Progress Since Last Post

 This time it has been over 2 years since my last post.  I didn't stop exercising, I just stopped posting about it.  Starting in January of 2022 I started keeping track of how many pull-ups and pushups I do each month.

The first month I did 35 pull-ups and 50 pushups in the whole month.  Each month since then with only a couple exceptions I have done more than the month before.  Last month, December 2023, I did 114 pull-ups and 228 pushups.  That still isn't a huge number for a whole month, but it does make a difference.  I almost always do twice as many pushups as pull-ups and for quite a while now I have only increased the number of pull-ups by one each month. I figure I can keep that up for a long time, probably the rest of my life if I want to.

In September of 2022 I started keeping track of running also.  My goal there is the same, to do more each month.  I have had more setbacks with running.  Currently I am doing about 6.5 miles or 85 minutes of running each month.  I am slowly increasing though.

This method of working out has worked well.  In months where I am busy, or get sick, I am still able to get the workouts done.

Maybe I'll post again, hopefully in less than two years.

Pullups and other Progress

I've still been taking things easy. My arm seems to be almost better. I have been doing a few pullups and pushups. I still haven't gotten back on the treadmill, but soon I'm sure.

Within a day or two I hope to be back to doing 10 pullups, or somewhere around there, as long as my arm feels okay. I think climbing the rope is making my fingers hurt also, so I'll have to keep an eye on that.

That's all I have for now.

Rope Climbing and Pullups Again

 I haven't updated for a while.  I was making progress on my pullup goals, but I lost some of that.

I have started again recently, and was pretty quickly able to get back to doing 8 pullups.  I think I could do more.  My right forearm is sore currently, so I'm trying not to push things too hard.

I have also been climbing a rope.  This is on hold for the same reason.

For now, I will switch to doing pushups or other things.

I'm also hoping to get back to using my treadmill a few times a week.  I did that for a while, but stopped over the summer at some point.

Recent Updates - Pull-ups and Spartan Race Signup

 We have signed up to do a Spartan race again in May.  I have started running on our treadmill and will hopefully be also running outside soon.

I have also challenged myself to do 20 pull-ups.  I was able to do 12 about  week ago.  I have also done one day where I started at 10 pull-ups and throughout the day did 9, 8, 7 etc. for a total of 55.  Then about a week later I did the same thing, starting at 11 for a total of 66.  That is, I think, by far the most I have ever done in one day.  12 at once is also my current record.

I'm going to try to do 13 today and maybe do the countdown if I am feeling not too sore.  I'll try to post again soon about my progress there.

Finished July Challenge and Starting August

I finished 1500 minutes of workouts for July.  I finished on the last day with a 60 minute workout of course.

I plan on doing the same thing in August.  It was enough time that I had to keep up with working out pretty regularly to meet the goal.

July Challenge

For July the goal is to get 1500 minutes of exercise total.  So far I have only done about 400 and the month is almost half over.  I have done some running, but mostly elliptical and weights.  We have a hike planned for the weekend, so hopefully that will be several hours.  I should have 750 minutes done by now so I need some long workouts to get caught up.

June Running Challenge Complete and What's Next

I finished my June running challenge.  That last 2 days of the month were rainy and I needed 4 more miles.  I ended up running 2 miles in the rain each of the last 2 days to get the whole 50 miles.  This challenge worked really well to keep me motivated.

For July we are doing an active minutes challenge.  We will be doing 1500 minutes of some kind of exercise.  We are going to do half of that, 750 minutes, as running.  This should keep us running quite a bit, but allow for some other things like strength training or using our elliptical machine on rainy days.