New Year's Challenge

2016 New Year's Challenge

It's that time again!  On Monday, January 4, we start our annual New Year's challenge. It's a time of competing with your fellow athletes and yourself to get stronger, faster, and leaner as quickly as you can and take home some big bucks in the process.

Here are the details.

Entry Fee:

TBD-As always, 100% of the money goes back to the winners.  Please pay in cash to Mary by January 31.

Scoring:

- 50 Points - Before/After Pics (See details below)
- 20 points-attendance on 5 random days during the month.
- 30 possible Points - Food Logs scored daily (due by noon the next day).  Days you eat clean you get a full point, cheat and you only get half a point, not posting gets you zero.

Requirements:

Before & After Pictures:
Everyone participating in the challenge will need to submit before & after pictures following these guidelines.
- 1 Pic from the Front
- 1 Pic from the Back
- 1 Pic from the Side
- Your before and after pics MUST be taken in the same outfit.
- Make sure the pictures are taken in good light with everything from your ankles to the top of your head visible.
- Make sure you wear clothes where the judges will easily be able to see improvements in body composition.  For girls we recommend sports bra and shorts, and for guys nothing but shorts.  If you are not comfortable taking pics in a sports bra then make sure you choose a shirt where improvements will be easily seen.  When selecting your shorts choose some where improvements in your legs will be obvious to the judges.  A lot of people like to take the initial pictures in an outfit they want to look good in by the end of the challenge.  The pictures will not be shown to anyone other than the judges without your permission.
- The before pictures are due by January 10.
- Mary will be available to take your pictures for you if you would like on 1/4 before or after 

Food Logs:
- There will be a blog post every day of the challenge and your food logs should be posted to the comments by noon of the following day.  In other words, Monday's food logs can be judged anytime after noon on Tuesday.  If you wait until Saturday or Sunday and post the whole week's food logs and they have already been counted before you post then they will not count.

Attendance

Will be judged randomly by a generator choosing 5 days in the month.