one hundred push ups
Aug 4, 2008 Uncategorized
Yesterday I played on the trampoline at my sister’s house with my son.
And I got seriously winded.
This was a couple days after my friend John asked me when I mountain biked last…and the answer was “not this year.”
I am seriously out of shape…and winter is coming.
So I have decided to do the one hundred push ups challenge. I have seen this on a few blogs lately (most recently Kat’s). Basically, it takes wimps like me and guarantees we will be able to do 100 consecutive push-ups at the end of a 6 week period.
I’m going for it. And by posting this here, I know you will all give me crap if I don’t do it.
You in?
If you’re in, leave a comment. I’m starting today.
Oh, and I plan on biking on as many of the off days as I can.
August 4th, 2008 at 11:00 pm
I’m only on week 3 (which is t-o-u-g-h, by the way) and I already feel much stronger.
I had been doing some push ups, but it’s so motivating to have a goal and a plan.
We can do it!
August 4th, 2008 at 11:22 pm
you mountain bike? Is there a small group @ riv for MTBrs? If not we should start one.
August 5th, 2008 at 4:17 am
This is a great idea. I’m in - ’cause I’m way out of shape as well.
Oh BTW, I’ll be using “Joe’s Goals” to track it.
http://www.joesgoals.com
Pretty cool site where you can share your progress and all that nice Web 2.0 stuff.
August 5th, 2008 at 8:14 am
Mountain biking > pushups. I was at Burchfield on Saturday and the trails are in great condition. The teeter totter and Dragonball Run beckon.
you mountain bike? Is there a small group @ riv for MTBrs? If not we should start one.
I don’t think one exists, but it has been talked about on and off.
August 5th, 2008 at 10:08 am
You convinced me, I’m in. My first try for the ranking I did 25, how about you?
August 5th, 2008 at 11:06 am
I’m in.
August 5th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
I’m sticking with my set of 60 every day… beyond that is dangerous. A short lapse can lead to a Bob Paulson chest.
August 5th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
I’m sticking with my set of 60 every day… beyond that is dangerous. A short lapse can lead to a Bob Paulson chest.
His name is Robert Paulson.
August 5th, 2008 at 1:06 pm
I had to google Bob Paulson. Brilliant, Art, absolutely brilliant.
August 5th, 2008 at 5:47 pm
I don’t know about “brilliant”, I’ve made the mistake before.
August 5th, 2008 at 5:52 pm
Do this mean we can see you going up on stage, doing one handed push ups, and having Rocky music in the background after you can do 100 of them?
I do 125 three times a week with the rest of my workout. My workout that I’ve tweaked until I got it down is basically one set with many reps since I can’t stand the idea of going through it again.
Start with a number like 10 and that’s my base. All exercises after that are multiples of the base number. Do that three times in a week and then next week move the base number up 1-2. I peak at 25 for a base since it takes me a minimal of 25 minutes to get through it. Add in 25LB. free weights and that’s all I do for that aspect. Add in 30 minutes of treadmill on those days, and 45 minutes when I don’t lift.
Over 20Lbs. lost this year and that’s including taking two months off because I messed up my knee at work. Aiming for under 20% body fat since that’s what’s deemed healthy for my age(31-40). It also would mean going from just over 30% to under 20%.
August 10th, 2008 at 7:31 am
It looks like we might be working up a Dutch contingent to take on the 100 push-ups challenge here in Amsterdam as well… I’m thinking we’ll probably start next week. Thought you might be interested to hear that.
August 11th, 2008 at 8:52 am
Awesome, Eric. Glad to see from your site that you’re working off your American gut.