Silverwitch Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Yeah, the triceps looks awesome! That I might have one too, I just know 'cause it's hurting from working out… nothing to see yet. 1 FLUCTUAT NEC MERGITUR FUELED BY PALEO Link to comment
Xahn Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Just looked up what this pose was. That doesn't look so easy, lol. I have the worst balance on the planet (I fall over doing lunges!) and holding that seems tough. 1 Xahn Human Level 3 Adventurer STR: 7 DEX: 5 STA: 2 CON: 5 WIS: 7 CHA: 6 Battle Log, Challenges: #1, #2, CURRENT Link to comment
Hazard Posted March 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 Report for: Mar 26, 2014 Mission Objective #1: Track the movements of three High Priority targets for six weeks: Weight, Calories, Protein. Weight: 175.6 lbs (79.7 kg)Calories: 4899Protein: 224 g My willpower failed when presented with a pizza buffet. I believe I've found my kryptonite. Mission Objective #2: Cut until March 10th, then reassess (complete) extended: Cut until March 31st, then reassess Starting Weight: 181.2 lbs (82.2 kg)Current Weight: 175.6 lbs (79.7 kg)30 Day Change: -5.6 lbs (-2.5 kg) Mission Objective #3: Recon the 7 Nerd Fitness Guilds (complete) Bonus Objective: Investigate & develop a reference list of foundational 'Assassin' training. (complete) Bonus Objective: Attempt various Assassin skills to determine my current abilities. Crow Stand was so much fun, I had to try it again. This time I went easy-mode and worked from an elevated feet position where I only had to kick up (toe up?) about an inch to reach balance. Best hold was just over 10 seconds. I want to see myself doing this; so I might have another video to share in a few days. 2 You haven't seen my Final Form I Stand With Gina Carano Link to comment
robozebra Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 Crow stand! I'm impressed, that looks hella difficult to me. 1 Current challenge: Respawn Time! Link to comment
Xahn Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 Lol, pizza buffet, totally know how that'll kill the willpower. I miss pizza a lot! Oddly, we don't really have any good pizza here in Austin Tx. I think it's because we have too many college kids who will eat anything. 2 Xahn Human Level 3 Adventurer STR: 7 DEX: 5 STA: 2 CON: 5 WIS: 7 CHA: 6 Battle Log, Challenges: #1, #2, CURRENT Link to comment
HermioneCrusher Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Ha ha, I think I just pulled an abdominal muscle trying the crow stand. Congrats on breaking through that weight plateau. Funny--I think our plateaus and breakthroughs happened around the same time. Hopefully the pizza buffet doesn't do too much damage. 1 HermioneCrusher: Level 4 Human Witch Scout Current Challenge: HermioneCrusher conjures new food Previous Challenges: 4 3 2 1 STR 5 | DEX 7 | STA 12 | CON 4 | WIS 7 | CHA 4 Link to comment
elsfaire Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Loveyour updates and videos. I think you have convinced me that assassin guild is not for me, though, lol. That stuff looks hard! 1 Titanium Dragon Current Challenge: Elsfaire Respawns | Atlanta Area Meetups Previous Challenges: 10) Keep It Simple 9) Energizer Dragon Time to Wake the Dragon 7) Ninja Balance 6)Middle Earth 5)Top Secret Mission 4)Awesomeness of Nerds 3)Silver Lining 2) Secret Agent Training 1) Improve Fitness Past PVP: | Game of Thrones Bodyweight PVP (PM me if you want to run it again) Link to comment
Hazard Posted March 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Report for: Mar 27, 2014 Mission Objective #1: Track the movements of three High Priority targets for six weeks: Weight, Calories, Protein. Weight: 176.2 lbs (79.9 kg)Calories: 1493Protein: 130 g Mission Objective #2: Cut until March 10th, then reassess (complete) extended: Cut until March 31st, then reassess Starting Weight: 181.2 lbs (82.2 kg)Current Weight: 176.2 lbs (79.9 kg)31 Day Change: -5.0 lbs (-2.3 kg) Only 0.6 lbs (0.3 kg) gained back from the Great Pizza Raid of March 26. That's much better than I expected. Mission Objective #3: Recon the 7 Nerd Fitness Guilds (complete) Bonus Objective: Investigate & develop a reference list of foundational 'Assassin' training. (complete) Bonus Objective: Attempt various Assassin skills to determine my current abilities. Played in Crow more. I'm feeling comfortable in it now. And I'm starting to understand what it means for it to be a hand balance skill. Aside from staying tight in the arms, the real trick to Crow seems to be in applying more pressure to parts of the hands when the near constant shifts in balance threaten to topple me over. I only lose the stand when I can't apply location-specific hand pressure fast enough to 'catch' the balance shift. I have a feeling this is exactly how balancing on our feet works, but we're just so good at it from years of practice that it takes only unconscious effort. Watching me try to Crow probably looks a lot like watching an infant learn to stand on their feet. Wobble, wobble, plop. New assassiny skill of the day. I did a little front split work. Knees bent with front foot elevated and squared hips. Feels very different than the stretches I was doing toward the center split. 4 You haven't seen my Final Form I Stand With Gina Carano Link to comment
