Anyone on board for the 2200 pushups in April to raise awareness for Veteran Suicide?
(No, this is not an April Fool's Joke)
https://www.facebook.com/Mi22ion/pho...896833/?type=3
That works out to "only" 73 pushups a day. C'mon, we can do it!
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Anyone on board for the 2200 pushups in April to raise awareness for Veteran Suicide?
(No, this is not an April Fool's Joke)
https://www.facebook.com/Mi22ion/pho...896833/?type=3
That works out to "only" 73 pushups a day. C'mon, we can do it!
I’m getting some stitches out today. Assuming the doc clears me for it, I’m in!Quote:
Originally Posted by Nrrrrvous
Alright!Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
I'm game. Been doing a push-up/back work-out 1x/week so this will be a good way to mix it up --- and, I've got my fair share of veterans in the family.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nrrrrvous
Sweet!Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
I started with a couple sets of 15 this morning. So I'm at 30 for today. I thought I'd separate them a little bit and not dive into 75 all at once on the first morning. Will do a couple more sets this afternoon.
Do modified pushups count?Quote:
Originally Posted by Nrrrrvous
Sure!!Quote:
Originally Posted by duke74
I started this with a buddy in January and it has been phenomenal. I started with sets of 30 and did 150 a day 5 times a week for 3 weeks. I was shocked how sore it made me. That soreness lasted for about 10 days, so be prepared for that. I also spaced them out at about every 30 minutes. It turns out that interval was too long. I was much tighter and hurt worse at 30 minute intervals. I found that 20 minutes was much easier and I hurt less.
Can I do sit ups? Bum wrist.
At those numbers 2200 in April should be a piece of cake! Mmm, cake. Wait! Push Ups!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Sure!Quote:
Originally Posted by weezie
75 in the tank. 3 x 25 w/o much trouble. My once per week chest workouts usually involves around 200 push-ups in different hand positions so think I'll bump up to 100/day. No Clemmons numbers that's for sure.
If it were 73 push ups in April, I'd be on board...wrist injury last month is really making it hard to put weight on my hand like that.
Dunking?Quote:
Originally Posted by PackMan97
Just did my second round for the day and realized two things...
1) I have really lost my ability to do pushups since cancelling my gym membership last April.
2) I should have done more this morning. It was much harder to do them this afternoon.
It was a struggle, but I did three more sets of 15, for a total for the day of 75! Gonna have to get that number higher in case I miss a day in there somewhere (like when I get my second Pfizer dose on the 12th!), but it was a start.
You and Weezie can do situps! We don't care!Quote:
Originally Posted by PackMan97
As someone who has been doing this for three months now I can offer some suggestions. Don't wait longer than 15 to 20 minutes between sets. You get too tight and you will be miserable if you do. I strained a muscle early in my Odyssey waiting too long and getting too tight. You are going to be impossibly sore for 10 days. Grind through it because that gets better. I'm up to 500 a day 6 days a week and I do sets of 55 to 70. But I sure didn't start that way.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nrrrrvous
I’m in. 50 today.
Great! One more!Quote:
Originally Posted by fidel
I am way out of shape but I'm in if wall push ups count. Maybe I can work my way up to actual push ups by the end of the month.
I can't because of an elbow injury.
Good luck everybody
My April challenge from my Apple Watch is 4010 Exercise minutes. I did 138 minutes today. Jeeze.
I'm in. Got 75 today.
Go for it! Did you get your 75 in today?Quote:
Originally Posted by DukieInKansas
Cool! Good start!Quote:
Originally Posted by mpj96
That's a lot of minutes! I'm assuming walking counts?Quote:
Originally Posted by rthomas
Not yet - I'm still at the office. Will start at home tonight and then do throughout the day starting tomorrow.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nrrrrvous
My daughter says "You start with feet close to the wall and then gradually move them farther out until your hands are on the floor." We had this conversation the other day about wall push ups. I tried to argue that they can't be called push ups any more. They must be called "push aways". She didn't find that amusing.Quote:
Originally Posted by DukieInKansas
I'm ok with push aways.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nrrrrvous
Bonus of still being at the office - I'm "watching' the 2001 national championship game behind the screens I'm working on.
This is a terrific idea. As I haven't been in a gym for over a year I've only had cycling and tennis to remain active and knee pain is reducing my passion for tennis. I presume that you'll accept 75 sets of 1, 1 set of 75 or anything in between? Working on sets of 6.
Do what you can do! I thought I was going to jump right in with sets of 25 like I used to but nope, wasn't happening!Quote:
Originally Posted by CameronBlue
Oh, you're talking real exercise push-ups, not the padding kind.
