Daily Dares [3/30/2016 - 4/29/2016]

[RES]

Done, 200 then 2 sets of 100...no EC! Tomorrow doesn't look to horrible....

[Son of Rylos]

Got my 400 in: Hit the first 200 this morning (must have been when I had lots of energy), then 100 right after work and the last hundred while fishing in WoW.... don't freaking judge me  But done, and most definitely without EC

[Lara]

Aaaaaaarghhhhh, I forgooooooottttttttt!!!!! 

[Geek On Fire]

Got today's half pistol squats done with EC, learned my right leg is a little less stable than my left. Curious.

 

[RocketbikeNinja]

...balance... balance... BALANCE DAMN YOU!

 

Done half pistols with EC. Last night I took a hard hit to my right ankle, so I'm really glad my foot could be flat on the floor.  Given how weak it is this morning, I hope I won't have to add it to my (growing) list of injuries.

 

And my right ankle is also less stable, which makes sense for any right handed person.  Right handed means left footed (I think...)

[Geek On Fire]

6 minutes ago, RocketbikeNinja said:

And my right ankle is also less stable, which makes sense for any right handed person.  Right handed means left footed (I think...)

Really? Might explain my uneven stability, too.

[RocketbikeNinja]

My wife (Master in Neuropsych, PhD in Clinical Psych) just clarified - when you're right handed, you use your left hand to hold things, and your right hand to manipulate them.  Laterality carries to feet, which means you use your left foot to stabilize, and your right foot to manipulate.  When you're using your right leg to stabilize, it's less stable.

 

 

[iatetheyeti]

Done with extra credit

 

56 minutes ago, RocketbikeNinja said:

My wife (Master in Neuropsych, PhD in Clinical Psych) just clarified - when you're right handed, you use your left hand to hold things, and your right hand to manipulate them.  Laterality carries to feet, which means you use your left foot to stabilize, and your right foot to manipulate.  When you're using your right leg to stabilize, it's less stable.

 

Good to know! I always thought my right foot should be more stable since I'm right handed... Explains why today I was spread out all over the place trying to keep my balance for my right footed half pistols, whilst I was able to do the ones on the left with next to no fuss!

[Lara]

1 hour ago, RocketbikeNinja said:

My wife (Master in Neuropsych, PhD in Clinical Psych) just clarified - when you're right handed, you use your left hand to hold things, and your right hand to manipulate them.  Laterality carries to feet, which means you use your left foot to stabilize, and your right foot to manipulate.  When you're using your right leg to stabilize, it's less stable.

 

When I started to work on shrimp squats I tried to keep this present, so I would work and focus more on my troubling leg for stabilizing, the left one in my case. Now I can do perfect shrimp squats with my left leg and my right leg has become the dumb one *sighs in despair*

[Raxie]

Finally something not so super nuts - done with extra credit

 

Total points: 7

[NeverThatBored]

1 hour ago, RocketbikeNinja said:

My wife (Master in Neuropsych, PhD in Clinical Psych) just clarified - when you're right handed, you use your left hand to hold things, and your right hand to manipulate them.  Laterality carries to feet, which means you use your left foot to stabilize, and your right foot to manipulate.  When you're using your right leg to stabilize, it's less stable.

 

 

 

Fascinating. I'm going to be thinking about this every time I balance now. 

 

5 hours ago, zenLara said:

Aaaaaaarghhhhh, I forgooooooottttttttt!!!!! 

 

Oh no!!! 

 

2 hours ago, RocketbikeNinja said:

...balance... balance... BALANCE DAMN YOU!

 

Done half pistols with EC. Last night I took a hard hit to my right ankle, so I'm really glad my foot could be flat on the floor.  Given how weak it is this morning, I hope I won't have to add it to my (growing) list of injuries.

 

And my right ankle is also less stable, which makes sense for any right handed person.  Right handed means left footed (I think...)

 

Good job. Just so someone says it - please do not hurt yourself to do any of these exercises! 

 

22 minutes ago, zenLara said:

 

When I started to work on shrimp squats I tried to keep this present, so I would work and focus more on my troubling leg for stabilizing, the left one in my case. Now I can do perfect shrimp squats with my left leg and my right leg has become the dumb one *sighs in despair*

 

I continue to be in awe of your shrimp squats! I still just plop to the floor on both sides.  

 

[NeverThatBored]

Done with EC! I couldn't get very far down with the squats...not sure if it's a mobility thing, a balance thing, or a strength thing. 

[Raxie]

21 minutes ago, NeverThatBored said:

I continue to be in awe of your shrimp squats! I still just plop to the floor on both sides.  

 

 

*looks up shrimp squats*

 

 

20 minutes ago, NeverThatBored said:

Done with EC! I couldn't get very far down with the squats...not sure if it's a mobility thing, a balance thing, or a strength thing. 

 

I have serious problems with pistol squats anyway, so I was super grateful these were only half squats! In the darebee video he hardly goes down at all it seems...

 

 

[Cataleya]

I think I could have done all of these in one go but I split them up into three sets of seven per leg for the mini. I probably will not regret doing that later.

[athousandwords]

*looks at pistol squats*

*looks at skinny jeans*

 

Errrr I may have to do these after work today...

[NeverThatBored]

2 hours ago, Raxie said:

 

I have serious problems with pistol squats anyway, so I was super grateful these were only half squats! In the darebee video he hardly goes down at all it seems...

 

 

 

That makes me feel better! I was probably pretty similar to what he was doing. But falling over a lot more.

[Lara]

6 hours ago, NeverThatBored said:

not sure if it's a mobility thing, a balance thing, or a strength thing. 

 

Probably a combination. It's a hellish movement.

[Jarric]

Done with EC. Well done everyone else!

[athousandwords]

Done with EC! My mom looked over as I was doing them and just says, "That looks hard. "

...thanks Mom.

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[NeverThatBored]

2 hours ago, athousandwords said:

Done with EC! My mom looked over as I was doing them and just says, "That looks hard. "

...thanks Mom.

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"That looks hard" - aka "You're doing something awesome."

[iatetheyeti]

Today's done and dusted with EC, all while waiting for the kettle to boil. Exercise before coffee is a rarity for me, gotta say!

[Lara]

Finally one that was easy for me. Did it while preparing breakfast, EC.

[RocketbikeNinja]

Done with EC, first thing this morning too.  60 second time limit makes it seem entirely doable.

 

I noticed my forearms are sore from my 4-week challenge (probably the pushups and pullups), and my shoulders are sore, probably from the 400 air punches.  

 

The neatest thing for me is I've never done an inverted plank.  I was surprised that just like for a regular plank, when you're sinking, you still tighten abs and glutes.  I guess I figured that there would be more difference in the muscles engaged.

[Geek On Fire]

Reverse plank done with extra credit. Felt like I could've gone another minute on today's one - (I'm all abs and legs, wait until you hear me crying on another upper body one  )

[NeverThatBored]

Yes! Finally an easy one for today.  

 

3 hours ago, RocketbikeNinja said:

The neatest thing for me is I've never done an inverted plank.  I was surprised that just like for a regular plank, when you're sinking, you still tighten abs and glutes.  I guess I figured that there would be more difference in the muscles engaged.

 

Yeah, they're a really interesting movement! It's not a position you naturally find yourself in very often. I feel like they give you a nice shoulder stretch too.