Week four of the fitness challenges is done and in the books. The two fitness challenges I have been doing are the one hundred push-ups challenge and the two hundred sit-ups challenge. Both of these challenges are six weeks three days a week challenges. Each of the three days have you do four sets of each with one max set. Everyday during the challenge your reps increase slightly (or not so slightly) until after six weeks you can do one hundred consecutive push-ups and two hundred consecutive sit-ups.
The Fitness Challenge
Week fours’ fitness challenge increased by nearly twenty push-ups and thirty sit-ups per day if you includes your max sets. Each day during week four you would have a set amount of push-ups or sit-ups for your first set, say twenty five, and a higher number of reps for your second set (maybe thirty). Then the third and fourth sets would be the same number of reps as your first set (twenty five), until your max, which would be a little larger than your second set (say thirty five).
My Results
During week four I found that the jumps in both challenges were probably a little two large for me. I was able to finish the sets and max, but only after significant rest periods and I had to alter the way I was doing my push-ups in order to finish my sets. On day two of week four I almost quit, I am embarrassed to admit, because I was only able to finish two sets without significant rest. I didn’t want to quit because I didn’t think I could do it, but rather because I didn’t think I could make the jump as fast as they were going. The idea of doing a six week challenge was interesting to me, but it seemed as though my six weeks were going to turn into 8, 10, or more!
The good news here is that I did finish my workout, I finished the week, and I did experience a lot of muscle growth. I found the challenge to be very beneficial - but I am putting it on hold. I am going to pause for a few months and come back to the challenge and see if I can finish it. I can’t tell you why I am putting in on pause for now, thats for another post. I can tell you I won’t be losing any strength during my break. I will probably finish the challenge in May, look for more update about the push-up and sit-up challenges then.
One final thought, the reason I am putting these particular challenges on hold, is because I want to try something else that I feel will help me accomplish my goals better. One of my goals was to get fit, one of my goals was to lose weight, and to overall be healthier. I think that the push-up and sit-up challenges were helping me in one of two of those categories. I am trying a new challenge that will hopefully meet all three goals.
Your Results
How have you been working to accomplish your goals this year? Are they working for you? If they aren’t working, have you considered making adjustments to help you accomplish your goals?
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