P.C.M. Blog 8: Week 7

Mac: +8

P.C.M. Blog 7: Week 6

Mac: -10
Grey: +3
Captain Morgan: +3
Dolph: +5
Fatty *first attempt*: 50

P.C.M. Blog 6: Week 5

Sporty Spice: +5
Mac: +0
Grey: +1
Jackie Chan: +19

P.C.M. Blog 5: Week 4

Results still to come!

Jackie Chan: +18
Mac: +6
Capt. Morgan: +0
Perspiration: +20
Dolph: +5

Bass Line (first attempt): 40

P.C.M. Blog 4: Week 3

Got some new blood this week...There's a couple more doing the challenge tonight so I'll edit this post soon!

SHY PEOPLE: You don't have to do this in front of an audience! Many people came up last night and did it in front of each other. If you are interested, just speak to me after and we'll arrange something :)

RESULTS (+ or - is in relation to the 1st attempt!)

Mac: +6
Captain Morgan: +3
Dolph: +6
Purple Thunder: +3
Furious D: +9
Jackie Chan: +16
Sporty Spice: +4

Grey (1st attempt): 19
President (1st attempt): 48
Vodka (1st attempt): 65
Perspiration (1st attempt): 52
Phire (1st attempt): 53
Smiley (1st attempt): 79


if you want tips or help maximizing your push ups, just chat with me after you do the challenge and we'll prepare for next week

P.C.M. Blog 3: Week 2

This week: we still have results that have yet to be added to the post, but we also gained a new participant!

Thus far:

Mac: +2

Jackie Chan (first attempt): 56

Sporty Spice (first attempt): 24


More to come! Stay tuned...

P.C.M. Blog 2: Week 1

We have some real troopers. Everyone who participated will get a code name specific for this challenge and have their progress recorded here. No real names will be posted.

There are still people to be tested...so watch this post for updates

If you wanna do this, it's not too late. You can always join in no matter how late!

RESULTS

Mac: 80
Purple Thunder: 16
Furious D: 50
Captain Morgan: 70
Dolph: 25



These pushups were done with a bag glove on the floor, with the athlete having to make contact with it going down and then locking their arms when going back up. FULL pushups...perfect form. For details, see: here

Keep in mind, it's not about how many they do...but how much they improve by. Next week's results will be recorded as either + or _ (ie. if Mac does 70 next week, his record will be -10).

These results will always be in relation to this week (the starting point).

Don't be afraid to join in!

P.C.M. Blog 1: Introduction

I am hereby starting the PCM blog post series!

What? You don't know what PCM blog posts are? Well, let me back up a second, and literally spell it out for your convenience...PCM = Pushup. Challenge. Minute.

You can follow me during this challenge...OR get down and join me!

*I invite EVERYONE to join me...especially those of you that hate push ups! This is a great way to set goals for yourself in getting better at them and I'll be there to help you out every step of the way. Please see me! (PC Cam)*

The run down:

Every week I'm going to:
-see how many pushups I can complete in a minute.
-Just a minute on the dot.
-I can stop as many times as I need, but every second resting is a pushup wasted.

I will place a bag glove on the floor, and make sure that only the pushups that make it down to the glove count towards my record.

Starting next Wednesday, the challenge is on: I will do my first minute.



The goal? To surpass my record by 30 pushups by December 1st...

Seems modest? I'll increase it if I have to.

What's the point? To be ridiculously good at push ups. You all know you want the same ;)

I invite you all to follow along with me on this journey. If you want to participate, you are more than welcome to do the challenge with me every week.

You can follow my progress here in a weekly blog post, as well as anyone who cares to join me :) If you are a genuine badass, you will do it ;)

And so I begin....



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*Some history*

How did I get started on this whole shebang? Well, some of you may know I grabbed the record for most consecutive proper pushups in the gym...I won't brag (...I got up to triple digits *okay, I bragged*).

But then PC Brian told me he'd been inspired by one of Ajahn's self workout routines: seeing how many proper pushups he can do in 45 minutes. PC Brian got to 1000 or something like that.



I couldn't fathom why you'd do pushups for 45 minutes straight. It seemed kind of excessive.

So I set out to do my own challenge. 1 minute may be shorter, but it's a different kind of challenge. I'm going to start with this one and see where it goes. I hope some of you will eventually come with me.