I'm in starting this AM; have a day to make up as yesterday was a single set of diminishing 12 ounce curls at dinner followed by a set of diminishing 16 ounce curls an hour before bedtime.
Those diminishing 12 and 16 ounce curls are part of the reason I need the 2200 push ups!Quote:
Originally Posted by devildeac
Just finished 80 for today! 4 sets of 15 and 1 set of 20 (I was feeling it on that 3rd set!)
155 Total!
Definitely easier, IMHO, to do them all within about 20 to 25 minutes.
Doc has me on reduced exercise so I may or not make it. I did 2,262 between Feb. 1 and March 6, so maybe I was just doing this challenge early?
2/1(20x6)=120
3(25x4)=100(220)
5–x
7–x
9(30x3)=90(310)
11(30x4)=120(450)
13(35x5+57)=232(682)
15(35x3)=105(787)
17(38x4+21)=173(960)
19(40x1,38x2)=116(1076)
21(40x4+80)=240(1316)
23(42x1,40x2)=122(1438)
25(42x2,35x1)=119(1557)
27(40x3)=120(1777)
3/1-x
3(40x3,40x3)=240(2017)
6(45x3,40x2+30)=245(2262)
Boom! Strong work!Quote:
Originally Posted by Nrrrrvous
25 Wide, 25 Tricep, and 25 Decline in the bag.
2-day total 150. May do some more later if I'm feeling froggy.
Oops behind a bit. Now at 70 but have been at it less than 24 hours. Got to get in my usual 15 miles on the bike at Person County Airport after sunset. Be sure to key your mike 5 times on Person County's frequency to activate the field lights if you're coming for a visit. I don't want a Cessna 182 buzzin up my behind.
75 today, day #2
Nice! I remember when I could mix 'em up like that!Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Maybe by the end of the month!
I'm confused. Are you actually riding on the runways?Quote:
Originally Posted by CameronBlue
Wrong thread/right thread ;).Quote:
Originally Posted by Nrrrrvous
Started yesterday with 30 push-ups*, 30 sit-ups and 30 scissors/leg lifts; 3 sets of 10 each. Will try for more today. I need a bit of work on the middle age paunch as well as upper body strength. Hoping to increase maybe by +5 each day and get to 50/50/50.
*no padding
Today I started out great! 3 sets of 20 went very well. Then came the 4th set. Oof. Not so much. Had to break the 4th set up into 10, 10 and 5.
But... 85 today!
240 total for 3 days!
How's everybody else doing?
I'm definitely sore. My wife says "You're doing what? Straight from 0 to 75? That's dumb." She's probably right.
25 standard, 25 tricep, 25 wide. 75 done.
Didn’t do extra yesterday. Maybe today.
The soreness is a legitimate issue. I assumed it would be better after 3 days...and I was incorrect. Over the summer last year my son and I did a bench press challenge to increase our max. I increased by 25 lbs in 6 weeks. After that we looked for a new challenge and started a pushup challenge 300/day for a month. I assumed I could just start with 300 and I was absolutely incorrect. I felt absolutely wrecked after 4 days. It was brutal. This time I ramped slowly. I'm old.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nrrrrvous
I was hoping to increase by increments of 5 until I couldn't anymore. That may come sooner than I think. We'll see.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Now to go out and do yard work all day. That's sure to help, right?
Actually it might. Using different muscles and stretching you out. Or you could overwork and tear something. Definitely one of those. Good luck!Quote:
Originally Posted by Nrrrrvous
I'm way behind but have completed the first 75* (might be 100 but I'll go with the lower number). Not sure what it says about my current life when the 2 of the sets of 25 were done around 2-3am.
* Being of very poor upper body strength, they are wall push ups. Starting to feel it in my triceps. Have no idea if my form is correct but if you feel it, without massive pain, it's all good, right?
At 75 and holding. After day 1 I developed edema in my right hand. Waiting for the swelling to subside. Should be able to resume this afternoon. I needed this more than I realized
Hope so! Let us know.Quote:
Originally Posted by CameronBlue
And yes, I needed this more than I realized also.
I fully support this wonderful cause, and thank you for doing this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nrrrrvous
I won't be able to do push-ups every day, but I'll try to do 100 one day a week. So I won't get there by April 30, but with persistence I'll cross the finish line eventually. I'm at 0, but will try for the first 100 Monday or Tuesday
Strong work
Added 25 decline for 100 today.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
75 day 3, total 225.
100 for me today!!
