WhiteGhost Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 I tried baby crow last night but couldn't figure it out I have a few days to practice before it gets to my turn 1 Quote HUNTER OF ALL THINGS SHINY Intro Thread Challenge Log Bodyweight Exercise Library Recipe Book Shuffle Club Level 2 Ninja Strength: 13 Intelligence: 14 Wisdom: 6 Dexterity:14 Constitution: 12 Charisma: 11 Link to comment
lucky fire dragon Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 8 hours ago, Jlailin said: Oh~ This is so cool! I had no idea there were so many crow variations out there. ...I can barely do basic crow, so I think I'll just lurk and stare at all the shinies. Join in!! I can't do basic crow either and joined anyway in order to get myself closer to it... who knows by the end we might fly with confidence Can only help in some ways 8 hours ago, Elastigirl said: Do you have yoga blocks? That's a great way to learn. I do, I used them to support the feet for starters, is that what you have in mind or are there other ways too? Looking forward to seeing you use the wall as an aid, so many options I never thought of! Also love all the warm up things, looks like there will be a few things I can do, phew 1 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
Elastigirl Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 36 minutes ago, lucky fire dragon said: do, I used them to support the feet for starters, is that what you have in mind or are there other ways too? Looking forward to seeing you use the wall as an aid, so many options I never thought of! That's what I had in mind. 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
@mu Posted May 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 Ok I did some baby crows this morning, here is the video, including my failed attempts from crow to baby crow, again and again and again, and some more At first, I thought my elbows would indeed brutally snap down and I used a big cushion, but the fall is actually quite a twisty one, at least when going one elbow at a time. I will keep up a personal log of shinies (and not so shiny ) #1 Crow prep + clapping seal crow #2 Baby crow – failed crow to baby crow 2 Quote Challenges #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | #7 | #8 | #9 | #10 | #11 | #12 | #13 | #14 | #15 | #16 | #17 | #18 | #19 | #20 | #21 | #22 (current) Battle log The Assassin's Path (current) Woot: first 1mn free HS | first press to HS Link to comment
Norgaard Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 Just warmed up and tried baby Crow for half an hour! Still Miles away! Figures it was a mobility problem, i cant for The life of me, get my knees close to my arms without Them bending so I’m 1 mm off the ground :(. i keep going, and hopefully concour the baby! Quote Be like water my friend Link to comment
Norgaard Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 More open shoulders than this and I can’t touch! 2 Quote Be like water my friend Link to comment
@mu Posted May 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 Nice one though! You're at work? 1 Quote Challenges #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | #7 | #8 | #9 | #10 | #11 | #12 | #13 | #14 | #15 | #16 | #17 | #18 | #19 | #20 | #21 | #22 (current) Battle log The Assassin's Path (current) Woot: first 1mn free HS | first press to HS Link to comment
Norgaard Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 Yeah was crowing at the hospital 1 1 Quote Be like water my friend Link to comment
Norgaard Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 3 hours ago, lucky fire dragon said: Join in!! I can't do basic crow either and joined anyway in order to get myself closer to it... who knows by the end we might fly with confidence Can only help in some ways I do, I used them to support the feet for starters, is that what you have in mind or are there other ways too? Looking forward to seeing you use the wall as an aid, so many options I never thought of! Also love all the warm up things, looks like there will be a few things I can do, phew Yeah it’s not just a flashy look what I can do, but a journey for all crows to spread their wings and fly (to steal shinies) 2 Quote Be like water my friend Link to comment
Norgaard Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 2 hours ago, @mu said: Ok I did some baby crows this morning, here is the video, including my failed attempts from crow to baby crow, again and again and again, and some more At first, I thought my elbows would indeed brutally snap down and I used a big cushion, but the fall is actually quite a twisty one, at least when going one elbow at a time. I will keep up a personal log of shinies (and not so shiny ) #1 Crow prep + clapping seal crow #2 Baby crow – failed crow to baby crow Lets call that transition the drunken crow 3 Quote Be like water my friend Link to comment
lucky fire dragon Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 I'll join in for drunken ones Am very familiar with those 1 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
@mu Posted May 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 21 minutes ago, Norgaard said: Lets call that transition the drunken crow Haha that little cherry syrup must have gotten to my head Quote Challenges #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | #7 | #8 | #9 | #10 | #11 | #12 | #13 | #14 | #15 | #16 | #17 | #18 | #19 | #20 | #21 | #22 (current) Battle log The Assassin's Path (current) Woot: first 1mn free HS | first press to HS Link to comment
Jlailin Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 14 hours ago, Elastigirl said: You could just stack books, Obviously, if you stack the books be careful they don't slide. I've also used kid's block. I bought my yoga blocks from Amazon, they were fairly cheap. 11 hours ago, @mu said: Join us! Some crow variations involve more flexibility, others dig strength, it's fun to try anyway! I use books, firm cushions, the sofa and/or my parallettes to help myself. 10 hours ago, lucky fire dragon said: Join in!! I can't do basic crow either and joined anyway in order to get myself closer to it... who knows by the end we might fly with confidence Can only help in some ways Okay, okay, you've all convinced me. I shall join in and learn to crow with the aid of many, many props! I tried baby crow last night, and it kept turning into baby face plant crow--at least my face was close to the ground already. Also how are people getting there knees so far up on their arms? Whenever I try to crow, my knees tend to end up more like their balancing on my elbows. Flexibility isn't an issue--I can pull to that position on my back, but I don't know why I'm not there when I'm right side up. Is it an arm strength thing? 2 Quote "Your dreams don't care how you feel." 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Current Challenge! Link to comment
