tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-954085724714407122024-03-18T23:21:05.490-04:00Lifely ListingsI talk about different things in my life, from games to general annoyances, and a random picture or two here and there.
While I appreciate people following me, I only request you not to advertise your blog here by posting a link. If it is in your profile, I will check it! I love to see what sort of blogs my followers keep! :)Tal Zahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02761814689945729242noreply@blogger.comBlogger171125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-95408572471440712.post-62081128572894862782014-06-23T21:21:00.000-04:002014-09-13T16:13:32.706-04:00Byond Game: Dragon Warrior: Hero's Destiny GuideYet another guide for a byond game. Hub page can be located <a href="http://www.byond.com/games/Dpheonix7/DragonWarriorHerosDestiny" target="_blank">here.</a><br />
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This game is very similar to <a href="http://lifelylistings.blogspot.com/2011/05/dragon-warrior-heros-destiny-3shadows.html" target="_blank">Shadows of Erdrick 2</a> with the same story and quests, with just a few minor exceptions. Therefore, you can use the <a href="http://lifelylistings.blogspot.com/2011/05/dragon-warrior-heros-destiny-3shadows.html" target="_blank">SoE2 guide</a> for an explanation on skills, quest location help and even use the maps with most of the same accuracy, just the maps will be in 16bit instead of 8bit like this game is.<br />
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<b>Contents</b>:
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<u>GUIDES</u></div>
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<li>Personality Info</li>
<li>Classes <br /><ul><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=95408572471440712" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a>
<li>Soldier</li>
<li>Fighter</li>
<li>Pilgrim</li>
<li>Wizard<br /><ul>
<li>Chance Spell Effects</li>
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<li>Goof Off<br /><ul>
<li>Goof Antics</li>
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<li>Thief</li>
<li>Paladin</li>
<li>Ranger</li>
<li>Druid</li>
<li>Bard</li>
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<li>Mercs </li>
<li>Sidequests</li>
<li>Zenithian Equipment Locations</li>
<li>Orb Locations </li>
<li>Crest Locations </li>
<li>Alchemy List</li>
<li>Drops List</li>
<li>Steal List </li>
<li>Mini-Medal Rewards </li>
<li>Silver Key Locations </li>
<li>Magic Key Locations (Places to go back to)</li>
<li>Gold Key Locations</li>
<li>Final Key Locations </li>
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<u><b>PERSONALITY INFO</b></u></div>
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In the game, you can find books to change you character's personality, which influence its stat growth. Each class has its own normal stat growth while personalities add AND subtract from them. Everyone starts out as ordinary, which simply has no affect to your character's normal stat growth.</div>
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Example:</div>
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Say you are a wizard, and gain about 1 (str)ength, 3 (agi)lity, 5 (int)elligence, 3 (vit)ality, and 3 luck on average for each level up.</div>
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You then change your personality to Smart (-1 str, +3 int, -1 luck). </div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=95408572471440712" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a>Next level up, you're less likely to get any str, normal agility, up to perhaps 8 int, normal vitality, and a little less luck (or on average, 0 str, 3 agi, 8 int, 3 vit, 2 luck).</div>
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Try to find the personality that fits you best, or perhaps average out your stats to be well rounded.<br />
<u><b>Personality</b></u> = Common | <u><b><span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">Personality</span></b></u> = Rare | <u><b><span style="background-color: lime;">Personality</span></b></u> = Rare with no drawbacks!</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><u><b>Agile</b></u></span> > <span style="color: red;">-1 Str</span>, <span style="color: blue;">+2 Agi</span>, <span style="color: red;">-1 Vit</span> (<u>Book of Dodging</u> - <b>Ghost</b>)</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><u><b>Alert</b></u></span> > <span style="color: red;">-1 Str</span>, <span style="color: blue;">+1 Agi</span>, <span style="color: red;">-1 Vit</span>, <span style="color: blue;">+2 Int</span> (<u>Book of Sight Seeing</u> - <b>Poultergeists</b>)</div>
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<u><b>Amazon</b></u> > <span style="color: blue;">+3 Str</span>,<span style="color: red;"> -1 Agi<span style="color: black;">,</span> -1 Int<span style="color: black;">,</span> -1 Luck</span> (<u>Book of Amazon</u> - <b>Big Cobra</b>)</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><u><b>Bully</b></u></span> > <span style="color: blue;">+2 Str</span>,<span style="color: red;"> -2 Int</span> (<u>Book of School Yard</u> - <b>Ozwarg</b>)</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><u><b>Carefree</b></u></span> > <span style="color: blue;">+2 Agi</span>, <span style="color: red;">-1 Luck</span> (<u>Book of Easy Living</u> - <b>Giant Moth</b>)</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><u><b>Cowardly</b></u></span> ><span style="color: red;"> -1 Str</span>, <span style="color: red;">-1 Agi</span>,<span style="color: red;"> -1 Vit</span>, <span style="color: blue;">+2 Int, +2 Luck</span></div>
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<u><b>Diligent</b></u> ><span style="color: blue;"> +1 Str</span>, <span style="color: red;">-1 Agi</span>, <span style="color: blue;">+2 Vit</span>, <span style="color: red;">-1 Int</span>, <span style="color: red;">-1 Luck</span> (<u>Book of Dilligence</u> - <b>Vamp Cat</b>)</div>
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<u><b>Defiant</b></u> > <span style="color: red;">-1 Str</span>, <span style="color: blue;">+1 Agi</span>, <span style="color: blue;">+1 Vit</span>, <span style="color: red;">-1 Int</span> (<u>Book of Defiance</u> - <b>Butterfly Dragon</b>)</div>
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<u><b>Eager</b></u> > <span style="color: blue;">+1 Str</span>, <span style="color: red;">-1 Agi</span>, <span style="color: blue;">+1 Vit</span>,<span style="color: red;"> -1 Luck</span> (<u>Book of Eagerness</u> - <b>Goopi</b>)</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><u><b>Fearless</b></u></span> > <span style="color: red;">-1 Str</span>, <span style="color: lime;"><span style="color: blue;">+2 Agi, +2 Vit</span></span> (<u>Book of Bravery</u> - <b>Demighoul</b>)</div>
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<u><b>Foolish</b></u> > <span style="color: blue;">+2 Agi,</span> <span style="color: red;">-1 Int</span>, <span style="color: red;">-1 Luck</span> (<u>Book of Fool</u> - <b>Rogue Whisper</b>)</div>
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<u><b>Gourmet</b></u> ><span style="color: blue;"> +1 Str</span>, <span style="color: red;">-1 Agi</span>, <span style="color: blue;">+1 Vit</span>, <span style="color: red;">-1 Int<span style="color: black;"> (<u>Book of Good Cooking</u> - <b>Flame</b>)</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><u><b>Happy</b></u></span> > <span style="color: red;">-1 Str</span>, <span style="color: red;">-1 Vit,</span> <span style="color: blue;">+3 Luck </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><u><b>Helpless</b></u></span> > <span style="color: red;">-1 Vit</span>, <span style="color: blue;">+1 Int</span> (<u>Book of Giving In</u> - <b>Canivore Plant</b>)</div>
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<u><b>Honest</b></u> > <span style="color: blue;">+1 Int</span>, <span style="color: red;">-1 Luck</span> (<u>Book of Truth</u> - <b>Druinlord</b>)<br />
<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><u><b>Ironman</b></u></span> > <span style="color: blue;">+1 Str</span>,<span style="color: red;"> -1 Agi</span>, <span style="color: blue;">+3 Vit</span>,<span style="color: red;"> -1 Int, -1 Luck</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><u><b>Jock</b></u></span> ><span style="color: lime;"> <span style="color: blue;">+3 Str</span></span>, <span style="color: red;">-1 Agi, -1 Int, -1 Luck</span> (<u>Book of Sport</u> - <b>Lumpus</b>)</div>
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<u><b>Kindly</b></u> > <span style="color: blue;">+1 Str</span>, <span style="color: red;">-1 Agi</span>, <span style="color: blue;">+1 Vit, +1 Int,</span> <span style="color: red;">-1 Luck</span> (<u>Book of Kindness</u> - <b>Rabid Hound</b>)</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><u><b>Ladylike</b></u></span> > <span style="color: red;">-1 Agi</span>,<span style="color: red;"> -1 Vit</span>,<span style="color: lime;"> <span style="color: blue;">+1 Int</span></span><span style="color: blue;">, +4 Luck</span> (<u>Book of Etiquette</u> - Lethal Armor <b>OR</b> Eliminator)</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><u><b>Lazy</b></u></span> > <span style="color: blue;">+2 Str</span>, <span style="color: red;">-1 Agi</span>, <span style="color: blue;">+2 Vit</span>, <span style="color: red;">-1 Int</span>, <span style="color: blue;">+1 Luck</span> (<u>Book of Lazyness</u> - <b>Lyllipa</b>)</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><u><b>Lewd</b></u></span> > <span style="color: blue;">+1 Str</span>,<span style="color: red;"> -1 Agi</span>, <span style="color: blue;">+2 Vit, +1 Int</span>, <span style="color: red;">-1 Luck</span> (<u>Book of Lewd</u> - <b>Warlock</b>)</div>
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<u><b>Logical</b></u> > <span style="color: red;">-2 Str</span>, <span style="color: blue;">+1 Agi</span>, <span style="color: red;">-1 Vit</span>, <span style="color: blue;">+3 Int</span>, <span style="color: red;">-1 Luck</span> (<u>Book of Logics</u> - <b>Deadly Toadstool</b>)</div>
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<u><b>Lonesome</b></u> > <span style="color: red;">-1 Agi</span>,<span style="color: red;"> -1 Vit</span>, <span style="color: blue;">+1 Int, +1 Luck</span> (<u>Book of Silence</u> - <b>Bellzabble</b>, <b>Droll</b>)</div>
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<span style="background-color: lime;"><u><b>Lucky</b></u></span> > <span style="color: blue;">+1 Agi, +5 Luck</span> (<u>Book of Luck</u> - <b>Pit Viper</b>, Eliminator <b>OR</b> Wizard)</div>
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<u><b>Macho</b></u> > <span style="color: blue;">+2 Str</span>, <span style="color: red;">-1 Int, -1 Luck</span></div>
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<u><b>Meddler</b></u> > <span style="color: blue;">+1 Str</span>, <span style="color: red;">-1 Agi</span>, <span style="color: blue;">+1 Vit</span>, <span style="color: red;">-1 Int</span> (<u>Book of Helping</u> - <b>Crescent Viper</b>)</div>
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<u><b>Naive</b></u> ><span style="color: red;"> -1 Int</span>, <span style="color: blue;">+1 Luck</span> (<u>Book of Naive</u> - <b>Man Eater Moth</b>)</div>
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<span style="background-color: lime;"><u><b>Quick</b></u></span> > <span style="color: blue;">+4 Agi</span> (<u>Book of Speed</u> - <b>Skeleton</b>)</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><u><b>Romantic</b></u></span> > <span style="color: red;">-1 Str</span>, <span style="color: blue;">+1 Agi</span>, <span style="color: red;">-1 Vit</span>, <span style="color: blue;">+2 Int </span>(<u>Book of Romance</u> - <b>Bangler</b>)</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><u><b>Selfish</b></u></span> > <span style="color: blue;">+1 Agi</span>, <span style="color: red;">-1 Luck</span> (<u>Book of Self</u> - Wraith <b>OR</b> Drollmagi)</div>
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<span style="background-color: lime;"><u><b>Sexy</b></u></span> > <span style="color: blue;">+1 Str, +2 Agi, +1 Vit, +2 Int, +2 Luck</span> (<u>Book of Sexyness</u> - <b>King Metal Slime</b>)</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><u><b>Sharp</b></u></span> > <span style="color: blue;">+2 Agi</span>, <span style="color: red;">-1 Vit</span>, <span style="color: blue;">+4 Int</span>, <span style="color: red;">-1 Luck</span> (<u>Book of Brain</u> - <b>Flamer</b>)</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><u><b>Silly</b></u></span> > <span style="color: blue;">+2 Agi</span>, <span style="color: red;">-1 Vit</span>, <span style="color: blue;">+2 Int, +1 Luck</span> (<u>Book of Jokes</u> - <b>Avenger Raven</b>)</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><u><b>Smart</b></u></span> > <span style="color: red;">-1 Str</span>, <span style="color: blue;">+3 Int</span>, <span style="color: red;">-1 Luck</span> (<u>Book of Smartness</u> - <b>Big Horn</b>)</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><u><b>Solitary</b></u></span> > <span style="color: blue;">+1 Agi, +2 Vit, +1 Int</span>, <span style="color: red;">-1 Luck</span> (<u>Book of Solitary</u> - <b>Golem</b>)</div>
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<u><b>Stubborn</b></u> > <span style="color: blue;">+2 Vit,</span> <span style="color: red;">-1 Int</span>, <span style="color: red;">-1 Luck</span> (<u>Book of Having Your Way</u> - <b>Dark Doriard</b>)</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><u><b>Timid</b></u></span> > <span style="color: blue;">+1 Str</span>, <span style="color: red;">-1 Agi</span>, <span style="color: blue;">+2 Vit, +1 Int</span>, <span style="color: red;">-1 Luck</span> (<u>Book of Waiting</u> - <b>Master Necrodain</b>)</div>
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<u><b>Tomboy</b></u> ><span style="color: lime;"> <span style="color: blue;">+1 Str</span></span><span style="color: blue;">, +1 Agi</span>, <span style="color: red;">-1 Vit, -1 Int</span> (<u>Book of Boys</u> - <b>Vampire Bat</b>)</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><u><b>Tough</b></u></span> > <span style="color: blue;">+2 Str</span>, <span style="color: red;">-1 Agi</span>, <span style="color: blue;">+4 Vit</span>, <span style="color: red;">-1 Int, -1 Luck</span> (<u>Book of Toughness</u> - <b>Basilisk</b>)</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><u><b>Twisted</b></u></span> > <span style="color: red;">-1 Str</span>, <span style="color: blue;">+2 Agi</span>, <span style="color: red;">-1 Vit</span>, <span style="color: blue;">+1 Int, +3 Luck</span> (<u>Book of Wicked</u> - Mage Monja <b>OR</b> Knight <b>OR</b> Demonite)</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><u><b>Vain</b></u></span> > <span style="color: blue;">+1 Str, +1 Agi</span>, <span style="color: red;">-1 Vit</span>, <span style="color: blue;">+1 Int</span>, <span style="color: red;">-1 Luck</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><u><b>Valiant</b></u></span> > <span style="color: blue;">+4 Str</span>, <span style="color: red;">-1 Agi</span>,<span style="color: red;"> -1 Int</span>,<span style="color: red;"> -1 Luck</span> (<u>Book of Heroes</u> - Executioner<b> OR </b>Axe Knight)</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><u><b>Weepy</b></u></span> > <span style="color: red;">-1 Str</span>, <span style="color: red;">-1 Agi</span>, <span style="color: blue;">+1 Int, +2 Luck<u><b> </b></u></span></div>
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<u><b>CLASSES</b></u><br />
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Skills may be added or deleted as updates dictate.<br />
Skills marked with a ~ before it means the skill is learned via a spell book drop.Spell books drop based off the level of the monsters. (Lv 40 spell = Lv 40 or higher monster can drop it)<br />
DUE TO SPELL CHANGES, THIS LIST MAY BE OUT OF DATE AS TO WHAT AND WHEN A CLASS LEARNS A SKILL! I have put old info in <span style="color: lime;">green text</span> for what is unconfirmed. </div>
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<u>Soldier</u></div>
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(Lv 3) <u><b>War Cry</b></u> (<i>Attempts to distract a group of enemies from attacking</i>)<br />
(Lv 7) <u><b>Helm Splitter</b></u> (<i>Attacks and lowers the defense of a single target by 50%; shorter duration than SAP</i>)<br />
(Lv 12) <u><b>Ram Attack</b></u> (<i>Reduces an enemy's HP to a low amount, but you take rebound damage similar to the HP lowered</i>)<br />
(Lv 14) <u><b>Metal Cut</b></u> (<i>Increased accuracy and attack against metal enemies</i>)<br />
(Lv 16) <u><b>Zombie Cut</b></u> (<i>Increased damage to a single zombie-type enemy</i>)<br />
(Lv 19) <u><b>2Edge Hit</b></u><br />
(Lv 24) <u><b>Evil Slash</b></u> (<i>Does large damage to a single target; 50% chance to miss; ineffectual on metals</i>)<br />
(Lv 28) <u><b>Confu Hit</b></u> (<i>Attacks a single target while attempting to confuse them; works on bosses</i>)<br />
(Lv 35) <u><b>Massacre</b></u> (<i>Attacks a random enemy, ally, or self with a high attack; ignored most of targets' defenses; does not work on metals</i>)<br />
(Lv 41) <u><b>Axes of Evil</b></u> (<i>Attacks all enemies; set damage, slightly increased along with base levels</i>)</div>
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<u>Fighter</u></div>
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Fighters are the light cloth wearing bruisers in the party. Strength and vitality gains tend to be pretty high while agility averages out to be okay. Has a better base chance of critical hitting than other classes.<br />
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(Lv 2) <u><b>Jump Kick</b></u> (<i>More damage to Fighter type enemies.</i>)</div>
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(Lv 5) <u><b>Leg Sweep</b></u> (<i>Attempts to distract a single foe</i>)</div>
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(Lv 8) <u><b>Punch</b></u> (<i>Attacks a single target with slightly more force than normal</i>)</div>
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(Lv 11) <u><b>Crag Throw</b></u> (<i>5-12 set damage</i> <i>against a group of enemies</i>)</div>
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(Lv 16) <u><b>Roundhouse</b></u> (<i>Attacks a group of enemies; strength based</i>)</div>
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(Lv 24) <u><b>Backflip</b></u> (<i>Upgrade to ROUNDHOUSE</i>)<br />
(Lv 30) <u><b>Boulder Toss</b></u> (<i>50-70 set damage</i> <i>against all enemies</i>; <i>Int MAY increase its damage range</i>)<br />
(Lv 36) <u><b>Multihit</b></u> (<i>Attack a target twice, or two enemies once; damage is slightly less than TRIHIT</i>)<br />
<span style="color: lime;">~(Lv 40+) <u><b>Trihit</b></u> (<i>Attacks a single target three times; if enemy dies before all strikes hit, it re-targets</i>)</span></div>
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<u>Pilgrim</u></div>
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(Lv 1) <u><b>Heal</b></u> (<i>Restores a small amount of HP to a single partymate; based on</i> <i>Intelligence; costs 2 MP</i>)</div>
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(Lv 3) <u><b>Upper</b></u> (<i>Increases the defense of a single partymate by 50%</i><i>; costs 3 MP</i>)<br />
(Lv 5) <u><b>Speedup</b></u> (<i>Increases the speed of the party by 50%; costs 3 MP</i>)<br />
<span style="color: lime;"><span style="color: black;">(Lv 7) <u><b>Surround</b></u> (<i>Attempts to inflict BLIND on all enemies to reduce physical damage; costs 5 MP</i>)</span> </span><br />
(Lv 11) <u><b>Antidote</b></u> (<i>Cures Poison to a single party mate; costs 3 MP</i>)<br />
(Lv 12) <u><b>Infernos</b></u> (<i>Does low Wind damage to a group of enemies; Does more damage to wind type enemies, less to earth; costs 4 MP</i>) </div>
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(Lv 13) <u><b>Stopspell</b></u> (<i>Attempts to prevent a single target from casting spells; costs 6 MP</i>)</div>
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(Lv 14) <u><b>Healmore</b></u> (<i>Restores HP to a single target for more than HEAL; costs 5 MP</i>)<br />
(Lv 16) <u><b>Increase</b></u> (<i>Increases the defense of entire party by 50%; costs 4 MP</i>)<br />
(Lv 22) <u><b>Beat</b></u> (<i>Attempts to instantly kill a single target; costs 6 MP</i>)<br />
(Lv 24) <u><b>Vivify</b></u> (<i>50% chance to revive a single fallen partymate at 50% health; costs 10 MP</i>)<br />
(Lv 26) <u><b>Infermore</b></u> (<i>Does medium Wind damage to a group of enemies; Does more damage to wind type enemies, less to earth; costs 6 MP</i>)</div>
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(Lv 28) <u><b>Defeat</b></u> (<i>Attempts to instantly kill a group of enemies. Base success is range
of user's int/3 to int/2 vs enemies' luck [between 100-150% applied] or
uses enemy level if it has no luck</i>; <i>costs 6 MP</i>)<br />
(Lv 30) <u><b>Healall</b></u> (<i>Restores a single partymate's hp to full; costs 7 MP</i>) <br />
(Lv 32) <u><b>Barrier</b></u> (<i>Increases the party's resistance to spells; costs 6 MP</i>)<br />
(Lv 34) <u><b>Healus</b></u> (<i>Restores a medium amount of health to entire party; Based on Intelligence; costs 12 MP</i>) <br />
(Lv 36) <u><b>Infermost</b></u> (<i>Does medium-large Wind damage to a group of enemies; Does more damage to wind type enemies, less to earth; costs ? MP</i>)<br />
(Lv 38) <u><b>Revive</b></u> (<i>Revives a single fallen partymate to full health; costs 20 MP</i>)<br />
~(Lv 55+) <u><b>Gods Rage</b></u> (<i>Inflicts massive wind damage to a single target; more to earth enemies, less to wind; Costs ? MP</i>)<br />
<span style="color: lime;">~(Lv 45) <u><b>White Star</b></u> (<i>Does massive Wind damage to a group of enemies; Does more damage to wind type enemies, less to earth; costs ? MP</i>)</span> </div>
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<u>Wizard</u></div>
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Wizards are the fragile spellcaster types of the game with some good battle support. They are a party's answer to area of effect damage when in normal encounters, and party supporter when in boss battles. gets naturally high int to aid in spell damage and decent agility while its health tends to be quite low. <br />
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(Lv 1) <u><b>Blaze</b></u> (<i>Inflicts low fire damage to a single target; Costs 2 MP</i>)<br />
(Lv 7) <u><b>Fireball</b></u> (<i>Inflicts low fire damage to a group of enemies; costs 4 MP</i>)</div>
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(Lv 8) <u><b>Sap</b></u> (<i>Halves a single target's defense; Costs 3 MP</i>)<br />
(Lv 10) <u><b>Outside</b></u> (<i>Transports a party out of a dungeon or tower; Costs 8 MP</i>)<br />
(Lv 11) <u><b>Bang</b></u> (<i>Inflicts low ground damage to ALL enemies; costs 5 MP)</i><br />
(Lv 14) <u><b>Return</b></u> (<i>Transports user to a previously visited town; costs 8 MP</i>)<br />
(Lv 15) <u><b>Firebane</b></u> (<i>Inflicts medium fire damage to a group of enemies; costs 6 MP</i>)<br />
(Lv 16) <u><b>RobMagic</b></u> (<i>Steals MP from an enemy to recover the user's; amount stolen increases with int/levels</i>)<br />
(Lv 17) <u><b>Blazemore</b></u> (<i>Inflicts medium fire damage to a single target; Costs 4 MP</i>)<br />
(Lv 18) <u><b>X-Ray</b></u> (<i>Checks if a chest is a trap chest or not; costs 2 MP</i>)<br />
(Lv 20) <u><b>Defense</b></u> (<i>Halves the defense of a group of enemies; costs 4 MP</i>)<br />
(Lv 21) <u><b>Bikill</b></u> (<i>Doubles the target's attack; costs 6 MP</i>)<br />
(Lv 22) <u><b>Sleepmore</b></u> (<i>Attempt to put a group of enemies to sleep; success based on 50-100% of caster's int vs 100-150% of targets'</i>; <i>costs 6 MP</i>)<br />
(Lv 23) <u><b>Boom</b></u> (<i>Inflicts medium ground damage to ALL enemies; costs 9 MP</i>) <br />
(Lv 29) <u><b>Firevolt</b></u> (<i>Inflicts medium-large fire damage to a group of enemies; costs 12 MP</i>)<br />
(Lv 36) <u><b>Blazemost</b></u> - (<i>Inflicts large fire damage to a single target; Costs 10 MP</i>)<br />
(Lv 38) <u><b>Explodet</b></u> (<i>Inflicts medium-large ground damage to ALL enemies; costs 18 MP</i>)<br />
(Lv 40) <u><b>Chance</b></u> (<i>Random Spell Effects</i>)</div>
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<span style="color: lime;">~(Lv 37+) <u><b>Kaboom</b></u> (<i>Inflicts large ground damage to ALL enemies; costs 18 MP</i>) </span><br />
<span style="color: lime;">(Lv 45) <u><b>Nova</b></u> (<i>Inflicts massive ground damage to ALL enemies; costs 20 MP</i>)</span><br />
~(Lv 45+) <u><b>Demagic</b></u> (<i>Clears buffs of a single enemy</i>) <br />
<span style="color: lime;">~(Lv 45+) <b>Firestorm</b> (<i>Inflicts large fire damage to a group of enemies; costs 18 MP</i>)</span><br />
<span style="color: lime;">~(Lv 45+) <b>Flare</b> (<i>Inflicts very large fire damage to a single target; Costs ? MP</i>)</span><br />
~(Lv 55+) <b> Hell Flame</b> (<i>Inflicts very large fire damage to all enemies; costs 20 MP</i>)<br />
~(Lv 65+) <b>Hell Blast</b> (<i>Hits all enemies for more damage than HELL FLAME; costs 24 MP</i>)</div>
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<u>CHANCE SPELL EFFECTS</u><br />
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<li><b>A great pit opens up and engulfs the monsters.</b> (Kills all enemies)</li>
<li><b>The parties magic is broken.</b> (Your party's MP goes to 0)</li>
<li>T<b>he monsters magic is broken.</b> (Enemies' MP goes to 0)</li>
<li><b>A great giant comes out and attackes the monsters dealing 110 damage to them.</b> (Exactly what it says. Damage pierces any defenses)</li>
<li><b>Nothing happens </b></li>
<li><b>Everyone is hit by a strong force for 200 points of damage.</b> (Defense piercing damage to EVERYONE)</li>
<li><b>A great storm comes and whipes out the party.</b> (Everyone, monsters and your party, dies instantly)</li>
<li><b>The party is healed for x points of damage.</b> (x = random)</li>
<li><b>The monsters healed for x points of damage.</b> (x = random)</li>
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<u>Goof Off</u></div>
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The Goof-Off is generally the master of disaster... and distraction! All of its skills tend to lean towards making the enemy lose a turn. Whenever it attacks normally, it has a fair chance to end up goofing off instead. Luckily, skills, parrying, psyching, and items will always work as commanded. Its goofing can be quite beneficial at times, as it can inflict unique statuses or break through monster's defenses. List of the various goofs listed below the skills.<br />
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(Lv 5) <u><b>Tickle</b></u> (<i>Chance to distract the target.</i>)</div>
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(Lv 7) <u><b>Whistle</b></u> (<i>Summons a battle instantly</i>)</div>
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(Lv 8) <u><b>Giggle</b></u> (<i>Lowers target's tension to 0</i>)</div>
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(Lv 11) <u><b>Quick Joke</b></u> (<i>Attempts to distract a group of enemies</i>)</div>
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(Lv 16) <u><b>Boxer Dance</b></u> (<i>Attempts to distract a group of enemies [Better than Quick Joke...?].</i>)</div>
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(Lv 19) <u><b>Odd Dance</b></u> (<i>Lowers the target's mp; stronger than ROBMAGIC.</i>)</div>
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(Lv 26) <u><b>Stampede</b></u> (<i>Summons a stampede to inflict damage (based on attack, affected by target[s] defense) 3 times on random targets; can fail if luck is not over 35</i>)</div>
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(Lv 29) <u><b>Puff Puff</b></u> (<i>Appears to attack a single target for set </i><i><i>[41-91]</i>damage; metals unaffected, can fail; <u>unaffected by tension</u></i>)<br />
(Lv 34) <u><b>Panic Dance</b></u> (<i>Attempts to confuse a group of enemies; works on bosses</i>)<br />
(Lv 38) <u><b>KO Dance</b></u> (<i>Attempts to instantly kill a group of enemies. Base success
is range of user's int/4 to int/3 vs enemies' luck [between 100-150%
applied] or uses enemy level if it has no luck</i>; <b>Around 550 int <i>should</i> kill all available enemies 100% of the time</b>)<br />
<span style="color: lime;"><span style="color: black;">(Lv 42) <u><b>Mega Magic</b></u><b> </b>(<i>Inflicts damage based on 2-3 times your remaining mp at an enemy group; costs ALL MP.</i>)</span> </span><br />
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As the goof levels, their pool of goofs expands, and some even disappear (presumably, the less useful ones) </div>
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<b>[Goof] just sits there thinking -</b> Wastes the user's turn. <i>Eventually disappears</i><br />
<b>[Goof] goes to pinch someone. [Target] is pinched.</b>/<b>is not pinched.</b> - If the target is pinched, they get distracted for an unknown amount of turns (anywhere from the end of current turn to... who knows). The target can be anyone from monsters to the goof's party members, to even the goof themselves!</div>
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<b>[Goof] goes to grab someone</b> - If successful, either spins the target around, which may (or may not) cause it to attack itself or its allies, OR will simply grab the target, causing it to possibly to be distracted for awhile.</div>
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<b>[Goof] gets in [Monster]'s way</b> - Doesn't appear to do much, but annoy a target; presumably taunts the target into attacking the goof.</div>
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<b>[Goof] makes a silly joke</b> - Distracts the enemy, sometimes for multiple turns.</div>
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<b>[Goof] kicks up some sand</b> - Blinds the enemy, reducing their accuracy; similar to the SURROUND spell.</div>
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<b>[Goof] Starts to goof off but decides to attack</b> - Attacks an enemy for less attack power, but appears to be a defense-ignoring move, including against metals.<br />
<b>[Goof] drops a rock on [Monster]'s foot for [X] points of damage!</b> - Inflicts weaker, flat-rate damage on an enemy. </div>
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<b>[Goof] trips and throws their weapon with great force</b> - Does defense-piercing damage to a single enemy, including through metals. More damage than the 'start to goof but decides to attack' goof.<br />
<b>[Goof] throws a boomerang</b> - Hits all enemies like a boomerang. <br />
<b>[Goof] starts to sing</b> - Raises the defense of the party, similar to INCREASE.<br />
<b>[Goof] starts to juggle balls. [Goof] loses control of the balls and they fly all over the place.</b> - Randomly hurts ANYONE in battle, sometimes multiple times.<br />
<b>[Goof] begins to juggle a bunch of strange bottles. Luquid spills out of the bottles.</b> - Randomly heals ANYONE in battle, sometimes multiple times.</div>
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<u>Thief</u></div>
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(Lv 2) <u><b>Big Trip</b></u> (<i>Attacks and attempts to distract a single target from attacking</i>)<br />
(Lv 6) <u><b>Smell Treasure</b></u> (<i>Detects treasure within your view; already obtained treasure not included</i>) </div>
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(Lv 12) <u><b>Side Step</b></u> (<i>Attempts to attack a single target for large damage; 50% chance to miss, less damage than EVIL SLASH</i>)</div>
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(Lv 16) <u><b>Steal</b></u> (<i>Attempts to steal an item from a single target;</i>)</div>
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(Lv 22) <u><b>Squal Hit</b></u> (<i>Seems to let the user go first, inflicting a weak but fast physical attack</i>)</div>
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(Lv 25) <u><b>Call Army</b></u> (<i>1/11 chance to hit all monsters with <b>half your current level + str/3</b> base damage, 1/11 chance to attack random monsters 2-5 times with <b>half your current level + str/2</b>,
1/11 chance to call an innkeeper to heal entire party for a low amount,
1/11 chance to call merchants to heal random party members 3-6 times
with herbs for a low amount, 7/11 chance to fail</i>)<br />
(Lv 28) <u><b>Fish Net</b></u> (<i>Distracts a single target with better success than LEG SWEEP/BIG TRIP, ignores metal immunity</i>)<br />
(Lv 38) <u><b>Thief Hit</b></u> (<i>Attacks a single target while attempting to steal from it</i>) </div>
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<u>Paladin</u></div>
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(Lv 4) <u><b>Heal</b></u> (<i>Restores a small amount of HP to a single partymate; based on</i> <i>Intelligence; costs 2 MP</i>) <br />
(Lv 7) <u><b>Bird Slash</b></u> (<i>Increases damage on a single bird type target</i>; <i>Mad Raven, Infernavis, etc</i>;)</div>
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(Lv 8) <u><b>Flame Slash</b></u> (<i>Increased damage to a single ice type enemy</i>)</div>
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(Lv 11) <u><b>Ice Slash</b></u> (<i>Increased damage to a single fire type enemy</i>)</div>
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(Lv 13) <u><b>Bolt Slash</b></u> (<i>Increased damage to a single earth type enemy)</i></div>
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(Lv 16) <u><b>Vacu Slash</b></u> (<i>Increased damage to a single wind type enemy</i>, <i>less to ground</i>)</div>
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(Lv 17) <u><b>Healmore</b></u> (<i>Restores HP to a single target for more than HEAL; costs 5 MP</i>) </div>
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(Lv 19) <u><b>Dragon Slash</b></u> (<i>Increased damage to a single dragon-type enemy</i>)</div>
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(Lv 25) <u><b>Falcon Slash</b></u> (<i>Attacks an enemy twice OR two enemies once with 70-80% of your attack on first hit, and 55-70% on second hit</i>)<br />
(Lv 38) <u><b>Rain Slash</b></u> (<i>Hits all enemies; strength based</i>)<br />
(Lv 40) <u><b>Guardian</b></u> (<i>Party's defense increases by 50% for a duration</i>)<br />
(Lv 42) <u><b>Fairwind</b></u> (<i>Increases the party's resistance to spells</i>)<br />
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<u>Ranger</u></div>
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(Lv 3) <u><b>Bark</b></u> (<i>Attempts to distract a single target</i> <i>from attacking</i>)</div>
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(Lv 7) <u><b>Rest</b></u> (<i>Puts user to sleep to recover a small amount of health & magic</i> <i>[19-34 hp, 8-11 mp]</i>)</div>
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(Lv 11) <u><b>Berserker</b></u> (<i>Halves the user's defense to double attack</i>)</div>
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(Lv 17) <u><b>Medic</b></u> (<i>Heals self by a low amount [36-45]</i>)<br />
(Lv 21) <u><b>Cure</b></u> (<i>Cures self of status effects</i>)<br />
(Lv 28) <u><b>Ultrahit</b></u> (<i>Deal a large amount of damage to a single enemy; costs 20 MP</i>)<br />
(Lv 38) <u><b>Sword Dance</b></u> (<i>Attacks an enemy 4 times; usually does more damage than your normal attack</i>)<br />
(Lv 44) <u><b>Gigaslash</b></u> ()</div>
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<u>Druid</u><br />
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(Lv 1) <u><b>Heal</b></u> (<i>Restores a small amount of HP to a single partymate; based on</i> <i>Intelligence; costs 2 MP</i>)<br />
(Lv 5) <u><b>Icebolt</b></u> (<i>Inflicts low ice damage to a single target; slightly stronger than BLAZE. Costs 3 MP</i>)<br />
(Lv 8) <u><b>Speedup</b></u> (<i>Increases the speed of the party by 50%; costs 3 MP</i>)<br />
(Lv 10) <u><b>Outside</b></u> (<i>Transports a party out of a dungeon or tower; Costs 8 MP</i>) <br />
(Lv 11) <u><b>Antidote</b></u> (<i>Cures Poison to a single party mate; costs 3 MP</i>) </div>
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(Lv 13) <u><b>Return</b></u> (<i>Transports user to a previously visited town; costs 8 MP</i>) </div>
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(Lv 14) <u><b>Healmore</b></u> (<i>Restores HP to a single target for more than HEAL; costs 5 MP</i>)<br />
(Lv 16) <u><b>Slow</b></u> (<i>Halves the speed on a group of enemies; costs 3 MP</i>)<br />
(Lv 19) <u><b>Stepguard</b></u> (<i>Neutralizes damage tiles for a certain amount of steps; costs 2 MP</i>) <br />
(Lv 20) <u><b>Snowblast</b></u> (<i>Inflicts medium ice damage to group of enemies; Costs 12 MP</i>)<br />
(Lv 24) <u><b>Vivify</b></u> (<i>50% chance to revive a single fallen partymate at 50% health; costs 10 MP</i>)<br />
(Lv 25) <u><b>Bounce</b></u> (<i>Has a chance to reflect any spell targeted at caster; costs 6 MP</i>)<br />
(Lv 26) <u><b>Blizzard</b></u> (<i>Inflicts large ice damage to a group of enemies; inflicts more damage than FIREBANE; costs 12 MP</i>)<br />
(Lv 30) <u><b>Healall</b></u> (<i>Restores a single partymate's hp to full; costs 7 MP</i>)<br />
(Lv 31) <u><b>Lightning</b></u> (<i>Inflicts large lightning damage to a group; more damage to ground element, less to wind; Costs 20 MP</i>; <i>Better damage range than </i>Snow Storm<i>, but does MUCH less damage if target resists magic comparably</i>)</div>
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(Lv 32) <u><b>Snow Storm</b></u> (<i>Inflicts large ice damage to a group of enemies; costs 12 MP</i>; <i>weaker than </i>Lightning <i>but does MUCH more damage on magic-resistant enemies comparably</i>)<br />
~(Lv 40+) <u><b>Zap</b></u> (<i>Inflicts low lightning damage to a single target; more damage to ground element, less to wind; Costs 8 MP</i>) <br />
<span style="color: lime;">(Lv 44) <u><b>Thordain</b></u> (<i>Inflicts large lightning damage to all; more damage to wind element, weak to ground type enemies; Costs ? MP</i>)</span><br />
~(Lv 50+) <u><b>Alldain</b></u> (<i>Inflicts large lightning damage to all; more damage to wind element, weak to ground type enemies; Costs ? MP</i>)</div>
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<u>Bard </u></div>
(Lv 9) <u><b>Wake Song</b></u> (<i>Wakes up any sleeping party members</i>)<br />
(Lv 12) <u><b>Curse Song</b></u> (<i>Identical to DEFENSE; attempts to halve the defenses of a group of enemies</i>)<br />
(Lv 13) <u><b>Frigid Air</b></u> (<i>Damages all enemies [15-29]; </i><i>set damage</i>, <i>but INT may increase its damage</i> <i>range</i>)<br />
(Lv 14) <u><b>Mist Song</b></u> (<i>Attempts to prevent a group of enemies from casting spells</i>)<br />
(Lv 17) <u><b>Fire Air</b></u> (<i>Damages all enemies [15-40]; set damage</i>, <i>but INT may increase its damage</i> <i>range</i>)<br />
(Lv 22) <u><b>Sleep Song</b></u> (<i>Attempts to put a group of enemies to sleep; 1/3 chance
of success, checks for whole group [Either whole group falls asleep or
none]</i>)<br />
(Lv 23) <u><b>Blaze Air</b></u> (<i>Damages all enemies [14-72]; </i><i>set damage</i>, <i>but INT may increase its damage</i> <i>range</i>)<br />
(Lv 25) <u><b>War Song</b></u> (<i>Increases the party's resistance to spells</i>)<br />
(Lv 26) <u><b>Ice Air</b></u> (<i>Damages all enemies [35-87]; </i><i>set damage</i>, <i>but INT may increase its damage</i> <i>range</i>)<br />
(Lv 28) <u><b>Hustle</b></u> (<i>Heals party [55-60]; less than the power of a sagestone, <u>not affected by tension</u></i>)<br />
