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60,000 Pushups in my 60th Year
August 11, 2016 - August 10, 2017On August 11 of 2016 I began my 60th year of life. What better way to celebrate life and health than by doing another 60,000 pushups in my 60th year? I did it 5 years ago, so I am doing it again. In the months immediately following January 1, 2013 (after completing 60,000 pushups in 2012) I didn't do nearly as many pushups as I had been doing in 2012. I figured I needed a break (at least, I WANTED a break) and I had nothing to prove, so my pushups fell WAY off. and by WAY off, I mean I probably only did 50 pushups, maybe once a week for a year or so. I worked pretty hard to accomplish 60,000 in 2012 and decided I didn't want to stop completely and lose everything I had gained. So, I started doing a few sets now and then, just to keep my hand in. I also continued working out at my office, doing boot camp 2-3 days a week and doing my own thing another 1-2 days.
After a while, I wondered if I could still do 50 with my feet on the 3rd step of the stairs, without stopping. I could not. I think I was able to do 30-ish. Hmmm, I thought to myself. This is not acceptable. It took me probably 6 months to get back to where I could do 50 from the third step again. So, I began to do more pushups again, but without a specific goal, just doing more. It was probably early in 2016 that I began to think about doing 60,000 in my 60th year of life. I considered it for several months, slowly ramping up my daily pushups (just in case I decided to get serious), but was just playing with the idea - not making the commitment to myself. It wasn't until probably July that I began to consider doing this in earnest.
So, on my birthday, Thursday August 11, 2016, I did 200 pushups. The first set was with my feet on the 3rd step, like the good old days. Then I did 100 bicycles and then 20 toe touches while lying on my back with my feet straight up in the air. A few minutes later, I did a second set of 50, raising my right foot on 11-20 and my left foot on 31-40, followed by another 100 bicycles and 20 toe touches on my back. Within the next 30 minutes, I did two more sets of 50, followed by bicycles and toe touches.
For the first month or so, I did 100 bicycles and 20 toe touches after each set of 50 pushups, for a total of 400 bicycles and 80 toe touches 5 days a week, with 2 sets on Saturdays. Sometime in September I backed off on doing all that core work, but I still always do 100 bicycles and 20 toe touches at least twice each day. Every now and then I do 400 bicycles and 80 toe touches in the 4 sets. Sometimes I do 200 bicycles in a row just for fun. In the log below I do not keep track of the core exercises, only pushups (but the core work is still there). In this log (My 60th Year), I'm not keeping such a detailed record of all of my exercises, just pushups. I may sometimes write about other exercising, but the pushups are the focus.
60,000 divided by 52 weeks = 1153.85 pushups each week on average.
The general plan is similar to what I did in 2012. My weeks start on Monday. 200 pushups Monday - Friday, 100 on Saturday and 50 on Sunday is 1150/week. That will give me 59,800 pushups over the course of the year. I'll have to get another 200 in over the course of the year.
In the log below, Line 1 is the dates of the week. Line 2 is the number of pushups I did each day, starting on Monday. Line 3 is the running total of completed pushups for the year. Line 4 is the pace I need to meet to reach the goal.
You may notice I started off slowly. When I started keeping track in this log on August 11, 2016 (my 59th birthday), I did not keep track of the pace total (line 4) for each week and I was not paying attention, so I let myself fall behind. In January of 2017 I came back and inserted line 4 for each week as a tool to help me get on track and stay there.
I do not know how the year will play out, whether I'll be able to maintain a pace to finish or fall behind. It will be an adventure!
Week 1 (Partial week, 4 days) - 8/11-8/14 2016
500 pushups Th - 200, Fri - 200, Sat - 100, Sun - 0
Running total - 500
Week 2 - 8/15-8/21 2016
1100 pushups - 200, 200, 200, 200, 200, 100, 0
Running total - 1600
Pace total 1154 + 500: 1654
Week 3 - 8/22-8/28 2016
1100 pushups - 200, 200, 200, 200, 200, 100, 0
Running total - 2700
Pace total: 2808
Week 4 - 8/29-9/4 2016
1100 pushups - 200, 200, 200, 200, 200, 100, 0
Running total - 3800
Pace total: 3962
Week 5 - 9/5-9/11
1150 pushups - 200, 200, 200, 200, 200, 100, 50
Running total - 4950
Pace total: 5116
Week 6 - 9/12-9/18
1000 pushups - 200, 200, 200, 100, 200, 100, 0
Running total - 5950
Pace total: 6270
Week 7 - 9/19-9/25 2016
1100 pushups - 200, 200, 200, 200, 200, 100, 0
Running total - 7050
Pace total: 7424
Week 8 - 9/26-10/2 2016
1150 pushups - 200, 200, 200, 250, 200, 100, 0
Running total - 8200
Pace total: 8578
Week 9 - 10/3-10/9 2016
1150 pushups - 200, 200, 200, 200, 200, 100, 50
Running total - 9350
Pace total: 9732 382 behind pace. 1200 per week would get me ahead of pace in 9 weeks. I should have paid more attention to my pace early on!
Week 10 - 10/10-10/16 2016
1200 pushups - 200, 250 (*50 in the evening), 200, *250, 200, 0, 100
Running total - 10,550
Pace total: 10,886
Week 11 - 10/17-10/23 2016
1200 pushups - 200, *250, 200, *250, 200, 50, 50
Running total - 11,750
Pace total: 12,040
Week 12 - 10/24-10/30
1200 pushups - 200, *250, 200, 200, *250, 100, 0
Running total - 12,950
Pace total: 13,194
Week 13 - 10/31-11/6 2016
1200 pushups - 200, *250, 200, *250, 200, 100, 0
Running total - 14,150
Pace total: 14,348
Week 14 - 11/7-11/13 2016
1200 pushups - 200, *250, 200, *250, 200, 100, 0
Running total - 15,350
Pace total: 15,502
Week 15 - 11/14-11/20 2016
1200 pushups - 200, *250, 200, *250, 200, 100, 0
Running total - 16,550
Pace total: 16,656
Week 16 - 11/21-11/27 2016
1150 pushups - 200, 250, 200, 150, 0, 200, 150 Thanksgiving morning (11/24) I hit my head on the ledge and got a pretty good gash, so I didn't finish that day and took next day off (so as not to bleed all over the place).
Running total - 17,700
Pace total: 17,810
Week 17 - 11/28-12/4 2016
1200 pushups - 200, 250, 200, 250, 200, 50, 50
Running total - 18,900
Pace total: 18,964
Week 18 - 12/5-12/11 2016
1200 pushups - 200, 180, 270, 250, 200, 100
Running total - 20,100
Pace total: 20,118
Week 19 - 12/12-12/18 2016
1200 pushups - 200, 250, 200, 250, 200, 100
Running total - 21,300
Pace total: 21,272 Finally, I am slightly ahead of pace! Woo Hoo! I could drop back to 1150 each week and do an extra 50 every 12th week to stay on pace.
Week 20 - 12/19-12/25 2016
1200 pushups - 200, 250, 200, 250, 200, 100
Running total - 22,500
Pace total: 22,426
Week 21 - 12/26/2016 - 1/1 2017
150 pushups - 0, 0, 0, 0, 100, 50
Running total - 22,650
Pace total: 23,580 I was having recurring left shoulder discomfort and decided to take a break, and maybe quit altogether, to avoid a shoulder injury. Running total at end of week is under pace by 930. Gonna have to up the ante for a few weeks to get back on track!
Week 22 - 1/2-1/8 2017
1300 pushups - 0, 250, 300, 300, 300, 150 (300 days were 60, 60, 50, 50, 40, 40 spread thru day)
Running total - 23,950 Shoulder still feels kind of wonky, but OK. Being very careful to keep good form. I CAN DO THIS.
Pace total: 24,734
Week 23 - 1/9-1/15 2017
1600 pushups - 300, 300, 300, 300, 300, 100, 0 (OK, I had a good week)
Running total - 25,550
Pace total: 25,888
Week 24 - 1/16-1/22 2017
1600 pushups - 300, 300, 300, 300, 300, 100, 0 (How about that? All caught back up!)
Running total - 27,150
Pace total: 27,042
Week 25 - 1/23-1/29 2017
1300 pushups - 300, 200, 300, 200, 300, 0,0
Running total - 28,450 It would seem good at this point except that I had an accident Friday afternoon, falling off a ladder and breaking the head off my left femur, fracturing my pelvis in 3 places and breaking my left arm. Needless to say, this my be the end of my little project.
Pace total: 28,196
Week 26 - 1/30-2/5 2017
pushups - 0
Running total - 28,450 half way through
Pace total: 29,350
Week 27 - 2/6-2/12 2017
pushups -
Running total -
Pace total: 30,504
Week 28 - 2/13-2/19 2017
pushups -
Running total -
Pace total: 31,658
Week 29 - 2/20-2/26 2017
pushups -
Running total -
Pace total: 32,812
Week 30 - 2/27-3/5 2017
pushups -
Running total -
Pace total: 33,966
Week 31 - 3/6-3/12 2017
pushups -
Running total -
Pace total: 35,120
Week 32 - 3/13-3/19 2017
pushups -
Running total -
Pace total: 36,274
Week 33 - 3/20-3/26 2017
pushups -
Running total -
Pace total: 37,428
Week 34 - 3/27-4/2 2017
pushups -
Running total -
Pace total: 38,582
Week 35 - 4/3-4/9 2017
pushups -
Running total -
Pace total: 39,736
Week 36 - 4/10-4/16 2017
pushups -
Running total -
Pace total: 40,890
Week 37 - 4/17-4/23 2017
pushups -
Running total -
Pace total: 42,044
Week 38 - 4/24-4/30 2017
pushups -
Running total -
Pace total: 43,198
Week 39 - 5/1-5/7 2017
pushups -
Running total - 3/4 through
Pace total: 44,352
Week 40 - 5/8-5/14 2017
pushups -
Running total -
Pace total: 45,506
Week 41 - 5/15-5/21 2017
pushups -
Running total -
Pace total: 46,660
Week 42 - 5/22-5/28 2017
pushups -
Running total -
Pace total: 47,814
Week 43 - 5/29-6/4 2017
pushups -
Running total -
Pace total: 48,968
Week 44 - 6/5-6/11 2017
pushups -
Running total -
Pace total: 50,122
Week 45 - 6/12-6/18 2017
pushups -
Running total -
Pace total: 51,276
Week 46 - 6/19-6/25 2017
pushups -
Running total -
Pace total: 52,430
Week 47 - 6/26-7/2 2017
pushups -
Running total -
Pace total: 53,584
Week 48 - 7/3-7/9 2017
pushups -
Running total -
Pace total: 54,738
Week 49 - 7/10-7/16 2017
pushups -
Running total -
Pace total: 55,892
Week 50 - 7/17-7/23 2017
pushups -
Running total -
Pace total: 57,046
Week 51 - 7/24-7/30 2017
pushups -
Running total -
Pace total: 58,200
Week 52 - 7/31-8/6 2017
pushups -
Running total -
Pace total: 59,354
Partial Week 53 - 8/7-8/10 2017
pushups -
Grand total -
First time around - Calendar year 2012
I started doing 1000 pushups each week back in July of 2011 and bumped it up to 1100 each week in September. Aside from a couple of weeks in the fall of 2011 when I only did 500, I've maintained my schedule ever since. |
| Thank you Derek Middlebrook for the photo! dpmproductions.net |
8/16, 8/20, 8/23 and 8/30 were days that I really started exploring the 1 minute circuit method in earnest, completing 400 total pushups for the first time on 8/30. I raised the bar a bit on 9/20, 10/2 and 10/11 (today, as I'm writing this) by doing 500 pushups (50 at home and then 30 circuits of 15 pushups and 15 crunches). I don't know how many pushups I can do using this method, but I know I can do more - and I plan to.
On 10/25, I did 550 pushups and crunches in 40 minutes (450 in 30 minutes and 100 in the next 10 minutes). On 12/4, I did 500 pushups and 300 crunches in 25 minutes.
On November 1, I passed the 50,000 mark, so I'm quite a bit ahead of schedule. It occurs to me that Dad died on December 1 of last year, so it would be fitting if I finished the 55,000 on the anniversary of his death, Dec 1. As of Saturday, Nov 3, I completed 50,400. There are 4 full weeks remaining in November. If I do my normal 1100 each week, that would be 50,400 + 4400 for 54,800. So I'll do an extra 100 2 of these weeks so I can finish up 55,000 with the 100 that I will do on Saturday, Dec. 1. On 10/25, I did 550 pushups and crunches in 40 minutes (450 in 30 minutes and 100 in the next 10 minutes). On 12/4, I did 500 pushups and 300 crunches in 25 minutes.
I started keeping this daily log on December 19, 2011. The most recent posts are at the top.
12/31 Monday - New Year's Eve. I had 100 pushups to go today to finish 60,000 for the year, so in the morning I did a set of 50 with my feet on the third step of the stairs (last time - Yea!). Then a set of 40 regular pushups. At about 1 minute before midnight, I started recording a video and did the last 10 pushups with the countdown of the last 10 seconds. Yee Haw! I'm done with my 60,000 pushups in 2012!
12/30 Sunday - rest
12/29 Saturday - 100 straight pushups, building up from 1 to 10 reps and back down, without standing and resting between sets - rather, resting with locked arms in a plank. Weekly total is 800. Running total for the year is 59,900.
12/28 Friday - 2 sets of 50 pushups, totalling 100 for the day.
12/27 Thursday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. Then 10 1 minute circuits of 20 pushups and 20 knee tucks, totalling 200 of each. Total pushups for the day is 250.
12/26 Wednesday - 3 sets of 50 pushups, with one set raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40. Total pushups for the day is 150.
12/25 Tuesday - Merry Christmas! 2 sets of 50 regular pushups for 100.
12/24 Monday - 2 sets of 50 regular pushups for 100.
