Weights and Fitness Challenge: February

Qeth

Qeth

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Hey folks!

As an offshoot to the MYB (Move Your Butt) challenge, some of us in the general fitness thread came up with a BP challenge for those of us who do body weight and weight lifting exercises.

Goal is to accrue 50 Becker Strength Points (BSP) in during the contest month.

Scoring:

200 heavy punching bag combos = 1BSP
100 light reps = 1 BSP
50 medium reps = 1 BSP
25 heavy reps = 1 BSP
15 very heavy reps = 1 BSP

Definitions:

Heavy punching bag combos: a set of at least 2 moves (ex jab and straight, jab roundhouse kick, etc) done sequentially.
Light rep: a rep that can be done 15+ times without resting. Most body weight exercises will fall into this category.
Medium rep: a rep that can be done up to 14 times, with reps 12-14 being challenging, and 15 near impossible without assistance.
Heavy rep: a rep that can be done 6 times, with reps 4-6 being very challenging, and 7 near impossible without assistance.
Very heavy: a rep that can be done twice, rep 3 impossible without assistance.

in other words

Light - 15+ reps
Medium - 7-14 reps
Heavy - 3-6 reps
Very Heavy - 1-2 reps

Post workout, tally up everything and see how many points you have. Tally everything DAY OF only; nothing done another day counts.

Example 1:

Back/ bicep routine
Back exercise 1: medium weight, 8 reps per set, 3 sets = 24 reps
Back exercise 2: medium weight, 8 reps per set, 3 sets = 24 reps
Back exercise 3: medium weight, 8 reps per set, 3 sets = 24 reps
Back exercise 4: medium weight, 8 reps per set, 3 sets = 24 reps

Bicep exercise 1:medium weight, 8 reps per set, 3 sets = 24 reps
Bicep exercise 1:medium weight, 8 reps per set, 3 sets = 24 reps
Bicep exercise 1:medium weight, 8 reps per set, 3 sets = 24 reps

Total 168 medium points

(168 medium points)/50 = 3.36 BP

This challenge is IN ADDITION to the MYB challenge.

Points do NOT cross over, the challenges are SEPARATE challenges.

As with the MYB challenge, it would be a good idea to post the total points to date at the end of your post.

This challenge will lat the month of February.

Good luck and stay safe!
 
First post of the month :thumbup: On 2/1, I did a deadlift and ab workout, consisting of:

Light reps - 298 = 2.98
Medium reps - 18 = 0.36
Day's total - 3.34

Current Total BSPs: 3.34
 
Ahh, good ol' incline bench night. It was Monday, so I had to celebrate National Bench Press Day :p

Light - 348 = 3.48
Medium - 84 = 1.68
Heavy - 6 = 0.24

2/3 BSPs: 5.4

Current Total BSPs: 8.74
 
Nice workout, Qeth. About healed up, so tomorrow I'm getting back into it. Maybe I can catch up some and help keep you motivated :)
 
I did a short but effective squat workout last night after work.

Light reps - 55 = .55
Medium reps - 65 = 1.3

2/4 BSPs: 1.85

Current Total BSPs: 10.59
 
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crimsonfalcon07 said:
Nice workout, Qeth. About healed up, so tomorrow I'm getting back into it. Maybe I can catch up some and help keep you motivated :)
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Thanks, it's pretty quick to get BSP with heavy reps. Was able to finish it within a Futurama episode :D
 
I kinda hurt now though. Not only did I tack on 3-4 more BSP to my usual workout, I also upped the amount of weight I was lifting in every exercise too. Tomorrow will be a body-weight exercise day, most likely, along with some running.
 
Here's my line up for today. Going down the list, it's all the red, between 20-30 reps per exercise. Rest, and then repeat for a total of 3 times. If I have the gas, I'm going for a 4th.

After that, blue at 15 reps per exercise. Rest, repeat circuit for a total of 3 times.

To change things up, I will be doing my normal warmup at the end of the workout, but 40 reps per exercise rather than 30, for 480 light reps.



Typically, I like to hit it hard and quick. 20-30 minutes with high rep, compound movements. This allows me to recover enough for the next day. Some days though, I like to see what my limit is. Today is going to be one of these days.

Hopefully the 15 lbs of Korean BBQ digests enough in the next hour for me to workout. :D

EDIT: Cancel that, the bbq is still sitting pretty heavy and it's 8:30 PM. Gonna just enjoy the recovery day and grab some hard cider.
 
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Qeth said:
28.17 BSP to date.
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12.78 BSP on the red. Red list was roughly 12 minutes of nonstop movement. Rested 3 minutes, and repeated total of 3 times.
2.72 BSP on the blue.
4.8 BSP on the warmup turned cooldown

20.3 BSP for the day.

48.47 BSP to date.
 
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