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Sandugo 2010 Abs Showdown

Poll Voting from Jul 7 to Aug 7, 2010 is over and results are in!

Congratulations to RJ for placing 1st with 44% of the votes, and to AnnaLyn for placing 2nd with 20% votes. Both participants get a Sandugo backpack - hardcore equipment for hardcore outdoorsmen! All participants (including top 2 winners) get a pair of Sandugo Adventure Scandals.

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  Charlene
2% votes
Marissa
19% votes
2ND PLACE
Happy Mendez
20% votes
1ST PLACE
RJ
44% votes
Ely
9% votes
Dex
>6% votes
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Char Rissa Happy Mendez RJ Ely Dex
 J 
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Char Rissa Happy Mendez RJ Ely Dex

Deeply Proceeds from this showdown benefit "Deeply" (Shianne Tupas). She's a member of the Survivor Philippines dot Commers who suffered a leg injury requiring metal platings on her left leg. The dotcom community has been extremely supportive of us Survivor Castaways during and after the first season of Survivor Philippines. I hope we can support her by way of this showdown...and your donations! Monies collected will be posted on this page (for full transparency). You can check out Deeply's Facebook account for more details. Join the ABS showdown and help Deeply with her leg operation!!! -- TheLoneRider


Monies Collected
(so far)
CharleneP500
MarissaP500
Happy MendezP500
RJP500
ElyP500
DexP500

TOTAL: P3000

Rules

  • weekly abs pictures should be in by Tuesday noon, however, a grace period of 2 days is given (up to Thursday noon, but picture will be grayed out). Late submission will not be posted.
  • dates/days are Philippine time based on this site: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=145
  • after 3 'no shows' (either you didn't submit anything or submitted late), you're disqualified and no further posting will be done
  • pictures submitted should be around 1000 pixels wide
  • abs pictures should be contracted (abs muscles flexed) under (ideally) the same lighting conditions
  • showdown ends at exactly 12 p.m. July 6, 2010
  • Polling activates between 12:01 a.m. July 7 to 12 p.m. Aug 7, 2010.
  • Winners are announced Aug 8. 2010

Poll Voting
Poll voting will be done for the MOST IMPROVED...so it's not about the next guy, but you against your old self.

Prize (because this is a benefit for Deeply, winner will not be reimbursed the registration fee)

  • Look in the mirror...that's your prize!
  • Sandugo adventure scandals for every participant who makes it until polling date. If you get disqualified along the way, no sandals for you.
  • Sandugo backpack for the top 2 winners

I'll be joining the weekly submission (it's my way of keeping fit), but because I'm the moderator, I won't join in the poll voting. I don't really care about "winning"...I just want good abs!.

--- TheLoneRider


Participants:

  Charlene
Charlene
Marissa
Marissa
Happy Mendez
Happy Mendez
RJ
RJ
Ely
Ely
Dex
Dex
TheLoneRider
TheLoneRider
Sandugo
A
P
R

6
Char Rissa Happy Mendez RJ Ely hasn't joined yet TheLoneRider
A
P
R

13
no submission Rissa Happy Mendez RJ Ely Dex TheLoneRider
Sandugo
A
P
R

20
Char Rissa Happy Mendez RJ Ely Dex TheLoneRider
A
P
R

27
Char Rissa Happy Mendez RJ Ely Dex TheLoneRider
Sandugo
M
A
Y

4
Char Rissa Happy Mendez RJ Ely Dex TheLoneRider
M
A
Y

11
Char Rissa Happy Mendez RJ Ely Dex TheLoneRider
Sandugo
M
A
Y

18
Char Rissa Happy Mendez RJ Ely Dex no submission
M
A
Y

25
Char Rissa Happy Mendez RJ Ely Dex TheLoneRider
Sandugo
J
U
N

1
Char Rissa Happy Mendez RJ Ely Dex TheLoneRider
J
U
N

8
Char Rissa Happy Mendez RJ Ely Dex TheLoneRider
Sandugo
J
U
N

15
Char Rissa Happy Mendez RJ Ely Dex TheLoneRider
J
U
N

22
Char Rissa Happy Mendez RJ Ely Dex TheLoneRider
J
U
N

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Char Rissa Happy Mendez RJ Ely Dex TheLoneRider
J
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L

