I've been meaning to start some upper-body work, so I decided that even though we are a few weeks into 2010, I can still catch up. Starting Friday night, I took up the challenge. I am up to January 12 now, doing a set or two a day. I figure if I do at least 2 sets a day from now on, I can catch up in about 2 weeks. The first half of the year won't be too bad. Do a set in the morning, a set in the evening, 40, 50, 60 push ups a day. But later on, we'll see. 200, 250, 300, 350 push ups a day? I don't know. By January 1, 2011, I will have done 66,795 push ups. If I start looking extra buff this year, you'll know why.
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010
A year of push ups
I'm not one to make new year's resolutions, but I saw on some blog somewhere (wish I could remember where so I could give proper blame credit) a description of the one-year push up challenge. The idea is to start on January 1 with 1 push up, do 2 on 1/2, 3 on 1/3, etc., so that eventually you do 365 push ups on 12/31. Sound a little crazy? They did say you were free to split up the reps later in the year, so on New Year's Eve you can do 180 in the morning, 5 at lunchtime, and 180 before you go to bed.
I've been meaning to start some upper-body work, so I decided that even though we are a few weeks into 2010, I can still catch up. Starting Friday night, I took up the challenge. I am up to January 12 now, doing a set or two a day. I figure if I do at least 2 sets a day from now on, I can catch up in about 2 weeks. The first half of the year won't be too bad. Do a set in the morning, a set in the evening, 40, 50, 60 push ups a day. But later on, we'll see. 200, 250, 300, 350 push ups a day? I don't know. By January 1, 2011, I will have done 66,795 push ups. If I start looking extra buff this year, you'll know why.
I've been meaning to start some upper-body work, so I decided that even though we are a few weeks into 2010, I can still catch up. Starting Friday night, I took up the challenge. I am up to January 12 now, doing a set or two a day. I figure if I do at least 2 sets a day from now on, I can catch up in about 2 weeks. The first half of the year won't be too bad. Do a set in the morning, a set in the evening, 40, 50, 60 push ups a day. But later on, we'll see. 200, 250, 300, 350 push ups a day? I don't know. By January 1, 2011, I will have done 66,795 push ups. If I start looking extra buff this year, you'll know why.
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