Here are the original rules for the Paleo Challenge. We will break down each of the four criteria as we go as this will build drama as you read. First, I hope all of you were able to improve your eating as the challenge went on. If the food journals were any indication, most of you were, so I hope my feedback was helpful. For those of you who didn’t see the results you wanted, odds are you weren’t handing in food journals OR you food journals continued to be marked up in red ink even on the last week. This style of eating is sustainable over a lifetime and I hope you continue to eat this way.
What do I eat again?
Sight
We took before and after pictures of everyone. The three top people that stood out when lining up these pictures were Shannon A., Gayle S., and Donn R. Honorable mentions to Marco S., Eric R., and Lynette F. on the visual part of this as well.
Measurements
We took bustline, waist, and hip measurements; as well as weighing everyone on the same scale. The top three weight loss were also the top three total measurement losers. Shannon A. lost 7lbs. and was down 4 total inches. Gayle S. was down 14lbs. and down 3 total inches. Donn R. lost 6lbs. and was down 6 total inches.
Honorable mentions to Anne M. who lost 3.5 inches and Shelly M. who lost 3 inches. Honorable mentions also go to Eric R. and Marco S. who were doing Paleo + milk to gain size and were up 6lbs. and 7lbs. respectively, all while losing belly fat and adding lean muscle to increase inches in their chest and butt.
Performance
We said this diet was designed to make you look, feel, and perform better. So here in lies the performance aspect.
WOD 1
-50 wall ball
-15 power clean #135m #95f
-50 wall ball
Dates for this were Aug. 9th and Oct. 18th
08.09.11
10.18.11
Top performance winners for WOD1 were Eric who was 56 seconds slower but used #95 the first time and #135 the second time. Shelly was one second slower but used #75 the first time and #80 the second time. Shannon was one minute thirty five seconds faster and used 5 lbs more the second time as well. Biggest winner from this WOD was Charlie who was forty seconds faster and used 20lbs more on the power cleans and went Rx’d the second time.
WOD2
“Randy” 75 power snatch #75m #55f
Dates for this were Aug. 8th and Oct 19th.
08.08.11
10.19.11
Biggest improvement from this one was Shannon who shaved off 2 minutes and seven seconds off her time and Eric smoked this the second time getting almost 4 minutes faster!
WOD3
Deadlift
Dates were Aug. 16th and Oct. 25th
08.16.11
10.25.11
Alot of big numbers here on the deadlift. Alexa went up 20lbs. Eric went up 40lbs. Anne went up 20lbs. Shannon up 27lbs. Charlie up 15lbs. Apryl up 67lbs!
WOD4
Backwards Nancy 5r of:
-15 ohs #95m#65f
-400m run
Dates were Sept. 21st and Oct. 27th
09.21.11
10.27.11
Big winners here were Shelly who was a minute sixteen seconds faster. Shannon was nine minutes twenty nine seconds faster! Terri was seven minutes fifty three seconds faster! Charlie was seven minutes thirty six seconds faster!
Food Journals
You guys know we circled the bad shit on your journals and gave feedback on what we wanted to see better from you next week. But we also ranked you guys on this like a CrossFit competition. Best food journal got one point, second best got two points, third best got three, etc. The top five food journals over the nine weeks were in order: Shelly, Anne, Terri, Eric, and tie for fifth with Shannon and Marco.
And the winner is. . . . . . . . . . . Shannon A. Shannon will recieve one month of unlimited training for the month of November! Shannon started with us this past January and has been working hard toward her goals ever since then! Proper nutrition plus smart training has led her to achieve these goals. Congrats Shannon!
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