WhiteGhost Posted October 17 Report Share Posted October 17 After years of trying, I finally attained my long-term goal of being able to perform the muscle up. As is often the case, when you achieve a long term you goal I floundered for a bit trying to figure out where I wanted to focus next. After a fair bit of contemplation I have decided that I am going to double down on calisthenics tricks and have come up with a very ambitious plan. It is a long term plan and, by all rights, so ambitious as to be almost laughable. But like the old saying goes: Shoot for the moon, because even if you miss you still end up among the stars (with only limited food and fuel until you eventually die of asphyxiation). For some reason they always leave that last part off... My goal is by the end of the next year (2022) I want to be able to perform the following 8 skills: Front Lever Back Lever Human Flag Handstand Pushup Press to Handstand Planche Hold Planche Pushup Iron Cross Some of those are realistic and should be attainable within that timeframe with reasonable effort. Others will be much more challenging. For example, the guy I am following for Iron Cross progressions was bragging that he was able to get the skill after training it for only 3 years... I have split these skills into groups, with the first 3 and Iron Cross on Pull Day and the remaining 4 on Push Day. The workouts consist of 3 sets of 5 reps each for 3 progressions, consisting of my current skill level and the 2 levels before that. Some of them (like the planche hold) I cannot even get the first progression, so the other 2 will be working on prerequisite skills/ strength building. I am going to continue with my current system for the remainder of this year and then at the beginning of 2022 I will make an assessment of where I am and where I need to be by the end of the year and set targets for various progressions over the course of the year. In addition to working on these new skills, I don't want to lose the skills I have already built up, so after each workout I will also do 5 reps each of the following: Muscleup Russian Dip Straddle Handstand (min 20 seconds each) Dragon Lift Bar Walkover (Front & back is one rep) And that is my very ambitious plan for my showoff skills. But that still leaves the other half of the challenge, the naked part. Being able to do skills is one thing, but having a body that looks good doing them is even more impressive. Not to mention the benefit to learning these skills that comes from having less bodyweight to move around. This part of the program comes in 2 parts: Calories in Calories out That is probably not very controversial so let's get to it Calories out has mostly been cardio. After my workouts I have been walking/running (OK, mostly wallking) for 5K around the park. I don't feel like it has been particularly useful and in fact often leaves my joints wishing I had just left well enough alone. As it so happens, as I have been running (walking!) through the park I have watched other groups in the park each doing their own things, dancing, playing instruments, painting, etc. and one group in particular has been working on some dance moves that I thought looked pretty cool. Last week I stopped by after my run and asked if I could join them and they enthusiastically agreed. So starting from this challenge, my cardio is going to from learning a sweet dance routing that looks like it could very well be based on some TikTok viral dance. Calories in is going to be about cooking real food and limiting snacks. This is going to be particularly hard during this holiday season, but if I don't have a goal I will end up eating all the cakes and pies which would be counter-productive to the rest of my goals. Specifically I need to have at least 5 home cooked meals each week (although I don't necessarily have to be the one that cooks them). I have learned from past experience that if I don't have a meal plan in place I have a much harder time actually making stuff so my first point of action for this is to come up with a meal plan of some sort for the remainder of the challenge. 11 5 Quote HUNTER OF ALL THINGS SHINY Intro Thread Bodyweight Exercise Library Shuffle Club The Arruvia Conspiracy Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Other Challenges: 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, Ambition [Current] Level 2 Ninja Strength: 13 Intelligence: 14 Wisdom: 6 Dexterity:14 Constitution: 12 Charisma: 11 Link to comment
deftona Posted October 17 Report Share Posted October 17 32 minutes ago, WhiteGhost said: But that still leaves the other half of the challenge, the naked part. So this is a secret Speedo challenge then, right? 5 Quote I'm more than adequate. Leave Kanye out of this. Profile picture credit : NF's resident super artist - NinjaKitten Link to comment
Tanktimus the Encourager Posted October 17 Report Share Posted October 17 Following along for the impending nudity. 1 Quote Current Challenge "By the Most-Righteous-and-Blessed Beard of Sir Tanktimus the Encourager!" - Jarl Rurik Harrgath Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted October 17 Report Share Posted October 17 1 Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
