Starting a new exercise program
Mar 30 2009 09:52 PM Filed in: Personal
For the most part, my exercise is always aerobic.
I’ve been trying to shed some pounds and keep them
off. While this has been working out nicely, all
though I have let it slip a little over winter and
gained back 5 lbs; I’ve decided to try to add some
strength training to my routine. I’ve happened upon
two exercise programs that I thought I would give a
try.
The first is called ‘100 Push Ups’, and, as you can probably guess from the name, the goal of the program is for you to be able to do 100 push ups. You don’t start off doing 100 push ups. If you follow the program, you should be able to do 100 push ups by the end. The program is a six week program, divided into 3 days a week. Before you start doing any training you first have to test yourself. In testing yourself, you do as many proper push ups as possible, before your arms give out. When I tried this I performed 25. I used to be able to do a lot more than that, would do at least 50 a day in JROTC back in high school when I would do something to get in trouble. I’m still pretty happy I was able to pull off 25 though.
The test helps you chart out the coarse of the training program. You print out the grids for each week, which are provided on the web site, for free. You look up the number of push ups you performed in the test, and this shows you how many push ups you do for each day of training. I just started the first day of training, figured it’s best to do it Monday, Wednesday and Friday. For my level, on the first day, I did 10 push ups, 12 push ups, 7 push ups, 7 push ups, and 10 push ups, with 60 second breaks between each set. Man, my arms were like jelly at the end, but I was able to do it, for a total of 46 push ups. I’m sure I will feel this tomorrow.
Come Wednesday, I will be doing 10, 12, 8, 8 and 12, for a total of 50; and by the end of the week it will be 57. I figure I can stick with this for 6 weeks. I’ll be interested to see if I can do 100 push ups easily come the end.
I’m also looking into the ‘200 Sit Up’ program, which should help with the stomach. I need to get a mat to work out on, all I have around here are hard wood floors.
The first is called ‘100 Push Ups’, and, as you can probably guess from the name, the goal of the program is for you to be able to do 100 push ups. You don’t start off doing 100 push ups. If you follow the program, you should be able to do 100 push ups by the end. The program is a six week program, divided into 3 days a week. Before you start doing any training you first have to test yourself. In testing yourself, you do as many proper push ups as possible, before your arms give out. When I tried this I performed 25. I used to be able to do a lot more than that, would do at least 50 a day in JROTC back in high school when I would do something to get in trouble. I’m still pretty happy I was able to pull off 25 though.
The test helps you chart out the coarse of the training program. You print out the grids for each week, which are provided on the web site, for free. You look up the number of push ups you performed in the test, and this shows you how many push ups you do for each day of training. I just started the first day of training, figured it’s best to do it Monday, Wednesday and Friday. For my level, on the first day, I did 10 push ups, 12 push ups, 7 push ups, 7 push ups, and 10 push ups, with 60 second breaks between each set. Man, my arms were like jelly at the end, but I was able to do it, for a total of 46 push ups. I’m sure I will feel this tomorrow.
Come Wednesday, I will be doing 10, 12, 8, 8 and 12, for a total of 50; and by the end of the week it will be 57. I figure I can stick with this for 6 weeks. I’ll be interested to see if I can do 100 push ups easily come the end.
I’m also looking into the ‘200 Sit Up’ program, which should help with the stomach. I need to get a mat to work out on, all I have around here are hard wood floors.
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