmm, mince or minute steaks?? decisions, decisions), cheese, eggs, almond oil, cashew nuts, green & herbal tea.

Oooh, I wonder will the health food shop be open, I need fish oil capsules...

So, how are y'all feeling??

SMK

I can't wait to start! The first week will probably be the hardest for me cos I'll be out of my usual routine and I'm going away for a few days. Thanks G'em for all the work you've put into this!

LegacyUser

Strong, mentally and physically...but i want to be stronger

mikemac

G'em I know there will be a sticky for Week 1, week 2 and so on.

But if want to add our daily progress and activities, how is it done?

Post one long post at the end of the week? Post every day (messy!).
Or even post on Day 1 and then keep going back and editing and updating this one post?

Confused

Edit: I realize everything should be in the sticky and not clogging up the fitness log forum. Was just asking on the best way to organize the sticky

g'em

micmclo wrote: »

G'em I know there will be a sticky for Week 1, week 2 and so on.

But if want to add our daily progress and activities, how is it done?

Post one long post at the end of the week? Post every day (messy!).
Or even post on Day 1 and then keep going back and editing and updating this one post?

I think it's going to have to be one communal thread per week. I don't want to take over the board with everyone's individual progress threads and a new thread each week should (hopefully!!) keep it all manageable. Not everyone will want to put up the nitty gritty details of their training, but if they do, then the thread is the place to do it. I guess the sticky thread will be like a communal blog - I won't put up the details of my exercise and nutrition, just very quick overviews and use it as a place to say yay or nay if I'm having good/ crap days?

Oh yeah, and anyone who wants to take part don't forget to post up your participation intention here!

crotalus667

g'em wrote: »

Oh yeah, and anyone who wants to take part don't forget to post up your participation intention here!

Im in (do you need any more details about my intention's??)

g'em wrote: »

pfft, why dry chicken? A little bit of salsa with it, or a smidgen of pesto or some macadamia nut oil would work a charm and be well tasty!!

salsa, pesto, macadamia nut oil !! that just doesn’t seem manly g'em :rolleyes: plus that can add up to a lot of extra cal's , every cal count's and Id sooner eat the cal’s in protein, any way it’s not too bad as long as I have a pint of water or some veg with it

Ps

what does "pfft" stand for

g'em

crotalus667 wrote: »

Im in (do you need any more details about my intention's??)

I have a dirty mind. I'm trying really hard not to respond to that in the way I read it.

crotalus667 wrote:

salsa, pesto, macadamia nut oil !! that just doesn’t seem manly g'em :rolleyes: plus that can add up to a lot of extra cal's , every cal count's and Id sooner eat the cal’s in protein, any way it’s not too bad as long as I have a pint of water or some veg with it

Salsa only has aroud 30-40 calories per 100g - it's made of tomatoes, onion, peppers and seasoning - so eat it to your hearts' content. And don't neglect your oils, they're absolutely vital for the production of hormones for both muscle building and fat loss.

crotalus667 wrote:

what does "pfft" stand for

You don't know? pfft

celestial

crotalus667 wrote: »

Im in (do you need any more details about my intention's??)







salsa, pesto, macadamia nut oil !! that just doesn’t seem manly g'em :rolleyes: plus that can add up to a lot of extra cal's , every cal count's and Id sooner eat the cal’s in protein, any way it’s not too bad as long as I have a pint of water or some veg with it

Ps

what does "pfft" stand for

Nothin dude, it's just like 'pah' or 'not at all'!

Axni

Well count me in and thanks again for the effort that has obviously gone into the organisation of this.

To do tomorrow:
Take measurements, weight and photos
Fend off well-intentioned mother trying her best to ply her cakes and homebaking.
Go for a jog and plan further workouts

For the record my goal is not so much to be a new me, rather a better version of the current me. I'd really like to add as much muscle as I can and lose some fat too. Any improvment in strength and overall fitness would be most welcome too. I'm aiming for 3 weights sessions a week with 2 cardio sessions. It's likely the cardio will take the form of tag and tennis, I presume that's not a problem.

The first 5 days will probably be the hardest for me given I'll be out of the country from Tuesday with work but my motivation is high. I'll have access to a hotel gym and pool and will just have to stand firm in the face of my colleagues' insistences that if it a) didn't oink in a previous life and b) is not fried; then it's not breakfast.

d-redser

Count me in too!

Just taken my photos (as wont have anyone around tomorrow to do them) and OMG :eek:. Will do my weight and measurements in the morn, dreading that part!! I am gonna have my work cut out for me if I want a figure like Jessica Biel

I need this challenge so its defenitly on for me...