12/23 Sunday - rest
12/22 Saturday - 2 sets of 50 regular pushups at home for a total of 100 for the day. Total pushups for the week is 1100. Running total for the year is 59,100.
12/21 Friday - 2 sets of 50 regular pushups at home for a total of 100 for the day.
12/20 Thursday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. At the Coliseum, I did 3 sets of 50 pushups, mingled with sets of curls, lat pulldowns, squats, crunches, knee tucks and seated rows.Total pushups for the day is 200.
12/19 Wednesday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. At the Coliseum, today's theme was "15". I did 15 1 minute circuits of 15 pushups, 15 knee tucks and 15 squats while holding 15 lb, dumbells in each hand (for 225 of each). To fishish up with an even number, I did a final set of 25 pushups in 5's with my hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 300.
12/18 Tuesday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. At the Coliseum, I did a set of 50 pushups in 5's alternating placing hands on a 6" ball. Next, I did sets of tricep extensions, a bunch of abs exercises and a 2 minute wall sit. With 100 pushups to go, I did 4 sets of 25 on 1 minute. Finished up with more abs work, ending with 200 bicycles. Today's pushup total is 200.
12/17 Monday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. At the Coliseum, I did a set of 50 pushups in 5's alternating placing hands on a 6" ball. No boot camp day. Intermingled with sets of general exercises for the legs, abs and shoulders, I did a set of 50 regular pushups. Finished up with a final set of 50 pushups in 10's with hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200.
12/16 Sunday - 1 set of 50 regular pushups. Total pushups for the week is 1500. Running total for the year is 58,000.
12/15 Saturday - 1 set of 50 regular pushups.
12/14 Friday - 2 sets of 50 regular pushups.
12/13 Thursday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. At the Coliseum, I did 15 1 minute circuits of 20 pushups and 20 knee tucks (for 300 of each), followed immediately by 10 more 1 minute circuits of 15 pushups and 15 knee tucks (for 150 of each), resulting in 450 pushups and knee tucks in 25 minutes. Next, I did about 15 minutes on the elliptical machine. Today's pushup total is 500.
12/12 Wednesday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. Before boot camp at the Coliseum, I did a set of 50 pushups in 5's alternating placing hands on a 6" ball. Boot camp was very much about shoulders, chest and arms. After boot camp, I did 4 sets of 25 pushups on 2 minutes. Today's pushup total is 200.
12/11 Tuesday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. At the Coliseum, I did 10 1 minute circuits of 20 pushups and 20 crunches (for 200 of each), followed immediately by 10 1 minute circuits of 15 pushups and 15 crunches (for 150 of each), resulting in 350 pushups and crunches in 20 minutes. Next, I did 5 sets of 10 curls with 25 lb dumbells, alternating with sets of 20 tricep extensions at 120 lbs, 10 reverse butterflys with 70 lbs, 10 seated rows at 130 lbs, and 50 side crunches on eich side. So I did curls, tricep extensions, curls, reverse butterflys, curls, seated rows, curls, side crunches and curls. Today's pushup total is 400. I love this!
12/10 Monday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. Before boot camp at the Coliseum, I did a set of 50 pushups in 5's alternating placing hands on a 6" ball. After boot camp, I did a set of 50 pushups, raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40, rested a few minutes and then did a last set of 50 pushups in 10's with hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200.
12/9 Sunday - 1 set of 100 straight pushups, building up from 1 to 10 reps and back down, without standing and resting between sets - rather, resting with locked arms in a plank. Total for the week is 1500. Running total for the year is 56,500.
12/8 Saturday - Rest.
12/7 Friday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. Before boot camp at the Coliseum, I did a set of 50 pushups in 5's, alternating hands on a 6" ball. After boot camp, I did a set of 50 pushups, raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40, rested a few minutes and then did a last set of 50 pushups in 10's with hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200.
12/6 Thursday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. At the Coliseum, I did the old routine of 50 pushups in 5's, alternating hands on a 6" ball, followed by curls, tricep extensions and crunches. Then a set of 50 pushups, raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40, followed by more core exercises. Then a final set of 50 pushups in 10's with my hands in various positions. Finished up with 50 side crunches on each side. Total pushups for the day is 200.
12/5 Wednesday - Still feeling the effects of the 500 pushups in 25 minutes that I did yesterday. Started my day with the usual set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. During boot camp at the Coliseum, I did a set of 25 regular pushups. After boot camp I did another set of 25, giving me 100 for the day so far. To get in the remaining 100, I did 2 sets of 25 pushups on 1 minute. Then did 2 sets of 20 and a set of 10 on 1 minute. I'm tired. Today's pushup total is 200.
12/4 Tuesday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. At the Coliseum, I started out with the goal of doing 30 1 minute circuits of 20 pushups and 20 crunches (for 600 of each) but didn't quite make it. After 15 minutes, I backed off and dropped the crunches, doing a few more sets of 20 pushups at the top of each minute. Then I couldn't do 20, so I did 15 pushups at the start of the minute and the remaining 5 after 30 seconds. Was able to continue this pace for several minutes, then changed to 10 and 10. Stopped after 25 minutes, resulting in 500 pushups and 300 crunches in 25 minutes (a new personal best)! At this point, I had completed 550 pushups including the 50 at home, so after a few minutes of rest, I alternated 5 more sets of 10 pushups and 10 crunches with a few seconds of rest after the crunches. When I got down for the first set of 10, after walking around and resting for a few minutes, I felt a slight dizziness, not quite like almost passing out, but definitely noticeable. Today's pushup total is 600.
12/3 Monday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. At the Coliseum, I did a set of 50 pushups in 5's alternating placing hands on a 6" ball. Then did sets of declined situps, forward lunges, curls and hanging leg lifts. Next, did 3rd set of 50 pushups raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40, followed by more sets of declined situps, reverse lunges, curls and hanging leg lifts. Then finished up with 50 in 10's, with my hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200.
12/2 Sunday - Rest.
12/1 Saturday - Today is the 1 year anniversary of my father-in-law's death. I finished up my 55,000 pushup challenge today with 1 set of 100 straight pushups, building up from 1 to 10 reps and back down, without standing and resting between sets - rather, resting with locked arms in a plank. Today's total is 100. Total for the week is 1200. Running total for the year is 55,000. I still have a month left in the year so I will do another 5,000 pushups to make a total of 60,000. Now the pressure is off to complete the 55,000, so I think I'll do some crazy things like see how many I can do in 60 minutes. Stay tuned...
11/30 Friday - 4 sets of 50 pushups at home. Today's pushup total is 200.
11/29 Thursday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. At the Coliseum, I did 10 1 minute circuits of 15 pushups and 15 crunches (for 150 of each in 10 minutes) and then 10 more 1 minute circuits of 10 pushups, 10 crunches and 10 squats with 10 lb. dumbells in each hand, curling as I complete each squat (for 100 of each in 10 minutes). Then did 20 tricep extensions with 120 lbs. and 100 bicycles. Total pushups for the day: 300.
11/28 Wednseday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs and 1 set of 50 regular pushups. Total pushups for the day is 100.
11/27 Tuesday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. At the Coliseum, I did 10 2 minute circuits of 15 pushups, crunches, squats while holding 15 lb. dumbells and 15 curls with the 15 lb. dumbells (for 150 of each in 20 minutes). After that I did 20 downward tricep extensions with 120 lbs. Total pushups for the day: 200.
11/26 Monday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. Before boot camp at the Coliseum, I did a set of 50 regular pushups. During boot camp I squeezed in a set of 25 pushups with my feet on a half ball. After boot camp I did a set of 50 in 5's alternating placing hands on a 6" ball. After a short rest, I finished up with 25 in 5's, with my hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200.
11/25 Sunday - Rest.
11/24 Saturday - 1 set of 100 straight pushups, building up from 1 to 10 reps and back down, without standing and resting between sets - rather, resting with locked arms in a plank. Today's total is 100. Total for the week is 1200. Running total for the year is 53,900.
11/23 Friday - 2 sets of 50 pushups at home. Later, I did 5 sets of 20 pushups on 1 minute. Today's pushup total is 200.
11/22 Thursday - Happy Thanksgiving! 4 sets of 50 pushups at home, followed by a wonderful day of celebrating thankfulness with my family. Today's pushup total is 200.
11/21 Wednesday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. Before boot camp at the Coliseum, I did a set of 50 in 5's alternating placing hands on a 6" ball. After boot camp I did a set or 50 in 10's, raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40. Finished up with a final set of 50 pushups. Today's pushup total is 200.
11/20 Tuesday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. At the Coliseum, I did 10 1 minute circuits of 15 pushups and 15 crunches (for 150 of each in 10 minutes) and then 10 more 1 minute circuits of 10 pushups, 10 crunches and 10 squats (for 100 of each in 10 minutes). Total pushups for the day: 300.
11/19 Monday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. Before boot camp at the Coliseum, I did a set of 50 in 5's alternating placing hands on a 6" ball. During boot camp we did three sets of 25 pushups for a total of 75. After boot camp I finished up with a set of 25 with my feet on a large exercise ball. Today's pushup total is 200.
11/18 Sunday - Rest.
11/17 Saturday - 1 set of 50 regular pushups. Total for the week is 1200. That is one of the weeks of 1200 I need in order to meet my goal of finishing up on Dec. 1. I'll do 1200 next week too. Running total for the year is 52,700.
11/16 Friday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. Before boot camp at the Coliseum, I did a set of 50 in 10's, raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40. During boot camp, I did 50 regular pushups. After boot camp, I did a set of 50 in 5's alternating hands on a 6" ball, rested a few minutes and then did a last set of 50 pushups in 10's with hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 250.
11/15 Thursday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home on my fists. At the Coliseum, I did my 2nd set of 50 in 5's, alternating hands on a 6" ball. Then did 50 declined situps, 50 body weight squats, 50 forward lunges, 20 curls with 25 lb. dumbells and sets of seated rows and tricep extensions. 3rd set of 50 pushups, raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40, followed by more sets of 50 declined situps, body weight squats and reverse lunges, 20 curls with 25 lb. dumbells and sets of seated rows and tricep extensions. Last set of 50 pushups in 10's with hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200.
11/14 Wednesday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. Before boot camp at the Coliseum, I did a set of 50, raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40. During boot camp we did a few sets of pushups. My total during boot camp was 45. Finished up with a final set of 50 pushups. Today's pushup total is 200.
11/13 Tuesday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. At the Coliseum, I did 10 1 minute circuits of 15 pushups and 15 crunches (for 150 of each in 10 minutes) and then 10 more 1 minute circuits of 10 pushups, 10 crunches and 10 squats (for 100 of each in 10 minutes). Total pushups for the day: 300.
11/12 Monday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. Before boot camp at the Coliseum, I did a set of 50 in 5's alternating placing hands on a 6" ball. During boot camp we three sets of pushups. My total during boot camp was 60. Finished up with a final set of 40 in 8's with my hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200.
11/11 Sunday - Rest.
11/10 Saturday - 1 set of 100 straight pushups, building up from 1 to 10 reps and back down, without standing and resting between sets - rather, resting with locked arms in a plank. Today's total is 100. Total for the week is 1100. Running total for the year is 51,500.
11/9 Friday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs, and then a set of 50 regular pushups. I took a PTO day today to visit with Pamela's Uncle Dale and Aunt Phylis from California. Today's pushup total is 100.
11/8 Thursday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. At the Coliseum, I did 10 90 second circuits of 25 pushups and 25 crunches (for 250 of each in 15 minutes). This is the pace it would take to do 1000 pushups in 1 hour. Total pushups for the day: 300.
11/7 Wednesday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. Before boot camp at the Coliseum, I did a set of 50, raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40. During boot camp we did a few sets of pushups. My total during boot camp was 60. Finished up with a final set of 40 pushups in 8's with my hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200.
11/6 Tuesday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. I voted this morning, so I didn't get into the Coliseum before work. Instead, I did 2 more sets of 50 regular pushups at home before my shower and another set of 50 later in the day. Today's pushup total is 200.
11/5 Monday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. Before boot camp at the Coliseum, I did a set of 50, raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40. During boot camp we did a few sets of pushups. My total during boot camp was 90. Finished up with a final set of 10 very slow pushups with my hands on dumbells. Today's pushup total is 200.
11/4 Sunday - Rest.
11/3 Saturday - 1 set of 100 straight pushups, building up from 1 to 10 reps and back down, without standing and resting between sets - rather, resting with locked arms in a plank. Today's total is 100. Total for the week is 1200. Running total for the year is 50,400.
11/2 Friday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. Before boot camp at the Coliseum, I did a set of 50 in 10's, raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40. During boot camp, I did 80 regular pushups. After boot camp, I did 20 in 5's alternating hands on a 6" ball. Today's pushup total is 200.
11/1 Thursday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. At the Coliseum, I did 10 1 minute circuits of 15 pushups and 15 crunches (for 150 of each), followed by 10 more 1 minute circuits of 10 pushups, 10 double-crunches and 10 squats (for 100 of each). Total pushups for the day: 300. Today I passed the most significant milestone of the year so far: I have now completed 50,100 pushups!
10/31 Wednesday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. Before boot camp at the Coliseum, I did a set of 50, raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40. Did 20 pushups during boot camp. After boot camp I did a set of 40 in 10's alternating hands on a 6" ball. Finished up with a final set of 40 in 8's with my hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200.
10/30 Tuesday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. At the Coliseum, I did my 2nd set of 50 in 5's, alternating hands on a 6" ball. Then did 50 declined situps, sets of 50 squats and forward lunges, then sets of seated rows, curls and tricep extensions. 3rd set of 50 pushups, raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40, followed by 50 declined situps. Then sets of seated rows, curls and tricep extensions. Last set of 50 pushups in 10's with hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200.
10/29 Monday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. Before boot camp at the Coliseum, I did a set of 50, raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40. After boot camp I did a set of 50 in 5's alternating hands on a 6" ball. Finished up with a final set of 50 in 10's with my hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200.
10/28 Sunday - Rest.
