Add Lightness - Oppo Fitness Challenge Starts Today!

"f86sabre" (f86sabre)
07/01/2014 at 11:15 • Filed to: Oppo Fitness

What is the quickest way to make a car faster? Remove weight. There is a reason why funny cars are fiberglass and tube frame and not built on Panther chassis. Do you think Kimi would still have a gig if the Ferrari garage ice cream was all you could eat? Per NBCSN F-1 technical analyst Steve Matchett, an extra 5kg (11 lbs) will cost you around 0.2 sec/lap. Do you want to be slow around Silverstone? No, and neither do I! So what are we going to do about it? We are going to have the first annual Oppo Fitness challenge.

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Here is the deal; From July 1-September 28 we will be keeping track of time working out and most weight lost. The person who scores highest in each wins. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! Click on the "+" to add a tab, rename it with your name and copy the black table onto it. Each week come back and record your results. Easy, right? (Edit 2: I have updated the spreadsheet permissions. You shoukd b3 able to add yourself now. If yiu cant add youraelf rhen Make a note below and I will add you).

While cheating in motorsports is expected and part of the show, it is not cool here. You are on your honor. Also, be smart and safe in the activities you take part in. Don't hurt yourself. To finish first, first you must finish.

As one of the prizes I will pony up one of these to the person who puts in the most exercise time. I'm hoping someone else will be kind enough to pony up another prize for pounds lost.

Here is a couple of versions of the full the full link for those who need it:

http://tinyurl.com/2014OppoFitnes…

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…

Images: Worldcarfans.com, Sportscardigest.com, carthrottle.com, USAF

Full disclosure. This isn't really a contest. This is something we are doing for fun and to get rid of the junk in the trunk. The prize I provide is out of the goodness of my heart, so no bitching. This is not really affiliated with Jalopnik or Gawker and if you have a heart attack while running for the first time since 8th grade then maybe you should have visited your doctor before starting this. All other small print you have ever read goes here...

DISCUSSION (41)

RacecaR > f86sabre
07/01/2014 at 11:29

Kinja'd!!!

Since this is the only way to currently reply, I will do it this way.

I can not add a tab to the Google worksheet for some reason. I want to be in this though. Just started working out again Sunday, and I think this will help keep me accountable.

Party-vi > RacecaR
07/01/2014 at 11:30

Same here - I'm in too, but can't add myself.

For Sweden > f86sabre
07/01/2014 at 11:30

Sounds fun, but I'm still worried about my gains.

/"gains" used sarcastically

Nibbles > f86sabre
07/01/2014 at 11:42

I'm in, though I'm looking for my weight to go the other direction

Nibbles > Party-vi
07/01/2014 at 11:42

Also me too as well

Milky > Nibbles
07/01/2014 at 11:50

Same here, been a skinny-sonofa-bitch forever. Looking to add some muscle weight.

But can it start next week? #AlreadyLookingForExcuses

Nibbles > Milky
07/01/2014 at 11:51

BIG MAN WAITS FOR NO ONE

tromoly > f86sabre
07/01/2014 at 11:59

Funny Car shells are all Carbon Fiber now, Fiberglass is much heavier.

Nonster > f86sabre
07/01/2014 at 12:06

I'm in too, but I can't add a sheet to the google doc.

I need to get some weight out of the mr2 so I figure the nut behind the wheel is a good place to start

Mosqvich > f86sabre
07/01/2014 at 12:19

I want to do it, but cannot find the "+" below. Yet somehow that sneaky Crocket Bernet figured it out. I even have a google account, so I can see the entire spreadsheet, just no way to add a tab.

area man > f86sabre
07/01/2014 at 12:21

I just started working out today! But I can't add a tab for some reason...

f86sabre > RacecaR
07/01/2014 at 12:22

are you on a mobile device? That may have something to do with it. I just tried on my phone and there is no way to add a tab. I will add you when I'm at a desktop.

f86sabre > Milky
07/01/2014 at 12:23

starting this week, but we can look for a measurement for folks lookin to bulk up.

Jayhawk Jake > f86sabre
07/01/2014 at 12:27

I'd be in.