Walking the dogs in the morning and then heading to the gym in the afternoon, then shopping is my plans for tomorrow..

crotalus667

Ok my to do tomorrow list
1. Measurement’s and Pic's
2. Attack ab’s (the gym is closed )
3. Light cardio which will more than likely be a few long walks
4. Clean house (in a masculine way )

The plan for the next 8 weeks

5-6 weight sessions per week with at least some cardio after each
3-5 cardio sessions per week
Consume some where between 2500 and 3300 calories (It will depend on my progress) ingesting about 2g of protein per pound of lean body mass

ps
I am at the moment drinking my last beer ever :eek::eek::eek:

fatal

After eating 5 easter eggs today I cannot wait for the challenge to begin.............
Good luck to all and thanks for making this possible g'em

thebiggestjim

Im in:

Goals

1) Build strength
2) Build Size

Too hungover to expand on this, but thats the jist. Ill post measurments and pics later in the week.

Jim

LegacyUser

fatal wrote: »

After eating 5 easter eggs today I cannot wait for the challenge to begin.............
Good luck to all and thanks for making this possible g'em

5 easter eggs? Are you suffering from depression or something? That's just wrong!

casper-

Really looking forward to getting started; I've been on a four month *gack* hiatus from the gym since late November and it's really starting to catch up with me.

siochain

Hi Gem,

Firstly congrats on starting a great initiative and motivating so many people, I know you mentioned in another tread that it would have to be on communal tread for posting progress etc. Just as a suggestion how about all entries have the option to start a tread with BSBBSC at the start of the tread title in the ‘Fitness log’s’ section with a first post of with
• measurements & photos
• 8 week goals


Then each week start out with
• Weekly exercise plan
• Weekly diet plans

Review at the end of each week to see what went right and what went wrong. I’m a big believer in goal setting. This would also help to motive the poster and others.

Any way best of luck to you all

RacoonQueen

I'm in. Probably not to the exact same extent as most others. My main aim is to get my marathon fitness back in time for the June bank holiday weekend, fat loss is a guaranteed added bonus with the increased training load. The challenge is purely to give me the motivation training and diet wise that I've been lacking in recent weeks.

g'em

siochain wrote: »

Just as a suggestion how about all entries have the option to start a tread with BSBBSC at the start of the tread title in the ‘Fitness log’s’ section

Good idea, if folks want to start threads on in the Fitness Logs that's a great way to keep track and work towards their goals. (From my own perspective though I'd just ask that people check in here every so often to give updates, and if help is needed then just request that people take a look at the journal - I try my best to read all the threads in the forum but I can't always guarantee I see everything )

Right, that's my measurements taken for Week 1. I'm now traumatised

My own goals for the challenge are relatively simply - I have a pair of trousers that I want to fit into again. To get into them I'll need to lose ~ 5kg and get my bodyfat readings into single digits (around 16-17% bf?). I'll also be using the next 8 weeks to see do I have the potential to go on and fulfill another one of my bigger year goals, but that's another story altogether.

And as simplistic as it sounds, I want to stick to the challenge. I'm a great "starter" of these projects, but finishing them is a different story so I want to follow through on this one.

The weather is pretty crappy outside, but that's what baseball caps are for. I need to go walk...

Orlee

Right, I'm in!!!

Havent had breakfast yet so hopefully I still qualifiy!

Goals for today:

1. Get up! ((That's a biggun)
2. Give away the rest of my easter eggs
3. Measurements and Photos ....... that may take a few hours to psych myself up
4. Do a bit of shopping (fruit, veg, chicken etc)
5. Go for a walk - might attempt the sugar loaf today and do something worthwhile with my bank holiday!

I'll be back later on in the week with exercise info!

RacoonQueen

Orlee wrote: »

Give away the rest of my easter eggs

I got one and three quarters of it is waiting for me to consume it on the 20th of May

ali.c

Okay so i am in... So do we post up week 1 measurements here or what?? me confused.

Anyhow yeah kinda embarrasing, for some reason i think the measurements look a lot nicer in inches but sure what the hell...
Week 1
Date 23/03/2008
Weight (Kg) 73.6
Neck 34
Chest (1) 95
Bicep 30
Wrist 16.5
Waist (2) 93
Hips 95
Top of legs (3) 102
Knee (4) 45
Calf 43.5

Edit: oh yeah height and other stats: Female and 157.48cm tall
Anyhow measurements are in cm and weight is in kg the goal for me for the next 8 weeks is too drop the bodyfat and get the measurements going down esp waist and hips.

