October Handbalancing Challenge (60 minutes)
schneidersas
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Infected by the "september Plank challange" from tbellamy1 and with my fascination on hand-balancing I came up with the idea of doing a new challenge:
Rules nr. 1: don't talk about the handbalancing club ....
oh no, wrong rule :-)
real Rules:
- break the 60 minutes up howevers you can or like
- do handbalances that you like (f.e. handstand, forearmstand, headstand, elbowlever or frogstand - against a wall - use bars - between 2 chairs => btw. they don't all have to be head down) ....... all that has to do with balancing on hands :-)
one inspiration might be http://www.sandowplus.co.uk/Competition/Hoffman/YorkHandBalance/yorkhb1.htm
Everybody that want's to join is welcome :-)
Rules nr. 1: don't talk about the handbalancing club ....
oh no, wrong rule :-)
real Rules:
- break the 60 minutes up howevers you can or like
- do handbalances that you like (f.e. handstand, forearmstand, headstand, elbowlever or frogstand - against a wall - use bars - between 2 chairs => btw. they don't all have to be head down) ....... all that has to do with balancing on hands :-)
one inspiration might be http://www.sandowplus.co.uk/Competition/Hoffman/YorkHandBalance/yorkhb1.htm
Everybody that want's to join is welcome :-)
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No fellow hand-balancer ??? :sad: :sad: :sad:0
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I can do about 10 seconds of the frogstand ))) can hardly imagine it turning into 60 minutes, even in a whole month!0
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Should we try 30 minutes then and include yoga-headstands and levers??I can do about 10 seconds of the frogstand ))) can hardly imagine it turning into 60 minutes, even in a whole month!0 -
Had to look up elbowlever. Peacock pose, right? Yup, my yoga instructor loved these. Respect if you can do them. Me, no chance in hell. Wrists, and, well, boobs mostly.
I am much better with yoga headstands tho )) using the elbows. my head does not feel as thick as i think sometimes.
So 30 mins would probably do )0 -
Than it'll be the two of us for this challenge
I can't do those poses either, that actually is the crazy part of the challenge :-)
I can do the normal and the yoga-headstand for about 60 seconds
I can do handstand agains a wall for about 60 seconds
my frog/crow pose lasts 10 seconds
underarmstand agains a wall .... I think 20 seconds ....
never done the peacock, firefly or one of those mixed poses like side crow, flying crow .... and there is so much new to discover ...
Let's do it together :-)0 -
ok bring it ON ) geez, what have i got myself into.. well.. that's why it's called a challenge, right ))) coz it IS one
peacock is said to be great for digestion )) supposedly the elbows making a hole in your stomach are also concentrating a wild energy there that can digest bolts and nuts... wait, not really... well, you get the point.
with no boobs in the way, you could probably give it a try )))
I'll check my headstand tomorrow just to see if it's really like riding a bicycle as I think... or will I have to start all over )))
and what are, pray, underarmstands and 'normal' vs. 'yoga' headstands, hm? getting a bit confused with all the stands.. maybe I can do some and just don't know it yet
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ok bring it ON ) geez, what have i got myself into.. well.. that's why it's called a challenge, right ))) coz it IS one
hey, I thought russians go out into the frozen tundra every day for a walk in shorts only ;-)
I'm from belgium, that is nearly mediteranean in contrast to russia *LMDO* (Laughing my dentals out)peacock is said to be great for digestion )) supposedly the elbows making a hole in your stomach are also concentrating a wild energy there that can digest bolts and nuts... wait, not really... well, you get the point.
