November Pushup and Sit-Up Challenge
Machafin
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Inspired by the 100,000 pushups in 2018 thread, last month I set a goal of 5,000 pushups for myself. I finished that goal on the very last day of October. My long-term goal is to complete 100K-125K pushups in 2019.
So this month, my goal is 7,500 pushups.
But why stop there? I noticed a large increase in upper body strength over the month of October from the pushups alone. So I am adding sit-ups to the mix this month as well. My sit-up goal will be 3,000 for the month of November, no 2019 goal for them currently.
So to divide this up evenly between all the days of month, I will need to perform:
250 Pushups/day
100 Sit-Ups/day
Seems like a doable challenge. I welcome anyone else that would like to join, feel free to set your own goals and track your progress here.
Good Luck Everyone!
Just for some extra math for everyone who is wondering
to get 100,000 pushups in a year, an average of 274 per day would complete the challenge.
to get 125,000 pushups in a year, an average of 342 per day would complete the challenge.
So this month, my goal is 7,500 pushups.
But why stop there? I noticed a large increase in upper body strength over the month of October from the pushups alone. So I am adding sit-ups to the mix this month as well. My sit-up goal will be 3,000 for the month of November, no 2019 goal for them currently.
So to divide this up evenly between all the days of month, I will need to perform:
250 Pushups/day
100 Sit-Ups/day
Seems like a doable challenge. I welcome anyone else that would like to join, feel free to set your own goals and track your progress here.
Good Luck Everyone!
Just for some extra math for everyone who is wondering
to get 100,000 pushups in a year, an average of 274 per day would complete the challenge.
to get 125,000 pushups in a year, an average of 342 per day would complete the challenge.
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October 2018 Pushups: 51801
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I want in!!!!!!! Throw some pullups in there too1
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I am going to try for 25 pushups per day to start, right now I don't do any. 750 for the month of November will be my goal.1
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allthingsmajor wrote: »I want in!!!!!!! Throw some pullups in there too
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dawnbgethealthy wrote: »I am going to try for 25 pushups per day to start, right now I don't do any. 750 for the month of November will be my goal.
Hey, that's awesome! You have to start somewhere and the key goal is to always try to do better than you are currently are, that is the only way to make progress! Good Luck!0 -
October Pushups: 5,180
October Pushup Goal: 5,000
November Pushup Goal: 7,500
November Sit-Up Goal: 3,000
November 1st
Pushups: 200
Total: 200
Sit-ups: 75
Total: 75
Not quite my daily goal, got tired at the end of the night and forgot my last set lol.1 -
Did my first day of committing to 25 pushups. Hopefully I get stronger and can do them better each day. Today's were kind of funny : - )1
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October Pushups: 5,180
October Pushup Goal: 5,000
November Pushup Goal: 7,500
November Sit-Up Goal: 3,000
November 2nd
Pushups: 330
Total: 530
Sit-ups: 80
Total: 155
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October Pushups: 5,180
October Pushup Goal: 5,000
November Pushup Goal: 7,500
November Sit-Up Goal: 3,000
November 3rd
Pushups: 265
Total: 795
Sit-ups: 125
Total: 280
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dawnbgethealthy wrote: »Did my first day of committing to 25 pushups. Hopefully I get stronger and can do them better each day. Today's were kind of funny : - )
And 25 on November 3rd, the site was down so I couldn't log it. It was my second day.1 -
Did my 25 pushups, I still can't get all of the way down, and I still have my butt up too high, but I am expecting that both of these will improve as I gain strength in those areas.1
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October Pushups: 5,180
October Pushup Goal: 5,000
November Pushup Goal: 7,500
November Sit-Up Goal: 3,000
November 4th
Pushups: 200
Total: 995
Sit-ups: 75
Total: 355
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I would like to be a part of this! I am going to shoot for 30 push-ups a day, which would be 900 push ups a month.
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25 pushups done. Really, they can only get better1
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October Pushups: 5,180
October Pushup Goal: 5,000
November Pushup Goal: 7,500
November Sit-Up Goal: 3,000
November 5th
Pushups: 285
Total: 1280
Sit-ups: 50
Total: 405
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dommylifts wrote: »I would like to be a part of this! I am going to shoot for 30 push-ups a day, which would be 900 push ups a month.
You got this!0 -
Did my 25 pushups.1
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October Pushups: 5,180
October Pushup Goal: 5,000
November Pushup Goal: 7,500
November Sit-Up Goal: 3,000
November 6th
Pushups: 260
Total: 1540
Sit-ups: 180
Total: 585
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dawnbgethealthy wrote: »25 pushups done. Really, they can only get better
You'll find the more you do them and stay consistent, they become so much easier. When I first started the daily pushups in October, I got tired after 25-30 pushups in one sitting. Now, I do 50-60 at a time before feeling the same amount of tiredness. I try to push myself each set I do to make the next ones easier!1 -
October Pushups: 5,180
October Pushup Goal: 5,000
November Pushup Goal: 7,500
November Sit-Up Goal: 3,000
November 7th
Pushups: 280
Total: 1820
Sit-ups: 125
Total: 710
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Did my 25, from my knees, but getting my butt down lower a bit. Each day gets better. Hopefully by the end of the month I can at least get closer to the ground, and at best do it from my toes1
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25 pushups for the day. I think that I still have a long way to go to do them properly, hopefully I am getting stronger and will get there. The last 3 were so tough! I am a long way from the ground, but feel like I am straightening out my back a little more than I was when I started. This is good.1
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October Pushups: 5,180
October Pushup Goal: 5,000
November Pushup Goal: 7,500
November Sit-Up Goal: 3,000
November 8th
Pushups: 150
Total: 1970
Sit-ups: 50
Total: 760
Went to the gym and didn't get as many done today0 -
got my 25 in. Such a long way to go until I am back in shape, but feel like I am making positive steps. Thanks for the challenge Machafin, it is good to have a reasonable daily goal.1
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October Pushups: 5,180
October Pushup Goal: 5,000
November Pushup Goal: 7,500
November Sit-Up Goal: 3,000
November 9th
Pushups: 300
Total: 2270
Sit-ups: 150
Total: 910
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dawnbgethealthy wrote: »got my 25 in. Such a long way to go until I am back in shape, but feel like I am making positive steps. Thanks for the challenge Machafin, it is good to have a reasonable daily goal.
No problem! Awesome that you are staying consistent!0 -
October Pushups: 5,180
October Pushup Goal: 5,000
November Pushup Goal: 7,500
November Sit-Up Goal: 3,000
November 10th
Pushups: 280
Total: 2550
Sit-ups: 120
Total: 1030
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25 pushups done.1
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October Pushups: 5,180
October Pushup Goal: 5,000
November Pushup Goal: 7,500
November Sit-Up Goal: 3,000
November 11th
Pushups: 255
Total: 2805
Sit-ups: 115
Total: 1145
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November 12.18 - 25 pushups1
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