OFFICIAL WOMEN'S CHALLENGE THREAD

[Cynic]

Originally Posted by RebeccaC

I am back with pictures. I hope I can post them in a normal size. Don't get me started though, once i learn how to post pics I will be updating all the time!

I'll give a quick tutorial, but try to cover all bases. I use firefox but I'll try to note differences between FF and IE.


1. Get the URL of the picture. There are two ways off a normal site:

Copy from the address bar:



or right click menu:



In IE, you have to go to the image properties and drag highlight from there. It does not have a save URL function directly on the menu.


You can also get it from your hosting site's pic info dialog box:



When using the latter method, use the simplest methodology. In my case, I copied from the direct URL field.

2. Now, post it here by clicking the icon and pasting the URL into the dialog box:




Ladies, and gentleman, I give you, Brad Pitt from "Fight Club":



May we one day be so worthy!

[kfisherx]

Originally Posted by L'ilJ

The ladies are gonna kick ass. There are, like, three guys in their challenge so far. Slackers.

Oh, and by the way. Since I'm pretty much at, or very near, my goal weight...I won't be participating. However, I would like to be the official cheerleader if you ladies will let me.

Uh I am under my goal weight. This is about fine tuning and BF. Come join the fun girl

[Lost Dog]

Originally Posted by Aoife

Keep tellin yourself that whilst the ladies crush you "manly" men.

please. crush me.

[missjane]

Originally Posted by green_eyesf06

Just a thought... How many women are participating now ? it seems like there is more than 10 now

I only counted those who had posted stats AND pics and there are 24 of us so far!

[L'ilJ]

Originally Posted by kfisherx

Uh I am under my goal weight. This is about fine tuning and BF. Come join the fun girl

No really, I'm fine where I am body comp wise. I'm working on improving my strength right now. But I'll cheer you guys on. If we have a strength improvement challenge next time ... I'm there!

[Natalia]

Originally Posted by L'ilJ

However, I would like to be the official cheerleader if you ladies will let me.

Would love that! Congrats on reaching your goals!

[Iamjennmedic]

Originally Posted by L'ilJ

No really, I'm fine where I am body comp wise. I'm working on improving my strength right now. But I'll cheer you guys on. If we have a strength improvement challenge next time ... I'm there!

Start one, I am sure that there will be a few ladies that would sign up for that one too.


I was very tempted to join up on this challenge. I need something to help me get back into the grove of things, winter has been very rough. Right now I have to try and pass a test that will be a challenge after being sick for like 2 weeks. Good luck to you ladies, there are a lot of people cheering you on.

[Victoria]

I'm officially in as follows:

Stats:

Age: 45
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 160 lbs.
BF%: somewhere around 30%
Upper Chest: 39.5"
Right Upper Arm: 11.5"
Hips: 41"
Waist: 36"
Right Upper Thigh: 25"
Right Calf: 14.5"

Photos:









Nutrition:
I really appreciate the simplicity with which this topic was presented in NROL4W, so that will be my approach. I will keep this entire process as stupidly simple as I can. Therefore, my caloric requirements work out like this:

RMR: 1317
BMI: 26
Calories:
Non-workout days (1.2): 1580 cals
Workout days (1.4): 1845 cals

I'll start at mainenance as suggested in the book for the first 4 weeks. Then, I'll adjust from there as necessary. I'll start with shooting for balanced macros, PN-TNT-ish. But, that may change. I just had a bunch of blood work done as a baseline for the next 6 months, and upon first glance with my uneducated eye, it appears that my cholesterol and something about my thyroid is a bit high, which surprised me. So, after an upcoming consult with the Doc, my diet may change slightly.

Weight Training Program:
I will be following NROL4W (all stages) as outlined, 3 days per week.

Conditioning:
I don't care much for straight HIIT intervals, so I'll be replacing the "cardio" stuff in NROL4W with other general conditioning workouts 2 or 3 days a week. It will probably be a mix of Ross-style stuff, BW routines, and whatever else I feel like. Anything but dreaded intervals on the tready!

Core Work:
Even though core work is well covered in the book, I'll be adding 2-3 routines per week on my conditioning days. It's my opinion you can never get too much core work and I especially need it.