(Lv 30) <u><b>Tsunami</b></u> (<i>Damages all enemies [45-91]; </i><i>set damage</i>, <i>but INT may increase its damage</i> <i>range</i>)<br />
(Lv 32) <u><b>Ram Song</b></u> (<i>Attempts to put a group of enemies to sleep; better chance than SLEEP SONG; checks for whole group [Either whole group falls asleep or
none]</i>)<br />
(Lv 34) <u><b>Fire Tower</b></u> (<i>Inflicts damage on a single enemy [66-144]; </i><i>set damage</i>, <i>but INT may increase its damage</i> <i>range</i>)<br />
(Lv 36) <u><b>Hurricane</b></u> (<i>Damages all enemies [41-151]; </i><i>set damage</i>, <i>but INT may increase its damage</i> <i>range</i>)<br />
(Lv 38) <u><b>Angel Song</b></u> ()<br />
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<u><b>MERCS</b></u></div>
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Mercs (short for 'mercenaries') are companions you can recruit to join your party in lieu of actual people.<span style="color: red;">You now find mercs in the Town of Benford at the Bar, where you can create any human class you would like.</span> <span style="color: red;">Monsters can be found VERY late in the game in the castle north of Evallice of the Sky World.</span><br />
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<strike>You can find most human types in town while most monster types in caves, towers, and dungeons.</strike></div>
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<strike><u>Hobble</u> - <b>Alyssa</b> (Wizard) found at the inn.</strike></div>
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<strike><u>Benford</u> - <b>Galand</b> (Thief) found at the bar, <b>Ravin</b> (Ranger) found in locked room near item shop. </strike></div>
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<strike><u>Thief Tower</u> - <b>Hori</b> (Slime monster) found in same room as Hat of Wind.</strike></div>
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<strike><u>Thief Cave</u> - <b>Drakee</b> (Monster) found in a dead end cooridor.</strike></div>
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<strike><u>Linden</u> - <b>Kenji</b> (Fighter) found near the well.</strike></div>
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<strike><u>Westhaven</u> - <b>Braxus</b> (Soldier) found in the castle with all the pots.</strike></div>
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<strike><u>Hamlin</u> - <b>Natalia</b> (Pilgrim) found in church, <b>Lorana</b> (Paladin) located in the pub</strike></div>
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<strike><u>Canford</u> - <b>Sasha</b> (Goof-Off) found in building across the item shop.</strike></div>
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<strike><u>Canford Well</u> - <b>Healer</b> (Monster) found down the first stairs left of the well.</strike></div>
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<strike><u>Lofton</u> - <b>Iris</b> (Druid) found in building above item shop)</strike><br />
<strike><u>Azaria</u> - <b>Tristen</b> (Bard) found in the castle on the right of the shops. </strike></div>
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<strike><u>Mage Tower</u> (Southwest-ish from Azaria) - <b>Bengal</b> (Monster) found in the middle of 2nd or 3rd floor)</strike><br />
<strike><u>Cave of Tantegal</u> - <b>Mini-Demon</b> (Monster) found in a dead end.</strike><br />
<strike><u>Rainbow Drop Cave</u> - <b>Mad Clown</b> (Monster) found at bottom of cave near <i>Small Medal</i> chest.</strike><br />
<strike><u>Fairforth Cave</u> - <b>Leaonar</b> (Monster) found in upper right corner of dungeon's first floor.</strike><br />
<strike><u>Dwarf Cave</u> - <b>Dragon</b> (Monster) found just before the cave/tower split in lower left corner.</strike><br />
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<u><b>SIDEQUESTS</b></u><br />
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The game now features NPCs that will give you sidequests to help you with leveling or equipment hunting. This section will be updated as more are found.<br />
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Note that sidequests aren't anything too special, <b>just meant to be supplementary while one is grinding</b>. Completing them all does not guarantee the best gear or anything in particular, just unique gear that may or may not be better than what you can buy.</div>
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<b>Hobble</b><br />
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<li><u>Quest:</u> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZbrR1KkFts2gc79BWIOj0z0sg6zoKuUQQ_9psLv5fcPHDooYu4Lwyauh3zRk-I3r89GhWsOYAr1GmY8591-5M-QPMdAXnj60V39k3dHlXoNPmTztds5-prdBq6as5vg9xEmXykNotn7k/s1600/DWHD+2014-07-09+190356.png" target="_blank">This guard</a> wants a <b>Slime Skin</b> (Dropped by <i>Slimes</i> outside Hobble) <b>REPEATABLE </b></li>
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<b>Benford</b></div>
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<li>Quest: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxfxFCIQIBPJoLHY2EAzotQxlWXnkyamlUjxg0siNeMfXp9jymJgVqGMtD-5D-21cdanGnznLcofzWC2CJ0PShGfFeoVGEz51hNFEcqA3gVtb9uhEthLuV_od1a6Gc0EJ6R-2IEYY6Nkk/s1600/DWHD+2014-07-09+221420.png" target="_blank">This kid</a> wants a <b>Dive Rat Wing</b> (Dropped by <i>Dive Rats</i> outside Linden and other locations)<b> REPEATABLE</b></li>
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<b>Linden</b></div>
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<li><u>Quest</u>: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbZDUWfaLlf5Tc-im73UgIWasPVpW3n8KLIJlf4bUqfPdRBAemusj9hHW9v1c8ZrXbFozg9Y6jpeSpdpkKoFfygaNdCQL1XwJF3DzuUBP88c9RxYaf4peGZIOPxH0GKeU1IiJNc_Ddw3g/s1600/DWHD+2014-07-09+220003.png" target="_blank">This old man</a> wants <b>Mage Cloths</b> (Dropped by <i>Magicians</i> located in cave north of West Haven and other locations) <b>REPEATABLE </b></li>
<li><u>Quest:</u> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1jF4EbicNASmG-qr7uj3sGNM24yXIM1JlYByV4jEzLlXotUroMxIL8YkFIpAiAIMwxyZ2FL6pXO7GcLwLSuS_3DRKpL2JYaTRX2h9YMaoonchhT-mcP4gFshbOc7nnwz027PiOl-MXIQ/s1600/DWHD+2014-07-09+221043.png" target="_blank">This purple woman</a> wants an <b>Iron Ant Eye</b> (Dropped by <i>Iron Ants</i> outside Linden, Westhaven, and other locations)<b> REPEATABLE</b></li>
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<b>Westhaven</b></div>
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<li><u>Quest:</u> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicJd-JcISv5KqfjUPJqZjEv4IAljOzqCVj25JU_gB2DxsPla2kZk9Mx6dnnyhGGRsy4eADUfqXJPMcsurJlrg2b7BiP6TD41ds1Ip8iYJ5CHLTcldEAh_i9G217jIbnKmhodNgbiVFyVc/s1600/DWHD+2014-07-09+215450.png" target="_blank">This man</a> wants a <b>Red Slime Skin</b> (Dropped by <i>Red Slimes</i>)<b> REPEATABLE</b></li>
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<b>Valenook</b></div>
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<li><u>Quest</u>: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGhWSxYJT-uCyiAHxWPaNydTLNCMhpEZmgWNmOMk9frsPKNzLwQWWUNF3DehmU_EIE0WhntSRFTTq5xqp9mBTHOcX2OGUUoFK-ZIeGqxEjjdLZLyfbebDCHzz2wPfNn6eHL0iKXlBcrWs/s1600/DWHD+2014-07-09+214625.png" target="_blank">The Queen of Valenook</a> wants <b>Ozwarg Gems</b> (Dropped by <i>Ozwargs</i> in Sage's Cave of Light World<b>)</b></li>
<li><u>Quest</u>: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAproeJvLxXpubqh16zJ96NzLQCs0FRiMPTwrljY3iWqlQrGxV24w9wpeHOxvwmyaSg1zOuhznd1uIsDQZgjFDyiy4JLLXeq966v-hWJx0usKsdcz2UT4D9nP2TcIM85rAZFEb8HT4QE8/s1600/DWHD+2014-07-09+215009.png" target="_blank">This merchant</a> wants <b>Babble Guts</b> (Dropped by <i>Babbles</i> outside Valenook/Linlan/Hamlin)</li>
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<b>Porthaven</b></div>
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<li><u>Quest:</u> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_6VHIflw9kuMKPwZZiWWytHBJAg62Y1ZwkwkHE7sJSeE3KU9JxZRYoD2DayMEkqyWCZeVqUuPDzINgWoMVTBy8wGDHgg9dkN7AwUf9f0git5sTfZQtpzvRLQJblM56HNeIQmkwNSo5Fg/s1600/DWHD+2014-07-09+212830.png" target="_blank">This merchant</a> wants <b>Giant Worm Skins</b> (Dropped by <i>Sand Masters</i> south of Danton in Light World)</li>
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<b>Timerlin</b><br />
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<li><u>Quest:</u> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7j_MtAgIxNTTI7kP7Si-3bZ9csyp0ZwoU9nfqr1SamJ0KjuDCpPGXutlRfTuSoZaKTslM3t6mssAhQNtmEm2Qv04CzAbIIaScbEFQWX4_xYJo1572WlidhU9nHuHaM8eJq63i2_uRyhk/s1600/DWHD+2014-07-09+205616.png" target="_blank">This Nun</a> wants a <b>Metal Slime Skin </b>(Dropped by <i>Metal Slimes</i> in the Pyramid of Light World AND some locations in Dark World.)</li>
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<b>Danton</b><br />
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<li><b> </b><u>Quest:</u> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyfryblNhTb4S0MTq80peTvdRhtQEWeE7NXQUeENV7lS8VjY-bVL3T9ltBVymQYH63zQ7O-OZogybn_yv0bHvVKcP0RwWbgYRMEhStXJvqFJemSEXF7PTvR6F5ZDOYHZTRcbH3yDg47f4/s1600/DWHD+2014-07-09+204955.png" target="_blank">This man</a> wants a <b>Poison Toad Skin</b> (Dropped by <i>Poison Toads</i> South of Azaria)</li>
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<b>Karia</b><br />
<b> </b><u>Quest:</u> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqioymNcyfXiDvw0sbuCbZBB4lf8gbskyM8mW-RsbpXEpH0Da_Pg2359pikd9KWvSUiPEC5lRXRFVZcKTZIbmeHM9hbvJBZ2WQjWiOX26wLwDjNMUb7qQJ_CP-delRBc8yPscmtmsKar0/s1600/DWHD+2014-07-09+204438.png" target="_blank">This blue guy</a> wants a <b>Mummy Heart</b> (Dropped by <i>Mummy Man</i> in the Pyramid of Light World.)<br />
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<li><u>Quest:</u> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheZduHFyITybJuiH2KB5_P0mah0o_REFe6tjNKDVx7AqVxWKVjpxxd5F2At22byYJ8gcZoYbHFYMWTlwSIAB25i3Fefbjt-sR5U8kmw1zIgXLVAUpi7RzwzXjzmlKb31MEzpDtq7xS4Tg/s1600/DWHD+2014-07-12+214511.png" target="_blank">This woman</a> wants the <b>Book of Sortia</b> (Found in chest in Light world Pyramid) </li>
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<b>Old Hut Dungeon</b><br />
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<li><u>Quest:</u><b> </b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhia-7yE6DQL1a8CEGBV950Iim-rhRP1HiXX2HeLt6IKBOa_KuVYFAyEXvwXICvV5eTMYDiUPxIauuMec94FxX9UN5JAF57aZahhbdySS76iXCOivwCBm_Ij1OKHxui93mg55r1rreOGNM/s1600/DWHD+2014-07-15+212246.png" target="_blank">This monster</a> wants <b>Meat</b> (Found in assorted chests/pots in game [Dark World Pyramid, Ashford, Evalice]) <b>REPEATABLE</b></li>
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<b>Cantlin </b><br />
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<li><u>Quest:</u> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgalv_LW09IJy9kWN4y62WCGYPIvlGVx9jVPM2haOVxhIszokCAoUPfsH3qO4pu6PCRj-5E3WAD-xQtFcqXfgnQ4Lf_RCbc5qoAFzQdj6aEFtIra_PloWowGYukTlAEDVuBQS-pn1ofqvU/s1600/DWHD+2014-07-08+211440.png" target="_blank">This guard</a> wants a <b>Werewolf Heart</b> (Dropped by <i>Werewolf</i>)<b> </b></li>
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<b>Tantegal Castle</b><br />
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<li><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHfXjFdZu_qTyscotCcR8v9lcTjNDmcx3jEoLCGViAi8V0ebZO6tuA876-CD_8zw29FQThVl5guJSFx2nHhC8XxNmrzt0hTPgmAYSR691aVzL_rU0vyWRvLS9PZjEtbimofXI4Ef4_TuU/s1600/DWHD+2014-07-15+215101.png" target="_blank">This old man</a> wants a <b>Shadow Mist</b> (Dropped by <i>Shadows</i> in Zenithia Tower AND Dwarf Cave)</li>
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<b>Kol</b><br />
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<li><u>Quest:</u> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3bKaEpOtq7gt-kGSKLw_KJO6LVEQ5jrpa89F8qeBRYw2O_Ake8DKWGdJfL730lwy953GNvj_RmWpbZ0vE7z1iyVAR8ZyMrRdiYFVVdGeOoCSv0aEa8ksXgUhHHWhwi3-hhsUCFouLDtg/s1600/DWHD+2014-07-08+210447.png" target="_blank">This lady</a> wants <b>Druin Brains</b> (Dropped by <i>Druins</i> in Princess Cave of Dark World)</li>
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<b>Ashford</b><br />
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<li><u>Quest:</u> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9aWGUMIwieKgg2uImWuyq8PkSAMx-z4mW-nyu0oPkHWUOc_Lbbq9CNqR6SrIs0BWbRBPcw1pLy1B7joiRx0JaT6TF8O2c8Bd1Y1P9iKlU2YYXlGxpwieox-io7DM5WmMmb_wYu7HB_cQ/s1600/DWHD+2014-07-08+210007.png" target="_blank">This old man</a> wants 'some' <b>Dark Cloth</b> (Dropped by <i>Beastan</i> OR <i>Wraith</i>)</li>
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<b>Vashon</b><br />
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<li><u>Quest:</u> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLdRqffqzygFfbHBPS-8xNIA8Pg3ARtZ0wLyIHFblx57e585fHK5LK3olVGDn6FzmR0E-sXikUoyLzbDssm4EZyrj0BQ4Oi7RJ0_RIY1iiS0yYzueP5SCq6rvTGGMeG-nvh4H55pK9C4M/s1600/DWHD+2014-07-08+202509.png" target="_blank">This guy</a> wants a <b>Demon Cloth</b> (Dropped by <i>Demonite</i>)</li>
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<b>Nomaly</b><br />
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<li><u>Quest</u>: Find <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV_7mtvUJv3szHjoSJeEqKzlJ0fD9xOtRPfylUjx41rQEEKp1Ab8qx67rw-ck19VBwM13AWFuXo_CymAfTaMRR9ckd4KqNb5-eFsQBRtRzo-VUd_OwOkqEFZykQjZnKSWSTBlqVKFiiO0/s1600/DWHD+2014-07-08+195950.png" target="_blank">this man's</a> friend who went to world of light, warrior that wears a notable ring.</li>
<li><u>Quest:</u> Bring <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4IxPSUMGs8bpFm4U7zaa1zVkOzkhleGVn-t3JGpafeiIYLHtKzbWUyfsyPK4SrehoePt1tLRdVdZGbOkSnnjp0ZmEYlHHmuqYtTgByuIGHkG1Txk_XszgtWBpU6VpuphdbMVQMBOjEmE/s1600/DWHD+2014-07-08+200058.png" target="_blank">this man</a> a <b>Flawless Scale</b> (Dropped by <i>Red Dragons</i> in Final Dungeon of dark world)</li>
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<b>Volcano Cave</b><br />
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<li><u>Quest</u>: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwS6QXVpY1q4YgcUG91p02uXAZWBcFzKa48yGqtEwxCxhIf0cupl2FuW3m9jURTHjZQEfXWIPDFAI7v3489JbaSw-GCTuaIT_L2vyMuoJYuy_GryV6VdCY1vsh09zhuz3-kltCAOUDwSE/s1600/DWHD+2014-07-26+122525.png" target="_blank">This dragon</a> wants <b>Metal Babble Guts</b> (Dropped by <i>Metal Babbles</i> located in Zenithia Tower, Drought Tower, and Slime Island)<b> </b></li>
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<b>Kavish</b><br />
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<li><u>Quest:</u> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFriir1JdXYU_lu-sKwDLpVxLESoS2YIzbUtN7yDfigz51LnQdFCd8vRIQc3_rRIGqoMiwjdQ2dd0rFmYg424Xrmiao_TF_GeG8D8Lf9s-aOuDG8F5x08EY5YHFwh8YtBKVn5SPa8y-hc/s1600/DWHD+2014-07-16+224219.png" target="_blank">This bard</a> wants to see <b>50 Green Dragon kills</b> in your beastiary. (Located in Asaro's castle.)<br /><u>Reward:</u> Flail of Destruction (95 attack, Soldier/Monster)</li>
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<b>Washburn</b><br />
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<li><u>Quest:</u> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJijoLCcJDN3GzrzXBjBoqPLvqMtQaTInWUERwVEXMzbgXgFbCAjLzZRFw3DrBQmJuodA4G87AUUhkICMb2uU8Ybkq2qhicDr0mdI-iFtqtYBlWfYux9aXpNFR5uIs8jq1YrA379vfu0c/s1600/DWHD+2014-07-26+125510.png" target="_blank">This man</a> wants a <b>Golden Challice</b> (Dropped by <i>Gold Bashers</i> located in Sphinx east of Valenook.)<b> </b></li>
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<b>Pikastan</b><br />
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<li><u>Quest:</u> Bring <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXkkhcmD2h_6wYBD-cqFa-QAk2Orbg8rfSlk63CmAImqd6XrRXu91OsoAicjeOZDR_wqHZjDsaA_ejXyHRmu1uEc-3BtPm8iC5eKE6vXCNYe_DvLuUcTOt2lySZLPluFs6vglthZi3tf4/s1600/DWHD+2014-07-08+194135.png" target="_blank">this man in blue</a> a <b>Marine Slime Shell</b> (Dropped by <i>Marine Slimes</i> at Sea)</li>
<li><u>Quest:</u> Bring <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNsPjzNYTav3ICeFhPDVK3mN9oXtlWkJwrbIkrpzJO1nBPUqFlMzPFFEGZwtj610ikOHxKPXeqP4-84K2oOOwjjhDbfwBUhg92fAnnMEp7Ap66Dm0UV0y_pcWcCHQ-UdqzbClDaV66yWU/s1600/DWHD+2014-07-08+194442.png" target="_blank">this man in blue</a> a <b>Lava Doll Idol</b> (Dropped by <i>Lava Dolls</i> in Dwarf Cave of the dark world.)</li>
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<b>Mawki</b><br />
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<li><u>Quest:</u> Bring <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixn7COgAMSvNqWkYOSyoD7EzmSBeg6fTj7FF-dYJGKW4tlfUNEit0Es68QopYVZxIIqqo3xsCfFta1aUL3Pcfr7T_6BzghMUt2_u9iPQziXj70rf4RAIsiF_0hav4DmhNjeq6IQCJPH54/s1600/DWHD+2014-07-08+190726.png" target="_blank">the man in blue</a> a <b>Wraith Knight Bone</b> (Found from <i>Wraith Knights</i> in Zenithian Tower in the dark world)</li>
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<u><b>ZENITHIAN EQUIPMENT LOCATIONS</b></u></div>
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The full set of Zenithian Equipment is needed in your inventory to enter the Zenithian Tower.<u><b><br />
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<li><b>Zenithian Helmet</b> - Inside Orochi Cave, located south of Phale.</li>
<li><b>Zenithian Shield</b> - Find the <i>Silver Statuette</i> (Located in the Mirror of Ra Cave) and give it to the king of Azaria. He'll hand you the shield and hint at where the sword if.</li>
<li><b>Zenithian Sword</b> - Go to the top of the tower southeast of Lofton with the <i>Elder's Letter</i> and <i>Erdrick's Token</i> in your inventory. A voice tells you to talk to Elder in Hobble. When you do, he hands you the sword.</li>
<li><b>Zenithian Armor</b> - Located in monster shrine way southeast of Noraburg, or east of Ashford. Requires having the <i>Staff of Change</i> in your inventory.<br />
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<li><b>Staff of Change</b> - After you get the <i>Mirror of Ra</i>
(Located in its cave northwest of Nomaly), head to Nomaly's throne-room
and talk to the king. Defeat him and he'll hand you the Staff. </li>
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<u><b>NOTE:</b></u> Equipping all of the Zenithian gear (on
you or your pet) will increase critical hit rate by a substantial
amount, but sometimes causes pets to attack your party when attacking
disjointed groups.<br />
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<u><b>ORB LOCATIONS</b></u></div>
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The Orbs are needed to gain access to Ramia, your flying transportation.<u><b> </b></u></div>
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<b>Red Orb</b> - <b> </b>In UNDERGROUND VOLCANO on Light World Map (West of Soyo, South of Hamlin). Deep in the dungeon.</div>
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<li><b> </b><b>Blue Orb</b> - In WATERFALL CAVE. Requires <i>Stone of Drought</i> to enter.<br />
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<li><b>Stone of Drought</b> - located in DROUGHT TOWER, east of Old Hut.</li>
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<li><b> </b><b>White Orb</b> - Inside Snow cave. Requires <i>Nook Grass</i> to enter.<br />
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<li><b>Nook Grass - </b>You get this from Marta in SNOWMANTLE after talking to her, then picking up a package for her from WASHBURN.</li>
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<li><b>Silver Orb</b> - Inside SPHINX, east of Valenook.</li>
<li><b>Green Orb - </b>Inside ORISA TOWER; Use <i>Flute of Uncovering</i> on upper right side of Tower, infront of the cut-off tree.<br />
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<li><b>Flute of Uncovering - </b>Acquire after showing a girl in SOYO a <i>Mad Clown</i> merc.</li>
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<li><i> </i><b>Yellow Orb</b> - Acquire in MALROTH CAVE. Requires <i>Eye of Malroth</i> to find the cave.<br />
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<li><b>Eye of Malroth</b> - Inside ship cave (Southwest most island in world of light). </li>
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<u><b>CREST LOCATIONS</b></u></div>
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The crests are needed for getting into the bonus dungeon.</div>
<ul>
<li><b>Moon Crest</b> - Found in MAGE TOWER in the Light World, south west of Azaria.</li>
<li><b>Sun Crest</b> - Found in ASAROS CASTLE in the Dark World, south of Fairforth through the shrine.</li>
<li><b>Star Crest</b> - Found in ZENITHIA TOWER along the way up.</li>
<li><b>Water Crest</b> - Found inside WATERFALL CAVE, north of Timerlin.</li>
<li><b>Life Crest</b> - Found in FINAL DUNGEON a little before boss on a pedestal.</li>
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<u><b>ALCHEMY LIST</b></u></div>
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<b>Medical Herb + Medical Herb</b> = <u>Healing Water</u><br />
<b>Magic Herb + Magic Herb</b> = <u>Magic Potion</u><br />
<b>Gold Ring + Luck Seed</b> = <u>Luck Ring</u> (+20 Luck)<br />
<b>Gold Ring + Mystic Acorns</b> = <u>Wisdom Ring</u> (+20 Intelligence)<br />
<b>Gold Ring + Agility Seed</b> = <u>Agility Ring</u> (+20 Agility)<br />
<b>Gold Ring + Strength Seed</b> = <u>Strength Ring</u> (+20 Attack)<br />
<b>Hat of Wind + Wing of Wyvern</b> = <u>Hermes Hat</u> (10 Defense, can use it as a Return spell; Equipable by All)<br />
<b>Leather Helmet + Wing of Wyvern</b> = <u>Feather Hat</u> (+8 Defense)<br />
<b>Silk Robe + Agility Seed</b> = <u>Cloak of Evasion</u> (Halves physical attacks half the time)<br />
<b>Cloak of Evasion + Agi Ring</b> = <u>Robe of Serenity</u> (33 Defense, Immune to Sleep, Resist wind/boom spells, weak to lightning; Pilgrim/Wizard/Goof-Off/Fighter/Thief/Ranger/Druid/Bard)<br />
<b>Wizards Wand + Antidote Herb</b> = <u>Staff of Antivenom</u> (Cure party of poison in battle/Cure one party member outside of battle)<br />
<b>Wizards Wand + Healing Water</b> = <u>Staff of Healing</u> (Heal 40HP in battle)<br />
<b>Silk Robe + Leaf of the Word Tree</b> = <u>Angels Robe</u> (35 Defense, Wind element, Immune to Defeat spells, weak to Boom [ground] spells)<br />
<b>Wizard Ring + Lifeforce Nutes</b> = <u>Life Ring</u> (10 Defense, Recover HP as you Walk)<br />
<b>Magic Armor + Dragon Scale</b> = <u>Dragon Mail</u> (45 Defense; Soldier/Monster/Paladin; Fire element, weak to ice)<br />
<b>Silver Shield + Dragon Scale</b> = <u>Dragon Shield</u> (30 Def, Soldier/Monster/Paladin)<br />
<b>Miracle Sword + Magic Armor</b> = <u>Miracle Armor</u> (44 Def, heals about 10% max hp per round in battle; Soldier/Paladin)<br />
<b>Saint's Ashes + Zombie's Mail</b> = <u>Dragon Mail</u> (45 Defense; Soldier/Monster/Paladin; Fire element, weak to ice)<br />
<b>Saint's Ashes + Hades Armor</b> =<u> Metal Babble Armor</u> (95 defense; Soldier/Pilgrim/Monster/Paladin/Bard)<br />
<b>Saint's Ashes + Unlucky Hat</b> = <u>Silver Helm</u> (43 Def, Soldier/Paladin)<br />
<b>Saint's Ashes + Noh's Hat</b> = <u>Mysterious Hat</u> (1 def, Reduces MP cost by half; Pilgrim/Wizard/Goof-Off/Fighter/Monster/Ranger/Druid/Bard)<br />
<b>Saint's Ashes + Demon Armor</b> = <u>Sword Edge Armor</u> (55 Def, Reflects part of physical attack back on occasion; Soldier/Monster/Paladin)</div>
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<b>Magic Armor + Demon Axe</b> = <u>Sword Edge Armor</u> (55 Def, Reflects part of physical attack back on occasion; Soldier/Monster/Paladin)<br />
<b>Agility Ring + Orichalcum </b>= <u>Metorite Armband</u> (30 Def, 60 Agi)<br />
<b>Dew of the World Tree + Orichalcum</b> = <u>Sages Stone</u> (Heals party about 60-80 hp each; int MAY help its power)<br />
<b>Dew Yarn + Silver Loom</b> = <u>Water Flying Clothes</u> (40 Def, immune to damage floors, Wind element; Pilgrim/Wizard/Goof-Off/Thief/Fighter/Monster/Ranger/Druid/Bard)<br />
<b>Silver Shield + Life Ring</b> = <u>Shield of Strength</u> (40 defense; used as an item in battle heals 100hp; Soldier/Paladin)<br />
<b>Shield of Strength + Agility Seed</b> = <u>Aeolus Shield</u> (50 defense; Soldier/Paladin)</div>
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<u><b>DROPS LIST</b></u></div>
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The way the drop system work is monsters have three sorts of drops: common (50%), uncommon (30%), and rare (20%). These %s are what you have a chance of getting IF the game warrants a drop for you. Base % of drops is 5%. Your luck can help increase the drop rate. For every 20 luck, you get +1% chance to drop. However, this only applies to players and not their mercs.<br />
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You can further increase this by being a thief. Thieves have a natural +5% chance drop bonus <i>if you are playing one.</i> Partying other players also helps increase the drop rate for you all by a flat 4% per actual player.<br />
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For a quick run down:<br />
Non-thief player by themselves or with merc = minimum drop rate 5%<br />
Thief player playing by themselves: 10% minimum<br />
Non-Thief with 3 other players = 17% minimum<br />
Thief player with 3 other players = 22% minimum </div>
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<b>-Equipment-</b><br />
<u>Pot Lid</u> [Def 2; Equippable by All] - <b>Arrop</b>, <b>Big Slug</b><br />
<u>Silver Shield</u> - <b>Lava Basher </b><br />
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<u>Elven Shirt</u> (resists Ice, weak to Fire) - <b>Rogue Knight</b><br />
<u>Mythril Chain Mail</u> - Saber Lion <b>OR</b> Bengal <b>OR</b> Grizzly<br />
<u>Robe of Wise</u> - Mage Monja <b>OR</b> Demonite<br />
<u>Magicians Robe</u> - <b>Demonite</b><br />
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<u>Gold Ring</u> - <b>Clay Doll</b><br />
<u>Cloak of Shadows</u> [Acc; 20 DEF] - <b>Shadow </b><br />
<u>Goddess Ring</u> [+20 Def, MP Recovery as you walk, Acc] - <strike><b>Avenger Beak</b></strike> Prize only in bosses or Parcheesi runs <br />
<u>Shadow Medallion</u> [+40int, Accessory] - <b>Leapan Maskan</b><br />
<u>Cloth Cloak</u> [+1 Def] <br />
<u>Elven Cloak</u> [+5 Def] - <b>Voodoo Shaman</b><br />
<u>Ruby of Protection</u> [+5 Def, Prevents instant Death attacks] - <b> </b>Lumpus <b>OR</b> Drakeema<br />
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<u>Bunny Hat</u> - <b>Elerat</b><br />
<u>Lucky Band </u>[12 Def Helmet, boost exp from battles by 50%; wearable by all] - <b>Metal Babble</b><br />
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<u>Golden Crow</u> - Lyllipa <b>OR </b>Metal Scorpion <b>OR</b> Werewolf<br />
<u>Slime Knight Sword</u> [85 atk; Soldier/Monster/Paladin/Ranger] - Infurnus Knight <b>OR</b> Golem<br />
<u>Sacred Bow</u> [40 atk; Thief/Ranger/Druid/Bard] - <b>Ferocial</b><br />
<u>Elven Bow</u> [61 atk; Thief/Ranger/Druid/Bard] - <b>Giant</b><br />
<u>Life Staff</u> [Casts Vivify] - <b>Blood Mummy</b><br />
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<b>-Etc-</b><br />
<u>Parchis Ticket</u> - <b>Hork</b>, Rogue Knight <b>OR</b> Ant Eater, <b>Mage Monja</b>, Drakeema <b>OR</b> Demon Ant Eater, <b>Venom Zombie</b>, Bison Bear <b>OR</b> Blue Beak, <b>Ghoul</b><br />
<u>Leaf of World Tree</u> [Revives one party member] - <b>Terror Shadow</b>, <b>King Metal</b>, <b>Granite Titan</b>, <b>Phantom Knight</b><br />
<u>Saint's Ashes</u> - <b>Evil Mage</b><br />
<u>Golden Challice</u> [Quest item]- <b>Gold Basher</b><br />
<u>Wizard Ring</u> [Use to restore mp, may break after use; more mp is recovered if used in battle than out of battle] - <b>Razor Wind</b>, <b>Mummy</b>, <i>Sold in Elf Village if disguised as an Elf/Dwarf/Dog</i> <br />
<u>Elfin Elixir</u> [Restores ALL MP] - <b>Arch Mage</b>, Gas Cloud <b>OR</b> Dragonit <b>OR</b> Leaping Maskan<br />
<u>Life Stone</u> [Prevents an instant death move ONCE, prevents Weak spell from working] - <b>Demonite</b>, <b>Pit Viper</b>, <b>Silver Batboon</b>, <b>Gold Batboon</b></div>
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<u><b>STEAL LIST</b></u></div>
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<u><u>Baboon</u></u>, <u><u>Berserker</u></u>, <u><u>Caterpiller</u>,</u> <u><u>Demon Anteater</u></u>, <u>Dive Rat</u>, <u>Grizzly</u>, <u>Healer</u>, <u>Iron Ant</u>, <u>Monjar</u>, <u>Rogue Knight</u>, - Medical Herb</div>
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<u>Arrop</u>, <u>Canivore Plant</u> <u>Licklick</u>, <u>Lumpus</u>, <u>Ozwarg</u> - Magic Herb</div>
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<u>Big Cobra</u>, <u>Droll Magi</u>, <u>Graboopi</u>, <u>Poison Toad</u>, <u>Rogue Scorpion</u>, <u>Viper</u> - Antidote Herb </div>
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<u>Bluebeak</u>, <u>Dive Rat</u>, <u>Drakeema</u>, <u>Killer Bee</u>, <u>Star Wyvern</u> - Wing of Wyvern<br />
<u>Silver Batboon</u> - Magic Water <br />
<u>Butterfly Dragon</u> - Fairy Water <br />
<u>Demonite</u>, <u>Gold Batboon</u>, <u>Man Eater Chest</u>, <u>Mystic Doll</u>, <u>Pit Viper</u>, - Life Stone<br />
<u>Hunter</u>, <u>Red Slime</u> - Healing Water<br />
<u>Man Eater Chest</u>, <u>Mimic</u> - Magic Potion <br />
<u>Man Eater Chest</u> - Leaf of the World Tree<br />
<u>Mimic</u> - Saint's Ashes <br />
<u>Iron Ant</u> - Iron Ant Eye<br />
<u>Red Slime</u> - Red Slime Skin </div>
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<u>Big Cobra</u> - Book of Amazons<br />
<u>Vampire Bat</u> - Book of Boys<br />
<u>Butterfly Dragon</u> - Book of Defiance <br />
<u>Vamp Cat</u> - Book of Diligence <br />
<u>Goopi</u> - Book of Eagerness<br />
<u>Rogue Whisperer</u> - Book of Fool<br />
<u>Dark Doriard</u> - Book of Having Your Way </div>
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<u>Crescent Viper</u> - Book of Helping<br />
<u>Flame</u> - Book of Goof Cooking <br />
<u>Rabid Hound</u> - Book of Kindness<br />
<u>Deadly Toadstool</u> - Book of Logics</div>
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<u>Droll</u> - Book of Silence<br />
<u>Druinlord</u> - Book of Truth </div>
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<b>CARRYING NOTHING:</b> Armored Knight, Army Ant, <b>Avenger Raven</b>, Bangler, Barog, Beleth, Bengal, Bison Bear, <b>Blaze Ghost</b>, Blizag, Blue Dragon, Bull Basher, Clay Doll, Crabus, Cyclops, Dancing Jewel, Demighoul, Dool Snake, Druin, Duke Malisto, Eiger Horn, Elerat, Eliminator, Evil Mage, Ferocial, Flama Dog, Flamapede, <b>Flamer</b>, Froggore, Fury Face, <b>Ghost</b>, Ghoul, Giant, <b>Giant Moth</b>, Giant Octopus, Gold Basher, Goldman, Golem, Green Dragon, Holo Ghost, Hork, Infurnus Knight, King Healer, King Slime, <b>Knight</b>, Lava Basher, Lava Doll, Lethal Armor, Lyllipa, <b>Mage Monja</b>, Marine Slime, <b>Master Necrodain</b>, Metal Hunter, Mini Demon, Ogre, Phantom Knight, METAL BABBLE, Metal Scorpion, METAL SLIME, Mummy Man, <b>Poultergeist</b>, Razor Wind, Red Cyclone, Scorpion, Shadow, Skeleton, Stone Man, Terror Shadow, Troglodyte, Troll, Vamp Dog, Venom Zombie, Were Tiger Werewolf, Witch, Wizard, Wraith, Wraith Knight</div>
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<u><b>Mini-Medal Rewards</b></u></div>
<ul>
<li>8 Mini Medals = Wizard Ring (Can restore up to 50 MP multiple times, but a chance to break with every use.)</li>
<li>15 = Silver Harp (Instantly summons a battle, identical to Goof's Whistle.)</li>
<li>23 = Magic Bikini (Def 40; Fighter/Goof-Off/Thief/Ranger/Monster/Bard/Druid)</li>
<li>30 = Saint's Ashes (Used in Alchemy) </li>
<li>38 = Miracle Sword (82 Atk, Heals a little with each swing; Soldier/Paladin)</li>
<li>45 = Gringham Whip (80 Atk; Thief/Goof-Off/Monster/Bard/Ranger)</li>
<li>53 = Orichalcum (Used in Alchemy for Sage Stone OR Meteorite Armband)</li>
<li>60 = Metal Babble Helm (50 Def; Soldier/Monster/Paladin/Bard)</li>
<li>67 = Staff of Life (In battle casts Vivify on partymates) </li>
<li>75 = Staff of Divination (25 Atk, In battle, can heal hp, restore mp, or do NOTHING randomly; Pilgrim/Wizard/Druid)</li>
<li>80 = Metal Edge Boomerang (62 Atk, Hits all enemies and hurts metals more than normal weapons; Thief/Ranger/Goof-Off)</li>
<li>90 = Thor Sword (175 Atk, casts EXPLODET if used in battle; Soldier/Paladin) </li>
<li>99 = Dragon Cloak (90 Def, earth element; equippable by ALL)</li>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><u><b>Silver Key Locations</b></u></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;">The cave between West Haven and Hamlin have doors on the right which leads to a small medal chest.</span></li>
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<u><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Magic Key Locations (Places to go back to)</span></b></u></div>
<ul>
<li><b>WestHaven</b> - Make a left just before throne room. (Fairy Water, 100 gold, Medical Herb, 84 gold, Magic Herb, <i>small medal</i>)</li>
<li><b>Valenook</b> - West side of castle has an oldman who can give you a hint about an orb. East side has a locked room with a <i>small medal</i> in a drawer.</li>
<li><b>Canford</b> - On east side of town, the library has a locked room with two pots containing 1 <i>lifeforce nuts </i>each</li>
<li><b>PortHaven</b> - Above the inn is a locked room. 2/3 drawers has a poison needle and a medical herb.</li>
<li><b>Timerlin</b> - Go upstairs of the inn, left room locked with a
woman who speaks of the king owning a "strage" shield. Drawers contain a
<i> small medal</i>.</li>
<li><b>Tantegal</b> - East of throne room has a magic key door. There's a
shop that sells <strike>Magic Potions and</strike> Healing Water outright instead of
having to make <strike>them</strike> it.</li>
<li><b>Ashford</b> - Inside castle west of throne room, first door of
the treasury is sealed with a magic key. Second door requires the final
key however<br />-Inside castle on the northwest corner are stairs leading to the
prison. Go down and follow it until you see a magic door, leads to two
hidden chests (<i>Lifeforce Nuts</i> and <i>Magic Map</i>)</li>
<li><b>Southwest of Ashford</b> - The shrine you came in from had magic key doors, one leading to the parchisi track.</li>
<li><b>Noraburg - </b>Southeast house has a room with a chest locked in it. </li>
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<u><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Gold Key Locations</span></b></u></div>
<ul>
<li><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Shrine West of Noraburg</span></span></b><span style="font-size: x-small;"> - Has two chests containing <i>Mystic Acorns</i> and a <i>Small Medal</i>.</span></li>
<li><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Shrine near Asaros castle</span></b><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">- One Gold Key Door chest containing 435 Gold</span></span></li>
<li><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Shrine southwest of Mysteria</span></span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> - Two Gold Key Doors with 1 drawer each holding <i>Small Medals</i> (2 total)</span></span></li>
<li><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Statue near Valenook</span></span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> - Just for access.</span></span></li>
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<b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><u>FINAL KEY LOCATIONS</u></span></span></span></b></div>
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<ul>
<li><b>Valenook Castle</b> - Room right of throne room. Chests contain <i>Silver Shield</i>, <i>Ice Blade</i>, <i>small medal</i> x 2, <i>Ortega's Helmet</i> [28 Def; Paladin], 10,000 Gold, <i>Agility Ring</i>, <i>Luck Seed</i>, <i>Fighter's Ring</i>. One of the Barrel's contains an additional <i>Small Medal</i>.</li>
<li><b>Ashford Castle</b> - Inside castle west of throne room, first door of
the treasury is sealed with a magic key first, final key second. Chests contain <i>medical herb, magical herb, small medal</i>, 55 gold, and 300 gold. Other chest is just empty.<br />- Inside the jail, a drawer near the guard contains a small medal.</li>
<li><b>Shrine near Asaro's Castle</b> - Chest behind jail door contains 1000 gold.</li>
<li><b>Soyo</b> - Upper right corner of town, one jar contains a <i>small medal</i>.</li>
<li><b>Mawki</b> - North of town contains a casino behind jailed doors, where you can play blackjack or slot machines.</li>
<li><b>Taian</b> - Left side of town there are pots behind a jail door. One pot contains a <i>small medal</i>.</li>
<li><b>Edora</b> - At the inn, one room behind a jail door holds a chest with a <i>small medal</i>.</li>
<li><b>Pyramid north of Karia </b>- Left side of first floor has a jail door with two chests. Chests contain <i>Aeolus Shield</i> [50 defense; Soldier/Paladin] and <i>Armor of Radiance</i> [65 Def, auto-stepguard + heal walking; Paladin]</li>
<li><b>Old Hut Cave</b> - After going downstairs, there are two jail doors leading to a room with two chests containing <i>Sword of Kings</i> (120 attack; Paladin) and <i>Demon Armor</i> (60 Def; Soldier/Monster/Paladin; Cursed gear best used for alchemy)</li>
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Tal Zahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02761814689945729242noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-95408572471440712.post-88703791377488348342013-09-20T18:43:00.001-04:002013-09-20T18:45:04.356-04:00Dragon Warrior: Shadows of Erdrick - Quest Info<a href="http://lifelylistings.blogspot.com/2011/12/byond-game-dragon-warrior-shadows-of.html" target="_blank">The guide</a> has been split up to lessen load times and be a little more organized.<br />
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CURRENT AVAILABLE QUEST GUIDES <br />
<b>-</b>- Pet Staff Quest<br />
-- Shadow Medallion Quest <br />
-- Boat Quest Part 1/Yaston Shard<br />
-- Wells Fargo Quest/Boat Quest Part 2 <br />
<b>-- </b>Pet Staff Quest 2: First Upgrade!<br />
-- Bards Notes, Compass and Boat Quest 3<br />
-- Iron Safe/Leaf of World Tree Quest <br />
-- Armor Gilder Quest<br />
-- Liquor-Maker Quest<br />
-- Cloak of Wind and Beacom Quest<br />
-- Boat Quest 4: The Final Two Items<br />
-- Cave of Trials (Floor Key + Statue Pattern ONLY) <br />
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<u>QUESTS</u> (Q102)</div>
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<b>Standard Key-Runweld Basement Quest</b></div>
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Runweld, there's this armored man who took the liking to blocking
people! To get him out of the way and earn a standard key, we must go
through a bunch of talking sequences. After talking to the guard, head
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Next we head to Yaston!</div>
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Can't get in where we need to! Need to talk to... THIS GUY!</div>
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After this, we have a little chat with a Captain!</div>
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A
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us trouble. Once past them, head west for the prison and chat with this
guy.</div>
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Now we head back to Runweld and talk to the guy blocking the way again. This time he's a little more talkative.</div>
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After he lets you pass, you must "talk" to the statue. You get the message above in your chat then head back to the guard.</div>
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KEY
GET! Now you can go back to Runweld where the guard was guarding,
inspect some bushes and have access to the basement. Just know that the
monsters can be tough, but it's a good place to level from 10-30s or so.<br />
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<b>Pet Staff Quest</b></div>
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1.
