Fitness goal update
2009.10.01 08:39 PM Filed in: Health & Nutrition
Good evening,
Yesterday was the last day of the month, which is of course the day of my latest fitness test. I'm pleased to say that I've made a lot of progress this month, even though all the indicators are red.
September 30, 2009
Pullups goal: 17 (actual: 0)
Lat pull down goal: 2 x 10 @ 110 lbs (actual: 105 lbs)
Pushups goal: 90 (actual: 55)
Waist around navel: 34.5” (actual: 36.25" )
I've really brought the pushups back from the slump they were in and had my best month yet there. Lat pulls progressed a lot, although I think increasing the weight 30lbs per month is too steep. I couldn't quite make 2x10 at 110lbs, but 105lbs was okay. Besides, I've been finding myself with some shoulder and neck discomfort in the last week or so from straining by bumping up the weight too quickly. If you look at the goal tracker page, you'll see that I've relaxed from 30lbs a month to about 20lbs a month; more specifically, 5lbs a week. I know that at this rate I likely won't get a pull up in this year unless I drop 25lbs, but that's okay because I have still made a great deal of measurable progress and that's really what this is all about.
Yesterday was the last day of the month, which is of course the day of my latest fitness test. I'm pleased to say that I've made a lot of progress this month, even though all the indicators are red.
September 30, 2009
Pullups goal: 17 (actual: 0)
Lat pull down goal: 2 x 10 @ 110 lbs (actual: 105 lbs)
Pushups goal: 90 (actual: 55)
Waist around navel: 34.5” (actual: 36.25" )
I've really brought the pushups back from the slump they were in and had my best month yet there. Lat pulls progressed a lot, although I think increasing the weight 30lbs per month is too steep. I couldn't quite make 2x10 at 110lbs, but 105lbs was okay. Besides, I've been finding myself with some shoulder and neck discomfort in the last week or so from straining by bumping up the weight too quickly. If you look at the goal tracker page, you'll see that I've relaxed from 30lbs a month to about 20lbs a month; more specifically, 5lbs a week. I know that at this rate I likely won't get a pull up in this year unless I drop 25lbs, but that's okay because I have still made a great deal of measurable progress and that's really what this is all about.