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Yeah, yeah… I did more push ups (61 in total) today. Blah, blah, blah. I’m not going to bore you with an ad nauseum blow-by-blow of every workout. Maybe I’ll post a weekly tally or something. Or maybe I’ll just keep you guessing until I actually accomplish my goal. I still haven’t decided.

Several people have asked me why I’m doing this, and I couldn’t come up with a good answer. So, I did what I always do… I retired to my mountain-top cave to meditate. After spending what seemed like minutes buried in deep thought, I believe that I may finally have boiled it down to the following three reasons:

1. It’s good for my body. It’s a helluva work out for the arms, shoulders, and abs, and should serve me well on my path toward attaining hotness.
2. It’s difficult. I need something that is difficult… something to challenge me. Many things come rather easy to me… languages… then there’s… ummm… there’s… languages… Anyway, my point is that I needed a challenge in an area that was actually challenging to me.
3. I don’t want to do it. What better reason could I possibly have for doing this? The very fact that I don’t want to do it, but am still doing it anyway, shows that I’m on the road to inculcating myself with more self-discipline. Yay me.
4. There is no 4th reason.

As I keep telling other people… there’s only one way through it: through it.

Week 1 / Day 1:

10 x 2
8 x 1
6 x 1
max (15) x 1

For some reason, I have decided to start doing the 100 push ups challenge. Yeah, me… Mr. “Exercise Blows.”  Me… exercising.  Who’d-a-thunk it?

Q.  Why am I doing this?

A.  How the hell should I know?  Why did I start doing yoga?  Why have I been eating better, exercising, and starting to face heretofore crippling fears?  I guess I just want to change who I am. I want to inculcate myself with a new self-image and more discipline.  I want to strengthen my core, shape my abs, lose weight, fix my shoulder problems, and start packing some sexy guns.

I want to be hot for a change.

I grew up scrawny and weak.  I barely weighed 140 lbs when I entered basic training at the age of 17.  At my peak weight, I cracked the scales at 250+ lbs.  Now, after altering my diet and increasing my activity level, I’ve managed to work my way back down to 225 lbs.  I’m still not where I want to be, but I’m on a path.

Q.  Why would I post something like this where the public-at-large can see it?

A.  Because I want you to hold me accountable.

Here’s how it works.  Today, I did their assessment test.  My total number of “good form” push ups was 20.  Since I’m under 40, this puts me nicely in the middle of rank 3 and establishes which training program I fit into.  In the coming weeks, I’ll post my results.  Once I reach 100 push ups, I’ll let you know.

I’ve gotten out of the practice of posting videos on my blog, but this one is just too [bleep]ing funny to pass up.

At long last, Sarah Silverman and medium-time dough-y companion Jimmy Kimmel have called it quits.  Finally.  Now’s my chance.

Jimmy… I think there are some donuts in the other room.  Scamper.  Sarah… I’m addressing this directly to you.  Slide on over and let me drop some sexy on you…

You’re beautiful, sexy, smart, funny, sarcastic, and Jew-y.   What more could a guy want?  Why not try a regular guy for a change?  I know you’re hurting.  I know you like fat guys.  Plus, I look great in a kilt.  Go ahead… give me a call.  What could it hurt?

XOXOXO
Michael

source - [http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/thedishrag/2008/07/sarah-silverman.html]

Hacker’s Law of Success (in 4 parts):

1.  Stop beating yourself up or I will do it for you.
2.  Quit worrying about what you imagine I or anyone else might think of you.
3.  Courage is NOT the absence of fear.  It is being scared shitless and doing it anyway.
4.  Shut the fuck up and DO IT.

After that, all that’s left is to risk, trust the process, and learn from it.  Failure, viewed and treated properly, is a great success.