In Runweld, go into the larger gray building. You'll find a room
similar to above. talk to the man, he is looking for An Erdrickian
tablet. One just so happens to be in the cave to left outside town!</div>
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2.
Go to the cave and go north through the doors (you'll see them as you
enter the cave a little). Find your way to the chest shown in picture 2
and bring them back to the man in picture 1.</div>
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3.
Man will give you the pet staff! With it, you can capture some monsters
in battle by using it in battle and selecting a monster. Some monsters
won't be catchable until you upgrade the staff, and some monsters won't
be catchable at all! For now, some recommended monsters you can catch
are:</div>
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-Sizarmage located in the first floor on Thenton Tower (Casts Blazemore)</div>
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-Eyegazer in Runweld Basement lower levels (Gazes at enemies that sometimes makes them lose a turn. Works on bosses!)</div>
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-Avenger Raven far east from Yaston (Attacks twice)</div>
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-Swamp
Thug in Katon; only obtainable when you or a partymember that is
leading is in the middle of a quest he is involved for (Mainly a tank,
attacks decently)</div>
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Note
that some of these areas I mentioned might be difficult depending your
level, so if you think you might die, use the bank in Yaston before
proceeding to head to these areas. Also there are other pets around that
can be useful too, and the pet staff doesn't fill up either. Just, the
menu may get crowded if you pet everything. :P</div>
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<b>Shadow Medallion Quest</b></div>
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1.
Head to Evil World's town, D'taka, and talk to the old man by the well.
He'll give you evil poison water, and tell you to infect someone's
water source.</div>
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2.
Go to Yaston (Neutral World) and go to their well. Use the Poisoned
Fairy water on the well. Sometimes, the well is already poisoned from
other players. You can check on the status of the well by talking to the
woman at the well. If she goes on about it having the sweetest well
water, poison away! If it's poisoned, you may need to get the Blue Fairy
Water (or ask a player to do so). For reference, the Blue Fairy Water
is on the top of Thenton Tower where players need to jump off; the water
is on a tile next to the stairs, just search/hit center when standing
on it.</div>
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3.
After Poisoning the well, head back to D'Taka and talk to the old man.
he'll tell you great job for being an asshole, and then direct you to
bring the now empty bottle to the mystic. The Mystic is located down the
stairs north of the man. Follow the corridor down to another set of
steps (passing an NPC that sells monk weapons), and in the gray house. </div>
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The
Mystic will often change forms and rearrange the house, so if you see
an NPC different then from the one above, no worries, and if you get
stuck in the house, just relog. The mystic will tell you to get <b>2 red slime skins</b>, <b>2 slime skins (blue)</b>, and <b>2 green slime skins</b>.</div>
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-Blue slimes can be found just outside Runweld in Neutral World.</div>
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-Red slimes can be found outside D'Taka in Evil World</div>
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-Green slimes can be found in the upper levels of Thenton Tower AND in Runweld basement's lower levels.</div>
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You
also can buy these skins in AvLynyss's Item shop (located in Good
World), but they cost 7500 gold EACH. You probably could just ask some
players to see if they may sell them to you cheaper (or the more
generous may give to you for free).</div>
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4. After you gather all the skins and return them to the Mystic, s/he will give you the <b>Shadow Medallion</b>.
What that does is when equipped, your attack power will increase!
Originally it was 15% but apparently can give 50% now. In the past, it
was also only for Pilgrims, Wizards, Goofs, and Sages, but an update at
the time of this post was made so all classes could wear. There's an
upgrade of this medallion in the Sky Tower as well.</div>
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<b>Boat Quest Part 1/Yaston Shard</b></div>
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Some of this will be repeating from the Runweld Guard quest.</div>
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1.
Go to Yaston and talk to this bard guy, who mentions boats to you. He
says if you bring him a compass, he'll let you know where you can get a
boat.</div>
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2.
Head to the Captain, located on the west side of Yaston's town and talk
to this man. He will offer free nautical lessons if you retrieve his
logs from a man named Mhuk. He hands you a letter, tells you to go find
Mhuk. You can now enter south Yaston past the guards.</div>
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2.5
You may want to deposit gold at this point, as unless you came from
good world, this is probably your first bank stop ever! Also, using this
bank to deposit/withdraw things is needed for a later quest.</div>
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3.
You will need to rent a raft in order to get to Mhuk (and other places
you might want to visit, such as the king, queen and princess!). You can
rent a raft from the fellow in the upper left corner in picture 3. You
also might be able to get a ride from a friend who already owns a boat
(which I did). Mhuk is located in the pub, the blue man in lower right
corner of picture 3. It looks like he is inaccessible, but stand below
the wall that I marked with a yellow square and hit center, it opens
like a door! Make sure the letter to Mhuk is still in your inventory and
talk to him. He will throw a hissy fit, refusing to return the logs
unless the Captain give him a translation of the logs.</div>
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4.
Head back to the captain (picture 2), who mentions the decoder is in
the swamp behind his old house. Where's his house? In Katon!</div>
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5.
Head to Katon and you'll find the swamp here. The logs are located
where the yellow square is but... You have to fight for it! A swamp thug
will appear when you go on that square, so be prepared! (make sure in
your party, someone on this quest is in the lead or else he will not
appear!) You may want to be in a party for this or be at a decently high
level (with a party, i killed it at 15-20s, but that's not necessarily
the required level). Upon defeat, swamp thug will drop the decoder.<br />
<br />
You
may want to try to capture swamp thug if you have the pet staff. He is
not required, but isn't a bad pet; attacks decently and survives well.</div>
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6. Return to Mhuk (guy in pub). Before talking to him, be sure to have room for two items! He will end up giving you a <b>shard</b> (required for a MUCH LATER quest) and the <b>cap'n's logs</b>. Deposit the shard at the bank for now, as you won't need it for awhile. </div>
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7. Return the logs to the captain, who in turn will give you the <b>rusty old compass</b>, AND offer you a free nautical lesson! </div>
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8.
Return to the first guy (Picture 1) and give him the rusty old compass.
He mentions he might need some lessons to sail his boat, but he bought
his boat in a town north of Thenton (Neutral World). Talk to him again
to learn he will be joining you to take the nautical lessons from the
Captain.</div>
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<div style="text-align: left;">
9. Talk to the captain, and he teaches you his first lesson. In order to sail a boat, you need 5 things:</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
-A compass (like the one you just gave your bard friend)</div>
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-A sextant</div>
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-A telescope</div>
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-Sailor Logs</div>
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-A boat (duh!)</div>
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10.
Go back to your bard friend who says all that sounds too hard and gives
up on sailing. He says he will give you the compass, but wants some
sheets of music in return. this will be covered in another quest.</div>
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<b>Wells Fargo Quest/Boat Quest Part 2</b><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>If you do not have access past the guards, you may want to complete </i></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Boat Quest Part 1/Yaston Shard </b>first.</span><br />
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<b> </b>1.
Start off by renting a boat or hitching a ride on someone's boat to the
King and Queen of Yaston. talk to the King and Queen (and anybody else
around there you feel like talking to). The king mentions a band of
thieves that ruined this town, so he asks you to stop them! The queen
says the band troupe is known as Wells Fargo and has taken a toll on the
King. </div>
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2.
Go down the stairs above the thrones to find the Princess's room! Have a
chat with her, and says she may have an errand for you to run if you
make her mother happy! Back to the queen!</div>
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3.
After you spoke with the princess, the queen changes her tune, and
hands you a note, instructing you to read it later. Just read it now! In
the chatbox, the queen's note mentions how the king has dramatically
changed. The Queen believes the Wells Fargo group has put a spell on the
king or poisoned him to make him acts so bad, and wants you to
investigate into this! She wants you start by meeting her agent in
Ranva, who should be at the Inn. If you don't know where Ranva is, check
the <a href="http://dwsoe.bravehost.com/worldmap.html">maps</a> section of the site I provided way above.</div>
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If
the queen does not hand you a note, but instead tells you to
investigate the bank, that means you need to make a deposit/withdrawal
at the Yaston Bank first, and then talk to her.</div>
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4.
Upon arriving in Ranva you may notice it is kind of... destroyed! Head
inside the inn, which should pretty much be straight in front of you.
Head to the tile I marked with a yellow square (picture 3); this is
important for the game to recognize that the town is destroyed and the
queen's agent isn't here.<br />
<br />
Note that Ranva does not have
a return spot, so you may want to go to Manarch (castle next door) just
so you have a spot to return to later, not to mention it is rather
important to this quest!<br />
<br />
5. Head back to Yaston and talk to the queen. She'll be devastated. (have to devastate her in order to continue :P )<br />
<br />
6.
Head back to Manarch and talk to the old man in the northwest corner of
the Inn (picture 4), who mentions how grateful he was the King of
Manarch had taken in the survivors of Ranva.<br />
<br />
7. Sail
back AGAIN to the Queen of Yaston to let her know. Her hope is restored a
little and requests you to find her agent. She describes the guy as
always burying his head in a book.<br />
<br />
8. Back to Manarch,
you'll find a purple guy next to a bunch of bookcases. Make sure you
have the queen's letter with you and chat with him. He informs you that
he thinks the bankers at Manarch might be the same scammers from Yaston.
He tells you to wait by the bank and listen in on the bankers.<br />
<br />
9.
Head to the bank and go to the tile I marked with a yellow square
(Picture 5). If in a party, know that only the leader will get this, so
just take separate turns. From here, you need to sit still for roughly
1-5 minutes without moving, chatting, or fiddling with the menus. I
recommend taking a bathroom break, grab a snack, some water, or
whatever. Whenever you return, a message box should pop up with the
banker's conversation, where they brag about their scam and mention that
a member of Wells Fargo killed the real king of Yaston and has been
playing as him all along.<br />
<br />
A boss fight will be coming
up, so before you do the next step, I recommend gathering a party or
level up some before continuing. There is a small window where people
can join you if you already skipped ahead, but it's easier to just
gather the party now than later.<br />
<br />
10. Head back to
purple guy in library and tell him what he heard. He flips his shit,
accuses you of being corrupted by the evil bankers and summons guards to
take you away! You get warped to Yaston in front of the King and Queen,
where the guards accuse you of Treason. Your character speaks up to the
queen, king sentences you to death, queen halts it, blah blah blah, you
land in prison.<br />
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11.
At the prison, you will notice there's a crack in the wall (also marked
with a red square in picture 1). It opens like a door does, so do that
and follow the path down till you see a man. Talk to him and he explains
he's the real king, survived because the servant in the prison is deaf
and didn't hear the orders not to feed him, they think he's dead, blah
blah blah. After done talking with him, chat once more and then head
back to your cell. The queen should be waiting for you. make sure your
party is at full health by now!<br />
<br />
12. Talk to her, then
the real king comes barging in, they have a "omg you/I'm alive" moment,
then take you to confront the impostor king for BOSS TIME! He mainly is
physical, but i think he may have a blaze spell, not sure. If you die,
you can always retry by going back to the spy in Manarch I believe... Or
talking to the king if that fails to work. After defeating the troupe
leader, The king makes him tell us where his group is supposed to meet
up, and then sends you there; Behind the Yaston Pub (above our old
friend, Mhuk)!<br />
<br />
You may note that you are kind of
stranded at the king and queen's little island there. If you don't have a
wing of wyvern or the return spell, just relog and you'll be sent to
the entrance of Yaston.<br />
<br />
13. Sail over to behind the pub
(picture 2), and speak to the group (the guy below the carriage pushes
things forward, the others just make comments). The group tries to run,
but guards from nowhere apprehend them.<br />
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14. Sail back
to the king, who rewards you with 10,000 gold! he then advises you to go
back to the carriage the thieves left behind and see if they have some
of Manarch's possessions. Then recommends returning them to the king as
he is sure to give you some sort of reward!<br />
<br />
15. Sail
back to above the pub, and "talk" to the carriage (press center when
facing it). You'll receive the Crate of Stolen Goods. Return to Manarch!<br />
<br />
16. Head back to Manarch and talk to the king. (picture 3) He gives you the <b>golden sextant</b>,
one of the items needed for a boat! if you talk to him again, he'll
send you on another quest, but that will be covered in a separate area.
This quest is now complete!<br />
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<b>Pet Staff Quest 2: First Upgrade!</b><br />
<i>Previous Quest required: </i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Pet Staff Quest</b></span></div>
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1.
Go to this lady (Picture 1) in Phoenix Knights castle (Neutral world,
located above Manarch). She will talk about upgrading your pet staff and
how it's in a forest valley.</div>
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2.
Head to Runweld Cave. Go left (passing the double doors where you went
to get tablet for pet staff in first place) and then north. Follow the
path until you exit outside in an area that looks like picture 2. The
little patch of grass to the left is a balloon station that can take you
to good world, but isn't what concerns us in this quest.</div>
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3.
Head as far right as you can until you come across the scene in picture
3. The tablet to upgrade your staff is located right where I marked a
red square. </div>
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4.
Return to Phoenix Knights and talk to the lady in picture 1. She'll
take the tablet and upgrade your staff. You now can catch slightly
better pets! Some recommendations include:</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
-Spectet
located somewhere below Warlocks in Thenton Tower (Gaze at an enemy in
hopes of losing a turn; GREAT for boss monsters!) </div>
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-Ozwargs located in the higher floors of Thenton Tower (Cast Blazemore and have good health compared to other caster pets)</div>
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-Warlocks
located in levels just one below Ozwargs in Thenton Tower (Slightly
less health than Ozwarg, but casts fireball and blazemore)</div>
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-Mad Clown in Beacom Cave beginning (Essentially are upgraded Ozwargs)</div>
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-Hork on second floor of Beacom Cave (Great attack power for now)</div>
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There's definitely other valid monsters to join you, but these are the ones on top of my head.<br />
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<b>Bards Notes, Compass and Boat Quest 3</b></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">~it's recommended that you do the first part if the <b>Iron Safe/Leaf of World Tree</b> <b>Quest</b> in conjunction with this so you don't have to return to Ranva again.</span> </i></div>
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1) This starts from step 10 in <b>Boat Quest Part 1</b>.
For a refresher, after you finished part 1, you should have spoken to
your bard friend in Yaston (picture 1) again where he says he'll give
you the compass back if you give him music to drown his sorrows. This is
required to get this part started.</div>
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2)
Head to Manarch and talk to THIS BARD now (picture 2) located behind
the Inn. He lost some sheets of music of his during the invasion of
Ranva and wants them back. You either volunteer for them or he
volunteers you automatically... To Ranva!</div>
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3)
Maybe sometime I'll map this entire place, and if so, check a maps
section if it exists at this time. Otherwise just follow my directions.
The notes are located in north-east most house. When you see one that
looks like picture 3, check in the corner marked with a yellow square.
That's where the bards notes are.</div>
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4) Head back to Manarch bard and hand him the notes, and he'll give you a sheet of music. Guess where we go next?</div>
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5)
Back to the Yaston bard! Give him the sheet of music and he'll give you
the compass back! He said it's no longer rusty because he shined it for
you. Ain't that swell. You now got another item for your boat!</div>
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<b>Iron Safe/Leaf of World Tree</b> <b>Quest </b></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><b>~</b>It is recommended that you do the first part of this quest along with the<b> </b><b>Bards Notes, Compass and Boat Quest 3 </b>so
you won't have to go back into Ranva again. This quest will not be
absolutely finish-able until you have your boat however, but getting it
started certainly saves time.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>~This quest is unable to be completed until you get your boat. To get your boat, you will need to complete <b>Cloak of Wind and Beacom Quest</b>, and <b>Boat Quest 4: The Final Two Items </b></i></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i> </i></span></div>
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1)
Start off by talking to the merchant in Manarch shown in picture 1. He
mentions he left his safe behind in Ranva during the invasion but hired
some mercenaries to take care of the job, so he won't need your
assistance.</div>
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2)
Go inside Ranva and head to the northwest-most house where you'll see a
female monk just like in picture 2. Talk to her. She was one of the
mercenaries sent out to recover the safe, but they got greedy, beat her
up and ran off with the iron safe.</div>
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3) Back to Manarch merchant, he gets all sad, crying for his safe. After this, <u><b>you need to wait to get your boat to complete this journey.</b></u></div>
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4)
You have your boat by now, right? Head to Agotrop, which is located
east of Runweld. You need to sail to it through one of the rivers that
go through the continent. You can go under bridges, btw, which threw me
off when I first played and got a boat. :P<br />
<br />
5) When you
enter Agotrop, search for this woman towards the south of town. Talk to
her and she tells you she heard about a group of mercenaries living at
the inn lugging an iron safe around. HMM! They apparently didn't stay
long and took off with it however. You tell her it was stolen. She says
she can help if you do something for her though. She wants you to go
through the cave nearby to a city of elves and retrieve a leaf of the
world tree.Bring it to her and she'll tell you where the mercenaries ran
off to.<br />
<br />
6) Head into Agotrop cave and take the exit
out of the cave to reach a small island with a tree (I might have a map
of Agotrop cave in the maps section, I might not) Go inside the tree and
have fun navigating this maze. I will NOT map this one, but if any kind
souls wish to make direction or maps to this, feel free. It's a bit of a
mapping nightmare. Best recommendation I have for you is once you leave
the first tree and are walking on limbs, take the first north and right
limb. After that, you are on your own.<br />
<br />
7) Once you
make it up top, you'll be in a village full of bratty ass elves that
hate you. Screw them and go talk to the queen (picture 2). She'll first
send you away, but then have a change of heart and say go into her
secret chambers (picture 3) for a <b>Leaf of the World</b> item. It can
revive a party-mate outside of battle. When you use it up, you can get
another one here, but only one can be held per person. Great for travel!<br />
<br />
8)
Return to the lady in Agotrop with the leaf. The game says she takes
the leaf, but she actually doesn't. She tells you the mercenaries left
the inn but didn't take the safe with them, and there's a hole in their
room you probably could sneak into to take back the safe.<br />
<br />
9)
Go to the inn and up the stairs. Not giving you a pic clue for this one
cause it's simple enough. Go all the way right and south through the
wall. Inside the house, go fart left and head to the safe and pick it
up.<br />
<br />
10) Return to the Manarch merchant from way back
when and hand over the iron safe. Talk to him again and he'll give it
back to you (after he grabbed his possessions out of it). You can use it
as a personal bank if you buy a house. This really isn't that thrilling
compared to the Leaf, but hey, quest finished!</div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Armor Gilder Quest</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>This is an optional side quest.</i></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></div>
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1)
Talk to this guy in Manarch, located on top of the castle walls (if you
can't find it... EXPLORE A LITTLE!). He mentions he was a blacksmith
back in Ranva before the monsters came, but he lost his tools. if you
help him out, he will imbue your armor with a stat buff! The items he
needs are:</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
-<b>1 metal slime skin</b>,
dropped off of metal slimes. These can be found near Canthus Castle, on
the island that surrounds the castle's island. (Neutral World) This
place is marked with ???? on the neutral world map located <a href="http://dwsoe.bravehost.com/worldmap.html">here</a>. If you know a Goof Off with transmute skin skill, they can take <b>2 green slime skins</b> and attempt to make them into metal. </div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
*He actually says 10, but then changes his mind when you talk to him again, stating 1.</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
-<b>1 Lava Doll Idol</b>, dropped by lava dolls. They are in Runweld Cave past the stairs that lead to Evil World.</div>
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2)
After giving him those, he gives you a choice of what you want to imbue
your armor with in exchange for a certain monster part.</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
-<b>Yellow Slime Skin</b>, only obtainable via transmute skin ability, increases defense a little.</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
-<b>Giant Worm Skin</b>, dropped by Giant worms outside of Runweld, add 30 hp.</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
-<b>Diverat Wing</b>, dropped by near Yaston, increase agility a little.</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
-<b>MagiDrakee Wing</b>, dropped by Magidrakees inside Runweld Cave, add mp.</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br />
He
can only one of these imbues at a time per armor, so don't think you
can stack these on. Also, it is highly advised that unless you don't
mind grinding for parts or have extras, wait awhile before imbuing
armor. I don't know the values of any of the besides hp, because hp
seems to be the most worth it. This is not a required quest, btw, just a
small additive.</div>
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<b>Liquor-Maker Quest</b><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>This is an optional sidequest. </i></span><b><br />
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1)
In Manarch on the castle walls, talk to THIS guy. He can make liquor
for you that restores MP as you walk, but first he needs a few items. </div>
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<b>-</b><b>1 metal slime skin</b>,
dropped off of metal slimes. These can be found near Canthus Castle,
on the island that surrounds the castle's island. (Neutral World) This
place is marked with ???? on the neutral world map located <a href="http://dwsoe.bravehost.com/worldmap.html">here</a>. If you know a Goof Off with transmute skin skill, they can take <b>2 green slime skins</b> and attempt to make them into metal</div>
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-<b>1 Wraith Knight Bone</b> - Dropped off of Wraith Knights in Smack's cave (evil world past B'Nda), a few floors in. </div>
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-<b>1 Thevro Flame Sac</b> - dropped off of Thevros far east of Yaston.</div>
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-<b>1 Magi Babble gut</b> - Dropped by babbles located in B'Li cave (Evil world intersection cave that can lead you to D'Taka, Neutral World, or B'Li)</div>
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2) Once you gather all of the ingredients, he will give you 5 free samples of <b>Magi Babble Brew</b>, which restore mp as you walk for a period of time. You can have him make more by bringing him more magibabble guts.</div>
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This quest is not required to be done, but only a small additive.</div>
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<b>Cloak of Wind and Beacom Quest</b></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Quests required to be completed: </i><b>Wells Fargo Quest/Boat Quest Part 2</b></span></div>
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1) After finishing <b>Wells Fargo Quest/Boat Quest Part 2</b>, talk to the king of Manarch again (picture 1 lol). This would be after he gave you the <b>Golden Sextant</b>.
He says since you helped in the past he wishes to ask you for help
again getting boat trade up again. The king used to do trade with the
town of Beacom, but they haven't been sailing over lately, so he wants
you to investigate. He then directs you to his regent, adviser or
whatever to get more info.</div>
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2)
Talk to the blue dude! (picture 2) He says Beacom is on an island past
Thenton Tower, but the only way to get there without a boat is jumping
off of the tower! Normally that would kill a person though, so you may
want the cloak of wind. Unfortunately... they already gave the cloak to
some other guy that hasn't returned. Adviser dude thinks the guy might
still be in the tower so if he's there, alive or dead, just take it off
him (how lovely). And if you can't do that, then he says he'll try to
figure another solution out (but he won't). </div>
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3)
Head to Thenton tower, located northwest of the town of Thenton. At the
time of writing this, I do not have a map readily available of Thenton
Tower. When I eventually make a maps section, I'll direct you to there,
but for now, best advice I can give is walk on the outer edges of the
tower to find the correct path upward. You'll eventually find a guy that
looks like in picture 3. You'll fnd out this guy has been slacking off
and getting high like a jackass. he says he has some serious "thinking"
to do, but gives you the cloak of wind to go away. Ta da!</div>
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4)
Continue making your way up until you see a scene like in picture 4. be
sure to have your cloak of wind equipped then jump off the ledge!You
won't be able to jump without it on.</div>
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Also fun fact, the <b>blue fairy water</b>
that is sometimes needed to clear the well in Yaston is located on the
yellow square. Just thought I'd let you know. It's not related to this
quest at all!</div>
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5)
Leap on off and go north and east liek direction towards the cave.
You'll need to go inside and navigate through this cave. I recommend
going to the map section now and opening the Beacom maps in new
tabs/windows so there's less hassle.</div>
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-The first right has a long path that has a chest containing the <b>Light Sword</b>, a decent free weapon for bards, rangers, and soldiers. It also sells pretty well, so worth getting if you are poor.</div>
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6)
After bracing the cave and arriving into Beacom, talk to the man in
picture 5. He's on the far east side of Beacom. He said boats haven't
returned here too, economy gone dead... blah blah blah. He'll point you
in on where to go on the next boat quest. This quest to Beacom guide is
complete, next tone will pick up from where we left off here.</div>
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<b>Boat Quest 4: The Final Two Items</b><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><b>Quest required: Cloak of Wind and Beacom Quest</b></i></span><b> </b></div>
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1) As we last left off, have a chat with this guy (picture 1) again. He asks us to search along the boat trade routes<b> </b>for missing ships. The route extends from Phoenix Knights to Manarch coast lines.</div>
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2)
Return to Manarch, get outside and go east till you see the coast. Hug
the coast and continue north until you see a boat in a scene similar to
picture 2. Be warned a boss fight is coming so you may want some
company.</div>
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3)
Enter the ship. You can chat with the sailors for more background talk,
but if you want to cut to the chase, go south till you see the ship's
steering wheel. Right above it is the door to the boss fight (you can't
see it, just walk towards it). Enter the door, go down, and you'll start
overhearing a conversation of how the first mate and captain plan to
kill their crew to split all the money they scammed posing as a captain
for trade ships and such. You then get to mess things up by making noise
and they go fight ya.</div>
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Funny
fact, I've actually had the first mate run away in this battle, which
makes this boss fight even more of a joke than it is.</div>
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4)
After defeating them, be sure to check the drawers on the left that I
marked with a yellow square in picture 3. This contains the telescope,
which should be your third to last boat piece!</div>
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5)
Return to Beacom and tell that guy from picture 1 what happened. He'll
thank you, make some arrangements and then give you the <b>cabaret ticket. </b>He says it'll be awhile before ships start coming in so you should go enjoy the cabaret and even rest at the inn here. </div>
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6)
The cabaret is west of the guy in picture 1, you really can't miss it.
If you want to just get this plot done with, simply talk to the head
dancer (marked with a red square in picture 4) and head back to the guy
in picture 1. He asks if you enjoyed the cabaret, says ships aren't
ready yet, and recommend you take a night at the inn.</div>
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7)
Go sleep at the inn. You must be the one that talks to the innkeeper by
the way; can't have someone else pay for it to progress this.</div>
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8)
Return to the guy in picture 1 and he thanks you for all your help in
this. Ships are now being sold! He says to be sure to have the 4
required ship items! If you have been following this guide down and in
order, you should have 3 of the 4 required items. He offers to make the
missing item for you in exchange for:</div>
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-<b>1 Green Slime Skin</b>
- dropped by green slimes in the upper levels of Thenton Tower and in
the lower levels of Runweld Basement. You can also buy them in AvLynyss
Item shop for 7500 gold.</div>
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-<b>1 Mage Cloth</b>
- dropped by Sizar Mages and other mages in first floor of Thenton
Tower (but Sizar Mages I've actually seen most often). You can also buy
them in AvLynyss Item Shop for 40,000 gold.</div>
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9) Once you have the required items, turn them into the guy and he'll give you the <b>sailing logs</b>!
You now (SHOULD) have all the items required to buy a ship! Feel free
to buy a ship of your choice! I recommend EVENTUALLY getting the Frigate
(the four-person boat) because you never know when you'll want to carry
four people.<br />
Congratulations, you have your boat! I recommend<br />
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-Scroll back up in this guide and finish <b>Iron Safe/Leaf of World Tree Quest </b>now that you can <br />
-Explore the world! Get Hillock's save spot or check out Canthus Castle with the metal slimes that spawn around it.<br />
-Check out Agotrop Cave, has a lot of goodies!<br />
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<b>Cave of Trials (Floor Key & Statue Pattern ONLY) </b></div>
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Tal Zahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02761814689945729242noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-95408572471440712.post-7186142287616548412013-09-20T18:25:00.002-04:002013-09-20T18:26:31.685-04:00Dragon Warrior: Shadows of Erdrick - Maps Section<div style="text-align: center;">
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The Dragon Quest: Shadows of Erdrick Guide is being split into different posts to help with navigating and load times. To go back to main guide, click <a href="http://lifelylistings.blogspot.com/2011/12/byond-game-dragon-warrior-shadows-of.html" target="_blank">here.</a></div>
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<u>MAPS </u></div>
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For
the maps, you may want to click them in order to get more details as
they are quite large. In fact, I highly recommend opening them in new
tabs/windows for ease without having to hit the back button and get all
these images loading on you at once again.<u> </u></div>
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<b>Evil World Map</b><br />
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<b>Runweld Basement</b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Floor 1</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Floor 2 </span> </b><br />
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<b>Thenton Tower And Basement</b><br />
<b> </b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Floor 1</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Floor 3</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Floor 4</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Basement Floor 1</b></span><br />
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<b>Smack's Cave </b><br />
Floor 1<br />
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Floor 3<br />
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Floor 4<br />
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Floor 5<br />
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<b>BEACOM CAVE</b></div>
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<b>Agotrop Cave</b><br />
<i>Spots not mapped are unimportant that contain dead ends or paths no longer being used. Should that change, so will the maps.</i><br />
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<b>Lava Cave</b><br />
<i>Thanks to Brangn for mapping these.</i><b> </b><br />
Floor 1<b> </b><br />
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Floor 2<br />
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<b>Hillock Farm</b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The black
spaces are a part of the farm that is unable to be gotten to. I didn't
see much point in attempting to map those areas considering they are not
even a concern.</td></tr>
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<b> </b>Some farming tips:</div>
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-A plot of land = one area of grass</div>
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-Each plot of land has one active spot on it that you can dig up items on. The rest of the plot is usually garbage,</div>
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-Some
plots of land "share" their digging hotspot, so occasionally you won't
find the hot spot after scouring the whole land. This is mostly uncommon
however.</div>
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-As such, usually
the smaller the plot of land, the better rate of drops you'll get.
However, a lot of small plots share their hotspots with others, so do
some experimenting.</div>
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-After you dig up an item, the hotspot gets randomized again. Sometimes even in the same spot so check that too!</div>
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-A
way to tell if you got a hotspot is when you fail to get the message,
"but you find nothing." However, that sometimes pops up even when it is
the hotspot. I recommend digging in one spot three times. If you get
the, "but you find nothing" message three times, move onto the next.</div>
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-To speed up digging, I recommend moving your shovel to the top of your inventory. Less movement = less tediousness.</div>
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-Also
recommended is to unequip overalls once you found your plot of land you
want to hunker down on. You can only do this by equipping another set
of armor when in battle. When you don't have your armor on in the farm,
you cannot walk off/onto grasslands (depending where you were when you
took off the overalls or left the party of someone who had overalls).
This helps you some so you don't accidentally walk off the plot while
trying to dig fast.</div>
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-If you
are good with BYOND macros, I heard you are able to make a hotkey to
make digging easier. However, if suspected of botting with the function,
you will be booted, possibly banned. <br />
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<b>Sky Tower</b></div>
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<b> </b>First Floor</div>
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<b> </b> Second Floor</div>
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Third Floor</div>
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Fourth Floor</div>
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Fifth Floor</div>
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Sixth Floor</div>
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Seventh Floor</div>
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Eighth Floor</div>
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Ninth Floor</div>
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Top Floor</div>
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<b>The Dig</b><br />
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First Cave<br />
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Tal Zahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02761814689945729242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-95408572471440712.post-5186022218336136812012-10-04T13:23:00.000-04:002012-10-04T13:23:56.784-04:00None of the Above option on Election BallotsSo with the presidential elections coming up, we have a rather big decision to make: Romney or Obama. Personally, I think they both suck ass: Romney is a tool and Obama is a puppet! I rather not vote for any of them, but still cast a vote to show I do care about this. I was planning on doing a write-in vote, but I found out some states have (or... had as I now found) an option for "None of the Above." <br />
<br />
The way None of the Above works, as <a href="http://www.noneoftheabove-tn.org/">www.noneoftheabove-tn.org</a> explains it, is:<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
Every election in the state of Tennessee should include the ballot option of, "None Of The
Above". If NOTA receives the most votes a special election would then be arranged to have
another go at it. If NOTA doesn't win -- it still serves as a valuable gauge of voter opinion.
<br />
<br />
A candidate who wins an election including a NOTA option has the right to genuinely claim
victory. This should appeal to honest public servants. It would give them a credibility that
many of them don't currently enjoy.
<br />
<br />
All legitimate consent requires the ability to withhold consent, and the legitimate consent of
voters requires that voters be able to withhold consent to elections to office.