10/27 Saturday - 1 set of 100 straight pushups, building up from 1 to 10 reps and back down, without standing and resting between sets - rather, resting with locked arms in a plank. Today's total is 100. Total for the week is 1800, a new personal record. Running total for the year is 49,200.
10/26 Friday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. Before boot camp at the Coliseum, I did a set of 50 in 10's, raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40. During boot camp, I did 40 regular pushups. After boot camp, I did 30 in 5's alternating hands on a 6" ball. Finished up with a set of 30 in 6's with my hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200.
10/25 Thursday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home on my fists. At the Coliseum, I did 30 1 minute circuits of 15 pushups and 15 crunches (for 450 pushups in 30 minutes) followed by 10 more 1 minute circuits of 10 pushups 10 side crunches and 10 squats (for 100 pushups in 10 minutes). Today's pushup total is 600 (a new personal best!).
10/24 Wednesday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. Before boot camp at the Coliseum, I did a set of 50, raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40. After boot camp I did a set of 50 in 5's alternating hands on a 6" ball. Finished up with a final set of 50 in 10's with my hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200.
10/23 Tuesday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. At the Coliseum, I did 10 1 minute circuits of 20 pushups and 15 crunches (for 200 pushups) followed by 10 more 1 minute circuits of 15 pushups and 15 crunches (for 150 pushups). I finished up with 50 side crunches followed by a 10 count while holding my feet up on each side. Today's pushup total is 400.
10/22 Monday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. I was pretty late arriving at the Coliseum, so I skipped boot camp and did 1 minute circuits inistead. I started out with 4 circuits of 25 pushups and 10 crunches (for 100 pushups) and then did another 10 circuits of 15 pushups and 15 crunches (for 150 pushups and crunches). That gives me a total of 300 pushups for the day.
10/21 Sunday - Rest.
10/20 Saturday - 3 sets of 50 pushups, but on the second set I raised a foot on 11-20 and 31-40. Today's total is 150. Total for the week is 1200. Running total for the year is 47,400.
10/19 Friday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home.
10/18 Thursday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home on my fists. At the Coliseum, I did 10 1 minute circuits of 15 pushups and 15 crunches (for 150 of each), followed by 5 more 1 minute circuits of 20 pushups and 15 crunches (for 100 pushups and 75 crunches). Total pushups for the day: 300.
10/17 Wednesday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. Before boot camp I did a set of 50 pushups, raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40. During boot camp, I did another 50 regular pushups. After boot camp, I had a photo shoot with Derek Middlebrook, www.dpmproductions.net. I have the opportunity to get some exposure in The Towne Laker magazine and they need some photos so Derek took a few pictures of me doing pushups that I will submit for publication. During the shoot, I did at least 30-40 pushups. Afterward I did another 30 regular pushups, just to make sure. I'm calling it 50, so today's pushup total is 200.
10/16 Tuesday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. At the Coliseum, I did 5 1 minute circuits of 20 pushups and 20 crunches (for 100 pushups and crunches), and 10 more 1 minute circuits of 15 pushups and 15 crunches (for 150 more pushups and crunches) totalling 250 pushups and crunches in 15 minutes. Today's pushup total is 300.
10/15 Monday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. Before boot camp at the Coliseum, I did a set of 50, raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40. After boot camp I did a set of 50 in 5's alternating hands on a 6" ball. Finished up with a final set of 50 in 10's with my hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200.
10/14 Sunday - Broke my rule and did a set of 50 plain old pushups on Sunday to finish up a total for the week of 1700 (new personal record!). Running total for the year is 46,200.
10/13 Saturday - 1 set of 100 straight pushups, building up from 1 to 10 reps and back down, without standing and resting between sets - rather, resting with locked arms in a plank. Later I did another set of 50, raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40. Today's total is 150.
10/12 Friday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. Before boot camp at the Coliseum, one set of 50, raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40. During boot camp, 25 pushups. After boot camp, a set of 40 in 5's alternating hands on a 6" ball, and then a final set of 35 in 7's with hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200.
10/11 Thursday - 1 set of 50 pushups on my fists at home. At the Coliseum, I did 30 1 minute circuits of 15 pushups and 15 crunches (for 450 pushups and crunches). Today's pushup total is 500. This is going to be a good week.
10/10 Wednesday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. Before boot camp at the Coliseum, one set of 50, raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40. During boot camp, 50 pushups. After boot camp, a last set of 50 in 5's alternating hands on a 6" ball. Today's pushup total is 200.
10/9 Tuesday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. At the Coliseum, I did 20 1 minute circuits of 15 pushups and 15 crunches (for 300 pushups and crunches), and 3 more 1 minute circuits of 17 pushups and 15 crunches (for 50 more pushups) totalling 350 pushups and crunches in 23 minutes. Today's pushup total is 400.
10/8 Monday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. Before boot camp at the Coliseum, I did a set of 50 in 5's alternating hands on a 6" ball. During boot camp, we did 3 sets of pushups for 30 seconds and I got in another 75. After boot camp I finished up with a set of 25 in 5's with my hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200.
10/7 Sunday - Rest.
10/6 Saturday - 1 set of 100 straight pushups, building up from 1 to 10 reps and back down, without standing and resting between sets - rather, resting with locked arms in a plank. Today's total is 100. Total for the week is 1500 (new personal record!). Running total for the year is 44,500.
10/5 Friday - Last night I ran my first 5K race in probably about 15 years - the PAL 5K at Jackson Healthcare. My time was 28:00. I used to consistently run 5Ks in under 19 minutes (of course, that was 23-ish years ago). This morning, my legs are trashed! Started my day in the normal fashion with 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on third step of the stairs. Before boot camp at the Coliseum, I did a set of 50, raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40. During boot camp we did 50 pushups. After boot camp I finished up with a set of 50 in 10's, with my hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200.
10/4 Thursday - 1 set of 50 pushups on my fists at home. At the Coliseum, I did 10 1 minute circuits of 15 pushups and 15 crunches (for 150 pushups and crunches), and 10 1 minute circuits of 10 pushups, 10 crunches and 10 squats (for 100 pushups, crunches and squats) totalling 250 pushups, 250 crunches and 100 squats in 20 minutes. Today's pushup total is 300.
10/3 Wednesday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. At the Coliseum, I did a set of 50 in 10's raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40, another set of 50 in 5's alternating hands on a 6" ball, and a final set of 50 in 10's, with my hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200.
10/2 Tuesday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. At the Coliseum, I did 30 1 minute circuits of 15 pushups and 15 crunches, with 15 - 20 seconds of rest after each circuit totaling 450 pushups and crunches in 30 minutes. Add the 50 before I left the house and today's pushup total is 500. Yee Haw.
10/1 Monday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. Before boot camp at the Coliseum, I did a set of 50 in groups of 10 raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40. After boot camp I did a set of 50 in 5's alternating hands on a 6" ball. Finished up with 50 in groups of 10 with my hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200.
9/30 Sunday - Rest.
9/29 Saturday - . 1 set of 100 straight pushups, building up from 1 to 10 reps and back down, without standing and resting between sets - rather, resting with locked arms in a plank. Later in the day I did 2 more sets of 50 pushups: one set regular pushups and the other set raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40. Today's total is 200. Total for the week is 1300. Running total for the year is 43,000.
9/28 Friday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. Before boot camp at the Coliseum, I did a set of 50 in 5's alternating hands on a 6" ball. During boot camp we did 30 pushups. After boot camp I did a set of 50 in 10's, raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40. Finished up with 20 with my feet on a bench. Today's pushup total is 200.
9/27 Thursday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. At the Coliseum, I did a set of 50 pushups in 5's alternating hands on a 6" ball. Then did sets of 50 squats and forward lunges, then sets of seated rows, curls and tricep extensions and 50 declined situps. 3rd set of 50 pushups, raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40, followed sets of 50 squats and reverse lunges, then sets of pulldowns, curls and tricep extensions and 50 declined situps. Last set of 50 pushups in 10's with hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200.
9/26 Wednesday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs, and second set of 50 in 10's, raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40. Today's pushup total is 100.
9/25 Tuesday - 1 set of 50 pushups on my fists at home. At the Coliseum, I did 23 1 minute circuits of 15 pushups and 15 crunches, with circuit #22 being 20 pushups and crunches. That totals 350 pushups and crunches in 23 minutes. After that I jogged the 2 mile loop - part of the 5k course from the office. Today's pushup total is 400.
9/24 Monday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. Before boot camp at the Coliseum, I did a set of 50 in 5's alternating hands on a 6" ball. During boot camp I did 100 pushups. Today's pushup total is 200.
9/23 Sunday - Rest.
9/22 Saturday - Rest. Total for the week is 1300 (a new personal record!). Running total for the year is 41,700.
9/21 Friday - Yesterday and still this morning, my shoulders and arms feel kind of twingy. I considered taking the day off, but EHHHH - this is going to be a record breaking week! I did my normal set of 50 pushups at home with feet on third step of the stairs. Before boot camp at the Coliseum, I did a set of 50 in 5's alternating hands on a 6" ball. During boot camp we did 75 pushups. After boot camp I finished up with 25 in 5's, with my hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200.
9/20 Thursday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. As I mentioned on Tuesday, today is the day for a 1 minute circuit marathon. At the Coliseum, I did 30 1 minute circuits of 15 pushups and 15 crunches. I got between 15 - 20 seconds of rest after each set. This is a new personal record for me as that totals 450 pushups and crunches in 30 minutes. Add the 50 before I left the house and today's pushup total is 500. This is pretty cool!
9/19 Wednesday - 10 circuits of 20 pushups and 20 squats in 1 minute intervals. Today's pushups total is 200.
9/18 Tuesday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. At the Coliseum, I was thinking about doing 350 pushups in 1 minute circuits, but got stupid and did 10 40 lb. dumbell curls with each arm first. Then I started doing circuits with 10 1 minute circuits of 20 pushups and 20 squats or crunches, alternating each circuit. Started getting kind of difficult, so I backed off and did another 5 1 minute circuits of 10 pushups and 20 crunches. In this manner I got in 250 pushups, 100 squats and 200 crunches in 15 minutes. Decided to stop there, but did sets of tricep extensions, seated rows, and some shoulder work before showering. Maybe on Thursday I'll do a 1 minute circuit marathon. We'll see how I feel. Today's pushup total is 300.
9/17 Monday - 2 sets of 50 pushups. Today's total is 100.
9/16 Sunday - Rest.
9/15 Saturday - I did 10 1 minute circuits of 20 regular pushups and 20 squats. Today's pushup total is 200. Total for the week is 1100. Running total for the year is 40,400.
9/14 Friday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. Later in the day, I did 50 regular pushups. Today's pushup total is 100.
9/13 Thursday - Only did 100 pushups yesterday, so this morning I did 20 circuits of 15 pushups and 15 squats on 1 minute. Today's pushup total is 300.
9/12 Wednesday - 2 sets of 50 pushups. Today's total is 100.
9/11 Tuesday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. At the Coliseum, I did my 2nd set of 50 in 5's, alternating hands on a 6" ball. Then did 100 declined situps, sets of 50 squats and forward lunges, then sets of seated rows, curls and tricep extensions. 3rd set of 50 pushups, raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40, followed by 25 leg lifts, 25 crunches, 25 leg lifts and 25 crunches. Then sets of 50 squats and reverse lunges, seated pulldowns, curls and tricep extensions. Last set of 50 pushups in 10's with hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200.
9/10 Monday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. Before boot camp I did a set of 50 pushups in 5's alternating hands on a 6" ball. During boot camp we did 50 pushups. After boot camp I did a final set of 50 pushups in 10's with my hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200.
9/9 Sunday - rest.
9/8 Saturday - This morning I did 1 set of 100 straight pushups, building up from 1 to 10 reps and back down, without standing and resting between sets - rather, resting with locked arms in a plank. Total for the week is 1100. Running total for the year is 39,300.
9/7 Friday - Worked from home today. Didn't have much time this morning, so to get in my pushups, I did 10 1 minute circuits of 20 regular pushups, 10 squats and 10 alternating standing leg lifts. Today's pushup total is 200.
9/6 Thursday - 1 set of 50 pushups on my fists at home. At the Coliseum, I did a set of 50 pushups in 10's alternating placing a hand on a 6" ball. Then did 100 declined situps, sets of 50 squats and forward lunges, then sets of seated rows, curls and tricep extensions. 3rd set of 50 pushups, raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40, followed by sets of 50 squats and reverse lunges, and 2 circuits of 10 crunches with feet in the air, 10 leg lifts, 10 crunches to left knee, 10 crunches to right knee and 10 leg scissors. Then sets of downward and upward lawnmower pulls and seated pulldowns and lat pulldowns. Last set of 50 pushups in 10's with hands in various positions. Finished up with 100 bicycles and 40 side crunches, each side. Today's pushup total is 200.
9/5 Wednesday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. Before boot camp at the Coliseum, I did a set of 50 in 5's alternating hands on a 6" ball. During boot camp we did 50 pushups. After boot camp I finished up with 50 in 10's, with my hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200.
9/4 Tuesday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. At the Coliseum, I did 35 1 minute circuits of 10 pushups, 10 squats and 10 crunches, for a total of 350 of each. For 3 sets of 5 circuits in there, I substituted 10 25 lb dumbell curls and 10 forward extended arm raises with 1 dumbell instead of the squats and crunches. Today's pushup total is 400.
9/3 Monday - Took the day off.
9/2 Sunday - Rest.
9/1 Saturday - 150 pushups. Total for the week is 1250. Running total for the year is 38,200.
8/31 Friday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. During FitZone we did a total of 50 pushups with feet elevated. After yesterday's effort my shoulders and arms felt a little twingy by yesterday afternoon. With this in mind I decided to stop here. Today's pushup total is 100.
