lucky fire dragon Posted February 21, 2020 Report Share Posted February 21, 2020 thing 2 done with barbell without weights and it was surprisingly easy - strength training seems to be paying off, yay 2 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
nianjufe Posted February 21, 2020 Report Share Posted February 21, 2020 Late to the party! As usual, but catching up all at once. Thing one done, unintentionally, but still a W.✔️ Thing two.......I will be using a ream of printer paper......at work.......and because it's just one ream I will do 1x5........DONE✔️ 3 Quote NF Character Current Challenge Intro Post, Battle Log "Faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see." Hebrews 11:1 Link to comment
Tobbe Posted February 22, 2020 Report Share Posted February 22, 2020 On 2/21/2020 at 1:05 AM, Gainsdalf the Whey said: Use your suitcase! Great idea! Sounds so obvious when you say it I took our smallest big suitcase. It was 18 kg when we dropped it off at the airport, but we have removed a few things from it after that. So I estimate the current weight to 10 kg. Did 5 bear complexes. 2 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
JustCallMeAmber Posted February 22, 2020 Report Share Posted February 22, 2020 Did one full rep of the complex with the bar before my shoulder said that was probably not a good plan. So I did 2 sets of 5 with a broom. On the upside, I think that is the 1st time I've had the bar over my head since October ish 2 2 Quote We will never see the best version of ourselves inside our comfort zone Link to comment
oromendur Posted February 23, 2020 Report Share Posted February 23, 2020 Right. Thing Two is done. My cunning plan had been to dig up my pair of itsy-bitsy teensy-weensy 8kg kettlebells for this, get the benefit of a nice light weighted OHP in each arm, and incidentally claim an aspiration point in my own challenge. Turns out I only have a matched set of 12kg kettlebells though... Now, of course, 12kg still isn't very big, but -- considering the aeons which have passed since last I attempted such an outlandish feat -- it was a bit bigger than I really wanted. Whatever. I said [BLEEP] it, wiped the years of dust and grass and dirt off of the 'bells, took one in each hand, and gave it a go. Three of these Bear things later, I've decided that's more than enough of that foolishness 6 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
RedStone Posted February 23, 2020 Report Share Posted February 23, 2020 In the 3rd year of challenges, the Nerd Fitness workout was: DEAD BUGS Along with having a ridiculous and hilarious name, deadbugs are some of the most awesome moves out there, and you can do them anywhere! By keeping your shoulders down and back, and keeping your back from coming off the floor, you'll be engaging the erector muscles of the spine and back - a grossly underdeveloped belt that is a big contributing factor to back pain and injury in other exercise. But wait, there's more! You'll be getting great core work along with that spinal stabilization, (2 sides of the same coin, amirite?) as well as working your hip flexors and shoulder mobility. I've included three levels for progressions, but if this is something you like, there are tons of variations out there. Happy dead bugging! LEVEL 1 (Includes 2 modifications) LEVEL 2 (The slower you go, the tougher these are, and they really drive home proper positioning!) LEVEL 3 Pitter patter 7 Quote ~Peace Be The Journey~ one - two - three - four - five - six - seven- eight - nine - ten - eleven - twelve - thirteen - fourteen - fifteen - sixteen - seventeen - eighteen - nineteen - twenty - twenty one - twenty two - twenty three - twenty four - twenty five - twenty six - twenty seven - twenty eight - twenty nine - thirty - thirty one - thirty two - thirty three - thirty four - thirty five - thirty six Link to comment