Some interesting sets of 20, 20, 18, 15, 15 and 12 but they are done! All within about a half hour this morning. I really do think it's better that way.
Who's still with me?
That's a total of 340 for me. I'm trying to go above average in case I have to miss a day or so after getting my 2nd Pfizer shot. We'll see.
Great work! As for push-ups following your vaccine, my arm was so sore it felt like they had given me my shot with a revolver. I looked for an exit wound. So expect a crazy level of soreness, but I did do my push-ups that day and I think it helped.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nrrrrvous
I don't think Pfizer #2 will affect your push-ups at all. I felt the soreness, but it doesn't take away your strength.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nrrrrvous
I'm with you. Can I have an extension of 22 weeks to do this? I think 100 a week will be realistic for me. Somebody has to be the caboose. :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Nrrrrvous
So 100% of the posters from Surry County feel this way. That has to carry a lot of weight on this board.Quote:
Originally Posted by richardjackson199
Barney Fife: “They don’t do things that way anymore. This is the Age of Science Know-How, electronal marvels.”Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Sheriff Andy Taylor: “Somewhere wandering loose around Mayberry (and DBR) is… A loaded goat.”
One of the all-time great episodes plus a pretty darn good burger place on Main Street!Quote:
Originally Posted by richardjackson199
Hmm. My arm didn't get sore at all after the first shot. I just felt the next day like I hadn't slept a wink. Alright, wrong thread!Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
You certainly can but I will expect updates every week! You should just mix some push ups into your run!Quote:
Originally Posted by richardjackson199
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Originally Posted by richardjackson199
Must be a Surry County thing...Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Ha that wouldn't help my frequency much. I run once a week on Saturdays. I'd like to do it more often but can't right now. We are looking into buying a used Life Fitness treadmill though which should help.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nrrrrvous
Yep. If downtown on Main Street I'd also recommend a pork chop sandwich from Snappy Lunch. Then go get loaded at the Goat or better yet Thirsty SoulsQuote:
Originally Posted by Nrrrrvous
Mt Airy now has the downtown it always wanted to have.Quote:
Originally Posted by richardjackson199
watch out. Mayberry is an up and coming city (stolen from hilarious video posted by Mtn Devil):Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMh1b8eUxtY
75 in the (hop)per. 50 done, 25 about to be performed.
Had to post before completion to take advantage of the pun.
I'm old so I'm trying pushups/situps/leg lifts or scissors
4/2: 3 sets of 10 each
4/3: 4 sets of 10 each
4/4: 3 sets of 10 each, so far. I'm pretty sore in all muscle group involved (see "old" above) but I *think* I can complete the 4th set as a "nightcap"
I was advised by a personal trainer many years ago that pushups were not good for old guys' (and gals') shoulders -- and this was years before I had to get a shoulder tendon replaced. Same for presses directly over the head.Quote:
Originally Posted by devildeac
I don't need much encouragement to shun hard physical labor, so I do curls and sit-ups instead. At my current rate I'll make 2000+, but please don't ask how heavy the weights are.
Good thoughts WRT the shoulder/arms exercises.Quote:
Originally Posted by sagegrouse
I'm late to the party. Did 100 today (60, then 10 more about 2 minutes later, and 30 more 3 hours later).
I did about 1000 in March so maybe this is possible.
Woohoo! Another 100 today. 5 sets of 20, with the final set being slightly divided between the first 16 and the last 4. I'm a little sore. I expected worse so I guess I'm doing ok!
Glad to see everybody doing what they can.
And, in case anyone wanted to check em out...
Mission 22
I'm not going to directly ask for donations for them because I haven't researched, but it sounds like they do great work. If you feel the urge...
My total is up to 440 for April!
No real rules here! I'm just shooting for my 2200 in April!Quote:
Originally Posted by curtis325
85 today.
5 day total at 410.
Had to hold off for several days. Edema in my right hand, followed by a severe infusion of lactic acid in my latissimus dorsi. BUT back at it and should be able to catch up in a couple of days.
Nrrrrvous this is for you buddy! And your cause.
This is difficult, even at my snail-like pace.
I did my first 100 just now. 34 first. Rest 1 Minute (Too Short I've decided - won't do that again). Then 33 more. Rest 2 Minutes. Then 33 more.
I wanted to quit after about 16. In the final 2 sets I wanted to quit after 5. I had to repeat one because I stuck to the mat and didn't want to come back up.
My goal is 100 a week. 1 down, 21 to go.
100 done today.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
I knocked out 90 today. It was a struggle. Family emergency caused me to only get about 3-4 hours sleep. My body did not respond well.