with no boobs in the way, you could probably give it a try )))
ohh I love your humor :-)
Btw. are bolts and nuts carbs or vitamins ?? Cause I'm on primal(paleo)-eating
and yes, I'm male so you will never ever hear me complaining about boobs in my way :-)and what are, pray, underarmstands and 'normal' vs. 'yoga' headstands, hm? getting a bit confused with all the stands.. maybe I can do some and just don't know it yet
I don't know if my vocabulary on this is right,
but to me the normal headstand is with hands on the floor, like this http://www.beastskills.com/the-headstand/
and yoga headstand is Shirshasana with hands near or under the head and underarms on the floor, like http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Shirshasana.jpg
greetings from belgium, Sascha0 -
why, of course we do.. but not on our HANDS! ))hey, I thought russians go out into the frozen tundra every day for a walk in shorts only ;-)
and we all have great calves and quads from all that marching on the red square with our pet bears... every household has one, I'm sure you've heard. again, not really helping in the fine art of handbalancing!
sure, sure. subtropical. all that cheese and chocolate must be growing right on the trees in that climate... oh wait... did you say belgium?I'm from belgium, that is nearly mediteranean in contrast to russia *LMDO* (Laughing my dentals out)
Looks like that paleo is working really nicely for you. Geez, everyone on my FL is losing nicely. I guess I need to change my routine a bit, push more in the exercise department and up the calories, because 1200 is starting to feel like a screeching halt in my system.I don't know if my vocabulary on this is right,
but to me the normal headstand is with hands on the floor, like this http://www.beastskills.com/the-headstand/
and yoga headstand is Shirshasana with hands near or under the head and underarms on the floor, like http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Shirshasana.jpg
ah. now that we got the terminology straight, I'll stick with the shirshasana. I think i can go for a full minute... will report tomorrow!greetings from belgium, Sascha
funny thing is, that's my name, too. in my neck of the woods, short for Alexandra (AND Alexander, for that matter) = Sasha.
nice to meet you )0 -
of course I heard that, we see it everyday on TV *LOL*....... all that marching on the red square with our pet bears... every household has one, I'm sure you've heard.Looks like that paleo is working really nicely for you. Geez, everyone on my FL is losing nicely. I guess I need to change my routine a bit, push more in the exercise department and up the calories, because 1200 is starting to feel like a screeching halt in my system.
ohhhh that is noo good, 1200 calories is called starving, not dieting - you stress your body with that so your cortisol-level will get up, wich means your body will put all food into fatdepots
you got yourself deep into the hungermethabolism
hard and monotonic workouts that are longer than 30 min. do that too :-)
so please calculate your BMR, tell MFP how much you wanna loose (and 1-1.5 lbs a week is more than enough) and log every training, cause you MUST eat your calories back .... sounds weird in the first place, but that is how you drop weight, keep muscle and not only for a couple of weeks
You don't have to do hardcorepaleo, a bit more primal goes well too
If you wan't I would be pleased to help you with the calculations,
Любовь приветствие Александр (<= blame translate.google.com) ;-)0 -
so, first results )))
bakasana (frogstand) - 7 sec, shirshasana - 49 sec. against a wall, too
ahem... not exactly what i thought of myself ) but it's a start. will be fun to see how it goes from here.
and for the record, 1270 is what MFP calculated for me, based on 1 kg projected loss a week, which I did not think to be a big deal.
I adjusted it to 1 pound/week and boom, suddenly there is a whole lot more calories to play with... 1730! AMAZING.0 -
so, first results )))
bakasana (frogstand) - 7 sec, shirshasana - 49 sec. against a wall, too
ahem... not exactly what i thought of myself ) but it's a start. will be fun to see how it goes from here.
and for the record, 1270 is what MFP calculated for me, based on 1 kg projected loss a week, which I did not think to be a big deal.
I adjusted it to 1 pound/week and boom, suddenly there is a whole lot more calories to play with... 1730! AMAZING.
congrats, I made it to 60 seconds handstand agains a wall and 90 seconds 'normal' headstand, but there will be a couple of days this week I won't have time to do anything ...
