I'm doing 20 things
It only took 2 days to get back on track. Today, I grinded out 391 pushups to get me back to where I’m supposed to be at this point. From here on out, I vow never to fall behind more than 200 (about 3 days’ worth). And instead of only doing sets of 25, I was able to many sets of 30, so it’s good to see I’m getting stronger.
Ben's Life List
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1. exercise at least twice a week
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2. Write a will
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3. become proficient in VBScript
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4. keep my yard looking good
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5. quit my bad habits
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6. create a budget
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7. stop putting off household chores
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8. catch up on reading my magazines
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9. Spend less time fooling around on the net and more time actually working
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10. read more books
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11. Learn to speed read
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12. Get a physical
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13. hit a home run
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14. one-armed pull-up
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15. Be an extra in a movie
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16. stop procrastinating
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17. have better posture
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18. live forever
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19. Play for the Yankees
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20. do 100 pushups
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How I did it
It made me
Glad I achieved it 
How I did it: I had to stop doing sit-ups and squats, because they took up entirely too much time (as I was already busy enough with moving, having a 2nd kid, and playing baseball). I started on Jan 9, so I was immediately behind pace. I still ended up finishing 2 days early. Knowing that I needed to do at least 69 pushups each day, and keeping track in Excel, helped out a lot. I was able to have it show me what my to-date total was supposed to be for … Read how I did it…
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I agree, Chris, that it’s really hard to find the time, especially after work when you’re dead tired, and I just finished baseball season, which meant that I had even less time (and energy in between games) to do pushups. I thought I’d be cranking them out on my telework days (trying to do 25 every hour while working at home), but I’d get so wrapped up in work that the top of the hour would fly by without warning.
I’m currently at 15,277 push-ups, even though I should be at around 15,700. I’m slowly closing the gap. If I can do 75/day the rest of the year, I’ll make it.
The year is now half over, which means I should be at 12,500 pushups. I am currently at 12,005 (that’s not a typo). It is hard to find the time to stick with this, especially with moving and having a baby in the last 2 months, but barring any catastrophes, I think I’ll still be able to meet my goal.