8/30 Thursday - 1 set of 50 pushups on my fists at home. At the Coliseum, I did 31 of my 1 minute circuits of 10 pushups, 10 squats and 10 crunches, with about 15 seconds of rest before the top of the minute. Every 5 minutes I substituted the squats and crunches with 10 20 lb. dumbell curls and 10 forward lifts with 1 of the dumbells. On several of the sets of squats I held one of the 20 lb. dumbells. Completing the 31 circuits (in 31 minutes) put me at 360 pushups. I just couldn't stop there, so I rested a few minutes and then did a final set of 40 in groups of 8, raising a foot on 9-16 and 25-32. Today's pushup total is 400. Yee HAW!
8/29 Wednesday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. At the Coliseum, I did a set of 50 in 5's alternating hands on a 6" ball. Then did 50 squats and 100 declined situps. Then did a third set of 50 pushups, raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40, followed by 50 more squats and 20 seated rows. Finished off with 5 1 minute circuits of 10 pushups, 10 squats and 10 crunches. Today's pushup total is 200.
8/28 Tuesday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. At the Coliseum, I did 10 1 minute circuits of 15 pushups, 10 squats and 10 crunches. Today's pushup total is 200.
8/27 Monday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. Before boot camp I did a set of 50 in 5's alternating hands on a 6" ball. During boot camp we did 100 pushups. Today's pushup total is 200.
8/26 Sunday - Rest.
8/25 Saturday - 25 pushups. Weekly total 1200. Running total for the year is 36,950.
8/24 Friday - Working from home today. Started off with 50 puhsups with my feet on the third step. Then did a set of 50, raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40. Then 2 more sets of 50 regular pushups. Today's pushup total is 200.
8/23 Thursday - Today is a great day! I started off with 50 pushups on my fists at home. At the Coliseum, I planned to do 15 of my 1 minute circuits of 10 pushups, 10 squats and 10 crunches, but it felt so good that I did 25 circuits. Today's pushup total is 300.
8/22 Wednesday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. On the way to work, I filled up my truck and did a set of 50 pushups, raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40. During boot camp, we did a total of 25 pushups, leaving me 75 to go. After boot camp, I did 50 pushups in 5's, alternating hands on a 6" ball. Then finished up with 50 in 10's, with my hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 225.
8/21 Tuesday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. At the Coliseum, I did my 2nd set of 50 in 5's, alternating hands on a 6" ball. Then did 100 declined situps, sets of 50 squats and forward lunges, then sets of seated rows, curls and tricep extensions. 3rd set of 50 pushups, raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40, followed by 30 leg lifts, 20 crunches and 50 bicycles. Then downward lawnmower pulls, seated pulldowns and lat pulldowns. Last set of 50 pushups in 10's with hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200.
8/20 Monday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. During boot camp we did 60 pushups, leaving me with 90 to go for today's 200. However, since I was 50 short last week, I decided to do 140 to get back on track. So, I did 14 of my 1 minute pushup circuits starting at the top of the minute. Each circuit consists of 10 pushups, 10 body weight squats and 10 crunches with my feet straight up in the air. Today's pushup total is 250.
8/19 Sunday - Broke my own rule and did a set of 50 pushups today. 50 short for the week, with a weekly total of 1050. Running total for the year is 35,750.
8/18 Saturday - 0 pushups.
8/17 Friday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. Before FitZone at the Coliseum, I did another set of 50 pushups in 5's, alternating hands on a 6" ball. During FitZone, we did a total of 60 pushups. After FitZone, I did a set of 40 pushups in 8s, with hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200.
8/16 Thursday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. At the Coliseum, I did something a little different, similar to how I finished up last Friday. This morning, with 150 pushups to go, I did 15 circuits starting at the top of the minute. Each circuit consisted of 10 pushups, 10 body weight squats and 10 crunches with my feet straight up in the air. I typically got 15 seconds to rest each time before the second hand got back up to 12. With no breaks, I got in my remaining 150 pushups in 15 miniutes, without too much difficulty. Today's pushup total is 200.
8/15 Wednesday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. During boot camp, I did a total of 75 pushups, leaving me 75 to go. After boot camp, I did 40 pushups in eight groups of 5, alternating hands on a 6" ball. Then finished up with 35 in groups of 7, with my hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200.
8/14 Tuesday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. At the Coliseum, I did my 2nd set of 50 in 5's, alternating hands on a 6" ball. Then did 100 declined situps, sets of 50 squats and side lunges, then sets of seated rows, curls and tricep extensions. 3rd set of 50 pushups, raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40, followed by 3 sets of 10 jackknives passing a workout ball back and forth between feet and hands. Then 100 crunches. Then more curls and tricep extensions, seated pulldowns and lat pulldowns. Last set of 50 pushups in 10's with hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200.
8/13 Monday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. Before boot camp, I did another set of 50 pushups, raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40. After boot camp, I did a 3rd set of 50 pushups in 5's, alternating hands on a 6" ball. Then the final set in 10's, with my hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200.
8/12 Sunday - rest.
8/11 Saturday - Today is my Birthday!!! I'm now 55 years old. This morning I did 1 set of 100 straight pushups, building up from 1 to 10 reps and back down, without standing and resting between sets - rather, resting with locked arms in a pushup/plank. Weekly total 1100. Running total for the year is 34,700.
8/10 Friday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. Before FitZone at the Coliseum, I did another set of 50 pushups in 5's, alternating hands on a 6" ball. During FitZone, we did 2 sets of 10 pushups with leg tucks between each rep. After FitZone, I did a set of 40 pushups in 8s, raising a foot on the 2nd and 4th set of 8. Finished up by doing 4 sets of 10 pushups at the top of the minute. Today's pushup total is 200.
8/9 Thursday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. At the Coliseum, I did my 2nd set of 50 in 5's, alternating hands on a 6" ball. Then did 100 declined situps, sets of 50 squats and reverse lunges, seated rows, curls, tricep extensions and some downward lawnmower pulls. 3rd set of 50 pushups, raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40, followed by 2 circuits of 30 crunches while holding 18 lb ball and 30 leg scissors, then seated pulldowns, more curls and tricep extensions. Last set of 50 pushups in 10's with hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200.
8/8 Wednesday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. Before FitZone, I did another set of 50 pushups in 5's, alternating hands on a 6" ball. During FitZone, we did a set of 10 bupees, and later 2 sets of 10 pushups, leaving me with 70 to go. After FitZone it did a set of 40 pushups in 8's, raising a foot during the 2nd and 4th set of 8. Finished up with a final set of 30 pushups in 6's, with my hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200.
8/7 Tuesday - 4 sets of 50 pushups: 1st on fists, 2nd regular, 3rd raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40 and last set was regular pushups. Today's pushup total is 200.
8/6 Monday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. Before boot camp, I did another set of 50 pushups, raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40. During boot camp, we did 2 sets of 25 pushups. After boot camp, I did a final set of 50 pushups in 10's, with my hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200.
8/5 Sunday - rest
8/4 Saturday - 1 set of 100 straight pushups, building up from 1 to 10 reps and back down, without standing and resting between sets - rather, resting with locked arms in a pushup/plank. Today's total is 100. Weekly total 1100. Running total for the year is 33,600.
8/3 Friday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. Before FitZone at the Coliseum, I did another set of 50 pushups in 5's, alternating hands on a 6" ball. During FitZone, we did a few pushups, but I not enough to really count. After FitZone, I did a 3rd set of 50 pushups, raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40. Final set of 50 pushups in 10's with hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200.
8/2 Thursday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home on fists. At the Coliseum, I did my 2nd set of 50 in 5's, alternating hands on a 6" ball. Then did 100 declined situps, sets of leg presses, leg curls and leg extensions, and sets of seated rows, curls, tricep extensions and some shoulder work. 3rd set of 50 pushups, raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40, followed by 50 body weight squats, curls, tricep extensions and seated pulldowns. Last set of 50 pushups in 10's with hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200.
8/1 Wednesday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. Before FitZone at the Coliseum, I did another set of 50 pushups, raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40. During FitZone, we did 3 sets of 10 burpees and 2 sets of 15 declined pushups, for a total of 60 pushups. After FitZone, I did a final set of 40 pushups in 5's, alternating hands on a 6" ball. Today's pushup total is 200.
7/31 Tuesday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with my feet on the third step. At the Coliseum, I did my 2nd set of 50 in 5's, alternating hands on a 6" ball. Then did 100 declined situps, 50 body weight squats and forward lunges, and sets of seated rows, curls, tricep extensions and some shoulder work. 3rd set of 50 pushups, raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40, followed by more body weight squats and reverse lunges, curls, tricep extensions, seated pulldowns, and 2 circuits of 30 crunches, 50 bicycles and 30 leg scissors. Last set of 50 pushups in 10's with hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200.
7/30 Monday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. Before boot camp, I did another set of 50 regular pushups. During boot camp, I did 2 sets of 25 pushups. After boot camp, I did a final set of 50 pushups in 10's, with my hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200.
7/29 Sunday - Broke my own rule of resting on Sunday because I was short 50 pushups this week, so I did 1 set of 50. Running total for the year is 32,500.
7/28 Saturday - 1 set of 100 straight pushups, building up from 1 to 10 reps and back down, without standing and resting between sets - rather, resting with locked arms in a pushup/plank. Today's total is 100.
7/27 Friday - 4 sets of 50 pushups: 1st with feet elevated, 2nd regular, 3rd raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40 and last set in 10s with hands in various positions.
7/26 Thursday - 4 sets of 50 pushups: 1st regular, 2nd raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40, 3rd regular, last in 10s with hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200.
7/25 Wednesday - 3 sets of 50 pushups. Today's pushup total is 150. I'll have to make up the missing set later this week.
7/24 Tuesday - 4 sets of 50 pushups: 1st regular, 2nd raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40, last two with feet elevated. Today's pushup total is 200.
7/23 Monday - 4 sets of 50 pushups this morning. 1st set regular pushups, 2nd set raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40, 3rd set with feet inclined and last set in 10s with hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200.
7/22 Sunday - Rest.
7/21 Saturday - 1 set of 100 straight pushups, building up from 1 to 10 reps and back down, without standing and resting between sets - rather, resting with locked arms in a pushup/plank. Today's total is 100. Running total for the year is 31,400.
7/20 Friday - 4 sets of 50 pushups: 1st with feet elevated, 2nd regular, 3rd raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40 and last set in 10s with hands in various positions.
7/19 Thursday - 4 sets of 50 pushups: 1st regular, 2nd raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40, 3rd regular, last in 10s with hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200.
7/18 Wednesday - 4 sets of 50 pushups: 1st on fists, 2nd raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40, last two regular. Today's pushup total is 200.
7/17 Tuesday - 4 sets of 50 pushups: 1st regular, 2nd raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40, last two regular. Today's pushup total is 200.
7/16 Monday - 4 sets of 50 pushups this morning. 1st set regular pushups, 2nd set raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40, 3rd set with feet inclined and last set in 10s with hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200.
7/15 Sunday - Rest.
7/14 Saturday - 1 set of 100 straight pushups, building up from 1 to 10 reps and back down, without standing and resting between sets - rather, resting with locked arms in a pushup/plank. Today's total is 100. Running total for the year is 30,300.
7/13 Friday - 4 sets of 50 pushups at home, 1st and 3rd sets were regular pushups, 2nd set on fists and last set in 10's with hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200.
7/12 Thursday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home, raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40. At the Coliseum, I started with a set or 50 pushups in 5's, alternating placing hands on a 6" ball. Then I did 100 declined situps, followed by 50 bodyweight squats and forward lunges. Next, did 12 40 lb. dumbell curls and 20 120 lb. tricep extensions. Next, did sets of seated rows and pulldowns, followed by sets of lawnmower pulls. Then I did a 3rd set of 50 regular pushups, another set of curls with 35 lb. dumbells and a final set of 50 pushups with my hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200.
7/11 Wednesday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. During boot camp, I did 3 sets of 20 pushups with my feet elevated on a half ball. After boot camp, I did a final set of 100 pushups, building up to 10 reps and back down. Today's pushup total is 210, but I'll not count the extra 10 in this week's total. I can come back and refer to it later in the year, if necessary.
7/10 Tuesday - 1 set of 50 pushups on my fists at home. At the Coliseum, I started with a set or 50 pushups in 5's, alternating placing hands on a 6" ball. Then I did 100 declined situps, followed by 50 bodyweight squats and reverse lunges. Next, did 12 40 lb. dumbell curls and 20 120 lb. tricep extensions. With 100 pushups to go, I tried something new that I heard from Joel in boot camp last week. I did 10 sets of pushups, starting with 1 and increasing by 1 each set, with a couple of seconds of rest between each set. So, I did 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 etc. to 10. That is a total of 55 pushups. Coming back down with 9, 8, 7, 6 etc. to 1 is another 45 pushups, to make 100. Try this. It's an easy way to do 100 pushups in just a few minutes. Today's pushup total is 200.
7/9 Monday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. Before boot camp at the Coliseum, I did a second set of 50 pushups in 5's, alternating placing hands on a 6" ball. During boot camp, I did 60 pushups with my feet elevated on a half ball. After boot camp, I did a final set of 40 pushups in 8's with my hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200.
7/8 Sunday - Rest.
7/7 Saturday - Two sets of 50 pushups today: first set raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40, and second set all regular pushups. Today's total is 100. Running total for the year is 29,200.
7/6 Friday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home. Before FitZone at the Coliseum, I did a second set of 50 pushups in 5's, alternating placing hands on a 6" ball. During FitZone, we did a total of 50 pushups. Afterwards, I did a final set of 50 pushups with my hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200.
7/5 Thursday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home on my fists. At the Coliseum, I did my 2nd set of 50 in 5's, alternating hands on a 6" ball. Then did 100 declined situps, 50 body weight squats and forward lunges, and sets of seated pulldowns, curls and tricep extensions. 3rd set of 50 pushups, raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40, followed by more curls, sets of lawnmower pulls, seated rows, 50 crunches and 50 leg scissors. Last set of 50 pushups in 10's with hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200.
