Workout update for October
2009.11.03 07:14 PM Filed in: Health & Nutrition
Good evening,
Thanks go to Ryan for pointing out to me that I hadn't posted my workout update for October yet. Oops! I did my workout test on October 31st as scheduled, but because I went out of town for the weekend later that day I ran out of time to update it before I left and forgot to update it when I got back.
Good news! It's not all red this month!
My pushups are coming along very nicely. Since getting back to basics and focusing on these goals, I've been increasing my pushups at a rate of about 20 per month (36 to 55 to 75). If I can keep this up in November and eek out 25 in December, then I'll have made it! Also, I think it's worthwhile to note that for the first time since falling so far behind on my pushups I can meet and exceed the goal number over two sets. In fact, my highest two set total in October was 110 (70 + 40)!
Also, for kicks I actually tried doing a pullup (I haven't been bothering since I know that mathematically I still can't). Whereas my previous best was about one centimetre of movement, I can now actually make it about 1/3 of the way up. This is more improvement in this exercise than I've ever seen in my entire life! If only I had built my lat pull down contraption back in January, I would be doing pullups by now. Oh well - it doesn't really matter when I get there as long as I do. Health and fitness is not some target that must be reached by a date on the calendar; it is a lifelong process with both no target date and a target date every single day all at the same time.
October 31, 2009
Pullups goal: 19 (actual: 0)
Lat pull down goal: 2 x 10 @ 130 lbs (actual: 130)
Pushups goal: 100 (actual: 75)
Waist around navel: 34” (actual: 36.25" )
As always, the full results for the year are on the Goal Tracker page.
Thanks go to Ryan for pointing out to me that I hadn't posted my workout update for October yet. Oops! I did my workout test on October 31st as scheduled, but because I went out of town for the weekend later that day I ran out of time to update it before I left and forgot to update it when I got back.
Good news! It's not all red this month!
My pushups are coming along very nicely. Since getting back to basics and focusing on these goals, I've been increasing my pushups at a rate of about 20 per month (36 to 55 to 75). If I can keep this up in November and eek out 25 in December, then I'll have made it! Also, I think it's worthwhile to note that for the first time since falling so far behind on my pushups I can meet and exceed the goal number over two sets. In fact, my highest two set total in October was 110 (70 + 40)!
Also, for kicks I actually tried doing a pullup (I haven't been bothering since I know that mathematically I still can't). Whereas my previous best was about one centimetre of movement, I can now actually make it about 1/3 of the way up. This is more improvement in this exercise than I've ever seen in my entire life! If only I had built my lat pull down contraption back in January, I would be doing pullups by now. Oh well - it doesn't really matter when I get there as long as I do. Health and fitness is not some target that must be reached by a date on the calendar; it is a lifelong process with both no target date and a target date every single day all at the same time.
October 31, 2009
Pullups goal: 19 (actual: 0)
Lat pull down goal: 2 x 10 @ 130 lbs (actual: 130)
Pushups goal: 100 (actual: 75)
Waist around navel: 34” (actual: 36.25" )
As always, the full results for the year are on the Goal Tracker page.