but lodea – Do you really think punishment encourages bad behavior? I disagree. If you had to do burpees in a mankini in front of everyone at the group dinner on Thursdays, maybe you’d reconsider cheating next time.

Penalties work if they’re enough to traumatize or severely disrupt the person’s life It just can’t be real easy, like oh you cheated…you have to sit on the wall for 5 minutes. That’s not tough, I mean it might be hard for some people, but it’s not really going to leave a lasting impression. However, doing wall sits wearing a baby diaper and a bonnet while your friends pull out their cameras and start posting your pictures all over facebook? That might…

I’ll keep following this page – very curious about the paleo diet – not positive I can completely climb on board, but I’ll keep watching from afar.

After this comment and what I’ve seen on facebook, I’m a little scared to return to 530 am class tomorrow…

My opinion on penalties: I don’t like them. I think they make cheating ok, because you can just pay the penalty and be done with it. (See Urban’s Burpee Cookie post)

This challenge operates on trust and guilt trips. As in, if you cheat, there are no amount of burpees that will make it ok. You’ll have to live with letting yourself, your team, and possibly the internet down. Not too mention any sort of carb hangovers or lingering lovehandles. Nobody wants that. Just don’t cheat.