Here is the final Goal Tracker page for 2009. Since there is a new set of goals for 2010, the Goal Tracker page needs to change, but I don’t want to lose the 2009 information. This seems like a good place to archive the information.


Welcome to my goal tracker for 2009. Take the following snippet from the January 1, 2009 entry in my blog:

With this in mind, here are some of my goals for 2009. My focus this year is health and fitness. My legs have always been pretty strong thanks to several years of martial arts, but my upper body has always been weak and my spare tire ever present. This year, I’m going to remedy both of those problems.

1. 1 pullup by the end of January
2. 3 pullups by the end of February
3. Continuing on until 23 consecutive pullups by the end of December
4. 10 pushups by the end of January
5. 20 pushups by the end of February
6. Continuing on until 120 consecutive pushups by the end of December
7. Today (January 1st), my waist size (relaxed) around my belly button is 39”; 38” by the end of February
8. 37” by the end of April
9. Continuing on 1” every two months until 33” at the end of December (ideal healthy waist line for a 6” tall male; Tiger Woods is 6’2” and has a waist of 28” - source: http://www.collectivewizdom.com/NormalWaistforaManpage2.html)

This is not to say that all I’m going to do are pullups and pushups! I definitely have balanced workout plans (i.e. all muscle groups), but I didn’t feel like planning and spelling out my entire workout schedule for the year right now, either.


On this page, I will be tracking my progress along the way.

December 31, 2008
Pullups goal: 0 (actual: 0)
Pushups goal: 0 (actual: 5)
Waist around navel: 39” (actual: 39&rdquo

January 31, 2009
Pullups goal: 1 (actual: 0)
Pushups goal: 10 (actual: 10)
Waist around navel: 38.5” (actual: 38.25” )

February 28, 2009
Pullups goal: 3 (actual: 0)
Pushups goal: 20 (actual: 20)
Waist around navel: 38” (actual: 37.5” )

March 31, 2009
Pullups goal: 5 (actual: 0)
Pushups goal: 30 (actual: 30)
Waist around navel: 37.5” (actual: 36.75” )

April 30, 2009
Pullups goal: 7 (actual: 0)
Pushups goal: 40 (actual: 40)
Waist around navel: 37” (actual: 37.5” )

May 31, 2009
Pullups goal: 9 (actual: 0)
Pushups goal: 50 (actual: 50)
Waist around navel: 36.5” (actual: 36” )

June 30, 2009
Pullups goal: 11 (actual: 0)
Pushups goal: 60 (actual: 51)
Waist around navel: 36” (actual: 36.5” )

July 31, 2009
Pullups goal: 13 (actual: 0)
Pushups goal: 70 (actual: 35)
Waist around navel: 35.5” (actual: 36.75” )

August 31, 2009
Pullups goal: 15 (actual: 0)
Lat pull down goal: 2 x 10 @ 80 lbs (actual: 80 lbs)
Pushups goal: 80 (actual: 36)
Waist around navel: 35” (actual: 35.75” )

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" )

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" )

November 30, 2009
Pullups goal: 21 (actual: 0)
Assisted pull ups goal: 2 x 10 @ 55 lbs (actual: 60 lbs)
Pushups goal: 110 (actual: 110)
Waist around navel: 33.5” (actual: 37” )

December 31, 2009
Pullups goal: 23 (actual: 0)
Assisted pull ups goal: 2 x 10 @ 35 lbs (actual: 2 x 7 @ 55 lbs)
Pushups goal: 120 (actual: 90)
Waist around navel: 33” (actual: 36.5” )