Do 1 press up followed by 10 squats.
Then 2 press ups followed by 9 squats
Then 3 press ups followed by 8 squats
Etc…
All the way to 10 press ups followed by 1 squat.
The intensity can be increased or reduced by short rests between sets until you can knock off all the sets continuously.
Then it becomes a game about time taken to complete - as I understand it 3.5 mins is reasonable, under 3 mins is athletic performance, less than 2 mins is elite level - at this point you would be doing 110 reps in 120 seconds or a rep a second!
I’m going to try a timed session of this tonight - I’m expecting 4mins plus
Thanks. Working up to be able to do that each morning (or 6 out of 7?) sounds like a good plan and good habit to get into.
Speaking of good habits….I’ve stuck with taking a break from the computer and doing 6 flights of stairs once every hour….I quite enjoy it now and even though I’m busy at the moment I actually come up with ideas and solutions to problems while I’m doing it …or things to post on here, but that’s besides the point shut up.
Just came in from squats and good mornings, man it’s cold in the garage and not easy to force myself to get out there. Fingertips were stinging from holding the bar.
Added a little weight as had no soreness whatsoever after previous session.
Respect dude, if my weights were in the garage they would never get used. You must really have to warm up before even thinking about any kind of lifting.
Should warm up more to be honest as it’s getting really cold now but I do a warm up beforehand. I start squats with an empty bar and add weight slowly to further warm up as well.
My garage isn’t attached to the house either so it feels worse going out there, though it’s only a few steps away really.
Managed 10 sec push ups, although last one was prob a bit too tough. I now have a stinking fucking cold, fucking typical just as I felt I was gaining some momentum
Right. So I was due to do my next push ups on Sunday but I was in no state. I judged myself to still be too wiped out to do them yesterday so I’m now a couple of days overdue. Should I expect to continue as planned, having been ill, or go back to 15 secs for example?
I did cycle to work yesterday, but took it as easy as possible and walked in today (but was noticeably slower)
I reckon if you just about did your ten press ups with 10 secs gap before you were ill, then I’ll start there again once you’re ready.
I’m trying to prepare to do the squats & press ups challenge again, having been so disappointed to record a DNF on my first attempt. So yesterday I did 5 sets of press-ups with 30 seconds in between sets. Once I can do that with about 10 secs between sets I should be able to complete the challenge and then start shooting for a decent time.
Now it doesn’t matter how you reach the daily targets so you can break it up into as many chunks as you like. I’m nowhere fit enough to do the whole lot in one go so I’ve split it into two. This will make it easier to fit around work, especially when I’m travelling and working long hours.
Just finished a session of half the target and it’s fair to say I’m slightly sweaty
I have decided it’s time to loose some weight and I am planning to spend all of February with strict calorie control plus exercise.
Today was a trial effort to see
Breakfast One egg on toast
Lunch: Soup and a slice of Bread
One gin and Tonic
Three clementines
Two small biscuits
Five cups of tea with skimmed milk
Dinner: Rump steak potatoes and tomato
Estimated total = 1700 calories
Most of the day I have been OK even when my wife cooked my son a bacon bap this morning but It’s very tough at the moment - There are biscuits fudge and cheese all in the kitchen.
I often have a large snack around 9.30 Resist Resist
…or things to post on here, but that’s besides the point 
shut up.