Adjusting your goals to 1 pound/week is good, that are about 2 kg a month and that is a lot ....
doing paleo/primal you really will get into trouble eating all those 1730 calories .... :-)
and believe me, you will see better and faster results with eating the right amount :-)0 -
I have added a ticker from tickerfactory.com to track my stands
today was a good day, not too muc work, so I could spend some time to spread the stands throughout the whole day
1 min. handstand agains wall
6 x 10 seconds bakasana
2x 30 sec. handstand agains wall
yes, I feel my wrists and arms :-)
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ticker is probably a good idea.. as there will be days for me with no upside down poses, and soon... I'll look into it.
couldn't even figure out how people are getting different MFP tickers! not just the background pics, i mean
anyway
shirshasana 8 sec w/o the wall + 1 min w/one foot on the wall... need more stretching/warm-up in the neck area before+after
bakasana 12 sec + 6 sec0 -
let's see...
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ticker is probably a good idea.. as there will be days for me with no upside down poses, and soon... I'll look into it.
couldn't even figure out how people are getting different MFP tickers! not just the background pics, i mean
anyway
shirshasana 8 sec w/o the wall + 1 min w/one foot on the wall... need more stretching/warm-up in the neck area before+after
bakasana 12 sec + 6 sec
good job
I only had little time today, so
60 seconds handstand agains wall
that's it ;-)0 -
no headstands today, bakasana 9+5+7 sec
will be like that for a couple of more days..
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hold on to it ... daily exercises will show their effect soon .... sometimes pausing a day gives the muscles the time to build up
bakasana only today: 20 + 40 + 30 sec. => I have to better my breathing while doing poses ....0 -
bakasana 10 + 13 + 9
hm-mm.. it's not muscles so much, I'm great about relaxing once in a pose, lazy bum that I am... it's balance that's not right.
or maybe both. time will tell.
peacock pose still intrigues me... today's inspiration:
stole it from some random blog. the text read:Her name is Bette Calman. She’s 83 years old. On April 24th she was added to my hero list because:
She can do the peacock pose then spring into a hand stand.
She’s wearing pearls while she’s doing it.
She’s still teaching 11 yoga classes per week.
here's an article about her.. with more inspirational handstands )))
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1172810/The-yoga-supergran-bend-backwards-age-83.html0 -
that is a goooood inspiration,
I have a book on handbalancing where the strenght is marked as the most important part, this is not only arms, but especially wrists ...
with the peacock pose my left elbow always glitches out to the side, somehow ...
but we will see @the end of the month ... still 24 days to go :-)
yesterday I had no time
today:
2 x 30 . sec. bakasana
60 seconds handstand agains wall
/me youtubing howto's on the peacock and bakasana-variations ... found Prasara yoga .... hmmmmm0 -
today I had a bit of time and reminded me how important warmups are, so I started each session with 5 Sun Salutations and some extra wrist-streching. All is spreaded over the whole day
bakasana: 30 + 30 + 20 + 20 + 20 sec.
headstand: 30 + 30 sec.
normal heandstand: 60 sec.
and first time:
vrischikasana (scorpion stand) with feets agains a wall: 60 + 60 sec.
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Wow. You're halfway there already )) not really a challenge for you, huh? And scorpion pose! This one I really want to be able to do... one day.
I was slacking off over the weekend, back on track now.
Bakasana 8 + 24 + 11 + 8
Shirshasana 55 + 1'10"
Balance and shoulders' strength is much better in both. Need to add those seconds now ))
My wrists actually allow me to start the peacock pose, but the elbows are still too far from my center of gravity ))) hard to catch balance....
Couple of variations of non-inverted yoga handstands
Dvi Hasta Bhujangasana
and this baby here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnfTvL5m1Gg 0 -
And my favourite! )) still a long way to go.
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Wow. You're halfway there already )) not really a challenge for you, huh? And scorpion pose! This one I really want to be able to do... one day.
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Balance and shoulders' strength is much better in both. Need to add those seconds now ))
My wrists actually allow me to start the peacock pose, but the elbows are still too far from my center of gravity ))) hard to catch balance....
ohh yes it is a challenge, cause I'm normally a bit of a lacy guy that starts things, get's frustrated half way cause he sees no big steps ahead and then cancels stuff.
