Cobra Kai-Finalist 3

Cobra Kai Yah!

Beginning Weight: 258.7
Current Weight: 222

Beginning Clothes sizes: 38 Waist XXL/XL Shirt
Current Clothes sizes: 36 waist XL shirt

Beginning Exercise Condition: 6 low cardio endurance, slow burst, bad lifts
Current Exercise Condition: 8.5 good cardio endurance, great burst and speed again, great lifting numbers never have had stronger arms and shoulders.

Overall Rating Total: 7

Ripquest has been an amazing journey. I think I know what Odysseus must have felt like after his great adventure or maybe Zac Efron after High School Musical 3: Graduation. Not only did I lose a great amount of weight but I have established some great new habits that fit seamlessly into everyday life. People pay large amounts of money to lose the weight that I have so the $100 entry was well spent. I think looking back, like a Bachelor reunion show there are some things I would have done different but I think having relations with the many different types of ladies I mean working out helped me discover what I was really looking for in the long run. Balance between mind, body and I get treated like Norm from Cheers at the gym now. I think my results, consistency, far superior trash talk and great weekly entries catapult me clearly into the winner circle. Ripquest though our battle ends here today you will always have a place in my heart when I eat Double Western Bacon Cheeseburgers.

Cobra Kai Yah!
Bring It on Norris bring it on (please reference initial goals)

Bear Claw-Finalist 2

Beef

Beginning Weight: 233
Current Weight: 188

Beginning Clothes Sizes: 38"
Current Clothes Sizes: 33"

Beginning Exercise Condition: 3 - Was too heavy to run much it hurt my joints. 10-11 minute miles were a stretch. also pretty weak lifting. Just felt like a blob.

Current Exercise Condition: 9 - since starting RipQuest I can bench 210, finally more than my weight. I run a sub 20 minute 5k. I have also done 2 100+ mile bike rides. Feeling great!

Overall Rating Total: 8.4

Brief paragraph: This was really fun to do. I gave some method to my madness. I could have done better toward the end but a ton of "life" things happened. I am going to keep it up and if I win I will challenge the other fellas to double or nothing for Jan.1 2010.

BEEF-Finalist 1

Beef

Beginning Weight: 237
Current Weight: 207

Beginning Clothes Sizes: 38"
Current Clothes Sizes: 34"

Beginning Exercise Condition: 4 - Working out was miserable and I would get winded and weak almost instantly. My over all energy level was really low.
Current Exercise Condition: 8 - I still have room for improvement but have never reach this level of fitness in my life. My cardio and endurance is stronger than I ever thought possible. A one hour workout energizes me rather than sucking out everything I had. My strength when completing every day tasks is like being a different person. Many things that would tire me out just feel routine and normal.

Overall Rating Total: 96/14 Average Rating 6.9

Brief paragraph: I'm glad we did this. I've tried getting in shape several times before but never stuck it out this long. Health conscious living has become a lifestyle and exercise is something I want to do rather than feel like I should do. I came very close to my weight loss goals and feel like I've far surpassed my expectations for physical strength and endurance. I can't wait till next year. I should win because I don't have saggy boobs anymore.

Slub

had an average week id say 7
best moment: my three soccer games last week
song: cant be saved by senses fail
current weight 193
lost this week 1lb
favorite muscle my shoulders

Maverick

Current Weight: 251
Total Loss: +6
Your 6 Week Goals (Write a short paragraph describing the next month and a half... exercise, diet, body transformation)
6 Week Goals: Diet- Less than 2000 calories/day Exercise- 4 miles running or 400 yards swimming + push-ups and sit-ups 6 days a week Transformation: I want to see the pounds melt away and finish June 1st below 230 pounds.

Beef

BEEF

Current Weight: 212
Total Loss: -25lbs
Your 6 Week Goals: My goal is to increase stamina and overall strength. I've never been able to keep up in any active sport so I would like to be prepared for a competitive race this summer. I'm limiting my dairy intake and eating primarily lean protein and vegetables. By the end of this I want to be at or around 200lbs. In my weight lifting workouts I'm aiming for size so I will be keeping my reps closer to 8-10. I'd like to see at least a little bit of ab definition at the end of all this...

Bear CLaw

Bear Claw
Current Weight: 193
Total Loss: 41 lbs

Eating perfection, strong workouts. We have had a lot going on with moving etc. and I need to get back to my established routine.

Cobra

Cobra Kai
Current Weight: 226
Total Loss: 32.7lbs

First let's take it down a little I want you all to put on something smooth perhaps a little mister LaMontagne or some Foghat, I don't know your call but it will be great back ground for imagining cobra kai running on the beach doing the occasional jump kick toning his body over the next six weeks as he sheds llbs all the way down to the 210 mark and beyond. I'm going to increase the amount of excercise but i'm going to start mixing it up, much more surfing, yoga, monster truck pulling and beach related excercises. as far as diet goes I will go from Vitamin D milk to 2% and completely cutting out sheet cake finally getting rid of my spare tire. I'll let you guys sleep on that for now.

Big Papa

Current Weight: 178

Total Loss: 10-12 lbs

Your 6 Week Goals (Write a short paragraph describing the next month and a half... exercise, diet, body transformation)

To bust through my slump by eating right, hitting the gym 5 days a week, and getting below 170 lbs

Slub

Current Weight: 194 bad week for me
Total Loss: +2
Your 6 Week Goals (Write a short paragraph describing the next month and a half... exercise, diet, body transformation)

My goal for the last six weeks is to increase my endurance. Ive been playing a lot of soccer and want to be able to go for longer periods of time so that I can have a bigger impact of the game. Im going to limit my carbs and fried food intake as well as limit myself to no more than one day of fast food aka mcdonalds, ez take out, carls junior. If I go out to eat I will not over eat/endulge in un-necessary wants that my body doesnt need. Im going to continue playing soccer and hit the gym daily. My old gym buddy fractured some vertibrate recently and Ive lacked motivation to go alone. Im going to make myself go and make my ab crease get more defined as well as my arms.

I want to finish below 190 as ive replaced fat with muscle and wont get down to 175 like I originally thought.

MAVERICK

Current Weight: 245

Loss Last Week:2

Week Rating:6

Highlight: Still eating salad instead of pizza!

Lowlight Have done hardly any cardio this week

BEEF

Current Weight: 215
Loss Last Week: 0
Week Rating: 7
Highlight: I found a nice vein on my deltoid.
Lowlight: I can still pinch an inch.

Bear Claw

Current Weight: 188

Loss Last Week:2

Week Rating:8.5

Highlight: Did my weekly ten mile run in 1:20

Lowlight: Weekend eating habits

Cobra Kai

What the What? People step up and pay! My bookie doesn't let me place a bet and then at half time say never mind because my team is down.
Current Weight: 227 lbs
Loss this week: 0
Rate this week: 5
Highlight: March Madness/ Week off of weight lifting. We were in a rut so we took a break and now I realize how much I love her.
Low light: Bro's night 3 slices of pizza 10 wings. It tasted like sweet manna from the sky. It may have been another Highlight.
Cobra Kai out!

Big Papa

182
+5lbs
2
Ran 3 miles this am
Ate garbage all weekend and feel like it

SLUB

Current Weight: 190
Loss Last Week: 0
Week Rating: 7
Highlight: Friday night got to the gym after work at 12am and worked out hard, finished with a mile swim in the pool
Lowlight: not getting my ace into the gym for weeks and only finally getting back in on thursday.

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- ????