sylph Posted February 17, 2020 Report Share Posted February 17, 2020 3 hours ago, starsapart said: I did the thing! This is suspiciously simple... so did I. Too easy 1 2 Quote Link to comment
Tobbe Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 10 hours ago, Tanktimus the Encourager said: Tanktimus here with your first task for the mini. The most important way to keep up with your goals is to post in your challenge thread. Therefore: In the 1st year of challenges, the Nerd Fitness workout was: An update to my challenge thread! Done! Actually did two updates 1 Quote Challenge 21 - Tobbe Goes Running in the Dark | Challenge 20 - Tobbe Gets Ready for CNF | Challenge 19 - Tobbe has Nutrition and Fitness Goals | Challenge 18 - Tobbe is like Jace | Challenge 17 - Tobbe Keeps a Journal | Challenge 16 - Tobbe Builds an E-commerce Site | Challenge 15 - Tobbe and the Journey | Challenge 14 - Tobbe Goes to Sleep | Challenge 13 - Tobbe Kills Zombies | PvP - DailyDare NerdFitness Edition | Challenge 12 - Tobbe tries not to do all the things | Challenge 11 - Tobbe Becomes a Yogi in South East Asia | Challenge 10 - Tobbe Becomes a Yogi | Challenge 9 - Tobbe Gets Productive | PVP - The Last Darebender | Challenge 8 - Tobbe's 100 days of food freedom (part 2) | Challenge 7 - Tobbe's 100 days of food freedom (part 1) | Challenge 6 - Tobbe becomes a Recovery Warrior | Challenge 5 - Tobbe fights the dinosaur | Challenge 4 - Tobbe catches up and pleases his wife | PVP - Rise above the pull-up bar | Challenge 3 - Tobbe eats like a ... | Mini challenge - Students gonna ranger | Challenge 2 - The Necessities | Challenge 1 - Let's get this challenge thing going | The Intuitive Eating Support Group | TODO 2019 PvP | Battle Log (>>) Link to comment
Elastigirl Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 I'm in! 1 Quote Wisdom 22.5 Dexterity 13 Charisma 15 Strength 21 Constitution-13 "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind' Luke 10; 27 Link to comment
Kishi Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 Done. Come at me. 2 Quote Work like a farmer, train like an athlete, fight like a soldier. 2 Tim. 2:3-6 BATTLE! Link to comment
RES Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 First time in a while I've completed a mini before the end of the week! 4 Quote RES...and I want to live days worth dying for Current: RES: Wrestle, It's all about the pin Spoiler Magickal, Eclectic, Goddess, Level 75 |1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19|20|21|22|23|24|25|26|27|28|29|30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|40|41|42|43|44|45|46|47|48|49|50|51|52|53|54|55|56|57|58|59|60|61|62|63|64|65|66|67|68|69|70|71|72|73|74|75|76|77|78|79|80| | My Character Page | Tracking Spreadsheet | My Blog | Growth happens when you care more about the well being of your future self than the comfort of your present self! "Pass on what you have learned. Strength, mastery. But weakness, folly, failure also. Yes, failure most of all. The greatest teacher, failure is." -Yoda Link to comment
Teirin Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 In and done the first one 🙂 2 Quote Behave yourself, badly if necessary. Current Challenge Judo - Shodan My Character Link to comment
The Shogun Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 Did the thing! What's next! 2 Quote One shot, one life. Link to comment
Athaclena Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 A mini I can do with my craaaazy schedule! Quote "Be not afraid of growing slowly; be afraid only of standing still." - Chinese Proverb My Recipe Thread 1st dozen-ish Challenges for the curious 12,11,10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,More attempts, #1 with Intro, Failed attempts Spoiler Quick Bio: IT Consultant, Been in IT 25+ Years, Bounced around and landed as a traveling Consultant for a medium-sized Software Company. I love to cook & read, I travel for a living (although amount varies widely, sometimes I'm home for weeks, others I'm traveling for weeks on end), and trying to move out of Atlanta (plan in place, working to implement). Link to comment
Shello Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 Dang right you should. *Rolls up sleeves* *Casts Resurrection* Now go post that thread.I am officially on the board!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Quote Race: Amazonian Ogre Princess | Class: Ranger | Profession: SuperHero | Affiliation: Doodlie and Pancake for Life Respawn Challenge Arcs: 2021 | 2022 I am not saying I am Wonder Woman. I am just saying no one has ever seen me and Wonder Woman together in the same room. Original Spawn Challenges 2014 - 2020: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 , 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, ?? Roadmaps: 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 Starting weight = 290.4 (2014); Current weight = 241.2; Total pounds lost: 49.2 Link to comment
Rookie Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 I am in! And I already did the first thing without knowing it was a thing. 1 Quote {Chase the wind and touch the sky; I will fly} Link to comment
