Comments on: Six weeks

By: Josh

Josh — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:44:58 +0000

Aw, you made me sad. I can only do forty. But they’re the man kind, where you touch your chest to the ground and then fully extend up. None of that girly shit for me. But still, I used to be able to do way more. Especially when i got out of jail back in the day. I was a ripped little youngin. Now I’ve got a gut and developing moobs. Time to crack down and get back in shape. Next goal fifty, after that, one hundred. (resolve already fading)

By: Tara

Tara — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:22:04 +0000

It’s been a while since I’ve tried the push-ups on the toes, but I think I did 10 before I fell. On my knees, my current record is 30, but that’s after 3 rounds of other strength training (including more push-ups!). I’ve been doing the Power 90 program for a little over 60 days now. I don’t think I’ll ever match my coach (she can do at least 100 real, on-the-toes push-ups–but then, she also uses 30-lb. dumbbells, and did I mention she used to be in the Army??), but I’m proud of my accomplishments. When I started this program, I could barely do 8 push-ups on my knees.

Glad to hear things are getting easier at the 6-week mark. I recall thinking things got a lot easier when my son turned 2 months old. Of course, now that he’s getting ready to turn 3, everything’s going in the shitter. We’ve got temper tantrums that will make your brain explode. And notes coming home from daycare where, instead of saying he was “good,” they say he was “out of sorts,” i.e. a raving lunatic. FUN–I thought they were the professionals, but apparently even they hate this stage. I am girding my loins for a difficult year. . . (really, I just wanted to say “girding my loins”. . . but I bet you figured that out all by yourself)

By: audrey

audrey — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:01:46 +0000

HE HAS DIMPLES! While I am sure you are well aware of this fact, I think my uterus just pushed my IUD out so that another wee one can take up residence. (TMI? Sorry…)

By: Sabine

Sabine — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:46:18 +0000

Funny, I’ve been working on the pushup thing too. When I started strength training a month ago I could hardly do more than a handful of girly pushups with my knees down, and *barely* one real pushup. Yesterday I did about 4 real pushups before collapsing into a squishy, arm-trembly mess… Getting there!

By: Amy

Amy — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:59:10 +0000

Oh, I’m so glad to hear things are looking up. For you *and* for me and my “we’ve made the worst mistake of our lives” fears. Hooray!

I can do 10 push-ups now, down from the 15 I could do when I got pregnant 4-odd months ago. Guess I should be spending less time with my face in a plateful of microwave burritos with full-fat sour cream and more time swearing at Steve Ross?

By: glambertz

glambertz — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:25:54 +0000

I feel bad because I am just coming out of that “Oh god what have I done to us?” phase, and my daughter is turning one in a few weeks! But, then nature (she is a bitch) comes and bites me and now I am all like “Ahh, I miss holding a newborn” WTF??? Am I mad? I had PPD and I am finally clawing my way out. There were a few times where I was like “Maybe the hospital will take her back” But now, when I pick her up and she is smiling and her legs are kicking a mile a minute, I realize “Wow, how did I get so lucky?” Nature..she is a wicked wicked bitch.

By: KarinNH

KarinNH — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:36:21 +0000

I can do 8 pushups…but in my house I’m a slacker. My 17 year old does them with his feet on the counter or the arm of the couch. Sigh.

The NYT article says a 40-year old woman ought to be able to do 16, but the Army website says at least 13 for their annual physical test and 6 for a score of 50 on the Basic test if you are between the ages of 37 & 41.

I will say my arms are looking pretty good…I’m 46 and NOTHING moves. (Ahem…a little side note: they move everything else back up where it belongs too. I am surprised every woman in the world doesn’t do them. Worth every single torturous minute.)

By: Karl

Karl — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:55:44 +0000

On the white noise thing: you might want to check out http://www.marpac.com. We’ve been using a Marsona for years. I just wish we had discovered them when the kids were babies.

I can do about 30 pushups without killing myself, but they always came relatively easy to me.

By: brad

brad — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 06:13:10 +0000

25, but i’m a young guy, so maybe thats not so impressive
why don’t you turn off the sound on the swing and play soothing baby music on a little boom box nearby.

By: Cassandra

Cassandra — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:46:34 +0000

27 was the highest I ever got without having to take a break.

(And by take a break, I mean pitifully collapsing.)