Remember that little thing called the 100 push-up challenge? Yes, I’m still doing it. I just took a little break. On accident. Instead of waiting 1-2 days between workouts, I waited a week. But I’m back on track now. Sorry about that little hiccup.
I did the workout for Week 5, Day 2 last night, following column 1. As you can see, there are a lot more sets now but with fewer pushups on each set. I barely maxed out at 25 on set 8. I’m confident I could do 50 consecutive push-ups by the end of the program…but 100?? It still seems pretty ambitious at this point. But I’m going to keep following the program and shall remain optimistic about the final results. 🙂
How are all you fellow challengers coming along with your push-ups these days?
DAY 2
REST 45 SECONDS BETWEEN EACH SET (LONGER IF REQUIRED) |
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SET 1 | 10 | 18 | 19 |
SET 2 | 10 | 18 | 19 |
SET 3 | 13 | 20 | 22 |
SET 4 | 13 | 20 | 22 |
SET 5 | 10 | 14 | 18 |
SET 6 | 10 | 14 | 18 |
SET 7 | 9 | 16 | 22 |
SET 8 | max (at least 25) | max (at least 40) | max (at least 45) |
I was inspired by Emily and made a veggie egg scramble for lunch. I sauteed some mushrooms, spinach and a miniscule amount of red onion I had hanging around and then scrambled it up with two whole eggs and one egg white. Eggs for lunch is totally underrated.
You know what else is underrated? Chard. It’s so good. And so pretty. I mean, look at those colors. I have a little crush on rainbow chard.
I chopped it up [including the stalks because I like the extra crunch but feel free to slice around and discard that part], tossed it in a pan over medium heat with a little olive oil and cooked it until it wilted to about 1/bajillionith of its original size.
See 1/bajillionith of chard after cooking. [Also see Gossip Girl waiting to be watched. :)]
Speaking of bajillions, please watch the first two videos [The Man Your Man & Did You Know] posted at this site. These commercials are hilarious. You’re welcome.
Alright, I’ve got to do laundry, make a playlist, and go to bed early watch Gossip Girl all night. xoxo 🙂
24 Comments
Mom
atYou never seemed to be that excited about chard when I picked it from our garden and cooked it. Hmmm
Teri
atI’ve grown up Mommy. 😉 I didn’t realize how good I had it.
Heather (Heather's Dish)
ategg scrambles are grossly underrated…i LOVE them and don’t make them near enough!
Teri
atI know! I always forget about them, then eat them for like a week straight, OD and stop ,and then forget again! 🙂
Ashley
atLADY…hilarious commercials. You are not going to believe your EYES when you see my post tomorrow! So, you did 8 sets of pushups??? Yipes!
Teri
atYes, 8 set of push-ups. When do you start? 😉
Ashley
atI already finished! booooya
Hillary [Nutrition Nut on the Run]
atMy mom used to serve us chard + onions + sunflower seeds + raisins growing up. It was the worst to an 8-yr-old, but now I love it – super duper healthy!
Teri
atk, not gonna lie, but that sounds like a crazy combo. And obviously I want to try it now. 🙂
Tyler Ramey
atI am not going to lie, the rainbow chard terrifies me.
Teri
atWhy??? Tyler, you have to try it!! It’s so good and so easy to cook! It’s kind of like sauteed spinach but way better.
Katie
atMmm That rainbow chard is beautiful! I’ve never made it myself…but have had it before and love it.
Also, I love Gossip Girl…I netflixed it all about 2 months ago. What season are you on?
Teri
atWe just finished up season 2 last night! I can’t wait until the Season 3 DVDs come out!
Emilyeatsclean
atMultiple comments:
1) Thank you for tagging me in your blog post…..I’ve officially made it big time! 🙂
2) Glad that your eggs started out as a scramble instead of, like mine, becoming a scramble after it failed as an omelet!!
3) What is chard???? Educate me, please!!!
4) I love your mom’s comments. I’m starting to get that too…..What’s gotten into you…you never cooked when you lived at home?? LOL
Teri
at1) haha! I’m not sure I can make anyone big time since I’m not big time. 🙂
2) I don’t even bother with omelets anymore. They are always a FAIL.
3) It’s a delicious leafy green. It cooks up similar to spinach, but way tastier! Check out Ashley’s post on it for some gorgeous pictures in its original form. http://edibleperspective.com/?p=5565
4) I’m glad it’s not just me. 😉
Addie
atStill doing mine…I fell a little behind as well but I have week 5 day 2 tonight. Hopefully by monday I will be all caught up and back to my MWF schedule. It’s tough! I feel the same…100 in a row still feels forever away but Trav is LOVING his pecks lately so this challenge has been great for him! haha
Teri
atI’m glad you’re sticking to it and that I’m the only one who fell behind. 🙂
That is hilarious about Travis!!!
trudy
atjust LOVING the new blog. so cool.
chard? i am going to have to try it!
i LOVE gossip girl sooooooooooo much!
Aline
athi im ur new reader but seriously i love ur blog =)
Teri
atoh thanks! 🙂
Lauren
atI always seem to get overly ambitious with pushups too! Geeze, they appear so simple but when I actually start doing them, its torture. Right now, my husband and I are attempting to do a 100 day challenge. 25 push ups, 25 crunches x 4. Yeah, we quickly realized it’s not very practical to start like this. So it’s more like 25 crunches, 20 pushups x 2. Hopefully, we will work our way up to 100.
Teri
atThat’s an awesome challenge!
marla {familyf fresh cooking}
atI love swiss chard too. Funny how a huge bunch that looks like it would serve 10 ends up as 1 small veggie serving! A little bit o’ butter, fresh chopped garlic and smoked paprika is another simple, satisfying way to cook it.
Teri
atooh, that sounds great! I’ll try that – thanks!