Up to the Challenge, Pt. 1

One of the websites I check every day is the Weblist. Its basically a feed aggregator of Digg, Reddit, and a bunch of other websites. Its good for finding random cool websites and videos of people getting a one way ticket to hell.

The other day, I found a website called simply "One Hundred Pushups," which is a guide to being able to do 100 pushups in a row within 6 weeks. To say that I am not the healthiest person ever is definitely not a lie. And while throwing the baseball around in the park this afternoon with the founding fathers of the Man Palace, shirtless because of how beautiful it was (ladies, try not to get too excited. There's plenty of me to go around), I realized maybe a few pushups wouldn't hurt.

While the regiment doesn't look to difficult at first glance, I may have overestimated my abilities. To set a baseline, you're supposed to simply do as many pushups as you can before you collapse in exhaustion. "Psssshhhhhh...minimum 20, most likely 35, possibly up to 45" is what went through my head. Fourteen pushups later, my arms were wobbling like the supports of the 35W bridge (too soon?) and I gave up. The fact that it took upwards of 45 minutes to regain the feeling in my arms is making me think that maybe this will be a little harder than I imagined.

But I'm up for it. At least until I get bored with it. But until that happens, I'll update all of you on my progress and whether or not this thing actually works. Because I know you guys care so much...