I’m sure some of you have heard about the hundred push-ups and two hundred sit-ups training programs. I heard about them a while back and it got my attention, but I never tried doing them. I’ve gotten majorly out of shape since high school where volleyball kept me in good shape and my weight down. A couple years ago I found I had gained 40 pounds since graduating. Moderating my eating habits has allowed me to start losing some of that. The weight doesn’t bother me as much as the lack of core strength. Trying to hold my chunk of a nephew for more than a couple minutes is no easy task and even carrying my bike up the stairs shouldn’t take so much effort.
I did the intial test for both training programs today and printed out the schedules. I’ll alternate between the two every night and take Friday off to bike to work. I’d ultimately like to incorporate the main calisthenics excerices into a weekly routine which needs to be combined with less time on the computer. I talked myself out of buying a Dell Mini 9 from their outlet last week for cheap, but I might reconsider getting a netbook so I don’t just sit up at my desk and surf. I could use it downstairs to check email and RSS, write a blog and then be done.
I won’t do a daily update on my progress, but I’ll let you know how things are going over the next 6 weeks.
The Wind is pretty sweet!
And I know Dell is putting out a Mini 10 soon. Not sure when.
Check out EEE and Acer too.
The Mini 9 would have been $240 shipped after taxes and disposal fees so that’s my price range. I heard something about Intel putting a GPU on the Atom, so might be interesting to see what comes out in the future.
Sounds like a cool program…maybe i’ll give it a try!
Just after the initial test and Day 1 of push ups I’m feeling it in all the muscles that don’t normally get used sitting at a computer all day. Triceps, shoulders and upper back are a bit sore today. Brings back memories of conditioning at the beginning of a volleyball season.
I don’t think I’ve EVER done an actual push up… ever. Kudos to you, Andrew. Keep it up.
I’m actually thinking about doing this program also – Kevin and I want to try the P90X program too … that one looks great & i’ve heard of great results from some friends
P90X looks a little too intense for me. Just need something casual and quick to condition my shoulders, back, arms and abs. Will get some leg workout and cardio from biking. Just eating better should help a lot too.