Quidditch Round 2 (Push-ups)

[Juni0r83]

I totally faded out for the last day. Just really needed a break. Good to go for whatever is up next week though.

[Harika]

And if you'll add 200 more for me, that will be all for this week.

Gonna go blow shit up.

'Merica

Added. Also, that is all today really is. Blow up stuff invented in China. I even saw at least three lanterns before hand, and I live in a low-population area.

[elsfaire]

Updated my total. Sorry it is a lot lower this week - finding places to do pushups at the incline I am now at while on vacation has been really hard. I finally started doing some on the floor, but time was still short from all the family stuff we have been doing. Sorry!

[Harika]

Updated my total. Sorry it is a lot lower this week - finding places to do pushups at the incline I am now at while on vacation has been really hard. I finally started doing some on the floor, but time was still short from all the family stuff we have been doing. Sorry!

Understandable. Do you have any ideas for next week's competition?

[Maia]

Is it too late to add my push ups? Very busy week... I did 32 on Wednesday and 40 yesterday. 

[Harika]

Go ahead.

[Harika]

What if I split people into groups based on the range of the points they earned, then have everyone in that "weight" category compete against each other?

[StuffedInABoxx]

I'm down for whatever. Sorry about the really low score this week. Clap push-ups are not enjoyable for me. Not sure why. Also, my little sister was in town. Screwed up my personal challenge as well, soo...yeah. Oh well. I'll be back in full force next week. Probably try out side to sides or uneven push-ups.

 

As far as teams...I have some pretty strong allegiance toward Ravenclaw! I thought we had a great team and I want to bring us Quidditch glory!! But whatever needs to happen to make this work. I understand. The "weight class" idea might be a fun even mix up

[elsfaire]

It seems to me that the standard way of doing the Quidditch cup is already messed up, so IMHO we can do whatever for the last 2 weeks of the challenge. I think the "weight class" thing might be neat to try.

 

As for other ideas, I don't really have a Quidditch-based one, but something different. I have been playing with an idea for a more total bodyweight competition based on a medieval battle format. It could still be teams, but individuals might work, too. Essentially, each type of basic bodyweight exercise (upper push, upper pull, legs, core) would count as a different kind of attack or defense. Or maybe each team could choose players who would count as attack or defense. To start with, it might be easiest to base the "points" off of player AMRAPs in each exercise for calculation purposes, and to even the playing field a bit.

 

Upper pull = distance attack (archers, ballistas & catapults all need pull action)

Upper push = Polearms & swords (counter charge attacks)

Legs = Cavalry/knight charge

Core = Wall or shield wall strength (counter distance attack)

 

 

As you can see, it still needs a lot of refining to be ready to play. I am open to ideas if we want to pursue it, or if it is too much of a change from the Quidditch cup I am ok with shelving it, too.

[Hazard]

Since I've been doing progressively more challenging pushup variations I haven't had any numbers to compare to my original 1-minute AMRAP of standard pushups.  I decided to do another 1-minute AMRAP test of them today to see what progress I've made.

 

I started with:

 

AMRAP Test:  23   standard pushups

 

 

Today I did:

 

AMRAP Test:  38   standard pushups

 

 

Since I hadn't done a standard pushup since the first week - I gotta say, a 65% increase is nice. 

[Maia]

Way to go, Hazard!

 

I think I'm gonna bow out for the next week, possibly the rest of the challenge. I'm going on vacation tomorrow and will have no access to my computer and limited access to my phone for 1-2 weeks. This was really fun Thanks for putting it together, Harika! <3

[elsfaire]

Looks to me like the Quidditch cup is transmorgifying into the Triwizard Tournament.

 

Let's use your weight class idea, Harika. It seems the simplest for what we have left to work with.

[Harika]

It seems to me that the standard way of doing the Quidditch cup is already messed up, so IMHO we can do whatever for the last 2 weeks of the challenge. I think the "weight class" thing might be neat to try.