Mad Hatter Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 Nice one @Norgaard! 10 hours ago, lucky fire dragon said: Am very familiar with those Those are my specialty. 13 hours ago, @mu said: At first, I thought my elbows would indeed brutally snap down and I used a big cushion, but the fall is actually quite a twisty one, at least when going one elbow at a time. Yeah it's not that bad really, the knee just slides off. But it feels so iffy! 3 hours ago, Jlailin said: Also how are people getting there knees so far up on their arms? Whenever I try to crow, my knees tend to end up more like their balancing on my elbows. Flexibility isn't an issue--I can pull to that position on my back, but I don't know why I'm not there when I'm right side up. Is it an arm strength thing? Yay for joining! First of all, it's absolutely fine to balance your knees on your elbows if that feels easier. But what happens exactly? Are you placing your knees high in your armpits to begin with or do you place them lower on your elbows? Maybe they end up on the outside of your arms? Do they slide off? Can you get higher on your tip toes to lift your hips before getting into the position? 1 Quote Link to comment
Elastigirl Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 Here is my contribution. The flying one legged crow. Also below that is the link to the website, in case you want to see it done properly My addition is at the end, after the other crows https://yogainternational.com/article/view/get-into-one-legged-crow-using-a-block-and-a-wall @lucky fire dragon your turn 3 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
Mad Hatter Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 Thanks @Elastigirl! Sadly I've completely lost even my wonky baby one legged crow, but it will be fun to try the different assisted variations. 1 Quote Link to comment
Norgaard Posted May 23, 2018 Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 This PvP rocks! Apparently I never do crow on my right side, and that was a lot harder. Or might be because I did both at one go? Anyway need to practice theese! 3 Quote Be like water my friend Link to comment
Mad Hatter Posted May 23, 2018 Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 19 minutes ago, Norgaard said: This PvP rocks! Apparently I never do crow on my right side, and that was a lot harder. Or might be because I did both at one go? Anyway need to practice theese! Oh nice! I love your outfit. Try starting it on the other side next time and see what happens. Quote Link to comment
lucky fire dragon Posted May 23, 2018 Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 I did it!! For a tiny moment I held my crow, woot woot. Cat video bombed it of course, but it was there Also I love baby crow as I could hold that for a brief moment as well, yay!!! So the seal clapping had to be combined with my crow hold.... for efficency reasons and then there were many attempts at the one sided crow which had my body do all kinds of things (like straightening arms for whatever reason) that I didn't even intend. Tried with wall, wasn't any better either, but video spotting is awesome as I can see how I straightened my arms and obviously then my leg would slide off, duh! Also from video I can see that in general I can lean quite a bit more forward still and bending my arms a bit more for easier balance. It always feels so different to what I see from video is actually happening My contribution is a headstand crow. Basically a tripod headstand with crow legs 3 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
lucky fire dragon Posted May 23, 2018 Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 oh and thanks again @Norgaard for all the warm up exercises. I did them all, just edited them out of video so that it won't get too long. 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
Mad Hatter Posted May 23, 2018 Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 Yay @lucky fire dragon!! That’s awesome progress! Well done for spotting that you can lean further forward still. Once you get over the face planting sensation and lean just a tad more your holds will be SOLID. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
lucky fire dragon Posted May 23, 2018 Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 thanks for the cheer on 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
@mu Posted May 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 18 hours ago, Jlailin said: Okay, okay, you've all convinced me. I shall join in and learn to crow with the aid of many, many props! Fantastic! So it's official, here is the latest MURDER list: Norgaard Mad Hatter Elastigirl lucky fire dragon Raptron @mu WhiteGhost Machete Jlailin @raptron it is your turn! 13 hours ago, Elastigirl said: https://yogainternational.com/article/view/get-into-one-legged-crow-using-a-block-and-a-wall Thanks! What a great tutorial! That's a lot of exploring to do! Love it! 56 minutes ago, lucky fire dragon said: I did it!! Yessss!!!! And I love your smile after the baby crow moment! Here is my one-legged crow practice + the headstand crow. Of the variations in Elastigirl's tutorial, I did the first one with a prop at the bottom. I have a bit of wall that I could use but not enough space in front of it I added another variation on parallettes with deep bent arms that has helped me progress a bit with feeling the shape: either coming down from bent arm press and placing the knee on the elbow, or pressing into the one-legged crow directly. #1 Crow prep + clapping seal crow #2 Baby crow – failed crow to baby crow #3 One-legged crow variation: block support at the bottom or in deep bent arm stand on parallettes #4 Headstand crow 4 Quote Challenges #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | #7 | #8 | #9 | #10 | #11 | #12 | #13 | #14 | #15 | #16 | #17 | #18 | #19 | #20 | #21 | #22 (current) Battle log The Assassin's Path (current) Woot: first 1mn free HS | first press to HS Link to comment
lucky fire dragon Posted May 23, 2018 Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 those parallette version of one legged crow look beautiful! Love your seal clapping in headstand crow 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
Mad Hatter Posted May 23, 2018 Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 Agreed, very nice parallette variation! Quote Link to comment
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