8 Week Challenge
How to enter and win
This is a transformation challenge, not just a weight loss challenge. We’re looking for overall total-body transformation. Whatever your goal is, that is what you will work towards. While working towards your goal, you will also be working towards creating healthy habits for yourself to help your transformation
— habits that, even after this challenge is over, you will continue because it's part of your lifestyle. You will no longer need to be motivated to do something, because you will do it out of habit.
No matter what happens, there is nothing to lose here — except a few extra pounds of body fat. Habits create consistency. Consistency creates discipline. Discipline gets you to the finish line!
1. Sign up for the 8 Weeks Challenge below
2. Download the Strength Legacy app if you don’t already have it.Submit your BEFORE photos. KEEP YOUR ORIGINAL BEFORE PHOTOS, because you will need them for the Final Submission. ENTRY Submissions are due NO later than JANUARY 27th.
3. Follow your PERSONALISED training program. Create a schedule for yourself and follow the workouts each week for the duration of the challenge (30/01/23-28/03/23)
4. Follow your personalised diet plan. (Optional) Share your journey on social media tagging @strength.legacy using hashtags #Strengthlegacy #SLChallenge. This isn't required, but we'll be following along with these hashtags and it could help you stand out from other contestants.
5. Put in the work! You have 8 weeks to turn these behaviours into habits. These habits will get you to your overall transformation goal! Make yourself a priority and stick to it!
6. FINAL Submissions will be due NO later than MARCH 20th 11:59pm MDT. You will be submitting your before and afters side by side for the final submissions (Read info below on how to submit photos correctly).
How to take before and after photos:
PLEASE FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO TAKING YOUR SUBMISSION PHOTOS:
Submit your BEFORE pictures no later then February 6, 2023 . Make sure to submit front, back & side photos! Keep your BEFORE photos because you will need them for Final Submission.
Submit your FINAL SUBMISSION photos by March 20, 2023 at 11:59pm. For your final submission photos, you will download any pic collage app and you will put your BEFORE and AFTER photos side by side (see example*).
Both front pose together, both side pose together, and both back pose together. In both the before and after you need to hold the Challenge sheet, with your name, current date, and current weight.
Tips for taking progress pictures:
1. Full Body (head to toes in full frame).
DO NOT take photos in mirrors. Have someone else take them or get a tripod. The more seriously you take these, the more helpful they will be to you!
2. Use the Same Pose.
Must have front, side and rear full body pose. Do same exact pose for your before photo and your after photo. You can’t compare a relaxed pose to a flexing pose, not the same.
Front Pose: stand relaxed with arms at your sides
Side Pose: turn directly to the side with arms raise straight out in front or at your side (your choice)
Back Pose: stand relaxed with arms at your sides
3. Take them at the same time of day. Do them first thing in the morning so you have no variables and you can really judge your progress weekly.
4. Take them in the same location, with same lighting, and clutter free background.
Lighting I think is most important. Taking pics at the gym under fluorescent lights is going to looks very different then taking them at home in natural light.
Find a nice natural light that is NOT too drastic. Natural light will give you more honest results. Find a plain blank wall in your house and always stand in the same exact location!
5. Wear the same outfit.
I think wearing the same outfit is helpful because when your body actually starts transforming, that outfit will start fitting you different which can be great tool!
Females: bathing suit or sport bra and shorts.
Males: shirtless and shorts
6. Download a collage app.
Compare your pictures side by side utilising a collage app weekly to check on your progress. Put your oldest photo to the left and your newest photo to the right in the same poses to really clearly see your progress. You will need to have a collage app for the final submissions.