Hello, fellow bees!
A bit of an introduction. I'm Pat. I've been working out for about 15 years, primarily in weight lifting, though I've dabbled in calisthenics as a supplement to my powerlifting. The gyms here are closed, so I scrounged around for a replacement, which happened to be Darebee. What a godsend! I'v tried some of the workouts and found myself hooked and cooked.
I started this thread because I have a habit of giving up on my goals. I can be really disciplined for two days in a row and avoid anything sugary I take days off; example: seeing the girlfriend? Scarf down ice cream and cake. Don't feel well? Buy a bunch of snacks from 7 11 and give up on training. Because the nature of this board is accountability... well, I'm trying to hold myself accountable here and start some healthy habits. I've already shucked off some really bad ones.
Anyway, on to the silliness.
Today is chest day, and the beginning. I decided to do three things: 1. my own chest routine. 2. strength protocol day 1 & 3. 1000 push ups. A disclaimer: 1000 is ridiculous. It seems like a number I pulled out of my ass. To be dead honest, it was a figure I was capable of doing when I was 17, and at the start of today, I thought to myself, "let's see if I can do it again. People in the military do this many push ups in a day. What could go wrong?" Ho ho ho.
Strength Protocol's workout is already on the website, so here's my chest routine:
Underhand pushups: x 10
Archer pushups x 8 (per side)
Clap pushups x 10
Downward Dog x 10
Sphinx pushups x 10
x 4 rounds
How did it turn out? It's 11:10 pm as I'm typing this and I can barely do a single push up. I didn't succeed with 1000... I made it to 625. I have a feeling my chest is going to be unusable for days. So my experiment in developing and starting my own workouts was a great success, but it left me totally beat. The rest of the experiment still needs carrying out...
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go into a voluntary coma. Good luck with your own workouts!
A bit of an introduction. I'm Pat. I've been working out for about 15 years, primarily in weight lifting, though I've dabbled in calisthenics as a supplement to my powerlifting. The gyms here are closed, so I scrounged around for a replacement, which happened to be Darebee. What a godsend! I'v tried some of the workouts and found myself hooked and cooked.
I started this thread because I have a habit of giving up on my goals. I can be really disciplined for two days in a row and avoid anything sugary I take days off; example: seeing the girlfriend? Scarf down ice cream and cake. Don't feel well? Buy a bunch of snacks from 7 11 and give up on training. Because the nature of this board is accountability... well, I'm trying to hold myself accountable here and start some healthy habits. I've already shucked off some really bad ones.
Anyway, on to the silliness.
Today is chest day, and the beginning. I decided to do three things: 1. my own chest routine. 2. strength protocol day 1 & 3. 1000 push ups. A disclaimer: 1000 is ridiculous. It seems like a number I pulled out of my ass. To be dead honest, it was a figure I was capable of doing when I was 17, and at the start of today, I thought to myself, "let's see if I can do it again. People in the military do this many push ups in a day. What could go wrong?" Ho ho ho.
Strength Protocol's workout is already on the website, so here's my chest routine:
Underhand pushups: x 10
Archer pushups x 8 (per side)
Clap pushups x 10
Downward Dog x 10
Sphinx pushups x 10
x 4 rounds
How did it turn out? It's 11:10 pm as I'm typing this and I can barely do a single push up. I didn't succeed with 1000... I made it to 625. I have a feeling my chest is going to be unusable for days. So my experiment in developing and starting my own workouts was a great success, but it left me totally beat. The rest of the experiment still needs carrying out...
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go into a voluntary coma. Good luck with your own workouts!

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