Some history gave up the smokes for new years and my weight balloned up (as a result of replacing smoking with eating crap) to about 78kg or so. Decided to knock that on the head (the eating crap rather than taking back up smoking) about the middle of feb so have been losing consisently since then.

The plan for today is to take a walk and plan the weeks excercises and fine tune my meal plans for the next couple of days. I normally rough plan them when i do my shopping and then work it out during the week!

g'em

ali.c wrote: »

Okay so i am in... So do we post up week 1 measurements here or what?? me confused.

It's totally your call. If you want to put them up then do but if you'd rather keep them private that's fine - you just need to be able to provide the measurements via PM if needed.

unreggd

Goals: Bigger, stronger arms
Higher level of fitness
Improved flexibility
Do squats!!

Workout plans: Concentrate on my arms, as I'm out of proportion, and do some cardio for the aul fitness, and some magic squats

New habits: Im havin porridge every day for breakfast now. Actually more often than when I made it in the microwave, its sooo much nicer from a pot!

Cut out sweets 99.9%, bar the occasional lo-cal hot chocolate and a Nutrigrain [I class them as sweets]

Havin more protein at every meal, bar breakfast, unless I have eggs instead, and having a 50g p/shake and some sports drink after all me workouts

Eating a lot more veg, and a lot less carbs [but still gettin enough]


All in all, its goin good

Kinda havin yoyo attendance at the gym tryin to balance college and workin 4 til 10 5 nights a week, so my current aim is to concentrate on a really good w/out, 3 nights a week, and a class

woohooo!

crotalus667

Ok these are in inches and I don’t think I did them right so Ill get my friend to do them tomorrow when she does my bf

Week 1
Date 23/03/2008
Weight (Kg) 102.5
Neck 17
Chest 43
Bicep 16.5
Wrist 7.1
Waist 40
Hips 43
Top of legs 27
Knee 18
Calf 16

Goals (these will more than likly need more than 8 weeks) :

Body fat in singel digets
weight down to 80-85kg
Improve lifts

peterk19

ok heres what i measure as of 10 minmutes ago

Waist 32
Chest 45"
Neck 15.5"
Hips 33"
Top of Knee 23"
Knee 17.5"

Weights: about 12.5 stone will check in the gym later

Goals:

Develop better eating habits and drop a bit of weight

Exercise plan:

Long cycle 3 times a week,

Spinning 3 times a week

4 Weights sessions a week

wahlrab

Body Weight 86.6kgs, Height 6foot, Age 22, Location DCU (in case there are any other dcu students doing this?)

BodyFat 11.4%

in inches

Chest: 40
Neck: 15.5
Biceps R: 12 L:13.5
Wrist: 18 (both)
Hips: 35
Waist: 34
Top of Legs: R-25 L-24
Knee: 18 (both)
Calves: 16 (both)

still gotta take photos

Aims:

Follow strictly the diet plan and complete the 8 week programme without any blips
Complete a course of Plyometrics to increase my jump
Be able to Bench 100kgs (on 80 at the moment)
Be able to do 3 sets of 10reps of wide arm pull ups, so far I am 10, 8, 6
Increase the number of press ups i can do
Lower my body fat
Be able to see some sarratus muscles
Overall tone up a bit
Increase flexibility

A lot of goals I know but my main aim is to follow the diet if i do that I will be happy

blah

Ok, I've done my measurements, bodyfat, photos. I don't have a weighing scales, I'll check tomorrow at the gym.

Neck 38.5cm
Chest (1) 33
Bicep 28
Wrist 16.5
Waist (2) 90.5 (36.5”)
Hips 95
Top of legs (3) 88
Knee (4) 37
Calf 35.5
Body weight ?? (approx 73kg)
Bodyfat 26.1%


And my goals are to lose some inches on my waist, and build up my upper body, and increase my stamina for running or playing football.
I'd like to be able to run a 10k race

Workout:
Monday Gym - Weights
Tuesday Gym - Weights
Wednesday Indoor Football for 1 hour
Thursday Gym - Weights
Friday Rest
Saturday Run 5k
Sunday Rest

Dietwise I'm going to eat a strict and healthy diet, I'll try out measuring calories etc on Fitday, but I don't know how to calculate how many calories I should be consuming? Any way of figuring it out? Thanks.

fatal

blah wrote: »

Ok, I've done my measurements, bodyfat, photos. I don't have a weighing scales, I'll check tomorrow at the gym.

