New Year...New You - GTXSC Challenge

On Jan 2 we will begin a 45 day challenge that will help all of you transform your lives. Up to this point we have primarily focused on learning to move, getting stronger, and getting faster. This challenge will take it a huge step further by adding in nutrition.

The challenge will comprise of three parts -
- 60% of the scoring will be based on 6-8 benchmark workouts
- 25% of the scoring will be based on improvements in body composition
- 15% of the scoring will be based on logging everything you eat for 45 days

Here are the rules -
- you must come to either the 12/31, 1/2, 1/3, or 1/7 workouts to get your beginning measurements and receive a copy of the rules.
- you must be at the workout on 1/7, 1/9, and 1/10 to do the starting benchmark workouts or arrange to make them up that week.
- you must be at the 2/18, 2/20, and 2/21 workouts to complete the same benchmark workouts again.
- you must pay your entry fee for the competition by the end of January (100% of the money is going back to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place athletes in the competition).
- you must write down everything you eat for the entirety of the challenge. I would prefer that your food logs be posted to the website on a daily basis, but if you are unable to do that you may turn in hard copies at least once per week at the workouts. If you choose to turn in hard copies you must still write down everything as you eat it and not wait until the day you turn it in and try to remember everything.
- you can follow whatever eating plan you would like as long as you write everything down. You will not be penalized for making poor eating choices, but you will definitely be penalized if you don't write something down that you ate, or fail to turn in a food log.

That's it! The rest is optional, but highly recommended-
- consistently attend workouts during the 45 days.
- we highly recommend you follow the whole9's whole30 program for the nutrition portion. You can read the details here: http://whole9life.com/2012/08/the-whole30-program/
- There are definitely other programs that will work, but based on years of experience and trying lots of different things, this is what we recommend.

The scoring will be covered in detail over the next week.