RocketbikeNinja Posted July 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 leg raises done with ec and swearing. 1 Quote Current Big Fat Hairy Goals: Hip to Waist Ratio down to 88%. Capable of 50 pushups, 100 situps, 20 pull-ups in one massive superset. Able to do a bodyweight bench press. Run 10K 1/week for 1 month. Earn 2nd Degree Black Belt. Why? Because I want to model the kind of health and strength that I want my girls to have when they grow up. Introduction / Battle Log / Current Challenge Previous Challenges: 1 Link to comment
Jarric Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 Squat hops done with EC. Doing them was fine, it was getting up after that hurt! And congratulations @RocketbikeNinja and @jmk (and me) on hitting Bronze! 2 Quote Level 21 Wood Elf Ranger STR: 16 - CON: 22 - CHA: 9 - SAN: 19 - INT: 17 IAgreeWithTank™ "Shit is going down, but I am not." - iatetheyeti Don't say "I don't have enough time", say instead "that's not a priority right now" and see how that makes you feel. Current Challenge: Downtime External: Epic Quest - Instagram - Strava Spoiler Previous 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 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 67 68 69 70 71 Old Stuff: Battle Log - My Introduction - 2017 Road Map - 2018 Road Map - 2019 Road Map - 2021 Road Map - 2022 road map/wrap-up Link to comment
jmk Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 7 hours ago, Jarric said: Squat hops done with EC. Doing them was fine, it was getting up after that hurt! And congratulations @RocketbikeNinja and @jmk (and me) on hitting Bronze! It's the one part of my challenge I am actually keeping up on! 4 Quote Goal Weight: 145 Current Challenge Link to comment
Jarric Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 Single leg push-ups done with EC. I was dreading these, but actually I didn't find them appreciably harder than normal push-ups 3 Quote Level 21 Wood Elf Ranger STR: 16 - CON: 22 - CHA: 9 - SAN: 19 - INT: 17 IAgreeWithTank™ "Shit is going down, but I am not." - iatetheyeti Don't say "I don't have enough time", say instead "that's not a priority right now" and see how that makes you feel. Current Challenge: Downtime External: Epic Quest - Instagram - Strava Spoiler Previous 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 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 67 68 69 70 71 Old Stuff: Battle Log - My Introduction - 2017 Road Map - 2018 Road Map - 2019 Road Map - 2021 Road Map - 2022 road map/wrap-up Link to comment
jmk Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 We started July 11 and are on day 12 correct? Quote Goal Weight: 145 Current Challenge Link to comment
RocketbikeNinja Posted July 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 Squat hops with ec yesterday... and one legged pushups with ec today. 1 Quote Current Big Fat Hairy Goals: Hip to Waist Ratio down to 88%. Capable of 50 pushups, 100 situps, 20 pull-ups in one massive superset. Able to do a bodyweight bench press. Run 10K 1/week for 1 month. Earn 2nd Degree Black Belt. Why? Because I want to model the kind of health and strength that I want my girls to have when they grow up. Introduction / Battle Log / Current Challenge Previous Challenges: 1 Link to comment
RocketbikeNinja Posted July 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 13 minutes ago, jmk said: We started July 11 and are on day 12 correct? yep! Quote Current Big Fat Hairy Goals: Hip to Waist Ratio down to 88%. Capable of 50 pushups, 100 situps, 20 pull-ups in one massive superset. Able to do a bodyweight bench press. Run 10K 1/week for 1 month. Earn 2nd Degree Black Belt. Why? Because I want to model the kind of health and strength that I want my girls to have when they grow up. Introduction / Battle Log / Current Challenge Previous Challenges: 1 Link to comment
Xena Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 19 hours ago, Jarric said: Single leg push-ups done with EC. I was dreading these, but actually I didn't find them appreciably harder than normal push-ups Maybe I should have tried harder on these... ----------------------- I didn't try the squat hops (having some back problems and that seemed like an awkward move to me). I didn't try the one-legged pushups either....but I did my own "Xena scaled version" (not counting on the spreadsheet of course). 20 regular pushups and then some one-legged plank holds during which I did some "mini pushups" (not full range of motion). I probably should have tried some one-legged pushups before I got tired. Today did the side leg raises (no EC)...pumped out 50 on the first side but then had to stop a lot on the other side. Wasn't pretty, but I'll take it. 3 Quote Xena, Level 14+ Valkyrie Ranger January 2017 December 2016 Oct/Nov 2016 Link to comment
