I’ve been lax about updating here, but that doesn’t mean I’ve slacked off (as much) in the real world. I’m still pushing forward with my pushups, still rowing, and still using the elliptical. The latter two have been a bit less regular than I’d like, but it is what it is. Soccer season has started. [...]
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Hitting a Fitness Plateau
August 26th, 2008 — , 100 Pushups, Psychology, Strength, workouts from admin @ Fit36.com
Back in the swing of things a bit
August 4th, 2008 — , 100 Pushups, activity, strength training from admin @ Deflabbify
I’d fallen off the wagon a bit with my hundred pushups workout so I dropped back to Week 3 tonight. (We were without air conditioning for a week, and doing much of anything physical was a chore.) At the suggestion of Fit36 I tried tightening up the rest periods between the levels, and ended up [...]
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July 25th, 2008 — , 100 Pushups, Wii and Wii Fit from admin @ Deflabbify
I just crossed the 20-hour mark in Fit Credits on Wii Fit. My Fit Bank got an upgrade to silver. It’s all shiny and stuff.
Tonight I put over an hour on Wii Fit because my wife found out how to take different routes on the Island Lap run. We had wanted to [...]
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Postponing my 100 Pushups Plan
July 22nd, 2008 — , 100 Pushups, Exercise, swimming from Lazy Man @ Lazy Man and Health
Last week I had a little difficulty fitting in my 100 pushups. Friday, I simply got busy trying to take care of business for the weekend. When you are traveling 350 miles, switching hotel rooms, going to weddings, etc. it’s hard to find a half hour of contiguous time to get the pushups in. [...]
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July 16th, 2008 — , 100 Pushups, strength training from admin @ Deflabbify
Two days’ worth of updates:
Week 4, Day 1, Column 1: 16, 13, 13, 11, max = 21 (total 74)
Week 4, Day 2, Column 1: 16, 14, 14, 12, max = 20 (total 76)
I’m still being pretty generous with the breaks in between the different levels but I cut them down a little bit [...]
Weekly Roundup
July 13th, 2008 — , 100 Pushups, Exercise, Meals, Motivation, Pushups, apple juice, cacao, calories, chocolate facts, comrade in arms, delusions, diet, emotional eating, fitness health, food budget, fruit drinks, fruits and vegetables, goals, health network, healthy eating, lazy man, magnesium rich foods, ncn, nutrition, orange juice, push up, push-ups, pushup, roadblock, roadblocks, teenage son, using electricity, weight loss, wellness from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
Welcome to the Sunday roundup. I hope everybody has had a good weekend so far and that you are all staying healthy and fit.
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My Health Week in Review
July 12th, 2008 — , 100 Pushups, Weekly Review, fogo de chao, gordon ramsey, mastro, south beach from Lazy Man @ Lazy Man and Health
Every week, I try to update you on the progress of my health… my successes, failures, and what I’ve learned in the process.
Body Stats
I usually report my weight and body fat. Unfortunately since I’m on the road this week, I don’t have a means to measure either.
Exercise
I successfully completed week 3 of the 100 [...]
Hundred Pushups, Week 3 wrap-up
July 10th, 2008 — , 100 Pushups, strength training from admin @ Deflabbify
Got through another week! I thought week 3 would get me but I squeaked by. Here’s my progress so far:
Date
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Maximum
Total
06/18/08
Initial test
8
06/21/08
7
7
5
4
12
35
06/23/08
9
8
6
5
10
38
06/25/08
10
8
8
5
11
42
06/28/08
9
8
6
4
14
41
06/30/08
11
9
7
7
12
46
07/02/08
10
10
8
8
15
51
07/04/08
Exhaustion test
19
07/05/08
15
12
12
10
15
64
07/07/08
16
14
14
12
16
72
07/09/08
20
15
15
12
17
79
One thing I did find myself doing is “powering through” the pushups more (meaning I did them faster). That and I continued to take a little extra time in [...]
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July 7th, 2008 — , 100 Pushups, Workout Updates, strength training from admin @ Fit36.com
A week after failing miserably on the first day of Week 3 of the 100 pushup challenge, I’m pleased to report that made through W3D1 this afternoon (while at work, no less!). After failing last Monday, I fell back to Week 2 and focused on obeying the time limits for the rest periods and really [...]
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July 7th, 2008 — , 100 Pushups, Workout Updates, strength training from admin @ Fit36.com
A week after failing miserably on the first day of Week 3 of the 100 pushup challenge, I’m pleased to report that made through W3D1 this afternoon (while at work, no less!). After failing last Monday, I fell back to Week 2 and focused on obeying the time limits for the rest periods and really [...]
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July 5th, 2008 — , 100 Pushups, strength training from admin @ Deflabbify
This one was tough, and I thought I may have pulled a muscle in my right arm doing it. Powering through sixty-four pushups isn’t a good thing to do if I injure myself in the process.
Week 3, Day 1, Column 1 (based on my exhaustion test result of 19): 15, 12, 12, 10, [...]