Waanie Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 The crow-pose is awesome . At the moment, I use it as a core-exercise, but I can see it can also serve as a hand-balance very well. Keep up the good work! 1 Link to comment
Hazard Posted March 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 Report for: Mar 28, 2014 Mission Objective #1: Track the movements of three High Priority targets for six weeks: Weight, Calories, Protein. Weight: 176.6 lbs (80.1 kg)Calories: 1726Protein: 178 g Mission Objective #2: Cut until March 10th, then reassess (complete) extended: Cut until March 31st, then reassess Starting Weight: 181.2 lbs (82.2 kg)Current Weight: 176.6 lbs (80.1 kg)32 Day Change: -4.6 lbs (-2.1 kg) Mission Objective #3: Recon the 7 Nerd Fitness Guilds (complete) Bonus Objective: Investigate & develop a reference list of foundational 'Assassin' training. (complete) Bonus Objective: Attempt various Assassin skills to determine my current abilities. I only attempted Crow once, but I was able to push up into it for a 10-count without having feet elevated first. Much better control than where I started a few days ago. I've had fun with this. I haven't forgotten I promised a video. I'll take it over the weekend. 3 You haven't seen my Final Form I Stand With Gina Carano Link to comment
Hazard Posted March 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Report for: Mar 29, 2014 Mission Objective #1: Track the movements of three High Priority targets for six weeks: Weight, Calories, Protein. Weight: 174.4 lbs (79.1 kg)Calories: 1627Protein: 132 g Mission Objective #2: Cut until March 10th, then reassess (complete) extended: Cut until March 31st, then reassess Starting Weight: 181.2 lbs (82.2 kg)Current Weight: 174.4 lbs (79.1 kg)33 Day Change: -6.8 lbs (-3.1 kg) Starting Waist: 35.40 in (89.9 cm)Current Waist: 32.09 in (81.5 cm)33 Day Change: -3.31 in (-8.4 cm) I had to buy new pants. NEW PANTS!!! Mission Objective #3: Recon the 7 Nerd Fitness Guilds (complete) Bonus Objective: Investigate & develop a reference list of foundational 'Assassin' training. (complete) Bonus Objective: Attempt various Assassin skills to determine my current abilities. Crow video, as promised. 5 You haven't seen my Final Form I Stand With Gina Carano Link to comment
Talvi Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 I'm not sure how to add a .gif into my message but here: http://justgif.com/253942/how-do-you-you-put-on-your-pants YAY! Plus I'm thinking you should get an awesome mask for your videos. 1 Level 11 Morgana Scout STR 14|DEX 11|STA 31|CON 11|WIS 23|CHA 19 Current challenge: Talvi makes tactical decisions | Epic quests: 2015, 2016 | Running instalog: new_tracks_to_follow | Previous challenges: -2 -1 etc... Link to comment
Hazard Posted March 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 I'm not sure how to add a .gif into my message I right click on the gif, copy image, and paste it into my message. YAY! This is why Assassins really have a brotherhood: it takes help getting dressed with this much win. Plus I'm thinking you should get an awesome mask for your videos. I'm thinking you're right. 3 You haven't seen my Final Form I Stand With Gina Carano Link to comment
Silverwitch Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Interesting way to get dressed. Never a dull moment… 1 FLUCTUAT NEC MERGITUR FUELED BY PALEO Link to comment
HermioneCrusher Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Nice job on the new pants! :-D 1 HermioneCrusher: Level 4 Human Witch Scout Current Challenge: HermioneCrusher conjures new food Previous Challenges: 4 3 2 1 STR 5 | DEX 7 | STA 12 | CON 4 | WIS 7 | CHA 4 Link to comment
Twilight Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Plus I'm thinking you should get an awesome mask for your videos. I was thinking the same thing. Very impressive Crow! 1 Link to comment
Hazard Posted March 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 I was thinking the same thing. Very impressive Crow! Thanks! 1 You haven't seen my Final Form I Stand With Gina Carano Link to comment
Hazard Posted March 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Report for: Mar 30, 2014 Mission Objective #1: Track the movements of three High Priority targets for six weeks: Weight, Calories, Protein. Weight: 175.4 lbs (79.6 kg)Calories: ????Protein: ??? g Two targets lost for the day. They gave me the slip at a festival. Mission Objective #2: Cut until March 10th, then reassess (complete) extended: Cut until March 31st, then reassess Starting Weight: 181.2 lbs (82.2 kg)Current Weight: 175.4 lbs (79.6 kg)34 Day Change: -5.8 lbs (-2.6 kg) Mission Objective #3: Recon the 7 Nerd Fitness Guilds (complete) Bonus Objective: Investigate & develop a reference list of foundational 'Assassin' training. (complete) Bonus Objective: Attempt various Assassin skills to determine my current abilities. If it'll stop raining, I'll probably be trying some rolls and german-hang / back lever stuff over this final week. And maybe see what I can do in the way of a wall-supported handstand. 2 You haven't seen my Final Form I Stand With Gina Carano Link to comment
