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Push-Up Challenge

  • Jun. 2nd, 2009 at 10:06 AM

Okay. Lately, I've been feeling kind of wimpy and like I totally don't have any control over anything in my life, and let's face it folks -- I like to have a least a tiny bit of control occasionally.

So, when I read [info]kidlit_kim 's blog post today I got all squee.

She's doing a 100 push-up challenge and looking for people to join in. She's using this program and the whole point is that even if you TOTALLY stink at push ups you will be able to do 100 after six weeks.

Do you know what this means?
1. You could have totally hottie arms in six weeks.
2. You could be sooo much stronger in six weeks.
3. You could have a goal and accomplish it! Doesn't that rock? Oh, yes it does....

I'm not actually going for this look.

So, I'm doing it and Kim's doing it. And I know you want to do it, too. Oh, yes, you do... It's cool to be strong.
I've created a community. Come join!

Steps to arms made of awesome:
1. Join the community.
2. Take the initial push up-test
3. Post your starting number at  the community or Kim's blog.
4. Start pushing up on June 8th
5. Post your  final results on July 18/19.

In other news:
* Kelly Fineman is talking about Shakespeare all month long and she's even got a contest.
* The awesome Shari Green interviewed me and posted it yesterday. We talk about all my horrible nicknames.
* Speaking of horrible: I am still revising. ;(
* The entries in my contest ROCK! They are awesome. Go enter! You could win something goofy.
* I posted about the amazing Melissa Walker, but the time stamp seems to be messed up. So, you might have missed it.

Comments

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[info]latteya wrote:
Jun. 2nd, 2009 02:34 pm (UTC)
Hey, I was going to start doing that program. Thanks for the boost. And accountability factor.
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[info]carriejones wrote:
Jun. 2nd, 2009 02:55 pm (UTC)
Yay! We are totally going to rock this.
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[info]zeelandia wrote:
Jun. 2nd, 2009 02:39 pm (UTC)
I am so on for this! I want Terminator 2 Linda Hamilton arms!
(That may be aiming a bit high, being able to actually DO 100 push ups would be amazing)
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[info]carriejones wrote:
Jun. 2nd, 2009 02:55 pm (UTC)
Yeah! Me too!

I want those arms. I should go find a picture of that.

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[info]jennifer_d_g wrote:
Jun. 2nd, 2009 02:42 pm (UTC)
Oh, that kind of push up. I thought you were going to talk about push up bras, a whole different kind of challenge.
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[info]carriejones wrote:
Jun. 2nd, 2009 02:55 pm (UTC)
I did think about riffing on that, actually, and then I was all -- no I will not sexify this post.
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[info]jennifer_d_g wrote:
Jun. 2nd, 2009 03:21 pm (UTC)
Oh no, and then I went and got all sexify-y. That probably indicates something terrible about me and my womanhoodliness.
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[info]wldhrsjen3 wrote:
Jun. 2nd, 2009 02:48 pm (UTC)
I totally need this!!! I'm going to join the challenge because even my horses are making fun of my wimpy arms. :/

(Also, my mom and I were in a B&N last week and she pointed to a shelf of your books. There was even a "staff recommends" postcard under them. She said they'd only been carrying NEED so she went to customer service and said how much she liked your other books. They went ahead and ordered the other books, fell in love with them, and apparently decided to stock more! :D)
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[info]carriejones wrote:
Jun. 2nd, 2009 02:54 pm (UTC)
No way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love your mother.

YAY!!!!!

Please hug her for me. Soon you will hug her with arms of awesome.
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[info]jbknowles wrote:
Jun. 2nd, 2009 02:50 pm (UTC)
I can't do those kinds of pushups because my foot is still healing. But I do the "girl" kind <--hate that term but that's the only one I know, when you go from your knees up. I'm up to 40,but that's probably the equivalent of just 1 real one. :-)

Good luck, all!
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[info]carriejones wrote:
Jun. 2nd, 2009 02:53 pm (UTC)
Your poor foot! They have a place on the site with modified push-ups that people can do instead of the standard. They totally count! You can still do it. Your 40 is awesome by the way. It's like 40 regular ones.

Edited at 2009-06-02 02:54 pm (UTC)
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[info]jbknowles wrote:
Jun. 2nd, 2009 02:55 pm (UTC)
Oh! OK, than I am in. But I know the regular ones are way harder. ;-)

Are you going to the Schmooze this month?

I hope so!!!!
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[info]carriejones wrote:
Jun. 2nd, 2009 02:56 pm (UTC)
I don't think I got the invite. I mean, I vaguely remember seeing something but then I was like - Did I imagine that? It's probably soon, isn't it?
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[info]jbknowles wrote:
Jun. 2nd, 2009 02:58 pm (UTC)
We got the invite many, many months ago. There was snow.

It is soon! June 13, I'm pretty sure.

