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Thanks so much for the encouragement! gugi, I think I'll start out with the basketball, and work towards one-handed pushups. I'll have to get in on the next six-week challenge and get a thread going. I need to do better with my eating habits. About to get a quick workout done before a party tonight, to which I'm bringing peanut butter and chocolate covered pretzels, and much beer will be consumed.

last workout in normal text, today's in BOLD 2 minute rest after each set, 5 minutes in between each individual exercise. chinups: 10 11, 8 7, 5 5, 4 5 (27) (28) wide chest pushups: 37 43, 32 25, 23 20, 23 19 (115) (107) prisoner lunges: 50 60, 40 46, 36 40, 40 38 (166) (184) planks: 2:10 2:32, 1:15 1:23, 1:06 1:30 (4:31) (5:25) comments chinups: 11 is my personal record. very happy with it. improved overall reps by 1. my goal is to get to 30 before transitioning to pullups. almost there! wide chest pushups: i need to move on to something more difficult. any suggestions? i get similar numbers when i do them with my legs/feet elevated. my total numbers were lower, but that's because i busted my ass on the first set. very happy with my effort. lunges: proud of myself. really pushed it until form failed and i felt like my legs would fall off. planks: it's not 3 minutes yet, but i'll take a 22 second improvement on the first rep and nearly a minute overall. i've been past 3 before (3:30 if i'm recalling correctly) but it takes time to get back there. good workout today.

i did 2:15 a couple days ago. my goal for tomorrow is to really push it and get 3+. i'll post here. last workout... chinups: 10, 8, 5, 4 wide chest pushups: 37, 32, 23, 23 lunges: 50, 40, 36, 40 planks: 2:10, 1:15, 1:06 my goal for tomorrow is to improve at least by one rep/second/whatever in each of those 15 sets.

improved my max plank a bit today. up from 1:30 to 1:44. it was at the end of the workout. maybe i should move it to the front. improved all other exercises as well. good day.

Since the rage seems to be 4 minute planks, and I've been struggling (mostly mentally) with my plank times relative to everything else, as you can see above, I'll make that a goal of mine as well. At one point a few months ago I got up to 3 minutes, and then kind of tapped out in my mind. I'll see how far I can go tomorrow, and will post here.

First time poster. I've regularly read Steve's articles on the main page for about a year, but just recently discovered the message board community. The variety of subforum choices is a bit overwhelming for a n00b, so I came to the challenge section, and figured this was the best place to post, because (a) it's a little bit late to start a challenge thread and ( I'm working out from Steve's 'Body Weight Brigade' exercise plan right now. Hope I'm in the right place. Long story short, I've always been skinny-ish and athletic, but in college I got lazy and packed on about 20 extra pounds of fat that I've since shedded (have been working out 3/4 days a week consistently for the last year-and-a-half). I started out strictly with cardio and pushups until this past April (had a goal of a 22 minute 5k, ran it in 21). Since then, Nerd Fitness and a variety of other sources have helped me fashion a body weight workout that has me a bit more focused, and I can tone up a bit. I've lost enough weight. I'm looking for advice on my workout routine, and if you think I'm at the right levels for each particular exercise. Here are examples of recent workouts, again, using the 'Body Weight Brigade' as my main framework: WORKOUT A (ALL MAXES 'TIL FORM FAILS, 2 MINUTE REST) Push-ups: 40, 27, 20, 18 Chin-ups: 7, 5, 4, 4 Body weight squats: 53, 36, 40, 33 Side Planks: 1:00, 0:47, 0:52, 0:46 REST DAY WORKOUT B Chin-ups: 10, 7, 5.5, 4 Wide push-ups: 35, 23, 20, 17 Lunges: 55, 23, 20, 17 Plank: 1:00, 1:00, 0:53 REST DAY WORKOUT A Elevated push-ups: 31, 22, 16, 14 Chin-ups: 8, 6, 5, 4 Body weight squats: 35, 31, 36, 36 Side planks: 1:20, 1:10 Planks: 1:30, 1:00 My goals are set for the New Year... FITNESS 1. Do one set of 10 dead hang pull-ups with great form (at 7 now). 2. Gain 5-7 pounds (at 175 now, would like to get to 180). 3. Research weight training more, begin to work that into my routine once a week by '12. LIFE 1. Finish two more novels (at 18 for the year, on All The King's Men and next: The Hunger Games). 2. Have a plan of action for moving out of parents at end of school year (May). 3. Do something to make someone's day better in some way, every day. I think that's about it. Starting out photo...