But... 3 sets of 20 and 2 sets of 15 for my 90.
Total is 530 for 6 days.
Everybody else hanging in there???
Cool. Let us know!Quote:
Originally Posted by CameronBlue
Woohoo! I'm impressed you can knock out sets of 33 or 34.Quote:
Originally Posted by richardjackson199
Still wimping out with wall pushups or should that be push outs? I do sets of 25 at various times throughout the day - sometimes in the hall at work and hope that no one comes around the corner. I am a day behind in my count but am working on getting caught up.
We call staying up late watching hoops an emergency in our household, too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nrrrrvous
(Hope everything is OK.)
-jk
Hope everyone is okay.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nrrrrvous
I didn't say they were pretty. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Nrrrrvous
I got 100 more today. Set of 34. 2 Minute Rest. Set of 33. 2 Minute Rest. Set of 33.
200 down, 2000 to go. I'll probably resume the battle next week, hopefully Monday.
I'm impressed - keep up the great work!Quote:
Originally Posted by DukieInKansas
Impressed by the pacing of this.Quote:
Originally Posted by richardjackson199
I'm not sure how impressed you would be with my form. :D But I think they'd qualify. For my 2nd day in a row this 100 wasn't as bad as I feared. On that third set I still wanted badly to quit after 5 push-ups, but doing a few more at a time is do-able.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Those of you doing 10 days in a row or more; I can't even imagine.
Skipped 2 days by mistake. Made up one day today with 150. Total 375.
Nice!Quote:
Originally Posted by mpj96
Thanks!
240 this morning. 3 warm up sets of 10, then "blackjack" -- 20 push-ups, 1 sit up, 19 push-ups, 2 sit ups . . . to 1 push-up, 20 sit ups.
Total 615.
Wow! That's a great amount for the morning. And a fun/interesting way to do it.Quote:
Originally Posted by mpj96
My problem -- aside from the physical strain -- is that I would need an assistant to keep score for the 20 rounds.Quote:
Originally Posted by mpj96
The visage of Burgess Meredith crouched over you growling out “look at ‘im, he’s an animal lze tell ya!!” Comes to mind.Quote:
Originally Posted by sagegrouse
I'm with you: I have trouble keeping track of four laps in a 1600/mile run.Quote:
Originally Posted by sagegrouse
-jk
75 done. 30 standard, 30 tricep, 15 diamond.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Maybe do more in between meetings.
Up to 585 total, I think.
Was on a cruise where it took 14 laps to equal one mile of walking. They needed to put up a chalkboard or assign a crew member to count.Quote:
Originally Posted by -jk
And, I just got caught doing my first set of 25 wall pushups for the day. And not by one person - a group of 3. Ooops.
I haven't been on DBR much lately and I just now saw this thread. I'm in! I'm a few days late so I'll need almost 100 a day but I should be able to take care of it. I'm in pretty good shape and I'm kinda built for pushups (light, short arms). First couple of days are often the hardest.
I stopped typing and did a set of 50 to get started! Ouch, played volleyball last night for the first time in more than a year...realized just now that I'm kinda sore!
So, I am a little ashamed of yesterday. I got interrupted after my 3rd set and never got back to them. So yesterday was only 60 for a total of 590.
Back on track today and just finished 100. Got to hit the road and drive several hours so I don't think I'm going to get any more in.
I believe, if I can add, that I'm up to 690 for the first 8 days. Averaging somewhere around 86/day.
Good to see we gained a new addition today. We may have lost some of our momentum on Wednesday.
50/set is pretty impressive. Nice work!Quote:
Originally Posted by elvis14
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Originally Posted by elvis14
Not a bad start for an old guy :-). I did 4 sets yesterday 50, 50, 25, 25 and so far this morning I've done 4 sets of 25. So I'm at 250 total. I hope to get a few more sets in later today. After playing ball Wednesday and doing pushups yesterday...everything hurts a little (and I like it!).Quote:
Originally Posted by mpj96
I’ve fallen behind. I’ve been substituting a lot of biking for calisthenics. Doing my usual eight laps on our local airport runway after dark, about 20 miles. Someone commented up thread and asked if I really bike on the runway. Yes, but it’s perfectly safe and I have the proprietors permission. My brother hangers his plane there. The field lights are activated by airplane traffic and the airport gets virtually none after dark. Well not exactly. The Apache squadron based over at RDU I think they are air national guard, Likes to use the airport and practice their night vision maneuvers. So they don’t activate the field lights but fortunately the distinctive whop whop whop can be heard miles away so we have plenty of time to exit the active runway.. they like to make three approaches using their night vision systems. And of course a couple of bikers biking down the taxiway is too much to resist for a bit of hijinks. The other evening they exited the active runway and hovered about 100 feet over my brother and Me blasting us with the rotor wash. OK fine games on. Next time they cross the threshold on their third approach we mooned them. I’m sure their night vision equipment was merely an added assist. So they came up to taxiway again and hovered this time about 75 to 80 feet over us. I’m here to testify that an Apache helicopter hovering over you at about 80 feet is an intimidating experience. That is one fearsome piece of machinery.Your tax dollars at work. Newfound motivation to get back to push-ups.
