Twenty by 40 by 2020 - Journey Back to Where I Was 20 Years Ago

Maintenance over time is progress.

4/18

20x80m hill runs
40 pushups
40 curls

4/19

40
Pushups

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4/20

Looked like an easy work day. Was not.

Evening (after putting baby to bed).

8 rounds (100# KB)
5 swings, 5 goblet squats, 10 yards (each hand) farmers walks, 5 Hand Release Push-ups

That was a really rough metcon. Each round really hit me. Even with decent breaks between, was a good workout.

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4/21

  1. 3 miles total walk with baby in stroller
  2. 10x80m hill - run up walk down
  3. 4 rounds:
    10 push-ups
    20 swings (55# KB)
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4/22

End of day while watching Netflix

40 reps each (cycling through in rounds)

Push-ups
Curls
Lateral Raises

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4/23

End of day (11 is when work finally ended - we are laying off 2,000+ people, and all the execs taking pay-cuts, still waiting to see how big mine will be). Just did 40 push-ups

4/24

Today will just do push-ups, swings, curls, and lateral raises throughout the day. Will target 100 push-ups, 300 swings, 100 curls, 100 lateral raises. Will just do between conference calls.

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4/25

Yesterday, I did not succeed in my intent. Thought I would have enough time throughout day, but literally was on calls till 9 PM and just didn’t feel like doing anything after that. Got a few sets of push-ups and air squats in the AM and again right before bed.

This AM (Saturday 4/25) did 50 push-ups, 50 step-ups (2 stairs, but going down slowly and just tapping my foot as opposed to letting the supporting foot help), 50 swings. That is so far and did before the day started, so that I’d be certain to do something. So at least got some work in. Will do some more throughout the day. Again, in spite of all this COVID-19 stuff, I’m pretty happy with my lack of regression in physique or general fitness.

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4/26 - taking today off.

4/27

50 each

  1. Hand release push ups
  2. Split squats (each leg)
  3. Curls
  4. Lateral raises
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4/28

The 5’s (My own made up workout). 5 rounds of:

  1. 5 Sumo Deadlifts (100#KB)
  2. 5+5 1 arm KB Swings (55#)
  3. 5+5 1 arm KB Snatch (55#)
  4. 5 Lateral Raises (15# DBs)
  5. 5+5 Curls (30# DBs)
  6. 5 Stair Jumps (3 stairs)
  7. 5 Hand Release Push-ups
  8. 5 Sumo Deadlifts (100# KB)

Pretty good little session!

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4/29 (10 PM)

50 reps each (just back and forth)

Pushups
100# KB swings

4/30

40 pushups
40 DB curls

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5/1 - pushups (40) and curls (40) and hill runs (10x80mm)

5/2

4 miles of walk - jog - run. Somehow forgot pushups.

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5/3 - NADA

5/4

  1. 50 Deficit Deadlifts (100# KB) superset with
  2. 50 Hollow-Rock Pull-overs with 15# DBs
  3. 50 Hand Release Push-ups superset with
  4. 50 KB Swings (55#)
  5. 200m of suit case carry (100# KB)
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5/5

Warm-up then 12x30m hard runs up hill and walk back down. Used a ramp in a parking garage, which worked really well, and is steeper than hill in the neighborhood. Definitely got me winded.

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I read this as handstand release push ups and thought you were claiming to push yourself off the ground while doing a handstand.

Lol. That would be pretty impressive. No. Regular push-up. Down to ground. Lift hands up and retract scapula. Push back up. Balances out the movement, hits upper back a little and is actually (for me at least) easier on shoulders.

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Although… Against a wall, that’s pretty doable, going down, lifting hands while head on ground and pushing back up.

5/6

Just the 40 push-ups at the end of day. With 15% fewer people, I’m finding myself working more and working out less. And working late, and being tired and snoozing in the morning.

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5/7

Just cycled through:

Swings, Push-ups, Curls, Lateral Raises

Around: 100, 40, 50, 50

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5/8

AM: 40 pushups
PM: 100 KB goblet squats (100# KB) - rough

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