Happienumber Posted October 18 Report Share Posted October 18 17 hours ago, WhiteGhost said: Shoot for the moon, because even if you miss you still end up among the stars (with only limited food and fuel until you eventually die of asphyxiation). 2 2 Quote I must control my THOUGHTS... THOUGHTS become WORDS WORDS become ACTIONS ACTIONS define your CHARACTER CHARACTER determines your DESTINY MyFitnessPal | tumblr Link to comment
Jupiter Posted October 18 Report Share Posted October 18 Following. 1 Quote Battle Log, Current Challenge 2021 Challenges: Challenge 1, Challenge 2, Challenge 3, Challenge 4 2020 Challenges: Challenge 1, Challenge 2, Challenge 3, Challenge 4, Challenge 5, Challenge 6, Challenge 7 Link to comment
Mr_Willes Posted October 18 Report Share Posted October 18 Ooow and we need progress pics, because, well, we uhm, need to see if there is, like, progress... 1 7 Quote ... a little odd in the head ... Link to comment
Tanktimus the Encourager Posted October 18 Report Share Posted October 18 4 hours ago, Mr_Willes said: Ooow and we need progress pics, because, well, we uhm, need to see if there is, like, progress... 10 Quote Current Challenge "By the Most-Righteous-and-Blessed Beard of Sir Tanktimus the Encourager!" - Jarl Rurik Harrgath Link to comment
Shello Posted October 18 Report Share Posted October 18 I saw naked so here I am! 2 1 Quote Race: Amazonian Ogre Princess | Class: Ranger | Profession: SuperHero Level: 19 Ranger | STR 36 | DEX 29 | STA 35 | CON 43 | WIS 35 | CHA 23| Spoiler Epic Quest Avatar | Lifting profile | D&D Character Sheet Accountibillibuddies: Doodlies setting the world alight Roadmaps: 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 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. Current Challenge: Shello Finally Fitnesses (sort of) and does some other things Challenges: 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, ?? Starting weight = 290.4; Current weight = 269; Total pounds lost: 21.4 Link to comment
Scaly Freak Posted October 18 Report Share Posted October 18 On 10/17/2021 at 1:07 AM, WhiteGhost said: Calories in is going to be about cooking real food and limiting snacks. This is going to be particularly hard during this holiday season, but if I don't have a goal I will end up eating all the cakes and pies which would be counter-productive to the rest of my goals. I discovered last holiday season that applying then "never two in a row" principle actually works surprisingly well for limiting snacking. 3 1 1 Quote Book Riot Challenge 2021 “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 Scaly Freak: 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 Link to comment
WhiteGhost Posted October 19 Author Report Share Posted October 19 On 10/17/2021 at 3:39 PM, deftona said: So this is a secret Speedo challenge then, right? Oh heavens no, speedo season isn't until late January/ Early Feb. On 10/17/2021 at 9:26 PM, Tanktimus the Encourager said: Following along for the impending nudity. My dear sir, this is not that kind* of porn site! 23 hours ago, sarakingdom said: Now that is ambitious nakedness... 22 hours ago, Happienumber said: Don't believe it, the eyeball sucking this is just a myth 20 hours ago, Jupiter said: Following. Welcome! 14 hours ago, Mr_Willes said: Ooow and we need progress pics, because, well, we uhm, need to see if there is, like, progress... You're talking about my planche progressions, right? 10 hours ago, Tanktimus the Encourager said: hahahaha, I think you are going to need to keep this image in reserve. I can see it being useful a lot when a certain person is around 8 hours ago, Shello said: I saw naked so here I am! You are here for all the right reasons, then 13 minutes ago, Scaly Freak said: I discovered last holiday season that applying then "never two in a row" principle actually works surprisingly well for limiting snacking. I suppose that might work depending on the definition of "two". When "one" consists of an entire pumpkin pie, "never two in a row", while very sound advice, seems a little insufficient --------------------------------------------------------- Yesterday was freezing cold (well almost, it was 3C) but I still went out to the park anyway and started things off with a pull workout. Details of the workout in the spoiler for anyone interested Spoiler Front lever: tuck bounces 2x5, Single leg bounces 1x5/leg, Single Leg holds for max time x3 Back Lever: Tuck bounces 1x5, Single leg holds max time x2, full lever lifts x2 Human Flag: Single leg bounce 1x5/side, double leg bounce 1x5/side, Full drops 1x3/side Iron Cross: Hands out static hold max time x5, Hands out bounces 3x5, Strap Support hold max time x2 Grease the Groove: 5 each of muscleup, Russian Dip, Dragon Lift, Bar Walkover, Straddle Handstand After my workout, I went over to West Gate to find the dance group. There was no way I could keep up with their movements so they taught me the basic steps and I spent about an hour just practicing the basic step. Apparently this dance style is called shuffle and the basic movement is the running man. They gave