</blockquote>
Personally, I think Tennessee has the right idea! We need something like this on the Presidential elections to show our dissatisfaction with candidates. Unfortunately, in places like Nevada who had the same option, Judges struck it off the ballot. According to <a href="http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/nevada-s-none-of-the-above-voting-option-struck-down-20120823" target="_blank">The National Journal</a>, the judge ruled the following:<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
U.S. District Judge Robert Jones determined the law was unconstitutional
because “none” votes don’t count in final tallies. He refused to grant a
stay while the ruling, applies to both state and federal elections, is
being appealed.</blockquote>
Honestly, this just makes me want to use the write in feature and put in "None of the Above." Now, I'm not here to convince anyone to NOT vote for Obama or Romney if you want one or the other, I am just saying I dislike them both. But if you don't like either of them either, I think we should all just write in a vote of None of the Above or if that doesn't work, some other name, like Roseanne Barr (Who I think would make an amusing president, even if it's a bad idea) or Mickey Mouse or some other name. I know it SEEMS useless, but I see it as a way of showing the world that I don't like either candidates. If enough people actually did do this, results could show. I just wish I could get the word out there a little better so more confused or unhappy voters would choose such an option.Tal Zahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02761814689945729242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-95408572471440712.post-57664560700763115082012-10-02T11:42:00.001-04:002014-09-02T20:47:37.590-04:00Working Out: Week 9 (CANCELED)<a href="http://lifelylistings.blogspot.com/2012/07/working-out-post-week-1.html" target="_blank">Week 1</a> | <a href="http://lifelylistings.blogspot.com/2012/07/working-out-week-2.html" target="_blank">Week 2</a> | <a href="http://lifelylistings.blogspot.com/2012/07/working-out-week-3.html" target="_blank">Week 3</a> | <a href="http://lifelylistings.blogspot.com/2012/08/working-out-week-4.html" target="_blank">Week 4</a> | <a href="http://lifelylistings.blogspot.com/2012/08/working-out-week-5.html" target="_blank">Week 5</a> | <a href="http://lifelylistings.blogspot.com/2012/08/working-out-week-6.html" target="_blank">Week 6</a> | <a href="http://lifelylistings.blogspot.com/2012/08/working-out-week-7.html" target="_blank">Week 7</a> | <a href="http://lifelylistings.blogspot.com/2012/09/working-out-week-8.html" target="_blank">Week 8</a><br />
<br />
<b>UPDATE:</b> <b>Unfortunately, I've stopped working out since I started my job. Thus, this is the last post for my updates. I decided to include what I've already written just for record keeping, and I have a bit of a wrap up at the end. I hope my journey to losing weight has been at least interesting to you.</b><br />
<br />
Week 9, 6lbs seem to be staying off for the most part. With a little luck, I'll manage to got down another 6 lbs.<br />
<br />
With my <a href="http://gan.doubleclick.net/gan_click?lid=41000000005217789&pid=23331743&adurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.officemax.com%2Ftechnology%2Ftv-video-audio%2Fgaming-consoles%2Fnintendo-wii%2Fproduct-prod3941068%3Fcm_mmc%3DPerformics-_-Technology-_-TV%2520and%2520Home%2520Theater-_-Gaming%2520Consoles%26ci_src%3D14110944%26ci_sku%3D23331743&usg=AFHzDLvWpDyfBzyfATOZtzp3ua8la78vPQ&pubid=561716" rel="nofollow">Nintendo Wii</a>, I'm still going strong on <a href="http://gan.doubleclick.net/gan_click?lid=41000000026530730&pid=43040&adurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.abt.com%2Fproduct%2F43040%2FNintendo-WII-FIT-PLUS.html&usg=AFHzDLsxg5xJA4_XxQ8OiuGsqFbeRHDBHw&pubid=561716" rel="nofollow">Wii Fit Plus</a> every day for the weigh in and Yoga stretches. However, <a href="http://gan.doubleclick.net/gan_click?lid=41000000024781945&pid=sku1195189&adurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.samsclub.com%2Fsams%2Fea-active-more-workouts-wii%2Fprod910346.ip%3Fpid%3D_DoubleClick_Affiliates%26ci_src%3D15781033%26ci_sku%3Dsku1195189&usg=AFHzDLuXqLZ-gIbt5CEAXejI7yu4KxrdAg&pubid=561716" rel="nofollow">EA Active More Workouts</a> I been getting a little bored with. I want to play it, but feels annoying to. I still manage to do it once a week at least. <a href="http://gan.doubleclick.net/gan_click?lid=41000000024781945&pid=sku4824133&adurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.samsclub.com%2Fsams%2Fjust-dance-3-wii%2Fprod4400249.ip%3Fpid%3D_DoubleClick_Affiliates%26ci_src%3D15781033%26ci_sku%3Dsku4824133&usg=AFHzDLvgb1412AVqbN5LyTTRDcZzBncOCw&pubid=561716" rel="nofollow">Just Dance 3</a> is played randomly, after aerobic days or on my wild card days, though I sometimes do them after strength as a form of cool down-cardio. Also once a week, I tend to play <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_Dance_Revolution" target="_blank">Dance Dance Revolution</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Groove_%28video_game%29" target="_blank">In The Groove</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pump_It_Up" target="_blank">Pump It Up</a> at my local arcade if my friend is going. <br />
<br />
Here are some of my common exercise-sets I do.
Anything that deviates from it, or isn't a set <a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=95408572471440712" id="AdBriteInlineAd_work" name="AdBriteInlineAd_work" style="background: url("http://files.adbrite.com/mb/images/green-double-underline-006600.gif") repeat-x scroll center bottom transparent; color: #006600; cursor: pointer; margin-bottom: -2px; padding-bottom: 2px; text-decoration: none;" target="_top">work</a> out will be listed
on days I do them. Also, except for the EA Active videos, none of the videos are
mine, but found around on YouTube. THIS WEEK, I added "Deep Breathing" and "Dance" poses to my usual warm ups. <br />
<br />
<u>My Usual Warm Ups</u><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">The first 4 warm ups are done on my
own in my room and not on Wii Fit Plus. The reason is because the Wii is
in the cellar which has a low ceiling, and the first 4 Yoga poses
require me to fully stretch upwards. Exercises in <i>italics</i> are yoga poses, and those in <b>bold</b> are strength exercises.</span><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfPrF_hJI1c" target="_blank">Sun Salutation</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxqQKrmgRv8" target="_blank">Tree</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlJqhM8oCyM" target="_blank">Half Moon</a></i> </li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Sqpe8nHHrY" target="_blank">Palm Tree</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qb-DxubFfY0" target="_blank">Deep Breathing</a> </i></li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plxxkWck-24" target="_blank">Standing Knee</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpgnpl79YIg" target="_blank">Chair</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SY_p_LxVaM" target="_blank">Warrior</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPWux0nD7jw" target="_blank">Triangle</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu6VMbmSMPw" target="_blank">Dance</a> </i></li>
<li>10 reps of <b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ye-zZwWTno" target="_blank">JackKnives</a></b></li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQQ9cleWBTY" target="_blank">Downward-Facing Dog</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEOgwVH-HVU" target="_blank">Grounded V</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RemPQSNQzFM" target="_blank">Cobra</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUVYijR5q_U" target="_blank">Bridge</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXLqA3G9EKA" target="_blank">Spinal Twist</a></i></li>
</ul>
<u>EA Active More Workouts' "Crunch & Core Easy" strength work out</u><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Exercises in <i>Italics</i> are "warm up" exercises. Those in <b>bold</b> are "cool down" exercises. Rest are normal strength exercises unless otherwise noted.</span><br />
<ol>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/nRLdjH5aL-c" target="_blank"><i>Knee Tucks</i></a></li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/NXhUDjOPv9A" target="_blank"><i>Split Squats with Reaches</i></a></li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/U7yxXGeBq_U" target="_blank"><i>Windmills</i></a></li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/YmtKHKE3GeU" target="_blank"><strike><i>Good Mornings</i></strike></a> - I omit it because it requires me to reach straight up, which I cannot due to cellar's low ceiling.</li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/KkTNzV2pmZQ" target="_blank">Bent Arm Side Planks</a></li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/Wld_RV8Rm54" target="_blank">Reverse Crunches</a></li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/ehcKnuOgcKo" target="_blank">Stride Jumps</a></li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/uc3u-lOerPc" target="_blank">Push Ups</a></li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/jQcgtoSTO9I" target="_blank">Mountain Climbers</a></li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/gxyq2CY59VI" target="_blank">Fitness Trail - Sprint (Medium)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/rUm-UMwdXmU" target="_blank">Boxing - Combo Station 1</a> - Light jabs and hook shots</li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/B8UTLYYN4bQ" target="_blank">Straight Arm Plank</a></li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/rK75axKYh0Y" target="_blank">Crunches with Punches</a></li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/r5AhGcry0mg" target="_blank">Skipping</a></li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/RnzI51U2Nzs" target="_blank"><strike>Bent Over Rows</strike></a> - Omitted because I don't like exercises that require a stretch band.</li>
<li>Mountain Climbers</li>
<li>Fitness Trail - Sprint (Medium)</li>
<li>Boxing - Combo Station 2 - Light jabs and uppercuts</li>
<li>Reverse Crunches</li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/mVZ3rbf6684" target="_blank">Leg Raises</a></li>
<li>Stride Jumps</li>
<li>Push Ups</li>
<li>Mountain Climbers</li>
<li>Fitness Trail - Sprint (Medium)</li>
<li>Boxing - Combo Station 1</li>
<li>Straight Arm Plank</li>
<li>Bent Arm Side Plank</li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/2b6IDAal45o" target="_blank"><b>Pretzels</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/PI7BUYtK0ws" target="_blank"><b>Heel Drops</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/YscX7h6Dnr0" target="_blank"><b>Figure 4's</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/FIz0Q7NczB0" target="_blank"><b>Sideway Ankle Pulls</b></a></li>
</ol>
<b>September 5</b> - Tuesday (<strike>Strength</strike>)<b> </b><br />
Today, I just couldn't get it together for exercising. Stress had me going because I'm waiting for a job to call back to me, and Faith isn't doing too well... I just did my usual warm ups (which now include the Dance pose, and Deep Breathing), and called it a day. However, I did find a way to tense your abs properly while sitting and doing other activities, so I did that all day. Website I found it on located <a href="http://www.livestrong.com/article/426771-how-to-tense-abs-when-working-out/" target="_blank">here</a>. Hopefully things will be better tomorrow.<br />
<br />
<b>September 6</b> - Wednesday (Strength)<br />
Today was not much better. Although I did get a call back saying I have the job and will start work next week, my dog was diagnosed with Meningitis. I'm still rather taken aback by that still.<br />
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<b>October 2, 2012</b> (The end)<br />
<br />
I started working at Fed Ex as a package handler on September 12. Every weekday, I load boxes into trailers as my own type of exercise. Since I started work, I've lost more weight. I now weigh around 165lbs. My arms are a bit a more muscled, but generally I've been really sore. I still do Yoga every day to get myself limber, cause after work, I've got serious soreness. I haven't done any EA Active works outs or strength exercises from Wii Fit Plus. I haven't even done much DDR/ITG or Just Dance because how sore I feel. On weekends, I vegg out cause I'm so tired. Ideally, I'd still like to play DDR/ITG on Mondays, and Just Dance on weekends.<br />
<br />
Also, Faith is doing fine, we found medication that is working for her since her diagnosis.<br />
<br />
Overall, the workout I had going for me helped me keep limber and lose a little bit of weight, but it really gave me some decent muscles more and started helping my metabolism. For this method to truly work out, one needs to also eat healthier and just be active during the day and night. Walking around, eat smaller portions for dinner, and eat 3 hours before you go to sleep helps. I think the best is the Yoga exercises though; I am much more limber than before! I'm considering, when the soreness calms down, about going to Yoga classes to further my limberness, as Wii Fit Plus can only help so much. I may go back to EA Active if after losing more weight, I feel the need for more muscles. That core work out helps get you a little definition. I might also do more 20 minute runs from wii fit plus to get some steady cardio in me.<br />
<br />
It's been a fun journey to so much weight lost. With this plan, I only lost 6 lbs, as the other 6lbs or so has been due to work. I'm sure if I put my mind to it, I could have lost more with this plan too, but I was doing bare minimums really. Aiming for 1 hour a day still kept me in some shape and I'm happy with that.Tal Zahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02761814689945729242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-95408572471440712.post-35721101934094121222012-09-04T14:21:00.001-04:002012-09-17T19:44:42.588-04:00Working Out: Week 8<a href="http://lifelylistings.blogspot.com/2012/07/working-out-post-week-1.html" target="_blank">Week 1</a> | <a href="http://lifelylistings.blogspot.com/2012/07/working-out-week-2.html" target="_blank">Week 2</a> | <a href="http://lifelylistings.blogspot.com/2012/07/working-out-week-3.html" target="_blank">Week 3</a> | <a href="http://lifelylistings.blogspot.com/2012/08/working-out-week-4.html" target="_blank">Week 4</a> | <a href="http://lifelylistings.blogspot.com/2012/08/working-out-week-5.html" target="_blank">Week 5</a> | <a href="http://lifelylistings.blogspot.com/2012/08/working-out-week-6.html" target="_blank">Week 6</a> | <a href="http://lifelylistings.blogspot.com/2012/08/working-out-week-7.html" target="_blank">Week 7</a><br />
<br />
I've managed to keep the weight off since last week. It still fluctuates, but my BMI remains in the Normal zone! Keeping active and doing at least yoga every day has helped greatly!<br />
<br />
I still use <a href="http://gan.doubleclick.net/gan_click?lid=41000000026530730&pid=43040&adurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.abt.com%2Fproduct%2F43040%2FNintendo-WII-FIT-PLUS.html&usg=AFHzDLsxg5xJA4_XxQ8OiuGsqFbeRHDBHw&pubid=561716" rel="nofollow">Wii Fit Plus</a> for Yoga and aerobics with some of its strength exercises, and <a href="http://gan.doubleclick.net/gan_click?lid=41000000024781945&pid=sku1195189&adurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.samsclub.com%2Fsams%2Fea-active-more-workouts-wii%2Fprod910346.ip%3Fpid%3D_DoubleClick_Affiliates%26ci_src%3D15781033%26ci_sku%3Dsku1195189&usg=AFHzDLuXqLZ-gIbt5CEAXejI7yu4KxrdAg&pubid=561716" rel="nofollow">EA Active More Workouts</a> for mainly the core strength exercises on the <a href="http://gan.doubleclick.net/gan_click?lid=41000000024781945&pid=sku5494356&adurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.samsclub.com%2Fsams%2Fblack-wii-console-with-new-super-mario-brothers%2Fprod5080355.ip%3Fpid%3D_DoubleClick_Affiliates%26ci_src%3D15781033%26ci_sku%3Dsku5494356&usg=AFHzDLvFzh44fD9t9Lbm7nMwLXd00yFGww&pubid=561716" rel="nofollow">Nintendo Wii</a>. I have recently added <a href="http://gan.doubleclick.net/gan_click?lid=41000000024781945&pid=sku4824133&adurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.samsclub.com%2Fsams%2Fjust-dance-3-wii%2Fprod4400249.ip%3Fpid%3D_DoubleClick_Affiliates%26ci_src%3D15781033%26ci_sku%3Dsku4824133&usg=AFHzDLvgb1412AVqbN5LyTTRDcZzBncOCw&pubid=561716" rel="nofollow">Just Dance 3</a> and 2 to add more cardio to my days. I also play <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_Dance_Revolution" target="_blank">Dance Dance Revolution</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Groove_%28video_game%29" target="_blank">In The Groove</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pump_It_Up" target="_blank">Pump It Up</a> at my local arcade sometimes on Mondays if my friend is heading there. Between all of them, I should hopefully be able to lose more weight. I was at 177lbs when I began this, and now am floating around 171.<br />
<br />
I'm listing common exercises that I use.
Anything that deviates from it, or isn't a set <a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=95408572471440712" id="AdBriteInlineAd_work" name="AdBriteInlineAd_work" style="background: url("http://files.adbrite.com/mb/images/green-double-underline-006600.gif") repeat-x scroll center bottom transparent; color: #006600; cursor: pointer; margin-bottom: -2px; padding-bottom: 2px; text-decoration: none;" target="_top">work</a> out will be listed
on days I do them. Also, except for the EA Active videos, none of the videos are
mine, but found around on YouTube.<br />
<br />
<u>My Usual Warm Ups</u><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">The first 4 warm ups are done on my
own in my room and not on Wii Fit Plus. The reason is because the Wii is
in the cellar which has a low ceiling, and the first 4 Yoga poses
require me to fully stretch upwards. Exercises in <i>italics</i> are yoga poses, and those in <b>bold</b> are strength exercises.</span><br />
<ul>
<li><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfPrF_hJI1c" target="_blank">Sun Salutation</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxqQKrmgRv8" target="_blank">Tree</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlJqhM8oCyM" target="_blank">Half Moon</a></i> </li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Sqpe8nHHrY" target="_blank">Palm Tree</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plxxkWck-24" target="_blank">Standing Knee</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpgnpl79YIg" target="_blank">Chair</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SY_p_LxVaM" target="_blank">Warrior</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPWux0nD7jw" target="_blank">Triangle</a></i></li>
<li>10 reps of <b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ye-zZwWTno" target="_blank">JackKnives</a></b></li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQQ9cleWBTY" target="_blank">Downward-Facing Dog</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEOgwVH-HVU" target="_blank">Grounded V</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RemPQSNQzFM" target="_blank">Cobra</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUVYijR5q_U" target="_blank">Bridge</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXLqA3G9EKA" target="_blank">Spinal Twist</a></i></li>
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<u>EA Active More Workouts' "Crunch & Core Easy" strength work out</u><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Exercises in <i>Italics</i> are "warm up" exercises. Those in <b>bold</b> are "cool down" exercises. Rest are normal strength exercises unless otherwise noted.</span><br />
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<li><a href="http://youtu.be/nRLdjH5aL-c" target="_blank"><i>Knee Tucks</i></a></li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/NXhUDjOPv9A" target="_blank"><i>Split Squats with Reaches</i></a></li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/U7yxXGeBq_U" target="_blank"><i>Windmills</i></a></li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/YmtKHKE3GeU" target="_blank"><strike><i>Good Mornings</i></strike></a> - I omit it because it requires me to reach straight up, which I cannot due to cellar's low ceiling.</li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/KkTNzV2pmZQ" target="_blank">Bent Arm Side Planks</a></li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/Wld_RV8Rm54" target="_blank">Reverse Crunches</a></li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/ehcKnuOgcKo" target="_blank">Stride Jumps</a></li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/uc3u-lOerPc" target="_blank">Push Ups</a></li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/jQcgtoSTO9I" target="_blank">Mountain Climbers</a></li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/gxyq2CY59VI" target="_blank">Fitness Trail - Sprint (Medium)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/rUm-UMwdXmU" target="_blank">Boxing - Combo Station 1</a> - Light jabs and hook shots</li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/B8UTLYYN4bQ" target="_blank">Straight Arm Plank</a></li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/rK75axKYh0Y" target="_blank">Crunches with Punches</a></li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/r5AhGcry0mg" target="_blank">Skipping</a></li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/RnzI51U2Nzs" target="_blank"><strike>Bent Over Rows</strike></a> - Omitted because I don't like exercises that require a stretch band.</li>
<li>Mountain Climbers</li>
<li>Fitness Trail - Sprint (Medium)</li>
<li>Boxing - Combo Station 2 - Light jabs and uppercuts</li>
<li>Reverse Crunches</li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/mVZ3rbf6684" target="_blank">Leg Raises</a></li>
<li>Stride Jumps</li>
<li>Push Ups</li>
<li>Mountain Climbers</li>
<li>Fitness Trail - Sprint (Medium)</li>
<li>Boxing - Combo Station 1</li>
<li>Straight Arm Plank</li>
<li>Bent Arm Side Plank</li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/2b6IDAal45o" target="_blank"><b>Pretzels</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/PI7BUYtK0ws" target="_blank"><b>Heel Drops</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/YscX7h6Dnr0" target="_blank"><b>Figure 4's</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/FIz0Q7NczB0" target="_blank"><b>Sideway Ankle Pulls</b></a></li>
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<b>August 28</b> - Tuesday (Strength)<br />
Today I had a late workout because I was applying for a job at a warehouse in person. One thing to note, if I do get this job, it'll likely take over for a bulk of my work outs during the week. We'll see if that comes up, however.<br />
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I started with my usual warm ups plus the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu6VMbmSMPw" target="_blank">Dance</a> pose. Today, my dance pose was rather off. I felt rather tired after going to the warehouse today, so perhaps that contributed to my poor pose? I then went into the EA Active's Crunch and Core exercises.<br />
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This time around, I decided to force myself to take breaks only on each tenth minute. It surprisingly wasn't too difficult! Push Ups and Mountain Climbers have gotten easier ever since I discovered shoes were better to work out in than socked feet. Same with the fitness trail sprint; I don't get as winded. i think the hardest for me now is doing Leg Raises right after doing Reverse Crunches. I haven't been cheating with the leg raises like I used to by turning them into JackKnives, but they still take a toll on me.<br />
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One thing I started not liking about this set of exercises is that the bent arm side plank, or any exercise where you have to lean on your elbow, is always slightly uncomfortable for my elbow. Wonder if I'm doing something wrong, or should try modifying my poses for those exercises.<br />
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Afterwards, I was planning on doing a few songs on Just Dance 3, but by the time I was done, it was dinner time. Perhaps I'll just make up for it tomorrow.<br />
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<b>August 29</b> - Wednesday (Aerobics)<br />
Today, I woke up feeling very lazy. Not sure if it's cause I get interrupted sleep or just really sore. I delayed doing any workouts until around 5pm.<br />
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Started with my usual warm ups, plus the dance pose. I was kind of shaky on the dance pose today as well, but I'll blame it on the lazyness. After I got warmed up, I did feel a bit more motivated.<br />
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As usual, started with 10 minute <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q84FLyWDSAE" target="_blank">Super Hoola Hoops</a>. I had some trouble again when spinning to get the board to recognize my movements. I think it's because when I spin right, I don't really bend my knees much which makes the movement really stiff. Spinning left, I decided to let my knees bend and spin along with me. it seemed to help with the pain in the ankles a bit, but I did get a lower amount of spin this time (around 3200, when on my best days, I do 3400s).<br />
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Next was <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82Hru2XvR3s" target="_blank">Rhythm Boxing</a> on 10 minute expert mode. I did pretty good with this, messed up footing only a few times. The nunchuk's sensor really started acting up though, thinking I punched faster than I did. Freaking sensitive thing. Scored 1168 this time.<br />
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I needed a break and something different, so I played <a href="http://youtu.be/JxaNv8fR4jQ" target="_blank">Birdeye Bullseye Expert (10:22)</a>.
Although I was flying decently today, I was slightly missing the
bullseyes, so I decided to explore around the place more to see if there
were more targets. scored only a 190, but that's okay, I had fun with
it. <br />
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Then I picked it up with a 20 minute <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmO2XDeNVOI" target="_blank">Free Run</a>.I did rather well with this, running to the beat of my music and concentrating on breathing evenly. On the last minute, I stepped up my pace so I could pass the starting/finish line a second time. Although a bit sore afterwards, was happy I can do 20 minute runs with little problem!<br />
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After that, I took a small 10 minute (or so) break to recuperate a little, and to find out when dinner was. Turns out I had some time, so I played about 5 songs of Just Dance 3. Nearly 5 starred <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otEWaYiuZHI" target="_blank">California Girls</a>. Still having trouble getting <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqBQ5PkT2eE" target="_blank">Lollipop</a>'s moves down, but still find the song catchy enough to keep playing, haha.<br />
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Tomorrow is my wild card day. Most likely will be spent on Just Dance 3/2, but I may also just take a break... Haven't had one of those days in awhile. Course, I'll still do my Yoga, and maybe even walk the dog, but we'll see.<br />
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<b>August 30</b> - Thursday (Wild Card Day)<br />
So, today started me off slightly lazy, but for good reason. I had an interview for the Fed Ex job early in the day. I did have to wait outside for a bit though, and being out in the sun, for whatever reason, tires me out rather quickly.<br />
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Late in the day, I did my usual work outs and about 5-6 songs on Just Dance. There was nothing too special about it this time.<br />
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<b>August 31</b> - Friday (Strength)<br />
Today really felt like a Saturday. I ended up not exercising until late in the day. Did my usual warm ups plus dance pose, then did some strength exercises on Wii Fit Plus.<br />
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Started with 30 reps of JackKnives, 6 reps (each side) of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9NUleVrBL8" target="_blank">Torso Twists</a> and then 20 reps of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfejy9ClwV4" target="_blank">Arm & Leg Lifts</a>. I really felt the Jackknives, scored well on Torso Twists, though the burn was so-so... And as always, Arm and Leg lift had me sweating a lot. I also felt it in my... well... arms and legs!<br />
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The next set of exercises was a little more strenuous. Did 20 reps of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FTs81J6qIo" target="_blank">Lunges</a>, 20 reps of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZB2WJ_5jF8" target="_blank">Side Lunges</a>, and then did 10 reps of Push Ups and about 30 seconds of Straight Arm Planks on my own. I did all this in sneakers, to see if that would help some, and I suppose it did... The Lunges really set my legs on fire when I'm done, I suppose it's something I may want to consider doing a little more. Side Lunges, I can't complain much. I imagine I am supposed to spread my legs a little more to really feel the burn, but I feel some burn doing a more comfortable leg spread.<br />
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Doing push ups on my own, I may have dropped my hips or had them up too high at some points. I was still tired from lunges, but wanted to makes sure I was still working out within 10 minutes before resting.The Straight Arm Plank I did was absolutely a fast count to 30 seconds. Maybe I just had a lack of energy today?<br />
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Next set was 20 reps of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpYo_japLhY" target="_blank">Single Leg Twists</a>, 30 reps of Jack Knives again, 20 reps of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJYk0Lv3UaM" target="_blank">Sideways Leg Lifts</a>, then finished it of with a nice, long <a href="http://youtu.be/JxaNv8fR4jQ" target="_blank">Birdeye Bullseye Expert (10:22)</a>. The Single Leg twists were hard on me, struggling to stay balanced. JackKnives were mostly fine with a good burn. Sideways Leg Lifts were very hard to keep my balanced on, probably due to fatigue or just general offness of today. The Birdeye Bullseye was a little off too. Every now and then I could land very well on targets. Maybe I was sluggish and just leaning on the balance board a little too much? I stilled scored a respectable 257.<br />
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I was going to do either <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S56Lemzuqzc" target="_blank">Free Step</a> or Just Dance, but I just didn't have the motivation for today. Either today was just me not really in the mood for working out, or maybe it was because I started the exercises at a later time that messed me up. In any case, today was just not the best of work out days.<br />
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<b>September 1</b> - Saturday (<strike>Aerobics</strike>)<br />
Today ended up being my day off. I just felt really sluggish and unmotivated. I started to do a few Yoga poses and just couldn't finish. I did weigh myself, though, where I didn't change weight from yesterday, so that's not too bad. Waking up late really unmotivates me, though.<br />
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But yeah, I'll do aerobics tomorrow.<br />
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<b>September 2</b> - Sunday (Aerobics)<br />
Today was much better. I woke up earlier so I could get some laziness out of the way pretty quickly. Did my usual warm ups along with Dance pose. I pretty much have included it into my usual warm ups now, and will be in the list in next week's work out post.<br />
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After those I went straight into the usual Aerobics I do; Super Hoola Hoops for 10 minutes (had an easier time with the spinning today), Rhythm Boxing on Expert (New high score: 1326), Birdeye Bulldeye Expert for slight breather (scored 330), and a Free Run of 20 minutes.<br />
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The Free run, however, started off badly, as while I was do a slow, warming up jog in the beginning, the back of my right knee felt like the muscle was stuck on something. I tried to go on, seeing if it was just slightly stiff but pop back in all right, but it was starting to hurt. I paused the run and did some stretches; mainly reaching for my toes from standing position, then sitting position, a few small squats, and kneeling then bending backwards slowly. After about... 5 minutes of said stretching, my knee felt fine and i did my run all right.<br />
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Afterwards, I took a break to eat a little bit of food and... well take a break! Got back to it about 45 minutes later, and played Just Dance 3 for about an hour. I've gotten really good at <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VevE4v065sA" target="_blank">Dynamite</a>, granted it's not too hard to do. I've practically memorized the moves to it now, just need to get the wiimote's timing more with the game. But, I don't expect any miracles, you could be doing the dance perfectly and the timing will be slightly off.<br />
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Also in the "nearly memorized" group is California Girls. I generally did better in a lot of songs today, really. 4 starred <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNY0JmffsTM" target="_blank">This is Halloween</a> too! I know I'm not the best or anything, but it's fun to see improvement! Just Dance definitely helps make you sweat and keeps you motivated to keep playing!<br />
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<b>September 3 </b>- Monday (Wild Card Day)<br />
Today was Labor day so had no worries of being called up for the job I may or may not have. Did my usual warm ups and Dance pose. My friend told me he's heading to the arcade for quarter night again, so I did that for my work out today.<br />
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Played 2 games of Pump It Up, and about 4 or 5 games of In The Groove doubles. Doing better on getting perfects and what not, but wondering if perhaps I need to update my shoes; been using this old pair of sneakers for DDR/ITG for a little over 10 years! Yeah, I don't change shoes much. They still are in decent condition, just may be a little misshapen or less comfortable than what could be. They fit really well, which makes it easier for me to move around though.<br />
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One doubles song I cannot seem to do is called <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj6mxHmYuzw" target="_blank">Kimono Princess</a>, where if you don't want to trip over your legs, you seem to have to turn away from the screen in order to do it. I been failing it a lot, but getting closer to the end of it. I gotta find either a work around or learn to turn away from the screen without messing up.Tal Zahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02761814689945729242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-95408572471440712.post-40895649515969147912012-08-29T22:39:00.003-04:002012-08-29T22:39:54.435-04:00The Man Cave!Figured I'd show off the room I do my work outs in and play video games in!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's an overview from the doorway point of view. Notice the low ceiling. This becomes a problem at times for some games and work outs I do. Also, the bag hanging there is the garbage. It's full of sweaty paper towels. I probably should have thrown that out before the picture, but OH WELL! Also, the little dog bowl there is for when Faith hangs out down there. Mainly put it there when she was going through a phase of not drinking enough water. The old chair covered in sheets is where I usually play video games from. I move it around a lot to make room for my work outs. The lawn chair is my father's desk chair, and also for if I ever have company (which, besides Sierra, is hardly anyone).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is my sister's corner of the room. This room used to be hers before she moved out. She likes to keep some grocery-related things here cause her roommate steals things from her sometimes. I just shove anything she puts on the floor in this corner cause I don't want it taking up space. Also, in the mirror is a little bit of me, you lucky bastards!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now the good corner of the room. The old TV is set up for the Sega Genesis, cause it looks like shit on the big screen (plus, doesn't connect well with it). I probably will play some old playstation one games on it too, perhaps. Inside the cabnent I keep Wii Accessories, such as the Zapper gun thing, and fitness related equipment inside. Also, Sonic Spinball is in there for no real reason. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close up to look at more of my games. Some are in that old tupperware container cause i lost the boxes for some games. Got Klax, Jurassic Park, some soccer game my sister wanted, Tiny Toons: Buster's Hidden treasure, Taz Escape from Mars, Monopoly, some Pacman game, Rocket Knight Adventure, No Escape (Dad's game), Clue, Mortal Kombat 1-3 AND Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, Aladdin, Sonic the Hedgehog 1-3 plus Sonic & Knuckles. Also, Tiny Toons: Acme All Stars which is a fucking great game! To the right is my Wiimote charger. Definitely great for saving money on batteries.</td></tr>
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<span id="goog_907670485"></span><span id="goog_907670486"></span>Over the summer, I actually beat Sonic the Hedgehogs 3 (and Knuckles) completely with all chaos emeralds on every single character. I didn't realize that Tails had a Super mode like Knuckles and Sonic did, cause I had never collected all 16 (I think 16?) emeralds between the two games. Also beat Sonic 3D Blast. Horrible game.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The less awesome corner of the wall here. The big TV is great with the Wii and for movies. The left side is cleared so my father can do bills and other boring paper work. Same with why the TV is pushed back. I can deal with it, though. Up top is an old VCR/DVD player, mainly to be used when watchign movies, but doesn't get much use and remains unplugged. Also the clock is for me to play my iPod Nano when working out sometimes. I have no idea what the deal is with the flower. Probably my sis put it there.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My collection of Wii games, and a few gamecube ones. I most often use Wii Fit Plus and EA Active 2: More Workouts. Also Smash brothers. I'm still one sticker away from getting all 700 stickers without using the golden hammers! The Sonic gamecube game is Sierra's. She figured she would bring it over so we could play Sonic spinabll at the same time; I on the genesis and she on the Wii. We never did that.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm really happy that my Sega Genesis held on so well over the years. It originally lost sound many years back when i pissed my dad off so much, he ripped the system out of its sockets. I found a rather cheap AV cable for it on Amazon, though, so it's back to having glorious sound! I never did completely beat Sonic Spinball... this summer. I may go back to it sometime.</td></tr>
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The rest of the room is boring with a big tub of books I have for sale on Amazon, some cords, Dad's laundry (I have no idea why it's there), and a few closets full of dad and sis's clothes with other junk mixed in.Tal Zahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02761814689945729242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-95408572471440712.post-529568389340027032012-08-28T14:38:00.003-04:002012-08-29T13:06:50.425-04:00Working Out: Week 7<a href="http://lifelylistings.blogspot.com/2012/07/working-out-post-week-1.html" target="_blank">Week 1</a> | <a href="http://lifelylistings.blogspot.com/2012/07/working-out-week-2.html" target="_blank">Week 2</a> | <a href="http://lifelylistings.blogspot.com/2012/07/working-out-week-3.html" target="_blank">Week 3</a> | <a href="http://lifelylistings.blogspot.com/2012/08/working-out-week-4.html" target="_blank">Week 4</a> | <a href="http://lifelylistings.blogspot.com/2012/08/working-out-week-5.html" target="_blank">Week 5</a> | <a href="http://lifelylistings.blogspot.com/2012/08/working-out-week-6.html" target="_blank">Week 6</a><br />
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Now that I'm on week 7, some weight has been drastically lost over the weekend, but that may have been due to eating at different times and perhaps too much activity on my part. I expect to gain that back within the week, as it likely was an unhealthy loss. That said, at the time of this post (Tuesday, August 21, 2012), I now weight 171lbs. That's a 6lb loss since i started.<br />
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Although I am using <a href="http://gan.doubleclick.net/gan_click?lid=41000000024781945&pid=sku1084447&adurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.samsclub.com%2Fsams%2Fwii-fit-plus-w-balance-board-wii%2Fprod900302.ip%3Fpid%3D_DoubleClick_Affiliates%26ci_src%3D15781033%26ci_sku%3Dsku1084447&usg=AFHzDLsmQudsyC4VT-Ves4Xq5Ht0AGb-9g&pubid=561716" rel="nofollow">Wii Fit Plus</a> and <a href="http://gan.doubleclick.net/gan_click?lid=41000000024781945&pid=sku1195189&adurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.samsclub.com%2Fsams%2Fea-active-more-workouts-wii%2Fprod910346.ip%3Fpid%3D_DoubleClick_Affiliates%26ci_src%3D15781033%26ci_sku%3Dsku1195189&usg=AFHzDLuXqLZ-gIbt5CEAXejI7yu4KxrdAg&pubid=561716" rel="nofollow">EA Active More Workouts</a> on the <a href="http://gan.doubleclick.net/gan_click?lid=41000000005217789&pid=23331743&adurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.officemax.com%2Ftechnology%2Ftv-video-audio%2Fgaming-consoles%2Fnintendo-wii%2Fproduct-prod3941068%3Fcm_mmc%3DPerformics-_-Technology-_-TV%2C%2520Video%2520and%2520Audio-_-Gaming%2520Consoles%26ci_src%3D14110944%26ci_sku%3D23331743&usg=AFHzDLtabHCiPsy_m-QNId_uaK6pt3L7kA&pubid=561716" rel="nofollow">Nintendo Wii </a>for my primary method of exercise, I also play <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_Dance_Revolution" target="_blank">Dance Dance Revolution</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Groove_%28video_game%29" target="_blank">In The Groove</a> occasionally to help my exercises. I'm also trying out different games that can help with exercising or just keeping active.<br />
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So far, Wii Fit has mainly been helping me remain flexible with its yoga while EA Active has been mostly helping with muscle building for me. My weight loss seems to have come from a weekend of activity, but it could have been an unhealthy weight loss. At this time, I think EA Active and Wii Fit are both good ways to get in shape, but one must remain active outside of them as well. Before, I would just do my usual exercises and then sit or lie about doing nothing. So I need to walk around, hang with friends, or otherwise do something to get my blood going more than being at a state of rest for several hours. Even some video games on a console that get your adrenaline going seems like a better idea.<br />
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I'm listing common exercises that I use.
