PUSH UP DAYS 1133-1161

1375 Push ups

• 2 days I did 200 push ups via sets of 25 reps
• 1 day I did 125 push ups via sets of 25 reps
• 1 day I did 275 push ups via sets of 25 reps
• All other days were streak extenders...well, except 2, I did an extra set of 25 reps each of those days.  

Cumulative total:   132,187

Overall a pretty weak April, no real excuse for it, just didn't feel up to doing normal volume -- mental fatigue I think.  I mentioned this to Becca who then recapped our lives from that month and, well, I guess it makes sense as we did do an absurd amount of stuff.   Moderation is definitely the best policy, but then, so is flossing -- I practice both very infrequently.   Anyway, we'll see where it goes from here, stats show I have lost almost 100% of my readership...full circle :).  

As for bench pressing....Last 4 weeks have gone as follows:
Weight          Reps in each set
165                10, 8, 7   (down from 10, 10, 8 as you'll recall)
165                10, 10, 8  (back up to previous)
165                10, 10, 11  (guess not doing hardly any push ups is a good taper)
170                8, 7, 5

PUSH UP DAYS 1125-1132

1030 Push ups

 

• Four days of streak extenders
• 400 via 16 sets of 25 reps
• Streak extender
• 450 via 15 sets of 30 reps
• Streak extender+30

 

Cumulative total:    130,812

 

 

Bench press effort was 160 lbs. 10 reps, 10 reps, 8 reps.

 

PUSH UP DAYS 1105-1124

2495 Push ups

• Six straight Streak Extender Days
• 420 push ups via 12 sets of 35 reps each (tough day as I also did legs hard all under 1 hour)
• Six straight Streak Extender Days (again)
• 1125 Push ups in sets of 25 reps (New single day record for me)
• Streak Extender
• 250 push ups:   50 in Mobile Airport, 100 in ATL Hartsfield and 100 in San Antonio Airport
• Streak Extender
• 300 push ups:   175 in San Antonio Airport, 100 in DFW and 25 in MOB.  [Note:  Unless otherwise specified sets completed in airports are 25 reps as that is generally the volume I can complete without sweating]
• Streak Extender
• Streak Extender

 

Cumulative total:   129,782

 

 

As for bench pressing, I went up to 160 and had a good first week completing sets of 10, 8 and 7 reps -- next week was a drop off to 9, 7, 6 and yesterday was 10, 8, 6 reps, which I was happy with considering previous days airport push up total.

 

 

PUSH UP DAY 1104

285 Push ups

• Following sets:  35, 35, 35, 35, 35, 35, 35, 40

Cumulative total:    127,287

PUSH UP DAYS 1096-1103

1050 Push ups

 

• Streak extender
• Streak extender x 4
• Four straight streak extender days
• 800 via 20 sets of 30 reps and 8 sets of 25 reps
• Streak extender

 

Cumulative total:    127,002

 

 

Bench Press update:   3 sets of 10 reps with 155 lbs., moving up 5 lbs. next week.

PUSH UP DAYS 1091-1095

895 Push ups

 

• Streak extender
• Streak extender
• Streak extender
• 200 via 8 sets of 25 reps
• Streak extender x 2
• 570 via 19 sets of 30 reps

 

Cumulative total:    125,952

 

 

1095 days = 3 years since this push up streak started.   The Total # of push-ups averages to 115/day, which is perhaps a bit more than I originally expected.  That stated, I have done far fewer max effort days that I originally expected and probably as a result have not yet done 100 good push ups in a row...I should try that again soon though, I guess.   Oh, and max effort bench press on Monday resulted in sets of 10, 10 and 9 for same weight (155 lb.) as last week...so, one more rep in final set. 

 

PUSH UP DAYS 1089 & 1090

625 Push ups

 

• Streak extender
• 600 via sets of following reps: 
• 30, 30, 30, 30, 30, 30, 30, 30, 30, 30, 30, 30, 30, 30, 30, 25, 25, 25, 25, 25, 25

 

Cumulative total:   125,057

 

 

PUSH UP DAYS 1085-1088

375 Push ups

 

• Streak extender
• Streak extender
• 300 via 12 sets of 25 reps
• Streak extender

 

Cumulative total:    124,432

 

 

This week's bench press efforts resulted in following reps of 155 lbs.:   10, 10, 8.    Dips, pull ups and other various exercises were similar to last week.