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Char Rissa Happy Mendez RJ Ely Dex TheLoneRider

ABS Workout videos:

  1. THENX
  2. Calisthenic Movement
  3. Saturno Movement

ABS Benchmarks:

  1. Beginner: standards like crunch, leg raise, V-sit, bicycle (when you can do more reps or hold longer, it's time to level up)

    V sit

  2. Intermediate: lolasana, L-sit (leveling up)

    L sit

  3. Advanced: manna (very few people on the planet can do this)

    manna

ABS Tips:

  • drink lots of water (with pinch of salt and juice of 1 lime) instead of soda or fruit juice
  • avoid fatty foods, deep-fried dishes, or food with visible fat (pork chops)
  • decrease your food consumption but eat healthier
  • you can't do it just by doing mega-crunches. you need to diet and do lots of cardio.
  • to measure your progress, you can do a fixed number of abdominal reps/week and increase the number every week. by the end of the program, you should be able to do 600 reps/session - a combination of side-bends, crunches, leg-raises, sit-ups, etc.
  • ideally, you should only use body weight 'coz you want your waist slim and lean...not wide and bulky
  • high rep/low load is ideal until you feel the burn...and then continue until you feel fire!
  • best to take the photo shot with a uni-directional yellow light pointing down...it highlights shadows

Abs Blogs:

April 2010 Abs

RJ Esplana
(Aug 20, 2010) I got the prizes last night, and it's great! Thanks to Sandugo!


Leonides Dumlao
(Aug 20, 2010) great!!! congrats sa inyo ulit!

Shianne Tupas (ABS Showdown beneficiary)
(Aug 18, 2010) Thanks. Saw it (P3000 deposit) online na though hindi ko pa nawi-withdraw. Hindi pa kasi ako umaalis. Anyways it is truly a blessing and I sincerely thank you and the people who participated sa ABS Showdown. May God bless you always. You really have a good heart :)

Shianne Tupas (ABS Showdown beneficiary)
(Aug 11, 2010) Thanks so much for this, although I'm much better now, I still appreciate the help very much. You are truly a good friend and thank you for this blessing. 'Di na ako tatanggi since up to now I'm still short financially after what happened last year. I cant really thank you enough for thinking of me when you started the ABS Showdown and also my thanks to all the people who participated, who voted and specially the ones who joined. God Bless all always!

Ely
(Aug 8, 2010) Thanks for the experience. It was fun and exciting to join such activities.

Leonides Dumlao
(Aug 8, 2010) Congratulations to all the winners!!! You really deserve it. Tuloy tuloy na naten ang pagiging fit!

Happy Mendez
(Aug 8, 2010) Thanks! Congrats RJ and to everybody. Cheers for the abs!! :)

RJ Esplana
(Aug 8, 2010) Thanks a lot! Congratz as well Ana Lyn & to all of us who participated in the showdown, let's all stay fit & live healthy! God bless!

Allan Lee Sayog
(Jul 9, 2010) Hanep ka RJ! Tikas mo. Hahaha. Lahat winner no!

Rissa Falvo
(Jul 5, 2010) Thank you to TheLoneRider for helping us reach our goals. I never thought that I would reach 17.5% bodyfat - I always thought that it would just remain a dream in this lifetime...with this showdown, I realized that the only limitation we have are the limits that we place for ourselves. More power to you!

Happy Mendez
(Jul 5, 2010) How this challenge changed me? I eliminated alcohol in my diet (SUCCESS!!!!), never craved for sisig, and i love the gym even more. Cheers!!

Dex
(Jul 5, 2010) Here is the result of my hard work and dedication. Although I have not reached the body that I want, this doesn't mean that I will stop to pursue it. I will still continue to work out to be able for me to achieve my goals. Maraming salamat sa contest na ito. You taught me the value of dedication.

Ariane
(Apr 20, 2010) I missed the contest! Good luck to everyone! Celebrate life J

Jonathan Cabusas
(July 16, 2009) Cloud sali na tayo!!! Rice pa please...Ahahaha!

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