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rikibethI've just completed the second week of the Hundred Pushups Challenge.
I've been doing knee push-ups, on Level 1 intensity, because I was not able to do even one traditional push-up when I started. I have never been able to do push-ups in my life -- I always flunked that part of the Presidential Physical Fitness Challenge in grade school, although I could pass the sit-ups. (Do they still DO that in schools?)
Well, after you finish week 2, you're supposed to do another strength test -- that is, do as many traditional push-ups as you can, until you can't do any more. That way, if you've already built up your strength, you can move to a higher intensity, and not plateau.
Well, I'm still going to be doing Level 1 next week.
BUT I DID TWO WHOLE REAL PUSH-UPS! TWO!
On the third one, I was only able to get halfway down to the floor again, which is about where I started at the beginning of the program.
But it's working!
YAY!
I've been doing knee push-ups, on Level 1 intensity, because I was not able to do even one traditional push-up when I started. I have never been able to do push-ups in my life -- I always flunked that part of the Presidential Physical Fitness Challenge in grade school, although I could pass the sit-ups. (Do they still DO that in schools?)
Well, after you finish week 2, you're supposed to do another strength test -- that is, do as many traditional push-ups as you can, until you can't do any more. That way, if you've already built up your strength, you can move to a higher intensity, and not plateau.
Well, I'm still going to be doing Level 1 next week.
BUT I DID TWO WHOLE REAL PUSH-UPS! TWO!
On the third one, I was only able to get halfway down to the floor again, which is about where I started at the beginning of the program.
But it's working!
YAY!
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Date: 2008-09-20 04:06 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-20 04:07 pm (UTC)And thanks for the encouragement! I need all I can get.
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Date: 2008-09-20 05:34 pm (UTC)I might try doing the push-up challenge next year. Right now I want more to concentrate on ab work.
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Date: 2008-09-20 06:12 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2008-09-21 03:46 am (UTC)I could never do real push ups still I started doing Pilates. All those planks, and I was able to actually do real ones for a time. I'm less able now... not enough Pilates.
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Date: 2008-09-21 10:15 am (UTC)I practiced every day because at my high school we had marines who would give people free stuff if they did pushups. they would offer a mini basketball to a boy if they did 60 pushups, and tell a girl they only had to do ten pushups or 30 'girl pushups' to get the same prize. every day i made it my mission to go get as many things from them as i could by paying the 'boy price' for the items to make them feel like jackasses for having their womens standard so low.
i think i can only do about 15-20 now before my arms give out. i should get back on top of that. thanks for the inspiration. ^_^
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Date: 2008-09-21 12:54 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-21 02:07 pm (UTC)