PvP wanted: Bodyweight racing partner

[tomkai]

Haha, I feel ya. I was feeling my Monday exercise until this morning, and I didn't even do the extra weights! I'm enjoying this competition. It's been a huge help in getting me to push myself.

['Roos]

OMG I totally agree - this is the ONLY reason that I'm planning on doing anything other than lie on my back and whimper over my muscle soreness tonight.

['Roos]

Pushups: 10 10 10 (160)

Squats: 10 15 10 (360)

Rows: 10 10 10 (130)

Lunges: 20 20 20 (350)

Planks: 80 60 45 (665)

I really surprised myself with the 80 second plank today - I was like, "HURRRRRRR - I AM NOT GOING TO LET TOMKAI BEAT ME FOR SECONDS OF PLANK!!!"

I went to dancing tonight and then came home and did my workout, so all things considered I'm really pleased. Also, getting one done Thursday means I can fit in another workout some time this weekend, which would be awesome! This is like, the first time I've been motivated to do my strength training - even if I lose this has been so worth it, and you would so deserve the t-shirt.

[tomkai]

I got a new toy, and it's set me back a little. I finally finished my heavy bag (I picked up boxing recently), but on using it, I twinged my shoulder and bag a little. Satuday I just did a little place holder routine (basically just broke out my exercise mat to maintain the habit). Today I was feeling better, but on the start of the second set, the shoulder started flaring up a bit, so I cut the work out short. Either way, here are todays number. Drawing OH SO CLOSE to hitting 1000 in planks.

Satuday: 14 pushups, 80 sec plank

Today

Pushups: 23, 21 (220)

Squats: 36, 32 (304)

Planks: 81, 56 (832)

Dips: 17 (134)

Lunges: 50, 30 (317)

Rowboats: 33 (214)

I'm enjoying the planking arms race! It's going to kill one of us, but its been fun riding that hand basket right into hell.

['Roos]

Pushups: 20 15 10 (205)

Squats: 40 20 5 (425)

Rows: 20 15 10 (175)

Lunges: 40 24 10 (424)

Planks: 90 70 75 (900)

10% done with planks! MINUTE AND A HALF FTW!!! My quads started tightening up like CRAZY as soon as I started exercising - I thought provided I didn't weight things up and took it a bit easier variation wise they would loosen, but that did not happen. So lower on the squats and lunges than previously, but feeling good. I'm feeling AWESOME that I'm mostly keeping up with upper body exercises - assuredly my weak points.

[tomkai]

My calves are incredibly sore from running yesterday, but miraculously, we don't use them *that* much for this competition.

Pushups: 27, 25, 19, 18 (309)

Squats: 36, 40, 36, 24 (440)

Planks: 85, 75, 80, 65 (1137)

Dips: 15, 15, 13, 11 (188)

Lunges: 46, 38, 46, 4 (405)

Rowboats: 35, 30, 30, 15 (324)

OVER 1000! RAAAAAAUGH!

['Roos]

*Cry of helpless rage* No workout for me tonight - I strained something on Monday and damn if it's not cramping up my entire lower body. Hopefully things get working together for a catchup day tomorrow!

['Roos]

Pushups: 20, 21, 19, 15 (FU PUSHUPS - I DID AN EXTRA SET OF YOU) (280)

Squats: 40, 40, 40 (545)

Rows: 15, 15, 15 (220)

Lunges: 50 (!), 49, 42 (565)

Planks: 103, 63, 37 (1113)

The rest day was really the thing to do - my hip is still a bit tense and flightey, and isn't liking weights through the entire range of motion but it's not cramping and it IS pulling its weight now. I'm looking forward to catching up on my exercises on Sunday, and getting in a great workout to get my pushups rocking and get everything else up in the 'good' range. I Really focused on getting low, and form in my pushups today, and the lunges just got out of hand (in a good way). On another note, I'm now more than 10% done with all metrics (Except pushups - damn you!).

['Roos]

You know what I did tonight after teaching a cooking class? I CAME HOME AND DID SQUATS. LOTS OF SQUATS (okay. mostly pushups)

Pushups: 21, 17, 20 (338)

Squats: 20, 30, 35 (630)

Rows: 15, 15, 10 (260)

Lunges: 25, 20, 22 (632)

PLanks: 46, 60, 50 (1269)

['Roos]

Where are you TomKai? ARE U EXERCIZIN?!

[tomkai]

That was an unfortunate hiatus. I should mention I'm travelling a bit for the next month, so my check ins will be slightly erratic. By no means does this mean that you are not going down!

Pushups: 15, 26, 20 (370)

Squats: 42, 54, 50 (586)

Planks: 120, 84, 75 (1416)

Dips: 18, 20, 17 (243)

Lunges: 50, 52, 50 (557)

Rowboats: 37, 30, 20 (411)

Despite missing a couple workouts there, you've only gotten one extra exercise day in on me. Don't count on holding that edge! Unfortunately, I couldn't upload the xls file to the board, but here's a screenshot of a couple charts.

['Roos]

man, we are neck-and-neck. I ate SUPER QUANTITIES OF PROTEIN today to power me through my SUPER WORKOUT WHICH I WILL POST TONIGHT.

