30-Day Trial
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It’s time for some status report.
First, I start with good news - hundred push-ups challenge goes according plan. I have finished fourth week, and have to say I’m amazed by effects. When I have started, on initial test I could do 11 pushups. On test two weeks ago I did 28. This week have managed to make over 40. Good progress.
This training schema is good (at least for me), each set is challenging. Last series in set is hard to achieve, I struggle a bit to finish. After that I feel tired, my muscles know I was exercising, however it is not painful experience - just how it should be ;)
That was good news. With my real 30 day trial for this time, is not so good. First two weeks were disaster with planning. I was traveling to my relatives for few days, so this have sent my normal schedule to the orbit.
Last 10 days are better, but I still need some improvement. One thing I may say for sure, that ToStop list is working. I really avoid activities I put on it.
I guess I have discovered key thing to make my planning success. It is evening planning. If I rememebr to sit down after I turned computer off with my notebook (like You know, paper thing) and think about what I need to do, next day it is much easier start focused on my tasks. It is something deeper than just having a list to do, since even if I start a day making such list it does not have such impact. Planing before going to sleep enables some part of my brain to work overnight, apparently.
I do prefer to use paper notebook to make some planing.
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Ok, it is time to turn this damn thing off and make some planning with pencil and paper. BTW - I’m now using paper much more often than earlier. I think that it is something with making plans on paper. I use it mostly to write down ideas into some more structured forms. It serves very well, mostly because of it’s simplicity and with removed distractions (any electronic device or software is full of them).
And I gave paper a chance after I have read Todoodlist - I recommend this reading. I haven’t adopted this system (however I tried) but it is great call for simplicity and gives some ideas how You can effectively use plain, old notebook and pencil to manage Your time.
November 27th, 2008 at 17:58
Nice work on the pushups! I started last week on the same program, but since I’ve been working out a bit and was able to do 30 I began at Week 3, Day 1. Yesterday I did the Week 4, Day 2 workout and maxed out at 54! I agree that the progress is amazing, but that last set where you have to max out is mentally very challenging, not to mention physically.
Keep it up! Perhaps we will make our 100 pushup attempt a success at about the same time? My goal is to do it by Christmas.
January 18th, 2009 at 0:45
As I have just wrote I have dropped out from this plan at week 5. However I do push-ups on regular basis but not in series of 100 :)
February 16th, 2009 at 0:56
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