I started the challenge this past Wednesday. This comes at the perfect time, since I have grown a bit lax with exercise lately. I am only a few days in and already I feel extremely energized by it.

Without further ado, I will move on to the details and specifications of the challenge. I purpose to complete 1,000 push-ups every day during this month. During the week, this is my plan:

• 100 First thing in morning – I plan on doing these immediately upon rising.
• 100 Before first period – I usually get to the school where I teach around 7:15AM and the initial first period bell rings at 7:45.
• 100 During “breakfast” – High school has breakfast from 8:35-8:50.
• 50 Between 2nd and 3rd periods – I have 3 minutes between each class period I teach.
• 50 Between 3rd and 4th periods – Ditto above.
• 50 Between 4th and 5th periods – Ditto above.
• 50 Between 5th period and tutorials – Ditto above.
• 50 Before lunch – I get 30 minutes for lunch after tutorials.
• 50 After lunch – Will do these before the initial bell for 6th period.
• 50 Between 6th and 7th periods – Ditto above.
• 50 After 7th period – 8th period is my conference period, which usually just involves grading and lesson prep.
• 50 Before leaving for the day – Alternatively, I can do 50 upon arriving home.
• 50 By 8pm – This is when I start my end-of-day free time; I will do another 50 before then.
• 200 During new day protocol – I do 10 minutes of intensive exercise as part of my new day protocol beginning at 8:30pm. I will continue doing the 200 push-ups during this time that I have been doing prior to the challenge.

TOTAL = 1,000 push-ups

On Saturday and Sunday, my plan is as follows:

• 100 First thing in morning – Same as during week.
• 100 before breakfast/brunch – I have my first meal later in the morning on the weekend.
• 60 at the start of every hour between 10:30 and 8:30 (x10) – Subtotaling 600.
• 200 during new day protocol in evening – As per above.

• 100 First thing in morning – Same as during week.
• 100 before breakfast/brunch – I have my first meal later in the morning on the weekend.
• 50 at the start of every hour between 8:30 and 8:30 (x12) – Subtotaling 600.
• 200 during new day protocol in evening – As per above.

As far as the type of push-up, I am not setting any particular requirements starting out. I may progressively require a certain percentage of nose-to-ground or chest-to-ground push-ups as the challenge continues.

Obviously, what I actually do on any given day could be different from the above, but this will be my initial plan. My next post on here will be a double evaluation of the last 2 monthly challenges: constant smiling and projecting confidence in everything.

Namaste.