Anything that deviates from it, or isn't a set work out will be listed
on days I do them. Also, except for the EA Active videos, none of the videos are
mine, but found around on YouTube.<br />
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<u>My Usual Warm Ups</u><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">The first 4 warm ups are done on my
own in my room and not on Wii Fit Plus. The reason is because the Wii is
in the cellar which has a low ceiling, and the first 4 Yoga poses
require me to fully stretch upwards. Exercises in <i>italics</i> are yoga poses, and those in <b>bold</b> are strength exercises.</span><br />
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<ul>
<li><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfPrF_hJI1c" target="_blank">Sun Salutation</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxqQKrmgRv8" target="_blank">Tree</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlJqhM8oCyM" target="_blank">Half Moon</a></i> </li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Sqpe8nHHrY" target="_blank">Palm Tree</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plxxkWck-24" target="_blank">Standing Knee</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpgnpl79YIg" target="_blank">Chair</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SY_p_LxVaM" target="_blank">Warrior</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPWux0nD7jw" target="_blank">Triangle</a></i></li>
<li>10 reps of <b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ye-zZwWTno" target="_blank">JackKnives</a></b></li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQQ9cleWBTY" target="_blank">Downward-Facing Dog</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEOgwVH-HVU" target="_blank">Grounded V</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RemPQSNQzFM" target="_blank">Cobra</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUVYijR5q_U" target="_blank">Bridge</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXLqA3G9EKA" target="_blank">Spinal Twist</a></i></li>
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<u>EA Active More Workouts' "Crunch & Core Easy" strength work out</u><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Exercises in <i>Italics</i> are "warm up" exercises. Those in <b>bold</b> are "cool down" exercises. Rest are normal strength exercises unless otherwise noted.</span><br />
<ol>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/nRLdjH5aL-c" target="_blank"><i>Knee Tucks</i></a></li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/NXhUDjOPv9A" target="_blank"><i>Split Squats with Reaches</i></a></li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/U7yxXGeBq_U" target="_blank"><i>Windmills</i></a></li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/YmtKHKE3GeU" target="_blank"><strike><i>Good Mornings</i></strike></a> - I omit it because it requires me to reach straight up, which I cannot due to cellar's low ceiling.</li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/KkTNzV2pmZQ" target="_blank">Bent Arm Side Planks</a></li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/Wld_RV8Rm54" target="_blank">Reverse Crunches</a></li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/ehcKnuOgcKo" target="_blank">Stride Jumps</a></li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/uc3u-lOerPc" target="_blank">Push Ups</a></li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/jQcgtoSTO9I" target="_blank">Mountain Climbers</a></li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/gxyq2CY59VI" target="_blank">Fitness Trail - Sprint (Medium)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/rUm-UMwdXmU" target="_blank">Boxing - Combo Station 1</a> - Light jabs and hook shots</li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/B8UTLYYN4bQ" target="_blank">Straight Arm Plank</a></li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/rK75axKYh0Y" target="_blank">Crunches with Punches</a></li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/r5AhGcry0mg" target="_blank">Skipping</a></li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/RnzI51U2Nzs" target="_blank"><strike>Bent Over Rows</strike></a> - Omitted because I don't like exercises that require a stretch band.</li>
<li>Mountain Climbers</li>
<li>Fitness Trail - Sprint (Medium)</li>
<li>Boxing - Combo Station 2 - Light jabs and uppercuts</li>
<li>Reverse Crunches</li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/mVZ3rbf6684" target="_blank">Leg Raises</a></li>
<li>Stride Jumps</li>
<li>Push Ups</li>
<li>Mountain Climbers</li>
<li>Fitness Trail - Sprint (Medium)</li>
<li>Boxing - Combo Station 1</li>
<li>Straight Arm Plank</li>
<li>Bent Arm Side Plank</li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/2b6IDAal45o" target="_blank"><b>Pretzels</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/PI7BUYtK0ws" target="_blank"><b>Heel Drops</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/YscX7h6Dnr0" target="_blank"><b>Figure 4's</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/FIz0Q7NczB0" target="_blank"><b>Sideway Ankle Pulls</b></a></li>
</ol>
<b>August 21</b> - Tuesday (Wild Card Day)<br />
Originally, I was going to just do my usual warm up, then play <a href="http://gan.doubleclick.net/gan_click?lid=41000000024781945&pid=sku4824133&adurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.samsclub.com%2Fsams%2Fjust-dance-3-wii%2Fprod4400249.ip%3Fpid%3D_DoubleClick_Affiliates%26ci_src%3D15781033%26ci_sku%3Dsku4824133&usg=AFHzDLvgb1412AVqbN5LyTTRDcZzBncOCw&pubid=561716" rel="nofollow">Just Dance 3</a> with my friend, Sierra. However, my cousin Olivia called me up and we got to talking. After an amazing weekend I had, I needed to talk to her about a lot. In the end, we decided to hang out later. I ended up only having time to do my warm ups before she came by, so I'll save Just Dance for my next aerobics or wild card day. <br />
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We ended up walking around the mall a lot, got over 3000 steps with my 3DS, so I think that will suffice for an activity. Tomorrow, it'll be back to EA Active's Crunch & Core for strength exercises.<br />
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<b>August 22</b> - Wednesday (Strength)<br />
Was time to get back to the usual exercises. Did my usual warm ups, plus added <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu6VMbmSMPw" target="_blank">Dance</a> pose again. I don't think it is too far from being added into my usual warm ups despite not being my best Yoga pose. <br />
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After all that, I went right into the Crunch and Core workout. I feel Bent Arm Side Planks sometimes don't get me the stretched feeling, but just hurt my elbows. The game kind of rushes me into doing the pose so I can't get comfortable in time before it starts.<br />
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I started to try engaging my abs more as I did my exercises for a better effect after that. I sometimes loosened my grip on my abs a bit because it makes it hard to breathe on certain exercises while forcing my ab muscles out. That said, Reverse Crunches were much better today. I also pushed myself more with stride jumps, stretching my legs out more.<br />
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When it came to Mountain Climbers this time, I put on some shoes so I wouldn't bounce around as much. Doing that had the rep counter actually come close to accurate with my reps! First time it messed up by five, second messed up by two, and third time, it accurately got my reps right! Looks like while doing this routine, shoes will be a must!<br />
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The shoes helped make the Fitness trail hurt my ankles less, keep my balance a little better when doing Push Ups and Straight Arm Planks, and added a little more weight to my Reverse Crunches and Leg Raises.<br />
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After that, I did 20 minutes of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S56Lemzuqzc" target="_blank">Free Step</a>. I did take more frequent break with the EA active today, which is something I should work on a little. According to a Wii Fit Plus exercise tip, working out is generally only effective if done in a minimum of ten minute intervals. Maybe I'll time myself to take break only after every ten minutes, or at least make it a goal. if I'm really thirsty or tired, I won't overdue it. At least when I do aerobics on Wii Fit, I get 10 minute intervals with some exercises. Until tomorrow!<br />
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<b>August 23</b> - Thursday (Aerobics)<br />
I started late since I woke up late. For whatever reason, I can go to sleep early but then wake up an hour or two later. <br />
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Anyway, did my usual warm ups and then the dance pose. I did pretty bad this time; spaced myself away from the tv so I couldn't hold onto it whenever I felt shakey. Then, started my usual Wii Fit Aerobic exercises. Started with <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q84FLyWDSAE" target="_blank">Super Hoola Hoops</a> and did 10 minutes of them. Spinning right, I got the nice feel of a burn in my abs. Spinning left, it didn't always register my movements right and thought I was slowing down. I didn't step off the balance board this time, so I believe it is due to my ankles being sore.<br />
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Next, I jumped into <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82Hru2XvR3s" target="_blank">Rhythm Boxing,</a> 6 minute mode. I did much better, only getting confused once when it came to stepping back with a foot. Scored 712, highest yet, and unlocked Expert Mode! Wonder how challenging that will be. After finishing up, I jumped straight into <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6UzBQUsaNw" target="_blank">Obstacle Course Advanced</a> so I wasn't taking a break for too long; trying to work out for ten minutes straight in each area. I messed up once during this run, misjudged my jump at one point, so my score was a lower 584 this time.<br />
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After those games, I did a 10 minute <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmO2XDeNVOI" target="_blank">Free Run</a> in my shoes to see if they made as much a difference as it did in EA Active yesterday. It did. Think I may even do a 20 minute run next aerobic day!<br />
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<a href="http://youtu.be/cN--F0gPb0Y" target="_blank">Skateboard Arena Advanced</a> was next, which made my ankles sore. I got to Stage 8, but was by then my ankles were so sore, it was hard to go on. Scored 141, I really need to beat this sometime... Next I jumped straight into <a href="http://youtu.be/JxaNv8fR4jQ" target="_blank">Birdeye Bullseye Expert (10:22)</a> next. Unfortunately in my first game of it, I ran out of time. For whatever reason, I was unable to land right, and I generally was getting frustrated with the game. Only scored 217 this time.<br />
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I then finished up with 30 minutes of Free Step, which for every 10 minutes passed, I increased the step speed.<br />
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Tomorrow is a wild card day, which I plan to play Just Dance and see how it is for exercising. I've played it before, but it was for a short period. It may become a new cardio day exercise!<br />
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<b>August 24</b> - Friday (Wild Card Day)<br />
Warmed up all right. Weighing myself in, I gained a little bit of weight. Probably because I had a little it of ice cream the night before. Then, jumped right into Just Dance 3. I gotta say, a lot of fun and great way to work up a sweat! Played at LEAST 30 minutes to an hour of it, but I probably did more. Some of my favorites were <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otEWaYiuZHI" target="_blank">California Girls</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9s2Pec8p2k" target="_blank">No Limit</a>. California Girls was easy enough to get into and I practically can always 4 star it now, and No Limit was a favorite song of the past, I had to keep playing it.<br />
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Admittedly, it was difficult for me to realize what I was supposed to do at first, so the first few songs I did were done terribly, but eventually I got the hang of it. I tried to mimic the dancer entirely in the beginning, which is a bit too difficult to do as a starting thing. Now that I have the basic ideao n how to do things, I may try memorizing a few of the dances.<br />
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Also, I looked (and look) like a total spazz while I first started, but I think that's part of the fun! It's one of those things that made the game more enjoyable as I laughed at myself totally messing up. Sierra came down to watch me too, and we laughed at my mistakes and such. I didn't mind her company cause she didn't make fun, just laughed when I laughed or accidentally hit the ceiling. Yeah, the low ceiling is a factor, but I can adjust my arm so I don't have to stretch my arms straight up for the moves.<br />
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I even downloaded <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39L-M5nhx6Y" target="_blank">Just Mario</a> since I had leftover Wii Points on the system. THAT is a pretty good song for exercise, even though I was hitting the ceiling more when I needed to mimic the hitting-the-coin-block action. I just may add this game at the end of all my work outs exercises, if I feel up to it.<br />
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The only bad part of my "Just Dance" session was my sister barging into the room to wrap some thigns cause she couldn't be bothered to either knock or wait till I was done with a song. I refuse to have her in the room cause she can't help but comment on everything... and I didn't want her ruining my game experience so I had to just stop what I was doing.<br />
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Tomorrow will be Wii Fit strength exercises. I may try a new exercise to see if I can do it!<br />
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<b>August 25</b> - Saturday (Strength)<br />
I started early doing my usual warm ups, and the Dance pose, which I got a rather nice score of 82 on, and wasn't leaning on anything! I did, however, not go fully forward but that's progress for you.<br />
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I started with a set of 30 JackKnives, and did another set later on. This time around, I forced my torso up more than usual because I believed I was lifting my legs up much more in the past. I really felt it this time! A 6 rep <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9NUleVrBL8" target="_blank">Torso Twist</a> exercise followed after. I'm still not sure how much that really helps muscles, but did my best to tense my abs as I did it.<br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpYo_japLhY" target="_blank">Single Leg Twist</a> came next. I was getting slightly annoyed because I was rather shaky, but did decent enough. Finished off the 10 minute set with a 30 second <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=420EJR0BFJM" target="_blank">Plank</a>. I did well on the planks, scored somewhere in the 80s. I think I'm better off doing them on my own though.<br />
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Next set of three exercises I did were <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FTs81J6qIo" target="_blank">Lunges</a> (20 reps), <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfejy9ClwV4" target="_blank">Arm & Leg Lift</a> (20), and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZB2WJ_5jF8" target="_blank">Side Lunge</a> (15). Lunges were incredibly hard for me, having to force myself to do the last 3 reps on each leg. I also kept nearly falling off and had to adjust myself. Wonder if shoes for that would help... Arm and Leg Lift was a great work out as always. Side Lunge wasn't as bad this time for me, but I opted not to spread my legs out too much. I still got my thighs stretched and working, just it wasn't killing me like usual.<br />
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After throwing in the second set of 30 jackknives around here, I also did 20 reps of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJYk0Lv3UaM" target="_blank">Sideways Leg Lifts </a>and on my own, 10 reps of push ups. Not feeling enough burn, I finished off with Bird Eye Bullseye on Expert. During the Jackknives is when my parents sent down Sierra to pass a message about coming upstairs to take care of Faith. Told them 6 more minutes before continuing. Sideways leg lifts left my left leg really aching in the hip area, and didn't feel like a good ache either, so that was when I did 10 push ups on my own to keep myself going. I did them rather fast, so a nice birdeye bullseye was a good breather yet arm workout. I also got my best score on it this time: 360!<br />
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After this, I would have normally did one more 30 rep set of JackKnives, but mom wanted me upstairs by now. Basically, all I did was sit around, watching Faith sleep. I asked Sierra if she had this under control, and when she said yes, I said I wanted to head back down then. I had stopped for about 2 hours which ended up making me feel sore and not very active. I opted to watch Netflix whiel I did some exercises on my own. <br />
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While watching <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torchwood" target="_blank">Torchwood</a>, I did some my my usual warm ups, such as Standing Knee, Chair, Warrior, Triangle, Cobra, Bridge and Spinal Twist, on my own. I had to do something to get my body moving again. Then, I did about 20 slow crunches, and attempted to do both straight arm and normal planks. Unfortunately, those hindered my ability to watch the show so I only last about 30 seconds. Eventually I was just marching in place while the show went on.<br />
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When it finished, I felt disappointed, so forced myself to do about 30 minutes or more of Just Dance 2 this time. It has a few songs i really love, such as <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5-xd0M6tRQ" target="_blank">Rasputin</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZKnpxJxNf4" target="_blank">Wake me up before you go go</a>, but not as nice a collection as Just Dance 3. This way, I still got to sweat it out some! I think I may have bruised or slightly hurt my leg while doing it, but it's minor enough to not matter. This way I got at least an hour and a half of exercising, but likely more than that.<br />
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Tomorrow is aerobics. I think I may do the same as I did last aerobics day THEN add in Just Dance to the equation... if there's time. That long break really messed me up for strength today though.<br />
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<b>August 25</b>, Sunday (Aerobics)<br />
Today, I really didn't have much of a chance to exercise because I had to go to Olivia's housewarming party. I wouldn't have much time to exercise AND shower and get ready so I waited until afterwards, which ended up being about 7pm. Before that, I did walk Faith a little, but she wanted to turn back really early. At best, I walked about a block.<br />
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Before dinner, I managed to do my usual warm ups all right, plus the dance pose, which I did really well on! I managed to stretch my leg up higher than normal and only faltered a little! After that, I had to eat dinner. After waiting about 30 minutes after eating, I went straight into my aerobic exercises.<br />
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Started off with Super Hoola Hoops for 10 minutes. Spinning right, as usual, gave me a good ab burning feeling, with spinning left being slightly off. Left wasn't THAT bad this time, but slowed down randomly for no reason. After awhile, I stopped caring what it said and just spun for fun. Ended up getting my second highest score.<br />
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Next I did what I was most proud of tonight: a 20 minute Free Run! The first 10 minutes had me getting tired, but I kept a steady jog, and around 12-13 minutes in, I got a bit of a burning feeling in my legs. It didn't hurt really, just could tell I was getting sore. I kept going, and it was like my legs were on autopilot! After I was done, I was tired, but felt really good in my legs! Apparently I jogged 3.1 miles according to wii fit, and ran over 3000 steps according to my 3DS. <br />
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After a 5 minute water break, continued on with Rhythm Boxing on Expert (10 minutes long, though it credited me for 13 minutes...). I did really well, only messed up a few times, but scored 1244 on it! It really had my arms working and had me sweating! Definitely was a good decision to add this into the aerobic rotation!<br />
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Wasn't sure what to do next as I was feeling rather sore, so decided to do a round of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25zwU82K3Yg" target="_blank">Snowball Fight</a> on Advanced. I apparently was super focused or something, I scored the best I ever did with a 62! After that, it was around 10pm, and didn't want to work out too late without having a chance to shower, so decided to do 3 songs on Just Dance 3. I figure the songs last at least 3 minutes each, so figure I get a 10 minutes out of it. Felt good as usual!<br />
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Tomorrow, assuming I'm not too sore, I think I'll do Just Dance again for wild card day. Assuming I'm not going to the arcade for DDR/In The Groove.<br />
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<b>August 27</b> - Monday (Wild Card Day)<br />
Did my usual warm ups plus the dance pose, which I did very well with today! Then, my friend invited me to the arcade again, so Dance Dance Revolution, Pump It Up, and In The Groove were my exercises tonight! Unfortunately, it was rather crowded so I only got three games on In The Groove, 1 game on DDR, and one game on Pump It Up. I normally do more, but sadly, tonight just wasn't the night.<br />
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Tomorrow, I actually am applying for a job! It's simple package handling, but it's something! And I really need the money! So because of that, there's a chance I won't get to my strength exercise tomorrow.Tal Zahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02761814689945729242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-95408572471440712.post-61671333371884136972012-08-23T13:45:00.000-04:002012-08-23T13:45:31.270-04:00The arcade weekendI mentioned this in last week's workout posts, and talked of this event <a href="http://lifelylistings.blogspot.com/2011/08/amazing-weekend.html" target="_blank">last year</a> as well. I figured I'd get out all my talk of this here, if not for people to read, for my own memory. As usual, all names have been changed for privacy reasons.<br />
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It started with Monday, when my friend, Binder I'll call him, invited me to the arcade's quarter night along with his brother. I was playing around on the various machines when I went over to the DDR machine. Unfortunately, this one never is priced at a quarter per play, but I figured one round of it could be fun. After i finish the first song, a guy comes up, complimenting me on how I did, saying there needs to be more doubles players around. I thanked him, and just kept playing. After I finished, I ended up watching him play, where he was taking suggestions on what to play on doubles, and how some songs were since it had been awhile since he played.<br />
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Eventually I went to see if I was up on other machines, since the line for the In The Groove machine is usually long as hell, and funny enough, Binder was signaling me it was my turn. Fast forward some, the guy near the DDR machine chats with me, says his name is Jim, and talks about how I should enter the doubles tournament this weekend. I knew the big arcade tournament was coming up but thought it was the next weekend, so this was news to me. In any case, I told him I really can't compete anymore as people haven't gotten so much better than I, it's not funny. He then asked if I'd be going this weekend, which I had to figure out a plan to. Luckily, Binder was coming Friday and Saturday, but Sunday I'd have to find a ride for or get my license renewed to borrow a car.<br />
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I had been holding off on getting my license renewed because my sister wanted to go with me since hers was up soon as well and figured we'd get it done in one shot. I asked her about going sometime this week, but she said she wasn't positive, and told me I should try making back up plans in case she can't. it was okay, got my cousin Olivia to be my back up driver for Sunday, so I figured all was good.<br />
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Fast forward to Friday, Binder and I drive to the arcade. I met up with Jim, as well as a few old friends, including Butterfly from last year! They were mainly doing qualifiers tonight and it wasn't too crowded. I chatted a bunch with Jim and found out he was a Dragon Quest fan too! In fact, it seemed his girlfriend from back home was into it too! Can't believe I found a person who not only was damn good at playing doubles on DDR without holding the bar, but is also a Dragon Quest fan as well! Seriously, felt like I found a long-lost brother! In any case, I was trying to find my old friend Cucumber from last year, as it is unusual for him to miss a day of these activities, but he was no where to be found tonight. The night ended late, with one funny incident happening where the arcade ran out of power during a qualifier.<br />
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Saturday was great at first, then lame after awhile. First, I needed to get my license renewed and my sister did not want to go because her hair wasn't looking good and didn't want that plastered on her license for the next 4 years. Second, Olivia's car broke down so she couldn't help with driving me on Sunday! It's rather sad that I can make multiple plans and yet they will fall through on me. I was about to ask Olivia's little sister to drive me to the DMV when Sis finally said, "Well, if it means that much to you, I guess I can take you..." I owe her in other words... So she took me there way early, with me running on about 3 or 4 hours of sleep. Got that shit done, went home, and fell back asleep.<br />
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Woke up with Binder texting me that he was stuck a little late at his work, and wouldn't be able to go until later in the night. Luckily, with my license freshly renewed, Dad let me borrow his car for the next two evening and off I went. While there, I found Cucumber had came and entered everything as usual. he wanted to show me this iPad music game he had but was so busy, never had the chance to show me. In fact, the same basically happened with Jim, and others. Butterfly chatted with me for a long time, but had an overnight shift so had to leave halfway through the night.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Big guy's chest, lack of 3D on the internet (un)fortunately</td></tr>
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I ended up on the bored side, just playing Mario Kart 7 on my 3DS. I suppose I'm glad that I brought my 3ds, since not only did I get like instantly 10 tags when entering the arcade that night or tag a dude from Japan, but it gave me something to do. Also, a big guy saw me taking photos with my 3DS and yelled for me to take a 3D pic of his chest, haha! <br />
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Found out also that cupcakes were made for one of the tournaments that were spiked with... alcohol or weed or something? I'm not sure, just one guy was telling me all about it. In any case, with my boredom of this night, I started deciding if I should enter the doubles DDR tournament just for the hell of it. I doubt I would do well, but sure as hell would be more fun then sitting down playing on my 3DS like an antisocial asshole. I decided I could see how I feel Sunday before making a decision.<br />
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Sunday, I felt all right enough to compete. After getting myself ready for the day, I headed over at my usual time of about 5pm. Unfortunately I had missed the qualifiers for Doubles and they had already started. Ah well, not a big deal to me. That's when Jim ran up to me, asking me to help him run a Guitar Freaks tournament. Apparently, because he entered every tournament, he was way too busy to run it. I'm a little familiar with Guitar Freaks, but don't know all the ins and outs of it.<br />
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I was going to refuse when it hit me... I was so bored on Saturday cause I had nothing to do. Now, I would have something to do! (Plus, some free games on Guitar Freaks) I accepted, and he told me what I'd need to do. There were some gaps of info missing on what to do, such as how he wanted me to handle tiebreakers (and in one case, double tiebreakers), and whether or not the competition would be double elimination or not. Luckily, all the players were really awesome people and worked with me on things. It also helped that I said anytime I didn't know something, I'd refer to Jim, haha.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Big Guy's awesome leg tattoo</td></tr>
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After weeding out a lot of people, Guitar Freaks took a standstill as the two people who were up next were also facing each other in another tournament. Since there was downtime, and apparently the In The Groove machine was no longer doing a tournament, I figured I would play a round on there. I had put my card up there for the line of people wanting to play right when I first got there. When I went over, however, the card was knocked down. I was annoyed, and about to put myself back in line when two people ran over putting themselves on the line too. There would be no way I'd have time to play now.<br />
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Not only was I annoyed with the two people rushing in line, but the fact no one pays attention when they knock down someone's card really put me in a bad mood. So during the Guitar Freaks downtime, I was playing on my 3DS, and thinking some rather dumb thoughts about people that had nothing to do with what happened. I got over it eventually, as once the Guitar Freaks tournament was back in action, I had a little more fun.<br />
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One thing about running the tournament was how LONG it took. Because people were running about doing other tournaments, there was often some downtime where I ended up stuck near the machine waiting for people. My legs were killing me something awful, and I was getting really tired. Jim asked if I wanted to be let off the hook, as he didn't want to inconvenience me, but I told him I was fine, some mild discomfort wasn't a big deal. He then offered to buy me dinner for my help, so that was cool; free food! I was going to buy something there, but hey! Now I didn't have to!<br />
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Eventually the tournament ended, Jim placed 2nd, losing only to another guy by one Great rating. I wanted to get a picture of the top 4 people, but two of them left before I had the chance. I figured that must have been the last tournament, but apparently the doubles DDR tournament was still going on.<br />
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Apparently, the competitors kepts AAA-ing things (as in, getting the whole song done perfectly without mistake or even being slightly off). Cucumber and Jim were apart of these amazing people, along with another friend of mine, Jake. Eventually, the tournament ended with a 3-way tie for first (two including Jake and Cucumber) and one in 4th place (Jim). I don't know how that works, but whatever works for them I suppose.<br />
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To be honest, the whole way the tournaments were run, besides Guitar Freaks, really didn't make much sense to me. A lot started with having typical ladder matches, but double elimination. But, when it got to the final four of some tournaments, the game changed from double elimination ladder matches to 4 way gauntlet battles. That seems off to me cause then... it greatly benefits those who ended up in the loser's brackets and doesn't give the advantage to those in the winner's bracket. Usually, a double elimination works by having one person rise in the losers' bracket and one person rise in the winner's bracket to face each other in the end, where the winner's bracket guy only has to beat loser's bracket guy once, but loser's bracket guy needs to beat the winner one twice (once to send winner into the loser's bracket, and then another to completely eliminate him). This is what I was used to when I competed anyway.<br />
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In any case, things eventually ended. They announced the winners of individual tournaments before announcing the grand winners of the weekend. The way the grand winning works is calculated how many tournaments one person entered and how they placed in each of those tournaments. Last year, Cucumber had won since he had entered everything and placed pretty well in all of them. This year, however... was Jim's turn! He hadn't won any individual tournament, but was in the top 4 of a lot of them!<br />
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After congratulations and pictures were taken, Jim came up to me and said instead of buying me dinner, he was going to hook me up with some Dragon Quest stuff for helping him with the Guitar Freaks tournament. I couldn't help but hug the man; that right there is a fucking awesome dude! Personally, I think he could have gotten anybody to run it, I just wanted to have something to do for the night! I thought dinner was enough really, but no, I'm getting some awesome Dragon Quest stuff!<br />
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So just for socializing this weekend, not only have I got a bunch of new friends on facebook, a great time, and lost a few pounds, but I'm getting Dragon Quest stuff! All of this has motivated me to really start playing these music games again. I'm not thinking competitive wise, but it would be nice just to get far in a tournament for the fun of it, so I don't have another night where I'm bored out of my mind, and also meet more people as I face them. This has motivated me to try a little harder on the job search, so hopefully by this time next year, I will be employed, have some money, and maybe even place in a tournament? Haha.Tal Zahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02761814689945729242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-95408572471440712.post-7797960444064667532012-08-21T21:40:00.001-04:002012-08-21T21:40:17.625-04:00Working Out: Week 6<a href="http://lifelylistings.blogspot.com/2012/07/working-out-post-week-1.html" target="_blank">Week 1</a> | <a href="http://lifelylistings.blogspot.com/2012/07/working-out-week-2.html" target="_blank">Week 2</a> | <a href="http://lifelylistings.blogspot.com/2012/07/working-out-week-3.html" target="_blank">Week 3</a> | <a href="http://lifelylistings.blogspot.com/2012/08/working-out-week-4.html" target="_blank">Week 4</a> | <a href="http://lifelylistings.blogspot.com/2012/08/working-out-week-5.html" target="_blank">Week 5</a><br />
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Already on week 6 of my <a href="http://gan.doubleclick.net/gan_click?lid=41000000026530730&pid=43040&adurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.abt.com%2Fproduct%2F43040%2FNintendo-WII-FIT-PLUS.html&usg=AFHzDLsxg5xJA4_XxQ8OiuGsqFbeRHDBHw&pubid=561716" rel="nofollow">Wii Fit Plus</a> and <a href="http://gan.doubleclick.net/gan_click?lid=41000000024781945&pid=sku1195189&adurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.samsclub.com%2Fsams%2Fea-active-more-workouts-wii%2Fprod910346.ip%3Fpid%3D_DoubleClick_Affiliates%26ci_src%3D15781033%26ci_sku%3Dsku1195189&usg=AFHzDLuXqLZ-gIbt5CEAXejI7yu4KxrdAg&pubid=561716" rel="nofollow">EA Active More Workouts</a> exercises, using my <a href="http://gan.doubleclick.net/gan_click?lid=41000000024781945&pid=sku5494356&adurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.samsclub.com%2Fsams%2Fblack-wii-console-with-new-super-mario-brothers%2Fprod5080355.ip%3Fpid%3D_DoubleClick_Affiliates%26ci_src%3D15781033%26ci_sku%3Dsku5494356&usg=AFHzDLvFzh44fD9t9Lbm7nMwLXd00yFGww&pubid=561716" rel="nofollow">Nintendo Wii Console</a>. My weight loss hasn't been substantial so far. I weighed 177lbs starting, and now I'm a floating number between 173-177lbs. However, I absolutely gained some muscle during this, which may be contributing to my weight. I believe my arms got bigger with muscle, and stomach smaller with less fat. It isn't exactly going as fast as I'd like, nor even as fast as the last time I did this but... I am not eating as healthy as I was last time; a lot less vegetables. Also, my metabolism probably slowed down. I still am eating in reasonable portions and eating less fatty foods, plus multivitamins, but just not getting balanced meals. It also helped that some years back, I had access to an arcade not 5 minutes away from me which had <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Groove_%28video_game%29" target="_blank">In The Groove</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_Dance_Revolution" target="_blank">Dance Dance Revolution</a> to play whenever I wanted to for hardcore cardio work outs. Now, that only happens once every few weeks at best.<br />
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To help things out, this week I'm listing common exercises that I use. Anything that deviates from it, or isn't a set work out will be listed on days I do them. Hopefully this will become a habit for future entries. Also, except for the EA Active videos, none of the videos are mine, but found around on YouTube.<br />
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<u>My Usual Warm Ups</u><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">The first 4 warm ups are done on my own in my room and not on Wii Fit Plus. The reason is because the Wii is in the cellar which has a low ceiling, and the first 4 Yoga poses require me to fully stretch upwards. Exercises in <i>italics</i> are yoga poses, and those in <b>bold</b> are strength exercises.</span><br />
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<li><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfPrF_hJI1c" target="_blank">Sun Salutation</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxqQKrmgRv8" target="_blank">Tree</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlJqhM8oCyM" target="_blank">Half Moon</a></i> </li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Sqpe8nHHrY" target="_blank">Palm Tree</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plxxkWck-24" target="_blank">Standing Knee</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpgnpl79YIg" target="_blank">Chair</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SY_p_LxVaM" target="_blank">Warrior</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPWux0nD7jw" target="_blank">Triangle</a></i></li>
<li>10 reps of <b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ye-zZwWTno" target="_blank">JackKnives</a></b></li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQQ9cleWBTY" target="_blank">Downward-Facing Dog</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEOgwVH-HVU" target="_blank">Grounded V</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RemPQSNQzFM" target="_blank">Cobra</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUVYijR5q_U" target="_blank">Bridge</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXLqA3G9EKA" target="_blank">Spinal Twist</a></i></li>
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<u>EA Active More Workouts' "Crunch & Core Easy" strength work out</u><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Exercises in <i>Italics</i> are "warm up" exercises. Those in <b>bold</b> are "cool down" exercises. Rest are normal strength exercises unless otherwise noted.</span><br />
<ol>
<li><i>Knee Tucks</i></li>
<li><i>Split Squats with Reaches</i></li>
<li><i>Windmills</i></li>
<li><strike><i>Good Mornings</i></strike> - I omit it because it requires me to reach straight up, which I cannot due to cellar's low ceiling.</li>
<li>Bent Arm Side Planks</li>
<li>Reverse Crunches</li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/ehcKnuOgcKo" target="_blank">Stride Jumps</a></li>
<li>Push Ups</li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/jQcgtoSTO9I" target="_blank">Mountain Climbers</a></li>
<li>Fitness Trail - Sprint (Medium)</li>
<li>Boxing - Combo Station 1</li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/B8UTLYYN4bQ" target="_blank">Straight Arm Plank</a></li>
<li>Crunches with Punches</li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/r5AhGcry0mg" target="_blank">Skipping</a></li>
<li><strike>Bent Over Rows</strike> - Omitted because I don't like exercises that require a stretch band.</li>
<li>Mountain Climbers</li>
<li>Fitness Trail - Sprint (Medium)</li>
<li>Boxing - Combo Station 2</li>
<li>Reverse Crunches</li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/mVZ3rbf6684" target="_blank">Leg Raises</a></li>
<li>Stride Jumps</li>
<li>Push Ups</li>
<li>Mountain Climbers</li>
<li>Fitness Trail - Sprint (Medium)</li>
<li>Boxing - Combo Station 1</li>
<li>Straight Arm Plank</li>
<li>Bent Arm Side Plank</li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/2b6IDAal45o" target="_blank"><b>Pretzels</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/PI7BUYtK0ws" target="_blank"><b>Heel Drops</b></a></li>
<li><b>Figure 4's</b></li>
<li><b>Sideway Ankle Pulls</b></li>
</ol>
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<a name='more'></a><b> August 14</b> - Tuesday (Strength day)<br />
After doing my usual warm ups, I went ahead into EA Active's "Crunch and Core - Easy" exercises. I left in the "Good Mornings" exercise and just did some toe touches. managed to actually touch my toes for a brief second without ending my knees!<br />
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I did well with my Push Ups on both occasions they came up, even if on the second set of ten, I had to take a break before enduring Mountain Climbers. Speaking of which. I can do a little more than 40, but have a hard time not moving my hips for Mountain Climbers. Maybe I should wear shoes while doing it so my feet don't slide, and won't have to keep readjusting my stance each time I slip some.<br />
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The Fitness Sprint didn't feel like too big a bother either, though i still took a water break after them out of habit. The only thing I cheated at was Leg Raises. I ended up turning them into JackKnives, which still gives me an ab workout, but I really should try following the game's exercises for better results.<br />
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After finishing up, I then put Wii Fit Plus back in and did 20 minutes of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S56Lemzuqzc" target="_blank">Free Step</a>. After that, I busied myself with other things.<br />
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<b>August 15</b> - Wednesday (Aerobics)<br />
Did my warm ups before jumping into my aerobics for the day. It mostly was a repeat of last aerobics day; <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q84FLyWDSAE" target="_blank">Super Hoola Hoops</a> were first as usual. This time, spinning left was perfectly fine. I didn't get a nice ab burning feeling this time around though, so I wonder if I could have burned more calories/gained more muscle had I found the sweet spot.<br />
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My ankles were hurting a little, so I did <a href="http://youtu.be/JxaNv8fR4jQ" target="_blank">Bird's Eye Bullseye</a> (10:22) on expert mode to rest my legs and get my arms working. I got to a lot more targets and could have probably got a pretty good score had I hit the final bullseye at the end. Alas, I hit the 50 instead, giving me a total of 328 points.<br />
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Next was a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmO2XDeNVOI" target="_blank">Free Run</a> for 10 minutes. Nothing to special, though my right shin started hurting here. Not serious pain, just was tight. I wonder if a vein is getting jabbed with my shin bone or something. Next I did <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82Hru2XvR3s" target="_blank">Rhythm Boxing</a> on Advanced. I did better this time, though still got confused when it came to stepping forward then stepping back in different combinations. I'd often move back the wrong leg or throw the wrong punch. I did get better at the dodging though.<br />
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<a href="http://youtu.be/cN--F0gPb0Y" target="_blank">Skateboard Arena</a> Advanced was my next exercise, but I seriously messed it up this time. I kept leaning back and forth too much, nearly losing my balance often. That in turn, messed up my directions, causing me to miss a lot. I still got a good lower body work out, just scored a measly 92.<br />
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For a breather, I did <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25zwU82K3Yg" target="_blank">Snowball Fight</a> Advanced, scoring a 46. I didn't feel like bothering with <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcqTW2BQXi4" target="_blank">Expert Mode </a>this time since, as I mentioned last week, I don't like gambling for a longer workout; the whole "one hit and you are out" isn't as much fun.<br />
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To wrap things up as usual, did a 30 minute Free Step while I watched TV. Apparently Shark Week is now, so I had fun with that.<br />
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Tomorrow, I'm debating on checking EA Active's other exercises or maybe just dumbbell and abs exercises... We'll see what happens this time for Wild Card day.<br />
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<b>August 16</b> - Thursday (Wild Card Day)<br />
For today's wild card, I decided to try a few different Yoga poses that Wii Fit Plus offers. After doing the usual warm ups, I jumped right into them.<br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=li6vSeEEr_Q" target="_blank">Gate</a> pose was first. Unfortunately, I just can't do it. just getting into the starting psoition had my knee starting to hurt. I did try leaning anyway, but it was too uncomfortable.<br />
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I thought <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riFTcxaHtPs" target="_blank">Spine Extension</a> would be good for me, but I can't go down far enough to get recognized on the balance board. Well, I get recognized, but can't put enough weight on it without cheating. Maybe I'll start to cheat until I can naturally do it? Not sure.<br />
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Now the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu6VMbmSMPw" target="_blank">Dance</a> pose (also known as "King of the Dance") is much more within my range. I Can't lift my leg that high behind me, but I'm not uncomfortable doing it. I might include it after doing my usual warm ups to see if it works out or not. As it is, the Grounded V pose I'm not doing exactly perfect either since I have to bend my knees, but practice makes perfect.<br />
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<a href="http://youtu.be/1OeRz62g5rw" target="_blank">Shoulder Stance</a> (Note on video; couldn't find a Wii Fit explanation of it) I actually can do, but I can't hold the pose as long as the game wants. I also feel a little nervous doing it, afraid I may slip and hurt myself. I may do this, but not regularly, and only with someone like Sierra in the room to watch me in case I injure myself.<br />
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After trying all those poses, I thought about what to do next. I ended up doing the <a href="http://youtu.be/MYhmpYIdPgM" target="_blank">JackKnife Challenge</a> of 100 reps! I think I ended up doing this wrong somewhere, as I was not feeling all of the burn in my abs, but part of my lower ribs too. After some though, I believe I'm lifting my legs more than my torso, thus giving uneven jackknives. I'll need to work on that as I do my warmups. But I am glad I made it, though I considered giving up in the 80s. I probably was sloppy past 40 reps, too, thus the lower rib pain. Before doing this again, I'll wait till I feel a better burn from doing the 30 rep Jackknives 3 times each strength day with the wii fit plus.<br />
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Tomorrow, I'm supposed to do strength training with Wii Fit Plus, but tomorrow starts my weekend of going out where I rather not overdo things, so I probably will just do some dumbbell lifts after my warm ups.<br />
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<b>August 17</b> - Friday (Strength)<br />
Due to actually going out at night this weekend, my exercises will likely be tweaked for less strenuous exercises. Today, I did my usual warm ups, plus attempted the Dance pose. Unfortunately, I didn't do it so well this time, and had to rebalance myself while doing it. I'll try it for a week before dismissing it as a bad fit though.<br />
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<b>August 18</b> - Saturday (<strike>Aerobics</strike> Weekend plans)<br />
I didn't do any Yoga tonight. I did walk and stand around a LOT during the night as I cheered friends on at the arcade tournament. I suppose I got a lot of walking done in this case. My meals were not so balanced however, mainly eating bagels, some chicken, and a little bit of carrots.<br />
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<b>August 19</b> - Sunday (Weekend plans)<br />
I did my usual warm-ups before heading out. Attempted Dance pose on my own, but just couldn't do it completely right. While I got myself weighed in, however, I found out I had lost 2lbs since Friday! I even met my Wii Fit Plus goal of losing 5lbs! Granted it's likely water weight, I think being active this weekend really helped with my weight loss! Now I just need to hope it sticks...<br />
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At the arcade tournament, I ended up running around a lot since I helped out with a tournament. I also played some games of In The Groove and even <a href="http://gan.doubleclick.net/gan_click?lid=41000000028007181&pid=MGGD475&adurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.unbeatablesale.com%2Fmggd475.html%3Fmr%3AtrackingCode%3DCEE989B4-09C1-DF11-907B-002219318F67%26mr%3AreferralID%3DNA&usg=AFHzDLuZXD4lcBPbQHAcC950bdVNj0Ulow&pubid=561716" rel="nofollow">Pump It Up</a>! I think I got a nice calorie burn for the overall night, though towards the end of the night, I was starving and ate really late. Good chance that'll be put onto the fat count, but we'll see tomorrow!<br />
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<b>August 20</b> - Monday (Er... Aerobics?)<br />
I was a bit puzzled on what I should make today. I considered just starting from the beginning and making today a strength day, but my friend said he was going to go to the arcade again for quarter night, so I'll make today either aerobics or a wild card day.<br />
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When I measured myself today, I had lost more weight. To be honest, I believe it is due to having abnormal eating periods. Good chance I wasn't eating enough this weekend, but I didn't really feel any hunger pains except once last night, which I rectified with some fruit snacks. Right now, I'm about at ~171lbs. I don't expect it to stay once I get back to my normal routine, but hopefully it won't bounce all the way back up. That said, I will try to be more active at night when there isn't an arcade to go to. Wondering if perhaps last time I lost all that weight 2 years ago, it was mainly due to the arcade with muscle definition made from the Wii games. I also wonder if that was healthy weight loss or just not eating enough.<br />
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I did my usual warm up today, plus a modified Dance pose. I really felt comfortable with the Tree and Sun Salutation this time; usually, it's a struggle to reach for those toes on sun salutation, or my foot begins to slip, making me lose some balance on tree pose. Not this time! In fact, all of the poses were rather better, and I wonder if it's due to a slightly smaller belly or just constant Yoga training. Granted, I still couldn't do the Dance pose completely correctly-I can't get a leg so far behind and above me like that-but it didn't feel like as much a struggle. <br />
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I do need to get my sleep schedule back in order, since I been up late and sleeping late since this weekend.<br />