Neck 38.5cm
Chest (1) 33
Bicep 28
Wrist 16.5
Waist (2) 90.5 (36.5”)
Hips 95
Top of legs (3) 88
Knee (4) 37
Calf 35.5
Body weight ?? (approx 73kg)
Bodyfat 26.1%


And my goals are to lose some inches on my waist, and build up my upper body, and increase my stamina for running or playing football.
I'd like to be able to run a 10k race

Workout:
Monday Gym - Weights
Tuesday Gym - Weights
Wednesday Indoor Football for 1 hour
Thursday Gym - Weights
Friday Rest
Saturday Run 5k
Sunday Rest

Dietwise I'm going to eat a strict and healthy diet, I'll try out measuring calories etc on Fitday, but I don't know how to calculate how many calories I should be consuming? Any way of figuring it out? Thanks.

somewhere like www.calorieking.com would be a good start.G'em has mentioned a number of other sites in the other sticky aswell

Julesie

I'm in too.

As i mentioned in my fitness log. I haven't had the best of starts, I have a suspected case of the mumps!

But as a bonus I have been completely off my food so I have zero Easter Egg guilt for probably the first year ever.

My exercise may suffer this week depending on how long the illness lasts for. I'm hoping my clean eating may somewhat make up for it.

Energizer-Bunny

Im in!!
Iv completely lost the run of myself over the past 4months..my weight has surged up/fitness levels gone. Im back in my 'fat' jeans. It just cannot go on. This is the kick in the ass I need! Twill be tough but bring it on!

d-redser

Ok, here are my measurements

Neck - 14"
Chest - 41.5"
Bicep - 13"
Wrist - 6.5"
Waist - 37.5"
Hips - 45"
Top of legs - 44.5"
Knee - 19"
Calf - 16"

Weight - 82.5kg / 181.6 lbs / 12.13.6 st
Bodyfat (as on scales) - 46.2% :eek:

I have a loooooooooonnnnnnnnnng way to go!!

fatal

Week 1-day 1

My measurements (in cm's) are:

Neck: 41.5
Chest(1): 104.1
Bicep(tensed): 35.5(left) 36(right)
Wrist(2): 18(left) 18.4(right)
Hips: 98
Top of legs(3): 63.5
Knee(4): 43
Calf: 40
Bodyweight: 88.5kg
Bodyfat:Still waiting on callipers to arrive

When measuring biceps,should I measure them tensed or untensed?

To say that I was shocked after measuring myself is an understatement. I have now realised that after using almost every excuse in the book, it was ME that was the problem-not the pair of jeans which were "always smaller" than the size on the tag.The motivation which I had last night for this challenge is now higher than I ever thought was possible........

crotalus667

fatal wrote: »

When measuring biceps,should I measure them tensed or untensed?

...

Tensed but not pumped

crotalus667

d-redser wrote: »

Weight - 82.5kg / 181.6 lbs / 12.13.6 st
Bodyfat (as on scales) - 46.2% :eek:
!

That has to be wrong unless your under 3 feet tall :rolleyes:thoes scales are even worse than the hand held thing's what height are you ???

Messy

Ok here goes:eek:

Male 5'11"

Measurements below

neck 16
belly button 37
bicep 13
wrist 6.5
chest 37
hips 36
top of leg 24
knee 15.5
calf 14
Weight 82.4 kg

fatal

crotalus667 wrote: »

That has to be wrong unless your under 3 feet tall :rolleyes:thoes scales are even worse than the hand held thing's what height are you ???

I agree.Those scales always tend to be off by quite a bit......

FunkZ

Weight - 87.8KG
Height - 6'3"
BF - 16% (according to a scales)

Waist - 38.2 inches
Chest - 40.6 inches
Biceps - 13.7 inches (both)
Neck - 16.3 inches

Upper legs - 23 inches (both)
Calves - 15 inches (both)

And I've taken five different photos. They'll be the real motivation!

Goals are to lower the BF% (around 12% with weight at 82KG) obviously, and to take my lifts up to 90Be/120Sq/140De!

Hedgepig

Morning. Didn't have any proper measuring tape yet, so I had to measure with a USB cable which I marked and measured against a non-flexible measuring tape. This first week will probably be skewed since I gained 7lbs in the past 6 days over Easter, I'll assume most of that is water and will be gone again in a few days.

Neck - 44cm
Chest - 112.5cm
Bicep - 34cm
Wrist - 18.5cm
Waist - 96cm
Hips - 104cm
Top of legs - 61cm
Knee - 42.5cm
Calf - 37cm
Body weight - 95.3kg

Exercise wise I'll go to gym on weekdays and try and squeeze in cardio here and there, a bit of HIIT maybe twice a week including once on the weekend.

SystemError

Damn I got my dates mixed up, thought it started tomorrow. Was planning on starting with the eggs in the morning but had toast & tea. Not to worry, redeemed myself with tuna for lunch
Lucky I checked boards, was planning on eating cake tonight for dessert...in the bin it goes !

