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Ben




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How I did it
How to do 25000 situps and pushups in 2008
It took me
356 days
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…

Dec 29, 2008, 01:09PM PST | 0 comments


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Do 25000 situps and pushups in 2008 (read all 6 entries…)
Pushups with a vengeance! 15 months ago

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.

Aug 18, 2008, 08:45PM PDT | 0 comments


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still behind but slowly catching up 15 months ago

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.

Aug 16, 2008, 06:28AM PDT | 0 comments


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Status at the halfway mark 17 months ago

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.

Jun 30, 2008, 08:34PM PDT | 0 comments


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