100 Pushups: Back on Track
July 4th, 2008 — , 100 Pushups, Workout Updates, strength training from admin @ Fit36.com
As I noted earlier in the week, I experienced a setback in the 100 pushup challenge when I passed the Week 2 exhaustion test, but failed on Day 1 of Week 3. I think a couple of things factored into my failure.
I didn’t really push myself on the max rounds during Weeks 1 and 2. [...]
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July 4th, 2008 — , 100 Pushups, strength training from admin @ Deflabbify
Well I just managed 19 pushups for my post-week-two exhaustion test. Here’s the progress so far:
Date
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Maximum
Total
06/18/08
Initial test
8
06/21/08
7
7
5
4
12
35
06/23/08
9
8
6
5
10
38
06/25/08
10
8
8
5
11
42
06/28/08
9
8
6
4
14
41
06/30/08
11
9
7
7
12
46
07/02/08
10
10
8
8
15
51
07/04/08
Exhaustion test
19
My 19 pushups will put me in column 1 for week 3, which is just fine with me since I think that will be plenty. However, it’s really nice to see that I [...]
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July 2nd, 2008 — , 100 Pushups, strength training from admin @ Deflabbify
Still managed to get through my workout tonight. Week 2, Day 3, Column 2: 10, 10, 8, 8, max = 15, for a total of 51 pushups.
On Friday I’ll do the exhaustion test to see which column I start in for Week 3.
One Hundred Pushups: Day 7 (Change-up and Sinker Edition)
July 2nd, 2008 — , 100 Pushups, Exercise, Health, Pushups, baseball game, maximum effort, push-ups from Lazy Man @ Lazy Man and Health
I love watching baseball. Like most people from Boston, I particularly love watching the Red Sox. Currently they have a relief pitcher named Chris Smith who throws nothing but change-ups. He might throw three at a time. His fastball is his third best pitch. Where am I going with all [...]
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100 Pushups: Success and Failure
July 1st, 2008 — , 100 Pushups, Workout Updates, strength training from admin @ Fit36.com
When last I wrote about the Hundred Pushup Challenge, I was two-thirds of the way through week two, and hoping to finish strong. Week 2, Day 3 (completed this past Friday) was challenging, but I made it through. Upon our return from vacation on Sunday, I flopped down on the floor to do my “exhaustion [...]
Hundred Pushups, Week 2, Day 2
June 30th, 2008 — , 100 Pushups, strength training from admin @ Deflabbify
I’m confident one of these workouts is going to get me, but I still managed to get through tonight. Column 2 of Week 2, Day 2: 11, 9, 7, 7, max=12 for a total of 46 pushups.
Thanks Steve Speirs (creator of HundredPushups.com) and everyone else for stopping by the blog!
Link Roundup Pre July 4th
June 29th, 2008 — , 100 Pushups, Exercise, Pushups, baked goods, bloggers, blogosphere, colonoscopy, delicious recipe, detergent, diet, digestion, fitness health, footwork, free ebook, golfing, health network, healthier eating, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, injury, laundry, lazy man, lifestyle check, loss weight, mailman, mind frame, nutrition fitness, plethora, push-ups, running in the rain, soda, wellness, wii, younger daughter from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
Still got the bum foot, and so you get a plethora of links…
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So for this week from the Fitness Health Network I present to you:
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June 28th, 2008 — , 100 Pushups, strength training from admin @ Deflabbify
I rested for two days in between Week 1 and Week 2, and did 41 pushups for tonight’s workout. I’m in column 2 at the moment: 9, 8, 6, 4, max = 14.
I’ve heard anecdotal evidence that even as early as the first day after starting a new exercise it’s possible to outperform [...]
End of Week Two of One Hundred Pushups (and some links)
June 28th, 2008 — , 100 Pushups, Health Blog Posts, Pushups, artificial sweeteners, diet, elbow injuries, soda from Lazy Man @ Lazy Man and Health
Yesterday, I finished week two of my 100 pushup program (official site). I was able to the finish the last set until exhaustion with 25 strong pushups. I have been pretty pumped by my progress.
Today, I did the end of week two exhaustion test. I was hoping to pull off a 42. [...]
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55 Pounds in 10 weeks… 2.3 Pounds this Week
June 27th, 2008 — , 100 Pushups, Motivation, Weigh In, about from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
In all honesty I had expected to lose just a touch more weight this week. I was pretty good on the eating front… I know I didn’t get as much exercise as I had anticipated (there are fires causing very smoky conditions and a health warning all around the San Francisco Bay area right now). Don’t [...]
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My Health Week in Review
June 27th, 2008 — , 100 Pushups, Exercise, Pushups, Weekly Review, amazon, bia, health progress, impedance analysis from Lazy Man @ Lazy Man and Health
Back when I started this site, I measured my health progress every week… or at least I tried to. At some point life intervened and I found I couldn’t keep up with the schedule. I’ve found that I’m putting more work in my exercise of late, so I will look
Overall Body Stats
I woke [...]
More Pushups (and a Blister)
June 26th, 2008 — , 100 Pushups, Cardio, Workout Updates, strength training from admin @ Fit36.com
Since we’re still on vacation, I’m not going to do much more today than put together a quick workout update.
