Daily Dares PvP Sept 18-Oct 22

[zeroh13]

Shoulder taps, with EC

Hook kicks, with EC, didn't even try going for EEC. I did not feel like falling on my face. Or any other part of me.

 

And then today... Archer push-ups? What is this even? I modified the hell out of them. (i.e. I did wall Archer push-ups).

[tourennatrix]

I ended up missing the kicks because i didn't have wifi to watch the video to show me how those are different from any other types of kicks. Dang. 

 

Pushemups? Hell to the nope. 

 

See y'all tomorrow maybe

[zeroh13]

1 minute ago, tourennatrix said:

I ended up missing the kicks because i didn't have wifi to watch the video to show me how those are different from any other types of kicks. Dang. 

 

Pushemups? Hell to the nope. 

 

See y'all tomorrow maybe

Yeah, I definitely needed the video for the kicks. Well, multiple videos, because I couldn't figure out at first how the hook kick was different from the side kick.

[Infinity.Creates]

Realised that i haven't actually updated my progress recently. 

 

For the hook kick, its basically a side kick but with a bend in the knee, so you're 'hooking' your leg around. I fully extended the leg, then pulled back with my ankle to form the hook. Managed with EC but no EEC.

 

Archer push ups are normal push ups but with one arm away - like you are drawing a bow on the ground. Then with each push you move the other side, so the other arm is extended. I did it on my knees, but managed an EC. 

 

EDIT : I realised that I've now surpassed Silver! I'm doing so much better at this than I thought I would. I'm going to try and shoot for gold.

[zeroh13]

2 hours ago, IAmInfinite said:

Realised that i haven't actually updated my progress recently. 

 

For the hook kick, its basically a side kick but with a bend in the knee, so you're 'hooking' your leg around. I fully extended the leg, then pulled back with my ankle to form the hook. Managed with EC but no EEC.

 

Archer push ups are normal push ups but with one arm away - like you are drawing a bow on the ground. Then with each push you move the other side, so the other arm is extended. I did it on my knees, but managed an EC. 

 

EDIT : I realised that I've now surpassed Silver! I'm doing so much better at this than I thought I would. I'm going to try and shoot for gold.

 

I can barely do normal knee push-ups. With one arm? Didn't happen.

[Jarric]

I'm back in this! Archer push-ups done, no EC (3 sets of 4). Feels like these things are on the progression to one-arm push-ups, which is kind of cool!

[Jarric]

Flappy arm things done with EC.

[zeroh13]

I did flappy with EC. That's definitely one of the weirder exercises.

[Infinity.Creates]

Arm things and side planks both done with EC.

I really need to work on my core in the future, it's my biggest weak spot.

The arm things look like a variation on the superman arm lift things.

[Jarric]

Side star planks done with EC

[Xena]

On 10/7/2016 at 1:02 PM, IAmInfinite said:

EDIT : I realised that I've now surpassed Silver! I'm doing so much better at this than I thought I would. I'm going to try and shoot for gold.

Great job!

 

On 10/7/2016 at 8:20 PM, Jarric said:

I'm back in this! Archer push-ups done, no EC (3 sets of 4). Feels like these things are on the progression to one-arm push-ups, which is kind of cool!

Good to see you back, and congrats on getting through the Archers...you are right, they definitely show up in one-arm progressions.

 

I've been kind of down with a cold most of the week, but slogged through most of the dares.

W: Shoulder touches with EC

TH Hook kicks with EC...didn't see the EEC until just now, so didn't even try it.

F: Didn't even try the archer pushups. Meant to scale, but got busy.

Sa: Prone fly extensions (i.e. flappy things) with EC

Su: Star planks with EC.

[Xena]

Hell no on the shrimp squats. I modified: Held onto a chair with one hand, and just did as much of the range of motion as I could. Guessing 60-75%.

 

[Infinity.Creates]

40% of the movement while holding onto a chair, with no EC. Why is this so hard?

[zeroh13]

Skipped the star planks. Oops.

 

Shrimp squats, I managed about 25%-50% of the movement, while holding on to a chair. Of course, it was a swivel office chair so it wasn't actually much help.

[tourennatrix]

If i manage to get to these today it'll be like #6 on this list. But I've only ever done one or 2 sets of 5 at a time. We'll see >_<

[Xena]

18 hours ago, IAmInfinite said:

40% of the movement while holding onto a chair, with no EC. Why is this so hard?

 

18 hours ago, zeroh13 said:

Shrimp squats, I managed about 25%-50% of the movement, while holding on to a chair. Of course, it was a swivel office chair so it wasn't actually much help.

 

It's more fun doing these with you guys! it's encouraging that we are all just trying the best we can.

Swivel chair is "modified extra credit" :-)

Seems like some of the problem for me is strength, but more of it is flexibility.

 

13 hours ago, tourennatrix said:

If i manage to get to these today it'll be like #6 on this list. But I've only ever done one or 2 sets of 5 at a time. We'll see >_<

Good luck! I'm impressed anyone can do these!

[Infinity.Creates]

17 hours ago, tourennatrix said:

If i manage to get to these today it'll be like #6 on this list. But I've only ever done one or 2 sets of 5 at a time. We'll see >_<

These look really interesting! I shall be trying this out soon.

 

Managed the pike push ups with no EC, that was exhausting, and really weird feeling all the blood rush to the head.

[tourennatrix]

Ooh, i missed the squats but pike pushes are part of my regular training so: yay i might be able to get this one today! Must get back into this groove!

[zeroh13]

I did incline pike push-ups. 4 sets of 10. I really felt it in my arms. I managed to do 3 or 4 regularly, one at at time, but I don't have time to do 40 that way. Plus it hurt my wrists. :/

[tourennatrix]

3 hours ago, zeroh13 said:

I did incline pike push-ups. 4 sets of 10. I really felt it in my arms. I managed to do 3 or 4 regularly, one at at time, but I don't have time to do 40 that way. Plus it hurt my wrists. :/

 

Dude of course it hurt your wrist you were only supposed to do 20

[zeroh13]

42 minutes ago, tourennatrix said:

 

Dude of course it hurt your wrist you were only supposed to do 20

Whoops XD

 

Well, the incline ones (that I did too many of) didn't bother my wrists at all actually. Probably because there wasn't as much weight on them. It was doing a single regular pike push-up that hurt. Though to be fair a regular standard push-up will also hurt my wrists sometimes. 

[Xena]

Holy cow! That was a rare absolute maximum effort DD for me. Lots of them are easy enough. Some of them are so ridiculously impossible that it's hard to figure out the right challenging modification. This one was just barely do-able for me. It took 3 tries...15, then 11, then a long rest and finally 20!

 

[Xena]

Swimmers done with EC :-) 

Cossack squats look possible for tomorrow, but I'm guessing they won't be easy.

[Infinity.Creates]

I managed them, though barely. They really put pressure on the knees - even more than the usual burning in the thighs.

[Xena]

So I was completely wrong in my estimation of the Cossack squats. I couldn't get down that low and had to modify.