Xena Posted April 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2017 I tried the reverse grip pushups (2 sets of 5) and almost gave myself credit, but I can't. They weren't full range of motion. Gotta count as modified. That officially knocks me out of contention for titanium. Which means I'm going to skip tomorrow. I'm having some problems with my big toe joint, and I think hopping wouldn't be the best idea. As a radically different substitution, I'll give the side planks another try tomorrow. 1 Quote Xena, Level 14+ Valkyrie Ranger January 2017 December 2016 Oct/Nov 2016 Link to comment
Elastigirl Posted April 7, 2017 Report Share Posted April 7, 2017 1 hour ago, Xena said: I tried the reverse grip pushups (2 sets of 5) and almost gave myself credit, but I can't. They weren't full range of motion. Gotta count as modified. That officially knocks me out of contention for titanium. Which means I'm going to skip tomorrow. I'm having some problems with my big toe joint, and I think hopping wouldn't be the best idea. As a radically different substitution, I'll give the side planks another try tomorrow. bummer on the titanium, but gold is still very impressive. 2 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
Xena Posted April 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2017 Back at it! Tree pose with EC. Accidentally set my timer for an hour rather than a minute, so I was balancing on the first foot for a long time before I decided to peek. 4 Quote Xena, Level 14+ Valkyrie Ranger January 2017 December 2016 Oct/Nov 2016 Link to comment
zeroh13 Posted April 10, 2017 Report Share Posted April 10, 2017 Single leg hops modded to hopping with both legs. I did the balance side lunges, tree pose, and punches with EC. Quote Current Challenge: Zeroh, stick to the routine! Link to comment
Magicman Posted April 10, 2017 Report Share Posted April 10, 2017 On 4/3/2017 at 8:36 PM, Xena said: Congratulations to @Magicman for reaching gold!! Thank you! Quote My Profile Link to comment
Magicman Posted April 10, 2017 Report Share Posted April 10, 2017 So I missed a couple of days by accident but I am back at it. For the tree pose, I thought I'd do my non-dominant leg first to make life easier and ended up finding that my balance on my dominant side was much worse! I got it done with EC but if I had to go another 10 seconds I'd have failed on the right side. Reverse push ups were weird, had to play around with hand placement until I could get my chest to the ground and then get started, so I probably did 5 freebies on my way to my actual set. It's great seeing everyone's numbers and experiences with this, it's very motivating! 3 Quote My Profile Link to comment
Jarric Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 On 10/04/2017 at 3:10 PM, Magicman said: So I missed a couple of days by accident but I am back at it. For the tree pose, I thought I'd do my non-dominant leg first to make life easier and ended up finding that my balance on my dominant side was much worse! I got it done with EC but if I had to go another 10 seconds I'd have failed on the right side. I find the same thing. There was a conversation about this on here a while ago. I think someone suggested that if you are kicking or moving things with your feet you would use your dominant leg. Because if this you might then learn better balance strength on your non-dominant leg, as you would usually be standing on that one whilst manipulating things with the dominant leg. I think it's quite an interesting theory. 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
Magicman Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 I'd buy that theory, Jarric. If I'm being honest, it's probably like that more often than I realize, I just happened to pay attention this time. 1 Quote My Profile Link to comment
mom2sjm Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 Wow. That side V-up thing really killed my back. The back was not part of the muscles highlighted in the "muscles worked" drawing so I'm thinking I did something weird. I felt like I was doing them correctly but who knows what I looked like. Definitely did not get them done with EC but I did get them done. Awkwardly apparently. Quote mom2sjm Rock Gnome Rebel Level 28 current challenge Link to comment
Elastigirl Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 1 hour ago, mom2sjm said: Wow. That side V-up thing really killed my back. The back was not part of the muscles highlighted in the "muscles worked" drawing so I'm thinking I did something weird. I felt like I was doing them correctly but who knows what I looked like. Definitely did not get them done with EC but I did get them done. Awkwardly apparently. I found them awkward to do, wasn't really sure if I was doing them right. Didn't do EC either, as my back started to tighten. 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
zeroh13 Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 Well, hey, I couldn't do them at all. I did sort-of-sit-ups instead (I used my arms to assist). My hip has been very angry with me the past few days. And my leg slightly less angry. *sigh* 1 Quote Current Challenge: Zeroh, stick to the routine! Link to comment
Xena Posted April 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 I got the v-ups with EC (with a major struggle not to quit near the end), but only because they are part of "Ab ripper X" (P90X Ab video that I sometimes do with a friend). They are old "friends" I did feel it a little in my back toward the end. I think that happens if you lean forward a little bit and aren't able to engage the obliques as well. 3 Quote Xena, Level 14+ Valkyrie Ranger January 2017 December 2016 Oct/Nov 2016 Link to comment