me some homework to come back and watch some tutorials because they didn't feel like they could explain clearly how to do the movement properly. An hour of this was some serious conditioning and I was more sweat, out of breath and just plain exhausted than running 5k. Definitely a good cardio workout. Once I was finished dancing, I went back to the calisthenics sections and did some stretching and ran through my gymnastics routine a few times (I didn't have time for that before dancing). I like hanging out to do my stretching at the park because there is a crew there that I can stretch with and doing stuff together with likeminded folks is way more enticing than doing it alone. When I got home I spent the afternoon playing Skyrim, and then for dinner made some Sausage stir fry * we are this kind of porn site I am trying to clear out the freezer a bit and we have a couple of bags of Chinese sausages that have been there for a while because I didn't know how to use them. Ghostess gave me some tips so I decided to try it out and it ended up coming out much better than I expected. I spent the rest of the evening doing laundry and watching Youtube tutorials for Shuffle dancing 12 1 Quote HUNTER OF ALL THINGS SHINY Intro Thread Bodyweight Exercise Library Shuffle Club The Arruvia Conspiracy Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Other Challenges: 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, Ambition [Current] Level 2 Ninja Strength: 13 Intelligence: 14 Wisdom: 6 Dexterity:14 Constitution: 12 Charisma: 11 Link to comment
Happienumber Posted October 19 Report Share Posted October 19 2 hours ago, WhiteGhost said: Apparently this dance style is called shuffle and the basic movement is the running man. Just googled this and now I want to learn. Holy moly, I can see why it's serious conditioning. I am out of breath watching it. 4 Quote I must control my THOUGHTS... THOUGHTS become WORDS WORDS become ACTIONS ACTIONS define your CHARACTER CHARACTER determines your DESTINY MyFitnessPal | tumblr Link to comment
Mr_Willes Posted October 19 Report Share Posted October 19 6 hours ago, WhiteGhost said: Oh heavens no, speedo season isn't until late January/ Early Feb. Oh heavens, no speedo season isn't until late January/ Early Feb. FTFY 2 6 Quote ... a little odd in the head ... Link to comment
Tobbe Posted October 19 Report Share Posted October 19 On 10/17/2021 at 9:07 AM, WhiteGhost said: dance routing that looks like it could very well be based on some TikTok viral dance. 14 hours ago, WhiteGhost said: Apparently this dance style is called shuffle and the basic movement is the running man. "TikTok viral dance" 🤣 Hahah LOL 😂 Stop, I can't breath! I so wish I could shuffle! I love the music, I love the dance style. If there are any kind of progress videos I want to see this challenge/coming year it's your shuffle progress! From the comments on that video 5 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
Epsilonte Posted October 19 Report Share Posted October 19 Yesss, awesome challenge, count me in! Can't wait to see your naked progress and all that delicious (food) porn. 1 Quote Previous challenges: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 Link to comment
Cheetah Posted October 19 Report Share Posted October 19 Here! I'll be the outlier and say feel free to keep your clothes on. We're not that kind of friends. 1 1 Quote Level 45 Quasi-Human Ranger "Forget failure. Forget mistakes. Forget everything except what you're going to do NOW, and DO IT." - Lou Ferrigno "Foxes Never Quit!" - Leicester City FC KBO. - Churchill Link to comment
Manarelle Posted October 20 Report Share Posted October 20 On 10/18/2021 at 8:04 PM, WhiteGhost said: Oh heavens no, speedo season isn't until late January/ Early Feb. Following. 5 Quote Manarelle the Level 56 Amazon Assassin Challenges: 1-10, 11-20, 21-30, 31-40, 41-50, 51-60, Current Link to comment
WhiteGhost Posted October 20 Author Report Share Posted October 20 20 hours ago, Happienumber said: Just googled this and now I want to learn. Holy moly, I can see why it's serious conditioning. I am out of breath watching it. Right? In the past when I was running I would see this group doing their thing and I would think to myself, "you know, I would rather be doing that" 17 hours ago, Mr_Willes said: Oh heavens, no speedo season isn't until late January/ Early Feb. FTFY And once again we learn just how important punctuation is 9 hours ago, Tobbe said: I so wish I could shuffle! I love the music, I love the dance style. If there are any kind of progress videos I want to see this challenge/coming year it's your shuffle progress! Well, it is the start of a new challenge so if you want to learn along with you are welcome to join the club As for that video, I just happened to have that particular one open in another tab because that girl is one of the folks I am referencing for tutorials 9 hours ago, Epsilonte said: Yesss, awesome challenge, count me in! Can't wait to see your naked progress and all that delicious (food) porn. Welcome aboard! I hope to eventually have some progress to show off 8 hours ago, Cheetah said: Here! I'll be