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Hm, not sure what is missing, really. I focused a lot on the dead hang part, can get up until the point the top of my head is level with the bar, but struggle to get my nose above it. I will just practice more, I'm sure it will come. I did not really manage to get to all the things I wanted to do during this challenge, some things are happening I need to get my head around. Good idea to focus on other things then my super stunt skills, can always pick them up later. Either way, I will be checking in to see all the inspiring things people get up to to collect ideas for another time.

It is a few days late, but here is my challenge summary: Caught some bug in week 5 which left me with feeling rubbish until now. So I did not do much in the way of training apart from a bouldering session last week, which was not my best one. So really this challenge ended in an epic fail. Pull up Went for a detour through the park after my night shift today to face the pull up bar. I can almost manage one unsupported pull up, but out of nowhere I was able to do 3 chin ups! Was so pleased with it and did only 3 because I was rather surprised and did not want to spoil it. I am sure I would have managed one more at a push. So over all it os a fail for what I set out to do, but a great success in getting a proper chin up. Handstands At the moment this is on hold, as standing upside down causes my head to spin. Endurance Apart from the bouldering I did only manage one HIIT session last week, so overall a C Flexibility - a good D over all Danish Got stuck at unit 4, but determined to keep going, it is a life quest after all Will sit out the next challenge and hopefully will be back with a better challenge another time.

Sorry for the late reply, too many night shifts and general feeling of rubbishness kept me from updating or answering. Thanks for your support, much appreciated. Chinese pole is a freestanding pole, a bit like a lamp post covered with rubber. Look at this http://youtu.be/6iE8wvaa-Rk He also does these weird push ups at the start, worth a watch If you get a chance to try bouldering, give it a go. I really like it, even though I am not very good at it yet.

Wow, great things have been happening for you! Congratulations on passing the exam and good luck for the next parts! Yay for amazing skills!

Week 5 is coming to an end today and I had one rubbish week. Wanted to write a week 4 summary a few days ago, but the computer ate it and I lacked the energy to write another one. I finished week 4 strong with a circus workshop working mainly on handstands and Chinese pole (a first for me, such good fun). Worked on handstands, pull ups and flexibility consistently, but could not catch up with Danish as I helped my husband study for a German exam. Started week 5 with a bouldering session, but everything went downhill from there. Totally zapped since, culminating in a day of vomiting yesterday. I thought I scrap this whole thing, but woke up this morning feeling back to normal. So will do my best for the last week to see where I can get after one week of rest.

Sleep is one of my best skills Looks like you are doing great. I gave up overhead presses because it would make my arms too tired to train handstands, and I was stuck at only 22kg! I'm well impressed.

Looks like you are doing great! You write you are doing 3x15 squats a piece, do you do single leg ones? I love jumping rope, once I get past the whipping myself around the legs stage it is really good fun.

I think I have been doing cheater handstands, instead of kicking up I have been lazy and have been jumping into my handstands. While it is still the same for developing strength I guess, I engage totally different muscles for kicking up with hands on the floor and balancing. Force myself to do proper kick ups now with some lazy ones thrown in to practice longer holds. My last two times in the park I used the bands. The jump up and hold ones are negatives, have read somewhere that they are better for developing strength than the bands, so I usually try to do both.

You are right in a way, I live in England (Liverpool that is), but am originally from Germany. I thought my spelling mistakes would give me away. Maybe that isolating business is what I found so charming in the first place . Went to the park this afternoon to work on my pull ups and do some fun stuff at the parallel bars, the only person recognising my existence was a tiny little girl that glared at me when I used the monkey bars. Her monkey bars by the look she gave me. You gave me something to think about with the question about time of freestanding handstand, gave it a go and managed maybe 2 seconds. Have neglected the balancing aspect quite a bit with all the wall work it seems. I think I should incorporate handstands in the garden into my training to improve that.

Thanks . I get rather grumpy when I don't get out, so sunshine is really a bonus. The third week finished yesterday, it was not my best one. Strength: Handstands: practiced 5 times in the evening, mainly wall holds to built up strength Pull ups: only did three good sessions, one in the gym, one at aerial training and one in the park Endurance: if I am generous and count climbing and aerial, I still only got two sessions in last week, have to go back to short HIIT sessions. Flexibility: 4 sessions last week, feel stiffer if anything! Guess I did not have time to train as much, therefore my joints were not as warm and flexible as they normally are. Danish: did not quite finish the third unit, have to catch up this week. Started the new week with a good climbing and pull up session at the local bouldering place. I have discovered an awesome route in a cave they have there, I hope they leave it long enough for me to finish it one day

I often take some time to feel comfortable in a place, but realised in the local park that no one knows me or cares, so I just pretend I am the only person there .

Hope all that studying and training is going well

Thanks for returning it, much appreciated!

Thanks for returning it, much appreciated!

Three sets of 6 pul ups, I am bowing to your pure berserk awesomeness. Still working on that first one Congratulations on the clear head days, what a good start into the new week!