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ABS Fitness Challenge Series


2014 Abs Showdown 2014 Abs Showdown
Jun 21 - Sep 20, 2014

Marichi Yoga House
3-Month Online ABS Showdown 2014


WHAT: ABS Showdown
STARTS: Jun 21, 2014
ENDS: Sep 20, 2014 (3 months)
REGISTRATION FEE: P500, to be donated for the upkeep of Marichi Yoga House
PRIZE: look in the mirror...that's your prize!
DESCRIPTION: participants submit a weekly abs picture for 3 months. The winnner is picked by online poll voting
VOTING CRITERIA:most improved abs (so it's not about the next guy, but you against your old self)


MELISSA TESORO

Congratulations for winning the
Marichi Yoga House 3-Month Online ABS Showdown 2014
Melissa Tesoro Melissa Tesoro
Jun 21, 2014 Sep 16, 2014


***** Click the abs thumbnails for bigger image *****
  Katleen Pelagio Eileen Zarraga Jojo Joson Chinie De Guzman Melissa Tesoro Leona Dinopol Cora Bella Asuero Helen Prieto Gigit
  Katleen Eileen Jojo Chinie Melissa Leona Cora Helen Gigit

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Katleen Eileen Jojo Chinie Melissa Leona Cora Helen Gigit

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Katleen Eileen Jojo Chinie Melissa Leona Cora Helen Gigit

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Katleen Eileen no submission Chinie Melissa Leona no submission Helen Gigit

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Katleen Eileen Jojo Chinie Melissa Leona Cora Helen Gigit

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Katleen Eileen Jojo Chinie Melissa Leona Cora Helen Gigit

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Katleen Eileen Jojo Chinie Melissa Leona Cora Helen Gigit

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Katleen Eileen Jojo Chinie Melissa Leona Cora Helen Gigit

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Katleen Eileen Jojo Chinie Melissa Leona Cora Helen Gigit

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Katleen Eileen Jojo Chinie Melissa Leona Cora Helen Gigit

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Chinie Eileen Jojo Chinie Melissa Leona Cora Helen Gigit

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Katleen Eileen Jojo Chinie Melissa Leona Cora Helen Gigit

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Katleen Eileen Jojo Chinie Melissa Leona Cora Helen Gigit

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Katleen Eileen Jojo Chinie Melissa Leona Cora Helen Gigit
Announcement: total proceeds of P4,500 (Helen and I also paid for our registration) go to Marichi Yoga House primarily for the fix of the floor tiles and if there is loose change left, for other fixes that need to be done. (Helen had no previous knowledge where the funds will go)

Rules

  • this event is exclusive to Marichi Yoga House yogis only
  • you have to develop your own abs program - best to do some research on the web
  • this is open to both males and females
  • beginning Jun 21, 2014, weekly abs pictures should be in by Saturday 12:00 noon. Late submission will be grayed-out and will be posted the following week
  • dates/days are Philippine time based on this site: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=145
  • pictures submitted a week late will not be accepted and will be considered a 'no submission'
  • after 3 'no shows' (you didn't submit anything), 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 11:59 p.m. Sep 20, 2014
  • polling activates between 12:01 a.m. Sep 21 to 12 p.m. Sep 28, 2014
  • winners are announced Sep 29, 2014
  • although Helen and Gigit are part of the showdown, they will not be part of the poll voting

--- 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:

Gen San Blogs by TheLoneRider


Reader Comments:

TheLoneRiderTheLoneRider
(Sep 16, 2014) Congrats Melissa!!! I've always maintained that the Abs Showdown is not just about mega-crunches but also a test of mental resolve, of meeting deadlines and unwavering commitment. You pulled through with all of it. You should be proud.

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