Here’s the executive summary:
Short run on Sunday, pushups on Monday and Wednesday, and a three mile walk on Tuesday.
As for the 100 pushup goal, things are still going well. Monday’s schedule called for 9-8-6-4-Max (at least [...]
Hundred Pushups, Week 1, Day 3
June 25th, 2008 — , 100 Pushups, On Being Fat, strength training from admin @ Deflabbify
Done with Week 1! I got through the first week’s workout on Column 2. Here it is:
Date
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Maximum
Total
06/21/08
7
7
5
4
12
35
06/23/08
9
8
6
5
10
38
06/25/08
10
8
8
5
11
42
Oh, I’ve created a worksheet so that you can easily log your progress on the Hundred Pushups Challenge! It’s a free download, and you can share it with as many people as [...]
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June 25th, 2008 — , 100 Pushups, workout from jim @ Journal of Healthy Living
Last week I took a break because of elbow and wrist soreness and pain, this week I’m back on track having gone to Body Pump on Tuesday and restarting the 100 Pushups regime on Monday. I just finished up Week One, Day Two with good results despite the layoff.
What I like the most about the [...]
Hundred Pushups, Week 1, Day 2
June 24th, 2008 — , 100 Pushups, strength training from admin @ Deflabbify
I actually did this one last night but I made it through the workout in Column 2: 9, 8, 6, 5, and a max of 10, for a total of 38 pushups.
I’m being generous with my rest periods in between the levels. The sheet calls for 90 seconds (or more if necessary) and [...]
One Hundred Pushup Challenge — Knee Push ups, 1 Handed Knee Pushups, and Full Push ups
June 23rd, 2008 — , 100 Pushups, Pushups, blogosphere, challenge 1, eve, final test, first thought, health and fitness, initial test, paying attention, push up, push-ups, pushup, step 1, step 2, step 3, tendon, ups from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
Well if you haven’t heard by now then you aren’t paying attention to the Health and Fitness blogosphere… Everyone is doing the 100 push up challenge at 100 push ups. It is a 6 week training program geared toward a final test where 100 consecutive pushups are completed. (My first thought was, “yeah right,” but [...]
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June 22nd, 2008 — , 100 Pushups, Fishing, amount of calories, diet weight loss, fitness health, good friend, health network, karl lagerfeld, karl lagerfeld diet, links, push-ups, wii from Lazy Man @ Lazy Man and Health
This weekend, I got to spend a little time with a good friend and we enjoyed a tasty beverage. I wanted to show him my Wii (that sounds dirtier than it should) and perhaps play a game of Wii Tennis and/or Wii Boxing. We both got a couple of surprises. My friend [...]
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Hundred Pushups, Week 1, Day 1
June 21st, 2008 — , 100 Pushups, strength training from admin @ Deflabbify
Tonight was a bit of a strange time to start the Hundred Pushups program, but I did.
Since I only did eight pushups on the initial test I started in Column 2. Day 1 of Week 1 calls for five levels (sets) of pushups: 7, 7, 5, 4, and max (as many as I [...]
Doing Pushups and Running Hills
June 20th, 2008 — , 100 Pushups, Cardio, Workout Updates, strength training from admin @ Fit36.com
Since we’re out of town on vacation, I don’t have access to my usual workout gear. Thus, I have to make do with what’s available. In this case, I have the floor and the great outdoors.
I started out by flopping down and doing Week 1, Day 3 of the One Hundred Pushups training program. The [...]
One Hundred Pushups: Week 1, Day 2
June 18th, 2008 — , 100 Pushups, Workout Updates, strength training from admin @ Fit36.com
I’ve spent the better part of today running around trying to tie up a bunch of loose ends before we leave for vacation. Thus, my workout plans largely got squashed. However, I did manage to set aside a few minutes this evening for my pushups. Today’s workout was 9-8-6-5-Max and it went quite well — [...]
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June 16th, 2008 — , 100 Pushups, Medical, injury from jim @ Journal of Healthy Living
Last week at Body Pump, while I was doing the quad/hamstring track (which consists of a ton of squats), I think I overextended my elbow. On that track, I put the weight of my shoulders and my arms are unloaded essentially just keep the weight steady. I think I was getting a little lazy because [...]
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June 16th, 2008 — , 100 Pushups, Diets, Roundup from jim @ Journal of Healthy Living
The man who told me about 100 pushups in the first place is also joining the 100 push up challenge. A few others are joining the craze as well, we’ll all be ripped in six weeks.
Elsewhere in the fitness world, there’s been a deluge of posts about diets. Fat Man Unleased unleashed a post on [...]
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Week1, Day 1 of 100 Pushups
June 11th, 2008 — , 100 Pushups, workout from jim @ Journal of Healthy Living
Yesterday I wrote I was doing the 100 Pushups plan and fired off 27 pushups in the initial test. I was surprised at rattling off 27 because I really thought I was only going to get somewhere in the low 20’s - body pump is really doing its thing I think.
Today, I did the first [...]