Have started all of my logs and am very excited now.

Have done my measurements :eek:

Age 23
Female
Height 5'2"
Neck 11.6"
Chest 32"
Bicep 10.4"
Wrist 5.5"
Waist 31"
Hips 38"
Top of legs 22.2"
Knee 16.2"
Calf 15.3"
Same as blah, havent got scales or calipers, will check at the gym (last time I was 8st 13lbs before the easter hols)

Going to take photos now :eek::eek:
Should I send them to you g'em ? Would it be better if we post them up at the end of the challenge & compare before & after ?

Off to download some hardcore fast-paced music to get me psyched at the gym. Any suggestions feel free to share

Axni

My measurements

Neck - 12.5"
Chest - 34"
Bicep - 10"
Wrist - 5.5"
Waist - 27"
Hips - 37"
Top of legs - 21.5"
Knee - 15"
Calf - 13.25"

Just took them all relaxed as I don't know if I could recreate a certain amount of tension.
Weight 9st 5
Height 5'10"
Female
Last time I had my bodyfat done - calipers it was 21%. I'd imagine it's simialar at the moment. I ordered the digital calipers but won't get a chance to try them out until Friday so I stick up the damage then. In short I want to gain some weight in the form of muscle (I've always found this a real struggle) and ideally drop the body fat a couple of percent on the way.

g'em

SystemError wrote: »

Going to take photos now :eek::eek:
Should I send them to you g'em ? Would it be better if we post them up at the end of the challenge & compare before & after ?

Just keep the photos for your own records for now!

LouLou1

Count me in too..... Have my measurements as of this morning and am off home to take some photo's too....:eek::eek:

justsomebloke

sex yes please (i.e. male)
age 28
height 5'10
weight 217lbs (approx 98.5kg)
right arm 15.2
left arm 15.2
left thigh 25.2
right thigh 24.8
waist 40 (measured around belly button)
chest 43.6

photos were taken on Friday however I might take some this evening for consistency of location and light

Orlee

How do you figure out your body fat? Is it a special scales?

fatal

Orlee wrote: »

How do you figure out your body fat? Is it a special scales?

Callipers are more accurate than electronic scales.From my experiences with electronic scales,they are not accurate and the bf% can vary alot from scale to scale.

g'em

I just made the most amazing burgers and they were seriously easy:

500g lean mince
4 spring onions
half a carrot, grated
1 egg, beaten
tbsp milled flax
tsp Worcestershire sauce
2 cloves crushed garlic
salt & pepper to taste

Mix it all in a bowl, divide into four patties, grill/ fry for 10-15 minutes until well browned on both sides. Simple!!

d-redser

crotalus667 wrote: »

That has to be wrong unless your under 3 feet tall :rolleyes:thoes scales are even worse than the hand held thing's what height are you ???

Im around 5ft 1 and a half !! (makes all the difference!!)

I know its probably arseways but just posted it anyway, it is so bad that it will make me work harder to get it down !!

Tiriel

Count me in too I was away for the weekend and have been well behaved today, but measurements will have to be done later as I had no access to my measure this morning!

My goal - I want to be happy in my clothes and not feel frumpy and self-conscious. I want to feel healthy and have stamina for exercise. I want to be a size 10 (currently a 12), therefore I want to lose approx. 1 stone - but so far with my exercise regime I have lost no weight but have gained muscle.. so either way - to fit into size 10 jeans would be the overall goal! (i.e. no spare tyre!!)

Another reason I'm doing this is to put my life in order. To get up for breakfast, to have structured meals and exercise and to have a routine. It's a lifestyle transformation that I have been working on since January and this is the final push

Lets do it!!

blah

Since diet is so important I think getting a few recipes up is a good idea. For lunch today I had grilled avocado with red onion.

I peeled the avocado and removed the stone, cut the avocado into 4 slices. Drizzled with olive oil and lemon juice and grilled for 5 mins on the george foreman. The I chopped up some red onion, mixed that with some olive oil and lemon juice as well. I sliced up a tomato and put it on a plate, then put the avocado on top, then put the red onion on that. Sprinkled with some pine nuts and a little parmesan. Seasoned with salt and pepper. Done!

Parmesan goes really well with the avocado I thought.

g'em

that recipe looks delicious blah, tnx!

blah

Just ran 5km. Mapped the route around my area in Google Maps. I'm pretty pleased, I've never been much of a runner, I've only done 5km once before. Did it in 26:47.

A friend of mine just recommended mapmyrun.com which I might try out next time.

*gasp*

*wheeze*