:-)
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[info]carriejones wrote:
Jun. 2nd, 2009 03:01 pm (UTC)
Oh man... I can't remember if I am going or not and now I'm too embarrassed to ask T. I probably am not going because I don't remember reserving a tent site or anything. ;(
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[info]kristydempsey wrote:
Jun. 2nd, 2009 02:54 pm (UTC)
I can totally tell I'm about to click on that link. It's rising up within me. Isn't it about six weeks until ALA? We'll have hottie arms by then? Off to check it out.
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[info]carriejones wrote:
Jun. 2nd, 2009 02:57 pm (UTC)
Yep. Hottie arms for ALA and LASCBWI and for signing.

xo
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[info]bandofsisters wrote:
Jun. 2nd, 2009 03:03 pm (UTC)
awesome!!! I'll join, I promise myself every morning I'll exercise and then always always find a better thing to do lol. but a challenge with other people is what I needed..I owe you this one :)
If I am alive after the first 100 I'll let you know heheheheh
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[info]carriejones wrote:
Jun. 3rd, 2009 10:49 am (UTC)
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You must live through the experience though, okay? Nobody wants hot arms on a corpse.
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[info]carrie_boo wrote:
Jun. 2nd, 2009 03:43 pm (UTC)
Being walked by two energetic Aussies who take off like race horses out of the gate every day has certainly taken a toll on my arms... not to mention my back. Building up some upper body strength would probably be a good thing. I'm in!

Carrie
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[info]carriejones wrote:
Jun. 3rd, 2009 10:48 am (UTC)
Yay Carrie!

I know how that feels, actually. Tala and Loverboy are quite the arm-killing pair.
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[info]queenofthefae wrote:
Jun. 2nd, 2009 04:27 pm (UTC)
Alady I used to work with called me Squirt and Munchkin. BLAH! She's shorter than me!
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[info]carriejones wrote:
Jun. 3rd, 2009 10:48 am (UTC)
No!!!! Really?
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[info]queenofthefae wrote:
Jun. 3rd, 2009 03:17 pm (UTC)
Yep! She's only a little oldeer too.
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[info]kidlit_kim wrote:
Jun. 2nd, 2009 04:31 pm (UTC)
I'm so excited! Look at all the people signing up! This is going to be So. Much. Fun!
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[info]carriejones wrote:
Jun. 3rd, 2009 10:47 am (UTC)
It's great! And it's all your idea, you motivator, you!

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[info]kellyrfineman wrote:
Jun. 2nd, 2009 04:36 pm (UTC)
Hey! Thanks for pimping me out!
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[info]carriejones wrote:
Jun. 3rd, 2009 10:47 am (UTC)
You are easy to pimp.
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[info]artistq wrote:
Jun. 2nd, 2009 08:10 pm (UTC)
how do I join a community? my head is all stuffy and allergy-ish and I think me brain is all fogged up.
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[info]carriejones wrote:
Jun. 3rd, 2009 10:45 am (UTC)
You go to the community's user infor page and click on the buttony thing that says JOIN COMMUNITY
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[info]tracyworld wrote:
Jun. 2nd, 2009 11:07 pm (UTC)
Thank you for this, Carrie! I was just asking Zebu if he'd do push-up and sit-up training with me this summer, but the kid blew me off! You've filled that training void.

So I just signed up and am psyching myself up for the initial test...
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[info]carriejones wrote:
Jun. 3rd, 2009 10:44 am (UTC)
Yay! That Zebu!

Now you have us.

xo
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[info]volleypop wrote:
Jun. 3rd, 2009 02:10 am (UTC)
I'm in, even though I'll only be able to do the 'knee push-ups.' Off to do the test.
~Della
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[info]carriejones wrote:
Jun. 3rd, 2009 10:44 am (UTC)
Yay! That's great.
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[info]_heartsong_ wrote:
Jun. 3rd, 2009 04:58 pm (UTC)
okay like the REAL ONES?

Cause I can only do like 40 real pushups....and that took like a whole year to get to haha
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[info]carriejones wrote:
Jun. 16th, 2009 04:55 pm (UTC)
You can do any kind of push ups you want.
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[info]doortoriver wrote:
Jun. 4th, 2009 03:58 am (UTC)
I so want to do this. Have to wait until the asthma clears up again. >_
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[info]carriejones wrote:
Jun. 16th, 2009 04:56 pm (UTC)
You tell me and I'll cheer, okay?
GO AWAY ASTHMA!
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[info]beckylevine wrote:
Jun. 10th, 2009 05:43 pm (UTC)
Okay, I'm printing off the test & week 1. No promises, but it sounds like a plan! :)
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[info]carriejones wrote:
Jun. 16th, 2009 04:56 pm (UTC)
Becky, you are just great!
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[info]carrharr wrote:
Jun. 12th, 2009 05:05 pm (UTC)
I just started week one, and I am dying, but I'm not giving up!!!!!

Remind me I said this later.
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[info]carriejones wrote:
Jun. 16th, 2009 04:56 pm (UTC)
You said you weren't giving up. This is your reminder. xo
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