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On the left, it's what I see when I'm at my dashboard. After clicking the "Complete leaderboard" button, I see what is on the right. They should be the same, no?
The top five names are different/mixed up.
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To be honest the leaderboards are a bit of a joke when you think about it anyway. If you have a "friends" leaderboard it would be kinda cool but as for these people that have burned 45 000 calories...mmm. I may be a bit cynical but this is America and we are in the age of A-Rod, Bill Bellicheat and Bernie Madoff. All it takes is someone to put a very high weight in and then have their dorm work out a few hours a day - world champ! Yes - cynical but probably true. I'm trying to set myself difficult goals and if I can compete with some people I know are doing this right I would love some competition motivation.
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spaterson65, Yeah I just had a look at my dashboard and the leaderboard preview does seem odder than usual today. I think the one on the leaderboard page is likely to be the more accurate one. Maybe they'll be back in order by tomorrow.
SIRJACKHAMMER, while what you are saying is entirely possible it is also entirely possible that the high scores on the leaderboard were honestly earned. A strong young man of over 6 ft tall weighing 250 lbs could easily burn up to 750 calories a day using YSFE and if that young man worked out everyday since release date on Nov 4 he could have burned 45,000 calories. I who am much smaller than the hypothetical young man and so have only ever reached a maximum of close to 400 calories in a day have worked very hard to reach my current world leaderboard ranking of 33 (US 21). Of course, I'm not doing all this work to see my leaderboard number climb and I am amazed that I ever appeared on it at all. I'm doing it for my own personal health and fitness reasons. But the leaderboard is one of the many motivation features build into YSFE that help me stay focused and helps me continue to feel, "Hey, I can do this." So, while it can certainly be cheated, I don't think it's just a joke. I think it's one more thing that adds to the fun of YSFE.
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It's actually been rather quirky since day one. I was (and possibly still am) listed twice in the list -- once as a male and once as a female, with different calorie totals. I've seen others listed twice as well. I can't see them being different accounts since Xbox Live doesn't allow duplicates.Originally posted by NanoParticle:
spaterson65, Yeah I just had a look at my dashboard and the leaderboard preview does seem odder than usual today. I think the one on the leaderboard page is likely to be the more accurate one. Maybe they'll be back in order by tomorrow.
That's how I use the leaderboard -- as motivation. While it is possible that some could fudge with their numbers, I don't think it's too likely. One day they'll tire of it.SIRJACKHAMMER, while what you are saying is entirely possible it is also entirely possible that the high scores on the leaderboard were honestly earned. A strong young man of over 6 ft tall weighing 250 lbs could easily burn up to 750 calories a day using YSFE and if that young man worked out everyday since release date on Nov 4 he could have burned 45,000 calories. I who am much smaller than the hypothetical young man and so have only ever reached a maximum of close to 400 calories in a day have worked very hard to reach my current world leaderboard ranking of 33 (US 21). Of course, I'm not doing all this work to see my leaderboard number climb and I am amazed that I ever appeared on it at all. I'm doing it for my own personal health and fitness reasons. But the leaderboard is one of the many motivation features build into YSFE that help me stay focused and helps me continue to feel, "Hey, I can do this." So, while it can certainly be cheated, I don't think it's just a joke. I think it's one more thing that adds to the fun of YSFE.
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Along with a good diet I am up to 900 Calories daily. I have to put in several hours every day to reach 900. I have lost 15 pounds since the game came out. I plan on losing 15 more pounds in the next 2 months to reach my target weight.
I have been honest with inputting my information into YSFE. I know I would only be cheating myself. I hope others would do the same. Others may be cheating, but it has still been a big motivator for me to watch the leader boards.
A suggestion: don't try increasing your calories to fast. I started at 200 have worked up to 900 over 2 months.
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I'm bouncing around at 10lbs lost. The Christmas holidays kinda made me flip flop, but thankfully nothing major.Originally posted by laqutis11:
Along with a good diet I am up to 900 Calories daily. I have to put in several hours every day to reach 900. I have lost 15 pounds since the game came out. I plan on losing 15 more pounds in the next 2 months to reach my target weight.
I have been honest with inputting my information into YSFE. I know I would only be cheating myself. I hope others would do the same. Others may be cheating, but it has still been a big motivator for me to watch the leader boards.
A suggestion: don't try increasing your calories to fast. I started at 200 have worked up to 900 over 2 months.
When I first started YSFE, I was happy when I managed 200 calories burned per day, averaging at around 100-150. When I switched routines in after the first month, I worked up to 400-500 per day and I'm pleased with that level. Aside from burning calories, I'm keeping a closer watch on what I take in, limiting myself to 2200-2500 max per day. With the workouts, I'm average around 1500-1800.
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Weight loss is not my major focus with YSFE. During the summer I modified my diet that had gone array over the last couple years. I did not "go on a diet"; I simply went back to eating what I know is good for me. So I lost several pounds while waiting for my pre-ordered Kinect. YSFE has helped me to tone back up and get my body back into shape. I have as a result of using it lost an additional 5 pounds. I feel so much better being active every day. I don't remember exactly when it happened but suddenly one day I was smiling instead of grimacing during my workouts. And instead of thinking "Man, I'm so sore." I started thinking "Wow, I feel great."
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I can honestly say i have not lied about anything in YS:FE evolved to get the calorie burned numbers i have, i know i would only be cheating myself. The only way my numbers would be wrong is if the calorie counter in the game is wrong or inaccurate. My weight is set at 136 lbs (which is what i am) and i am 5 feet 8 inches tall. I usually do the platinum cardio boxing at least 6-10 times a day and according to the game burn anywhere between 120-135 calories per 14 minute session (so i burn 700-1200 calories a day).
A year ago yesterday i stepped on the scale and weighed 182 lbs and decided it was time for me to lose weight. I changed my eating habits and got more active and as of today i'm 136 lbs. I put a lot of time, effort and discipline into losing and then maintaining my weight so i'm not going to cheat the numbers just to be at the top of a leaderboard in some video game. I don't want to go back to being as big as i was
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That's really impressive. I'm 165 lbs and burn around 350 cal in a 90 minute session - but a bit of that is just dinking around between menus etc. If you are burning 1200 calories and only weigh 136lb you must have to take in a lot of calories per day right? I would imagine you would get sick pretty fast if you were not "feeding the machine"! I agree with the earlier comments about how enjoyable these workouts are - I actually look forward to my daily workout! I still run twice a week to mix it up but prefer my ysfe time.
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well according to the calorie counter i use on my phone (myfitnesspal) to maintain my weight of 136 lbs i should be intaking about 1900 calories a day. so depending on the calories i burn exercising i usually intake about 2400-3000 calories a day. I try to stay under that for the occassional slip up day when i may eat a little more than i should