Scaly Freak Posted February 23, 2020 Report Share Posted February 23, 2020 Done! I added the Swiss ball version to the mobility and stretching I've started doing before I lift, and did ten on each side. I have now learned that I really need to stop neglecting my core muscles. 1 Quote The Great Reading Thread of 2023 “I've always believed that failure is non-existent. What is failure? You go to the end of the season, then you lose the Super Bowl. Is that failing? To most people, maybe. But when you're picking apart why you failed, and now you're learning from that, then is that really failing? I don't think so." - Kobe Bryant, 1978-2020. Rest in peace, great warrior. Personal Challenges, a.k.a.The Saga of Scalyfreak: Tutorial; Ch 1; Ch 2; Ch 3; Ch 4; Ch 5; Ch 6; Intermission; Intermission II; Ch 7; Ch 8; Ch 9; Ch 10; Ch 11; Ch 12 ; Ch 13; Ch 14; Ch 15; Ch 16; Ch 17; Intermission III; Ch 18; Ch 19; Ch 20; Ch 21; Ch 22; Ch 23; Ch 24; Ch 25; Intermission IV; Ch 26; Ch 27; Ch 28; Ch 29; Ch 30; Ch 31; Ch 32; Ch 33; Ch 34; Ch 35; Ch 36; Ch 37; Ch 38; Ch 39; Ch 40; Intermission V; Ch 41; Ch 42; Ch 43 Link to comment
Thom Stépan Posted February 24, 2020 Report Share Posted February 24, 2020 Starting behind the cool kids with this one. First challenge done. [I am hanging out with the Scouts again]. Now to think about the next two... 2 Quote Where to find me: Current Challenge : Battle Log : Facebook : Instagram : "Each day, just focus on getting 1% better in whatever it is you're trying to improve. That's it. Just 1%." ArtofManliness Article. "That which is wise and holy helps the health and wholeness of the chain of generations." D. R. Miller. "We do not rise to our expectations. We fall to our level of training." Archilochus Link to comment
Shello Posted February 24, 2020 Report Share Posted February 24, 2020 5 Bear Complexes done with a sledgehammer. 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
Tobbe Posted February 24, 2020 Report Share Posted February 24, 2020 18 hours ago, RedStone said: In the 3rd year of challenges, the Nerd Fitness workout was: DEAD BUGS Great! I'll try to combine this with yoga tonight. I'll do some Dead Bugs before or after. 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 24, 2020 Report Share Posted February 24, 2020 Oh man, I wish I had a medicine ball!!! I guess I'll do the Swiss ball variant of these. Is it too late to do workout 2? I've been traveling and just have not had a minute, but I could get it sorted today... 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
Anim07734 Posted February 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2020 5 hours ago, starsapart said: Oh man, I wish I had a medicine ball!!! I guess I'll do the Swiss ball variant of these. Is it too late to do workout 2? I've been traveling and just have not had a minute, but I could get it sorted today... Nope, there are no deadlines for this minichallenge! 1 Quote Anim07734; God of Death in Training Tiefling Assassin and Artificer Maxim 70: Failure is not an option. It is mandatory. The option is whether or not to let failure be the last thing you do. Link to comment
Tobbe Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 On 2/24/2020 at 4:01 PM, Tobbe said: Great! I'll try to combine this with yoga tonight. I'll do some Dead Bugs before or after. Did the Dead Bugs, but after that, I was as good as dead 😛 Had a core yoga session lined up, but decided this would have to do for the night. Did 5 on each side, rested a bit and decided to do two more sets of 5 on each side. But for the last set I put on a new song on Spotify that I hadn't heard before, and got totally lost in it and forgot to count my reps. So I just did dead bugs for the full song. Good thing it was a short song at just over two minutes 2 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
Snickie Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 Bear complexes done, some bodyweight variation with dumbbells and some with a broomstick to simulate barbell and one with a slightly annoyed cat. I am amused at all the different things people are lifting to get this done. Dead Bugs done. Ow ow ow. I should practice clarinet in boat pose but not until my poor abs have recovered from these. 1 Quote Snickie | Level 25 Female Human Assassin-ish | Level ??? | tall skinny female stick figure STR med | AGI low | DEX high | CON med | WIS ??? | CHA ??? Current Challenge: Snickie Builds a Solids Foundation Top right down arrow > Account Settings > Signature Link to comment
oromendur Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 Thing Three done. This Thing was much less a death-causing-to-the-hobbit Thing than the last Thing I don't have a medicine ball and just couldn't be bothered to dig out my Swiss ball, so as payment for my laziness I did 25 of the unassisted ones. 2 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