What a fun story!Quote:
Originally Posted by CameronBlue
In retrospect, quite the lark!
Still hanging in there with 4 sets of 10 each day of pushups/situps/leg lifts or scissors. Today I added 80 "flutter/swim" kicks to each set of 10. Hope to change soon to 3 sets of 15 each and continue the new addition. Arms and lower abdomen still a bit sore but lessening each day.
Thanks again to Nrrrrvous for this challenge.
Flutter kicks are great! They are sneaky and sneak up on you.
Day 3 for me. I did a set to 50 and 4 sets of 25 today after 6 sets of 25 yesterday. 3 day total of 450, 1750 to go!Quote:
Originally Posted by elvis14
Last 3 days: 50, nothing, 150. Total 815.
Thanks! The legs and lower abdominal muscles get a good amount of work with these.Quote:
Originally Posted by mpj96
Somebody said Ymm, Beer was sneaky, too, on good authority of course.
That sounds pretty awesome!Quote:
Originally Posted by CameronBlue
The end of last week got pretty crazy. Friday I drove two hours, went to a viewing, funeral and graveside service, then met with the family for a while and then drove 4 1/2 hours back home. No push ups for me. :(
Saturday I knocked out 50 in the AM and then shoveled out two truckloads of mulch. Ouch. No more pushups after that.
Yesterday actually was pretty good. I knocked out 100 in the evening. 4 sets of 25 fairly quickly.
That brings my grand total to 840 in 11 days. Not exactly where I wanted to be, but still doing OK!
Gonna try to do at least 100 before lunch. After lunch I get my second COVID shot, so not sure how I'm going to feel this evening/tomorrow.
Sore. You will be sore. Do the pushups anyway. I thought it really helped.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nrrrrvous
That's my current plan.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
But you know what Tyson says about "plans"...
That they are easily executed? Oh wait. The exact opposite.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nrrrrvous
Yesterday was tough for me. I knocked out 50 in the morning. But then I was outside doing yard work all day. Dug out two small trees (and replanted the first where the second came from). I moved a few yards of mulch (finally have that pile out of my driveway...was 15 yards, took weeks). Our charity took a donation from Campbell's Soup, 1750 lbs of soup on a palette. We worked to divide it up into piles and get it out of the trailer and into the garage. So by the time I came in, showered, ate an early dinner (my daughter cooked!), I basically passed out on the couch watching the Masters. I got up and later and knocked out 25 more painful pushups and thought I'd be done for the night. But right before going to bed I knocked out another 25...and thought I'd be done for the night. Insomnia, my old friend, had strange ideas about me getting to sleep so right before midnight I got up to get a snack and water...dropped and did 50 in the kitchen to end the night and hit 150. After starting late, I've had 4 days and I've done 150 a day for 600 (1600 left). Started this morning with 50. Have first night of golf league at 4:30. Have to figure out how to get more pushups in and still have something left for the course!Quote:
Originally Posted by Nrrrrvous
My yearly golf trip is starting the 28th and running thru the end of the month. I thinking I'm going to try and finish the 2200 before I head out on that trip. Looks like that 16 days so I can average 100 a day and make that.
Hope your second Covid shot goes well. My second Pfizer shot had an effect...the next morning I was a bit achey and nauseous. That lasted about 1/2 a day and then I was fine.
I dunno. There's a not so very fine line between witty and clever, and stupid and sophomoric and I fear I was on the wrong side of the line.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nrrrrvous
AND to beat the band, I'VE been battling a UTI for the last 3 days, perhaps related to all the biking I've been doing. I've never had a UTI. Don't think I want one ever again. This thing has been busting my hump. Utter misery exacerbated by all the whining I've inflicted upon my relatives. The only plus is that I've lost 10 lbs in 3 days. That has to be some sort of record.
I'm on the delayed push-up several months extension plan.
100 done tonight. So total of 300 for April. I hope to do 100 more tomorrow.
