'Impossible' exercises

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  • AllonsYtotheTardis
    AllonsYtotheTardis Posts: 16,947 Member
    jemhh wrote: »
    To be clear, I'm sure that if I practiced hard I could do those moves, just like the majority of prior posters could do their problem exercises if they worked long and hard enough. I simply have no interest in mastering those kinds of moves, much like I have no interest in dancing, so I don't work on developing the coordination to do them.

    I am notoriously uncoordinated, but even I think that sounds like you're just making excuses.
  • Packerjohn
    Packerjohn Posts: 4,855 Member
    awesomewastaken wrote: »
    Lunges, my knees always scream "hell no" after only a few. For some odd reason, I can do squats just fine, although they seem just as hard on the knees. Go figure.

    Try doing reverse lunges. Guessing you are getting your knee too far out past your toes on the regular lunges if you are squatting pain free.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWaVpSqXDE4
  • maxit
    maxit Posts: 880 Member
    ninerbuff wrote: »
    Still can't do a dragonflag. May not ever, but I'll keep working on it.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CavZeuCS56g

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    Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
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    THAT is awesome. Makes me want to start working on it lol
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    AllonsYtotheTardis wrote: »
    jemhh wrote: »
    To be clear, I'm sure that if I practiced hard I could do those moves, just like the majority of prior posters could do their problem exercises if they worked long and hard enough. I simply have no interest in mastering those kinds of moves, much like I have no interest in dancing, so I don't work on developing the coordination to do them.

    I am notoriously uncoordinated, but even I think that sounds like you're just making excuses.

    Yes, I am secretly dying to be able to hop sideways and then jump in the air. It pains me so much that I can't do it that rather than practice it daily I'm pretending that it's not my deepest desire.

    Give me a break.
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    jemhh wrote: »
    AllonsYtotheTardis wrote: »
    jemhh wrote: »
    To be clear, I'm sure that if I practiced hard I could do those moves, just like the majority of prior posters could do their problem exercises if they worked long and hard enough. I simply have no interest in mastering those kinds of moves, much like I have no interest in dancing, so I don't work on developing the coordination to do them.

    I am notoriously uncoordinated, but even I think that sounds like you're just making excuses.

    Yes, I am secretly dying to be able to hop sideways and then jump in the air. It pains me so much that I can't do it that rather than practice it daily I'm pretending that it's not my deepest desire.

    Give me a break.

    but.....i thought the point of the thread was for people to share things they wanted to do, but currently find impossible?

    i mean, if we're just listing off stuff that we don't do because we don't care to do it, this thread is gonna be longer than those Date Me-Rate Me threads in Chit Chat, ain't it? but hey, i'll play. i find breathing in outer space impossible.
  • kristinegift
    kristinegift Posts: 2,406 Member
    Straight arm planks are impossible (though I can grit my teeth through a regular, bent-arm plank). I also cannot do scissor kick things (when you lay on your back and raise your feet 6-12 inches and criss-cross them side to side) because it absolutely kills my hip flexors. It's the only "good for me" ab workout that I 100% refuse to do.
  • ythannah
    ythannah Posts: 4,371 Member
    Lunges. I just topple over. (Poor balance due to an inner ear dysfunction.)

    Pull-ups. But I'll get there eventually... those I can work on.

    Not a fan of high planks because they cause a lot of wrist pain, so I actually prefer renegade rows.
  • joolsmd
    joolsmd Posts: 375 Member
    rybo wrote: »
    Try wall push ups. As you get stronger find lower and lower levels until your hands are on the floor. Remember to brace your core as you lower and press up.
    Similar for chin ups. Pack your shoulders, tighten your core and pull your elbows down to your sides. Sometimes those cues help visualize what muscles you need to engage.
    For lunges try stepping back instead of forward. Work on your balance before working on strength.
    I've tried, honestly. I can do wall press-ups, then move down to a lower surface, then a step, with no problem. As soon as I hit the floor I'm stuck down there.

    Regarding chin ups, I think I could do them eventually, but the only appropriate equipment is at the gym and I'm not sure I'm ready for 20 buff men to watch me struggling. One day though... :)

  • yesimpson
    yesimpson Posts: 1,372 Member
    One day I'd like to be able to a pull-up. I just think people look cool doing them. When I eventually can do one it'll probably be a massive anti climax. I have almost zero upper body strength so it's a remote dream at the moment, but then I remember the days when squats/running 5K/doing a handstand felt impossible, and I've managed to do all those things since then, so I'm sure I'll get there in the end.
  • tomatoey
    tomatoey Posts: 5,446 Member
    edited February 2015
    jemhh wrote: »
    AllonsYtotheTardis wrote: »
    jemhh wrote: »
    To be clear, I'm sure that if I practiced hard I could do those moves, just like the majority of prior posters could do their problem exercises if they worked long and hard enough. I simply have no interest in mastering those kinds of moves, much like I have no interest in dancing, so I don't work on developing the coordination to do them.

    I am notoriously uncoordinated, but even I think that sounds like you're just making excuses.

    Yes, I am secretly dying to be able to hop sideways and then jump in the air. It pains me so much that I can't do it that rather than practice it daily I'm pretending that it's not my deepest desire.

    Give me a break.

    Well, you don't have to, just like I hope I never get asked to run more than three strides to the bus. No one's great at everything.

    But coordination, balance, and agility are kind of important for more than just funsies (or not-funsies). All these will matter more the older you get:

    Benefits of Agility, Balance and Coordination Training

    Help improve efficiency of movement.
    Improve overall body awareness during movement
    Decrease risk of injury
    Improve rehabilitation
    Improve posture
    Improve ability to perform recreational and competitive activities
    Improve ability to perform activities of daily living and therefore improve quality of life.
    Makes exercise more functional.

    http://forever-active.com/agility-balance-and-coordination-training-50/

    Dance can even improve the motor function people with Parkinson's, for example.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2780534/

    The strength training I do is pretty modified, and a good chunk of my motivation is vanity, but an equal chunk is the motivation for my skeleton to hang together better. We have to think about this stuff in that way.
  • darrensurrey
    darrensurrey Posts: 3,942 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    Something I can do but won't: bulgarian split squat.
    The last time I did them I said to myself "I will leave this gym before I do another set". And I haven't done them since.

    :D They're ok with light weights but when you use a weight that is challenging, it can become a bit scary as you can topple over. :D
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