Personal fitness challenge: 100 pushups
Inspired by J.D. at Get Fit Slowly and a whole mess of other people who were also inspired by J.D., today I embark on a challenge to be able to do 100 pushups -- yes, all at one time -- within six weeks.
We are following the guide at one hundred pushups. The program is on the side of less-intense in that we only need to practice three days per week. An initial test establishes the number of pushups we do during each session and at what rate we progress. For my initial test I could do 5 pushups, so for my first session -- today's session -- I completed a total of 11 pushups. It wasn't easy; despite using free weights a few times a week, these particular muscles are out of shape. And my initial test placed me in the remedial pushup group.
So this particular group of internet pusher-uppers started today, and will train on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Get Fit Slowly will post a reminder on each of those days, which will certainly help me stay motivated. I imagine I'll report here once a week or so, to keep you apprised of my progress.
In his initial post, J.D. compares this challenge with completing a marathon. I've run a marathon, and I predict that a marathon, plus all the training that goes along with it, is tougher. I've never done 100 pushups but once I did go from 0 to 50 in 4 weeks, and those 4 weeks were nothing even remotely like 4 weeks of marathon training. And the marathon itself, well, that's a lot of hours on one's feet. The 50 pushups were over in a few minutes. The training was less intense and the feat itself was less intense. I really do not mean to dismiss this challenge at all, and I won't even bet that I will accomplish it in the end. I'm just telling you my prediction, my opinion, at the outset. We'll see how wrong or right I am ... in 4 weeks!
We are following the guide at one hundred pushups. The program is on the side of less-intense in that we only need to practice three days per week. An initial test establishes the number of pushups we do during each session and at what rate we progress. For my initial test I could do 5 pushups, so for my first session -- today's session -- I completed a total of 11 pushups. It wasn't easy; despite using free weights a few times a week, these particular muscles are out of shape. And my initial test placed me in the remedial pushup group.
So this particular group of internet pusher-uppers started today, and will train on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Get Fit Slowly will post a reminder on each of those days, which will certainly help me stay motivated. I imagine I'll report here once a week or so, to keep you apprised of my progress.
In his initial post, J.D. compares this challenge with completing a marathon. I've run a marathon, and I predict that a marathon, plus all the training that goes along with it, is tougher. I've never done 100 pushups but once I did go from 0 to 50 in 4 weeks, and those 4 weeks were nothing even remotely like 4 weeks of marathon training. And the marathon itself, well, that's a lot of hours on one's feet. The 50 pushups were over in a few minutes. The training was less intense and the feat itself was less intense. I really do not mean to dismiss this challenge at all, and I won't even bet that I will accomplish it in the end. I'm just telling you my prediction, my opinion, at the outset. We'll see how wrong or right I am ... in 4 weeks!
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