oromendur Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 Thing One done. 1 Quote hröa Periano, sanar Eldaro, fëa Núnatano (body of a Hobbit, mind of an Elf, soul of a Dúnadan) Memories of a former Age [ 1 | 2 ] ~ Return from Mandos [ respawn ] Recent sojourns in Middle-earth { 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 ] [ Current: spreadsheets all the way down ] ~ [ Tracking spreadsheet ] ~ [ Instagram ] The warrior and the artist live by the same code of necessity, which dictates that the battle must be fought anew every day. ~ Steven Pressfield, The War of Art Link to comment
Jupiter Posted February 19, 2020 Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 Done! 2 Quote New Battle Log, Old Battle Log, Current Challenge 2022 Challenges: Challenge 1, Challenge 2, Challenge 3, Challenge 4 2021 Challenges: Challenge 1, Challenge 2, Challenge 3, Challenge 4, Challenge 5, Challenge 6 2020 Challenges: Challenge 1, Challenge 2, Challenge 3, Challenge 4, Challenge 5, Challenge 6, Challenge 7 Link to comment
AverageFish Posted February 19, 2020 Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 I actually did this? Before the end of the week? Yes I did. 1 Quote Link to comment
Gainsdalf the Whey Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 I disagree with Tank, the most important thing is actually to lift all the things! Therefore: In the 2nd year of challenges, the Nerd Fitness workout was: Two Bear Complexes! Scale these however you see fit. The lifted object can be anything. I used my 5 year old. 5 Quote Massrandir, Barkûn, Swolórin, The Whey Pilgrim 500 / 330 / 625 Challenges: 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 34 35 36 39 41 42 45 46 47 48 49 Current Challenge "No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. What a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. " ~ Socrates "Friends don't let friends squat high." ~ Chad Wesley Smith "It's a dangerous business, Brodo, squatting to the floor. You step into the rack, and if you don't keep your form, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to." ~ Gainsdalf Link to comment
lucky fire dragon Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 Thing 1 done, thing 2 seems like she makes it look far too easy - very suspicious 3 Quote Level 18 Wood-Elf Assassin battle log: counting the good things current challenge: something, nothing, all the things previous challenges: 25, 24, 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 How cool is it that the same God who created mountains and oceans and galaxies looked at you and thought the world needed one of you, too Link to comment
Tobbe Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 11 hours ago, Gainsdalf the Whey said: Scale these however you see fit. The lifted object can be anything. I used my 5 year old. I need inspiration! How did you do that with a kid? I'm in a hotel room, so my available objects to lift are very limited. Quote Challenge 21 - Tobbe Goes Running in the Dark | Challenge 20 - Tobbe Gets Ready for CNF | Challenge 19 - Tobbe has Nutrition and Fitness Goals | Challenge 18 - Tobbe is like Jace | Challenge 17 - Tobbe Keeps a Journal | Challenge 16 - Tobbe Builds an E-commerce Site | Challenge 15 - Tobbe and the Journey | Challenge 14 - Tobbe Goes to Sleep | Challenge 13 - Tobbe Kills Zombies | PvP - DailyDare NerdFitness Edition | Challenge 12 - Tobbe tries not to do all the things | Challenge 11 - Tobbe Becomes a Yogi in South East Asia | Challenge 10 - Tobbe Becomes a Yogi | Challenge 9 - Tobbe Gets Productive | PVP - The Last Darebender | Challenge 8 - Tobbe's 100 days of food freedom (part 2) | Challenge 7 - Tobbe's 100 days of food freedom (part 1) | Challenge 6 - Tobbe becomes a Recovery Warrior | Challenge 5 - Tobbe fights the dinosaur | Challenge 4 - Tobbe catches up and pleases his wife | PVP - Rise above the pull-up bar | Challenge 3 - Tobbe eats like a ... | Mini challenge - Students gonna ranger | Challenge 2 - The Necessities | Challenge 1 - Let's get this challenge thing going | The Intuitive Eating Support Group | TODO 2019 PvP | Battle Log (>>) Link to comment
starsapart Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 13 hours ago, Gainsdalf the Whey said: The lifted object can be anything. I used my 5 year old. I have to ask... How does one back squat a 5 year old? 😁 Have the kid sit on your shoulders? Wish I could use my kid but lol she definitely doesn't have the balance to sit on my shoulders while I squat. GUESS I'D BETTER USE A BARBELL. 1 Quote 🎪current challenge🎪 challenge archive: 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 instagram | goodreads "Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world." - Voltaire Link to comment
