Sep 03, 2012
Ok, so every time we do another Paleo Challenge here, we swear it’s going to be the biggest on and best one yet. But guess what? It ALWAYS is. And just in case you are starting to doubt us, or think that we can’t top the last one, we are BLOWING THE ROOF OFF of this one to prove to you that we will not be out done! Above and beyond is an understatement. By now you've heard that we are not only going to be competing against each other, but matching up against the entire Northeast and even the rest of the country in the Nationwide LuRong Living Challenge. Yes, this is very exciting news and I’ll explain why in a second, but this is just the tip of the iceberg. We will be combining this groundbreaking nation-wide challenge and our world renowned CFLI Paleo challenge to create an unprecedented level of awesomeness that’s going to change the Paleo game forever. 30-Day Challenges to drop a couple of LB’s and get a few compliments at Thanksgiving dinner were fun, but that’s JV stuff now. We are CrossFitter’s and we are constantly raising the bar. Why settle for just a sexy bod when you can have a sexy bod decked out in sick CrossFit gear, your name and our name on the leaderboard, and pockets stacked with cashola?
So here is how it works:
You are going to be involved in 2 challenges simultaneously. If you are participating, you must be in both, not one or the other. The scoring will be slightly different for each, but similar enough that it will not place any extra burden on your daily score submissions (details on scoring will be explained in full at the Paleo Pep Rally which is announced below). Once you are entered, you have multiple ways to win a variety of different prizes. Let’s talk about the big picture first,
The LuRong Challenge:
1) Each participant will automatically receive a start-up pack worth over $100 in products, gift cards, etc.
2) You will have access to the world wide leaderboard to compare you results with the world, and help CFLI dominate
3) Each week there is over $10,000 in prizes on the table from Reebok, New Balance, Skins, etc for top performers in both Scaled and Rx’d divisions
4) Sweepstake Prizes based off different themes each week
What this means is we are now a team working towards a goal: WINNING the Northeast and/or the National Championship!! In our region will be affiliates from ME, NH, MA, NJ, PA, RI, MD, DE, and CT. We must crush them. (again, full scoring details will be explained at the Paleo Pep Rally).
The divisions will include:
· Men’s Open
· Women’s Open
· Men’s Masters 45+
· Women’s Masters 45+
And check this out, if you’re sitting there thinking “pshht, I don’t need Paleo. I already look like I’m chiseled out of stone and I crush every WOD imaginable. I’m way too good for this.” Well think again. We all know that you don’t crush every WOD, and Paleo will most definitely improve your performance. But to add to it, there will be a new WOD every week for you to complete and compare to the rest of the region to see how you match up based purely on performance. So if you’re a true WODKILLA, now is the time to show the world. At same time, if you are WODSCALA you will be completing the Scaled version of each workout, still competing against the rest of the world and eligible for the same prizes. It’s on!
Oh, and the grand prize for individual winners include over $1,000 worth of gear and equipment, and some pretty sick publicity. Not to mention if (or should I say “when”?) CFLI wins the National Championship, we’ll get a $50,000 gym makeover, and we’re gonna party like it’s 1999!!
Now let’s take a look at what’s going to be going on right here at CFLI World Headquarters. So now we’re competing amongst ourselves, but I won’t even dare refer to it as “smaller” because this challenge has “MONUMENTAL” tattooed all over it
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CFLI Paleo Challenge IV:
As I mentioned early, it will run the exact same dates as the Lurong Challenge. It will also share the same benchmark WODs for tracking performance, and same measurements for tracking body composition. The “in-house” challenge is going to have all the same features that have made these challenges such a success in the past. Things like:
- 1 additional Training Session per week for the entire challenge (9 sessions, valued ~$20 each)
- Before and After photos
- Daily email contact with a coach for nutritional check-in and "score" updates
- weekly bonus challenges
- CA$H Prize
- Paleo Potluck Dinner
- Radical body composition improvements
- A kick-start to a healthy new lifestyle
This time around, we are adding a few new features. We already talked about the weekly prizes that are going on in the nation-wide challenge, and they are very cool. But let’s just say, God forbid, that someone from CFLI doesn’t win one week. That would pretty disappointing right? WRONG. Doesn’t matter. You know why? Cause for every weekly and overall award that is given away nation-wide, we will also be giving away our own prizes in each category! That means for every workout, the top Male and Female Rx’d, Male and Female scaled, and top Master will getting hooked up with cool swag. Some of those prizes will include:
- CFLI Apparel from the Pro-Shop
- CrossFit Equipment and Gear
- Private Skill Sessions with your favorite coaches
There will be 5 Weekly WODs throughout the challenge, and each week’s prizes will be worth approximately $25/ category (5 categories – Male Rx, Female Rx, Male Scaled, Female Scaled, Masters). So each week we’ll be giving away over $100 worth of prizes based purely off performance. Pretty cool right? A little extra motivation to bust your hump on that challenge WOD each week and then some sweet “show-off” stuff. But if you paid attention in the opening paragraph, I believe I mentioned that we were going to be BLOWING THE ROOF OFF. If you think a couple give-a-ways is our definition of stepping it up, you don’t know us very well. Let’s cut to the chase and talk about what you can win:
Grand Prize (1 Male, 1 Female, 1 Master):
$250 Cold Hard Cash
Reebok Olympic Weightlifting Shoes of your choice ($150 value)
Progenex Combo Pack - 1 Recovery, 1 More Muscle ($110 Value)
PurePharma Combo Pack - 1 Fish Oil, 1 Vitamin D ($50 value)
Put the calculators away, I’ll just tell you that is over $550 in cash and prizes for 3 separate people!!