7/4 Wednesday - Happy Fourth of July! My back is still pretty stiff and sore, but I've got to get back to getting my pushups in. So today I did 4 sets of 50 pushups, 2nd and 4th sets raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40. Today's pushup total is 200.
7/3 Tuesday - My back is still killing me. I'm taking today off, leaving 9 rest days left in the year.
7/2 Monday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. Before boot camp at the Coliseum, I did a second set of 50 pushups in 5's, alternating placing hands on a 6" ball. During boot camp, I must have pulled something in my back jumping up onto two platforms. I felt completely fine and then OUCH! I was able to do 4 more sets of 25 regular pushups. I'm sitting at my desk at work with an ice pack on my lower back. I hope it is all better by tomorrow. Today's pushup total is 200.
7/1 Sunday - Rest.
6/30 Saturday - Two sets of regular pushups today: 60 and 40. Today's total is 100. Running total for the year is 28,300.
6/29 Friday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. Before FitZone at the Coliseum, I did a second set of 50 pushups in 5's, alternating placing hands on a 6" ball. During FitZone we did another 20 pushups so I had 80 to go. After FitZone, I did a set of 50, raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40. Finished up with the last 30 pushups in 6's with hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200.
6/28 Thursday - Three sets of pushups at home: 70, 70 and 60. After first set of 70, did 50 body weight squats and side lunges, followed by 100 situps, 50 crunches and 50 leg scissors. After second set of 70, did 50 body weight squats and back lunges, followed by 50 side crunches each side and 50 leg lifts. Then did final set of 60 puhsups. Today's pushup total is 200.
6/27 Wednesday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. Before boot camp, I did a second set of 50 pushups, raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40. During boot camp, I did a total of 70 pushups. After boot camp, I did my remaining 30 pushups in 5's, alternating placing hands on a 6" ball. Today's pushup total is 200.
6/26 Tuesday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with my hands in fists. At the Coliseum, I started off with a set of 50 pushups in 5's, alternating placing hands on a 6" ball. Then I did 100 declined situps, followed by sets of curls, tricep extensions, seated rows, and lawnmover pulldowns. Then a 3rd set of 50, lifting a foot on 11-20 and 31-40. Then did two circuits of 30 crunches with 18 lb. weight and 30 leg scissors, some seated pulldowns and a final set of 50 pushups with hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200. Today I passed the halfway mark, as I am now at 27,600!
6/25 Monday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. Before boot camp, I did a set of 50 pushups, raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40. During boot camp, we did 3 sets of 10 pushups. That leaves 70 to go. After boot camp, I did a set of 40 pushups in 5's, alternating placing hands on a 6" ball. Then did a set of 30 in 10's with hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200.
6/24 Sunday - Rest.
6/23 Saturday - This morning I did a set of 60 and a set of 40 regular pushups. Total for the week is 1100. Running total for the year is 27,200.
6/22 Friday - 4 sets of pushups at home. 1st set of 60 regular pushups, followed by 50 body weight squats and forward lunges, then 100 situps and 50 crunches. 2nd set of 60 pushups in 12's, raising a foot on the 2nd and 4th 12's. 50 more body weight squats and reverse lunges, then two 1 minute side planks, 50 leg scissors and 50 crunches. Then did a 3rd set of 40 pushups on my fists and finally the last set of 40 pushups in 8's with hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200.
6/21 Thursday - 1 set of 50 pushups on my fists at home. Gotta admit, these aren't my favorite, but I think I'll start doing them more often just because they're hard. At the Coliseum, I continued with a 2nd set of 50 pushups in 5's, alternating placing hands on a 6" ball. Then I did 100 declined situps, followed by sets of 50 body weight squats and forward lunges, and some curls, tricep extensions and seated rows. Then did a 3rd set of 50 pushups, lifting a foot on 11-20 and 31-40. Went to the mat and did some 60 second side planks and a couple circuits of crunches, leg lifts and bicycles. Finished up with a final set of 50 pushups with hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200.
6/20 Wednesday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with my feet on the third step of the stairs. Before FitAone started, I did a set of 50 pushups, lifting a foot on 11-20 and 31-40. During FitZone, I did 2 sets of 20 regular pushups. Afterwards, I finished up with another 2 sets of 30 pushups. Today's pushup total is 200.
6/19 Tuesday - Not quite done with the flu bug yet. 1 set of 50 pushups at home with my feet on the third step of the stairs. At the Coliseum, I started off with a set of 50, lifting a foot on 11-20 and 31-40. Then I did 100 declined situps, followed by sets of lawnmover pulldowns and chest pulldowns and a 3rd set of 50 pushups in 5's, alternating placing hands on a 6" ball. Then did some curls, some seated rows and seated pulldowns and a final set of 50 pushups with hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200.
6/18 Monday - Feel better, although still have a lot of discomfort from the bug I experienced over the weekend. Did 4 sets of regular pushups this morning: 60, 60, 50 and 30. Today's pushup total is 200.
6/17 Sunday - Rest. Yesterday aftenoon I started feeling pretty achy all over and by evening I had some kind of intestinal bug complete with total body aches, chills and diarrhea. Slept fitfully, and didn't get out of bed until around 2:00 pm. This evening I feel much better, but not done yet. Will see if I feel like doing any pushups in the morning.
6/16 Saturday - This morning I did a set of 60 and a set of 40 regular pushups. Total for the week is 1100. Running total for the year is 26,100.
6/15 Friday - I did 2 sets of 60 regular pushups this morning, followed by a 3rd set of 50, raising a foot on 11-20 and 31-40. Final set of 30 regular pushups. Today's pushup total is 200.
6/14 Thursday - I did 4 sets of 50 pushups this morning: first set inclined with feet elevated, 2nd set raising foot on 11-20 and 31-40. Last two sets, just regular, basic old pushups. Today's pushup total is 200.
6/13 Wednesday - Working from home today, so I did 4 sets of 50 pushups at home. Today's pushup total is 200.
6/12 Tuesday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. At the Coliseum, 2nd set of 50 pushups in 5's, alternating placing hands on a 6" ball. Then did a circuit of 50 body weight squats and forward lunges, curls, tricep extensions, and 100 declined situps. 3rd set of 50 pushups raising a leg on 11-20 and 31-40. Walked around the building to keep the blood flowing and did the final set of 50 pushups with hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200.
6/11 Monday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. During boot camp, I did 4 sets of 25 pushups with feet elevated. After boot camp, did final set of 50 pushups in 5's, alternating placing hands on a 6" ball. Today's pushup total is 200.
6/10 Sunday - rest
6/9 Saturday - 2 sets of 50 pushups: first set regular pushups, 2nd set raising left foot on 11-20 and right foot on 32-40. Total for the week is 1100. Running total for the year is 25,000.
6/8 Friday - 2 sets of 50 regular pushups at home. During FitZone, we did 36 burpees. Afterwards, finished up with 64 regular pushups to complete today's 200.
6/7 Thursday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home with feet on the third step of the stairs. At the Coliseum, 2nd set of 50 pushups in 5's, alternating placing hands on a 6" ball. Then did 100 declined situps. 3rd set of 50 pushups raising a leg on 11-20 and 31-40. A set of hanging crunches, and last set of 50 pushups with hands in various positions in 10's. Today's pushup total is 200.
6/6 Wednesday - 1 set of 50 regular pushups at home. At the Coliseum, boot camp has been renamed FitZone, during which we did 30 pushups, leaving me with 120 to go. After FitZone I did 3 sets of 40. First set was regular pushups. Did the 2nd set in 5's, alternating placing hands on a 6" ball. Last set of 40 pushups with hands in various positions in 8's. Today's pushup total is 200.
6/5 Tuesday - 50 pushups at home: first 30 on fists, last 20 on hands. At the Coliseum, started out with a stretching session with Gary. Then did some pushups with him. My 2nd set of 50 was in sets of 5, alternating placing hands on a 6" ball. Later did 3rd set of 50 raising left foot on 11-20 and right foot on 31-40. Last set of 50 pushups with hands in various positions in 10's. Today's pushup total is 200.
6/4 Monday - 2 sets of 50 pushups at home: 1st set with feet on the third step of the stairs, 2nd set raising left foot on 11-20 and right foot on 31-40. During boot camp, did another 60 regular pushups. After boot camp, did 40 more in sets of 5, alternating placing hands on a 6" ball. Today's pushup total is 200.
6/3 Sunday - rest
6/2 Saturday - 2 sets of 50 regular pushups. Total for the week is 900. Running total for the year is 23,900.
6/1 Friday - 1 set of 50 regular pushups at home. At the Coliseum, 2nd set of 50 pushups in 5's, alternating placing hands on a 6" ball. After boot camp, 3rd set of 50 raising left leg on 11-20 and right leg on 31-40. Last set of 50 pushups with hands in various positions in 10's. Today's pushup total is 200.
5/31 Thursday - 1 set of 50 regular pushups at home. At the Coliseum, 2nd set of 50 pushups in 5's, alternating placing hands on a 6" ball. Then did 30 hanging crunches, 50 body weight squats and reverse lunges and sets of shoulder work, tricep extensions, lawn mower pulls, butterflys and pulldowns. 3rd set of 50 pushups raising a leg on 11-20 and 31-40. Another round of hanging crunches, sets of shoulder work, tricep extensions, lawn mower pulls, butterflys and pulldowns. Last set of 50 pushups with hands in various positions in 10's. Today's pushup total is 200.
5/30 Wednesday - 1 set of 50 regular pushups at home. At the Coliseum, 2nd set of 50 pushups in 5's, alternating placing hands on a 6" ball. Then did 100 declined situps and sets of curls, tricep extensions, shoulder work, leg presses, leg curls, 50 crunches while holding 18 lb. ball, 100 bicycles and 30 double-crunches. 3rd set of 50 pushups raising a leg on 11-20 and 31-40. Another round of curls, tricep extensions and shoulder work. Last set of 50 pushups with hands in various positions in 10's. Today's pushup total is 200.
5/29 Tuesday - 1 set of 50 regular pushups at home. At the Coliseum, 2nd set of 50 pushups in 5's, alternating placing hands on a 6" ball. Then did 100 declined situps, 50 body weight squats and forward lunges, and sets of curls, tricep extensions, seated rows, 30 crunches while holding 18 lb. ball, 100 bicycles and 30 double-crunches. 3rd set of 50 pushups raising a leg on 11-20 and 31-40. Last set of 50 pushups with hands in various positions in 10's. Today's pushup total is 200.
5/28 Monday - Today is Memorial Day. God bless all of those who sacrificed themselves while protecting our freedoms! I took today off from pushups. This is the second day I've taken off this year. I have 10 days remaining in my "take off" bank.
5/27 Sunday - Rest.
5/26 Saturday - 1 set of 50 pushups inclined with feet on the third step at home and 1 set of 50 regular pushups. Today's total is 100. Total for the week is 1100. Running total for the year is 23,000.
5/25 Friday - Since I only did 150 yesterday, gotta do 250 today to stay on track. 2 sets of 50 pushups at home: first set on fists, 2nd set rugular pushups. During boot camp, did another 50 pushups. After boot camp, did a set of 50 in 5's, alternating placing hands on a 6" ball. Last set of 50 pushups with hands in various positions in 10's. Today's pushup total is 250.
5/24 Thursday - 3 sets of 50 regular, plain old pushups at home. Today's pushup total is 150.
5/23 Wednesday - 1 set of 50 regular pushups at home. At the Coliseum, 2nd set of 50 pushups raising a leg on 11-20 and 31-40. Then did a set of 10 pull downs with 190 lbs. followed by 10 curls, 100 bicycles, 30 crunches while holding 18 lb. ball and 30 double crunches. 3rd set of pushups in 5's, alternating placing hands on a 6" ball. More curls, some shoulder work and a 2 minute wall sit. Last set of 50 pushups with hands in various positions in 10's. Today's pushup total is 200.
5/22 Tuesday - 1 set of 50 pushups inclined with feet on the third step at home. At the Coliseum, 2nd set of 50 pushups in 5's, alternating placing hands on a 6" ball. Then did 100 declined situps, 50 body weight squats and forward lunges, and sets of curls, tricep extensions, seated rows, 100 bicycles, 50 scissors and 30 crunches while holding 18 lb. ball. 3rd set of 50 regular pushups, then another circuit of 50 body weight squats and reverse lunges. Last set of 50 pushups with hands in various positions in 10's. Today's pushup total is 200.
5/21 Monday - 1 set of 50 pushups inclined with feet on the third step at home. Durinig boot camp we did 3 sets of pushups for 30 seconds with feet on a half ball. I did 30 in each set for a total of 90. After boot camp, I did 2 more sets of 30, first set alternatine hands on a 6" bell in 5's and second set ,plain old regular pushups. Today's total is 200.
5/20 Sunday - Rest.
5/19 Saturday - Since I only did 55 pushups yesterday, today I did 5 sets of 50 instead of the usual 100 for a Saturday. This brings my total for the week to 1105. Rounding down, the running total for the year is 21,900.
To all of you wonderful folks I met last night, thank you for all of your help in sharing this effort with your friends and families! My numbers of viewers on this blogsite reflects your support. Let's keep it going!!
5/18 Friday - Pamela and Emaline and I went to the Relay for Life event for Cherokee County this evening. I saved my pushups for this event. Met with the event leadership from the American Cancer Society when I got there and they let me have a few minutes with the microphone on stage, so I told the crowd what I'm doing and did 55 pushups, raising a leg on 21-30 and 41-50. I originally planned to do all of my pushups for today there, but I felt kind of awkward trying to get in the program, so I passed out a bunch of fliers instead.
I met hundreds of wonderful people who were all there for the same reason: either to celebrate the lives of loved ones who have lost their battles with cancer or those who have beaten it, or are currently fighting for their lives. What an inspiration these heroes are!
I look forward to the participation of all you wonderful people who promised to help me with this effort. Together we can raise the $1 million we seek!