Gainsdalf the Whey Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 I need inspiration! How did you do that with a kid? I'm in a hotel room, so my available objects to lift are very limited.Use your suitcase! See below for the person as an implement answer. I have to ask... How does one back squat a 5 year old? [emoji16] Have the kid sit on your shoulders? Wish I could use my kid but lol she definitely doesn't have the balance to sit on my shoulders while I squat. GUESS I'D BETTER USE A BARBELL.Pretty straightforward, just lower and add a back squat and push press to the below:Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 3 4 Quote Massrandir, Barkûn, Swolórin, The Whey Pilgrim 500 / 330 / 625 Challenges: 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 34 35 36 39 41 42 45 46 47 48 49 Current Challenge "No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. What a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. " ~ Socrates "Friends don't let friends squat high." ~ Chad Wesley Smith "It's a dangerous business, Brodo, squatting to the floor. You step into the rack, and if you don't keep your form, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to." ~ Gainsdalf Link to comment
starsapart Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 6 minutes ago, Gainsdalf the Whey said: Pretty straightforward, just lower and add a back squat and push press to the below: Got it; not fit for a baby 😂 Quote 🎪current challenge🎪 challenge archive: 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 instagram | goodreads "Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world." - Voltaire Link to comment
Gainsdalf the Whey Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 Got it; not fit for a baby [emoji23] Oh yeah, great way to get nursemaid’s elbow. You could just go the full body bubble wraproute.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Massrandir, Barkûn, Swolórin, The Whey Pilgrim 500 / 330 / 625 Challenges: 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 34 35 36 39 41 42 45 46 47 48 49 Current Challenge "No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. What a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. " ~ Socrates "Friends don't let friends squat high." ~ Chad Wesley Smith "It's a dangerous business, Brodo, squatting to the floor. You step into the rack, and if you don't keep your form, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to." ~ Gainsdalf Link to comment
sylph Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 No dice for me this time. OHP to behind the neck and back to OHP is a sure fire way for my shoulders and elbows to complain loudly and for an extended duration. Quote Link to comment
Grumble Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 13 minutes ago, sylph said: No dice for me this time. OHP to behind the neck and back to OHP is a sure fire way for my shoulders and elbows to complain loudly and for an extended duration. Scale it down to bodyweight movement. Straightleg hamstring stretch to arms all the way up, bring arms out in a t shape to squat, back up bringing hands back vertical then bend back down into hamstring stretch. 5 Quote "You're going to be amazing." Fantasy Football league 2019 The Grumble Battle Log Spoiler Books: Shows: Games: God of War, Kingdom Hearts 3, Destiny 2 Level 15 Wookie Warrior Link to comment
annyshay Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 Did thing one. Uncertain whether thing two will happen. Quote Love as thou wilt. Link to comment
Gainsdalf the Whey Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 No dice for me this time. OHP to behind the neck and back to OHP is a sure fire way for my shoulders and elbows to complain loudly and for an extended duration. [emoji20] Did thing one. Uncertain whether thing two will happen.As Grumble said, it can be scaled all the way back to body weight. When I say use any implement you want, I really do mean any implement. To experience the feel of the exercise, I’d suggest a broom stick.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 6 Quote Massrandir, Barkûn, Swolórin, The Whey Pilgrim 500 / 330 / 625 Challenges: 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 34 35 36 39 41 42 45 46 47 48 49 Current Challenge "No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. What a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. " ~ Socrates "Friends don't let friends squat high." ~ Chad Wesley Smith "It's a dangerous business, Brodo, squatting to the floor. You step into the rack, and if you don't keep your form, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to." ~ Gainsdalf Link to comment
Shello Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 41 minutes ago, Gainsdalf the Whey said: To experience the feel of the exercise, I’d suggest a broom stick. Or a sledgehammer 1 1 Quote Race: Amazonian Ogre Princess | Class: Ranger | Profession: SuperHero | Affiliation: Doodlie and Pancake for Life Respawn Challenge Arcs: 2021 | 2022 I am not saying I am Wonder Woman. I am just saying no one has ever seen me and Wonder Woman together in the same room. Original Spawn Challenges 2014 - 2020: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 , 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, ?? Roadmaps: 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 Starting weight = 290.4 (2014); Current weight = 241.2; Total pounds lost: 49.2 Link to comment
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