PUSH UP DAY 1084

510 Push ups

• Following sets:  30, 30, 30, 30, 30, 30, 30, 30, 30, 30, 30, 30, 35, 35, 30, 25, 25

Cumulative total:   124,057

PUSH UP DAYS 1078-1083

615 Push ups

 

• Streak extender
• Streak extender
• 200 via 8 sets of 25 reps
• Streak extender
• 300 via 12 sets of 25 reps
• Streak extender + 15

 

Cumulative total:     123,547

 

 

Heavy lift day bench press results:     Body Weight +15 (which = 155 lbs. total)   1st set: 10 reps, 2nd set 8 reps, 3rd set 7 reps.   Between sets did 11 dips, 10 pull ups, sit ups with weights and the row machine...still not sure how to quantify these other exercises as they vary.   Have not yet lifted heavy with lower body this week.

PUSH UP DAYS 1076 & 1077

545 Push ups

 

• Streak extender
• 520 via sets of following reps:  25, 25, 25, 25, 25, 25, 25, 30, 25, 25, 25, 25, 25, 25, 30, 30, 30, 25, 25, 25

 

Cumulative total:   122,932

 

PUSH UP DAYS 1069-1075

1200 Push Ups

 

• Streak extender
• 425 via 17 sets of 25 reps
• Four straight days of streak extenders
• 650 via 10 sets of 30 reps and 14 sets of 25 reps

 

Cumulative total:   122,387

PUSH UP DAYS 1062-1068

925 Push ups

 

• 5 straight days of streak extenders
• 100 via 4 sets of 25 reps
• 700 via 15 sets of 30 reps followed by 10 sets if 25 reps

 

Cumulative total:    121,187

 

 

PUSH UP DAYS 1054-1061

1180 Push ups

 

• Streak extender +30
• Streak extender x 3
• 425:   17 sets of 25 reps
• Streak extender
• Streak extender
• Streak extender
• Streak extender
• 525:   21 sets of 25 reps

 

Cumulative total:   120,262

 

 

Ran once and separately realized that my stated goal of completed 52,000 push ups in 2018 will be quite taxing.  Just hard to get ahead and bank volume at those figures -- but of course, if it were easy then why do it?   Complicating the volume accumulation is the fact that I've reduced my high total reps days from 3 down to 2, this due to agreement I made with a friend to lift heavy once a week in the weight room -- something I haven't done in 20 years.

PUSH UP DAYS 1050-1053

810 Push ups

 

• Streak extender + 30
• Streak extender + 5
• 325 via 13 sets of 25 reps
• 400 via 16 sets of 25 reps

 

Cumulative total:   119,082

PUSH UP DAYS 1048 & 1049

370 Push ups

 

• Streak extender + 30
• 315 via following sets:   35, 40, 50, 50, 30, 30, 25, 30, 25

 

Cumulative total:   118,272

PUSH UP DAYS 1044-1047

700 Push ups

 

• Streak extender
• 200 in 8 sets of 25 reps
• 150 in 6 sets of 25 reps
• 325 in 13 sets of 25 reps

 

Cumulative total:   117,902




Haven't resumed running yet, "the holiday's" seem to derail me each year...in this I suppose I am not unique, but hopefully this year I will be unique in not allowing them to. 

PUSH UP DAYS 1041-1043

575 Push ups

 

• Streak extender
• 400 via following sets:   10x30, 4x25
• 150 via 6 sets of 25 reps

 

Cumulative total:   117,202

 

 

PUSH UP DAYS 1034-1040

550 Push ups
 

• Streak extender
• Streak extender
• Streak extender
• Streak extender
• Streak extender
• 350:   Sets of 25, 30 x 10, 25
• 75:     3 sets of 25 reps

 

Cumulative total:   116,627

• 2017 Year end total:   49,104 push ups