Can I count the 25 pounds I've already lost this year?

f86sabre > tromoly
07/01/2014 at 12:28

busted.

RacecaR > f86sabre
07/01/2014 at 12:28

Nope. I am on a Mac. I was just going to try later on my iPad at home.

Jayhawk Jake > f86sabre
07/01/2014 at 12:29

It's not letting me add a tab on my desktop

f86sabre > Jayhawk Jake
07/01/2014 at 12:48

try it now. I changed the permissions.

dsigned001 - O.R.C. hunter > f86sabre
07/01/2014 at 13:14

I can has add? Currently 185. I could stand to lose 25lbs or so.

f86sabre > dsigned001 - O.R.C. hunter
07/01/2014 at 13:17

Sure. I changed the permissions, could I ask you to try the link above to see if it will allow you to create a tab.

Decay buys too many beaters > f86sabre
07/01/2014 at 13:18

I'm in, though I doubt I'll move at all in the weight category.

RacecaR > f86sabre
07/01/2014 at 14:03

Woohoo! I got it to work. Added my tab, and I put starting weight in there as well.

Sn210 > f86sabre
07/01/2014 at 18:03

I'm in. We're doing a thing for work called the GCC, which basically teams of seven wear pedometers all day and it shows us where we are on a map. Im trying to convert my fat into muscle since I need to keep all the weight I can (147)

yamahog > f86sabre
07/02/2014 at 08:47

On the fence about this because it is really hard for me to lose weight in a healthy way, but I'll put my name in anyway since I'll have to cut if I get a fight lined up.

Also, totally counting the track day (2 wheels) that I'm doing on Friday as exercise. Leather suit on a hot day, goodbye water weight!

Diesel > yamahog
07/02/2014 at 09:35

A Panting, Sweating Leather Daddy

Diesel > f86sabre
07/02/2014 at 09:36

Can I count receiving a lap dance as exercising?

RacecaR > Diesel
07/02/2014 at 09:37

That reminds me to count the minutes I had sex last night. That's an aerobic exercise right?

Diesel > RacecaR
07/02/2014 at 09:38

Only if you're on top. I still smell like cotton candy and a drug addiction.

yamahog > RacecaR
07/02/2014 at 09:39

Yes, but I think you need more than three minutes for an effective cardio workout.

RacecaR > Diesel
07/02/2014 at 09:39

Okay, so I'll only count about 10 minutes...

RacecaR > yamahog
07/02/2014 at 09:42

Yes, but I think you need more than three minutes for an effective cardio workout.

Kinja'd!!!

Diesel > yamahog
07/02/2014 at 09:42

Kinja'd!!!

Moves-Like-Senna > f86sabre
07/02/2014 at 09:44

Anyone else here use Strava (cycling)? Give me a holla.

Mattbob > f86sabre
07/02/2014 at 10:57

Added a sheet for me. I also added a bit of math to my page to automatically calculate weight lost automatically based on previous weeks weight minus this weeks weight.

f86sabre > yamahog
07/02/2014 at 16:13

Just getting out and doing some exercise activity is a good thing.

yamahog > f86sabre
07/02/2014 at 22:18

I'm normally in the gym for an hour or two a day between conditioning, jiu jitsu and muay thai, but when you're a woman of childbearing age, your body tends to cling to every bit of fat as hard as it can.

Mosqvich > f86sabre
07/06/2014 at 21:27

Updated for week 1! Six pounds down. I've been on a strict eating schedule (except for today) plus cardio daily.

f86sabre > Mosqvich
07/06/2014 at 21:47

Nice!

thebigbossyboss > f86sabre
07/07/2014 at 11:22

Swam to an island in the middle of a lake known for demolishing Brian Mulroney's political career. I saw an Accord on the bottom of the lake fyi.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > f86sabre
07/07/2014 at 11:24

Okay, added my name. I do not own a scale, I guess I should buy one now.

Hooker > f86sabre
07/07/2014 at 16:00

I need this like you read about. I have fallen off the wagon for (hopefully) the last time. Let's get healthy Oppo! Also, sorry for not being around, well, ever anymore. Work/life and such.