I did 150 yesterday to push my total to 750. Pushups went better than my golf league....although the first night is used to set your handicap so I have kinda set myself up for success!
So far I've done 150 each day (I started on the 8th). They are not getting easier. Might take a day off later this week to see if that helps.
I did 75 (3 sets of 25) before my 2nd Pfizer dose yesterday.
A little tired and groggy today. We'll see if I can knock out some this afternoon.
Did 210 today.
Couple of bad days due to extended car travel on weekend but still think I’ll be okay for the month goal.
Up to about 800 total.
Pro tip: After your push-ups are done for the day, find someone and say, "You can't roll with this swoll!" and then point at your pecs.
Makes it all worth while...
I had an acupuncture appointment today and told my guy I was afraid I would blunt the needles. He chortled.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Impressive! Nice workQuote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
In the south we can still get away with Welcome to the gun showQuote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Got home from work earlier than usual and thought, sweet, I'll have a beer while the sun is up. 1 Jade IPA down.
Then I remembered I'm supposed to do 100 push-ups today. Oops. I recall trying to run after beer and not repeating that mistake a second time.
But the push-ups weren't as bad as feared. Maybe anaerobic exercise is easier.
100 down tonight no tougher than usual. 400 done for April. I'm going to rest up for a bench work-out Friday and then will resume the push-ups next Monday.
I'll be sure to ask beergoddess if getting swoll makes a beer belly sexier. ;)
Depends on which part. In the Florida swamps, “Call animal control because these pythons are on the loose” is preferred.Quote:
Originally Posted by richardjackson199
Most days I do my last set around midnight...everyone's usually asleep. If I woke up Mrs. Elvis after I finished my pushups and told her "You can't roll with this swoll", I suspect her reaction would be less than positive (and she'd likely think I was talking about something else!).Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
I got on a roll yesterday and did 250 to reach 1000 for month/week. I can feel it this morning. I've been doing a set of 50 to start each day (usually do other sets of 25 along the way) and this morning's 50 were tough.Quote:
Originally Posted by elvis14
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Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
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Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
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Originally Posted by richardjackson199
I just use - "I would flex for you but I like this shirt too much."Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
That's a classic.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nrrrrvous
I’ve been known to flex and say, “call the plumber, these pipes are about to burst”.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nrrrrvous
Narrator: They weren’t.
We would also have accepted: "Someone get me a Band-Aid. I'm so cut."Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
That joke is whey funny.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Sun's out, guns out.
In Scotland, its soons out, taps off.Quote:
Originally Posted by mpj96
I didn't update yesterday. The day after my vaccine was rough but I was able to do 75.
Felt much better today, knocked out 125!
A little math and it seems I've done 1090 for the 14 days. I'm still on average.
100 a day for eleven days and I'm halfway there. I'm feeling it a bit, though. Maybe I'll take a day off.
Another 75 in the tank today.
You're welcome.
I did 150 yesterday and another 150 today. That's an 8 total of 1300 with 900 to go.
It's after midnight and I'm working. I might try and knock out a few pushups since they can count against 'tomorrow' and I'll get a few hours sleep/rest before I try some more.
Very strong work!Quote:
Originally Posted by elvis14
Some tough dudes on this gun show thread. ;)
Note that's supposed to read "8 day" total. Hope the after midnight work I did last night is higher quality than that post! I did 75 pushups before going to bed around 2:30. 25 around 12:30, 25 around 1:30 and 25 around 2:30. Had to vary my hand placement a bit this morning to get my first 50 (regular, wide, tight to my sides to hit triceps). I did manager to avoid actual tears. So it's 9:40am and I'm sitting at 125 for the day! Hope to get a total of 200 for the day.Quote:
Originally Posted by elvis14
I don't know about tough...like I said in my first post, I'm kinda built for pushups (5'7", relatively short arms, under 150lbs, athlete). Every couple of months a group of my friends that keep a group text going will throw out a pushup challenge so this isn't an unusual thing for me and I enjoy it. Posting numbers and thus having a bit of accountability is always a great motivator for me!Quote:
Originally Posted by richardjackson199
100 done today. About 1,000 now so need to gently pick up the pace back half.
75 yesterday and 100 today!
That gets me up to 1265! Over half way there.
Nrrrvous I credit your awesome challenge for good bench work-out today.
205 x 8 Reps
225 x 6 Reps
245 x 2 Reps
Much better than last week, thanks no doubt to Mon/Tues push-ups.