 

As for other ideas, I don't really have a Quidditch-based one, but something different. I have been playing with an idea for a more total bodyweight competition based on a medieval battle format. It could still be teams, but individuals might work, too. Essentially, each type of basic bodyweight exercise (upper push, upper pull, legs, core) would count as a different kind of attack or defense. Or maybe each team could choose players who would count as attack or defense. To start with, it might be easiest to base the "points" off of player AMRAPs in each exercise for calculation purposes, and to even the playing field a bit.

 

Upper pull = distance attack (archers, ballistas & catapults all need pull action)

Upper push = Polearms & swords (counter charge attacks)

Legs = Cavalry/knight charge

Core = Wall or shield wall strength (counter distance attack)

 

 

As you can see, it still needs a lot of refining to be ready to play. I am open to ideas if we want to pursue it, or if it is too much of a change from the Quidditch cup I am ok with shelving it, too.

That would be a lot of fun, something like that was proposed in the original Quidditch thread (many exercises and Tri-wizard) and would be great for the next challenge. If you make a planning thread now you may get a lot of help. I started something not nearly as interesting for next challenge but it seems that people could join mine and your idea for double motivation on the same exercises.

 

Way to go, Hazard!

 

I think I'm gonna bow out for the next week, possibly the rest of the challenge. I'm going on vacation tomorrow and will have no access to my computer and limited access to my phone for 1-2 weeks. This was really fun Thanks for putting it together, Harika! <3

Thank you for letting me know.

 

Looks to me like the Quidditch cup is transmorgifying into the Triwizard Tournament.

 

Let's use your weight class idea, Harika. It seems the simplest for what we have left to work with.

I set up what it would look like in a new sheet, although some people switched push-up type or otherwise had weekly points such as 6-22-7 and I had to make a cold guess as to where to place the person.

 

 

I did 20 push-ups today, just to see how far on Tau I could get. I forgot that there were two 8's in the first six digits.

[elsfaire]

Looks like it will work. I am guessing that it is based on AMRAP like the other games? We out our AMRAP in the "Starting" column, right?

 

I just want to keep some kind of competition for motivation.

 

Staying on the first step for my pushups. AMRAP is 15. Not much improvement, which does not surprise me, considering.

[Harika]

Looks like it will work. I am guessing that it is based on AMRAP like the other games? We out our AMRAP in the "Starting" column, right?

 

I just want to keep some kind of competition for motivation.

 

Staying on the first step for my pushups. AMRAP is 15. Not much improvement, which does not surprise me, considering.

Yepyep. 

 

I think this might be more motivating, because next to your name should be people you can surpass with just one extra set . . . every time you check.

[Harika]

Players and spectators can follow the action on the NF Quidditch Spreadsheet

 

Hey! It is Monday!

[Harika]

I did 10 today. Where is everyone? Are just four of us around this game?

[Barfly]

Nope. I'm here. My AMRAP stayed 50 and I did 200. Mondays...

Edit: I was able to enter the data myself. Don't know what I did, though.

[Harika]

I am glad to not be in your category, 4 points on the first day!

[Juni0r83]

I totally forgot about this. AMRAP remains 30 and I managed 60 on day 1

[katastrophenkatzchen]

I stop this challenge.

Can't even keep up with my challenge thread so I want to focus on this one.

 

Lots of stress right now. Sorry guys.

[Harika]

I totally forgot about this. AMRAP remains 30 and I managed 60 on day 1

Added

 

I stop this challenge.

Can't even keep up with my challenge thread so I want to focus on this one.

 

Lots of stress right now. Sorry guys.

Understandable. Good luck.

[Arya Sapphire]

I'm gonna do my AMRAP tonight. Sorry It's been hectic!

Drinking tea with the Mad Hatter; sorry for any typos, sent from Tapatalk.

[Juni0r83]

Another slow day, day 2 of just 120. Already kicking it today with 60 though, and it's only 8:30, so I'm hoping for a UGE number to make up for 2 slack days.

[Harika]

Another slow day, day 2 of just 120. Already kicking it today with 60 though, and it's only 8:30, so I'm hoping for a UGE number to make up for 2 slack days.

I added the 120.