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Played a lot of In The Groove, some Pump It Up, a game of DDR, and even Guitar Freaks! Got my exercise and felt great for it! Tal Zahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02761814689945729242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-95408572471440712.post-15874471342848949132012-08-14T10:19:00.002-04:002012-08-25T18:44:49.904-04:00Working Out: Week 5<a href="http://lifelylistings.blogspot.com/2012/07/working-out-post-week-1.html" target="_blank">Week 1</a> <a href="http://lifelylistings.blogspot.com/2012/07/working-out-week-2.html" target="_blank">Week 2</a> <a href="http://lifelylistings.blogspot.com/2012/07/working-out-week-3.html" target="_blank">Week 3</a> <a href="http://lifelylistings.blogspot.com/2012/08/working-out-week-4.html" target="_blank">Week 4</a><br />
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I can't believe it is already week 5! Sadly, my weight continues to fluctuate, though a few days ago it said I lost 4lbs, but recently said I gained it back. Maybe it's water weight fluctuating, or the fact I have been doing this at different times of the day. I'll take it that my weight is flexible at the moment. Maybe in a week, I'l lsee more downs then ups!<br />
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I use a mix of <a href="http://gan.doubleclick.net/gan_click?lid=41000000026530730&pid=43040&adurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.abt.com%2Fproduct%2F43040%2FNintendo-WII-FIT-PLUS.html&usg=AFHzDLsxg5xJA4_XxQ8OiuGsqFbeRHDBHw&pubid=561716" rel="nofollow">Wii Fit Plus</a> and <a href="http://gan.doubleclick.net/gan_click?lid=41000000024781945&pid=sku1195189&adurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.samsclub.com%2Fsams%2Fea-active-more-workouts-wii%2Fprod910346.ip%3Fpid%3D_DoubleClick_Affiliates%26ci_src%3D15781033%26ci_sku%3Dsku1195189&usg=AFHzDLuXqLZ-gIbt5CEAXejI7yu4KxrdAg&pubid=561716" rel="nofollow">EA Active More Workouts</a> for the <a href="http://gan.doubleclick.net/gan_click?lid=41000000024781945&pid=sku5494356&adurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.samsclub.com%2Fsams%2Fblack-wii-console-with-new-super-mario-brothers%2Fprod5080355.ip%3Fpid%3D_DoubleClick_Affiliates%26ci_src%3D15781033%26ci_sku%3Dsku5494356&usg=AFHzDLvFzh44fD9t9Lbm7nMwLXd00yFGww&pubid=561716" rel="nofollow">Nintendo Wii</a> to lose this weight, along with one or two things done on my own. If I find other fitness games, I may try them too, but mainly ones my sister has already bought. I already tried a pilate-yoga one that was annoying and not possible to do in the room I'm in.<br />
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Please note that, unless it mentions it in the video description, many youtube videos I may link to exercises are not my own, but randomly found on youtube. If anyone has better quality videos that demonstrate the exercises from the game, they are welcome to post in the comments to suggest them.<br />
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<b>August 7 </b>- Tuesday (Strength)<br />
I did my usual warm ups of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfPrF_hJI1c" target="_blank">Sun Salutation</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxqQKrmgRv8" target="_blank">Tree</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlJqhM8oCyM" target="_blank">Half Moon</a>, and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Sqpe8nHHrY" target="_blank">Palm Tree</a> yoga poses upstairs (on my own, not on the wii), then went downstairs to do <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plxxkWck-24" target="_blank">Standing Knee</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpgnpl79YIg" target="_blank">Chair</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SY_p_LxVaM" target="_blank">Warrior</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPWux0nD7jw" target="_blank">Triangle</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQQ9cleWBTY" target="_blank">Downward-Facing Dog</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEOgwVH-HVU" target="_blank">Grounded V</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RemPQSNQzFM" target="_blank">Cobra</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUVYijR5q_U" target="_blank">Bridge</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXLqA3G9EKA" target="_blank">Spinal Twist</a>, and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ye-zZwWTno" target="_blank">Jackknives (10)</a> on the wii. Sun Salutation has made it so I can nearly touch my toes without bending my knees; something I never could do!<br />
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Since it was strength day and last strength day I used Wii Fit's exercises, today I used EA Active More Workouts for my strength, using my usual workout set of "Crunch & Core Easy." There's a varied amount of exercises in it, but I will mainly go over ones worth commenting about.<br />
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Push Ups, I was able to do 10 of them cleanly, unlike the wii fit version. Heck, even <a href="http://youtu.be/jQcgtoSTO9I" target="_blank">Mountain Climbers</a> wasn't so bad; I managed to do a little more than 40 while waiting for the rep counter to count correctly. I still did count my own reps, though, since the counter still doesn't keep up. Another good thing was being able to do all the <a href="http://youtu.be/mVZ3rbf6684" target="_blank">Leg Raises</a> without converting them into JackKnives. <br />
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Also felt more comfortable with the medium fitness trail; leaves me out of breath but the form doesn't ache my body as much. Running in place used to make me wonder what style of running I should do. I usually just lift my knees up and down while keeping back straight up to do the run in place, but wonder if I should try other styles. Running in place is not the same as how I would normally run.<br />
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Also did Sideways Hip Raises which I did well but the sensor sometimes couldn't pick up. And it can get rather grueling with it being the starting and ending exercise, you're extended, and that counter hasn't even started! <br />
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As usual, I ended the whole thing with 20 minutes of Wii Fit's <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S56Lemzuqzc" target="_blank">Free Step</a> mode. I am going to try to end most days with at least 10 minutes of it, more if I feel it is needed. Today I watched the South Korea vs Brazil game while Free Stepping, and I rather regret doing so; The match was overkill on South Korea, and mainly bored me.<br />
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<b>August 8</b> - Wednesday (Aerobics)<br />
Today felt pretty good. Did my usual warm ups before starting my Wii Fit Plus aerobics for the day. Started off as usual with 10 minute <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q84FLyWDSAE" target="_blank">Super Hoola Hoops</a>. When spinning right, I felt a good ache in my abs a little, as if I was really working it. I suppose I found the right muscles to work during that spin! Unfortunately, that wasn't the case when spinning left; just couldn't find the right rhythm and muscle movement.<br />
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After I finished the hoola-ing, my ankles were a bit sore, so I took a break with <a href="http://youtu.be/JxaNv8fR4jQ" target="_blank">Bird's Eye Bullseye (10:22)</a> on Expert. Expert mode is pretty good as you chase the balloon. Some bullseyes move so you have to move with it before landing on them, but part of the fun and good for the arms! Scored 148 on it for my first try.<br />
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Next was a 10 minute <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmO2XDeNVOI" target="_blank">Free Run</a>. This had me a little more winded than usual. Maybe it is because I didn't have pockets, so had to hold the WiiMote in my hand, swinging my arms for the my "steps" to be recognized, or because I was still a little winded from the hoola-ing. I managed to jog the whole time without stopping at least<br />
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I did <a href="http://youtu.be/cN--F0gPb0Y" target="_blank">Skateboard Arena</a> on Advanced next, which surprisingly gave me a good lower-muscle work out! My calves and feet were so sore after making it to stage 8 before I ran out of time. Scored 138 points in the end. Apparently, you can unlock "Free Skate" if you complete it all, but I haven't been able to yet.<br />
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To finish up, I did 30 minutes of Free Step while I watched TV. Felt pretty good today and right now. Tomorrow, I need to figure out a way to wake up early AND work out early. Faith has a vet appointment AND USA's women's soccer team is in the Olympic finals tomorrow around the same time.<br />
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<b>August 9</b> - Thursday (Wild Card)<br />
Due to the excitement of taking Faith to vets and watching the USA game, I didn't work out today. I wonder if this is a sign of being lazy again soon, or that I really need that one day off after 2 days of working out... Or just bad circumstances.<br />
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<b>August 10</b> - Friday (<strike>Strength</strike> ??? Day)<br />
Today I ended up hanging out with my cousin Olivia, which threw me off track with my work out. I ended up not doing any warm ups or strength exercises, but not wanting to be a slob twice in a row, I did three sets of 30 minute Free Steps. Since I would be just watching TV while I do it, it was nice and low paced. I'll call that a cop-out workout. It's better than doing nothing, and I made sure to move my arms with each step to get my whole body into it. Tomorrow, I am GOING to do strength exercises. I really should find a way to do them so when I get a job, I can balance working out and going to said theoretical job.<br />
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<b>August 11</b> - Saturday (Strength)<br />
Managed to do a pretty normal strength workout. Got my arms more into this one!<br />
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After the usual warm-ups, I got to work using Wii Fit Plus strength exercises today.. I did some push ups on my own instead of using Wii Fit Plus; 2 sets of ten. First set did mostly okay, but exhausted myself, and second set I broke into two sets of 5, giving myself a 10 second breather before doing another 5 reps.<br />
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3 sets of 30 rep JackKnives as usual; no not at once, just over the course of my workout. With each set i experimented how high my legs should be up, with the last set them being nearly flat on the board. Did 1 6 rep set of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9NUleVrBL8" target="_blank">Torso Twists</a>, which I'm not sure how well I actually stretched my body but the game said I scored an 8 on it, so I'm okay with it. Then I did 15 Rep <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FTs81J6qIo" target="_blank">Lunges</a>, which brought out some hunger pains in me. I finished all right, but took a 30-40 minute break to eat something and digest the food.<br />
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To warm myself back up i did Bird's Eye Bullseye on Expert. First time, I tried finishing the run early by going directly to the finish instead of exploring around the mountain on other bullseyes and only scored 37. The next time I played it, between other exercises, I went to as many bullseyes I could and scored 246, a personal best!<br />
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Did 20 reps of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpYo_japLhY" target="_blank">Single-Leg Twists</a>. The game-trainer says I should feel it in my abs, but I felt the burn more in my legs. Did two bouts of 30 second <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=420EJR0BFJM" target="_blank">Planks</a>, 57 first time, 71 second time. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJYk0Lv3UaM" target="_blank">Sideways Leg Lift </a>(20 reps) I was rather clumsy. I felt the burn but only score 63, nearly stepping off the balance board a few times. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfejy9ClwV4" target="_blank">Arm-and-Leg Lift</a> I did rather well, doing a 20 rep instead of 10 and got a 91. Last strength exercise I did was 15 reps of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZB2WJ_5jF8" target="_blank">Side Lunges</a>. I think last time I did them, I was over-stretching. This time, I stretched out my leg at a more comfortable angle. I still felt the burn, so I'll work to stretch myself out a little more slowly.<br />
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Ended it with 20 minute Free Step. Feels good to have done some exercises after having two odd/off days in a row.<br />
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<b>August 12</b> - Sunday (Aerobics)<br />
Just a typical Aerobics day. Did my warm ups, then jumped right into 10 min Super Hoola Hoops. For some reason when I was supposed to spin left, the balance board wasn't picking up my movements too well. Got about 300 less spins compared to spinning right, which was fine and even gave me a little bit of ab work. Perhaps my footing was off, maybe I was tired, or I just can't spin left correctly for some reason?<br />
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Next up was a round of Bird's Eye Bullseye on Expert. Got a nice arm work out with my arms flapping around for about 6 minutes. Scored 321 by trying to go to every platform that wasn't too far away from me, AND hit the bullseye at the end this time! Seriously, it's why I'm doing this more often, it's a pretty decent exercise for a balance game.<br />
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Free Run was next for ten minutes. This was a little more of a pain, to be honest, but I held on. I keep trying to find a good type of running-in-place form, but they all end up hurting my ankles in some way. After a small water break, jumped into Skateboard Arena on Advanced again to work my legs. This is another balance board game with a good exercise to your legs. My legs were so sore during the last round of the game, I got all turned around. Scored 321.<br />
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This led me to play other balance board games since now my legs really were sore. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6UzBQUsaNw" target="_blank">Obstacle Course</a> on Advanced was next, scored a 572 this time. I actually fell off on the last course cause I thought I could outrun the iron ball, haha.<br />
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Two rounds of Snowball Fight; first was on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25zwU82K3Yg" target="_blank">Advanced</a>, the other on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcqTW2BQXi4" target="_blank">Expert</a>. Advanced was decent, scored 39. Expert had me on my nerves. I forgot Expert mode was 1 hit and you're out! In one try, however, I managed to score 41 and only got hit with ten seconds left on the clock. There were quite a few near-deaths though! I think I prefer advanced, however, as I won't be gambling for a longer sitting.<br />
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I decided to go ahead and do <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82Hru2XvR3s" target="_blank">Rhythm Boxing</a> on Advanced. I haven't played it in forever,so ended up really rusty. Scored 542 hits, which is kind of bad really. I suppose I got as much of a work out as I would with Free Step, just including arm movements. I didn't care much for it, but I suppose I may give it another try once I get used to it again; it's not fair to judge it considering I was messing up constantly. My only real feeling of a work out was at the end where you go wild with your punches for about 10-20 seconds, though.<br />
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Last i finished up with 30 minutes of Free Step. Tomorrow is Wild Card day, which I will hopefully not skip like the last two wild card days.<br />
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<b>August 13</b> - Monday (Wild Card Day)<br />
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I wasn't sure what to do today, but my friend had text me, inviting me to go to the arcade for In The Groove gameplaying. I did my usual warm-ups at home before he picked me up. I must have played... about 6-8 games on doubles. Feet are killing me but got a great cardio workout from it today!<br />
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Assuming I'm not too sore tomorrow, I'll resume my strength exercises with EA Active. I'm also going to be possibly taking off from working out over the weekend since a big tournament is happening then. I'm not sure what time I'll be going though, so I may just doing Yoga warmups those days. Tal Zahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02761814689945729242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-95408572471440712.post-58842831758797066472012-08-13T17:40:00.001-04:002012-08-13T17:41:12.078-04:00Olympic 2012 Soccer Game Finals Saw some great soccer finals this week, with women's tournament having a Japan vs USA gold match, and men's tournament with Brazil vs Mexico.<br />
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In women's, the Japan vs USA match was not a bad game at all, but wasn't as exciting as the Canada vs USA game. There were some calls that should have been made against USA, but they didn't look too serious. Japan seemed to only have half of its team really motivated to win, though. There were also some great moves, such as Tobin Heath with amazing ball control to get it away from Japan.<br />
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Although I'm glad USA won, if we were beaten by Japan, I wouldn't have minded so much. Japan's women's team is amazing! They did better than their men's team, getting a silver medal over not placing! I heard that while the men's team arrived in firstclass on a plane, the women's team had to fly coach when arriving for the Olympics. Ridiculous when you consider Japan's Men's team never won a world cup, but the women did! Hopefully the way home had a comfortable arrangement for the women this time. :)<br />
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As for Men's Brazil vs Mexico final, I think the match was pretty good between the two. I stopped liking Brazil for a long time now, and Princess Neymar with his little diving everywhere certainly didn't help it!<br />
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There is one guy on the Brazil team that is to be admired, and that would be Hulk. No, not the comic book hero, there is a man named Hulk (<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXtMX96uTwcbBrVd2Nz2gBQuZdMjhyphenhyphen2VUwnT2rlZ6rtrApObWsUMl9NNiaAxNah0m7MJ6D-suC7TNeHWh9VCZCNaLUqjUCI9AWc9x60tOczpQDUGpzJoJ-cO4PpmEGDeMqheY2bsBL6Lk/h120/Brazil+player+hulk.jpg" target="_blank"><b>Givanildo Vieira de Souza</b></a>) on the Brazil team who is a good soccer player and is not a diving pussy like Neymar (at least from what i could tell in Mexico Vs Brazil game). He is a huge dude that doesn't use his large body as a weapon, but more as a defensive mechanic. He could have easily knocked around 3 Mexico players at once with it looking like an accident, but he seemed to be the gentle giant. As it is, he was also the one who scored the only goal, despite him usually being a support player on the team!<br />
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Mexico still beat them, though there were quite a few near misses. Peralta of Mexico scored the first goal, before the first minute of game time! Poor Fabiano of Mexico had two near goals, including this impressive one!<br />
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Brazil almost got an equalizer goal later too, but the header went too high or was to the right of the goal. That would have changed the whole game! There was also a time where two Brazil players got in an argument on the field cause one fouled a Mexican player near their goal. Couldn't find a clip of that, but shocked me a little! One of the two ended up getting subbed out, whether it was for the argument or maybe because the coach saw he was tired, I don't know.At the end of the game, the players traded shirts with each other, I think it's supposed to be a show of respect for one another. I envy whoever got Hulk's shirt, cause he's the only one's shirt I'd want on that team. Besides him, someone of course traded with Neymar. Even if he is a little priss and actor, he still is a famous and good player.<br />
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I was glad for Mexico's win though! Not only because I dislike Brazil (except Hulk) but also North American pride! I'd root for Canada just the same! It's amazing both Olympic soccer/football games were won in gold for North America! I'm exceptionally pleased that the Women's medal winners were to what I wanted as well; USA Gold, Japan Silver, Canada Bronze! Men's ended as Mexico Gold, Brazil Silver, and surprisingly South Korea Bronze! I wish South Korea had a better showing against Brazil, and that Japan had a better showing against South Korea, but the better teams have won.<br />
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Also, even thought it is wrong, I laughed when I saw Neymar pouting at his loss after Mexico/Brazil match ended. :PTal Zahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02761814689945729242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-95408572471440712.post-34827617620135176582012-08-07T11:58:00.003-04:002012-08-07T11:58:42.751-04:00Working Out: Week 4<a href="http://lifelylistings.blogspot.com/2012/07/working-out-post-week-1.html" target="_blank">Week 1</a> <a href="http://lifelylistings.blogspot.com/2012/07/working-out-week-2.html" target="_blank">Week 2</a> <a href="http://lifelylistings.blogspot.com/2012/07/working-out-week-3.html" target="_blank">Week 3</a><br />
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As we enter the 4th week, a few changes have occurred. I still am using <a href="http://gan.doubleclick.net/gan_click?lid=41000000026530730&pid=43040&adurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.abt.com%2Fproduct%2F43040%2FNintendo-WII-FIT-PLUS.html&usg=AFHzDLsxg5xJA4_XxQ8OiuGsqFbeRHDBHw&pubid=561716" rel="nofollow">Wii Fit Plus</a> and <a href="http://gan.doubleclick.net/gan_click?lid=41000000024781945&pid=sku1195189&adurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.samsclub.com%2Fsams%2Fshop%2Fproduct.jsp%3FproductId%3Dprod910346%26pid%3D_DoubleClick_Affiliates%26ci_src%3D15781033%26ci_sku%3Dsku1195189&usg=AFHzDLsGq-4I8TysLMP4ePOhOp9I-wlp6g&pubid=561716" rel="nofollow">EA Active More Workouts</a> on the <a href="http://gan.doubleclick.net/gan_click?lid=41000000005217789&pid=23331743&adurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.officemax.com%2Ftechnology%2Ftv-video-audio%2Fgaming-consoles%2Fnintendo-wii%2Fproduct-prod3941068%3Fcm_mmc%3DPerformics-_-Technology-_-TV%2C%2520Video%2520and%2520Audio-_-Gaming%2520Consoles%26ci_src%3D14110944%26ci_sku%3D23331743&usg=AFHzDLtabHCiPsy_m-QNId_uaK6pt3L7kA&pubid=561716" rel="nofollow">Nintendo Wii</a>. My workouts are mostly the same, but now a change in the schedule is to be made.Originally, my weekly schedule alternated going Strength exercises, Aerobics, day off, then back to strength and repeating... Now I am going to attempt to not have a day off so often.<br />
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My weight starting this was around 177lbs, but since I started this work out regime, my weight fluctuated around it slightly being lower, but not much a huge difference. Since this is week 4, I think it's time to take a bit more action. Perhaps I just need a little more exercising with less days off to make this work. I'm sure some of this ties in with only being active part of the day instead of all day long, or my eating habits, but I'll try to change that.<br />
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<a name='more'></a><b>July 31</b> - Tuesday (Strength Exercises)<br />
Got a slightly early start on my exercises today. Started with my usual warm ups; The upstairs yoga (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfPrF_hJI1c" target="_blank">Sun Salutation</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlJqhM8oCyM" target="_blank">Half Moon</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Sqpe8nHHrY" target="_blank">Palm Tree</a>, and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxqQKrmgRv8" target="_blank">Tree</a> poses) and the downstairs warm ups on Wii Fit Plus (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpgnpl79YIg" target="_blank">Chair</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plxxkWck-24" target="_blank">Standing Knee</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SY_p_LxVaM" target="_blank">Warrior</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPWux0nD7jw" target="_blank">Triangle</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQQ9cleWBTY" target="_blank">Downward-Facing Dog</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEOgwVH-HVU" target="_blank">Grounded V</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ye-zZwWTno" target="_blank">Jack Knives [Rep 10]</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RemPQSNQzFM" target="_blank">Cobra</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUVYijR5q_U" target="_blank">Bridge</a>, and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXLqA3G9EKA" target="_blank">Spinal Twist</a>). Sierra joined right at the end, but left when she found out today's strength exercises would be done on EA Active; she's not a fan of it.<br />
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During the Yoga and such, I did feel a bit more out of breath than usual. Not sure why that is, but I decided to do <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TtmT27bAg4" target="_blank">Deep Breathing</a> to get myself back on track. It helped a little, though I still felt slightly more winded than usual.<br />
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I did the usual "Crunch and Core" on easy for my strength work outs. I managed to do Push Ups all right, but had to do break right after doing them, mainly cause <a href="http://youtu.be/jQcgtoSTO9I" target="_blank">Mountain Climbers</a> always follows after. Speaking of which, Mountain Climbers were not too challenging strength-wise, but I was having a hard time breathing so I couldn't wait for the rep counter to catch up correctly. I did convert the <a href="http://youtu.be/mVZ3rbf6684" target="_blank">Leg Raises</a> into Jack Knives again, but they come right after Reverse Crunches, meaning my legs are already tired. I rather put more effort into my abs anyway.<br />
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After all the strength exercises were done, and I was good and sweaty, I put back on the Wii Fit Plus and decided to do 10 minutes of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S56Lemzuqzc" target="_blank">Free Step</a> as a cool down. Been thinking I'll make myself do more when it comes to working out in a day. The EA Active work out does about 30 minutes of exercises, while my warm up yoga things with Wii Fit and upstairs stand-alone Yoga, comes out to about 25 minutes. Figure I'll make it a nice steady hour+ each day.<br />
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Another thing I need to do is keep myself active later in the day and wake myself up earlier. I set the alarm to 9am, and plan to try going to sleep around 11pm-1am. The active at night part is something I gotta figure out.<br />
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<b>August 1</b> - Wednesday (Aerobics)<br />
Woke up plenty early today. Unfortunately, I was still a bit tired so ended up having a late starting time for the work out. Also, I was hooked on watching the Soccer Olympic games.<br />
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Did my usual warm ups before doing Wii Fit Plus aerobics. Started off with my usual 10 minutes of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q84FLyWDSAE" target="_blank">Super Hoola-Hoops</a>. It tired my ankles a little, so I put in a breather of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6UzBQUsaNw" target="_blank">Obstacle Course</a> on advanced, which I completed without errors. Next was 10 minutes of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmO2XDeNVOI" target="_blank">Free Run</a>. My right ankle was rather sore during the run, which makes me wonder if I put a little more weight on my right foot or it just happened to be sore.<br />
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Just to be safe I did some <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86tqozAh7yE" target="_blank">Table Tilt Advanced,</a> which I completed with only 5 seconds remaining. I also decided to so some <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25zwU82K3Yg" target="_blank">Snowball Fight</a>, but only on Advanced to get warmed up. I do have expert mode unlocked, but didn't want to frustrate myself after not playing it for so long. I scored 48 points on it, which isn't too bad.<br />
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To finish everything off, I did 20 minutes of Free Stepping. Wii Fit said that totaled my time working out to 70 minutes, so I'm happy with that. Tomorrow, if I'm not sore, I plan to do some Wii Fit strength exercises. If I am sore, I'll still do some exercises, but only ones that don't involve the sore areas. Maybe I'll make my "third" say the wild card day, where I can I choose to experiment with different exercises or work out games.<br />
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<b>August 2</b> - Thursday (Wild Card Day)<br />
Wild Card days will be where I experiment with different work outs or ideas. After my usual warm-up, I was going to use my sister's game <a href="http://www.ign.com/images/games/newu-fitness-first-mind-body-yoga-pilates-workout-wii-69125" target="_blank">New U Mind Body Yoga & Pilates Workout</a> for the wii, but after sampling it for about 5 minutes, found it really obnoxious. You pick one of three female trainers, all with breathy voices that either are meant to be soothing or seductive, I can't tell... I picked one called "Kiren" which, when pronounced, reminded me of Cartman from South Park when he says "Kenny" as "Keyenny" or "Kyle" as "Keyile." The game did yoga poses in succession of each other, which seems like not a bad idea, but unfortunately, I run into the problem of the low ceiling in the basement. I decided to just give up on it instead.<br />
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For today, I instead did Wii Fit Plus's balance games! I managed to break a few of my old records today, as well as shame myself in others. I started with <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71W544fHTeQ" target="_blank">Soccer Heading</a> on beginner. I think I need to wear my glasses when I play this so I can see details better; normally I don't need my glasses much since I see pretty well, it's just meant for across the room or seeing details. In any case, I scored 142 on it.<br />
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Next was <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOLZ4w9eMBQ" target="_blank">Tightrope Walk</a>. I used to suck big time on this game. The first time I played, I only passed it with 5 seconds remaining on the clock! After getting used to it, I finished in 29 seconds. I learned to use my arms to help influence my balance, which made things go a lot faster. Feeling bold, I played it on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDDQpzfQV4Y" target="_blank">advanced</a>. Admittedly, I failed the first time. The freaking feathers messed me up and I couldn't see which way I was leaning. One of those weird monster things were closing in on me, so I jumped and ended up jumping off. The second try was much better; finished in a minute!<br />
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Played <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZqdTAaKRX0" target="_blank">Penguin Slide</a> next. Learning from tightrope walk, I used my arms to help my balance more. I did fall off once still, but managed to score a solid 94. My highest is only about 106, so I think 94 is decent for me. After that, did some Table Tilt on Advanced. Managed to get my best record ever, speeding through to score 134 points on completion! Beat my old record too!<br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ji2hLJ_gqOU" target="_blank">Bird's Eye Bullseye</a> was the next game. This one really works your arms! I played on beginner and managed to get another top score of 224. Next played it on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxaNv8fR4jQ" target="_blank">advanced (5:14)</a> which I never had beaten in the past. I think it's mainly because I was impatient when I played it last time. In any case, I managed to beat it this time with a score of 120. Decided not to try <a href="http://youtu.be/JxaNv8fR4jQ" target="_blank">expert mode (10:02)</a> this time.<br />
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Next came Snowball Fight on Advanced again. Played it twice, even! My first run had so many snowmiis popping up, I couldn't keep up! Snowmiis are more coordinated on their assaults, and have faster snowballs, take 2 hits to knock out, and generally are annoying. My first score was 49, and second was 52.<br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHrek47SlVk" target="_blank">Skateboard Arena</a> on beginner was next. This one actually helps your legs if you squat a little while you play. I had fun with this, scoring only 115. Had similar mechanics to EA Active's <a href="http://youtu.be/frB31R-WGb4" target="_blank">Mountain Boarding</a>, except I think EA Active helped more in strength, but wii fit had more freedom to do things and more fun.<br />
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I played <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8GIH5vL8dk" target="_blank">Tilt City</a> on beginner next. This really wasn't so much a work out as it was for testing my balance and coordination. My first try, I got a bit confused and only scored an 87. Second try, started getting the hang of it and scored 204! Not sure if I can do <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbzocCt7Wbg" target="_blank">Advanced</a> or <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy9aiIlQW0E" target="_blank">Expert</a> too well though... The game can get easily frustrating.<br />
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Up came <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dnx_ZUMnrCo" target="_blank">Table Tilt Plus</a> next! I used my arms again to help me with this. Unfortunately on my first play, I failed at the 7th stage, scoring only 60 points. Next play however... i managed to beat it for the first time ever! Scored a 104, but I was surprised to have even beaten it! I think I got lucky on the seventh stage when a mii-ball fell down. it caused the table to spin and I had the ball furthest from the goal in a cannon so it shot straight up and onto the goal, speeding up my progress!<br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JE4gJBe5cg4" target="_blank">Rhythm Kung Fu</a> on beginner was annoying. The Wiimote and nunchuk were having delays on their sensors (sometimes failing to pick up my movements), so I could score too well. I probably have to readjust my rhythm to make up for it, which is really frustrating. I ended it with a 410 or something. It's actually pretty nice for balancing and movement though, so maybe i'll ignore the game telling me I'm late, early or missing.<br />
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Played some Obstacle Course, one of my favorite games, on advanced as usual. This time, i figured I'd try to speed it along to get to the end, managing to get a high score of 626! I think it was my best, but I'm not sure. I finished off with <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxRXz-lXgVQ" target="_blank">Balance Bubble</a> on beginner. This game annoys me a little, but it does a great job for balance. My main problem with it is the music change towards the end... makes me nervous, and slip up some. I played it twice, first time popping at the music change, and second time I finished with 51 second left.<br />
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Tomorrow will be strength, and next day aerobics as usual.<br />
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<b>August 3</b> - Friday (<strike>Strength</strike> Day off)<br />
As it happened, today I had a rather bad stomach ache that kept coming back each time I ate. I didn't want to work out on a completely empty stomach either since then I'd get hunger pains. Thus, today was a bit of a forced day off. Tomorrow I'll continue my strength exercises. I only managed to so Sun Salutation before pain started to get to me.<br />
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<b>August 4</b> - Saturday (Strength)<br />
Did my usual warm ups before doing the Wii Fit Plus strength exercises for the day. Felt much better today, and did a lot of exercises.<br />
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Started off with 20 reps of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FTs81J6qIo" target="_blank">Lunges</a>. I did pretty well, but the last two reps I did were a bit off... started to lose my balance. I also sometimes didn't do the lunges completely correctly; it calls for going straight up and down on your legs, but I moved forward do them instead at times. Just couldn't help it.<br />
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Over the span of the work out, I did 30 reps of Jackknives 3 times, spread out of course. Managed to do them all with a nice feeling in my abs. It means I did a total of 100 jackknives today if you include the 10 in my usual warm-up. here's hoping I can do the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYhmpYIdPgM" target="_blank">100 rep Jackknife challenge</a> soon!<br />
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Did 6 reps of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9NUleVrBL8" target="_blank">Torso Twists</a>. It's hard to know if I'm doing the diagonal twists correctly since according to the trainer I'm supposed to "twist, not bend forward" but it feels like the same thing to me. Also forced myself to do 10 <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkVjYniLje0" target="_blank">Push Ups with Side Planks</a> and ended up doing 4 bad ones. I really think doing push ups and side planks on the balance board hurts my hands to much to do, so thinking I may do them on my own, away from the game, or stick to doing them on EA Active. As it was, I did a 6 rep version later on to see if that was more bearable... I managed to get through it but was very sloppy. Thinking the side plank part messes up my footing.<br />
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Did two 30 second <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=420EJR0BFJM" target="_blank">Plank</a> exercises (not together). First time was bad, but I had just done it after the miserable Push Up-Side Planks. Second time I got a decent score, somewhere in the 60s instead of 30s like first time. Did decently on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJYk0Lv3UaM" target="_blank">Sideways Leg Lift</a> as well as <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpYo_japLhY" target="_blank">Single Leg Twist</a> with both on max reps, despite that whenever I switched legs, my left leg would be really struggling to keep up. Not sure if my left side id just weaker (wouldn't surprise me) or just tired from before.<br />
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Got a 96 on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfejy9ClwV4" target="_blank">Arm-and-Leg Lift</a>, always love doing that. I still don't always feel the muscles working in that exercise, but it damn well makes me sweat. I also threw breaks in between exercises with balance games, such as Penguin Slide (scored 97) and Snowball Fight Advanced (44). Last real strength exercise I did was 20 reps of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZB2WJ_5jF8" target="_blank">Side Lunges</a>. I did complete all reps, but I wonder if I was leaning forward to lessen the work out for me. I know for a fact I did one rep wrongly at least, since it was close to not counting to the game. Maybe it's just something I need to keep working at though.<br />
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I ended my workout with a 10 minute Free Step session. By the end of all this, my muscles shook all about when I tried to close my legs together when sitting. It was funny, as if they were magnets trying to pull away from each other. I do know I need to work with my arms a little more so I can do push ups a little more, as well as do some wrist stretching so they won't hurt either. Maybe on the wildcard day, I'll just lift dumbells after my warm ups... who knows!<br />
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<b>August 5</b> - Sunday (Aerobics)<br />
Did usual warm ups. I am starting to get annoyed with Standing Knee, hard for me to notice if my body is twisting to the side instead of staying straight forward.<br />
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Did my usual 10 minutes of Super Hoola Hoops, 10 minutes of Free Running, and 20 minutes of Free stepping. In between, I did to Bird's Eye Bullseye Advanced, scoring 175 this time. Considering making Bird's Eye Bullseye an every day thing as it does give my arms some exercise. I first need to see how it is on advanced though.<br />
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While doing my Free Run and Free Step, I was thinking about how cool it would be if in the next generation of Wii Fit, or other fitness stuff that comes to the Wii or Wii U, if you could hook up your mp3 player to it and have you step the the music beat. It'd be a pseudo DDR, I suppose, but still pretty awesome. The wii does have USB ports that can be utilized for it. Right now, I try change the pace of Free Step to the beat of my music playing, but it only has three settings. Generally never syncs with the songs. At least with Free Running, I can run to my own pace, thus do so to my music.<br />
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<b>August 6</b> - Monday (Wild Card Day)<br />
Unfortunately today, I was drained from the amazing Olympic Soccer games, and couldn't motivate myself to do a special work out. I don't feel as bad since it was a wild card day, but I hope to change that. I did weigh myself in and do the usual warm-ups still though.Tal Zahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02761814689945729242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-95408572471440712.post-5732561991068115552012-08-07T11:56:00.001-04:002012-08-08T21:14:45.234-04:00The Olympics: Soccer 2 - USA vs CanadaYesterday was the semi-final match between Canada and USA in women's soccer for the Olympics. It was a heart-wrenching match with the referee making questionable calls, failing to make calls, and generally making the game seem a little seedy. Also, Melissa Tancredi of Canada is a cunt.<br />
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Right now, Canada feels that the ref essentially gave the game to USA, that they were dominating USA the entire time until the ref made bad calls. As I watched the game, however, I saw two evenly matched teams blasting each other with everything they had. Canada wasn't "dominating" but they <i>were</i> leading the game. They were the ones that kept striking one point ahead before the USA caught up each time.<br />
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The ref did make some questionable calls, such as penalizing the Canadian goalkeeper for holding the ball too long. Apparently it was a legitimate call, but almost never one that is called. That call led to a also questionable call against Canada for a handball, which gave USA a penalty kick. It ended up being a goal that equalized the score, and causing the over time which would ultimately allow USA to score a winning goal.<br />
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Despite these calls that seemed to favor USA, there were many calls that could have been made against Canada, including red cards to eliminate some supporting players. Namely, Melissa Tancredi of Canada. She is such a bitch, hell she's a friggin' cunt on the soccer field. I saw her shove players with more force than needed, played off as an accident. I saw her stomp on the face of a USA player on the ground. There are not many people I will call a cunt, but she is one that fits the word so well!<br />
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Her first shove happened fast, I thought perhaps she couldn't slow down and the force just passed onto the USA player, but a slow down showed her arms reeling back and shoving the woman.<br />
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Not only that, there was a moment where a throw in was disputed between Tancredi and Rapinoe of the USA team. Tancredi seemed like she wanted to start something with her body language while Rapinoe cooly walking away not paying her any attention. <br />
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I know Soccer is a physical heavy game, I played it for around 8 years when I was younger, and I have watched several World Cups and games on TV. This cunt, however, takes the cake on trying to be a bully on the field. Canada says USA players should be ashamed to win due to bad calls, but I say they should be ashamed to have such a cunt on their team.<br />
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The rest of the Canadian teams was AMAZING. Sinclair is an amazing soccer player with great precision and shook up the USA team. McLeod, Canada's goalie, read the ball well, and should be considered a strong point on their team. I'm not sure if I'd consider her as good as I see Hope Solo, but I also fancy Solo, so I will just say McLeod is not to be taken lightly.<br />
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In the end, the game's nature was created by the bad ref calls. USA deserved their win still, but Canada's team is to absolutely be commended for their amazing team, sans Tancredi. I think they deserved the silver medal, but sadly not in the cards with how the teams were positioned. I'll be rooting for USA against Japan on Thursday via my mother's phone since we have to take Faith to the vets during the game.Tal Zahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02761814689945729242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-95408572471440712.post-5789303903272432312012-08-06T13:23:00.000-04:002012-08-06T13:30:50.144-04:00The Olympics: SoccerI been watching the Olympics this year, mainly the soccer matches, and been loving the action going on.<br />
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In the Women's league, i been rooting for Japan, Canada, and USA, and so far they have all made it to the semifinals! Of course I want USA to win gold, but I am okay with Canada or Japan getting it as well. At the time of this post, Japan is facing France with Japan winning. I'd love to see Japan face off against USA for a rematch from the last World Cup they had with Japan winning it. Maybe this time, USA will beat them, but first they have to get past Canada. Canada's women's team seriously impressed me this year; knocking out Great Britain's Team despite the fact Great Britain had never lost a game in the qualifiers where Canada had and was 3rd in their seeding. Despite their amazing game, I really cannot see them winning the gold. USA has the potential, as does Japan. I suppose if France beats Japan and Canada beats USA, they have a chance then.<br />
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In the Men's league, our USA team didn't even qualify! Due to that, I been rooting for Mexico (North American pride), Uruguay (I'm a fan of Luis Suarez), and Japan. Unfortunately, Uruguay got eliminated in the qualifiers, so I changed my cheers to Great Britain. I'd be rooting for them in the beginning too, but I like to limit myself to three teams. Honestly, all the teams were rather impressive this years.<br />
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I was greatly surprised with Senegal's team; they were fast and skilled. Mexico only recently eliminated them in the knock out rounds, which was a great match up between the two. Mexico seemed to be the superior in technical play with their passes and plans, while Senegal had the speed and ball stealing to really mess with Mexico. They made it into overtime even, but Mexico broke through with 2 more goals, sealing their win. The thing with their match is the ref was a bit of a dunce. He'd call some plays then ignore others. One huge thing was he gave a Senegal player only a yellow card for high jump kicking a Mexican player. I mean, it may not have been intentional as we was going for a high ball, but that was reckless playing!<br />
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Also in the knock out rounds, Egypt faced Japan where the game was rather sad. I think the Egyptian players were observing Ramadan during the tournament, which means they were fasting during the day and eating only at night. The players were so exhausted in this match up, they were getting hurt left and right. They ran out of substitutes and had to play two men down; one due to a red card (double yellowed, it really wasn't much of a cardable offense) and another being injured. Japan proceeded to win 3-0. I found it rather annoying that a Japan player got upset he didn't get a foul call in his favor during stoppage time. It's like, dude, it wasn't that serious, you're winning the game 3-0, and there's a few minutes left. Get over it!<br />
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Brazil facing Honduras started off great, but thanks to ref being ridiculous, Honduras ended up with two men down due to red cards, despite being a strong team. Brazil even seemed to want to argue with the ref on the card, and even hugged or patted the back of the last Honduran to leave the field as if to say, "that blows, sorry bro."<br />
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One big surprise upset was South Korea beating Great Britain's team. It came down to shoot outs. As it was, I only caught the beginning of the game before I had to go work out. After a shower and everything, I went to check the scores and found out they were still playing. Turned on the TV just in time to see the last two kicks of the penalty kick shoot out where Britain player Daniel Sturridge missed his shot and Korea's player score, giving Korea the victory. I never would have expect South Korea to do so well, considering when I saw their games, they didn't seem to be anythign special. I say good for them. I also hear a lot of people ragging on Daniel Sturridge for missing his shot, but from the games I've seen, he is an incredible player. You really can't surmise one's skills from penalty shoot outs as that's more about luck and nerves. He just chose the wrong side/goal keeper chose the right side. I think I found another soccer player I'm a fan of, truth be told!<br />
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As it stands now, my ideal winners for the leagues are:<br />
Women's league: USA Gold, Japan Silver, Canada Bronze.<br />
Men's League: Mexico Gold, Japan Bronze, South Korea Silver.<br />
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I don't want Brazil to win in Men's league. I do liek that most of their players are much more humble than what I saw at the men's world cup, but Neymar on their team is a bit too cocky for my tastes, and over plays his fouls. I'd be fine if Japan got the gold as well, but rather North America get the honor for it. To be honest, if Brazil beats North Korea, I am not sure if Japan or Mexico would be better suited to beat them.<br />
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For Women's, I happen to like all the teams, even France's team! I just like the others a little better.<br />
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And now to leave you with a rather funny pose of Luis Suarez, which I so helpfully captioned.<br />
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Still working out. Weight lost has been rather small, but I am not expecting anything too big yet. I'm still using <a href="http://gan.doubleclick.net/gan_click?lid=41000000026530730&pid=43040&adurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.abt.com%2Fproduct%2F43040%2FNintendo-WII-FIT-PLUS.html&usg=AFHzDLsxg5xJA4_XxQ8OiuGsqFbeRHDBHw&pubid=561716" rel="nofollow">Wii Fit Plus</a> and <a href="http://gan.doubleclick.net/gan_click?lid=41000000024781945&pid=sku1213307&adurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.samsclub.com%2Fsams%2Fshop%2Fproduct.jsp%3FproductId%3Dprod901180%26pid%3D_DoubleClick_Affiliates%26ci_src%3D15781033%26ci_sku%3Dsku1213307&usg=AFHzDLumFU3Or6486SHh2NJ-8sa7-9dxqw&pubid=561716" rel="nofollow">EA Sports Active: More Workouts</a> on the <a href="http://gan.doubleclick.net/gan_click?lid=41000000005217789&pid=23331743&adurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.officemax.com%2Ftechnology%2Ftv-video-audio%2Fgaming-consoles%2Fnintendo-wii%2Fproduct-prod3941068%3Fcm_mmc%3DPerformics-_-Technology-_-TV%2C%2520Video%2520and%2520Audio-_-Gaming%2520Consoles%26ci_src%3D14110944%26ci_sku%3D23331743&usg=AFHzDLtabHCiPsy_m-QNId_uaK6pt3L7kA&pubid=561716" rel="nofollow">Nintendo Wii</a>. Sometimes, I do other exercises, such as walking the dog, or playing some <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_Dance_Revolution" target="_blank">Dance Dance Revolution</a>/<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Groove_%28video_game%29" target="_blank">In The Groove</a> at the arcade. A few years ago, using all this, I was able to lose 15 lbs. Now that my BMI is considered overweight, I need to lose about 20lbs, so I'm at it again!<br />
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Most of this takes place in my basement unless otherwise stated.