5/17 Thursday - 1 set of 50 pushups inclined with feet on the third step at home. At the Coliseum, 2nd set of 50 pushups in 5's, alternating placing hands on a 6" ball. Then did 100 declined situps, 50 body weight squats and forward lunges, and sets of curls, tricep extensions, seated rows, and some shoulder work, 100 bicycles, 50 scissors and 25 double crunches. 3rd set of 50 regular pushups, then another circuit of 50 body weight squats and reverse lunges, curls, tricep extensions, pulldowns, and more shoulder work, 100 bicycles, 50 scissors and 25 double crunches. Last set of 50 pushups with hands in various positions in 10's. Today's pushup total is 200.
5/16 Wednesday - 1 set of 50 pushups inclined with feet on the third step at home. At the Coliseum, 2nd set of 50 pushups before boot camp, raising left foot on 11-20 and right foot on 31-40. Another 25 during boot camp. After boot camp, did set of 50 regular pushups and then 25 to finish today's 200.
5/15 Tuesday - 1 set of 50 pushups inclined with feet on the third step at home. At the Coliseum, 2nd set of 50 pushups in 5's, alternating placing hands on a 6" ball. Then did 100 declined situps, 50 body weight squats and reverse lunges, and sets of curls, tricep extensions, seated rows, and some shoulder work. 3rd set of 50 pushups, raising left foot on 11-20 and right foot on 31-40. Then another circuit of 50 situps, 100 bicycles, curls, tricep extensions, pulldowns, and more shoulder work. Last set of 50 pushups with hands in various positions in 10's. Today's pushup total is 200.
5/14 Monday - 1 set of 50 pushups inclined with feet on the third step at home. Did 2nd set of 50 before boot camp, raising left foot on 11-20 and right foot on 31-40. During boot camp, did 100 pushups with hands elevated and dropping below shoulders. Today's pushup total is 200.
5/13 Sunday - Rest.
5/12 Saturday - 50 inclined pushups with feet on the third step at home. 2nd set of 50 pushups raising left foot on 11-20 and right foot on 31-40. Total for week is 1100. Running total for the year: 20,800.
5/11 Friday - 1 set of 50 pushups inclined with feet on the third step at home. At the Coliseum, 2nd set of 50 pushups raising left foot on 11-20 and right foot on 31-40. After bootcamp, did set of 50 pushups raising left foot on 11-20 and right foot on 31-40. Finished last set of 50 with hands in various positions in 10's. Today's pushup total is 200.
5/10 Thursday - 3 sets of regular pushups at home: 70, 70 and 60. Today's pushup total is 200.
5/9 Wednesday - I tried something new this morning. I did my first set of 50 on my fists. Interesting variation that I'll work into my normal routine now and then. At the Coliseum, 2nd set of 50 pushups raising left foot on 11-20 and right foot on 31-40. Then did 100 declined situps, 50 body weight squats, 50 forward lunges, 30 crunches holding 18# ball, and 50 side double-crunches with additional 10 count hold on both sides. 3rd set of 50 pushups in 5's, alternating placing hands on a 6" ball. Then another circuit of squats, rear lunges, 50 situps, 30 crunches holding 18# ball, and 50 side double-crunches with additional 10 count hold on both sides. Last set of 50 pushups with hands in various positions in 10's. Today's pushup total is 200.
5/8 Tuesday -1 set of 50 pushups inclined with feet on the third step at home. At the Coliseum, 2nd set of 50 pushups in 5's, alternating placing hands on a 6" ball . Then did 100 declined situps, 100 bicycles, 30 crunches holding 18# ball, and sets of curls, tricep extensions, seated rows, and some shoulder work. 3rd set of 50 pushups, raising left foot on 11-20 and right foot on 31-40. Then another circuit of 100 bicycles, 50 leg scissors and 50 crunches, 2 minute plank, curls, tricep extensions, seated rows, and more shoulder work. Last set of 50 pushups with hands in various positions in 10's. Today's pushup total is 200.
5/7 Monday - 1 set of 50 pushups inclined with feet on the third step at home. Throughout boot camp, we did 125 regular and inclined pushups. Finished up with final set of 25 regular pushups. Today's pushup total is 200.
5/6 Sunday - 50 regular pushups. Total for week is 1100. Running total for the year: 19,700.
5/5 Saturday - 50 inclined pushups.
5/4 Friday - 1 set of 50 pushups inclined with feet on the third step at home. At the Coliseum, 2nd set of 50 pushups raising left foot on 11-20 and right foot on 31-40. Then did 50 body weight squats, forward lunges and declined situps and sets of 10 curls, 20 tricep extensions and 10 pulldowns. 3rd set of 50 pushups in 5's, alternating placing hands on a 6" ball. Then another circuit of squats, reverse lunges, situps, curls, tricep extensions and seated rows. Last set of 50 pushups with hands in various positions in 10's. Today's pushup total is 200.
5/3 Thursday - 1 set of 75 regular pushups to finish up yesterday's that I missed. Then a second set of 50 pushups inclined with feet on the third step at home. At the Coliseum, 3rd set of 50 pushups raising left foot on 11-20 and right foot on 31-40. Then did 100 declined situps and sets of curls, tricep extensions and pulldowns. 4rd set of 50 regular pushups. Then another circuit of situps, curls, tricep extensions and seated rows. Last set of 50 pushups with hands in various positions in 10's. Today's pushup total is 275.
5/2 Wednesday - Worked from home today. Didn't get my day started off with exercise. In the late afternoon I did a set of 75 regular pushups. Later in the evening I did another set of 50 inclined. Today's pushup total is 125.
5/1 Tuesday -1 set of 50 pushups inclined with feet on the third step at home. At the Coliseum, 2nd set of 50 pushups raising left foot on 11-20 and right foot on 31-40. Then did sets of 50 situps and bicycles, and some shoulder work with the stretch band. 3rd set of 50 in 5's, alternating placing hands on a 6" ball. Then a 3 minute wall sit (first time I held it for 3 minutes - Yee-Haw!) and another circuit of situps, bicycles and leg lifts. Last set of 50 pushups with hands in various positions in 10's. Today's pushup total is 200.
4/30 Monday - 1 set of 50 pushups inclined with feet on the third step at home. At the Coliseum, a set of 50 pushups, rasing left foot on 11-20 and right foot on 31-40. Then did sets of 50 body weight squats and forward lunges, 10 - 45 lb dumbell curls, each arm, 10 - 110 lb. tricep extensions, 10 - 150 lb seated rows and 50 situps. 3rd set of 50 pushups, in sets of 5, alternating hands on a 6" ball. Then another circuit of 50 body weight squats and reverse lunges, curls, tricep extensions, pulldowns seated rows and situps. Finished up with final set of 50 pushups with hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200.
4/29 Sunday - Rest.
4/28 Saturday - I've been feeling a little twinge in my shoulders recently, so I decided to rest both weekend days, using up one of my 12 extra rest days during the year. Weekly total is 1000. Running total for the year: 18,600.
4/27 Friday - 1 set of 50 pushups inclined with feet on the third step at home. During boot camp, did a total of 70, some with one hand on a ball (alternating hands in sets of 10) and some with feet elevated. Then did another 30 to make an even 150 so far. Finished up with final set of 50 regular pushups. Today's pushup total is 200.
4/26 Thursday - 1 set of 50 pushups inclined with feet on the third step at home. At the Coliseum, 2nd set of 50 pushups raising left foot on 11-20 and right foot on 31-40. Then did 100 declined situps and sets of curls, tricep extensions and pulldowns. 3rd set of 50 regular pushups. Then another circuit of situps, curls, tricep extensions aed seated rows. Last set of 50 pushups with hands in various positions in 10's. Today's pushup total is 200.
4/25 Wednesday - Pamela's and my anniversary is today! 13 wonderful years! As usual, I started off this morning with 1 set of 50 pushups inclined with feet on the third step at home. During boot camp, we did another 86, so I threw in an extra 14 to make 100. Then I finished up with the last set of 50, raising left foot on 11-20 and right foot on 31-40. Today's pushup total is 200.
4/24 Tuesday -1 set of 50 pushups inclined with feet on the third step at home. At the Coliseum, 2nd set of 50 pushups raising left foot on 11-20 and right foot on 31-40. Then did sets of 50 situps and bicycles, and some shoulder work with the stretch band. 3rd set of 50 in 5's, alternating placing hands on a 6" ball. Then a 2 minute wall sit and another circuit of situps, bicycles and leg lifts. Last set of 50 pushups with hands in various positions in 10's. Today's pushup total is 200.
4/23 Monday - 1 set of 50 pushups inclined with feet on the third step at home. At the Coliseum, a set of 60 regular pushups, followed by 100 declined situps. Then a circuit of curls, tricep extensions, pulldowns and seated rows. 3rd set of 50 regular pushups. Another circuit of situps, lawn mower pulldowns, seated rows, leg lifts, bicycles and side crunches. Last set of 40 pushups in 10's, alternating hands on a 6" ball. Today's pushup total is 200.
4/22 Sunday - Rest.
4/21 Saturday - 2 sets of 50 pushups: 1st set inclined, 2nd set regular pushups. Weekly total is 1100. Running total for the year: 17,600.
4/20 Friday - 4 sets of 50 pushups at home. 1st set inclined with feet on third step. 2nd set regular, 3rd set with left foot raised on 11-20 and right foot raised on 31-40. Last set of 50 pushups with hands in various positions in 10's. Today's pushup total is 200.
4/19 Thursday - 1 set of 50 pushups inclined with feet on the third step at home. At the Coliseum, 2nd set of 50 in 5's, alternating placing hands on a 6" ball. Then did sets of 50 body weight squats and lunges, 100 declined situps, 15 curls, 20 tricep extensions, 15 seated rows. 3rd set of 50 pushups raising left foot on 11-20 and right foot on 31-40. Then another circuit of body weight squats and lunges, situps, curls, tricep extensions, crunches, seated rows, bicycles. Last set of 50 pushups with hands in various positions in 10's. Today's pushup total is 200.
4/18 Wednesday - 1 set of 50 pushups inclined with feet on the third step at home. At the Coliseum, 2nd set of 50 regular pushups. During boot camp, we did another 100. Today's pushup total is 200.
4/17 Tuesday -1 set of 50 pushups inclined with feet on the third step at home. At the Coliseum, 2nd set of 50 in 5's, alternating placing hands on a 6" ball. Then did sets of 50 body weight squats and lunges, 50 situps, 15 curls, 20 tricep extensions, 20 pulldowns, 20 butterflys, and 15 seated rows. 3rd set of 50 pushups raising left foot on 11-20 and right foot on 31-40. Then a 2 minute wall sit and another circuit of curls, tricep extensions, pulldowns, seated rows, lawn mowers, bicycles, leg lifts. Last set of 50 pushups with hands in various positions in 10's. Today's pushup total is 200.
4/16 Monday - 1 set of 50 pushups inclined with feet on the third step at home. At the Coliseum, 2nd set of 50 in 10's, raising left foot on 11-20 and right foot on 31-40. Then did 100 declined situps, followed by sets of curls, tricep extensions, pulldowns and seated rows. 3rd set of 50 regular pushups. Another circuit of curls, tricep extensions, pulldowns, seated rows, lawn mowers, bicycles, leg lifts, backward leg extensions and side crunches. Last set of 50 pushups with hands in various positions in 10's. Today's pushup total is 200.
4/15 Sunday - Rest.
4/14 Saturday - 2 sets of 50 pushups at home: 1st set inclined, 2nd set regular pushups. Weekly total is 1100. Running total for the year: 16,500.
4/13 Friday - 1 set of 50 pushups inclined at home. At the Coliseum, 2nd set of 50 in 5's, alternating hands on a 6" ball. Then did 100 declined situps, 50 body weight squats and a 2 minute wall sit. Then third set of 50 regular pushups. Then a circuit of curls, tricep extensions and seated rows. Last set of 50 pushups with hands in various positions in 10's. Today's pushup total is 200.
4/12 Thursday - Three sets of regular pushups at home today: 70, 70 and 60. Today's pushup total is 200.
4/11 Wednesday - Three sets of regular pushups at home today: 70, 70 and 60. Today's pushup total is 200.
4/10 Tuesday - 4 sets of 50 pushups at home. First set inclined with feet on the third step. Second set with a foot raised for 11-20 and 31-40. Third set regular pushups, and last set with hands in various positions. Total pushups for today is 200.
4/9 Monday - 1 set of 50 pushups inclined with feet on the third step at home. Did another set of 50 regular right before boot camp. Then did 50 during boot camp. After boot camp, did a final set of 50 with hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200.
4/8 Sunday - 2 sets of 50, first one raising feet and second one, regular. Weekly total is 1100. Running total for the year: 15,400.
4/7 Saturday - Went out of routine and took today off instead of Sunday.
4/6 Friday - 1 set of 50 pushups inclined with feet on the third step at home. During boot camp, did 1 set of 50 straight and 3 sets of sets of 25, with feet on a half ball. After boot camp, did a final set of 25 and spent 10 minutes on the elliptical machine. Today's pushup total is 200.
4/5 Thursday - 1 set of 50 pushups inclined with feet on the third step at home and 1 set of 50 regular. At the Coliseum, I did 3 sets of 50 pushups, alternating with circuits of declined situps, squats, lunges, curls, tricep extensions, lat pulldowns, seated rows, more flat situps and bicycles. Today's pushup total is 250.
4/4 Wednesday - Three sets of regular pushups at home today: 70, 70 and 60. Today's pushup total is 200.
4/3 Tuesday - 1 set of 50 pushups inclined with feet on the third step at home. At the Coliseum, 2nd set of 50 with feet inclined, same height. Then did 3 sets of 50 alternating with circuits of declined situps, regular situps, curls, tricep extensions, lat pulldowns, seated rows, etc. Total pushups for today is 250.
4/2 Monday - 2 sets of 50 straight pushups. Easy day. Today's pushup total is only 100, so I'll need to pick up an extra 50 two days this week.