Tracking:
I'll probably track my progress as outlined in the book: Weight, though I really hate that!, Clothes, Visual differences, etc., but I'll work that out in my log.

I think that covers enough for now. Anything I missed will be covered in my log.

Oh, and one last thing, after a long stint under cover, I've finally been released from the federal witness protection program, so from here on out, please refer to me by my real name, 'Tracy'.

Best of luck, Ladies!!!

[Lost Dog]

Hi, Tracy. You can call me Roland.

[Victoria]

I think I already have...

[Natalia]

I am sure some might have seen this pic already. I just saw it. IMO it's pretty cool!

[jhardy]

Okay, I want to do this too. I was planning on doing it on my own, however, I haven't always been real successful meeting my goals. Therefore, here are my pictures, measurements, and goals. I look forward to this challenge and most importantly to a great body!!

Age: 34
Height: 5'5
Weight: 141
Chest: 38 3/4
Waist: 30 3/4
Hips: 36 3/4
Thigh: 21"
Bicep: 12"
Calf: 13 1/4
Bodyfat: calipers-28.6%; omron-24.7
BMI: 23.5

Goal: Lose 16 pounds in the next 12 weeks. Over the next 6 months, I would like to weigh 120-125 with a bodyfat of 18%-however, I don't know how to set realistic body fat goals. Therefore, if I get to my goal weight in the next 3 months, I will have another 3 months to maintain my weight but build muscle.

Diet Plan: 1600 calories per day with 1 cheat meal every 7-14 days.
Aim for 40% carbohydrates, 30% protein, and 30% fat
Eliminate sugars (except fruit and dairy), white flour,
hydrogenated oil, and high fructose corn syrup.

Exercise: NROLW Strength 2x/week
Intervals 2x/week; 20-30 minutes
Long cardio session 1x/week
Pilates/Yoga/Ballet 1-2x/week
Bodyweight/Endurance strength 1x/week
Other (a workout DVD that my body is craving) 0-1x/week

If anyone has any recommendations, I would love to hear. I want to be successful!!

I will post pictures once I figure it out how to get them on to fill the entire page .

--J

[jhardy]

I meant to say that I don't want the pictures to fill the entire page. When I try to load the pictures, they are too large of a file, therefore they would be much larger than anyone elses if they actually loaded. Can someone tell me how to make thumbnails?

Thanks

[stingo]

Originally Posted by jhardy

I meant to say that I don't want the pictures to fill the entire page. When I try to load the pictures, they are too large of a file, therefore they would be much larger than anyone elses if they actually loaded. Can someone tell me how to make thumbnails?

Thanks

Does your picture viewing program have a resize option?

[jhardy]

Age: 34
Height: 5'5
Weight: 141
Chest: 38 3/4
Waist: 30 3/4
Hips: 36 3/4
Thigh: 21"
Bicep: 12"
Calf: 13 1/4
Bodyfat: calipers-28.6%; omron-24.7
BMI: 23.5

Goal: Lose 16 pounds in the next 12 weeks. Over the next 6 months, I would like to weigh 120-125 with a bodyfat of 18%-however, I don't know how to set realistic body fat goals. Therefore, if I get to my goal weight in the next 3 months, I will have another 3 months to maintain my weight but build muscle.

Diet Plan: 1600 calories per day with 1 cheat meal every 7-14 days.
Aim for 40% carbohydrates, 30% protein, and 30% fat
Eliminate sugars (except fruit and dairy), white flour,
hydrogenated oil, and high fructose corn syrup.

Exercise: NROLW Strength 2x/week
Intervals 2x/week; 20-30 minutes
Long cardio session 1x/week
Pilates/Yoga/Ballet 1-2x/week
Bodyweight/Endurance strength 1x/week
Other (a workout DVD that my body is craving) 0-1x/week

If anyone has any recommendations, I would love to hear. I want to be successful!!

Here are my pictures.

-J

[dillytl]

Ok - I'm in too!!!

Stats:

Age: 43
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 181 lbs.
BF%: 34.12% (single point using Accu-Measure)
Neck:14 ⅞
Arm (bicep): Right 13 Left 13 ¼
Chest:40
Waist: 33 ¼
Stomach: 43 ⅜
Hip:43 ¾
Thigh: Right 26 ¾ Left 25 ¾
Calf: Right 15 ½ Left 15 ¼