Hazard Posted April 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 Report for: Mar 31, 2014 Mission Objective #1: Track the movements of three High Priority targets for six weeks: Weight, Calories, Protein. Weight: 175.4 lbs (79.6 kg)Calories: 1790Protein: 152 g Mission Objective #2: Cut until March 10th, then reassess (complete) extended: Cut until March 31st, then reassess (complete) extended: Cut until April 5th Starting Weight: 181.2 lbs (82.2 kg)Current Weight: 175.4 lbs (79.6 kg)35 Day Change: -5.8 lbs (-2.6 kg) Reassess time again. I've reached my bodyfat goal, as I noted here. But, I intend to move into a slow bulk next, and dropping more fat wouldn't be a bad idea in preparation for it. I'm going to try to get my waist as much below 32" (<81.3 cm) as I can by the end of this challenge. I'm extending the cut through Saturday. But that's it. After that, whatever the results I get on the tape Sunday morning, I'm done with the cut. Mission Objective #3: Recon the 7 Nerd Fitness Guilds (complete) Bonus Objective: Investigate & develop a reference list of foundational 'Assassin' training. (complete) Bonus Objective: Attempt various Assassin skills to determine my current abilities. I got all mentally prepared to try a wall handstand, then realized I have nowhere to do them. I'll have to move some furniture around to get access to a wall. I've got one, maybe two, spots where I think I can do that. 3 You haven't seen my Final Form I Stand With Gina Carano Link to comment
Nuala Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 Yeah, handstands needs a lot of room, especially when you will learn to bail out 1 Nuala, level 13 Robot mistress of pain, Assassin Guild leader First journey: The Rise and fall of an Assassin #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13 Second journey: Crawling back #1 Link to comment
Twilight Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 I do handstands against my closet door. It's sturdy enough, and the only place that has room enough. 1 Link to comment
WindDancer Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 Just thought I'd stop by and say good job, and thanks for all the encouragement! 1 Link to comment
elsfaire Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 You are making so much progress, Hazard! I also love the idea of a mask for the videos. I might steal that for pics, since I have not posted any yet. 1 Titanium Dragon Current Challenge: Elsfaire Respawns | Atlanta Area Meetups Previous Challenges: 10) Keep It Simple 9) Energizer Dragon Time to Wake the Dragon 7) Ninja Balance 6)Middle Earth 5)Top Secret Mission 4)Awesomeness of Nerds 3)Silver Lining 2) Secret Agent Training 1) Improve Fitness Past PVP: | Game of Thrones Bodyweight PVP (PM me if you want to run it again) Link to comment
Hazard Posted April 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 Report for: Apr 1, 2014 Mission Objective #1: Track the movements of three High Priority targets for six weeks: Weight, Calories, Protein. Weight: 175.0 lbs (79.4 kg)Calories: 1755Protein: 191 g Mission Objective #2: Cut until March 10th, then reassess (complete) extended: Cut until March 31st, then reassess (complete) extended: Cut until April 5th Starting Weight: 181.2 lbs (82.2 kg)Current Weight: 175.0 lbs (79.4 kg)36 Day Change: -6.2 lbs (-2.8 kg) Mission Objective #3: Recon the 7 Nerd Fitness Guilds (complete) Bonus Objective: Investigate & develop a reference list of foundational 'Assassin' training. (complete) Bonus Objective: Attempt various Assassin skills to determine my current abilities. I spent some time eying a closet door. We had a long, drawn-out conversation in which I tried to convince the door that I wasn't going to break it doing handstands as long as it tried it's best not to get broken. The door presented some concerns over being walked on, as it isn't the most sturdy of doors. Sympathetic to its concerns, and my desire not to have to spend money replacing it, I offered a compromise: I would skip the stomach-to-door walkup handstand progressions so I won't be placing a lot of weight against the door, and go straight for a back-to-door kickup instead. The door was hesitant, but willing to give it a try. I did two door-assisted kickup handstands. Neither the door nor I were broken in the process. This may be the beginning of a beautiful friendship. 8 You haven't seen my Final Form I Stand With Gina Carano Link to comment
Silverwitch Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 Congratulations on the handstands! Good that neither you or the door were broken in the process. 2 FLUCTUAT NEC MERGITUR FUELED BY PALEO Link to comment
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