One gym work-out a week for a 44 yo dude. Do you even lift? ;)
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That was pretty funny.Quote:
Originally Posted by richardjackson199
Interesting experiment this little challenge. So for the month of April, I have
1) Developed a wicked UTI
2) Developed an even more wicked reaction to the prescribed antibiotic Bactrim (sulfa). Shock of shocks I've never had a negative reaction to any drug...so now? Really?
3) Been pursued by an Apache helicopter of dubious intent
As a result I'm WAY behind in the p/u challenge. However I've pumped out 160 over the last 36 hours to get my meager total up to 350. Still a long ways to go but I think I have a chance. That Apache crew better be careful, cause next time...just sayin--this gunship is getting up-armored.
As of Thursday I had 1300. For the weekend:Quote:
Originally Posted by elvis14
Friday: 225 (75 of those were after midnight Thurs/Fri. I had worked for a while so I basically did 25 at 12:30, 1:30 and 2:30 am and then went to bed with my work done and my arms, shoulders fatigued)
Saturday: 275
Sunday: 150
That puts me at 1950 with 250 to go. I should finish the 2200 tomorrow. I'd go for it today but I have my golf league tonight and I'll need to be able to swing! Big question for me is...once I get to 2200, will I not to any pushups for a while. I have my yearly golf trip next week (Wed-Sun) and wanted to finish this before then so that I won't be sore while playing 4 days in a row and won't have to put down my beer to do the pushups!
Still wimping along with wall push ups. One day behind in the count - I've done 17 days worth of 75/day at this point. Need to catch up and try to get ahead. Goal is to be able to do one "real" pushup by the end of the month.
Mulched all weekend bu back at it with 150 todayQuote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
OK, my work here is done. I did 150 yesterday and 100 so far today to give me 2200 for the month/13_days. Time to take a pushup break. I did manage to get an Insanity Max 30 workout and 9 holes of golf league golf in between pushups yesterdayQuote:
Originally Posted by elvis14
150 down during a lunch webinar.
Sorry, I've been slacking on my updates.
I took the weekend off. Not planned, just had zero energy. So I knew I had ground to make up.
I've done 125 M/T/W to bring my total up to 1640. Pretty much back on schedule. Or close, at least.
Great to see everybody still going strong!
Cut my sets of pushups/situps/scissors/flutter kicks back to two or three daily while we traveled Thurs-Mon but trying some "make-up calls" the last 3-4 days with 5-6 sets daily.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nrrrrvous
150 today despite yard work. At 1,500 so need to finish strong.
100 today.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
600 left over 5 days.
I finished out last week strong with 125 on Thursday and again on Friday. But then the weekend...
Worked most of Saturday and Sunday replacing boards on our deck. Bent over for hours, hefting 16' pieces of 1x6. Needless to say, I did NO pushups over the weekend.
I think I'm still in good shape. I have 1890 total with 5 days left. 310/5 is definitely doable. (Unless my lower back is unhappy with the work on the deck over the weekend!)
150 today. Up to 1750 so 450 left.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
After doing the 2200 pushups I didn't do any for a few days. Two things I realized: first, I could see a difference, second I like doing the pushups. So I did a few today and will do some more later and will likely keep doing 50-100 a day for a while.
What's the saying? It takes 6 weeks to create a habit?Quote:
Originally Posted by elvis14
Every nun I know says it can be done in a week.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nrrrrvous
100 per day for 22 consecutive days. Done and done!
I agree with elvis14--I too can see a difference and I'll continue to do pushups.
Ouch.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
But nuns have a lot of practice at creating habits...Quote:
Originally Posted by Nrrrrvous
Great job getting the 2200 done. Love the consistency of 100 per day!Quote:
Originally Posted by curtis325
Thanks! After about ten or eleven days it was difficult, but I pushed through and the last 4 days were pretty easy to do. My form has improved greatly, and I'm clearly stronger.Quote:
Originally Posted by elvis14
Agree! I struggled to do 75 the first week or so but now can knock out 4 sets of 25 pretty easily. (Catching some breath in between)Quote:
Originally Posted by curtis325
100 yesterday so I'm up to 1990 for the month!
I wasn't as consistent with my days, some were 150 some as high as 275 but I agree that some days were more difficult than others no matter what number I hit. Some days I could knock out 100 in 3 sets to start my day and it was just easy. Other days it was difficult to get them done. I'd do a few sets in the morning and then not do any more until after 10 pm.Quote:
Originally Posted by curtis325
I like the effect it had. I'm pretty fit this still made a nice, positive difference. There is a friend of mine that's been doing 100 a day for over a year to support a sick friend. Every time I've seen him post about it (not often but every now and then when it fits a conversation, he's not bragging), I feel like it's something I should try. Guess I need to find the right cause.