RocketbikeNinja Posted July 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 Yeah the side leg raises work both sides, so I was really feeling it from about 10 in on the second leg. pushed through for ec. I've said it before. The daily dares are great because it exposes all our weaknesses. you're only competing against yourself and the target you set, and hopefully you'll find some new motions to add into your regular routine. 3 Quote Current Big Fat Hairy Goals: Hip to Waist Ratio down to 88%. Capable of 50 pushups, 100 situps, 20 pull-ups in one massive superset. Able to do a bodyweight bench press. Run 10K 1/week for 1 month. Earn 2nd Degree Black Belt. Why? Because I want to model the kind of health and strength that I want my girls to have when they grow up. Introduction / Battle Log / Current Challenge Previous Challenges: 1 Link to comment
jmk Posted July 24, 2016 Report Share Posted July 24, 2016 I can't believe the burning in my thighs ten minutes after doing the side raises! Quote Goal Weight: 145 Current Challenge Link to comment
Xena Posted July 24, 2016 Report Share Posted July 24, 2016 Heel taps with EC. Finally an easy one :-) @RocketbikeNinja you are completely right. This is a really fun idea, and it's cool to try different things. I've been thinking that in a way, the Daily Dares are kind of like regular life. When you have to do something physically hard (like move around a bunch of dirt in the garden, or shovel show or whatever), it's often not something your specifically built up to and trained for. You just have to rely on whatever strength and skill you have from the training you have done. Kind of cool. 2 Quote Xena, Level 14+ Valkyrie Ranger January 2017 December 2016 Oct/Nov 2016 Link to comment
RocketbikeNinja Posted July 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2016 Heel taps done with EC. Possibly more than EC - I did 50 per side, or 100 total. I think, upon rereading that only 50 total (or 25 per side) are required, but that's okay. I like oblique exercises anyway... 1 Quote Current Big Fat Hairy Goals: Hip to Waist Ratio down to 88%. Capable of 50 pushups, 100 situps, 20 pull-ups in one massive superset. Able to do a bodyweight bench press. Run 10K 1/week for 1 month. Earn 2nd Degree Black Belt. Why? Because I want to model the kind of health and strength that I want my girls to have when they grow up. Introduction / Battle Log / Current Challenge Previous Challenges: 1 Link to comment
Xena Posted July 25, 2016 Report Share Posted July 25, 2016 mtn climbers done with EC (good at these after last week's Ranger mini challenge!). AND...reached bronze status :-) 1 Quote Xena, Level 14+ Valkyrie Ranger January 2017 December 2016 Oct/Nov 2016 Link to comment
Jarric Posted July 25, 2016 Report Share Posted July 25, 2016 4 hours ago, Xena said: mtn climbers done with EC (good at these after last week's Ranger mini challenge!). AND...reached bronze status :-) Congrats on hitting bronze! I really dropped the ball on these this weekend; was in full festival mode and in no state to do much exercise (or even really get online to look up the dares!). Will make sure I get back on it today with the climbers. 2 Quote Level 21 Wood Elf Ranger STR: 16 - CON: 22 - CHA: 9 - SAN: 19 - INT: 17 IAgreeWithTank™ "Shit is going down, but I am not." - iatetheyeti Don't say "I don't have enough time", say instead "that's not a priority right now" and see how that makes you feel. Current Challenge: Downtime External: Epic Quest - Instagram - Strava Spoiler Previous 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 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 67 68 69 70 71 Old Stuff: Battle Log - My Introduction - 2017 Road Map - 2018 Road Map - 2019 Road Map - 2021 Road Map - 2022 road map/wrap-up Link to comment
RocketbikeNinja Posted July 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2016 Climbers done with EC while at the dojo! 2 Quote Current Big Fat Hairy Goals: Hip to Waist Ratio down to 88%. Capable of 50 pushups, 100 situps, 20 pull-ups in one massive superset. Able to do a bodyweight bench press. Run 10K 1/week for 1 month. Earn 2nd Degree Black Belt. Why? Because I want to model the kind of health and strength that I want my girls to have when they grow up. Introduction / Battle Log / Current Challenge Previous Challenges: 1 Link to comment
Xena Posted July 26, 2016 Report Share Posted July 26, 2016 9 minutes ago, RocketbikeNinja said: Climbers done with EC while at the dojo! Did you get strange looks? Did it blend in as completely normal? Or...did you convince anyone to join in? Quote Xena, Level 14+ Valkyrie Ranger January 2017 December 2016 Oct/Nov 2016 Link to comment
RocketbikeNinja Posted July 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2016 10 hours ago, Xena said: Did you get strange looks? Did it blend in as completely normal? Or...did you convince anyone to join in? No strange looks - we do lots of climbers there. Didn't exactly blend in, as it was a self-directed black belt class, so we were all doing our own thing, and no one joined in that said, when this came up last time, about 2 months ago, someone else did! But not for as many... 1 Quote Current Big Fat Hairy Goals: Hip to Waist Ratio down to 88%. Capable of 50 pushups, 100 situps, 20 pull-ups in one massive superset. Able to do a bodyweight bench press. Run 10K 1/week for 1 month. Earn 2nd Degree Black Belt. Why? Because I want to model the kind of health and strength that I want my girls to have when they grow up. Introduction / Battle Log / Current Challenge Previous Challenges: 1 Link to comment
