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  • Going To Agoge

    Going To Agoge

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    Not “Going To A Go-Go” like the Stones sing. “Agoge.” Basically, it’s an old Spartan term for the rigorous training and education the young warriors went through to become soldiers. I’m simplifying, but that’s it in a nutshell. During a brief conversation with Ojaswi Gupta the other day, the term came up. Long story short,…

  • 25-Day Burpee Challenge

    25-Day Burpee Challenge

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    And no, it doesn’t mean I am going to belch for 25 straight days. 🙄 I actually hate the name of this exercise, but I don’t like the alternative name either. “Squat thrust” just sounds a bit too, well… Moving on, then! They also, depending who you listen to/believe, are not exactly the same exercise…

  • 30-Day Pushup Challenge (Days 26-30)

    30-Day Pushup Challenge (Days 26-30)

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    And here we are down to the final five days of this pushup challenge! Will I make it down the home stretch, or will I falter and trip right before the finish line? The answer, dear reader, lies below! Let us see, shall we? 01/26/24: Almost started with a half miss. 😄 I had done…

  • 30-Day Pushup Challenge (Days 21-25)

    30-Day Pushup Challenge (Days 21-25)

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    Well, we’re coming down to the home stretch and I am looking to finish strong over the next 10 days. Let’s see how it went, shall we? 01/21/24: 200 pushups completed. Unlike the rough starts over last week, today went well. Got them done in 4 sets of 50 and they went pretty quickly. Possibly…

  • 30-Day Pushup Challenge (Days 16-20)

    30-Day Pushup Challenge (Days 16-20)

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    I’ve now passed the halfway mark in my 30-Day Pushup Challenge and we’re now on the downhill side of things. Side note: Scary that the first month of the New Year is already half over. Crazy! And I’ve only written the wrong year once, shockingly. Anyhow, on with this week’s report: 01/16/24: 200 pushups completed.…

  • 30-Day Pushup Challenge (Days 11-15)

    30-Day Pushup Challenge (Days 11-15)

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    This week will mark the halfway point of my 30 Day Pushup Challenge. How did I do? Well, let’s find out, shall we? 01/11/24: 200 pushups completed. Did these spaced out during morning coffee/WP time in sets of 50. So far, that rep scheme seems to be working well, so I will stick with it…

  • 30-Day Pushup Challenge (Days 6-10)

    30-Day Pushup Challenge (Days 6-10)

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    01/06/24: 200 pushups completed. Did two sets of 80 during morning coffee/blogging and another 40 before running errands. Why it was sets of 80 I have no clue, but that’s what they ended up being. Either way, got my total in, so all good! 01/07/24: 200 pushups completed. Done between getting coffee and blog/read/comments. Two…

  • 30-Day Pushup Challenge (Days 1-5)

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    So, one of my short term goals going into this year was to get back into decent shape. I had started before the end of 2023, but I decided to up the ante slightly and issue myself a 30-Day Pushup Challenge. My criteria for this challenge is fairly simple: Each day for the next 30…