PUSH UP DAYS 364 and 365

205 Push ups

• Saturday:   55 in 2 sets, 30 and 25
• Sunday:     150 in 6 sets of 25 reps

Cumulative total:   31,775

Comments after extending the streak to 365 days:

1. Much easier to maintain this streak than a running streak, but I think I was healthier through the push up streak...though my left shoulder started bothering me in the SLC airport 6 days ago, which I think just reconfirms how exhausted I was from skiing as I believe now that I must have slightly altered form and perhaps injurer myself in a minor way?
2. Push ups did get easier through the year, though never exactly easy...guess I'll have to continue to pursue my goal of making them as minimally taxing as taking a walk, high volume should do that right?   Right?
3. Averaging 87 per day for 1 year is pleasing to me, though now I want to average 113 for an additional 365 days so I can have an overall average of 100 per day...
4. I really need to try a max set again as I haven't in a very long time.  
5. I think I only almost forgot to do at least a streak extender set a few times actually and can only remember having to get up out of bed before midnight to extend the streak once. 
6. The push up is a great overall exercise, elaborating a bit more on comment #1 above -- I'm in better shape than I would've expected and the very small volume required to continue the streak kept exercise on my mind making for nice easy returns to interest in fitness each time motivation took time off for a while, lazy sap that it is. 
7. I should keep a count of number of different places I do push ups as I think that # from the past 365 days would be fairly large, but yeah, I probably won't do that.
8. Kinda proud of myself for ending 365 days on Feb. 28 having started the streak on March 1...this means I don't need NEL to find a missed day anywhere, though I was comforted knowing that she could have.

 

PUSH UP DAY 363

34 Push ups

• Streak extender plus 9

Cumulative total:   31,570

PUSH UP DAYS 361 and 362

309 Push ups

• Streak extender
• 284 push ups via following sets:   27, 27, 27, 27, 27, 27, 27, 27, 34, 34

Had to take a second streak extender day in a row yesterday as my struggle to recover from 2 days of skiing continues.   Taking this week easy as I try to get fired up for a decision Sunday, to train for a marathon or not...the answer is that I'm going to, but I have some work to do to get my mind right by Sunday so I can start in earnest on Monday.

Cumulative total:    31,536

PUSH UP DAY 360

30 Push ups

• Streak extender +5

Still suffering from ski days hangover, actually surprised at how exhausted I am, must do some plyometrics type stuff leading up to next ski trip, whenever that may be. 

Changing gears, considering marathon training again.   May target this marathon: http://www.xterraatlantic.com/big-elk.html but that only allows 15 week build up and taper, which may be pushing it considering my current mileage...15-20 miles per week maybe?   15 weeks means starting next week as this week it appears I will need to focus on recovery.   Prior to my ski trip 15 weeks would have seemed like enough time, but I'm feeling quite old today -- I wish I had taken a picture of my face yesterday morning, it made me think of this:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-kIxa0fDM0  

Cumulative total:   31,227

PUSH UP DAYS 356-359

551 Push ups

• Friday:    207 total in following sets/locations:
• 30, 30, 30, 30 at Home
• 30.   Office
• 27.  MOB (Mobile Regional Airport)
• 30.   DFW (Dallas Fort Worth airport)
• Saturday:    Streak extender +5
• Sunday:      Streak extender...
• then 16 more because I wanted to see what they'd feel like in ski boots
• Monday:   272 total in following sets/locations:
• 30, 30 hotel
• SLC.   30, 31
• DFW.   33, 31, 30, 31
• MOB.  27

Skied Saturday and Sunday https://www.snowbasin.com/, which revealed that I am not as young nor fit as I once was, I still love skiing and I need to do more lower back exercises.   Perfect conditions and push-ups while in a ski rental boot fitting area would be a fun new type location to keep track of and add to, though sadly not likely to be updated often.

Cumulative total:      31,197   

PUSH UP DAY 355

42 Push ups

• Streak extender plus 17

Cumulative push up total:   30,646

PUSH UP DAY 354

251 Push ups

• Sets of 27, 27, 27, 27, 27, 27, 27, 27, 35

Felt winded today for the first time in a while...may be recent running, may be too much other exercise stuff, who knows, maybe it was the golf on Monday, concern is that it could be all of those resulting in being over trained, which is generally horrible.   I hope that isn't the case as I'm very much looking forward to high altitude exercise in the form of skiing this weekend.

