From the core to the chest
This next week is going to be just making sure I get some quantity done through the week. I’m not sure what it is about push-ups, but it is one of those exercises that I feel like there doesn’t have to be much setup or hesitation in dropping down and doing it. With other exercises I feel like I have to set aside the time and plan the activity, but with the push-up I can just do the set or two I had in mind and keep on, keeping on.
There is definitely some importance on form and technique for the push-up, but if you have seen my old video of me trying to get 100 push-ups in a row. The form was definitely not the highlight of that set. Link to video. It’s been a while since I’ve done any solid amount of push-ups, so I can’t even say for sure where I’m at right now. If I can do a one set max at the end of the week and get near 75. I would be pretty happy with that.
It’s a win either way.
Review of the ab blaster week
Nothing really crazy this week, but my abs are definitely feeling it from the effort. Whether it’s from being a little sore or any actual improvement, I’m feeling tight!
Soooo tight
I did the abs: I followed the workout and it felt easy and good to get a quick 15-20 minutes in. This week I was a little under the weather, so I’m glad the exercise wasn’t as intense.
Result: It was definitely a great mini workout, but I don’t know how well it stands up alone. I think it would be something that I can add to the end of another workout every other day or so and see some nice improvements over time. Besides the ease of effort and maybe the quantity inside of the workout I’m not sure there is an exact way people measure core strength. If you have any ideas shoot them my way and I’ll at the very least try it out.
Last weeks thoughts still stands… Thoughts on the challenges
I did take some videos of me doing the squats, but I decided against posting anything to the tubes. If I had some sort of progression or something meaningful to show I think it would make sense to do it, but with it only being a handful of days it’s just me working out. It got me thinking about the week long format vs the month long that I’ve been contemplating and I think this is going to push me to the month long style. I’ll finish up with the couple week challenges I wanted to do while planning out the next style.
Show that all you got to do is start
One of the most important parts of making a change is just starting. By doing 1 week time frames that allows me to show a larger amount of topics and challenges. With so much out there and so many ways to get going, I don’t think there is a lack of opportunity in “Just starting”. The one thing that I don’t like about this though is that just starting is also just the first step. The most important part after starting is continuing to move forward…
Progress and Progression
Some of the most motivating and powerful inspirations is showing a starting point of not being able to do something or not being very good and showing success after putting in the work. The time frame for that varies a lot based on the activity or skill, but I do feel like a week puts a lot of restrictions whereas a month would give a little more opportunity. The biggest downside I see in this is that it will be a little harder to show more activities and it will be a lot harder to have “perfect” months. It’s a lot easier to commit to 1 week than it is to show up every day for a month.
Idea
January
Starting this January, my idea is to try out some of the monthly format. It will still involve the weekly update, but maybe not as large of a post and be more total frequency from me. Once the idea is rolling, I could have four challenges going on at the same time.
Share with me!
Join, share and propose!
Currently I’m the one doing all the things and the ideas of what to do are my own. The goal though, is for others to share thoughts/progress/stories. If you are already here at the beginning, lets get started! Otherwise I’ll keep chugging along until the little community I image becomes a reality.
Thanks for being here! More importantly though, get started and take on that challenge!