Week 1: The 100 Push Up Challenge

Posted on 07.25.08 in General and there are 9 comments.

So, how’s it going everyone?

I’m excited that so many people have jumped on board. Although, I have to say the male to female ratio of participants is....interesting. 3 to 14.

There will be an upcoming blog post on that…

Week 1 went well for Jimmy and I. I’m still sportin’ the girly push ups, but I think my flat Filipino nose is working against my attempts to do “real” nose and toes push ups. If only my nose was a foot longer…

So, how was week 1 for you? Who’s still in it? Anyone new want to join?

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Kat ‘n Friends,

I’m procrastinating.  I want to want to do this, but I don’t want to do it.  I know its good for me and I will love the way I feel, but I hate pain or even discomfort.  But, I’m not going to be a wimp (because I can see Jimmy saying that...and maybe Just John), so I’m doing it.  Today is day 1 for me.

Yours in Christ,
Chris Livingstone.

I’ll do my day 3 today.  It’s going well.

I’m able to do my first set doing “boy” push-ups.  Then I do the rest with “girl” push-ups.

BTW, you didn’t mention what you’re starting number was.

Mine was 7 “boy” push-ups.

I also got my husband into it.  His blog is billychia.com

He got a few other guys into it over there.  You’ve started a virus!

Well I have to say that I am LOVIN it!  I am so excited that I am going to buy the t-shirt when I am done.  And not to humiliate or anything, but Trav hasn’t done anything past day one. I take joy in knowing that I will be able to do more push-ups than him when this is over.  I too am competitive.  That said, I am only doing “boy” push ups so that he can’t say I cheated.  It helps that I carry around my 28 lb. son all day.

Chris,
Good for you!

Sarah and Jenn,
Ok. I’m feeling convicted about my pushups.

While I don’t hold out hope that I’ll be able to do 100 “nose and toes” boy push ups, I am going to try harder to touch the ground on the way down on each push up.

Just trying to keep up…

I guess I was kinda hoping only wimpy girls read my blog. Oh well.

Jenn - tell Travis that if he doesn’t pick up the pace, he’s going to have to change his avatar.

Kat, perhaps you’d like to try my plan…

I’m going to do the 100 days TWICE…

The first time (I just finished Week 1), I’m doing girl pushups.

Once I’ve finished the whole thing and can do 100 girl pushups, I figure my arms will then be strong enough to begin the whole routine again from the beginning, doing real pushups.

I can’t honestly imagine that I’ll be able to do 100 real pushups in a row at the end of 200 days, but since right now, I can barely do 2, I think anything would be a huge improvement.

i’m gonna be cheering you on from georgia, but i will NOT be doing any pushups any time soon. i DETEST (capital letters- and would have chosen the word “hate” but i could hear my daughter reminding me that i’m not allowed to say that word) push ups.
i can’t even do girl ones!
so more power to you girlfriend. whip his rear!

my avatar will forever be a symbol of truth and justice. let it be known to all that as of July 27th, 2008...I am caught up on Week 1. Week 2 will mark the fall of my lovely wife from her pedestal of pride.

Hey, wait, where did the 3 to 14 ratio come from?  Who all is on that list? 

http://www.karnardkreations.com/bernardshuford/nfblog/?p=403

Kat,

Don’t feel bad about girl pushups.  I stuck with those for about 6 years before I moved on to boy push-ups.  But then after baby 2, I slacked A LOT on working out, so my strength plummeted quickly.

I decided to do something similar to Prairie Rose, except kinda the opposite.  I’m gonna keep doing week 1 until I can get through it all doing boy push-ups.  We’ll see… I may still be on week one while my husband’s doing his 100th push-up!

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