Jarric Posted July 26, 2016 Report Share Posted July 26, 2016 Side squats done with EC 1 Quote Level 21 Wood Elf Ranger STR: 16 - CON: 22 - CHA: 9 - SAN: 19 - INT: 17 IAgreeWithTank™ "Shit is going down, but I am not." - iatetheyeti Don't say "I don't have enough time", say instead "that's not a priority right now" and see how that makes you feel. Current Challenge: Downtime External: Epic Quest - Instagram - Strava Spoiler Previous 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 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 67 68 69 70 71 Old Stuff: Battle Log - My Introduction - 2017 Road Map - 2018 Road Map - 2019 Road Map - 2021 Road Map - 2022 road map/wrap-up Link to comment
RocketbikeNinja Posted July 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 Ninja lunges done with EC. 1 Quote Current Big Fat Hairy Goals: Hip to Waist Ratio down to 88%. Capable of 50 pushups, 100 situps, 20 pull-ups in one massive superset. Able to do a bodyweight bench press. Run 10K 1/week for 1 month. Earn 2nd Degree Black Belt. Why? Because I want to model the kind of health and strength that I want my girls to have when they grow up. Introduction / Battle Log / Current Challenge Previous Challenges: 1 Link to comment
Xena Posted July 27, 2016 Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 Honestly have to give myself a miss on these. I tried them (did 50 "of something" in a row), but wasn't nearly as close to the ground as in the picture. I shifted around and tried some variations but still wasn't quite right. After I rested, I did a few with full range of motion, but couldn't really stay all the way down unless I used my hands for balance. Think my legs are too shot to really push through these. So "Xena points" only today (which don't go on the spreadsheet). Looking forward to trying the shoulder taps tomorrow. Know I can do them, but no idea how many I can do in a row. Will be interesting. Quote Xena, Level 14+ Valkyrie Ranger January 2017 December 2016 Oct/Nov 2016 Link to comment
Jarric Posted July 27, 2016 Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 Shoulder taps done with EC. It would seems like alternating would make more sense than 50 right followed by 50 left, but what do I know! EDIT: Congratulations @RocketbikeNinja on being first to hit Silver! 2 Quote Level 21 Wood Elf Ranger STR: 16 - CON: 22 - CHA: 9 - SAN: 19 - INT: 17 IAgreeWithTank™ "Shit is going down, but I am not." - iatetheyeti Don't say "I don't have enough time", say instead "that's not a priority right now" and see how that makes you feel. Current Challenge: Downtime External: Epic Quest - Instagram - Strava Spoiler Previous 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 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 67 68 69 70 71 Old Stuff: Battle Log - My Introduction - 2017 Road Map - 2018 Road Map - 2019 Road Map - 2021 Road Map - 2022 road map/wrap-up Link to comment
RocketbikeNinja Posted July 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2016 Shoulder taps done with EC. I agree - alternating shoulders would be much tougher. 1 Quote Current Big Fat Hairy Goals: Hip to Waist Ratio down to 88%. Capable of 50 pushups, 100 situps, 20 pull-ups in one massive superset. Able to do a bodyweight bench press. Run 10K 1/week for 1 month. Earn 2nd Degree Black Belt. Why? Because I want to model the kind of health and strength that I want my girls to have when they grow up. Introduction / Battle Log / Current Challenge Previous Challenges: 1 Link to comment
Xena Posted July 28, 2016 Report Share Posted July 28, 2016 I think alternating shoulders would have been a ton better! Shoulder taps done but no EC. Got to 33 on the first side before I needed to take a break. Think I could have done it (or a lot closer) after a couple tries. Wasn't sure how much to switch my weight fully back between reps. Played around with it a bit, but don't think I figured out the best approach. Added 7/28 T-jumps done with EC (133 jumps in 2 min). 1 Quote Xena, Level 14+ Valkyrie Ranger January 2017 December 2016 Oct/Nov 2016 Link to comment
Jarric Posted July 29, 2016 Report Share Posted July 29, 2016 T-jumps done with EC 1 Quote Level 21 Wood Elf Ranger STR: 16 - CON: 22 - CHA: 9 - SAN: 19 - INT: 17 IAgreeWithTank™ "Shit is going down, but I am not." - iatetheyeti Don't say "I don't have enough time", say instead "that's not a priority right now" and see how that makes you feel. Current Challenge: Downtime External: Epic Quest - Instagram - Strava Spoiler Previous 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 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 67 68 69 70 71 Old Stuff: Battle Log - My Introduction - 2017 Road Map - 2018 Road Map - 2019 Road Map - 2021 Road Map - 2022 road map/wrap-up Link to comment
Xena Posted July 29, 2016 Report Share Posted July 29, 2016 2 min clench/unclench done with EC What people said on the website is right. It's a lot harder than it seems! Great job @jmk on reaching silver 3 Quote Xena, Level 14+ Valkyrie Ranger January 2017 December 2016 Oct/Nov 2016 Link to comment
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