Wow . . . another week, already into August! Exciting results to share, so let's go, go, go!
Weights
Keep on keeping on everyone! Doing great!
I think those of us who had some cheese steaks over the weekend saw it on the scale today, but no worries . . . this coming weekend should be action packed, Oreo-filled fun!
AFP
Anti-Fat Points for the week! For those of you who aren't familiar or are first time readers, Anti-Fat Points is a system that attempts to normalize workouts so that we can congratulate those working hard in whatever ways they find enjoyable. Check out the AFP section at the top for more information!
I am super excited to see how many people are hitting the 100 AFP minimum-suggested activity level. That is really, really awesome. Major props to those of you who went far beyond that this week!
Breakdowns
Here is a breakdown of all the data submitted this week, first a distance-per-activity pie chart, and then a duration-of-activity chart.
So many categories everywhere!
Frequency Challenge
Now, for the MAJOR NEWS!!!!
The goal was to have EVERYONE workout 3 times per week, for two consecutive weeks. It took NINE weeks, but we did it!!!!
I am incredibly stoked to see that we actually accomplished our goal. To have twenty-four individual people workout three times per week for two weeks in a row is simply incredible. Awesome job everyone!
Now . . . time to think about the next ridiculous challenge! Stay tuned.
Chain Game
Here are the personal chains. Every week you complete three days of workouts, you can build your chain. Don't break it!
Map
This week we add another 247 kilometers to our total! This puts us right outside of Las Vegas!
Is the chain game going to be ongoing? Or was that just for the two-week, 3-day-a-week challenge? It’s kind of nice to have something pushing me to work out three times a week. I am almost sad the challenge is over.
The Chain Game will keep going forever! I want to see everyone building their chains.
I think frequency will be a major part of future challenges. Seeing how difficult it was, and how beneficial it has been makes me want to get something going !
Amy, what routine do you do every week to get those bazillion AFP? I’m hoping the answer is something other than running 100 miles a week.
Also, jono: is there a remotely accurate/easy way to convert AFP into negative fat-pounds/calories?
There is a way to do the conversion, I’ve actually been working on getting this up and working…
WEIGHT * METS = Calories per hour
METS * (DURATION IN MINS / 10) = AFP
So theoretically you should be able to get the calories per Anti-fat point through some math that i haven’t tried to work out yet.. get on it and i’ll implement it!
If I told you it was only between 35 and 50 miles a week, would it make it any better?
Truthfully though, despite all of the AFP’s,I have lost exactly 1 pound since I started training for a marathon 2 months ago because I’m monstrously hungry all the time (usually for fried things and baked goods) and my body has become pretty efficient when it comes to running, so a lot less calories are burned.