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100 Push Ups Week 4 – End Of Week Test
Today was another single set to failure test day.
Result? 60!
Woot! Good improvement. Looking forward to keeping the momentum going. As I crossed 50, the thought “You have to be kidding me” flashed through my mind. Made me smile all the way until I collapsed on the floor in a huffing & puffing heap.
How are you [...]
My Yondan Test – A Thankfully Great Day
Earlier this year I took the Yondan (4th degree black belt test) in Aikido. Below you will see the first of 20 videos that were filmed during that test. It was a good day, and I am very grateful for all my dojo-mates who worked with me for six months previous to the test (especially [...]
100 Push Ups Week 4, Day 3
Week 4, Day 3:
Instructed -
Set 1: 29 reps
Set 2: 33 reps
Set 3: 29 reps
Set 4: 29 resp
Set 5: 40 reps minimum (to failure)
120 seconds rest between sets.
Achieved-
Set 1: 29 reps
Set 2: 33 rep
Set 3: 29 reps
Set 4: 29 reps
Set 5: 50 reps
Woot, I says! Grand total of 170 push ups in the set, and 50 [...]
100 Push Ups Week 4, Day 2
Week 4, Day 2:
Instructed -
Set 1: 25 reps
Set 2: 29 reps
Set 3: 25 reps
Set 4: 25 resp
Set 5: 36 reps minimum (to failure)
90 seconds rest between sets.
Achieved-
Set 1: 25 reps
Set 2: 29 rep
Set 3: 25 reps
Set 4: 25 reps
Set 5: 43 reps
Up to a grand total of 147 pushups today. Soared right past that personal [...]
Having Fun With The Slap Chop
Okay, the last time I tried a Slap-Chop-like device it was an epic failure. Limbs were endangered. However, from the looks of the model featured in the link below I would likely have more success. In any event, the video sure does provide some great mental fuel for kitchen fun.
“Slap your troubles away!”
100 Push Ups Week 4, Day 1
Week 4, Day 1:
Instructed -
Set 1: 22 reps
Set 2: 25 reps
Set 3: 21 reps
Set 4: 21 resp
Set 5: 32 reps minimum (to failure)
60 seconds rest between sets.
Achieved-
Set 1: 21 reps
Set 2: 25 rep
Set 3: 21 reps
Set 4: 21 reps
Set 5: 32 reps
Astute readers will not there is a day missing in the pattern. That’s due [...]
100 Push Ups Week 3, Day 2
Week 3, Day 2:
Instructed -
Set 1: 20 reps
Set 2: 25 reps
Set 3: 15 reps
Set 4: 15 resp
Set 5: 25 reps minimum (to failure)
90 seconds rest between sets.
Achieved-
Set 1: 20 reps
Set 2: 25 rep
Set 3: 15 reps
Set 4: 15 reps
Set 5: 38 reps
Not bad for a workout at the long end of a day that started [...]
Sweet Potato Au Gratin With Gruyere
This is one of my mainstays for pot lucks and such. Easy to make, and always well received.
Ingredients:
5 pounds Sweet Potato
1 Medium Red Onion
1 pint heavy cream
~1 pound Gruyere Cheese
Butter
1 Tbl spoon Thyme
1/2 Tbl Spoon Cinnamon
1/2 Tbl Spoon Nutmeg
1/2 Tbl Spoon Salt
Pre-heat your oven to 400 degrees. Grease up your pan with butter. Then put [...]
100 Push Ups Week 3, Day 1
Week 3, Day 1:
Instructed -
Set 1: 14 reps
Set 2: 18 reps
Set 3: 14 reps
Set 4: 14 resp
Set 5: 20 reps minimum (to failure)
60 seconds rest between sets.
Achieved-
Set 1: 14 reps
Set 2: 18 rep
Set 3: 14 reps
Set 4: 14 reps
Set 5: 35 reps
Finally getting back to the challenge after a 2 week hiatus due to illness [...]
An Inspiring Story About A Simple And Inspiring Routine
Jacob Alexander: King of Golden Gate Park.
In today’s busy world, Alexander is a throwback to the pleasantries of the past — to a simpler time when saying hello to a stranger on the street was the thing to do, not the thing to avoid.
People now “are wrapped up in doing what they’re doing, maybe thinking [...]