the outlier and say feel free to keep your clothes on. We're not that kind of friends. Yet ----------------------------- Yesterday I went to the park only to discover that they did some maintenance on the pullup bar (the cement around the base was getting loose and it was starting to get wobbly. They pulled it all out and replaced it with new cement). Luckily I did not have much on my program for yesterday that required a pullup bar because it was push day. Workout in the spoiler: Spoiler Handstand Pushup: handstand steps, NSPU negatives 3x5, semi-supported half rep HSPU 2x5 Handstand Press: handstand kickups 3x5, hip lifts 3x5 Planche: hip lifts 3x5, ring taps 3x5, planche leans 3x5 Planche Pushup: leg lifts 3x5, swing dip negatives 3x5, swing dips 3x5 After my workout it was time to meet up with the dance group so I did some dancing for about an hour and completed ran myself ragged. I took a video to show where I am starting from After dancing I went back to the calisthenics section because I still hadn't done my Grease the Groove stuff yet. I did all of those, but the muscleup was tricky because I had to use the monkey bars for it. The additional width was really challenging and my shoulders are not thanking me today. After my GTG stuff I spent some time stretching. I got home and cleaned up but before I had time to have lunch or even a protein shake the cleaning lady showed up and I didn't feel right cooking stuff while she was in the kitchen cleaning. I was starving, though, so I ended up stuffing my face with a bunch of almonds until she was done in the kitchen and I could go make some lunch. Dinner was just a vinegared cucumber and some roasted duck from the freezer. 8 4 Quote HUNTER OF ALL THINGS SHINY Intro Thread Bodyweight Exercise Library Shuffle Club The Arruvia Conspiracy Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Other Challenges: 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, Ambition [Current] Level 2 Ninja Strength: 13 Intelligence: 14 Wisdom: 6 Dexterity:14 Constitution: 12 Charisma: 11 Link to comment
WhiteGhost Posted October 20 Author Report Share Posted October 20 1 minute ago, Manarelle said: Following. Hmm, I think my overarching goal is to never end up with a beech body 1 4 Quote HUNTER OF ALL THINGS SHINY Intro Thread Bodyweight Exercise Library Shuffle Club The Arruvia Conspiracy Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Other Challenges: 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, Ambition [Current] Level 2 Ninja Strength: 13 Intelligence: 14 Wisdom: 6 Dexterity:14 Constitution: 12 Charisma: 11 Link to comment
Mr_Willes Posted October 20 Report Share Posted October 20 5 hours ago, WhiteGhost said: Yet You made me gorgle my sip of tea, well done! 1 Quote ... a little odd in the head ... Link to comment
Tobbe Posted October 20 Report Share Posted October 20 5 hours ago, WhiteGhost said: After my workout it was time to meet up with the dance group so I did some dancing for about an hour and completed ran myself ragged. I took a video to show where I am starting from Love it! 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
deftona Posted October 20 Report Share Posted October 20 I was trying to learn how to shuffle before my back went boom so maybe I will pick it up again and we can have a shuffle off 2 Quote I'm more than adequate. Leave Kanye out of this. Profile picture credit : NF's resident super artist - NinjaKitten Link to comment
Epsilonte Posted October 20 Report Share Posted October 20 7 hours ago, WhiteGhost said: After my workout it was time to meet up with the dance group so I did some dancing for about an hour and completed ran myself ragged. I took a video to show where I am starting from This is great!! Videos are best for learning how to dance - you can see where you are and what to improve and you have something neat to look back to a few weeks, months, years down the road. Very motivating. 2 Quote Previous challenges: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 Link to comment
RES Posted October 20 Report Share Posted October 20 Now I want to learn to shuffle... 1 Quote RES...and I want to live days worth dying for... Current: RES: CUTE Moves Spoiler Magickal, Eclectic, Goddess, Level 63 |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| |My Character Page | Tracking Spreadsheet | 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
Shello Posted October 20 Report Share Posted October 20 Great job on the shuffle! 1 Quote Race: Amazonian Ogre Princess | Class: Ranger | Profession: SuperHero Level: 19 Ranger | STR 36 | DEX 29 | STA 35 | CON 43 | WIS 35 | CHA 23| Spoiler Epic Quest Avatar | Lifting profile | D&D Character Sheet Accountibillibuddies: Doodlies setting the world alight Roadmaps: 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 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. Current Challenge: Shello Finally Fitnesses (sort of) and does some other things Challenges: 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, ?? Starting weight = 290.4; Current weight = 269; Total pounds lost: 21.4 Link to comment
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