4/1 Sunday - Rest.
3/31 Saturday - 1 set of 50 pushups inclined with feet on the third step at home and another set of 50 with one foot raised for 11-20 and the other foot raised for 31-40. Weekly total is 1100. Running total for the year: 14,300.
3/30 Friday - 1 set of 50 pushups inclined with feet on the third step at home. After boot camp, I did 3 sets of 50, alternating with circuits of situps, tricep extensions, pulldowns and seated rows. Today's pushup total is 200.
3/29 Thursday - 1 set of 50 pushups inclined with feet on the third step at home. At the Coliseum, I did 3 sets of 50 pushups, alternating with circuits of declined situps, curls, tricep extensions, lat pulldowns, seated rows, more flat situps and bicycles. First set of pushups at the Coliseum with both hands on 6" balls, fully lowering to the floor for each. 2nd set straight, and last set with hands in various positions in 10's. Finished up with a 2 minute wall sit. Today's pushup total is 200.
3/28 Wednesday - All four sets of straight pushups at home today, as I worked from home. For the first set, I thought I'd do 70 because at 50 I still felt so good. Still felt good at 70 so I did 80 instead. Last few were slow and challenging. Rested and did 3 more sets of 50, 40 and 30 with rest between each set. Today's pushup total is 200.
3/27 Tuesday - 3 sets of regular pushups at home: 70, 70 and 60 for today's 200.
3/26 Monday - 1 set of 50 pushups inclined with feet on the third step at home. Did 50 during bootcamp, then 2 sets of 50 after. Today's pushup total is 200.
3/25 Sunday - Rest.
3/24 Saturday - A set of 70 and a set of 30 regular pushups. Weekly total is 1100. Running total for the year: 13,200.
3/23 Friday - 1 set of 50 pushups inclined with feet on the third step at home. Did a set of 50 before boot camp with one foot raised for 11-20 and the other foot raised for 31-40. After boot camp, I did another set of 50 with one hand on a small ball, alternating hands every 5. Then did circuit of curls, tricep extensions and seated rows. Then the final set of 50 straight pushups to finish today's 200.
3/22 Thursday - 1 set of 50 pushups inclined with feet on the third step at home. At the Coliseum, I did a set of 70 straight pushups, bringing my total to 120, and then a circuit of declined situps, curls, tricep extensions, lat pulldowns, seated rows, more flat situps, bicycles and a set of 20 and 20 pushups with one hand on a 6" ball (20 each). Then did another circuit and finished up with 40 more straight pushups. Today's pushup total is 200.
3/21 Wednesday - 1 set of 50 pushups inclined with feet on the third step at home. Instead of bootcamp, did 3 circuits of 50 jumping jacks, 50 squats, 50 lunges, 50 declined situps, 50 light weight seated rows and lat pulldowns, 100 bicycles and then 50 pushups. Today's pushup total is 200.
3/20 Tuesday - 3 sets of straight pushups at home:70, 70 and 60 for today's 200.
3/19 Monday - 1 set of 50 pushups inclined with feet on the third step at home. After bootcamp, I did 3 sets of 50 with sets of curls, tricep extensions, lat pulldowns situps, leg lifts and lawnmower pulldowns in between. Today's pushup total is 200.
3/18 Sunday - Rest.
3/17 Saturday - 0 pushups since I did them all by Friday! Running total for the year: 12,100
3/16 Friday - 1 set of 50 pushups inclined with feet on the third step at home. After boot camp at the Coliseum, I did another set of 50 to finish today's 100. That makes 1100 for the week with the 400 from yesterday.
3/15 Thursday - 2 sets of 70 and 1 set of 60 straight pushups at home for 200. Later, I did 4 more sets of 50 just because I can and to get a bit ahead of the game. I'm thinking one of these days, I going to do all 1100 for the week on Monday and take the rest of the week off. Today's pushup total is 400.
3/14 Wednesday - 1 set of 50 pushups inclined with feet on the third step at home. During bootcamp at the Coliseum we did 80 pushups. Afterword, I did a straight set of 50 and then a final set of 20. Today's pushup total is 200.
3/13 Tuesday - 1 set of 50 pushups inclined with feet on the third step at home. At the Coliseum I did 2nd set of 50 pushups, raising one foot on 11-20 and 31-40 and 100 declined situps. Then did a circuit of lat pulldowns, seated rows, curls, tricep extensions, leg scissors and 100 bicycles. Third set of 60 straight pushups. Repeated circuit. Last set of 40 pushups. Today's pushup total is 200.
3/12 Monday - 1 set of 50 pushups inclined with feet on the third step at home. At the Coliseum, I did a set of 50 straight pushups during bootcamp and another 30 as part of bootcamp. Afterwards, I did a set of 40, followed by sets of curls, tricep extensions, lat pulldowns and lawnmower pulldowns. Finished up with last set of 30 pushups in 6s with hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200.
3/11 Sunday - Rest.
3/10 Saturday - 2 sets of 50 straight. The total for week 10 is 1100. Running total for the year: 11,000
3/9 Friday - 1 set of 50 pushups inclined with feet on the fourth step at home. That was a little tough. I don't think I'll do that again for a while. After boot camp at the Coliseum, I did 3 more sets of 50 pushups mixed, interspersed with sets of situps, seated rows, curls, tricep extensions, and other exercises to finish today's 200.
3/8 Thursday - 1 set of 50 pushups inclined with feet on the third step at home. At the Coliseum I did 2nd set of 50 pushups, raising one foot on 11-20 and 31-40 and 100 declined situps. Then did a circuit of lat pulldowns, seated rows, leg presses, leg curls, curls with 35 lb dumbells, 20 tricep extensions at 100 and 50 bicycles. Third set of 50 straight pushups. Repeated circuit. Last set of 50 pushups in 10s with hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200.
3/7 Wednesday - 4 sets of pushups at home. First set of 50 inclined with feet on the third step. Then did a circuit of 50 jumping jacks, 50 squats, 50 lunges, 50 situps, 50 leg lifts, 50 bicycles, 2nd set 50 pushups, raising one foot on 11-20 and 31-40. Another circuit of 50 jumping jacks, 50 squats, 50 lunges, 50 situps, 50 leg lifts, 50 bicycles, then third set of 70 straight pushups. Took a break for a few minutes and then did my last set of 30 to complete today's 200.
3/6 Tuesday - 4 sets of pushups at home. First set of 50 inclined with feet on the third step. 2nd set 50 pushups, raising one foot on 11-20 and 31-40. Third set of 70 straight pushups. Last set of 30 to complete today's 200. Also did 2 sets of 50 situps between sets of pushups.
3/5 Monday - 1 set of 50 pushups inclined with feet on the third step at home. At the Coliseum (too late for boot camp), I did a set of 50 straight pushups and 100 declined situps. Then did a circuit of 50 jumping jacks, 50 squats, 50 lunges, 15 seated rows at 170 lbs. 12 seated rows at 130, 10 curls each arm with 35 lb, 20 tricep extensions at 100, 10 lawnmower pulls each arm at 35, 50 situps, 50 leg lifts, 100 bicycles, and 50 pushups, raising one foot on 11-20 and 31-40. Repeated circuit, with last set of 50 pushups in 10s with hands in various positions. Today's pushup total is 200.
3/4 Sunday - Rest.
3/3 Saturday - 1 set of 70 straight pushups Second set of 30 straight. The total for week 9 is 1100. Running total for the year: 9900
3/2 Friday - 4 sets of 50 pushups at home, first set inclined, with feet on the 3rd stair step. Today's pushup total is 200.
3/1 Thursday - 50 inclined pushups at home, with feet on the 3rd stair step. At the Coliseum, I did 3 sets of 50, with last set in 10s with hands in various positions. Between these sets, I did 100 declined situps, and sets of seated pulldowns, leg presses, bent over lat pulls and hanging situps. Today's pushup total is 200.
2/29 Wednesday - 1 set of 50 pushups inclined with feet on the third step at home. After boot camp, 3 more sets of 50 pushups mixed, interspersed with sets of seated rows, curls, tricep extensions, leg lifts and bicycles to finish today's 200.
2/28 Tuesday - 1 set of 50 pushups inclined with feet on the third step at home. At the coliseum I did 3 sets of 50, first with feet elevated, second straight and last set placing my hands in various positions for 10 each. Between sets, did circuits of lat pulldowns, leg presses, lunges and 100 declined situps. Today's pushup total is 200.
2/27 Monday - 4 sets of 50 pushups at home for today's 200.
2/26 Sunday - Rest.
2/25 Saturday - 1 set of 50 pushups inclined with feet on the third step. Second set of 40 straight. The total for week 8 is 1100. Running total for the year: 8800
2/24 Friday - 50 inclined pushups at home, with feet on the 3rd stair step. At the coliseum I did 3 sets of 50, first 2 with feet elevated and last set straight. Between sets, did circuits of seated rows, squats, lunges and 100 declined situps. Today's pushup total is 200.
2/23 Thursday - 50 inclined pushups at home, with feet on the 3rd stair step. At the Coliseum, I did 3 sets of 50, with last set in 10s with hands in various positions. Between these sets, I did 100 declined situps, and sets of seated pulldowns, leg presses, bent over lat pulls and hanging situps. Then did 15 minutes on the elliptical machine for 280 calories burned. Today's pushup total is 200.
2/22 Wednesday - 50 pushups at home, raising one foot on 11-20 and 31-40. Great boot camp - lots of constant aerobic movement. Afterwards, 3 more sets of 50 pushups mixed, interspersed with sets of seated rows, curls, tricep extensions, leg lifts and bicycles to finish today's 200.
2/21 Tuesday - 1 set of 50 pushups inclined with feet on the third step at home. At the Coliseum, I did 3 circuits of 50 jumping jacks, 50 squats, 50 lunges, 50 leg lifts, 50 bicycles and 50 pushups. Finished up with 15 minutes on the elliptical machine for 240 calories burned. Today's pushup total is 200.
2/20 Monday - 2 sets of 50 pushups at home. 50 pushups during boot camp at the Coliseum. After boot camp, 1 more set of 50 - in 10s with hands in various positions to finish today's 200. Also did sets of seated rows and lat pulldowns.
2/19 Sunday - Rest.
2/18 Saturday - 1 set of 50 pushups inclined with feet on the third step. Second set of 40 straight. The total for week 7 is 1100. Running total for the year: 7700
2/17 Friday - 50 inclined pushups at home, with feet on the 3rd stair step. Interspersed throughout boot camp, we did three sets of pushups in various manners, totaling 110. After boot camp, I did another set of 50 and sets of seated rows, curls, tricep extensions, leg lifts and bicycles. Today's pushup total is 210.
2/16 Thursday - 1 set of 50 pushups at home, raising one foot on 11-20 and 31-40. Then, at the Coliseum, I did 50 double-pushup burpees in 2 sets of 15 and 2 sets of 10 for another 100 pushups. Between these sets, I did 100 declined situps, and sets of seated rows, butterflies and bicycles. Then did a final set of 50 pushups and 10 minutes on the elliptical machine for 204 calories burned. Today's pushup total is 200.
2/15 Wednesday - 50 inclined pushups at home, with feet on the 2nd stair step and raising one foot on 11-20 and 31-40. 50 more pushups during boot camp at the Coliseum. Then 2 more sets of 50: first set with feet on overturned half ball, 2nd set just straight pushups, interspersed with sets of seated rows, curls, tricep extensions, leg lifts and bicycles to finish today's 200.
2/14 Tuesday - 4 sets of 50 pushups at home, interspersed with jumping jacks, squats, lunges, leg lifts, and bicycles. Today's pushup total is 200.
2/13 Monday - 50 pushups at home. Worked in 2 sets of 25 pushups during boot camp at the Coliseum for another 50. After boot camp, 2 more sets of 50: first set raising one foot on 11-20 and 31-40, 2nd set just straight pushups. Interspersed with sets of seated rows, curls, tricep extensions and lat pulldowns to finish today's 200.
2/12 Sunday - Rest.
2/11 Saturday - 2 sets of 50 pushups this morning for today's 100, first set inclined with feet on the third step. Second set straight. The total for week 6 is 1100. Running total for the year: 6600
2/10 Friday - 4 sets of 50 pushups at home, interspersed with jumping jacks, squats, lunges, leg lifts, and bicycles. Today's pushup total is 200.
2/9 Thursday - 2 sets of 50 pushups at home. Then, at the Coliseum, I did another set of 50 with hands on step-aerobics bases, lowering between them for each rep. Did 100 declined situps, and sets of seated rows, curls, tricep extensions, lat pulldowns and reverse lat pulldowns. Final set of 50 pushups and another circuit of seated rows, curls, tricep extensions, lat pulldowns and reverse lat pulldowns. 60 seconds of wall sit and 10 minutes on the elliptical machine for 184 calories burned. Today's pushup total is 200.
2/8 Wednesday - 50 inclined pushups at home, with feet on the 3rd stair step. After boot camp at the Coliseum, 3 more sets of 50: first set raising one foot on 11-20 and 31-40, 2nd set just straight pushups, 3rd set in 10s with hands in various positions. Interspersed with sets of seated rows, curls and butterflies and lat pulldowns to finish today's 200.
2/7 Tuesday - 50 inclined pushups at home, with feet on the second stair step. At the Coliseum, 3 more sets of 50, interspersed with sets of seated rows, curls and butterflies and lat pulldowns to finish today's 200.
2/6 Monday - 50 pushups at home. A lot of pushups during boot camp, totaling 120. After boot camp I did a final set of 30 to finish today's 200.
2/5 Sunday - Rest.
2/4 Saturday - 2 sets of 50 pushups this morning for today's 100. The total for week 5 is 1100. Running total for the year: 5500
2/3 Friday - 50 pushups at home. At the Coliseum, I did another set of 50 with feet elevated, then 100 declined situps, 30 leg lifts and 100 bicycles. Then a third set of 50 pushups, curls, seated rows and tricep extensions. Finally, a 4th set of 50 pushups with my hands in various different places on the floor in sets of 10. Finished up with a 60 second wall sit. Today's pushup total is 200.
