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Richard H.
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 # Posted: 25 Feb 2008 19:40


Sitting on the floor with your legs straight or slightly bent, how long is your average time of holding your toes? Try doing this every day until Saturday and see what the average hold time you have.

To average your time, count all the seconds or minutes and divide by the number of times you did it. (I.E.: Monday: 25 seconds, Tuesday: 45 seconds, Wednesday: 20 seconds, Thursday: 40 seconds, Friday: 19 seconds, and Saturday: 38 seconds. Add all the seconds [25+45+20+40+19+38 = 187] divide by the number of attempts and your average holding seconds would equal 30.6 seconds.)

Please specify your info:
Name: Fred E.
Age: 30
Gender: M
Waist: 36"
Average toe hold time: 20 seconds

You don't have to do it every day, but it helps with the average if you do -- and it helps the ol' abs too.


Misty Bell
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 # Posted: 25 Feb 2008 19:43


I can't hold my toes. Hammies are too tight.
Dave Nicholson
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 # Posted: 25 Feb 2008 19:47


feet together?
Richard H.
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 # Posted: 26 Feb 2008 06:04


Yup, feet together. :P

I did it for it for 40 seconds tonight. My legs started to really feel the pain, (I tried to keep them as straight as I could.) Tummy seems to be fine -- (It was only 40 seconds. )

Anyone else give it a go? Hopefully I'll do better tomorrow.
Jeff Bristow
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 # Posted: 26 Feb 2008 14:19


I can jump into this. I am extremely flexible so you better hold your toes as long as you possibly can!
Tara C
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 # Posted: 26 Feb 2008 14:41


Is holding your toes like this just a stretch? or does it make the muscles stronger as well?
Dave Nicholson
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 # Posted: 26 Feb 2008 15:10


"A longer muscle is a stronger muscle"


Ara Bruno
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 # Posted: 26 Feb 2008 15:16


Quoting: nicholman
"A longer muscle is a stronger muscle"


Thats what she said...
Angie Hudson
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 # Posted: 26 Feb 2008 17:32


I can't touch my toes (never been able to), but I can do ANYTHING else that demonstrates flexibility, including putting my feet behind my head. Why do they always make you touch your toes as the end-all-be-all flexibility test?! Grrrr....

I'll blame it on my short torso and impossibly long legs, hahahaha.


Richard H.
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 # Posted: 26 Feb 2008 17:47


I've never been flexible so the rest of you have this in the bag! I'll try to push myself to at least a minute -- if my legs can put up with such an extended timed stretch.

Some day I would like to be able to touch my nose to my knees w/o the pain in the back and legs, of course. Right now, just thinking about that brings me pain.
Dave Nicholson
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 # Posted: 26 Feb 2008 18:54


I need someone here to compete with... after 2min I am bored! Maybe I'll try to do it during biggest loser tonight.
Richard H.
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 # Posted: 26 Feb 2008 19:02


Quoting: nicholman
I need someone here to compete with... after 2min I am bored! Maybe I'll try to do it during biggest loser tonight.

Show Off!


Jeff Bristow
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 # Posted: 26 Feb 2008 19:21


Dave - I will do this tonight. I know I can go well over two minutes. I can reach my toes rather easily. Bring on the competition! (I may have short legs or monkey arms or a combination of the two....)
Dave Nicholson
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 # Posted: 26 Feb 2008 20:16


the monkey competition begins! Start when biggest loser starts and see how long you make it

FWIW, I'm actually touching the bottom of my feet to get that extra stretch in!
Lilly K
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 # Posted: 26 Feb 2008 20:49


Dave, I can go well over 30 mins (tried earlier while watching TV), also grabbing the bottom of my feet :P It does get rather boring tho', doesn't it?

Anyway, I've always been told I have "monkey" feet b/c of my prehensile toes, so I guess this clinches it - I'm part monkey! ;)

In either case, I don't think it'd be fair to the rest of y'all if I compete...hehe
Richard H.
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 # Posted: 27 Feb 2008 03:11 - Edited by: rharpe


Quoting: lillyk
In either case, I don't think it'd be fair to the rest of y'all if I compete...hehe

Nonsense Lilly! If you can beat Dave and Jeff at their own game -- why not do it!?

I'm the biggest wuss here so I'm just doing it for personal satisfaction and a lot of humiliation. But who cares, that's why it's called a challenge!


Jeff Bristow
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 # Posted: 27 Feb 2008 03:19


At 23 minutes it began to hurt really bad. I stopped because my legs started to shake at 27 minutes, so it looks like I can't hold that position for as long as I thought I could.
Lilly K
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 # Posted: 27 Feb 2008 05:13


Quoting: rharpe
I'm the biggest wuss here so I'm just doing it for personal satisfaction and a lot of humiliation.

Having a shorter "hold" time does NOT make you a wuss...silly! No humiliation either! :P

In my case, I have an explanation: short legs (my inseam is only 29", I think) and crazy flexibility. (Whenever they told us to touch our toes in PE, I'd put my palms on the floor.) Oh, and I do yoga...an admitted unfair advantage. ;)

Quoting: jeffbristow
it looks like I can't hold that position for as long as I thought I could

27 minutes is nothing to sneeze at, Jeff...that's awesome!!


Dave Nicholson
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 # Posted: 27 Feb 2008 16:03


I don't do yoga, but do have short legs as well - that helps

I got to about 38 minutes and was just uncomfortable - big stomach! I was definitely feeling the burn though.
Richard H.
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 # Posted: 27 Feb 2008 17:48


Wow Dave, I'm just 37 minutes short of your time -- I'd have to say I'm doing pretty good!

That's right people, I was able to suffer through 1 full minute of pure leg-muscle-pulling agony. Yes, I AM a wuss! (But I did beat my score.)

I'll try to push a little harder tonight -- in the long run, my legs will thank me for it. (Wow, such a play on words!)


Lilly K
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 # Posted: 27 Feb 2008 17:54


That's awesome, Richard! Up to 1 full minute already!

I can't let Dave beat me now...I'll have to pop in a movie & shoot for a full hour or something tonight...lol


Dave Nicholson
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 # Posted: 27 Feb 2008 17:58


we'll be renting ben hur by next week


Lilly K
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 # Posted: 27 Feb 2008 17:59


you get ben hur, i'll get Gone w/the Wind


Richard H.
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 # Posted: 27 Feb 2008 18:43


And I'll put in a Pixar short 3d animated feature.


Richard H.
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 # Posted: 1 Mar 2008 23:36


Unlike the rest of you, my legs are longer than arms reach, (and I have a bowl of jelly that keeps me away from my toes.)

Anyway, after all the constant attempts, this is the best score I was able to do:

Name: Richard H.
Age: 32
Gender: M
Waist: 40"
Average toe hold time: 1minute 30 seconds (knees slightly bent to reach an extra 4" to touch my toes -- yes, I know I cheated a bit.)

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