However, because my basement has a very low ceiling, I can't do stand-up
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<a name='more'></a> <b>July 24 </b>- Tuesday (Day Off)<br />
After yesterday's heavy In The Groove aerobics, I'm seriously glad I don't have to strain myself today. I still need to do some Yoga poses to keep my body stretched, but that's not so awful. As it is, I'm feeling very lazy today, not wanting to do anything other than play video games.<br />
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Finally got myself to do the yoga work outs. Did my usual; <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfPrF_hJI1c" target="_blank">Sun Salutation</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlJqhM8oCyM" target="_blank">Half Moon</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Sqpe8nHHrY" target="_blank">Palm Tree</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxqQKrmgRv8" target="_blank">Tree</a> poses upstairs in my room, then using the Wii Fit Plus downstairs, did the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpgnpl79YIg" target="_blank">Chair</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SY_p_LxVaM" target="_blank">Warrior</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plxxkWck-24" target="_blank">Standing Knee</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPWux0nD7jw" target="_blank">Triangle</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQQ9cleWBTY" target="_blank">Downward-Facing Dog</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RemPQSNQzFM" target="_blank">Cobra</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUVYijR5q_U" target="_blank">Bridge</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXLqA3G9EKA" target="_blank">Spinal Twist</a>, and the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEOgwVH-HVU" target="_blank">Grounded V</a> poses. This time, however, I added a 10 rep version of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ye-zZwWTno" target="_blank">Jack Knives</a> to the mix as apart of my warm ups. I figure this could help me get a little extra strength exercise each day while not being to strenuous. I considered another Yoga pose, but not many others I really like/can do.<br />
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Rest of the day will likely involve me playing video games and such, though a friend and I are making cookies right now.<br />
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<b>July 25</b> - Wednesday (Strength)<br />
Was, again, lazy for the day. Eventually got started where things went mostly smoothly. I can almost touch my toes without bending my knees when doing Sun Salutation, so thrilled about that!<br />
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Sierra joined along with me during the Wii Fit Yoga. Normally, having company makes me a bit nervous, but I managed to do fine. Did the yoga poses, plus 10 reps of Jack Knives. Triangle seems to be getting a bit easier, as is Grounded V. One thing I hate about Jack Knives is that the on-screen trainer tells you to not use momentum while raising and lowering your legs, but then doesn't give you enough time to lower your legs slowly.<br />
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Next I moved onto EA Sports Active: More Workouts. Did the usual Crunch & Core workout on Easy mode with the normal eliminations of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUd1zohzO1U" target="_blank">Good Mornings</a> (Too low a ceiling to do them) and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-51iMb5XFeY" target="_blank">Bent Over Rows</a> (Don't find them helpful at all). Sierra left around side lifts. I think I did well with all the exercises, though i still have to manually count when I do <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syCwdvSIo1s" target="_blank">Mountain Climbers (3:01)</a> cause the rep counter sometimes fails to recognize when I do a rep. I probably am doing Mountain Climbers slightly wrong anyway, since you aren't supposed to let your hips bounce, but I can't help that.<br />
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Push Ups went better than expected. Normally, I have to cheat and fake a rep or two to catch my breath or give my arms a rest, but I managed to keep going without cheating. Unfortunately, my back may have arched slightly on some reps. I find the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hesWjy-80f8" target="_blank">Boxing</a> parts of the workouts as breathers more than work outs, but I suppose it helps arm speed and whatnot.<br />
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Mostly pleased with this workout considering last strength work out, I used Wii Fit Plus's exercises instead. One thing that went weird though was when I was doing cool downs where I had to lean on my side for s stretch, my elbow started to hurt quite a bit. Guess too much weight on the elbow or something, but it hurt a little after before going away. Gotta be more careful.<br />
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<b>July 26</b> - Thursday (Aerobics)<br />
Did the usual yoga upstairs. Went downstairs and before starting the usual Yoga and jacknife routine, played some of the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6UzBQUsaNw" target="_blank">Obstacle Course</a> on advanced, but failed it the first time. A little annoyed, went right into the usual routine. Afterwards, did 10 minutes of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q84FLyWDSAE" target="_blank">Super Hoola Hoops</a>, a more successful Obstacle Course then took a 10 minute break. When I came back, I finished with a 10 minute <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmO2XDeNVOI" target="_blank">Free Run</a>.<br />
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Wrote this a day after it happened, so my details weren't so up to snuff.<br />
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<b>July 27</b> - Friday (Day Off)<br />
I was up really late last night, getting hooked into this story I been reading. When I woke up, it was already 1pm and felt very unmotivated. So, I didn't even do my Yoga today. I feel a bit like a slob, but hoping perhaps one day where I don't do anything will be too bad, just gotta force myself to keep going the next day. I gotta see if I can get myself up earlier in the days and stay up so I can sleep okay at night. And not get distracted by things like stories or video games.<br />
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Also, looked at myself in the mirror. I still have a small pouchy stomach, but some definition in the muscles near my ribs is showing!<br />
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<b>July 28</b> - Saturday (Strength)<br />
Today, Sierra came over and we watched the Olympics Soccer games, names USA's Women's team. Won 3-0! After that, there was a park grand opening in our town nearby that Sierra wanted to take some photos of. We walked to it and around there for a bit and back. 3DS says I got about 1200 steps from it so that's cool.<br />
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Did my usual warp ups. During the downstairs portion, Sierra joined in with me again. Today, I decided to do Wii Fit Plus's strength exercises for a change of pace. Started with a 15 rep <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FTs81J6qIo" target="_blank">Lunge</a>, which really got to my legs a bit. Then we went into <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkVjYniLje0" target="_blank">Push Ups with Side Planks</a>. Rep was 10, but I only did about 8 good ones. My wrists were killing me. 6 reps of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9NUleVrBL8" target="_blank">Torso Twists</a> were next, which still didn't feel like much.<br />
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Then we got into the nitty gritty; 30 reps of Jack Knives. Loved the feeling it gave my stomach after we were done. After that, we decided a small break was good and decided to play some balance games. Sierra played a round of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VVfC1ZNGjo" target="_blank">Candle Mediation</a>, where you need to sit as still as possible on the balance board and hold it for a period of time. I'm not much a fan of this really, but she likes it. Normally, she can beat it without much problem, but today she couldn't get past 35 seconds. I want into a round of advanced <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86tqozAh7yE" target="_blank">Table Tilt</a>.<br />
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After that small fun break, it was back into the strength exercises. I think next we did <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpYo_japLhY" target="_blank">Single Leg Twist</a> (Max reps), which I was able to cheat slightly since I could touch the ceiling to hold my balance some... Still got something out of it, just probably could have gotten more out of it in my abs if I tried balancing myself without help.<br />
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To give our legs a small break, we did <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfejy9ClwV4" target="_blank">Arm and Leg Lift.</a> Although I didn't feel a lot of muscles going with that, it was great to make us sweat some and I suppose stretch our legs and such. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJYk0Lv3UaM" target="_blank">Sideways Leg Lift</a> was next, which could have really put some strain on our legs without the Arm-and-Leg-Lift exercise in between. I like this one though, as it gets the side of my thighs into working out, and I can't cheat with the ceiling as easily. My thighs and belly is where most of my extra weight went.<br />
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For some ease off the legs, we did 10 reps of Jack Knives again, then 30 seconds of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=420EJR0BFJM" target="_blank">Plank</a> exercise. I actually did pretty well on this one and felt some burn. After this, i think I did a quicky break with <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6UzBQUsaNw" target="_blank">Obstacle Course</a> (Advanced) and managed to get through without one mess up! Sierra passed on playing another balance game or anything so we went right into our finale.<br />
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Another 30 reps of Jack knives! Felt very good for me, and surprised Sierra kept up with me! She did admit to slowing down on some exercises though, but wanted to push herself. After that, we cooled down with an extra helping of Cobra and Spinal twist Yoga poses.<br />
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In total, I did 80 reps of Jack Knives today (10 with my usual warp up, 30 in beginning, 10 as an ice breaker, and 30 at the end). When 30 doesn't seem to feel as much, I may do a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYhmpYIdPgM" target="_blank">Jack Knife Challenge</a> once each strength exercise day. Last time I did it, I had to do 100 reps, but it was well worth it! Sadly, that was a few years ago though. Still, It would be fun to do that again!<br />
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I may have a few of the exercises out of order or did a little more, but this was basically everything. time spent playing totaled around 58 minutes. Sierra working out with me did help make the time fly faster and push myself a little harder too, so I hope she continues wanting to join in. I gotta say I felt a lot less lazy today too, which was a great feeling!<br />
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Tomorrow for Aerobics, I think I'll try EA Active's aerobics exercises for a change of pace as well. If I like it, I may keep this as my usual work out method; First strength day = EA Active, Second = Wii fit. First aerobics day = wii fit, second = EA Active.<br />
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<b>July 29</b> - Sunday (Aerobics)<br />
After the usual warm ups, I jumped into EA Sports Active: More Workouts's version of aerobics; Calorie Burner (Easy) work out. Most of it involves running. Some exercises included needing a stretch-band, so I just skipped those; I'm too afraid I'll snap the band!<br />
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After the warm ups (EA has a few of their own), I started with <a href="http://youtu.be/66N6L9v0Wbw" target="_blank">Footfires</a>, which is pretty tough on the ankles. Basically just spread your legs out while trying to keep your back straight and move your feet up and down rapidly. It made <a href="http://youtu.be/r5AhGcry0mg" target="_blank">Skipping</a> a little more achey.<br />
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Then there was a thing called <a href="http://youtu.be/frB31R-WGb4" target="_blank">Mountain Boarding</a>. I'm rather surprised such a game is on EA Active. You basically squat and have to jump, switch position, and run during the play. The controls were finicky at times, such as not recognizing when I switched positions. Also, the running is set at such a slow pace, I may as well just jog. I did like it for being different though.<br />
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Next was <a href="http://youtu.be/QPFX2jvuqoE" target="_blank">Basketball Running</a>. The introductory video said while running, I may need to switch into different styles of running/walking, but I was never asked. After that was <a href="http://youtu.be/DqFWWmVRbCU" target="_blank">Basketball Shooting</a>. I suppose that helped me out with my legs, but I really found the exercise trivial. The <a href="http://youtu.be/ehcKnuOgcKo" target="_blank">Stride Jumps</a> afterwards was a little on the painful side though; since my legs were already tired.<br />
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Then the workout brought an old foe back to me; <a href="http://youtu.be/jQcgtoSTO9I" target="_blank">Mountain Climbers</a>. Surprisingly, I actually felt all right doing them, but the game surprised me when it had a higher rep than in my strength workout; normally it was 40, but now I had to count to 55. Yeah, the game sensors still don't pick up all my reps so I simply counted instead, but I did attempt to do a few extra.<br />
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<a href="http://youtu.be/dX4MCgFu_fA" target="_blank">Soccer Running</a> ended up being basically the same as Basketball running, so whatever to that.The <a href="http://youtu.be/P15o4sBJXiI" target="_blank">Soccer Heading</a> game was all right, but I was missing the right time to do my jumps. It may as well been called "squat jumps" though. Also, I nearly hit my head on the ceiling when jumping so I may not do that anymore.<br />
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<a href="http://youtu.be/OeicOoCMfUE" target="_blank">Alternating Drop-Lunges</a> was a REAL workout. My legs were so tired, I had to take a break before being asked to do another round of foot fires. Skipping right after that was also very tiring on my feet, but usually can be a bit of a breather for me.<br />
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The game surprised me when it threw in <a href="http://youtu.be/mVZ3rbf6684" target="_blank">Leg Raises</a> on me... I started doing them, then noticed they made it 20 reps instead of the usual 10 for my strength routine. After about 8 leg raises, I decided to turn them into Jack Knives since they were a little easier and still gave me a work out. It ended up feeling harder than normal, admittingly.<br />
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Then there was <a href="http://youtu.be/B8UTLYYN4bQ" target="_blank">Straight Arm Plank</a>, nothing too challenging, and then... <a href="http://youtu.be/XuUVTkkdiTg" target="_blank">Flutter Kicks</a>. THAT was a bit of a challenge on my body; my stomach was still sore from the Leg Raises/Jack Knives. I forget if I cheated or not, but I know I did most of them.<br />
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There was some repeats of exercises during the work out, but didn't feel I needed to mention every instance. During the cool-down exercises, I found out they had a version of Wii Fit's Spinal Twist, and called it a <a href="http://youtu.be/ZC6_oSf__HY" target="_blank">Leg Over</a>. Very minor differences.<br />
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Over all, I was all right with these exercises, but they felt more like strength exercises than aerobics. I'm not sure if I'll continue with them... Thinking I'll stick to Wii Fit for aerobics. Maybe when I want something different for strength exercising, I'll try the different exercises on EA Active, but for now, I like focusing on my core.<br />
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<b>July 30</b> - Monday (Day Off)<br />
Just did my usual warm up exercises with nothing else. Sadly nothing too exciting today, or as many details. I decided I may skip days off from now on, restricting such days off to once a week or something; unless I truly need it after a hard work out. Perhaps that will help me with the weight loss a little more.Tal Zahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02761814689945729242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-95408572471440712.post-83356621508148434582012-07-24T15:27:00.001-04:002012-07-24T15:28:22.350-04:00Working Out: Week 2<a href="http://lifelylistings.blogspot.com/2012/07/working-out-post-week-1.html" target="_blank">Week 1</a><br />
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Still trying to keep working out every day to some degree using <a href="http://gan.doubleclick.net/gan_click?lid=41000000026530730&pid=43040&adurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.abt.com%2Fproduct%2F43040%2FNintendo-WII-FIT-PLUS.html&usg=AFHzDLsxg5xJA4_XxQ8OiuGsqFbeRHDBHw&pubid=561716" rel="nofollow">Wii Fit Plus</a> and <a href="http://gan.doubleclick.net/gan_click?lid=41000000024781945&pid=sku1195189&adurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.samsclub.com%2Fsams%2Fshop%2Fproduct.jsp%3FproductId%3Dprod910346%26pid%3D_DoubleClick_Affiliates%26ci_src%3D15781033%26ci_sku%3Dsku1195189&usg=AFHzDLsGq-4I8TysLMP4ePOhOp9I-wlp6g&pubid=561716" rel="nofollow">EA Active More Workouts</a> for the <a href="http://gan.doubleclick.net/gan_click?lid=41000000005217789&pid=23331743&adurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.officemax.com%2Ftechnology%2Ftv-video-audio%2Fgaming-consoles%2Fnintendo-wii%2Fproduct-prod3941068%3Fcm_mmc%3DPerformics-_-Technology-_-TV%2C%2520Video%2520and%2520Audio-_-Gaming%2520Consoles%26ci_src%3D14110944%26ci_sku%3D23331743&usg=AFHzDLtabHCiPsy_m-QNId_uaK6pt3L7kA&pubid=561716" rel="nofollow">Nintendo Wii</a>. I'll keep a log of my progress on this blog and update every Monday until I either meet my goal or... fail.<br />
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The way I organize my work out days is one day I do strength exercises with <a href="http://gan.doubleclick.net/gan_click?lid=41000000024781945&pid=sku1195189&adurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.samsclub.com%2Fsams%2Fshop%2Fproduct.jsp%3FproductId%3Dprod910346%26pid%3D_DoubleClick_Affiliates%26ci_src%3D15781033%26ci_sku%3Dsku1195189&usg=AFHzDLsGq-4I8TysLMP4ePOhOp9I-wlp6g&pubid=561716" rel="nofollow">EA Active More Workouts</a>, next day do aerobics with <a href="http://gan.doubleclick.net/gan_click?lid=41000000000342669&pid=1099383&adurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kohls.com%2Fupgrade%2Fwebstore%2Fproduct_page.jsp%3FPRODUCT%253C%253Eprd_id%3D845524892954339%26mr%3AtrackingCode%3D4E697D22-22CD-E111-9D2A-001517B188A2%26mr%3AreferralID%3DNA&usg=AFHzDLv9fUFoRkuNYqM7gM7Nc7pbdNm8Gw&pubid=561716" rel="nofollow">Wii Fit Plus</a>, and third day as my day off. However, everyday, I do a minimal amount of Yoga.<br />
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Most of this takes palce in my basement unless otherwise stated. However, because my basement has a very low ceiling I can't do stand-up Yoga poses down there so I do on my own in my room. The rest are done on Wii Fit Plus with its Yoga routines.<br />
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Video links are randomly found on youtube and not my own.<br />
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<a name='more'></a><b>July 17 - </b>Tuesday (Aerobics)<br />
It was rather tough getting into the sets again today. My parents anniversary was today and we were having dinner at my sister's, so I was a bit rushed to do my workouts.<br />
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Did my usual stretches upstairs (<i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfPrF_hJI1c" target="_blank">Sun Salutation</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlJqhM8oCyM" target="_blank">Half Moon</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Sqpe8nHHrY" target="_blank">Palm Tree</a>, </i>and <i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxqQKrmgRv8" target="_blank">Tree</a></i>) and then the usual set on Wii Fit Plus (<i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpgnpl79YIg" target="_blank">Chair</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SY_p_LxVaM" target="_blank">Warrior</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plxxkWck-24" target="_blank">Standing Knee</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPWux0nD7jw" target="_blank">Triangle</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQQ9cleWBTY" target="_blank">Downward-Facing Dog</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RemPQSNQzFM" target="_blank">Cobra</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUVYijR5q_U" target="_blank">Bridge</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXLqA3G9EKA" target="_blank">Spinal Twist</a></i>). Struggled a little with Triangle, as usual. Then I did my usual 10 minutes of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q84FLyWDSAE" target="_blank">Super Hoola Hoops</a>. Spinning right-ways was a bit agonizing, but left-ways I really got into the groove of it, haha.<br />
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I didn't have time for <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S56Lemzuqzc" target="_blank">Free Step</a> so I settled for <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86tqozAh7yE" target="_blank">Table Tilt (Advanced)</a> and when I beat that, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dnx_ZUMnrCo" target="_blank">Table Tilt Plus</a>. although I didn't beat it, I did get a stage further than I ever have.<br />
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At dinner, I ended up having some alcohol, however, which also made me hungrier so I ended up eating more junk food than normal that night. It also didn't help we ate earlier than normal, making me hungrier as the night goes on. I probably didn't do my body any favors.<br />
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<b>July 18</b> - Wednesday (Day off)<br />
Today, I've been really into play video games, so Yoga was done very late today. Doesn't help that it's 103 out. <br />
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Definitely felt like a struggle doing the usual stretches. Not that I was sore or anything, just that I had to force the effort in. Think that's my lazy self trying to break in. Perhaps I'm not feeling as motivated to do all this now, or perhaps the alcohol from yesterday somehow made things feel more annoying to do. Or (most likely) it's freaking hot out and doing physical things seems painfully annoying.<br />
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Besides feeling generally unmotivated, I also felt like every yoga pose I did was slightly wrong. "Am I standing up straight enough?" is a common phrase that goes through my head. The doubts are what really make my yoga poses less relaxing.<br />
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After the usual Yoga things, I played some Table tilt advanced and Super Table Tilt. I messed up the first few table tilts, so I retired till I beat it. On Super table tilt, I only played once before quitting. I think I was feeling frustrated so rather not get annoyed at the game. Hopefully, this lack of motivation is just a work out "phase," or just the heat messing with me.<br />
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<b>July 19</b> - Thursday (Strength)<br />
Was a little on the hungry side when I started today. Luckily, it only hindered my beginning. Once I got into the workouts on EA Active, the hunger pain went away.<br />
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After the yoga in my room, I decided before doing the Wii Fit yoga, I'd doing a few rounds of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71W544fHTeQ" target="_blank">Soccer Heading</a> to help motivate me. Unfortunately, it mostly frustrated me. It throws Panda costume hats at ya which can be confused with soccer balls. Also, it turns out I can't shift my weight as easily as I used to and failed to dodge. Maybe I shouldn't have just jumped into the advanced setting.<br />
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Did my usual yoga sets, but this time, I added the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEOgwVH-HVU" target="_blank">Grounded V</a> pose to the mix. Not that I can do it very well-can't even get my legs straight up!-but figured it'd be good to get my stomach a little more toned. For Triangle pose today, I let myself bend the knee that positions itself on the balance board to see if I can feel a stretch out of it still. I suppose it was helping me with my hips, but didn't really help much with my legs.Usually, I won't bend my knee at all and only lean as far as I can, which makes me barely able to put enough pressure on the balance board. It usually ends with me struggling to breathe evenly, though.<br />
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Once Yoga was done, started up the EA Active for my usual Core Work outs. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syCwdvSIo1s" target="_blank">Mountain Climbers (3:01)</a> didn't phase me as much this time. That didn't stop me from counting how many I did instead of relying on the in-game counter to get my rep count done correctly. I managed to do OKAY at leg raises though, and didn't take as long of water breaks. Think I'm getting a little more stamina at least.<br />
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From what I can remember, the whole workout seemed to go all right. At one point got light headed from really pushing myself on the push ups, but it was very brief. After finishing up, my lower back did get a little sore though, and still is. Hopefully won't carry over tomorrow.<br />
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<b>July 20</b> - Friday (Aerobics)<br />
Got an early start today on my exercise plan. Managed to wake early AND have an appropriate amount of sleep. That hardly ever happens! I did wake up with slight lower back pain, however, but Yoga really helped lessen the pain.<br />
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Usual routine of Yoga, including the new Grounded V, and then headed into the aerobics. Did the usual ten minutes of Super Hoola Hoops, which I had only 20 reps less than my normal amount when time ran out.<br />
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Then I did something different; did Wii Fit's <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmO2XDeNVOI" target="_blank">Free Run</a>. It basically lets you jog in place or around the room for 10, 20, or 30 minutes. Similar to Free Step's concept, you can change the channel and watch TV as you run, simply listening to the wii mote. Since nothing good is really on in the mornings, I just stuck to listening my music, and jogging to the beat. I got a lot of messages such as I was running unevenly or make sure the wiimote was secure, but I got my work out well. Had my 3ds also in my pocket, which stated I did over 2000 steps for the ten minutes I did!<br />
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After that, I decided to do a few Balance games, like <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZqdTAaKRX0" target="_blank">Penguin Slide</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6UzBQUsaNw" target="_blank">Obstacle Course</a> (Beginner), but as I was playing them, I noticed my calves were rather stiff, so I only did one playthrough of each before stopping for the day. It's good to get a few games in for balance and variety, though. I forgot how much I liked Penguin Slide and Obstacle course. Soccer Heading I'm still not a huge fan of though, but I'll play it every now and then, same with table tilt.<br />
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Wondering if maybe I should add a strength exercise to my Yoga play list just so I always do something with strength; I haven't really had much change in weight lately, so figuring I could add more. I'll probably wait until week 3, so I can add one thing new a week perhaps.<br />
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<b>July 21</b> - Saturday (Day off)<br />
I was really lazy in the beginning. Played a bunch of video games, watched tv shows... After I got my usual Yoga stuff out of the way, I played with Faith a little, thanks to it being pretty nice out for a change. I got over 1200 steps on my 3ds so I suppose that helps. Sadly, my calves were rather tight and felt like moving bruises, so looks like they may linger some. Hopefully for not too long.<br />
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Also, besides yoga, I played some table tilt, but nothing extraordinary happened.<br />
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<b>July 22</b> - Sunday (Strength)<br />
I was lazy today. My claves hurt when I woke up today so I took my time on having to do my work out. Also, I was busy looking around for my lost 3DS stylus, so I didn't start the work out until even later than normal.<br />
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Did my usual Yoga, and after finishing, I noticed my calves still felt stiff. Since EA Active's Core and Body workout set has a lot of running and leg movement, I decided to just do some strength exercises with Wii Fit Plus.<br />
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Started with my favorite, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ye-zZwWTno" target="_blank">Jack Knives</a> for 30 reps. I love this exercise since you can really feel your abs working. I got a bit tired so went to something not too involving of my abdomen; <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FTs81J6qIo" target="_blank">Lunge</a> exercise, but only for 10 reps since it's been awhile since i've done this style. I was satisfied with this mostly, and got my blood pumping.<br />
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Next I went to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9NUleVrBL8" target="_blank">Torso Twists</a> at the max 6 reps. I know it helps with your abs getting more defined, but I tend to not get much out of this. When working on the diagonal twists, it tells you "you're twisting, not bending forward" but the trainer itself seems to bend bending forward himself. I find it hard to tell the difference between "bending forward" or "twisting forward" personally, but maybe it's just me. Just doesn't help I get all self conscious about it.<br />
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After that, I did 60 seconds of the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=420EJR0BFJM" target="_blank">Plank</a> exercise. It's actually really good for forming your abs, but I have hard time find a good position where I feel the tingle in my abs while the score on the game doesn't give me a zero. It also doesn't help that the balance board hurts my arms when I plank. What I usually do is get a blanket and double layer it over the board so I can rest my arms without hurting them, but I'm not sure if it causes a problem with the form/sensors either. I sucked at this however, but did get a tingle in the abs.<br />
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Next was 45 reps of the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UIQxpVxSw4" target="_blank">Rowing Squat</a> exercise. I really get nothing out of this. I think I can't get the form right to actually feel the results, but I can sure as hell get the reps to count in the game. It's very easy to unintentionally cheat I suppose? I did feel a little in my legs, but really, I don't think the game gives much help on this. Maybe I need to go through the demonstration another time...<br />
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After all that, I decided to go back to the plank exercise to try and get a good score on it, but I dropped the time to 30 seconds. this time i got a decent score but hardly felt a tingle in my abs. Annoyed, I did another 30 reps of Jackknives before calling it a day.<br />
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I don't think I lost as much calories this time, but I hope my abs got a good enough work out. I'm thinking I'll add a rep of 10 jack knives for every day just to get that feeling and reinforce stimulation around my stomach. I think the jackknives (and even planks when done right) do more for my stomach area than EA Active, but EA Active does better with helping my whole body rather than just my stomach. It was an interesting change of pace though.<br />
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Tomorrow for aerobics, I may be going to the arcade to play <a href="http://gan.doubleclick.net/gan_click?lid=41000000028007181&pid=SPRTM129&adurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.unbeatablesale.com%2Fsprtm129.html%3Fmr%3AtrackingCode%3D800F49BA-09C1-DF11-907B-002219318F67%26mr%3AreferralID%3DNA&usg=AFHzDLsdVMGFMLv33FJqH_tfMCqcUbNFuA&pubid=561716" rel="nofollow">Dance Dance Revolution</a>/<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Groove_%28video_game%29" target="_blank">In The Groove</a> for my aerobics if my friend ends up going. Figure it'll be a nice change of pace. I just need to hope my calves won't hinder me too much.<br />
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<b>July 23</b> - Monday (Aerobics)<br />
Calves still hurt me this morning, but it still wasn't too bad. I did my usual Yoga exercises and they felt a lot easier to do this time. Triangle wasn't as bothersome, Downward-Facing Dog didn't make me feel out of breath, and I even could bear with Grounded V. Then I did <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Va0Jy0vtygQ" target="_blank">Basic Step</a> which for some reason wasn't picking up my rhythm very well. I want to blame the machine, but maybe I was in my own world while doing it, not sure.<br />
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Then there was a waiting period until my friend and I set off for the arcade. I did about 5 games, 3 songs per game on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQEunpBHtH4" target="_blank">Doubles</a> (Video is not me btw, just an example of playing on doubles). After the first game, I felt a little winded; it had been quite awhile since I exerted so much energy. There was a line there, cause it was quarter night (games all cost a quarter only after a certain time) so I couldn't play more than 5 games or so. I did play some <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pump_It_Up" target="_blank">Pump It Up</a> but I don't care for the version they have at the arcade, nor were the pads working well. By the time I got to my last game of the night, I was so tired, I couldn't even do an easy song very well. Still was loads of fun, even if a pain in my feet some. Also met with some other friends which was nice too so over-all was a good night.<br />
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I didn't get to eat a real dinner until after 12 because of how late we stayed, so that probably didn't help my calorie count much. I did try to eat light and make it the first thing I eat before I went to shower and get ready for bed though, so it had time to digest. While at the arcade, i had some mozzarella sticks just to tide me over; nothing worse than playing and having a very hungry stomach.<br />
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For week 2, I think I was rather lazy, even if I did something every day. I didn't want to do Yoga or exercises, had to force myself to. Hope I can get past that. My weight hasn't changed too much since I started, which is disappointing, but I know weight doesn't get lost in high amounts over two weeks (unless unhealthy methods are taken). I haven't hit a normal BMI since the last time I mentioned it, though.Tal Zahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02761814689945729242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-95408572471440712.post-60287731064986923862012-07-19T07:33:00.000-04:002012-07-19T07:33:44.837-04:00Faith post once againThis entry will be very image heavy with a lot of Faith related images, and some of the dogs around the neighborhood.<br />
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Faith is now 9 months old, has been spayed, and gone through several problems sadly...<br />
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<a name='more'></a>But first, she did get to play with our next-door neighbor's dog Moe!<br />
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He's a mix of a beagle and another dog. Best guess is a Dachshund, but no one is absolutely positive. He's a happy-go-lucky dog that often barks for Faith when she's not out.<br />
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They were able to play with each other for awhile in the past, but unable to these days with Faith not feeling as well. In fact, the last time they played, Faith ended up growling at Moe for not backing off after awhile. Moe just doesn't know when to stop.<br />
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That changed a little, however, when Moe stopped playing with Faith, but Yoshi started coming over to play with him. Sadly, I have no pictures of Yoshi yet, but he's been staying over at Moe's while the family went on vacation. <br />
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After Faith had two shots she needed, she started to be rather... off for awhile. She generally wasn't as playful and mainly wanted to sleep. She even caught a few fevers to which the vets gave medications for the symptoms, but when it came to finding out what the hell was wrong, they only suggested expensive exploratory options that they weren't sure would even find anything. It's not so much that it was going to be a lot of money, but the fact they generally didn't even have any guesses to what it could be, and therefore wouldn't even be looking for anything in particular.<br />
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We had to keep telling her not to get too excited or to jump up so not to disturb the stitches. Luckily, she did not need to wear a cone of shame, and listened to us as soon as she was ordered.<br />
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During this time, Faith went over to my sister's home for an all-day yard sale or some sort of party. Mom, of course, was around too, as she would never just leave Faith over there. I, however, had no interest in going over there, so for the next part, all I know is two different stories.<br />
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Sis wanted to introduce Faith to Zeus inside the house, since one time they met didn't end well (Essentially, he caught her off guard and she snapped at him). Mom didn't like that idea, but Sis kept insisting it'll be fine, because she'll be there, as will her roommate. Mom didn't want to be apart of it and stayed outside.<br />
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Of course this is a bad idea, because my sister has ADD and gets easily distracted. According to my sister, they were introduced and were generally all right with each other after some sniffing. At some point, Faith went on the couch and then-<br />
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Mom heard a pain-filled yelp, Sis heard a loud whine. When Sis "looked over" (implying she was not paying attention, but insists she was despite that wording) she saw Faith biting at Zeus in a bit of a rage. Mom came running in, asking what happened.<br />
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Sis believes that Zeus was annoying Faith, so she let out that loud "whine" and started biting at Zeus. Mom told Sis that it sounded like she was in pain, but Sis dismissed that idea, swearing it was just Faith being a bitch.<br />
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After that, Faith was mostly laying around, not wanting to do anything. Sis believed she felt guilty or otherwise was wiped out from all the excitement today. Mom wasn't sure so figured she was just tired.<br />
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Faith remained "tired" for a few days, which worried us. Went back to the vets to find out what was wrong, and we find out she has a scratched eye. The vet said it's possible she scratched herself wrong or ran into something sharp, but Mom and I think this is what caused the scene at Sis's party/yard sale thing.<br />
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Sis still believes Faith simply scratched herself, but if she did, we would have heard it over here. The vet said it was a very painful wound, she would be unlikely be able to hide her anguish.<br />
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Another thing to note, there is ALWAYS someone with Faith, so the only time that makes sense for when it happens is Faith's encounter with Zeus.<br />
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Because we weren't there and have no proof, no one has told Sis what likely happened, mainly because it would probably cause an argument. I, however, will tell her if she starts talking about it to people or tries using it as evidence of something. (Example: "Well Faith did scratch her eye before, maybe she did it again which is why she's acting so out of it.)<br />
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I know that's probably petty, but that really pissed me off. Sis really doesn't know when to pay attention. I know it's not completely her fault, but in this example, she never admits to even taking her eyes off Faith.<br />
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I told Mom to never let Faith be alone with Sis again. It's not that I don't trust her as a person, but I don't trust her ADD.<br />
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Back to the lump... Problem was, it was getting bigger. We got a little paranoid, so Sis
suggested taking her to this animal hospital her boyfriend takes his
cats.<br />
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Sis and Mom were the ones to go to this animal hospital, so I don't have first hand knowledge. According to Sis, The vet said they could remove the lump but needed Faith to stay overnight. Mom didn't want to have Faith stay overnight, however. It wasn't the cost, though it may have been partly because she would worry too much... the main reason was the vet at the hospital didn't say if the lump was bad or benign.<br />
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Apparently, the vet at the place didn't say what the lump could be, didn't have any guesses, just figured the lump was bothering us, so she'd remove it. Mom wanted more info, or at least an idea of what they could be looking for, but the lady wouldn't say anything. Or... if she did, it was very noncommittal. In the end, no surgery was performed, the lump went away on its own, and Faith was generally fine... till the next problem.<br />
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Funny enough, while at the animal hospital, Faith apparently loved all the assistants there, but when it came to the main vet Mom and Sis were dealing with, Faith was rather cold towards her. Probably didn't like what she sensed in the woman.<br />
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In fact, the vet was rather taken back by Mom's refusal. She must normally not hear "no" often.<br />
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Some time passed, medication for Faith's eye was working well, and she was feeling much better. She even liked getting the drops in the beginning, because it relieved the pain so much. Towards the end when she felt better, she'd fight with us a little.<br />
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Faith even got to play with Moe a little, but only twice more before their playdates were put on hold for a long time.<br />
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It started getting hot out and Faith was getting fevers. When one reached 105, we rushed her to vets. Based on how whever she used to feel wonky in the past that the steroids made her feel better, the good vet said he thinks she has an autoimmune disease.<br />
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She was prescribed a medication along with some steroids to help it along. When we picked up the medication, the pharmacy called her "Faith 'Dog' [our last name]" on the bottle, haha!<br />
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She responded well to the medication for a few weeks. Our vet suggested cutting back the doses slightly. Not two days after cutting back, her fever spiked up to 106.<br />
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We rushed her back to the vets, and our same guy told us to just go straight to a specialist, giving us a brochure for the place, and sent us off. I called Sis to tell her about this, and she insisted upon coming. I was very grateful for that, as she could comfort Faith while I help Mom with directions.<br />
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Of course, Faith had to get sick on a very hot day, and Mom had to fight with the heat messing with her (due to her MS). We took a 30-45 minute drive to the specialist's place, where a guy who looked very Jewish asked about her information (and I will refer to him as "Mr. Jewish" from now on).<br />
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After we described what she's been going through, Mr. Jewish says he needs to take some samples from Faith's joints to see if he can find a problem, but there's a chance nothing will show up. We had to kill a few hours though, as it would take awhile.<br />
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Because we rushed to get Faith to this place, Mom<br />
and I looked like crap. Sis looked all right since she came from work, though was covered in dog fur.<br />
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We went somewhere to eat and went to this small diner who really didn't like the way we looked or something, so shoved us to a corner of the place where no one else was seated. The waitress tried to get our orders very quickly as well, and even our food came rather quickly. They really wanted to get us out! In fact, the waitress came over with the receipt before asking us if we wanted anything else.<br />
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She got rather huffy when we said we wanted a few more things... "Well, i guess I'll get you another check!"<br />
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Besides her attitude, we loved the speedy service and seclusion though. After all, we DID look like crap, haha. I suppose this was supposed to be a higher class town/diner but really didn't seem it.<br />
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After wandering in shops and such, the time was up and we returned for Faith. Dr. Jewish said he'd call us tomorrow with any result, but a chance for it to be inconclusive. Instead, he upped Faith's meds, doubling the steroids (Used to be twice a day, now two in morning, two at night). We thanked him and left with Faith.<br />
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The tests, of course, were inconclusive, but the steroids really helped her. She was much more active, ate and drank more too! In fact, she is slightly on the tubby side now, these days.<br />
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Still, it was good to have her in a happier state despite the increased panting and her needing to lay down a lot. The cool thing is she will knowingly take the medications, seemingly because she realizes they make her feel better... or just trusts us to know best for her?<br />
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More recently, however, she got a few fevers, though nothing as high in the past. When we told Dr. Jewish this, he came to the conclusion that perhaps, it isn't auto immune. Unfortunately, we still don't know what these random fevers are, nor does he have any explanations.<br />
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We also have to be able to get her to lose weight, though, cause she is packing the pounds due to those steroids (26lbs).<br />
