I'm posting a bit more than a day or two per post, hoping I ...
Chin ups week 1 column 2, push ups week 3
August 6:
Push ups: 27 then 20 (wow these seem tougher than...
Exhausting chin ups, continuing with push ups
August 4:
I'm really glad I took the opportunity to rest ...
Logarithmic tag cloud
It's been a while since I've posted anything technical. Pos...
Weekend bike rides
August 2:
I got out on my bike today. I had to raise the s...
Still week 3 for push ups, finishing week 2 for chin ups
July 31st:
Push ups: 27 then 19 then 19 (the last 5 of whic...
Tough push ups, and easier chin ups? Oh, kettlebell, too!
July 29th: The push ups day I'm dreading. I'm feeling mostl...
Push ups exhaustion test, continuing on with the chin ups.
July 27th: Exhaustion Challenge, push ups. 31. Kind of dis...
Weekend Respite.... or is it?
So I ended up buying a kettlebell and getting back on my bik...
Gotta keep going - on with week 2
July 25:
Super tired today. Woke up very early, had a pedi...
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Losing my "Baby Weight".
Posted by
on Wednesday, July 30 2008, 1:04pm
Since Matthew was born (and even before) I had been severely lacking in my personal fitness. I recall a time where I used to do a pyramid workout consisting of 100 chin ups, 300 push ups, and 500 sit ups. I'd start with 1 chin up, 3 push ups, and 5 sit ups. Then multiply everything by two; 2 chin ups, 6 push ups, 10 sit ups. And so on up to 10; 10 chin ups, 30 push ups, and 50 sit ups. And then back down the pyramid levels, so that by the time I was all finished I had completed 100, 300, and 500 of chin ups, push ups, and sit ups respectively.
Naturally, it took me a long time to work my way up to that level, and even then I ended up doing short sets during the chin ups and push ups because it was so hard to do so many, especially so close to each other. By the time I was in the 7+ chin ups/20+ push ups per pyramid level, I could only do maybe 4-5 chin ups or 10-15 push ups in a row, so I'd take a lot of short rests and complete the required number for the pyramid level.
Regardless, this was years ago back when I was really working out a lot. I've really let myself go in the interim. I don't think I was weighing myself much back then, but I'm pretty sure I'm about 15 lbs heavier today. I felt like I had to keep up with my wife's caloric intake as she was pregnant with our little bundle of joy. You know. For support. Well, that's not entirely true, but that's pretty much what happened.
So around July 13th I stumbled across a site called hundredpushups.com and was immediately smitten by the idea - which is to work your way up to being able to do 100 consecutive push ups, over the course of about 6 weeks. It sounded awesome to me. The plan is to do about 5 sets of push ups (more sets in later weeks), each set being fewer repetitions than your all out maximum for each set, and rest for a length of time between each set.
I also decided to follow the same routine for chin ups. I'll be posting a narrative about my misadventures and missteps along the way of pursuing these goals.
So we had Matthew in his Bumbo seat after we started noticing that the little guy was getting better at sitting up and holding his head somewhat steady. It was great weather out on the Fourth of July, so we brought him out with us. He was doing all sorts of talking, so I got my camera :)
Lisa and I have been hard at work raising our son, Matthew. It's about all we can do to keep some sense of sanity while continuing to be productive at our respective employers while doing our best to make sure we do everything we're supposed to do to foster the positive development of our budding progeny.
So forgive us if we're tickled pink when we can get some positive feedback of our own, in the form of the cutest little coos and squeals from our son.
