...meaning a goal to do x number of ‘real’ (not ‘girl’ or knee push-ups).

Recently I realized, though, that unless I find a system for improving my performance on ‘girl’ push-ups (the only kind I can really do), I will NEVER learn to do ‘real’ push-ups!

The nice thing about this program is that it seems to be reasonable yet challenging. I can only do 5 knee push-ups at a time without losing proper form, but this program definitely gives me a guideline for how to improve on that. I plan to follow this program using knee push-ups until I can at least do 5-10 ‘real’ (off the toes) push-ups. At that point, if I like it enough, I may begin again using toes push-ups this time.

Push-ups are functional, and even better, don’t require any extra equipment of any kind. That’s good, because I’m no longer going to have access to my school gym, since I’m graduating!