Cumulative total:   30,604

PUSH UP DAYS 350-353

409 Push ups

• Streak extender +2
• Streak extender +2
• 325 Push ups in these sets:  25, 27, 27, 27, 27, 27, 27, 27, 27, 27, 27, 30
• Streak extender +5

Also ran between 4-6 miles three of the above 4 days....unfortunately I have not added any pull ups since Friday due to my travel.   I actually brought my door frame pull up bar with me since I am traveling this week via car, but haven't found a doorway in the hotel that is even close to regular.   Very strange.  

Cumulative push up total = 30,353

PUSH UP DAY 349

364 Push ups

• Sets of:    25, 27, 30, 37, 30, 37, 30, 30, 30, 30, 30, 28

Attempt #2 at the self created 300/100 challenge within 1 hour.   Goal accomplished:  339/108  Started with pull ups this time, which I think made the difference...and I paid attention to rest periods making sure they weren't excessive.

Cumulative push up total:   29,944

PUSH UP DAY 348

55 Push ups

• Sets of 25, 10 and 10...and 11 more just now.

Ran 4.5 miles and did some ab roller work as well...8 days until ski trip.

Cumulative push up total:   29,580

PUSH UP DAY 347

323 Push ups

• Sets of:   30, 30, 25, 30, 30, 30, 30, 30, 27, 31, 30, 

Also ran 5 miles today plus did some pull ups and such...end of next week I go snow skiing so hopefully some of the exercising has or will make me durable enough to survive such an adventure at my advancing age.

Cumulative total:   29,524

PUSH UP DAY 346

40 Push ups

• Streak extender then a separate 10.

Cumulative total:    29,201

PUSH UP DAYS 343-345

307 Push ups

• Saturday:    Streak extender +5
• Sunday:      Streak extender
• Monday:     252 in sets of...27, 27, 27, 8, 27, 27, 27, 27, 27, 28

Failed to run over the weekend, which is pretty weak, but maybe not as weak as my excuse -- that Becca made me stay out late going to a Mardi Gras ball.   I'll admit that the ball was fun, but I'll also reiterate that I hate to an extreme level feeling tired in my head.   I have read articles and one book that claimed you could train yourself to require less sleep.   The idea is very intriguing to me, but I am afraid to try it because I'm just not ready to believe in the concept...seems like a road to either long term health problems or a quick way to simply lower ones expectations with relation to what is considered feeling good.

Cumulative total:   29,161

PUSH UP DAY 342

350 Push ups

• Sets of:   35, 35, 35, 35, 35, 30, 30, 30, 30, 25, 30

Decided I would try to do 300 push ups and 100 pull ups in one hour, which seemed doable without being too devastating...well, I fell a few pull ups short and blame it on poor time management along with lack of self need to overcome that poor time management.  I came close enough (accomplishing the push ups and then doing 97 pull ups within allotted time) that I know it is doable, perhaps next time I try.  

Cumulative total:   28,854

PUSH UP DAY 341

35 Push ups

• Streak extender plus 10 later the same morning

Streak extender 25 reps was enough, but then I waited too long before getting in the shower, so needed 10 more in fast succession to try to warm up...unrelated, Case was born at 0341 AZ time a few months over 8 years ago.

Cumulative total:   28,504

PUSH UP DAY 340

247 Push ups

• Sets of:   30, 30, 30, 30, 30, 30, 30, 37

Cumulative total:   28,469

PUSH UP DAYS 336-339

582 Push ups

• Saturday:     252 in sets of: 27, 27, 25, 25, 30, 35, 35, 37, 11
• Sunday:       Streak extender +2
• Monday:      273 in sets of:  30, 30, 25, 37, 30, 37, 30, 27, 27
• Today:         Streak extender +5

Ran Sunday and today, pulling out of what I think may have been a sinus infection?   Started drinking a warm water/lemon juice/honey concoction because no one is more likely to commit to some odd elixir than I am.

Cumulative push up total:   28,222