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I looked at the numbers and realized that this day was going to be bad.  The 2nd set had me doing 25 pushups right after 20 in the first set. I havn’t done 25 in a row at all during this entire challenge.  Heck, I only did 41 for the entire workout a little over a month ago. 

I think they have adjusted the sets so that the jumps are not to big, but I am just not where I need to be to complete this column.  Maybe I am doing the program wrong.  Maybe I should go through the entire six weeks using one column and then start over with the next column.  This would take me 18 – 30 weeks, but it might be better. If someone that has truely completed the program is out there, let me know. 

Tonight, I did the following Pushups:
20
20+5
20
20
17
Total: 102

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I have started the 2nd column of week 4 of the 100 pushup challenge. I have been traveling and have taken a few days off. Surprisingly, this week was not as bad as I thought it would be. The first day of the weeks never really are.  I do realize that this week is a little wierd with the up and down amounts in the program.  This time and last I have added a couple of sets at the end.

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Day 3 of the fourth week of the super duper pushup challenge. 

I did the following pushups:
20
18
13
13
22
Bonus: 12
Bonus: 15
Total: 113

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Half way through week four of my workout of the 100 pushup challenge. I am no where need being able to accomplish my goal, but I am seeing results in the chest, shoulder, and arm muscles. Remember, I am using the perfect pushup which makes it harder than a regular pushup. This however, works well with my overall goal of exercising and getting in shape. 

I need to do a better job of following through with the other part, the diet.  I have not been eating  well all of the time. For the most part, I have cut the calories that I was eating several months ago, but I am not doing as good I did when I lost the 20+ pounds. I weighed in today and found that I neither losing or gaining wait or body fat percentage. 

Today, I did the following pushups:
16
14
14
13
23
Bonus: 15
Total: 95

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Before Andy Griffin was a the Sheriff of Mayberry, he was a comic.  One of his most famous routines was called, “What it was, was football.”  He describes a scenario where he watched a football game before he knew what football was.  It was funny.    I recently had a similar situation that reminded me of that.  

The other night I was flipping channels on the satellite and stopped on what I thought was the most amazing find.  It was a show with some half-dressed women women dancing on a beach in a way that was very exciting for a man to watch. The camera was focusing on the body of these women as they moved their hips in a way that kept me from changing the channel. 

My first thought was that the satellite company had made a mistake and we were getting one of those channels that we shouldn’t be getting.  It turns out, I was watching the fitTv and these women were teaching belly dancing as an excercise routine.  But, it was an excercise show, and it was fascinating.

Of course the wife walked in and asked, “what are you watching”, “is there anything else on.”  Of course I asked her if she could move her hips like that.  She didn’t want to answer.  She finally said, Yes, but it wouldn’t look like that.  Well that doesn’t help me at all.  I am only interested in how it looks, not how it feels.

I am now very interested in watching this phenomna.  Anything with women showing more skin on their body and learning how to move their hips in a provactive way is ok with me. 

The show is actually called “Shimmy” and its tag line on the website is, “Get ready for a sensual workout, and celebrate your passion!”

 Here are some of the moves:

3/4 Shimmy:
Definitely one of the more difficult moves, but a must learn for all belly dancers. Hips take turns moving up and down – motioning to the side in a traveling step or in place to catch the rhythm and emotion of the music.

Hip Circle:
One of the most sultry moves in belly dance; this hip isolation exudes sensuality while toning abs, hips and glutes

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This one was easy, I decided to do column 1 in the fourth week.  With today’s total, I have gone over the 1,000 pushup total since I started this challenge. I have now done 1,013 pushups since August 10, 2008.

 See the totals on my EXCERCISE PAGE.

Today I did the following pushups:
16
13
13
13
20
Total: 75

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Week 3 kicked my ass. This was my second round on week 3 and I could not finish the third day. For whatever reason, I did not finish the first set and I only did 15. I could only get 17 on the next two sets and I did not finish much stronger.

I dont feel like I am getting stronger doing this pushup plan. By now, I should be able to do 30-40 pushups per set. Because this was my second round. I am going to go on to week four. I will do the first column of sets in the fourth week, with plans on moving to the next column for the following week.

Tonight, I did the following pushups
15
17
17
15
19
15
Total: 98

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I’ve been real busy and it is getting harder and harder to keep up with the push-up challenge.  I did two sets yesterday and got interrupted and could not finish.  I did 22 on the first set and 15 on the second set before I got interrupted and couldn’t finish.  I decided to start over today, but I will count yesterday’s total on the exercise page.

Today I did the following sets of pushups:
22
17
17
15
18+8
Total: 97

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After a tough week three where I did not get all of the reps in every set, I have decided to repeat week three.  I ultimately have taken a few days off from the exercise and diet, so it is important to get back on track before It becomes to easy to stop. I have taken 5 days off. I haven’t done a pushup in five days.   I am working hard to get back in shape. I am seeing some great results.  Lets get back to the program.

I guess I will just call the last few days, muscle confusion, because I let them rest.

Today, I did the following Push-ups:                 20
15
15
13
19

Bonus: 10

Total: 92

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Pushups are the Perfect Excercise

Doing a push up with the proper form there are different muscle groups that you will be working on. The muscle group that gets the most benefit are the arms. There aremany men who do nothingbut push up and have huge arms. The best thing to do to increase your arm size is by elevating your body higher up. The easiest way to do this is by using the steps. You can place your feet on the second steps from the bottom. By doing the push up in this form you are add more pressure to your arms thus they will get bigger. As you get more experience you can use other items to increase the leverage.

 The chest is another part of the body that benefits. The way that this can be done is by doing the push up with your arms place wide apart. This will help increase pressure to the chest area thus making a wide and big chest. 

With practice you will be able to do many different varations to work different parts of your arms, chest and back.

World Records

The world record for most two-handed push back hand ups in one hour is 1,940 by Paddy Doyle of the UK, set in 2007. The most non-stop: 10,507 by Minoru Yoshida of Japan, set in October 1980.

Pushups also:

• Build Strong Self Esteem
• Cure Baldness
• Get a Degree from Home
• Increase penis size (Length and Girth)
• Protect  you computer against viruses
• Get you a six-figure job
• Eliminate your debt

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