Magicman Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 Ugh this arm hold thing was awful in the last 2 minutes. Awful! I used TV to distract me and that helped. 3 Quote My Profile Link to comment
zeroh13 Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 I got to 3 and a half minutes in the arm hold, and then I was called away... I was not about to start over to get EC, so I just did the remaining time. 1 Quote Current Challenge: Zeroh, stick to the routine! Link to comment
Xena Posted April 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 6 hours ago, Magicman said: Ugh this arm hold thing was awful in the last 2 minutes. Awful! I used TV to distract me and that helped. I had music on and danced a little ;-) 5 Quote Xena, Level 14+ Valkyrie Ranger January 2017 December 2016 Oct/Nov 2016 Link to comment
Morag Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 I did do today's glute flex thingy with EC. I'm not dead yet, challenge, you here that? Not dead yet. Will check journal and log onto the spreadsheet tomorrow to update it, been quite a few days, since I been on it, but I did log everything in my journal, when I did it, if I did it.... sigh... --- "Travel lightly, for what you bring with you becomes part of your landscape." -Anne Bishop 4 Quote Katrin the Morag Lvl 22 Cadet, half klingon, c-licensed trainer, mother of two, gaming nerd Current Challenge Road map to Level 50 Link to comment
zeroh13 Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 I did the glute flex. Got EC, but just barely. My poor, poor glutes... 1 Quote Current Challenge: Zeroh, stick to the routine! Link to comment
Xena Posted April 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 I'm a little confused about the glute flex. Were you guys able to actually get your knees and thighs off the floor? I was flexing, but not much moved. Today (Saturday) is our last day. Get in your totals!! Does anyone want to start another round (TOMORROW!!!)? I'm happy to set it up. Will probably take a day off from the actual dares though. 1 Quote Xena, Level 14+ Valkyrie Ranger January 2017 December 2016 Oct/Nov 2016 Link to comment
zeroh13 Posted April 15, 2017 Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 29 minutes ago, Xena said: I'm a little confused about the glute flex. Were you guys able to actually get your knees and thighs off the floor? I was flexing, but not much moved. Today (Saturday) is our last day. Get in your totals!! Does anyone want to start another round (TOMORROW!!!)? I'm happy to set it up. Will probably take a day off from the actual dares though. I don't remember, but I don't think I was really paying attention to my thighs and knees either... I'll try to remember to try when I get home, I'm curious now. I'm planning on sticking with the daily dares regardless. If there's another round I'll be there. If not, I'll just post how I'm doing in my log. 4 Quote Current Challenge: Zeroh, stick to the routine! Link to comment
Morag Posted April 16, 2017 Report Share Posted April 16, 2017 I finally got around to tallying up my analog notes and putting them in the spreadsheet. WOOOT 20+10EC=Silver. Never had so many points before. But considering how many days inbetween I didn't do them... there is definitely room for improvement there... Anyway. Looking forward to doing more of these with ya'all. 2 Quote Katrin the Morag Lvl 22 Cadet, half klingon, c-licensed trainer, mother of two, gaming nerd Current Challenge Road map to Level 50 Link to comment
zeroh13 Posted April 16, 2017 Report Share Posted April 16, 2017 On 4/15/2017 at 9:33 AM, zeroh13 said: I don't remember, but I don't think I was really paying attention to my thighs and knees either... I'll try to remember to try when I get home, I'm curious now. I did remember to do the glute flex! I just forgot to post the results... So, I was able to consistantly get my knees and about half way up my thighs off the ground. That was with my knees much closer together than in the animation. With heels together and knees apart, I could lift a bit less, but that's mostly because it hurt without a mat. I think it's more of a flex and pull forward and up (tilt?) movement to get that lift. I think Darebee described it as lifting your buttocks as high as you can. Quote Current Challenge: Zeroh, stick to the routine! Link to comment
ladylydia Posted April 18, 2017 Report Share Posted April 18, 2017 On 4/15/2017 at 7:57 AM, Xena said: I'm a little confused about the glute flex. Were you guys able to actually get your knees and thighs off the floor? I was flexing, but not much moved. Today (Saturday) is our last day. Get in your totals!! Does anyone want to start another round (TOMORROW!!!)? I'm happy to set it up. Will probably take a day off from the actual dares though. I fell out of this a bit half way through. So I'd like another round to redeem myself. 1 Quote Level 20 Ranger Monk Str- 18, Dex-12, Sta-10, Con-23, Wis-88, Cha-47 "Not all who wander are lost." "We Shall Not Practice Fear" Current Battlelog Link to comment
Jarric Posted April 18, 2017 Report Share Posted April 18, 2017 4 hours ago, ladylydia said: I fell out of this a bit half way through. So I'd like another round to redeem myself. I was thinking exactly the same thing! 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 April 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2017 ok guys...I'll post a thread now. Sorry it's a little late. 2 Quote Xena, Level 14+ Valkyrie Ranger January 2017 December 2016 Oct/Nov 2016 Link to comment
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