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Huzzah to everyone participating in the 100 push ups challenge! In 6 weeks we’ll astound and amaze our friends as we show off those pecs. Wait, that’s the wrong body part. Biceps! That’s the ticket.
So I did the second day of push ups today and did a total of 20 in tiers of 4/3/3/2 and 6 (this would be rank 1) which was plenty for me.
While I was taking my first 90 second rest I wondered if there wasn’t something else I could be doing besides picking my toes. Something that would still allowed my arms to recover from their noodleness. Then I remembered squats from my days of being an active gym-goer. And the ball that’s been hibernating in the basement.
Did you know you can do 15 wall squats in 90 seconds?
From there it was a short leap to doing lunges (10 on each leg in 90 seconds) during the next rest period.
I’m afraid you know what’s coming next.
Ayup.
Crunches.
And I hate those. But I did them. I lost track of how many but I’ll count next time.
And look: Friday there are 120 seconds between levels so there’s more time for more squats, more lunges and more crunches. Oh joy.
All of a sudden I’ve developed an exercise routine for building core strength. The whole process took less than 15 minutes and I don’t have to drive anywhere or buy anything or join a gym. My kind of simplicity.
As we go along over the next 6 weeks, I’ll do short posts about my progress. Feel free to check in and add your comments whenever, but at least once a week let us know how you’re doing. I also have a button back to the original site that I’ll add to the sidebar later on today.
Now, excuse me while I go rest.
Okay Diane, tonight I am going to do my initial test for my push-ups. We’ll see…………..
Hi Ladies,
So I finally got my butt out of bed at 5:30am and went for a walk and came back to do my push ups. “Just Do It” I told myself and but my arms are noodles. I like the idea of doing the in between squats and (ugh) crunches. I will incorporate that on Saturdays work out. Happy 4th everyone!
M
Good for you! Yeah, I suppose I need to start the walking again too. My pants are all getting a little tight around the butt. So far at least, the push ups don’t take much time.