FC9 : Fitness Competition Nine Official Thread

[FA-Qer]

FC9 "SOLID FOR SUMMER"
MARCH 14th- MAY 23rd



This is a 10 week FC that will run from March 14th through May 23rd, with a mandatory check in at the halfway point. The re will be a three day window for the halfway check in. April 17th-19th. Pics are not required, but a basic update confirming your continued participation is required in order to be eligible for judging at the end of the competition.


PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING VERY CAREFULLY!!


BEFORE PICTURES:

Participants must post a before picture of themselves. This must be an original photo and it must be taken and posted between MARCH 13TH AND MARCH 15TH. You must include one photo that can be used to time stamp the pictures. This can be done with a newspaper, taking your photo in front of a screen/tv with the date on it, by taking a piece of paper and posting your post count or a score from a sporting event etc. There is leeway with submitting pictures late as long as the competitor provides a proper starting date picture as the only person being put at a disadvantage for taking their pictures late is themselves.

Some things to consider when taking your before photos:

Clothing
· Wear the same type of clothing in the "before" and "after" photos
· Remember that if you are covering up parts of your body it will be difficult to show your progress
· Do not cover your legs with long shorts or "cut" them out of the photo

Photos
· Try to get the highest quality photos you can. Remember, this is the only way the judges can see your transformation. Good, clear, high quality photos are essential. Again, good, clear high quality photos are essential.
· Try taking them outside in either the morning or the late evening (when the sun is low) as the light is generally better for photos at that time.
· Take your photos against a plain background.
· Please include your whole body, from head to toe. Make sure to take the three key poses so comparisons can be made. They are the from the front, from the side and from behind. These three photos should be taken with hands at the side. Additional flexing photos can be taken for progress comparisons but make sure to have the three main ones.
· Try to fill the photograph with yourself. If you stand too far away it may be hard to see your great results.

With your photos please submit the follow stats:
·Age
·Weight (mandatory)
·Height (mandatory)
·Waist measurement, taken around your gut at belly-button level. (mandatory)
·Body fat % (you should be able to have this measurement taken at any local gym or you can usually buy a small body fat caliper at any sporting goods store or health store, it will come with directions on how to measure your body fat %)

*You must submit the same updated stats with your final photo after the 12 weeks are over

Also please list your goals for FC9. You wont be judged on them but its good to have as a motivator / something to look back on

AFTER PICTURES:

Follow the same criteria for your after photos as you did with your before pictures (poses, stats, ending date verification). AFTER PHOTOS MUST BE TAKEN AND POSTED BETWEEN SUNDAY MAY 22ND AND MAY 24TH. THERE IS NO LEEWAY ON LATE PICTURES AT THE END AS JUDGING STARTS ON WEDNESDAY. If for some reason you will not be around to submit final pictures, as people do have summer vacation plans, a competitor can submit their pictures/stats early as not using the full 12 weeks is a disadvantage not a benefit.

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COMPETITION RULES:

Plan and stick to any type of diet and exercise program that you wish. It is not necessary to share your plan or accomplishments with other competitors as everybody's plans will differ and the judges will take several things into consideration when judging participants after the competition is over. Honestly, nobody has time to post their daily activities and accomplishments online and it would be extremely difficult to compare participants progress as all workout plans and individual goals will differ.

The use of legal supplements is allowed (and as far as I’m concerned, encouraged) however the use of diuretics to enhance your after appearance is not only pathetic but stupid and therefore prohibited.

Basically the only rules are that you must post a quality before picture, work your ass off and submit an quality after pictures.

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JUDGING

Participants will be judged on the following criteria:
1. Total Change in appearance.
2. Fat loss and Muscle gained (Hence the need for weight and body fat % stats).
3. Visible physical improvement in the final "after" picture.
4. Basically the judges will use common sense in determining who the winner will be. This is not a bodybuilding contest and we don't have the time to waste determining who is stronger physically. The above criteria provide a basic outline of what the judges will be judging us on.

Selecting A Winner

The following criteria will be used to determine a winner:

Each judge will rank the competitors, who post finishing pictures, in reverse order and score them accordingly based on who they believe have made the biggest changes at the end of the competition.

All the judges' scorecards will be counted and whichever participant has the most points will be declared the overall winner win. Second through fifth places will also be announced (increased # of winners as # of finishers has grown).

"The Fitness Competition was ALWAYS set up as a BIGGEST IMPROVEMENT competition as opposed to a MOST MUSCULAR or MOST FAT LOSS competition" - Buffdaddy


***JUDGES WILL BE SELECTED AND NAMED AT A LATER DATE***
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***IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ABOVE GUIDELINES PLEASE SEND A PM TO FA-Qer or Baphomet***



Good luck to everyone!! Let's bring this thing back the right way and shoot for at least ten finishers!!!



CURRENT COMPETITORS
Bigystyle
FA-Qer
2yng2feelthisold
Graybeard
ejones10
Faydee
Ceri
Floater
goDsnataS
KINGofLA
xxxVALETUDOxxx
Baphomet3
hachat11

Keep em coming!

[FA-Qer]

Sign up here...

http://forums.mmaweekly.com/showthread.php?t=42847




FYI- Side challenges and 1 vs 1 battles are encouraged. They contribute to the excitement and add motivation to all involved.

[bigystyle]

Any fatties want a piece of me

[Faydee]

Any fatties want a piece of me

what kind we talking? % body fat i would go for with you / against you

[FA-Qer]

Just in case anyone needs any added motivation, this should make you want to get your hands on the Fitness star even more!!!

[FA-Qer]

Notice the plate of brown rice, grilled chicken and mixed vegetables in the corner. Championship Fuel!

[Graybeard]

Just in case anyone needs any added motivation, this should make you want to get your hands on the Fitness star even more!!!

What does you showing off your "WORLD"S SMALLEST PENIS" award have to do with anything????

[Baphomet3]

. . . just marking territory. Carry on gents . . .

[KINGofLA]

Just found out yesterday that I have had a deviated septum these past couple of years and have developed allergies. Hopefully now that I'm getting treatment it'll help out with my breathing/cardio moving forward. Excited bout this FC! Hope I can get my pics done soon doing OT this weekend.

[xxxVALETUDOxxx]

Cant wait to get rolling on this. Already started upping the intensity in my workouts...got on a scale for the first time in monthes a couple days ago...I've got some work to put in!