Last Daily Dare of 2016 (Nov 27 - Dec 31)

[Xena]

 

Hi All!  Xena here again....

 

Round 8 of our PVP using the Daily Dares at Darebee.com has begun!

 

All are welcome.  Every day, they post a bodyweight exercise challenge no equipment needed, every day.  Sometimes they're easy, sometimes they're not.

 

Every day there are two levels of difficulty.  1)  just get it done, over the course of the day, and 2) Extra Credit (EC,) which usually means all in one shot.  

 

Either do one or the other.  You get either 1 or 2 points per day, no more.

 

Miss the day (in your time zone) and you miss the points.  Need a variation?  Not a problem, but no points for you.

 

This is an open PVP, so anyone can join at any time. It's a great way to try out a bunch of different bodyweight exercises, and after 2 times through, I've personally found a bunch of new exercises based on what's been really hard.

 

If you decide to join, declare what rank you're aiming for and sign up on this spreadsheet. Then, just keep track of how many dares you complete throughout the challenge.

 

If you're not sure about what counts for the dare or extra credit, post here and we'll rule by what seems to make sense to the most of us. Some days you might not be able to do an exercise, and that's ok!  If you like, try modifying or scaling the dare to something you can do. I've added a new column where you can keep track of dares you've modified and completed. The modified dares don't "count' toward "official" totals, but we can still reward you with creative titles if you like. Sometimes Darebee likes to be cute and offer extra extra credit. That's cool...go for it, we'll all be impressed. Let's keep it simple and leave those out of our calculations.

 

The person with the most points at the end of the challenge will be declared the Daredevil! (other titles are available, inquire within.)

 

 

 

Leaderboard

 

Round 7: Xena (59 points)

Round 6: Xena (54 points)

Round 5: Zeroh (48 points)

Round 4:  Rocketbikeninja (62 points)

Round 3 (Tie):  Rocketbikeninja and mom2sjm (64 points) 

Round 2:  Rocketbikeninja (67 points) - May 2016 Challenge

Round 1:  Geek On Fire (53 points) - April 2016 Challenge

 

Ranks

Titanium: 60 points (30 days of dares + 30 days of extra credit)

Gold: 45 points 

Silver: 30 points 

Bronze: 15 points

Custom: A custom goal of your choice. Just make sure to state your specific target in the spreadsheet.  

 

We're starting the PVP in Week 0, but you should be able to achieve all but the highest of these ranks even if you don't join us until Week 1.

 

[Infinity.Creates]

I'm back! This time I am 100% aiming for gold. I know somedays I won't be able to achieve ECs, but I plan on doing something everyday.

[Jarric]

No idea what my main challenge is going to be yet, but totally up for coming back to this.

 

And on that note, basic burpees done with EC

[Mrs Van]

Wanted to do this, but my days are full. Sorry.

[zeroh13]

Hi! I'm back! I haven't decided my goal yet, but I'm here.

[jonfirestar]

I think I'm going to get in on this Although I think I'll aim for a solid silver.

 

 

[A Grue]

I'm going to try this.  I know I'm going to need to modify a fair number of these, but we'll see how it goes.

[Infinity.Creates]

1 hour ago, A Grue said:

I'm going to try this.  I know I'm going to need to modify a fair number of these, but we'll see how it goes.

Yay for trying anyway! I know I can't do all of them, but trying to make any form of exercise something daily is still awesome!

[Akari]

I'm in.

[zeroh13]

6 hours ago, A Grue said:

I'm going to try this.  I know I'm going to need to modify a fair number of these, but we'll see how it goes.

Yeah. Every time they throw a push-up at us, I'm like whyyyyy! But it's still fun to try. And one day I'll actually be able to do it.

[Xena]

On 11/27/2016 at 5:18 PM, Jarric said:

No idea what my main challenge is going to be yet, but totally up for coming back to this.

 

And on that note, basic burpees done with EC

Jealous! I couldn't swing the EC today. I'm 90% sure I could do it on a "good day"...gonna have to keep trying (just for fun and stubbornness).

