I wrote about this briefly elsewhere, but wanted to pull it in over here since I now have a dedicated fitness site. Last week I decided that I was to start working toward 100 pushups (see here for details). I actually first heard about it from Blaine Moore, and it sounded like an interesting challenge.
Unfortunately, I got sidetracked last week almost immediately… I took the initial test Monday evening shortly after rowing 8km. On Tuesday, I then did a hard 10km row (the longest I’ve ever done in my short history of rowing) and I woke up sore enough on Wednesday that I couldn’t manage the prescribed pushup workout, even though it was short and relatively easy.
Rather than giving up, I simply readjusted… I decided to push through the remainder of the week with regular rowing and a bit of dumbbell work, and then set out on my quest for 100 pushups on Monday (tomorrow).
So that’s where I’m at. In the mean time, I wanted to give a shout out to Jim and JD who have both taken up the challenge after I mentioned it to them last week.
Interestingly, it seems that the One Hundred Pushups idea is picking up steam, with the following individuals (among many others, I’m sure) having written about it:
Andrew
Chelsey
Diet Girl
The Happy Rock
Karen Sugarpants
Mac
Run Momma Run
Say What?
Weight Ladder
Workout Mommy
June 15th, 2008 at 10:17 pm
Thanks so much for the link!
June 15th, 2008 at 10:58 pm
I think there is something about being able to do a lot of push-ups that really appeals to folks.
August 14th, 2008 at 10:23 pm
Nice to see others doing the One Hundred Pushups Challenge!
I’m still stuck on getting started with week 5 due to my hectic schedule, lack of sleep, and just plain being tired from running and biking.