Month: January 2012

Day 59/70

Jorah earned 163 points for:

  • Push-Up:
    • 10 reps (+15 pts)
    • 10 reps (+15 pts)
    • Light workout to see how my back is feeling.
  • Body Weight Squat:
    • 20 reps (+13 pts)
    • 20 reps (+13 pts)
  • Pull-Up:
    • 3 reps (+14 pts)
  • Parallel-Grip Pull-Up:
    • 3 reps (+16 pts)
  • Chin-Up:
    • 3 reps (+13 pts)
  • Rocking Standing Calf Raise:
    • 1 lb x 10 reps (+5 pts)
    • 1-leg calf raises, done on the edge of a stair step for full ROM. Ten on each leg
  • Body Weight Bulgarian Split Squat:
    • 6 reps (+7 pts)
    • 6-second hold at the bottom, 6 each side.
  • Russian Twist:
    • 10 reps (+5 pts)
    • Taking these very slowly.
  • Plank:
    • 116 sec (+40 pts)
  • Mountain Climbers:
    • 20 reps (+7 pts)
    • Nice. It felt good to move without pain. Even get a bit out of breath.

Day 57/70

Jorahearned 975 points for:

  • Plank:
    • 184 sec (+64 pts)
    • 124 sec (+43 pts)
    • Almost forgot to do my plank! – plank-a-day
  • Running:
    • 0:56:00 || 7.4 km (+397 pts)
    • I nearly convinced myself to stop after 1 mile. Realized what I was doing, so I added an extra mile to the jog. Eventually my subconscious will learn its lesson.
  • Jump Squat:
    • 4 reps (+5 pts)
    • 4 reps (+5 pts)
    • 4 reps (+5 pts)
    • 4 reps (+5 pts)
    • 4 reps (+5 pts)
    • 4 reps (+5 pts)
    • 4 reps (+5 pts)
    • 4 reps (+5 pts)
    • YAYOG, W9/D2 – Tabatas: using this to record Iron Mikes, which are like a “jump lunge” … I counted a pair as one rep.
  • Box Jump Overs:
    • 10 jumps || 4 in (+4 pts)
    • 14 jumps || 4 in (+7 pts)
    • 14 jumps || 4 in (+7 pts)
    • 14 jumps || 4 in (+7 pts)
    • 14 jumps || 4 in (+7 pts)
    • 14 jumps || 4 in (+7 pts)
    • 14 jumps || 4 in (+7 pts)
    • 14 jumps || 4 in (+7 pts)
    • YAYOG, W9/D2 – Tabatas: using this to record Side Jumps. I’m jumping left and right over a small flat sandbag 6″ wide. Leap over and back counting as one jump
  • Body Weight Close Squat:
    • 7 reps (+5 pts)
    • 7 reps (+5 pts)
    • 7 reps (+5 pts)
    • 7 reps (+5 pts)
    • 7 reps (+5 pts)
    • 7 reps (+5 pts)
    • 7 reps (+5 pts)
    • 7 reps (+5 pts)
    • YAYOG, W9/D2 – Tabatas (saving regular BW squats for my 200 Squats evaluation in a few moments)
  • Push-Up:
    • 12 reps (+18 pts)
    • 17 reps (+25 pts)
    • 11 reps (+16 pts)
    • 8 reps (+12 pts)
    • 7 reps (+10 pts)
    • 1st day of #100pushups program; I missed the mark on the last 3, but that’s okay. 2-minute rests between sets.
  • Body Weight Squat:
    • 82 reps (+53 pts)
    • Evaluation for the 200 Squat challenge.
  • Jump Rope:
    • 0:01:15 (+6 pts)
    • 0:00:58 (+5 pts)
    • Rounding out the leg punishment for the morning.
  • Moving boxes:
    • 1:00:00 || Moderate (+193 pts)
    • Moved two dressers and two night tables and a bunch of associated stuff down one stairway, out into the yard, into a couple of cars, (two trips each) then unloaded and up the stairs. Tweaked back slightly, hoping the damage is minimal

Day 56/70

Jorah earned 591 points for:

  • Push-Up:
    • 22 reps (+33 pts)
    • First set was to do my initial test for the #100pushups program.
  • Plank:
    • 363 sec (+100 pts)
    • plank-a-day – BOOYAHHH!
  • Cycling:
    • 0:11:00 || 3 mi (+90 pts)
    • 1:13:00 || 9.6 mi (+125 pts)
    • Very strange. I found a Canon Vixia video camera in a ditch by the side of the road. I hit the power switch and the lens cover opened… going to recharge the battery, see if it is actually in working order.
  • Running:
    • 0:11:52 || 1.8 km (+87 pts)
    • Quick jog to take the cycling aches away.
  • Decline Push-Up:
    • 12 reps (+18 pts)
    • 12 reps (+18 pts)
    • 12 reps (+18 pts)
    • YAYOG W9/D1: 3-minute Interval sets. Push-ups w/feet elevated 15″
  • Diamond Push-Up:
    • 6 reps (+9 pts)
    • 7 reps (+10 pts)
    • 8 reps (+12 pts)
    • YAYOG W9/D1: Interval sets. “Chinese” push-ups w/hands elevated 15″
  • Close Grip Push-Up:
    • 8 reps (+12 pts)
    • 8 reps (+12 pts)
    • 9 reps (+14 pts)
    • YAYOG W9/D1: Interval sets. close-grip push-ups w/hands elevated 15″
  • Dips – Chest Version:
    • 6 reps || assisted || 1 lb (+22 pts)
    • 6 reps || assisted || 60 lb (+6 pts)
    • 5 reps || assisted || 60 lb (+5 pts)
    • Bar-stool dips. 2nd & 3rd sets assisted by putting feet on chair behind me. Guessing at how much assist I got. Last set to failure.