 

18 hours ago, elizevdmerwe said:

Wanted to do this, but my days are full. Sorry.

Another time! You can always pop by the Darebee website if you have a few minutes and just see if it looks fun that day.

 

11 hours ago, zeroh13 said:

Hi! I'm back! I haven't decided my goal yet, but I'm here.

Glad you are back!

 

10 hours ago, jonfirestar said:

I think I'm going to get in on this Although I think I'll aim for a solid silver.

Very respectable :-)

 

9 hours ago, A Grue said:

I'm going to try this.  I know I'm going to need to modify a fair number of these, but we'll see how it goes.

Modify away!

[zeroh13]

So far, so good. Both yesterday and today with EC. I need to work on sit-ups though, my form isn't quite where it should be.

[jmk]

I'm in!

[jonfirestar]

burpies, no way with EC but the sit ups I was able to bust right out. I surprised myself. 

[Infinity.Creates]

Managed the burpees with EC ( I did it with a jump but no push up, which is what I normally do). Thank you cadets and circuit training. Sit ups with EC, but keeping the arms up was haaaaaard.

[Mizbrek]

Oooh I'm interested. Can anyone tell me when the Dares are posted though? I get up to workout at 5ish Eastern, so would be great if this was up by then so I could incorporate it.

[Jarric]

5 hours ago, Mizbrek said:

Oooh I'm interested. Can anyone tell me when the Dares are posted though? I get up to workout at 5ish Eastern, so would be great if this was up by then so I could incorporate it.

 

It used to be about midnight GMT, which would be about 7pm Eastern Time (for the following day), but not sure if that's still the case

[Xena]

On 11/29/2016 at 8:07 AM, jmk said:

I'm in!

Yay! Are you a veteran of the Daily Dare, or was that someone else with a similar name?

 

On 11/29/2016 at 5:00 PM, jonfirestar said:

burpies, no way with EC but the sit ups I was able to bust right out. I surprised myself. 

Great job in doing both. It's fun when the dare can surprise you

 

10 hours ago, IAmInfinite said:

Managed the burpees with EC ( I did it with a jump but no push up, which is what I normally do). Thank you cadets and circuit training. Sit ups with EC, but keeping the arms up was haaaaaard.

Those situps did get kind of hard for me toward the end.

 

Low kicks with EC. I was surprised to feel it a bit in the quad of my non-kicking (plant?) leg.

Looking forward to trying the planks tomorrow. Think they might be just barely possible for me...the best kind of challenge!

 

[jmk]

1 hour ago, Xena said:

Yay! Are you a veteran of the Daily Dare, or was that someone else with a similar name?

 

Yes - it's me!!!

[Xena]

35 minutes ago, jmk said:

Yes - it's me!!!

I thought so! The challenge is officially kicked up a notch :-)

[Infinity.Creates]

Did anyone manage to do EC of the Circle Push Ups yesterday? 

They looked like a progression to one handed push ups, but how often do they do normal push ups? 

 

 

[zeroh13]

I didn't get a chance to see yesterday's dare until this morning. And when I saw circle push-ups, I stopped feeling bad about missing it cause there's no way I could of done them. 

[A Grue]

4 hours ago, IAmInfinite said:

Did anyone manage to do EC of the Circle Push Ups yesterday? 

They looked like a progression to one handed push ups, but how often do they do normal push ups?

 

I ended up doing them as knee pushups.  It was... awkward.

[Xena]

I did them, but no EC. They made me a tiny bit nervous because I wasn't sure I really had the strength to do the movement safely.

 

I'm not sure if I've seen them do regular pushups, but some of the variations aren't that hard. I got scared off the one-legged pushups in the past, but they are about the same as regular. Also some of the variations where you pull your knee in toward the elbow aren't too bad.

 

Lunges on the other hand hurt like a (....well hurt pretty bad....), but were fully doable with EC.

[Jarric]

I've been forgetting.about this; hopefully will be better with the main challenges starting now.

 

Anyway, butt-ups done with EC. I didn't watch the video until after I'd done them, and turns out I made it much harder than it needs to be!