This was easy to get started because it was a number: 2200 and a short term deadline (end of April).
150 again today. 300 left.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Hah, just realized I started with 50 earlier and completely forgot to do more. 250 left over 2 days. Not a problem!Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
125 today, 125 left.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Meanwhile, our own ClemmonsDevil will attempt 20,000 push-ups in 12 hours because "the rent is due".
This makes my shoulders hurt thinking about it.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
It’s the final countdown...
Wrapped up this AM. 2200 complete in April. Debrief:
First, the bad news. I did not transform into Predator Arnold in a month, which is clearly peak Arnold. Sadly, I did not even reach Kindergarten Cop Arnold. My shirts all still fit with plenty of room in the sleeves. I can't make my pecs dance the bongo. I've always been tall and lean; this did not change that.
The good news. I am not crazy into fitness but I do exercise so the actual push-up cadence wasn't too bad. They got easier and I progressed from an easy 25 per set to 30-35 per set without too much trouble. I'd expect my max to be around 50 or so. I was never more than tight after a work-out but I do notice some gentle size and definition increases in my chest and triceps. Also feel tighter in the core from all the plank work and some natural posture improvement.
The challenge helped so thanks to OP for throwing down the gauntlet. Hopefully will keep it up!
I knocked out my 100 on Tuesday and again on Thursday. (Don't ask about Wednesday...)Quote:
Originally Posted by Nrrrrvous
That puts me at 2190 with today left. I think I can knock out 10 ;)
I shall post when I comeplete!
I'm thinking of adding situps to the routine starting tomorrow. Any suggestions on a good number to work toward?
American Cancer Society has a walk 40 miles in May challenge starting. Considering it.
I have 75 left. I confess that I thought about quitting this week - missed some over the weekend and was thinking oh well just stop. Didn't give in. Still only doing wall push ups but have been trying to move further from the wall so there is more "push up" to it. Since I don't always finish these kind of things, I'm pretty happy with myself. Maybe I'll even get to the point of doing real push ups.
Also confess to getting caught in the office hallways doing them more than once this month.
You may be disappointed, as I was, that confetti does not fall from the rafters upon completion and there is no “one shining moment” video of you doing a bunch of push-ups.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nrrrrvous
I bet I could hire my 14 year old to throw confetti and blare the theme from Rocky!Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
40 miles in a month? I get that waking my dog!Quote:
Originally Posted by DukieInKansas
-jk
No dog here and I haven't been good about walking*. Need to get back to that and to regular bike rides.Quote:
Originally Posted by -jk
*working until midnight multiple times a week may play a slight role in that. Being lazy would be the other part.
I started with your challenge April 2 (because I'm no April Fool :rolleyes:) and fairly quickly escalated to 4 sets daily of 10 pushups/situps/scissors kicks and added 320 "flutter" kicks daily (80/set x 4 sets) except for a 5 day vacation mid-April when those numbers were about 50%. However, I've more than made up for the slackitude in the last 7-8 days. Hopefully, this routine is now a habit as I've worked through some shoulder and groin soreness and can comfortably knock out 5-6 sets of each on a daily basis now and hope to continue indefinitely.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nrrrrvous
I *think* you could easily add 50-100 situps daily over the next week or two as you're a young, healthy, handsome and fearless fella. :)
See, there you go! I like that thinking!Quote:
Originally Posted by Nrrrrvous
Strong work Dink!Quote:
Originally Posted by DukieInKansas
And we are done!!
Finished off another hundred after work today for a grand total of 2290! No fanfare, no music, no confetti. Oh well.
Tomorrow we add crunches!
Congrats! There’s your fanfare!Quote:
Originally Posted by Nrrrrvous
Now find us all another fitness challenge before my challenge becomes fittin’ nis cupcake in my mouth.
Well, apparently the next one is to walk/run 100 miles in May. Let me do some research.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Still April here -- due to snow in a couple of hours -- still putting up the numbers. April here lasts about six weeks.
I'll cover that one easily, probably in 10 days, maybe less. Bring it. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Nrrrrvous
Report in the "The Record" appearing in Steamboat Pilot & Today from shortly after midnight Friday:
Didn't give enough detail to say if he made 2,200.Quote:
Officers were called about a man wearing a black trench coat and doing pushups on the sidewalk outside a business on the corner of 11th St. and Lincoln Avenue. Officers contacted the man and everything was fine.
If it was shortly after midnight, dude had just realized he missed his deadline and was trying to sneak them in!Quote:
Originally Posted by sagegrouse