2nd Place (1 Male, 1 Female, 1 Master):
Reebok Nano 2.0s of your choice ($110 value)
Progenex Combo Pack - 1 Recovery, 1 More Muscle ($110 Value)
PurePharma Combo Pack - 1 Fish Oil, 1 Vitamin D ($50 value)
3rd Place (1 Male, 1 Female):
CFLI Pro-Shop Gift Pack ($75 value)
Progenex Combo Pack - 1 Recovery, 1 More Muscle ($110 Value)
PurePharma Combo Pack - 1 Fish Oil, 1 Vitamin D ($50 value)
Spirit of the Challenge Award (1 person) **New Category**
Reebok Nano 2.0s of your choice ($110 value)
Honorary WOD named after this person, designed by this person (Priceless)
The award will be voted on by fellow competitors and coaches. It will be given to someone who demonstrated pure determination, tireless effort, team support, and inspired others. It can be awarded to anyone besides first and second place finishers.
Take a second to pick your jaw up off your desk and think about this. Between overall and weekly prizes, we are giving away over $3,000 worth of the greatest stuff on the planet!!
But wait….THERE’S MORE!
Do you know somebody who would benefit from a Paleo Lifestyle but is not a member of CFLI? Do they say they would like to try Paleo but always end the sentence with “But_______”? We all do. You may even live with this person and having them not involved in the challenge has hindered your performance in the past. Maybe you have a few friends in your office who ask you a million annoying questions about Paleo during lunch as they open another bag of Frito Lays. Well here is your chance to get them involved. This time around, we are going to be running a separate side challenge for Friends and Family. It will be the Nutrition portion of the challenge only, so they will not have to come in for the Baseline and weekly WODs. They will have to come in once at the beginning and once at the end to get measured and photos, that’s it. The rest will be done via email, and they will be following the same at-home rules as you, so you can work together. Their portion will only be 30 days (c’mon, they’re newbies!) unless they opt to go the full 60. This will be explained more at the Paleo Pep Rally, but start recruiting now. The cost for Friends and Family will be $50 for 30 days or $75 for the full challenge. Want some motivation?
Register 1 Family and Friend and receive $10 off your in-house registration
Register 2 F&F’s, receive $25 off registration
Register 3 F&F’s, receive FREE registration to the in-house portion
Register 5 or more F&F’s, FREE registration and FREE Reebok Nano 2.0’s of your choice!
Boom. That just happened. Registration sheets will be available at the Pep Rally (F&F participants do not need to attend the Pep Rally).
Challenge dates: September 17th- November 18th
Measurements/Photos: Saturday September 15th (time TBA)
Fee:
LuRong Nation-Wide Challenge - $50 (separate fee, F&F discounts do not apply here)
CFLI In-House Challenge - $50 (discounts available with F&F), $35 Gold Members
You must be registered for the Nation-wide challenge by Friday September 14th, and you can register on this link: https://www.lurongliving.com/challenge/signupc-1
To make things a little easier, the fee for the In-House will not be collected until Friday October 12th, so you will have 1 month between payments. More details at Pep Rally.
Paleo Pep Rally: Wednesday September 5th, 6-7pm
This time around, we’re ditching the science lecture (boooorinnggggg) and sticking to the fun stuff. We will discuss all the rules, scoring, and prizes and get amped up. You do not need to be registered to attend the Pep Rally.
Everything else will be covered at the Pep Rally. Get your game face on, rally your fellow CFLI members, get your Friends and Family fired up, and let’s get ready to take on the WORLD!
Paleo Challenge IV "CFLI vs The World"
Please print the following documents and bring to the PPR:
Paleo Challenge IV Timeline
Paleo Challenge IV-Main Summary
Paleo IV-Lurong Challenge Rules.docx
Similarities and Differences
Resources
Friends & Family Challenge
F&F Main Summary (Do not need to print for Pep Rally)
Family & Friends Registration
Kids & Teens Challenge
Kids & Teens Registration
