PUSH UPS AND ABS CHALLENGE FOR DECEMBER!!

I'm in! I'll post my goals later as I want to have a target total number as well.

LOVE IT!!

I guess I should state my goals:

Push ups:
10 pushups, 3 times a day, adding 5 per set per week, ending at 25 pushups per set by month's end!!!

Abs:
100 crunches 3 times a day!!! Moving up 25 per set each week to end at 200 crunches 3 times a day by month's end! Also, a core routine at least twice a week.
 

Ok, I'll start with:

PU: 20 per set, 3x day, ending with 40 per set by month end.

SU: 100 3x day, ending with 200 per set 3x day.

I might reevaluate the pushups by month in. I hope I progress to more than that!

OK I'm in. 

I am a pushup/situp freak already so...hmmm...

12/1:  25pushups 3x/day, 3 days/week AND 20 crunches 3x/day 3 days/week.

12/31: 50pushups 3xday, 4 days/week AND 30 crunches 3x/day 4 days/week.

As an added bonus, just cuz I'm crazy like that, on 12/31, I will do 300 pushups and 300 crunches...even though I will have run (and possibly won) a 50K the day before. 

That oughta get afford me enough calorie deficit to drink heavily on NYE dontcha think???  

I'm down for this.

My target is:

10 pushups/3x per day, 5 days per week
25 bicycle crunches/3x per day, 5 days per week

Increasing 10% per week.

I'll put a chart of my 10% in my Short Term goals for easy reference.

Sounds like a great challenge!

Right now, I can only do pushups on my knees (so I really need to do this one    ).   My pushup goal will be 10 (knees) 2x per day 3 days per week at the beginning of the month.  By the end of the month, I would like to be able to do double that for the same interval and, hopefully, 5 real pushups.

For crunches, I can do about 50, so I'll do 50 2x per day 3 days per week.  By the end of the month, 100 2x/day 3/week.

I have a core routine that I want to do at least once per week. 

OH JEEZ.  I'm CrossFit freak over here and I look like a slacker compared to everyone's goals.  I think I'm gonna have to reconsider.  Maybe I set my goals too easy.  I mean, I do about 600 pushups a week anyway.

OK...here goes...

12/1 - 25 pushups 3x/day, 4 days/week AND 50 crunches 3x/day 4 days/week
12/31 - 35 pushups 4x/day, 5 days/week AND 100 crunches 4x/day 5 days/week
I'll up my 12/31 promise to 400 pushups and 500 crunches.  There.  Now I can't sandbag this challenge. 

OH YEAH...I forgot...is there gonna be a "keeping track" system on this???  Spreadsheet?  I am officially NOT volunteering to do this, I've had enough with the other challenge!!

I'm in while I'm doing the swim challenge.

Goal (with my 2 older sons as witnesses):

Pushups -
  1st week - 20 pushups, 2 x a day, 4 days a week.
  by 4th week - 50 pushups, 2 x a day, 5 days a week

Situps (crunches?) - 
  1st week - 20 situps, 2 x a day, 4 days a week
  by 4th week - 100 situps, 2 x a day, 5 days a week

Ok I'm in also.

I will also commit to this in conjuction with the swim challenge.

25 pushups 3 X per day 5 days a week  

40 crunches 3 X per day 5 days per week.

Will increase by 5 per set per week pushups and 10 per set per week crunches.

Cool, in!

Pushups:  3x per week, 3 times per day 3x10 pushups.  Add 1 set of 10 each week.

Situps:  3x per week, 3 times per day 3x30 situps.  Add 1 set of 30 each week.

'Round the World:  3x per week, 10 reps per exersice, add 2 reps each week.

I can do 10 push ups with the last two struggling....use to do 12 a day on a constant basis but never added so lets try this.  I can even pop down at the toystore during the rush and get me a set in! 

Abs I never really count I just do a routine so will count them.  Probably not quite 100 but maybe close.  So will try for 100.  Might mix in the ab slide, bosu drills etc but will get 100 per set....adding on 25 per week

So I will go for the same you TTMA

PU 10 per set 3 times add 5 per week ending with 25 per set 3 times a day

SU  100 per set 3 times adding 25 per set each week ending with 200 3 times a day! WHOOH.......again I can do these at work.   :-)

I want in and need to figure out my goals and will post hopefully tomorrow.

For women a great way to get stronger if you struggle with regular push ups this is what my PT had me do...tough but builds strength. Do as many regular push ups as you can until fatigue, then do them with your knees down to fatigue, then put your belly down (look like a walrus) and just do your chest to fatigue. I was able to do 15-20 regular, then about 50 with my knees down and a lot with my belly down...I gained shoulder/upper body strength. I'd do them in an area with all the other PT patients and for me it was a game to see how long I could go..I'd grunt and moan and they could tell when I was about cooked. It helped me rehab my seperated shoulder and it works good no matter where you start and helps you get stronger. 

Right now I'm doing 2x8 2x a week... 

I would like to be in. I watch most of your blogs already for motivation so I thought this would help. Once again I have fallen off the wagon and trying to hop back on. I can't join the Dec. Swim Challenge since I don't know how to swim this might just help me get back on track.

My goals are:

Pushups -

Week 1 - 10 twice daily, 4 days week upping by 5 each week to final week 25 twice daily for 4 days

Situps -

Week 1 - 100 twice daily, 4 days a week upping by 25 each week to final week 175 twice daily for 4 days.

Also will try to add different abs with weight workouts.

Stacie

Wow... I've not taken part in a challenge before, and this seems like a good one to jump into.

I'll commit to --

Pushups: 30 x 3/day x 5/week with adding 5 to each set per week.

Crunches:50 x 3/day x 5/week and adding 10 to each set per week.

 
Good luck everyone

 

i'm in. i'm sick at the moment, but right when i get better i'll start that day as it is (if second week, it will be second week goals)

1st week
25 pushups  x3 / 5 days a week
25 crunches x3 / 5 days a week

2nd week
33 + 33

3rd week
41 + 41

4th week
50 + 50

i'll  take my wife with me on this. i'll tell the numbers for her later.

antti