Maverick & Bear Claw

MaverickJanuary Competition Start Weight-272January Competition Start Fitness Level (Rate 1-10) 3Current Weight- 247Current Fitness Level (Rate 1-10) 7Tell us one great thing about last week?6 Week Goals! Lose 3.5 lbs/wk, for 5 weeksTotal Lbs. Lost by May 1- 42Specific Fitness Achievements by May 1- 22 minute 5KYourFitday Link- Soon to be posted

Bear ClawCurrent Weight 190 lbs.Loss on week -2 lbs.Rate your week 7Highlight: Intervals on the trackLowlight: Cookies

Obama, HTFU, Chancho, & Rumbling Tummy

We haven't been getting reports from these boys. We'll miss you.

Good luck.

There are only a few left... just like March Madness.

Big Papa & Cobra Kai

Cobra KaiJanuary Starting Weight: 258.7lbsJanuary Fitness Level: 6Current Weight 227lbsCurrent Fitness Level: 8One great thing from last week: i would have to say the discovery of chocolate chip cliff bars, march madness starting,the stock markets 2nd consecutive week of gains and Anoop remaining on American Idol.6 week goalsWeight Loss: 15 lbsFitness: 8 min mileAfro: 2 more inchesPersonal: Tan thighs for final rip quest photo shoothttp://www.fitday.com/fitness/PublicJournals.html?Owner=matrick87Bear Claw I shall join you shortly in the 40 lb club at which point i shall dance on a box of bear claws as the zags of gonzaga dance on a box of Tarheels. I have no idea what that means or if I really mean that.Yah!

Big PapaJanuary Competition Start Weight- 188 January Competition Start Fitness Level (Rate 1-10) 3Current Weight- 178 Current Fitness Level (Rate 1-10) 5Tell us one great thing about last week? I've gotten back to the gym6 Week Goals!Total Lbs. Lost by May 1- 10 Specific Fitness Achievements by May 1- 3 pull ups and Bench-press body weightYour Fitday Link-?

Beef & Slub

BEEF

January Competition Start Weight- 237lbs
January Competition Start Fitness Level (Rate 1-10) 4

Current Weight- 215lbs
Current Fitness Level (Rate 1-10) 7

Tell us one great thing about last week?i started to lose weight again
6 Week Goals! To have a six pack for the first time in my life
Total Lbs. Lost by May 1 40lbs
Specific Fitness Achievements by May 1- be able to run a 10k

Your Fitday Link-

http://fitday.com/fitness/Public/Journals.html?Owner=beefandcheese

SLUB
January Competition Start Weight-196
January Competition Start Fitness Level (Rate 1-10) 4

Current Weight- 190
Current Fitness Level (Rate 1-10) 7

Tell us one great thing about last week? soccer. lots and lots of soccer four days worth

6 Week Goals!
Total Lbs. Lost by May 1- 5 more
Specific Fitness Achievements by May 1- more tone arms and chest

Your Fitday Link- ????

Bear Claw & Maverick

BEAR CLAW

January Competition Start Weight- 233 lbs. Fat & Slow
January Competition Start Fitness Level (Rate 1-10) 3.5

Current Weight-192 lost 41 lbs. anyone out there gonna go plus 40 with me?
Current Fitness Level (Rate 1-10) 9

Tell us one great thing about last week? I finally benched more than my weight 200+ and rode my bike over 200 miles during the week.

6 Week Goals!
Total Lbs. Lost by May 1- 12 more lbs. so 180 total
Specific Fitness Achievements by May 1- Run & bike faster

Your Fitday Link-http://fitday.com/fitness/PublicJournals.html?Owner=ripquest

MAVERICK

Start weight 246.5

-Current weight 249

-Rate your week overall (1-10 scale) 5

HTFU

-Start weight 229

-Current weight 212

-Rate your week overall (1-10 scale) 8

-Share one positive Eating experience: Today I chose to eat the veggie meal rather than the steak - it might have even been better!