2/2 Thursday - 50 pushups at home. Then I did 3 more sets of 50, interspersed with squats, lunges, leg lifts, curls, tricep extensions and bicycles. Today's pushup total is 200.
2/1 Wednesday - 50 pushups at home. Then I did 5 circuits of 30 jumping jacks, lunges, squats, lifts, bicycles, pushups and curls/rows/tricep extensions. Today's pushup total is 200.
1/31 Tuesday - 50 pushups at home. At the Coliseum, I did another set of 50, lifting one leg for 11-20 and the other leg for 31-40. Then sets of seated rows, curls and butterflies. Then did a set of 30 with my feet elevated on a big exercise ball. Rested for a minute and did 20 more regular pushups. Then some leg work on the machines, 90 second wall sit, and a final set of 50 pushups with my hands in various different places on the floor in sets of 10 to finish today's 200.
1/30 Monday - 50 pushups at home. At one point during a rest moment in boot camp, I squeezed in a set of 50. Later in boot camp we did some pushups for 30 seconds (twice), so I was able to get in another 50. That brings the total to 150 pushups. After boot camp I did 2 more sets of 25 with some seated rows and curls between them to finish today's 200.
1/29 Sunday - Rest.
1/28 Saturday - 2 sets of 50 pushups this morning for today's 100. The total for week 4 is 1100. Running total for the year: 4400
1/27 Friday - 50 pushups at home. Did 36 in boot camp. Afterwards, I did 14 with one hand on a medicine ball and the other on the floor (7 with each hand) to make 50. Then did 2 more sets of 50 with curls/rows/tricep extensions mingled in to finish today's 200.
1/26 Thursday - 50 pushups at home. Then I did 5 circuits of 30 jumping jacks, lunges, squats, lifts, bicycles, pushups and curls/rows/tricep extensions. Today's pushup total is 200.
1/25 Wednesday - 50 pushups at home. After boot camp, I did 50 pushups, lifting one leg for 11-20 and 31-40, 1 set of 10 seated rows at 170 lbs, another set of 50 pushups, curls, and the last set of 50 pushups to finish today's 200.
1/24 Tuesday - 50 pushups at home. When I got to the Coliseum, I did 3 circuits of 30 jumping jacks, lunges, squats and leg lifts, and 50 pushups and bicycles. Threw in a set of seated rows for good measure. Today's pushup total is 200.
1/23 Monday - 50 pushups at home. Didn't leave early enough to do boot camp. Instead, when I got to work I did 50 double burpees in 2 sets of 15 and 2 sets of 10, interspersed with sets of seated rows, curls and tricep extensions. That brings the total to 150 pushups. Next, did a 100 declined situps, 30 leg lifts, 50 bicycles and then 50 side crunches on each side. Finished up with a set of 50 more pushups, lifting one leg for 11-20 and 31-40 to finish today's 200.
1/22 Sunday - Rest.
1/21 Saturday - 2 sets of 50 pushups this morning for today's 100. First set with feet elevated, second set lifting one leg for 11-20, and the other leg for 31-40. The total for week 3 is 1100. Running total for the year: 3300
1/20 Friday - 50 pushups at home. 20 pushups during a grueling boot camp with lots of work on the core, arms and shoulders. After boot camp I did a set of 50 pushups with feel elevated. Then did another set of 50, lifting one leg for 11-20, and the other leg for 31-40. Finished up with the last set of 30. Between the pushup sets, I interspersed sets of seated rows and tricep extensions. Total pushups for the day: 200.
1/19 Thursday - 50 pushups at home. No boot camp. Did 50 burpees in 2 sets of 15 and 3 sets of 10 for day 50 of the challenge. The burpee challenge is completed! For each of the 50 burpees today I did double pushups, bringing the total to 150. Interspersed sets of seated rows, curls and tricep extensions. Then did a set of 50 pushups, lifting one leg for 11-20, and the other leg for 31-40. Total pushups for the day: 200.
1/18 Wednesday - 50 pushups at home. 40 pushups during boot camp. After boot camp I did a set of 15 burpees, with the first 10 double pushups to add to the 40 we did in boot camp to make 50. Then did sets of 14, 10 and 10 to complete a total of 49 for day 49 of the challenge. For the last burpee I did a double pushup to make it an even 50 pushups. That makes 150 so far. Then, did a final set of 50 more pushups to finish today's 200. Throughout the burpees and pushup sets, I interspersed sets of seated rows, curls and tricep extensions.
1/17 Tuesday - 50 pushups at home. No boot camp today. Did 48 burpees in 2 sets of 14 and 3 sets of 10 for day 48 of the challenge. Interspersed sets of seated rows, curls and tricep extensions. For the last 2 I did double pushups to make it an even 50 pushups. Then did a set of 50 inclined pushups, some core work of situps, leg lifts and bicycles and another set of 50 pushups. Total pushups for the day: 200.
1/16 Monday - 50 pushups at home. At the Coliseum I did one set of 14 burpees before boot camp. No pushups during boot camp. After boot camp I did 33 more burpees to complete a total of 47 for day 47 of the challenge. For the last 3 burpees I did double pushups to make it an even 50 pushups. That makes 100 so far. Next, did a set of 50 more pushups, lifting one leg for 11-20 and 31-40. Finished up with sets of 30 and 20 to finish today's 200.
1/15 Sunday - Rest.
1/14 Saturday - 2 sets of 50 pushups this morning for today's 100. The total for week 2 is 1100. Running total for the year: 2200
1/13 Friday - 50 inclined pushups at home with my feet on the second stair. At the Coliseum, we had a pretty tough boot camp. Then I did 46 burpees for day 46 of the challenge. Interspersed sets of seated rows, curls and tricep extensions. For the last 4 burpees I did double pushups to make it an even 50 pushups. Then finished up with sets of 50, 30 and 20 regular pushups. Total pushups for the day: 200.
1/12 Thursday - 50 inclined pushups at home with my feet on the second stair. At the Coliseum, I did 45 burpees in sets of 15 and 10 for day 45 of the challenge. Interspersed sets of seated rows, curls and tricep extensions. For the last 5 burpees I did double pushups to make it an even 50 pushups. Then finished up with two sets of 50 regular pushups. Total pushups for the day: 200.
1/11 Wednesday - 50 pushups at home. Didn't do boot camp today. At the Coliseum, I did 44 burpees in sets of 14 and 10 for day 44 of the challenge. Interspersed sets of seated rows, curls and tricep extensions. For the last 6 burpees I did double pushups to make it an even 50 pushups. Then finished up with a set of 50 regular pushups, and sets of 30 and 20 inclined pushups. Total pushups for the day: 200.
1/10 Tuesday - 50 pushups at home. No boot camp today. Did 43 burpees in sets of 10 for day 43 of the challenge. Interspersed sets of seated rows, curls and tricep extensions. For the last 7 I did double pushups to make it an even 50 pushups. Then finished up with a set of 50 inclined pushups, some core work of leg lifts and bicycles and sets of 30 and 20 pushups. Total pushups for the day: 200.
1/9 Monday - 50 pushups at home. In boot camp we did 4 sets of 20 with hands on dumbbells interspersed throughout the other boot camp exercises. After boot camp I did 42 burpees for day 42 of the challenge. That makes 172 so far. Finished up with another 28 pushups with feet elevated to finish today's 200.
1/8 Sunday - Rest.
1/7 Saturday - 2 sets of 50 pushups this morning for today's 100. The total for week 1 is 1100. The running total for the year is 1100. We're on track!
1/6 Friday - Did 50 at home. In boot camp, didn't do any pushups or burpees, but got some excellent core work in. After boot camp, I did 41 burpees for day 41 of the challenge. Then did another 110 pushups in sets of 40, 40 and 30 to finish today's 200.
1/5 Thursday - Did 50 at home. At the Coliseum, I did 79 burpees to cover days 39 and 40 of the burpee challenge. Then I did another 71 pushups in 2 sets to finish up today's 200. Interspersed throughout the burpee and pushup sets, I did sets of arm and shoulder exercises like rows, lat pulls, tricep extensions, curls, etc.
1/4 Wednesday - 50 at home. During bootcamp at work, did another 80 pushups for total of 130. After bootcamp, did burpees for days 37 and 38. Brings total for day to 205 (but I'll call it 200 to keep the math easy).
1/3 Tuesday - 50 at home. At work, did 71 burpees to cover days 35 and 36. Then did 2 sets of 40 pushups to make a total of 201 for the day, interspersed with curls, rows, situps and tricep extensions.
1/2 Monday - Today is my company's holiday observance of New Years Day and the official start of my pushup year. No burpees today since I'm not at the office, but I did my 200 pushups this morning at home. First set declined, with my feet on the 2nd step of the stairs, 2nd set in normal position, only I raised my right foot for 11-20 and my left foot for 31-40. 3rd set just straight pushups, and last set, alternating 10's of hands in close and wide apart.
1/1/2012 Sunday - HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!! Isn't ironic that I've been doing all these thousands of pushups since June/July in preparation for doing 1100 pushups each week in 2012. Now, on the first day of 2012, I didn't do any pushups! That's OK though, since Sunday is my day of rest each week. I'll start my pushups for the week in the morning.
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12/31 Saturday - 2 sets of 50 pushups this morning for today's 100. Total for the week is 1100. Except for the 2 separate weeks when I only did 500, I've done between 1000-1100 pushups every week since I started keeping track of my pushups in July. I am ready for this.
12/30 Friday - 50 at home. At work, no burpees during boot camp, but did another 50 pushups. After boot camp did 100 burpees to cover days 32, 33 and 34, with one extra.
12/29 Thursday - Working from home today, so 4 sets of 50 pushups.
12/28 Wednesday - 50 at home. At the Coliseum, several of us did boot camp with no burpee sets. Afterwards, I did 3 sets of 15 and 1 set of 16 for a total 61 burpees to cover days 30 and 31 of the burpee challenge. After that, I did a set of 50 pushups and a set of 39 (inclined) to finish today's 200. I often do a set of pushups with my feet elevated to keep things interesting.
12/27 Tuesday - 50 at home. At work, did days 26, 27, 28 and 29 of burpees for a total of 110. Then did a set of 50 pushups to finish today's 210. (I miscounted, thinking the burpees totaled 100, so I accidentally did 10 extra).
12/26 Monday - starting out a new week. Holiday from work, but did my 200 pushups at home.
12/25 Sunday - Day off. Merry Christmas!
12/24 did 100 pushups on Saturday. Total pushups for this week is 1100.
12/23/2011 Friday - 1 set of 50 pushups before leaving the house for work. During boot camp and after, I completed days 23, 24 and 25 for a total of 72 burpees. Then in 2 sets, did 78 pushups to total 200 for the day.
12/22/2011 Thursday - 1 set of 50 pushups before leaving the house for work. Then at the gym I did days 20, 21 and 22 for a total of 63 burpees. That gives me 113 pushups total, so far. Sets of 50 and 37 pushups makes my total for today 200.
12/21/2011 Wednesday - This morning I did a set of 50 pushups before leaving the house for work. In Boot Camp, we did a 12 Days of Christmas routine where we did 4 burpees for day 4 in the song, totaling 36 by the time you get to day 12 in the song. Then I did Days 17, 18 and 19 of the burpee challenge for a total of 54 burpees. Total pushups at this point is 140, so I did another 60 (sets of 40 and 20) to wrap up today's 200.
12/20/2012 Tuesday - Peer pressure is a terrible thing! This morning I did a set of 50 pushups before leaving the house for work. Then I was coerced by some of my bootcamp peers into making my burpees official, signing my name on the board tn the Coliseum and getting started catching up all the burpees I have missed by not doing them at the office. To catch up through day 16 requires a total of 136 burpees (1 + 2 + 3 + 4, etc.). The 40 I did yesterday in the Coliseum count, so I did 96 burpees today, bringing me up to Day 16 of the challenge. In addition to the burpees, I did another set of 54 pushups to finish up my 200 pushups for the day. I also did several sets of lat pulls, 100 situps, 100 bicycles, a couple sets of bench press with 205, and 50 side crunches on each side.
12/19/2012 Monday - This morning I did a set of 50 pushups before leaving the house for work. At work, we did 40 burpees during the course of bootcamp, so that completed my 19 burpees for the day and then some. Then I did the remaining 110 pushups for today's 200.
The Burpee Challenge
My company, Jackson Healthcare, has a full gym on the first floor (The Coliseum) and usually has some sort of ongoing exercise program for the employees. The burpee challenge began on December 1 with all participants doing 1 burpee. A burpee starts from a standing position. Squat to put your hands on the floor in front of your feet. Then kick both legs back so that you are in pushup position. Then do 1 pushup. Then "jump" your feet back up next to your hands. Finally, jump straight up in the air, reaching for the sky. That complete cycle is 1 burpee. On 12/2 everyone did 2 burpees, with the plan being to add 1 burpee each day through 1/20/2012. On January 20 we do 50 burpees. The only requirement is that you do all burpees in the Coliseum at work for them to officially count.
So, on December 1, I decided to do the program, but not sign up - just do them on my own at home or at the office for fun. The pushup part of each burpee counts (of course) as one pushup.
I've got to give a hearty thumbs up to Bernard Pearson, our first rate boot camp/FitZone instructor at the Coliseum at Jackson Healthcare. Check out his website at http://www.lifelongfitnessatl.com/.
I also want to give a nod to Len Garrison, our Director of Health & Wellness Programs at my company, Jackson Healthcare. Len has a nutrition concept that helped me lose 15 pounds in 10 weeks last year. It's called 5 on 5. Here's the link to Len's website http://www.trainwithlen.com/ where you can click 5 on 5 to see more about it, and a link to Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Most-Doable-Wellness-Plan-Planet/dp/1463764367/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1314540655&sr=8-4 if you just want to purchase the book (not a bad idea).
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