PUMP UP THOSE PECS! November Push Up Challenge

[Aways2Go]

Hey Rick - of course you are welcome to join - anyone can join the challenge, it ain't a girl or guy thing. You have certainly set a lofty goal! Are you aiming for 100 a day? Start counting on Sunday Nov. 1st and update your numbers regularly. Good luck!


Aways2Go - 0/700
Barrnone - 0/300
chinadoll - 0/1500
Fancy1952 - 0/300
fluffyman - 0/3000
Goomama - 0/700
jmzieg82 - 0/500
liv 0/??? tba
MY31168 - 0/200
Ohbehave - 0/750
Ozlover -0/600

[fluffyman]

I keep telling myself I need to get up and go to the gym or go for a walk before work, but I have yet to do so. At least I can do this at home. Shooting for 50 in the am and again at night. Hopefully the creaking and popping noises with each pushup will go away soon!

[Aways2Go]

LOL, I know what you mean. One of my shoulders tends to pop a little for the first ten or so each time I do them, but it isn't painful at all and quits after those first few.

I am with you on the gym thing - once I finished college, I have joined a gym numerous times and fully intend to go, but rarely actually get there. I really LIKE being at the gym and I enjoy exercise, so that isn't the issue. It is just hard once I get home from work to make myself change clothes, pack up a bag and leave the house AGAIN to go to a crowded gym - and so I end up rarely going.

I finally quit trying to go that route, accepted that it just is NOT going to happen, and instead have worked on coming up with things I can do at home. Got a treadmill (not using it enough, but some) and started with pushups and squats this past month. Been watching for a used weight set and will purchase one in the next few months. Picked up some exercise bands the other day also. I want to have a variety of things around to choose from.

[chinadoll]

Wow Rick. Those are big numbers! Welcome aboard.

[Goomama]

I'm not sure what I got myself into! I did 70 pushups (one set of 30, two of 20, on my knees to be safe, though I was doing them "guy-style" a couple months ago), and that was definitely to EXHAUSTION! Not only do my pecs and arms hurt today, but my abs hurt, too! I must have been holding them tight enough? Or I did something wrong...

[Aways2Go]

Were you straining to do those and holding your breath? That might account for sore abs...

I signed up for 700 also - I'm thinking if I do pushups every other day, that is about 15 days of pushups in November. I would need to do 45 to 50 each session in order to reach 700 by the end of the month. If you think of it that way, that is quite a bit less than the 70 you did in that one session... so you oughta be able to reach that goal!

[chinadoll]

And you can do a set in the morning and a set in the evening to break them up too.

[Goomama]

I am all better today, so I think doing another set of 70 tomorrow will be just perfect.

Hooray!

I was only straining during the last ten, LOL, and straining is putting it lightly! Don't remember if I was breathing or not...

[chinadoll]

Well I think 70 is pretty d*mn good! Wow looks like a great set of goals this month for PUSH UP LAND!

[cheribaby]

I pledge 300.


Aways2Go - 0/700
Barrnone - 0/300
cheribaby - 0/300
chinadoll - 0/1500
Fancy1952 - 0/300
fluffyman - 0/3000
Goomama - 0/700
jmzieg82 - 0/500
liv 0/??? tba
MY31168 - 0/200
Ohbehave - 0/750
Ozlover -0/600