Yesterday's Weigh In: 283.0
Today's Weigh In: 283.0
Yesterday I was talking to the guy who motivated me to start this whole thing in the first place - the one who talked me into doing the 5k run on Thanksgiving Day. We were talking about different workouts and such we could do around the house and such, and he was talking about how does this pushup challenge against himself. Basically, you do 20 pushups, rest, and then do 19, and then rest, and then 18, etc.. until you get to 0. Of course, that would be 210 pushups. Crazy insane for someone like me.
So, I tried it to see how many I could do.
I did the set of 20. Felt pretty good.
Then, did the set of 19. Hit the wall at number 11. Rested. Did the rest of them, and then did the 18s, rested again, and then did the 17s. I was spent. Part of me says that I only got to the 17s, but when I did the math, that means that of the 210 push ups, I did 74 of them. That was a pleasant surprise. When I first started this whole thing, I couldn't do a single. I had a hard time getting into a push up position, let alone DOING them.
So I think I'll start doing this once in a while - not as a replacement, but more as a personal challenge to myself to see how much I can improve. Over the next few months, I'd like to be able to complete this. I can tell you that my entire upper body felt like it had been through an hour long workout after I was done, so something's working.
Also, the weight came down a few pounds, sitting at 283 the past few days. Now TECHNICALLY, I got the scale to read 282 today, I stepped on it 4 times in an hour span - I told you, I'm crazy about this whole scale thing - got three 283 readings and one 282. I'm taking the 283 because I use the FIRST weigh in of the day, but it was good to see that. Ever since I started using the scale and had to adjust 6 pounds, 282 is the lowest I would have seen. My 'new low' of 279 was with the old scale, which translated into 285 on the new one.
So, if I can keep my 283 - work my tail off this week and see some progress, "2 Studs and A Scale" may challenge you teams up above us on Tuck's Big Challenge.
3 comments:
That sounds like a cool exercise- I'll be sure to try it! And 74 pushups is impressive as hell man. You couldn't do one, and now dropping for 20 is no sweat.
would be a great one to use when you cant get at any weights or your on vacation. Pump up before you hit the beach!!! :) 74 is a ton man.
I really like the pushup challenge. Sounds like a good supplement when you can't get to the gym.
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