fitnessgurl Posted February 26, 2020 Report Share Posted February 26, 2020 Did 1 & 3 Quote L3 Human Ranger/Assassin Str. 6 Dex. 2 Sta. 1 Con. 12 Wis. 8 Cha. 3 https://www.nerdfitness.com/character/58014 Motto: Where there is life, there is hope. Soli Deo Gloria Link to comment
Thom Stépan Posted February 27, 2020 Report Share Posted February 27, 2020 2 Bear Complexes done and 3 Dead Bugs done. Keeping up with the mini, yay me. Quote Where to find me: Current Challenge : Battle Log : Facebook : Instagram : "Each day, just focus on getting 1% better in whatever it is you're trying to improve. That's it. Just 1%." ArtofManliness Article. "That which is wise and holy helps the health and wholeness of the chain of generations." D. R. Miller. "We do not rise to our expectations. We fall to our level of training." Archilochus Link to comment
Hazard Posted February 27, 2020 Report Share Posted February 27, 2020 In the 4th year of challenges, the Nerd Fitness task was: Four Questions Asked! You never know whose help you'll need to clear the next dungeon. So grow your list of NF allies! Post a question on 4 people's challenges or battle logs whose threads you haven't posted on yet during this challenge period. 4 Quote You haven't seen my Final Form I Stand With Gina Carano Link to comment
Tobbe Posted February 28, 2020 Report Share Posted February 28, 2020 Thread 1: Thread 2: Thread 3: Thread 4: 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
Cr33g Posted February 28, 2020 Report Share Posted February 28, 2020 Thank you for sharing my thread about my goals and progress, Tobbe. I really appreciate it. 1 Quote Link to comment
oromendur Posted February 29, 2020 Report Share Posted February 29, 2020 Thing Four is done. I did not like this Thing. This Thing was awkwardly and unpleasantly outside my comfort zone. Of course everything was fine and turned out to be a good Thing in the end, but... 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
darkfoxx Posted March 2, 2020 Report Share Posted March 2, 2020 In the 5th year of challenges, the Nerd Fitness workout was: Five Warrior variations! On 2/27/2020 at 9:59 PM, Hazard said: Four Questions Asked! On 2/23/2020 at 5:03 PM, RedStone said: Three DEAD BUGS! On 2/20/2020 at 5:51 AM, Gainsdalf the Whey said: Two Bear Complexes! On 2/17/2020 at 8:57 PM, Tanktimus the Encourager said: And an update to my challenge thread! 3 Quote Level 83 Wood Elf Druid Druid: || 59 | 60 | 61 | 61.5 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 || Ranger: || 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 || ||Char/RPG|| STR: 57 || DEX: 59 || STA: 52 || CON: 47 || WIS: 59 || CHA: 59 Link to comment
darkfoxx Posted March 2, 2020 Report Share Posted March 2, 2020 For the Druid offering, let’s flow through 5 Warrior variations (Warrior 1, warrior 2, proud warrior, humble warrior, warrior 3) either holding each pose for 5 slow breaths (in for a count of 3, out for a count of 3) or transitioning through each pose in a breath cycle (breathe in, Warrior 1, breathe out; breathe in, Warrior 2, breathe out; etc.) whichever type of movement your body needs today. If you can’t do a pose perfectly today, no worries - it’s about the journey, not perfection. Links to descriptions of the movements - with modifications - are in the post above. Reference pics below Warrior 2 Warrior 1 Warrior 3 Proud Warrior Humble Warrior 5 Quote Level 83 Wood Elf Druid Druid: || 59 | 60 | 61 | 61.5 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 || Ranger: || 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 || ||Char/RPG|| STR: 57 || DEX: 59 || STA: 52 || CON: 47 || WIS: 59 || CHA: 59 Link to comment
nianjufe Posted March 2, 2020 Report Share Posted March 2, 2020 Dead Bugs - Done with Swiss ball for workout warmup 1X10 Commenting - Commencing now (will edit when complete) Warrior Flow - Scheduled for Wednesday (will edit when complete) Quote NF Character Current Challenge Intro Post, Battle Log "Faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see." Hebrews 11:1 Link to comment
JustCallMeAmber Posted March 3, 2020 Report Share Posted March 3, 2020 I did the dead bugs and the Warrior flow (which felt so good this morning!). I will confess my reaction to the 4 questions goal looked like this: but I will do my best to make it happen. 1 3 Quote We will never see the best version of ourselves inside our comfort zone Link to comment
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