MarathonTalk push up challenge

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Dec 2010
2:37pm, 4 Dec 2010
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Gizzard Puke
You're all mad!!! Good luck with it though. You guys just doing press ups or doing anything else to balance it out?
Dec 2010
4:26pm, 4 Dec 2010
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exflyboy
As part of a balanced exercise routine I have just done 5, 5 then 18 proper pressups. The reason for doing 18 was that I did 17 yesterday, so I will always try to make the last set a bit harder until I only just make the 3 x whatever. Who says I am mad?
Dec 2010
4:29pm, 4 Dec 2010
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Jingle Nells
Me, him and that bloke over there, Exflyboy.
Dec 2010
4:32pm, 4 Dec 2010
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Pammie
no not mad, its the others
Dec 2010
5:08pm, 4 Dec 2010
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Blind Ken
Sounds like a good way of keeping things ticking over while it is freezing outside. But I think I'll stop at a full marathon ie 3x26, that'll be Boxing Day if I assume I started on 1 December. *Rushes off to make sure he can do 3x4*

Not sure how I will do the last .2 for marathon matching. Maybe 2x26 plus 1x27 will see me racing through the line.

Go for it.

Blind Ken
Dec 2010
7:38pm, 4 Dec 2010
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Dogtanian
3 x 5 done :-). I really like Matt's idea of aiming at 3 x 33. That's going to be my goal too...3 x 100 would be a bit pie in the sky.
Dec 2010
5:42pm, 5 Dec 2010
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Jingle Nells
Have you not heard of Mylo of Croton, Dogtanian? Little steps and you'll get there, no matter how tough a task you take on.

(Mylo of Croton was challenged to carrya full-grown bull for a given distance. He went and got himself a newborn calf and carried that along the course every day. As the calf grew he got stronger and by the time it was fully grown he could manage the taks and win the bet.)

I just did 3 X 6. Huraah!
Dec 2010
5:47pm, 5 Dec 2010
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Pammie
I remember that story. I'm tempted to try this
Dec 2010
5:48pm, 5 Dec 2010
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Jingle Nells
Come on then, Pammie. You only need to start with 3 X 1. Even the greatest oak began with a little acorn. Even the longest journey started with a single step.
Dec 2010
5:54pm, 5 Dec 2010
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Pammie
Quite the philosopher aren't you :)

Will do give me a little while wait till my dinner goes down. If this works may actually try this for squat thrusts as well

About This Thread

Maintained by Dogtanian
Start on day 1 with 3 x 1 press up. On day 2 move to 3 x 2 and keep increasing by one every day. If you fail to do the target for the day then you try the same number the next day, only increasing when you have done the session properly. The Marathon talk challenge is to get to 3 x 100 push ups.

There are no real rules except all three sets must be done in the same session though. No going to wash your hair/walk the dog in-between sets:-).

Log your progress here: spreadsheets.google.com

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