['Roos]

pushups: 25, 26, 22 (411)

squats: 20, 40, 41 (730)

dips: 15, 15, 15 (305)

lunges: 25, 31, 36 (724)

plank: 230 (in a big stretch of planks but not all in one plank) (1499)

I REALLY did not want to work out . I wanted to work out so little. But the thought of you beating be 'cause I didn't work out today got me down and pushin' up.

['Roos]

I was about to go to bed tonight and put off my workout until tomorrow when I thought, "Screw that shit, I'm going to do me some pushups so I won't regret not doing them tomorrow." And then I did.

Pushups: 25, 25, 20 (481)

Squats: 40, 40, 30 (840)

Dips: 15, 15, 15 (350)

Lunges: 30, 35, 20 (809)

Plank: 60, 60, 53 (1672)

Did you get in your Wednesday workout?

['Roos]

Pushups: 29, 25, 25 (560)

Squats: 40, 40, 50 (970)

Dips: 15, 15, 15 (395)

Lunges: 33, 38, 38 (918)

Planks: 240 total in 4 sets (1912)

Hope you're working out on your trips - otherwise you're getting hopelessly behind!

['Roos]

Where AAARRRREEE YOUUUUUU!!! I hope you are traveling well!

Pushups: 34, 30, 30 (654)

Squats: 30 40 30 (1070)

dips: 15 15 15 (440)

Lunges: 15 32 20 (987)

Planks: 254 (2166)

My knee was a bit twinky on the lunges, hence the low count (boooo). I need some competition to get me motivated enough to work out.

['Roos]

Pushups: 30 29 31 (744)

Squats: 40 40 40 (1190)

Dips: 12 12 12 (476)

lunges: 33 32 30 (1082)

planks: 80 60 70 34 (2410)

I felt super weak for the dips. Boooo. But I did it before going out!

[tomkai]

Back! I skipped out on Friday (shame on me) and wasn't able to do anything until Tuesday (supershort workout) and Thursday (still only two sets). The new numbers are:

Pushups: 32, 26, 27 (455)

Squats: 60, 60, 60 (769)

Planks: 95, 88, 85 (1684)

Dips: 16, 15, 17 (291)

Lunges: 60, 50, 60 (727)

Rowboats: 30, 30 (471)

Tomorrow, I'll get back to full 4 set workouts and get on catching up, cause you are currently demolishing me...

['Roos]

I woke up \early from my nap SPECIFICALLY SO I COULD WORKOUT. Focused on intensity, speed and form today. Got done with my workout faster than usual

Pushups: 33 33 32 (842)

Squats: 40 40 40 (1310)

Dips: 15 15 15 (521)

Lunges: 33 34 32 (1181)

Plank: 101 80 60 45 (2696)

WOOT! LONGEST PLANK EVER FOR ME! Now to shower and go OUT!

[tomkai]

ARRRRGH!!! I am not catching a break here. My knees have abandoned me. They'll work for a set or two on squats, but lunges are hurting bad for me. Saturday, I took that as a cue to take it easy. Today, I couldn't do any better, but I went ahead and continued on with my push ups and whatnot. I don't know how quickly I'll be able to get back into the game on the lower body stuff, but I'm sure as hell not going to let you beat me on the others.

Pushups: 30, 31, 35, 27, 13 (591)

Squats: 73, 77, 70, 24, 10 (1023)

Planks: 120, 82, 81, 60, 35 (2062)

Dips: 17, 21, 20, 20, 13 (382)

Lunges: 40, 30 (797)

Rowboats: 25, 16 (512)

MATCH THAT!

[Arigh]

This is super entertaining, you can just scroll through and watch the totals gets HUUUUGEE.. I'm just curious what happens when you're done. Will there be a rematch? A new challenger appear? ... The winner has to go fight crime in their shiny new shirt?

['Roos]

Pushups: 36 37 35 (950)

Squats: 50 50 50 (1460)

rows: 15 13 12 (561)

lunges: 36 34 25 (1276)

plank: 125 100 70 45 (3136)

Boodily boodily! I worked out! I was going to try to force my way through it earlier but I took a nap, did some sewing, was awesome, and did a late-night workout. I'm almost a third done with everything (and quite a lot more than 1/3rd done with some things *coughrowscough*). Still a long way to go but the numbers are getting up there - masses of consecutive pushups especially are getting a lot easier.

[tomkai]

Woah, you are putting up higher numbers than me in a push up set. That shall not stand. I shall channel the powers of Pi Day and crush numbers! Update coming later...

Also, I have no idea what happens after this. We've got another month or so ahead of us. My crime fighting abilities have indeed skyrocketed over the past few weeks though.

['Roos]

Yeah dude - I've been like, "I SHALL PUSH UP." Those are my 'to complete exhaustion' numbers, btw. I fall down after those sets. WE shall see who Pi day favors tonight...

I don't know what I'll do after this - probably really focus on getting to more difficult exercises (handstand pushups? I'd like to at least do inclined pushups like a boss) and see where my weight is. My crime fighting is still pretty low but that's mostly due to apathy about the city streets. I'll give do-badders a stern look but beyond that... meh.

['Roos]

So I totally exercised yesterday, but my internet is down at home so I didn't post the numbers... and then I forgot to bring the numbers to work. Consider this a warning, though!