And Thus Endeth The Second Competition...
So last night was it the end of our second fitness competition. (Lost? Don't know what the fuck I'm talking about? Here's the original post about the end of our first and the start of our second competition.) This was the "Who can lower their body fat % the most" one..... So who won???
Sad news with this one.... I couldn't believe it, but the algorithm we used to calculate our body fat % had me UP this time! UP! I was pissed! My shoulders, chest, and legs had all grown about an inch, my waist was down about an inch and I was weighing in lighter than before... but the calculations had me UP 2 percentage points!!! FUCK! And C forgot the calipers, so there was no way to double check or get an accurate second reading to compare!
From others I've talked to, often these algorithms and calculations often don't take into effect the fact that you might be adding muscle not fat when measurements go up... BUT, I'm not complaining or questioning... When the comp started this was how we agreed to judge it, so it has to stay the standard we used.
Which brings me to C... Again, we have an other pissed off individual here. He's added muscle and is getting stronger but the calculations had him at the same BF% as before. Again, no calipers on site to double check...
S was the clear winner dropping 2 BF% points and it was a noticeable difference. Right away I think we all knew he was going to win, you could see that he had lost weight and was looking healthier.
With that out of the way we dove into the 2 dozen doughnuts I had brought with me, breaking our month long diet in seconds. I'm pretty sure I had 14 or 15 on my own. After that we dove into pizza and even healthier food like donair pizza! My guts are making me pay for it now!
So as the loser this time I got to choose our next competition. It was between burpees, static hangs and skipping rope. Skipping rope ended up being my final choice. The winner will officially be the longest non-stop skipper and we will all get three attempts at it to make sure someone doesn't just trip on their first try and fuck it all up.
I think the guys thought I was making it a little easy with skipping rope as my choice, but then again I don't think either of them has skipped in 30 years, so we'll see what they think after they try it. It's a skill I really want to develop and is a great way to burn calories. Some experts put it on par with running for calories expenditure. We're all starting at ground zero for this one. I gave it a try the day before just to make sure I could actually do it so it's not like anyone really knows what they are doing at all.
Good progress this month S, you suck for forgetting the calipers C, and welcome to a world of calf pain while we all try to lean to skip rope! My the best man win!
Sad news with this one.... I couldn't believe it, but the algorithm we used to calculate our body fat % had me UP this time! UP! I was pissed! My shoulders, chest, and legs had all grown about an inch, my waist was down about an inch and I was weighing in lighter than before... but the calculations had me UP 2 percentage points!!! FUCK! And C forgot the calipers, so there was no way to double check or get an accurate second reading to compare!
From others I've talked to, often these algorithms and calculations often don't take into effect the fact that you might be adding muscle not fat when measurements go up... BUT, I'm not complaining or questioning... When the comp started this was how we agreed to judge it, so it has to stay the standard we used.
Which brings me to C... Again, we have an other pissed off individual here. He's added muscle and is getting stronger but the calculations had him at the same BF% as before. Again, no calipers on site to double check...
S was the clear winner dropping 2 BF% points and it was a noticeable difference. Right away I think we all knew he was going to win, you could see that he had lost weight and was looking healthier.
With that out of the way we dove into the 2 dozen doughnuts I had brought with me, breaking our month long diet in seconds. I'm pretty sure I had 14 or 15 on my own. After that we dove into pizza and even healthier food like donair pizza! My guts are making me pay for it now!
So as the loser this time I got to choose our next competition. It was between burpees, static hangs and skipping rope. Skipping rope ended up being my final choice. The winner will officially be the longest non-stop skipper and we will all get three attempts at it to make sure someone doesn't just trip on their first try and fuck it all up.
I think the guys thought I was making it a little easy with skipping rope as my choice, but then again I don't think either of them has skipped in 30 years, so we'll see what they think after they try it. It's a skill I really want to develop and is a great way to burn calories. Some experts put it on par with running for calories expenditure. We're all starting at ground zero for this one. I gave it a try the day before just to make sure I could actually do it so it's not like anyone really knows what they are doing at all.
Good progress this month S, you suck for forgetting the calipers C, and welcome to a world of calf pain while we all try to lean to skip rope! My the best man win!
Gratuitous Hot Chick
posted by Geeper at 9:02 a.m.
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