Adding a Challenge Section

[nanook]

JP,
How would you feel about adding a challenge section to the forum? I had seen them on other forums and a thread on here, about some guys racing to a 400lb deadlift, made me think that it might be popular here. Most of the challenges I have seen are timed. One example I saw was squatting 100% of your bodyweight and OHP 75% of your bodyweight. Each exercise would be how many you can do in 5 minutes, without racking the bar. Another one that I got from rossboxing was called the Living Room Challenge. In this one you have three, three minute rounds with two minutes rest between rounds. In each round you perform a different type of sandbag lift. First round is C&P, second is Zercher squats and third is shouldering. Then you multiply your reps times the weight of the sandbag and add up your final score. I think challenges like this help keep you motivated and competition can be a good thing. Of course everybody reports their own scores, so it is all on the honor system. What does everybody think?

[ninja]

We could do some of this stuff at the retreat too. Sounds like fun, we would just have to keep everyone honest.

[rem1956]

JP, this might be fun and motivating. I am always looking for new ways to motivate myself and a challenge from someone might be both interesting and fun. As long as we keep the challenges reasonable and in line with the intent of this forum, I think it's a great idea. Even got a thought or two for a challenge myself.

[nanook]

Bump

[vrg_in_sd]

Given that some of us guys aren't as strong as others, I might recommend something that measure improvement more than total weight.

But...I have no idea what that would actually consist of.

[nanook]

You can make challenges that consist of bodyweight percentage exercises. This helps offset some total strenght advantages.

[nanook]

bump

[GqArtguy]

I think that you can make a thread like that and put in the training log forum.