-Share one positive Exercise experience: I decided that it was time to get out and start doing all this stuff that I kept thinking about and not doing - so after a 16 hour day of work I went to the gym anyway and swam half a mile. If I could work out on that day - I could do it any day.
-Real trash talk: Your 2 month lead is over, you = dead.

Rumbling Tummy

Start weight 281

-Current weight 258

-Rate your week overall (1-10 scale) 5

-Share one positive Eating experience: saying NO !! to dessert

-Share one positive Exercise experience: hiking up to the cross above Simi Valley last week
-Real trash talk:

Cobra Kai & Big Papa

Cobra Kai
Start Weight : 258.7 (contest) 230 (week)
Current Weight: 229
Week Rating: More like Weak Rating 4 i'm just keeping it real with myself rule # 1 keep it real with yourself rule #2 if you give up start with a double western cheeseburger.
One Positive eating experience: Resisted the temptation of soda. The Henry Weinhardts were flowing at a friends party but i remained strong. Besides we don't want Frank the Tank coming back.
One Positive exercise experience: The end of all my lifting sessions. I just had no heart in them this last week so when it was over I was pretty happy. great new shoulder workout so watch it.
real trash talk: Beef, Sally Struthers called and asked if she could use your original photos the next time she tries to raise money for starving children in Somalia.

Big Papa
188
-179
-3
-Had a salad with some chicken for dinner (thanks to my better half)
-Ran 3 miles around the neighborhood before heading to work this morning

Beef & Slub

BEEF
-Start weight: 237
-Current weight: 217
-Rate your week overall (1-10 scale): 7
-Share one positive Eating experience: letting my son have the last Samoa
-Share one positive Exercise experience: doing pushups with 70bls additional weight on my back
-Real trash talk: this isn't just a get skinny quest. Let's see some muscle boys

SLUB
-Start weight 196

-Current weight 190

-Rate your week overall (1-10 scale) 2 being sick sucks

-Share one positive Eating experience: I still focused on eating healthy and stayed away from sweets. I love me my salads

-Share one positive Exercise experience: Even though I was sick I was still somewhat about to play some soccer and basketball to do something
-Real trash talk: the dent in my abs is looking way nice anyone else got an ab crease? didnt think so

Maverick & Bear Claw

MAVERICK
-Start weight 248
-Current weight 246.5
-Rate your week overall (1-10 scale) 5
-Share one positive Eating experience: Finally eating better and smaller amounts
-Share one positive Exercise experience: My belly is shrinking enough to actually do sit-ups. Wow

BEAR CLAW

-Start weight 195
-Current weight 194
-Rate your week overall (1-10 scale) 7
-Share one positive Eating experience: I keep getting sick which isn't awesome for eating & exercise. But I said no to Costco churros, pizza, and my wife's baked goods.
-Share one positive Exercise experience: Back at Christmas 10 minute miles were rough but today I ran a 5k today in 20:33 i almost puked.
-Real trash talk: 7 weeks left boys let's make it hurt.

LAB REPORT: HTFU

HTFU
-Start weight & Current weight 229/223
-Total % weight loss from start 2.6%
-Rate you LAB experiment (1-10 scale) 3
-Expand on your experience: I was sick for half the time, but I finally got out there to run once it warmed up.
-Rate your results for the halfway point of the contest: 2
-How will you improve or maintain to reach your goals for the second half of the contest? I started to sign up for different events that are coming up that have helped me get off the couch and out onto the road to get ready for those events.

LAB REPORT: Slub & Rumbling Tummy

SLUB
Start: 196
Current: 190
Total % loss 2.5%
Lab 5
Going to Vegas for the weekend in the middle of the Lab was not a good thing for me.
Results 7.5
I need to run more. Im building a lot of muscle which I thought this was all about (lots of definition in my arms and shoulders) but I guess weight loss has become the main goal. Im gonna work on lots of running to cut more weight and slim down my handles on my back.

