Written by Since I started this test, I have fairly quickly fallen behind on some of my numbers. I think that it was just a lot at the beginning, and it didn’t take long for me to fall behind. Even though I still have many months left on my test and therefore many more months to catch up, I don’t want to rely on the last few months to catch up on everything. So over the past couple of weeks, I have been trying to get back up. I know that 50,000 pushups in one year is about 136 pushups and situps a day, although I have already had the goal to do 150 pushups and situps a day, in case I feel behind at any point during the test. Now, over the past couple of weeks, once I hit 150 of each pushups and situps, I try to get a few more than that each day. So now I am ending most days with anywhere from 160 to 190 of each in a day. I’m going to try to keep this up because I think that if I can keep my daily numbers up this high for the rest of the test, I will be good to go in terms of pushups and situps.
Pushups
(21,485 / 50,000)
Situps
(21,650 / 50,000)
Makiwara
(3,070 / 10,000)
Miles
(241 / 1,000)
Kata
(284 / 1,000)
Kumite
(348 / 1,000)
Kindness
(428 / 1,000)
Meditation
(1,963 / 5,000)
Books
(2 / 6)
Blogs
(25 / 52)
Videos
(1 / 12)
Olivia! Don’t be discouraged. This is a very long journey that begins with first (and small) steps. Some days you’ll fall behind, others you’ll be ahead. It’s all part of it. The key is never giving up and giving it your best. You got this
It is good that you are doing a little bit of extra push ups and sit ups. It does give you some wiggle room if you miss a day of doing them. Some days you may not be able to do them because you are very sick or injured. It is all part of the test. This test is an entire year. Try to remember that and not stress about the numbers. Do what you can on a daily basis. You will get there with your determination.