Second, I'm a bit of a coward, so doing a scorpion-stand with feet against a wall is one thing, but being to scary to get those fu** feet away from the wall an "balance" a bit without being afraid to fall down, is my challenge ....
and no, I don't stop at 1800, will go with you all the month :-)
It's like two buddies, each on his own treadmill, side by side ... we don't count speed, we don't count the miles, we both go for 30 day's ;-)
btw. I envy your wristes, I had a big infection of my wrists with 19 years, both bandaged for month - every wrong move got me pain for years ... explains a bit the fear of injuries and the fascination of handbalancing in my age0 -
ohh yes it is a challenge, cause I'm normally a bit of a lacy guy that starts things, get's frustrated half way cause he sees no big steps ahead and then cancels stuff.
hehe )) remember, you started this. and i was not so eager at first, but i think i'm starting to enjoy it. so yeah, it's a whole month )Second, I'm a bit of a coward, so doing a scorpion-stand with feet against a wall is one thing, but being to scary to get those fu** feet away from the wall an "balance" a bit without being afraid to fall down, is my challenge ....
well.. no name calling in this thread please. ahimsa applies to you too, you know. i do the same thing with shirshasana, still keeping one foot on the wall. so what? a week ago it was both feet. I know i was doing it just fine w/o any support in the past, so i'll get there again. actually, with bakasana, too, was keeping one toe on and off the ground - till yesterday when it suddenly became more comfortable. now it's not the fear of tipping over that limits me but my knees slipping off my elbows ) new focus.
scorpion, however, is a new territory for me... i think it needs more strength in the shoulders than i currently have. again... getting there.
the handstand itself - i tried it once or twice when i was not so fat and practiced more yoga... i remember very clear the funny feeling of being mentally completely overwhelmed by the upside down thing, and then my arms immediately folding under my weight )) i think it was more about coordination/mental image of the pose than actual strength.
yep... that explains it ))) wait... what do you mean in YOUR age?btw. I envy your wristes, I had a big infection of my wrists with 19 years, both bandaged for month - every wrong move got me pain for years ... explains a bit the fear of injuries and the fascination of handbalancing in my age
so how are the wrists doing now?0 -
Had no time the last days and will maybe get 5 min. done on the weekend.
But found this one
http://www.dharmayogacenter.com/library/asanas.php?pasanas=496&pcat=5
so a lot to do :-)
Wrists are o.k., but I feel that the missing strength in there is blocking my pose-stability (arms and shoulders could do better if ...)
Nice done with the development of the bakasana and I always have problems with the legs, they tend to slip down, but .... 20 days to go :-)0 -
that's an interesting collection ) according to it, what i'm doing is not bakasana but kakasana, which obviously requires more balance than strength, and that's kinda my thing )))
anyway... b(k?)akasana 9 + 11 + 14, shirshasana 24 + 60.
not a good day today... no fun, everything is a chore.0 -
that's an interesting collection ) according to it, what i'm doing is not bakasana but kakasana, which obviously requires more balance than strength, and that's kinda my thing )))
anyway... b(k?)akasana 9 + 11 + 14, shirshasana 24 + 60.
not a good day today... no fun, everything is a chore.
congrats :-)
only got
handstand agains wall 60 seconds
skorpion-stand agains wall 4 x 30 seconds done
gotta get sleep - Maschinenfest part 2 :-)0 -
How are we doing in here? I did something to my upper back yesterday that puts me out of any exercise for a couple of days. Except maybe bakasana. Need to try that.
I also read about your marriage problems, today, man, too bad.
Are we pushing through or is it wiser to call it a month, retreat and regroup?0 -
Hi Alpina,
I did a bit (3x10 seconds of Bakasana) today and the day is not yet finished so I'm not giving up on any of my goals (not anymore) => pushing through that wall :-)
13 days left incl. 2 weekends so lets go :-)0 -
did another 3 x 10 seconds of Bakasana and 60 seconds Skorpion-agains-wall, this time with only one toe against the wall most time and 2-3 seconds completely free :-)0
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