RUMBLING TUMMY
- start = 281
current = 251

- 10.3% total loss
-Rating of lab = 5
- My most positive experience was not focusing on my weight everyday but making a conscious effort to just plainly pay attention to the health aspect by eating right and excersing by walking, running, and getting up off the couch

-Rating overall is a 5...i know I can do better and I didn't get started in the gym until a few weeks ago

- I will improve by pushing myself to run and not be weary, walk and not faint....and drop another 20 lbs...grape juice helps

LAB REPORT: Maverick

-Start weight 272

Lab Start Weight 255

Current weight 248

-Total % weight loss from start 8.8%

-Rate you LAB experiment (1-10 scale) 7

-Expand on your experience: I was sick and stressed for most of this LAB experiment, but still managed to do a lot of things right and start the downward trend once again.

-Rate your results for the halfway point of the contest (1-10 scale) 7

-How will you improve or maintain to reach your goals for the second half? I've gotten some good habits established, and started to get back in decent cardio shape so I need to keep doing what I'm doing, stay accountable, and kick it up a notch and sprint from here to the finish!

LAB REPORT: Bear Claw

Starting Weight: 233 lbs.

Current Weight: 195 lbs.

Total % Lost: 16%

Lab Rating: 9

Lab Experience was intense. I definitely showed me that I can step up when needed.

Half way rating: 10 I'm right where I need to be

Goal for second half: I think all my easier weight to lose is gone now. I need to work extra hard for these next 2 months to take it to the ripped level. I want to be sub 180 and ripped!!!

LAB REPORT: Beef

Start weight: 237

Current: 217

Total % weight loss from start: 8.4%

Rate your LAB experiment: 8

Expand on your experience: It was a mentally challenging experience. Im glad we did it but I'm ready to be on a more flexible fitness plan. I thought I would see more results so it was some what frustrating.

Rate your results for the halfway point of the contest: 7

How will you improve or maintain to reach your goals for the second half? I need to start getting my main workout in in the am. Up until now I've done my workout at night and now that Im used to it my body has hit a plateau. I feel like a hard workout in the morning and a light workout at night will help make the difference between a regular guy and a ripped guy.

LAB REPORT: Big Papa

-Start weight: 190

-Current weight: 178

-Total % weight loss from start: 6.3%

-Rate you LAB experiment: 1

-Expand on your experience: stuck in the office 7 days a week for almost the entire time, eating lunch and dinner at the desk. Happy just to keep up my workouts

-Rate your results for the halfway point of the contest (1-10 scale): 4

-How will you improve or maintain to reach your goals for the second half? keep up the 5 workouts a week; add in ab work; and be better about eating smaller portions at lunch when at the office.

LAB REPORT: Cobra KAI

Cobra Kai has just stepped out of the Lab
Starting Weight: 258.7

Current Weight: 230

Total % Lost: 11%

Lab Rating: 8.5

Experience was great. Amazing workouts but I think I added too many calories to the diet to compensate for the intensified workouts but I am very happy with my results and maintained consistency. I feel like i'm a new fawn ready to be released into the wild.

Half way rating: 10

I'm a little over a pound from my goal for the entire contest so i've exceeded all expectations while creating a change in my habits that i can easily maintain post rip quest.Goal for second half: Lose 20 more pounds. I'm going to adjust my diet to the match the intense work outs and keep watching rocky IV for continued inspiration.
Cobra Kai Yah!

The LAB EXPERIMENT ends this Thursday!

Hey RIPQUESTERS the "lab experiment" ends this Thursday (march 5th by midnight)

Everyone will report on that day and then we will return to the weekly schedule.

You will need to provide the following...

-Photos front, side, back (try to make them similar to your previous photos)
-Start weight & Current weight
-Total % weight loss from start (weight loss lbs. divided by start weight lbs. example: 10 lbs. lost divided by 200 start weight=.05 or 5%
-Rate you LAB experiment (1-10 scale)
-Expand on your experience
-Rate your results for the halfway point of the contest (1-10 scale)
-How will you improve or maintain to reach your goals for the second half of the contest?