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<br />Tal Zahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02761814689945729242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-95408572471440712.post-76851246697554441162012-07-16T20:26:00.001-04:002012-07-24T15:28:05.427-04:00Working out post: Week 1After realizing I was overweight (according to <a href="http://gan.doubleclick.net/gan_click?lid=41000000024781945&pid=sku1084447&adurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.samsclub.com%2Fsams%2Fshop%2Fproduct.jsp%3FproductId%3Dprod900302%26pid%3D_DoubleClick_Affiliates%26ci_src%3D15781033%26ci_sku%3Dsku1084447&usg=AFHzDLtu1ztsk0rN2uRS1V4CwxG1WDH-BQ&pubid=561716" rel="nofollow">Wii Fit Plus's</a> BMI count, I'm 7 lbs over an "okay" weight for my stature), I decided to start working out again. Using <a href="http://gan.doubleclick.net/gan_click?lid=41000000000342669&pid=1099383&adurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kohls.com%2Fupgrade%2Fwebstore%2Fproduct_page.jsp%3FPRODUCT%253C%253Eprd_id%3D845524892954339%26mr%3AtrackingCode%3D4E697D22-22CD-E111-9D2A-001517B188A2%26mr%3AreferralID%3DNA&usg=AFHzDLv9fUFoRkuNYqM7gM7Nc7pbdNm8Gw&pubid=561716" rel="nofollow">Wii Fit Plus</a> as my scale & yoga exercises, and <a href="http://gan.doubleclick.net/gan_click?lid=41000000024781945&pid=sku1195189&adurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.samsclub.com%2Fsams%2Fshop%2Fproduct.jsp%3FproductId%3Dprod910346%26pid%3D_DoubleClick_Affiliates%26ci_src%3D15781033%26ci_sku%3Dsku1195189&usg=AFHzDLsGq-4I8TysLMP4ePOhOp9I-wlp6g&pubid=561716" rel="nofollow">EA Active More Workouts</a> for my strength training, my goal is to drop my weight back into the normal scale. Currently I am 5'10.5 with a weight of 177~lbs. According to <a href="http://gan.doubleclick.net/gan_click?lid=41000000026530730&pid=43040&adurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.abt.com%2Fproduct%2F43040%2FNintendo-WII-FIT-PLUS.html&usg=AFHzDLsxg5xJA4_XxQ8OiuGsqFbeRHDBHw&pubid=561716" rel="nofollow">Nintendo Wii Fit Plus</a>, a more normal weight for someone my height is 153~ lbs. With some luck, I'll reach my goal of 150slbs, possible even get some abs!<br />
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I did this a some years ago when I felt chubby from being inactive. Back then I used a combination of Wii Fit and Dance Dance Revolution/In The Groove at my local arcade. Unfortunately, my local arcade has closed down, and the nearest arcade isn't TOO far, but just far enough that I don't want to travel there often. Also, most home pads suck so not going to do it at home. When I accomplished this goal last time, I hactually has some definition showing in my stomach compared to the boney ribs I used to have when younger, and no longer had a belly that pinched me when I leaned sideways or forwards. Sadly, it's back now!<br />
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If I can stay on task, I'll make an update once a week on my progress of working out. So far, my plan is strength work outs one day (with yoga stretching before it), aerobics day (still some yoga), and my off day where all I do is yoga stretches.<br />
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NOTE: Any links to videos I may give for exercises are NOT done by me, just found on Youtube. <br />
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Here is what I have done so far.<br />
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<b>July 10, 2012</b> - Tuesday (Strength Training)<br />
Started my workouts! I did some 5lb dumbell lifting in my room while playing NEStalgia (mainly during the cool down areas). Then, began with doing some stand up Yoga poses in my room, since the wii is in the cellar, which has a low ceiling. Namely did <i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfPrF_hJI1c" target="_blank">Sun Salutation</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlJqhM8oCyM" target="_blank">Half Moon</a>, </i>and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpgnpl79YIg" target="_blank"><i>Chair</i></a> poses. Then I went downstairs and just went straight into EA Active for strength exercises.<br />
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Chose a preset of the "Core Work outs" on easy, and eliminated "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUd1zohzO1U" target="_blank">Good Mornings</a>" since I would hit the ceiling if I did it, and "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-51iMb5XFeY" target="_blank">Bent over rows</a>" because I can't figure out how to do it, even with the elastic band. Got through most of the work outs, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syCwdvSIo1s" target="_blank">Mountain Climbers (5:01)</a> are a particular pain for me since it doesn't accurately counts the reps, and Push Ups because I am pretty weak in the arms. I took 2-8 minutes water breaks after doing the medium running excercises. When I has 10 more workout left, I had to stop, because I got light headed. Took about a 10-20 minute break before returning and then skipped the exercises, going straight to the cool downs. Didn't want to get too light headed.<br />
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<b>July 11 - </b>Wednesday (Aerobics)<br />
Very sore today. Did stand up Yoga poses in my room, but did more this time; <i>Sun Salutation, Half Moon, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxqQKrmgRv8" target="_blank">Tree</a>, </i>and <i>Chair</i> poses.<br />
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Then I went downstairs to do my Wii Fit weigh in, then yoga poses. <i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Sqpe8nHHrY" target="_blank">Palm Tree</a> </i>and <i>Chair</i> were done, even if they were standing up poses, because they didn't have me hit the ceiling. Then, did <i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SY_p_LxVaM" target="_blank">Warrior</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plxxkWck-24" target="_blank">Standing Knee</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPWux0nD7jw" target="_blank">Triangle</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQQ9cleWBTY" target="_blank">Downward-Facing Dog</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RemPQSNQzFM" target="_blank">Cobra</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUVYijR5q_U" target="_blank">Bridge</a>, </i>and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXLqA3G9EKA" target="_blank"><i>Spinal Twist</i></a> (Link note; couldn't find a better video for Spinal Twist).<br />
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I end with Cobra, Bridge, and Spinal twist since they are the most relaxing stretches I like to do. Triangle is really hard for me since I can't tough my toes when I bend over, and never really could even when I was fit. When on my leftfoot, I have a hard time keeping enough pressure on the balance board. The rest of the poses are generally easy enough for me, though I wonder often if I'm doing the Warrior pose right.<br />
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After Yoga stretches were done, I went in for the cardio! Did a 10 minute edition of the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q84FLyWDSAE" target="_blank">Hoola Hoops </a>aerobics game, which I believe has you spin for 5 minutes in one direction, then 5 minutes in another. I got 1700 rotations on both directions, but they have a weird way of counting the rotations.<br />
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After that, I noticed I had a little bit of time leftover, so I did the "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S56Lemzuqzc" target="_blank">Free Step</a>" option. Free Step is a customizable variation of Wii Fit's Step Aerobics games where you do simple "stair climbing"-like exercises for a period of time you decide. You can even set it up so you can watch TV while you do this since the Wiimote keeps the beat for you with a voice that updates you on your progress. Also can increase the pace if you like if it's going to slow, and slow it back down if you can't keep up. I did this for 10 minutes with just my music playing; nothing good was on at the time on TV.<br />
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After I finished and showered, I also walked Faith for about a block before she wanted to go back home.<br />
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<b>July 12</b> - Thursday (Day off)<br />
Only was a little sore today.<br />
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I decided to keep myself doing something by making home made pancakes! Unfortunately, they turned into PanMounds because the mixture was too thick, but at least they didn't taste terrible. My first two were the size of English Muffins before I compensated the thickness of the mixture by spiraling it into the pan so it was a little more pancake like. Instead, those pancakes became 3D art, haha. Also, I broke our crappy sifter.<br />
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Did Yoga Poses <i>Sun Salutation, Half Moon, Tree, </i>and <i>Palm Tree</i> in my room. Even though it's possible to do Palm Tree downstairs, I lose concentration when the digital yoga instructor says "you're a little unsteady" so I rather do that on my own.<br />
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Downstairs, I simply did my usual Yoga work out (<i>Standing Knee, Chair, Warrior, Triangle, Downward-Facing Dog, Cobra, Bridge, </i>and <i>Spinal Twist</i>). I was going to walk Faith, but it was too hot out for her.<br />
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<b>July 13</b> - Friday (Strength)<br />
Anything sore in my body only felt like minor bruises.<br />
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Did all my yoga poses same as I did yesterday. This will likely be my usual set I do, so I may label things in the future as "my usual Yoga set," from now on. Decided today to ALWAYS do my Yoga poses for proper stretching before strength exercises, and Yoga will be done every day to help aching muscles to recover.<br />
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Started up my usual preset exercise of Core workouts, eliminating the "Good Morning" warm up and "Bent over rows" from the set as usual.<br />
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Mountain Climbers frustrated me again today, because the in-game coutner wasn't recognizing my reps. Instead, I kept count myself of the whole 40. Once I hit that number, I faked the rest for the in game counter; not going to do more than I have to and feel like a failure cause I can't last long enough for the game's counter to catch up. Maybe when I can handle the exercise a little better, I'll keep doing more until the counter catches up, but right now, it takes a LOT out of me.<br />
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Took usual water break lasting about 4-8 minutes after doing the medium run exercise. I failed to do all 10 push ups in both sets today, did about 8/10 in first set, and was off and on for the second set of 10. Sometimes, I have to do push-ups with fisted hands since my wrists end up hurting too much after awhile. Same with Mountain Climbers. Because of using fisted hands, my knuckles can hurt some, even on the yoga mat. This ends up having me needing to stop, or switch to an open fist in the middle of the work out, or otherwise giving up after a point. This is not completely to blame for my struggle with Mountain Climbers or Push Ups, as my arms are on the weak side, but it certainly doesn't help! <br />
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<b>July 14</b> - Saturday (Aerobics)<br />
Started late today, best friend Sierra's birthday. Watched a few movies with her before starting around 5pm.<br />
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Did the usual aerobics up in my room (Sun Salutation/Half Moon/Tree/Palm Tree), then moved downstairs for the Wii Fit aerobics (<i>Standing Knee, Chair, Warrior, Triangle, Downward-Facing Dog, Cobra, Bridge, </i>and <i>Spinal Twist</i>). Moved onto my aerobic stuff, but was a bit sluggish today. First half of Hoola Hoop exercise had my side a little sore. Oddly enough, I still managed to get 1700 repetitions according to the game. My other half I was more into, but I did only about 1670.<br />
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I then did <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86tqozAh7yE" target="_blank">Table Tilt</a>, a balance game on Wii Fit. Managed to get to last stage but couldn't finish in time. Not really feeling much of a burn or sweat from that, I decided to do the Free Step again, but this time timed it to 30 minutes. I regret it some, since by the time I was finished working out it was 7pm. My feet are going to be killing me tomorrow.<br />
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I also didn't really eat enough today; first ate around 1pm, ate a reese's cake from quik chek, then only had juice from then until dinner (and lots of water). Because it was Sierra's birthday, I also ate a slice of cake. I figure I can't just torture myself from eating sweets, but just make it up with more reps or intense things on aerobics day. As it is, when it comes to food I don't really think about it as long as I have at least 3 meals a day, and try to have one of every food group in there somewhere. Also, not to gorge on anything.<br />
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<b>July 15 - </b>Sunday<b> </b>(Day off)<br />
Another slow start... Really should find a way to motivate myself early in the day more.<br />
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Eventually got to doing stretches around late 4pm. Got downstairs and did the usual yoga routine. In my weigh-in, turns out my bmi has now gotten to a Normal range! Awesome! Still, it's only like 1lbs from being overweight, and with the way weight fluctuates and also never know with clothes weight, it's not hard to relapse. Besides, I'm trying to get down to a nicer range, such as around 153lbs. I'm still 175~ right now so I have some work to do!<br />
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After the yoga stretches, played Table Tilt twice. First time, I failed on the 2nd to last stage (advanced setting). Second time, I managed to beat it! I can move onto the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dnx_ZUMnrCo" target="_blank">Table Tilt Plus</a> next time I feel like doing balance games!<br />
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Also, played lots of Dragon Quest 5, fuck yeah!<br />
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<b>July 16</b> - Monday (Strength)<br />
Workout was a bit on the annoying side today. I might have needed to eat something before working out today. I had breakfast 3 hours before I began the workout, but probably should have only waited one hour after eating to make use of it. As such, my performance was on the sluggish side.<br />
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Did the usual Yoga things. In the weigh-in, I gained 1lb back so I was BMI overweight again (Expected; water weight and weight fluctuations). Then started up my usual strength exercise with EA Active (Crunch & Core - Easy) with the usual modifications (No "Good Morning"s or "Bent Over Rows").<br />
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It felt like I was fighting my body to do most of the work out. I supposed in a way, that can be good, but it may have also been fatigue which is probably not a healthy way to do a work out. Also I noticed how hard a time I have with Leg Raises. Doesn't help that you have to do them right after Reverse Crunches though. What often happens is I'll do one or two leg raises before reverting them into reverse crunches. I also wonder what sort laying/sitting up position I'm supposed to be in, as the avatar and trainer on screen look a little weirdly positioned. <br />
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For my first week, I generally feel good about doing all this. During this time I have not gorged myself into food, but DID eat sweets and other high calorie foods, just in smaller portions. Like today I had 2 peanut butter cookies, and I might have a third after dinner, but that will be all. Also during this week, I have been doing a little more than I usually do, such as making food that one day off I had, and walking the dog once (Sadly it's been rather hot, so Faith would rather not go out in this weather more than she has to). I rather like being able to get back into this and not mind it too much. Once I get used to these exercises, I'll try a few new ones. My sister got a handful of fitness wii games, so maybe on my off days, I'll try them out.Tal Zahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02761814689945729242noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-95408572471440712.post-37745642982080615282012-07-13T19:22:00.002-04:002012-07-16T20:35:03.929-04:00Dragon Warrior 4 NES comicThis comic was made by my online friend and I. While I wrote 90% of the script, she did 99% of the imaging (I helped find images for her to use). <br />
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<b>EXPLANATION</b> - For those whom do not know, Taloon is a merchant character that sometimes goofs off in battle. His goofs can be great-such a summoning a merchant army to attack the enemy 3 times or so, or he throws his weapon for a critical hit-and they can be bad, such as staring blanky into space, or trying to calm down the enemy so it runs away. This example was his terrible pun ability. It really CAN work on Necrosaro, but it can happen at inopportune times.<br />
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Necrosaro cannot ACTUALLY fall on you, btw, but seemed fitting. Originally, I planned to have Necrosaro just get pissed and wipe the two out with just the hero glaring at Taloon or have a look of "WHY TALOON, WHY!" but when I found out his pun actually could work... this happened.Tal Zahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02761814689945729242noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-95408572471440712.post-5681797481612484382012-07-11T17:14:00.000-04:002012-07-11T17:14:16.580-04:00Overdue update.I keep putting off posting! While I haven't been posting anything new, I HAVE been updating my guides. Mainly <a href="http://lifelylistings.blogspot.com/2011/05/dragon-warrior-heros-destiny-3shadows.html" target="_blank">Dragon Quest Shadows of Erdrick 2</a> but a little in the NEStalgia guides.<br />
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I still have no job, though did some small jobs such as working as a poll worker on election day and participating in a group study for testing places.<br />
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Also turns out I gained some weight; found out yesterday according to a BMI rating on the Wii Fit Plus, I am 7lbs overweight for my height and age. Pushed me enough to start working out finally, after delaying it so much. Only started yesterday, but it's a start.<br />
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Faith has been going through lots of crazy shit, I plan to go on about that in another massive Faith picture post.<br />
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<br />I'm going to try making work out entries once a week from now on, though.<br /><br />And lastly, won a Dragon Quest contest by making a little comic. I wrote the script and helped fetch some images while my friend helped tweak the script and make things look dead sexy. I'll post that on the weekend or tomorrow.<br />
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So that's a Faith post, Work out post, and a Dragon Quest comic post. Let's see if I can stay on task!Tal Zahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02761814689945729242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-95408572471440712.post-62678347913587135822012-04-19T11:59:00.000-04:002012-04-19T11:59:38.287-04:00NEStalgia: 8bit meets MMOThis is an article I wrote for a contest and was published. I've already spoke of NEStalgia in guide posts and in passing, but here is an actual over-view of the game.<br />
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Article published <a href="http://www.emuparadise.me/the-gamers-voice/nestalgia-8bit-meets-mmo/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">For video game fanatics who miss the classic games of the past, NEStalgia is the online game for you.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">A mix of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dragon Warrior</i> and MMOs, NEStalgia is an 8-bit online RPG filled with older RPG references while having its own original content. From fighting a classic slime monster, helping random town-folks with their stupid problems, to saving the world for reasons you are not quite sure about yet, you’ll find the many classic gaming clichés with a modern appeal. The difficulty tries to emulate the olden times as well, so expect to grind a fair amount. Expect turn-based combat, random encounters, and a choice of playing on a PvP (Player Vs Player) server or PvE (Player Vs Environment) server.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">The game is currently hosted on BYOND (Build Your Own Net Dream), a website and community that is devoted to people creating games, and sharing them to the public. NEStalgia is free to play, but you can unlock additional content by becoming a subscriber. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Now, I know there are some people that when they hear you pay to unlock additional content, that the paying people will somehow be stronger or better than free players (I was one of those skeptics at first as well). This is not true; the developer has made an effort so that subscriber does not automatically mean you are superior or should be better in any way. The main only benefits a subscriber has are: </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><ul><li><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Access to four other classes, which are neither better nor worse than the “free” four.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">A special “shared” storage that allows a player to easily hand off items to their other characters, including “soul bound” items (items that, once equipped, cannot be normally traded to other players or characters). Note that the sharing of soul-bound items is rumored to be discontinued in a future update as well. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"></span><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Special portals that a subscriber can use to warp to different towns with ease (for a healthy amount of gold).</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Use of color dyes or masks to change a player’s appearance. This also extends to “Appearance Rods” that can transform you into animals or monsters (such as a slime, bunny, or cat).</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Special “crystals” that can mimic utility spells normally learned by certain classes. One example, the “Recall” spell, which returns you to the last town you entered, or “Outside,” a spell that lets you exit a dungeon or cave.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Able to create your own guild. You can still join a guild without being a subscriber, though!</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"></span></li>
</ul><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"></span>The benefits mainly are superficial, time-saving, or general perks that do not have a real impact on balance; other than different class’s abilities, anything a subscriber can do, a free user can too.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">You have a choice of 4 different classes from the start; Soldier, Ranger, Cleric, and Wizard, aka the “free” classes. Despite them not being paid for, they happen to be the most specialized classes in the field. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><ul><li><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Soldier is the best physical tank in the game, and has the highest base attack power. However, it is quite vulnerable to magical attacks.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Cleric is your specialized heal-and-support character with capabilities to becoming a decent fighter.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Wizard is your typical frail, multi-targeting caster with some small buffs and debuff spells.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Ranger is a mix of the three, having a fair amount of heal spells (but not as many or potent as a cleric), able to cast multi-target spells (but only one element type compared to the three elements a wizard has), and can put into becoming a tank or fair physical attacker. It also happens to be the second fastest class in the game (naturally anyway).</span><span style="font-family: Symbol;"></span></li>
</ul><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">If you become a subscriber, you have access to four other classes, Ninja, Merchant, Warlock, or Conjurer. </span></div><ul><li><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"></span><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Ninja, the fastest class in the game and comparable to a monk or martial artist type, is very strong physically, but has low hp and mp, and can only wear light to medium armor equipment. It also has some supportive skills, such as slowing down an enemy, or burst damage that occurs in 5 turns.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Merchants can have its party gain more gold per battle and increases its own item drop chances. It also is the second strongest class in the game (possible to become stronger than Soldier depending builds), decent tanking abilities, and has pretty average speed. It also can take magical damage better than a Soldier would, but still is a bit vulnerable to them. It also has a small array of supportive moves, such as able to check an enemy’s stats in battle, confusing enemies, or self healing.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Warlocks attack by using skills that cost them their health. Most of their attacks will heal them as they cast, but they also are capable of healing their party mates. While they have a bit of a magey stat and equipment build, they can become decent tanks since their attacks heal the damage off them. Two iconic abilities they can use involve sending the damage it takes back at all enemies, and sacrificing itself to revive its allies.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Conjurers are similar to sages; they have healing and offensive magic. However, it’s in a different style compared to clerics or wizard; their spells are base over time. When cast, their target will either be healed or damaged by a certain amount each turn for three turns, freeing them to do anything else they may need to do for awhile. If specialized, they can become quite powerful, offensively or healing. However, they also have the lowest hp and defense in the game, and their spells are fairly expensive, so they aren’t some sort of omnipotent caster class. </span></li>
</ul><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Characters are also very unique, in that you use a skill tree to form what sort of build your character will be. While you can obtain skills from the tree, rest assured you also come with certain skills automatically. For instance, no cleric can be without a basic heal spell, or wizard without a basic attack spell. You also can allocate up to 9 seeds to boost certain aspects of you character (more intelligence on wizard for spell power, extra healing power for clerics, and so on), and use a variety of different equipment to not just be a cookie-cutter type of character. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"> <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">As mentioned before, the game’s battles are turn-based. For those who might not actually know what “turn-based” is… Really? It means that you and your party picks its actions at start of battle, and then the battle plays out, often using a (r)andom (n)umber (g)enerator. As with most RPGs, you have typical battles you fight in random encounters found on the world map or in dungeons or caves, and you also have boss battles, both mini or main types. Often with boss battles, you will need the help of party mates, but it’s not entirely impossible to solo most the game, though it’s a heck of a challenge. You can have a party of up to three other players, though coming soon, you will be able to catch and use monsters as part of you party to help you out. You know, just in case your friends aren’t on, or otherwise can’t find any party-mates.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Also, PvP tournaments are held on all servers every now and then. Unfortunately, at the time of this post, tournaments are mostly halted due to an automatic tournament system in the works. However, I hear that the auto-tournament system is nearly completed, so scheduled tournaments will become a staple in game. The benefit of participating or even simply observing the tournament is being able to win colosseum badges. These badges have a small store of equipment meant for pvp battles, but also some special dyes or masks for subscribers. This is especially beneficial for those on a PvP server, but also good for anyone’s future tournament endeavors. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">While playing the game, you also get an opportunity to talk to the game creator and his staff. SilkWizard, the creator of the game, takes suggestions and feedback in the game forums, often giving a personal response. He and his staff also go in game often. I’d estimate at least once a day, but not necessarily every day. Usually, they’ll give a response to questions, unless they may be busy at the time, but that’s what the forums are for.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">NEStalgia is still a game in progress. At the time of this article, the max level is 32, there are only 8 classes, and there are only two servers. However, updates that are on the way include the already mentioned monster companion system to help party-starved players obtain full parties, and the content expansion is planned to be worked on afterwards. In the content expansion, the max level will be boosted to 45, new places to explore, and rumors of being able to buy your own boat. The game will not likely be “complete” for years, but will be on-going. In the works is a standalone client, so one does not need to download BYOND’s program in order to play. There are special events that are planned around the year (such as Easter and 4<sup>th</sup> of July specials) to give you a change of pace from the main story line. With monster companions coming soon, one could also spend their time “catching them all” and training all the possible monsters, if that is your thing. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Why not give it a try? If you like 8 bit rpgs, and playing with people online, this game may be for you. If you do not want to play it… I only have this to say to you.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"><br />
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<h1 align="center" style="text-align: center;">Video Games: Better Played Later Than Sooner?</h1><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">I think I might be in the minority, but I seem to very rarely play a game when it first comes out. Usually, money is the issue that keeps me from buying new games, but sometimes, I am just not ready to get the game. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">One reason is sometimes life just gets in the way of playing the games bought previously, or another game garnered attention. For instance, I still have not beaten the original Kingdom Hearts, though half way through it. It was because I had gotten into another game that I have already forgotten about. And of course, when I tried to get back into Kingdom Hearts, I was completely lost with what I was doing. As it is, I plan to start from the beginning whenever I manage to get back into it. Because of that, and numerous other games in my library, how can I think of buying a new game when there are so many others ready to be played (or other cases, replayed)? </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">Sometimes, there is a game I’d consider buying, despite numerous ones already in my playing queue… but it is much too expensive to be purchased at the time. People are tight on cash these days, how can one afford some of these outrageous prices? Some resort to trading in their old games, but I have found trading in games is never worth it. Instead, I choose to buy them used. It means waiting on the game for awhile, but getting it at a reasonable price can make playing the game a bit sweeter! Thus, another game played when not new.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">And of course, there are games you never heard of until way after they came out. My greatest example would be the .Hack series. I originally saw the anime play late night on Cartoon Network (MANY years ago, Toonami Midnight era). Thought it was pretty interesting and looked to see if there was a game for it! Lo and behold, there were four games in the series! Unfortunately, they had been out for awhile, and hardly anyone carried it. This was before Amazon was an internet-household name, so I spent my days searching in various gaming stores, and even in those electronics stores that just happen to carry games. Eventually, the collection was complete, and so I started the game. But after I beat the third game, I was going nutty trying to get every possible item before moving to the next disc, lost interest… and only last year was I able to go back, RESTART the game, and complete the series. But then I found a part 2 to the series, GU, where the hunt for this series began once more! Because I must complete the game’s entire series before moving on, of course!</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">Overall, I find playing these old games makes me appreciate them more than playing a game when it first comes out. I still do buy a game or two when it is still new if I really, REALLY like the game series, but it isn’t too often. Whenever I do, I end up playing the new game right away, streaming through it so fast that I find myself not enjoying it as much. Maybe I also just never was easily swayed by graphics, so old technology seems appealing enough to play again too. In either case, take this lesson when gaming: take the time to stop and smell the roses.</div>Tal Zahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02761814689945729242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-95408572471440712.post-5267572840328434932012-04-06T14:26:00.003-04:002012-09-01T14:26:38.521-04:00NEStalgia: Holiday Events<b></b>Decided to make this a new page for a NEStalgia Mini guide. I'll be putting all holiday-related event guides for NEStalgia on here. It's going to start out small, but as more events go on, we'll have more and more to add. Just like my other guides, <b>this will be image heavy.</b><br />
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<li>Green Light Monsters</li>
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<li>QUEST: Infringement</li>
<li>QUEST: Green Lights</li>
<li>Steamonia Tower Map</li>
<li>QUEST: A Battle For Recognition</li>
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Choco Bunnies insert themselves into the many different monster battles all over the world. They act like Metal Slimes do in the Black Sanctum; that is, they have 5 health, high defense, and can run away. A normal hit from magic or physical attacks will usually result in just 1 damage. While they get into every battle, it seems they are more prominent in over-world battles rather than dungeon related battles, and some areas have them pop up more than most. <br />
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The easiest way to kill a Choco Bunny is using instant death attacks, such as Coin Flip or Smite. Other methods include using damage over times skills such as Leech, Simmer/Shiver/Sizzle, Poison, bleed, or relying on multi-hitting skills like a double hit from a ninja. Some even sleep it so if they are fast enough, they can essentially get two free turns (the wake up phase and the possible run away phase).<br />
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When you manage to kill a Choco Bunny, you get an Ether Holiday Mystery Prize which can be various different items.<br />
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The quest is located in front of Ardan castle. Talk to the guy in the jester hat (the one my character is facing)<br />
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Locations are depicted in the image above where my wizard or merchant is (center of screen), and described below. If you need to see the image better, click it.</div>
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<li>Town of Verity in the center of the mazey forest.</li>
<li>Town of Nanuk in Arctic; skate down and into the skater.</li>
<li>Town of Ardan, Near the Ear chain quest and towards the front of the town</li>
<li>Pirate Cove of Piatta; Underneath the ship of the sneak quest</li>
<li>Town of Bedoe, left cave entrance's secret passage.</li>
<li>Town of Balzackia, inside the Balzackian prison, top-center cell.</li>
<li>Colleseum-Crypt secret entrance behind the inn, the tunnel's secret passageway.</li>
<li>Rehgor's Cave in Ennar; inside Rehgor's room</li>
<li>Town of Ennar, south west of town near west secret chest.</li>
<li>Town of Piatta; the center of town's rock formation.</li>
<li>Piatta-Bedoe Cave; located in beginning near the first secret passage way (After opening the magic door, go left near the little cave lake)</li>
<li>Wood Maze of Balzackia; secret shop. (Directions to it are: North, West, North, North, East)</li>
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After you collected all the eggs and hand in the Egg Hunting quest, you get a quest to defeat the Ether Bunny. The bunny is a rather tough fight. It summons eggs to help it out in battle, and when 4 or more eggs are present, a barrier comes up to protect the Ether Bunny. The barrier wipes out any status effects or DoT spells you had on it before, with exception to the sleep spell. </div>
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Stats on them all are as followed:</div>
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<li><b>Ether Bunny</b> - 1800HP | Normal Element | 25 resist on all elements</li>
<li><b>Blue Egg</b> - 225 HP | Storm element | 80 resist on storm, 10 resist on Fire and Ice</li>
<li><b>Striped Egg </b>- 225 HP | Ice element | 80 resist on ice, 10 resist on Fire and Storm</li>
<li><b>Yellow Egg </b>- 225 HP | Fire element | 80 resist on fire, 10 resist on Ice and Storm</li>
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The rabbit can stun everyone, physically hit all, or magically hurt everyone with a spell (unknown elemental property), as well as single hit attack a person.</div>
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The eggs can single target attack someone, cast a single target spell on them (unknown element), and if they reach around 80 hp left, kamikaze.<br />
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<u>PRIZES</u></div>
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So all of the quests and features seem to give out these Holiday Mystery Prizes. When opened, you can get various easter dyes (guild and character), gold, mediums seeds, and even a Choco Bunny Egg for a monster companion! Here's the list of prizes I've found/know of so far.<br />
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<li>Ether Bunny Dyes 1-4</li>
<li>Ether Bunny Guild Cape Dyes 1-4</li>
<li>Bunny Ears Mask</li>
<li>816, 840, 854, 959, 1180, 1194 Gold</li>
<li>Choco Bunny Egg</li>
<li>Strength Seed (Medium)</li>
<li>Agility Seed (Medium)</li>
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<b>STEAMONIA</b></div>
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Steamonia is more likely a one time event to promote NEStalgia to make the move over to Steam.. It involves a tower that has monsters featured from various Steam games, such as Team Fortress, Half Life, and features a Portal-like puzzle to scaled the tower. Once at the top after completing a quest or two, you need to face King Gabe, who is based off <b></b>real life co-founder of Valve, Gabe Logan Newell.</div>
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The monsters in the tower scale to your level, so anyone can participate in the event. Instant death spells seem to work really well against them in general, especially the skill, "Darker Tears" if it has a boosted chance to work. Defiled One and Dark Specter companions have these skills.</div>
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<u>Green Light Monsters</u></div>
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Similar to Choco Bunnies in the Easter event, there are Green Light monsters that will be injected into battles at random all around the world. They have attributes similar to Metal Slimes, where they have about 5 health, can't take more damage than 1 with skills and attacks, and can run away from battle. Defeating one of them will net you a Steamonia Mystery Prize!</div>
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QUEST: <u>Infringement</u></div>
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Quest objective is to kill 15 Noggin Crabs, located in the tower. A very simple quest, one can do it right next to the 10-gold healer nearby. Noggin Crabs can pinch away your will/rage/mp, gnaw and confuse you, or just attack. Noggin Crabs are a reference to the Headcrabs from halflife.</div>
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Other monsters include Smooker, a zombie based on Smoker from Left 4 Dead, and Spy, from Team Fortress. There's also a monster from portal based on the Companion Cube from Portal, Heavy Chest, located in some chests in the tower. <br />
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For Completing this quest, you get a Steamonia Mystery Prize, which holds various different prizes such as medium seeds, special event dyes and masks, gold, and more!</div>
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QUEST: <u>Green Lights</u></div>
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Quest objective is to go around the tower, lighting all the torches along the way. Once you complete this quest, you receive a Steamonia Mystery Prize and open up the next quest. </div>
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I made a map to help you navigate the tower a little easier. It doesn't give you the solutions, but should make things a little easier to plan your route. You may want to click or open the image up in a new window for better detail.</div>
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The ghosts on fifth floor can send you back to the bottom, canceling any open portals you have, if you get caught by them. Use your portals wisely to get passed them. </div>
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QUEST: <u>A Battle For Recognition</u></div>
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After lighting all the torches, this quest unlocks. You must scale the tower up to the fifth floor and go upstairs to face King Gabe himself! Gabe attacks twice each turn, but is rather slow. Can cast Half-Life, which halves the health of the entire party, he can hit the entire party wildly with a crowbar (light-medium physical damage), shoot a gun that does high magical damage to a single target (my cleric at 32 got 85 damage, zombie pet at 32 hit with 125 for example), as well as normally attack. <br />
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Tal Zahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02761814689945729242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-95408572471440712.post-14084236248618684242012-04-04T08:46:00.001-04:002012-04-05T11:34:47.852-04:00Trading in Games: A Complete scam.Firstly, I'd like to apologize about the lack of normal updates, but recently, I had some articles about gaming placed on a website for a contest. So of course, I must share my views with everyone, because it's my blog dammit!<br />
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<h1 align="center" style="text-align: center;">Trading in Games: A Complete Scam</h1><div class="MsoNormal"> I see it all the time; a little kid gets tired of his games, but wants a new one. His parents suggest trading in his games for that new one. Maybe there is an argument between them, such as the kid wanting to keep his old games still, maybe there is not, but eventually, they all end up at a video game store that has trade-in deals. The family attempts to trade it in, only get a meager amount of money that is hardly enough to get the child his new game, so they end up putting money down anyway. They just lost some games AND some money for the new game under the guise that they just got a deal. Thus, another group falls into the trade-in scam.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"> I am not sure about other countries, but here in the USA, one popular trade-in store is infamous for ripping people off with their trade-in policies; GameStop. Now, there is a lot to hate about GameStop; their employees pretend to know games when they have no clue, taking the games out of cases so the game comes opened even when new, employees “sampling” the “new” games thus ruining the quality of the products… But nothing infuriates me more than their shitty trade-in deals. “Trade x amount of games for a new one free! (But only games we specify)” And their buy-back is almost always less than half of what you paid for, to which then they jack up the price when selling it in the store. Though, to their credit, GameStop can be good for BUYING used games when they are particularly old, but that can take quite some time. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"> As luck would have it, I just got an e-mail about GameStop’s “biggest Trade-In event ever,” where they say EVERY GAME gets 50% trade in bonus. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">Now, I do not sell too many games on Amazon, I mainly sell books, so there might be some trouble I do not know about. I do know that with all products comes the enemy of all other sellers; the penny sellers. These are the people that have some sort of good deal going with shipping and handling (on their side) so that they sell old items for only a penny, making money off of Amazon’s shipping credit that sellers get. Sometimes, normal sellers can get past the penny guys by having all the inserts and case with a game; condition of the product and the things it came with help out your prices. But, you also then have the people that try to undercut your price or just have better seller rating than you… When you first start out selling, people might not trust you. Also, there can be douchebag buyers too, which means some risk, so there are cases where Amazon might not be a great place to sell used games. You can turn to eBay, but I heard they charge you just to put up an auction…</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">There is one good thing about Penny sellers on Amazon and GameStop; you can sometimes buy from the penny sellers and use the cheap-ass game as fodder for a cheaper trade-In. This, however, can become rather complicated as you need to see what games are eligible for trade-in, find said games from penny dealers, do the math and see if paying the shipping & handling costs don’t outweigh the money you’d buy the new game for, and then wait for the games to arrive. Plus, I believe GameStop has gotten pretty smart, and is buying from penny sellers too. It is still worth looking into if you don’t mind spending some money and time to get a game cheaper.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">So let’s say you have exhausted selling the game online… I suppose you could try a garage sale or flea market if you live in an area that has them. After trying everything that you could to get that better deal, but ended with no luck with a game or two, you could trade the game in to the store. Just make sure it seems worth it; do not fall for their sales pitches. If they are only going to give you under five dollars for a game you spent fifty bucks on rather recently, don’t give it to them. Hold out and see if the penny sellers on Amazon let up. If you just want to get rid of the game, try giving it to a friend who might like it, or donate it to Salvation Army (to those who do not have such a thing, try a charity that accepts video games. Example: http://www.childsplaycharity.org/). Do not support the scamming game stores and their fake deals.</div>Tal Zahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02761814689945729242noreply@blogger.com0