After reading about other people's experience with chin ups and my own situation wherein I've been trying to do a single unassisted chin up, I want to issue a challenge to all shredders.
The Challenge
Complete the most unassisted chin ups.
I challenge all of you who currently cannot complete a single unassisted chin up to see who can do the most unassisted chin ups by March 22, 2008. It is important that you currently cannot complete a single unassisted chin up.
How do you get involved?
Leave a comment letting me know you want to be involved. I will post an entry outlining my plan for how to accomplish some unassisted chin ups and in that entry will be the list of people interested in joining the challenge.
What is involved?
Starting on Sunday, December 23, 2007 (80 days from the end of the challenge), I will begin a weekly post regarding the challenge. Each of you should provide me (via email) your current progress regarding chin ups. I will post this every Sunday for all the world to see.
My workout log for today (everything between each gray line is a superset with 60 seconds full rest):
| Exercise | Weight/Reps |
| Squat | 225 x 10 [PB] 225 x 10 [PB] 225 x 10 [PB] 225 x 10 [PB] |
| Deadlift Shrug | 225 x 10 [PB] 225 x 10 [PB] 225 x 10 [PB] 225 x 6 [PB] |
| Bulgarian Split Squats | 40 x 10 [PB] 40 x 10 [PB] 40 x 10 [PB] 40 x 10 [PB] |
| Step Ups | 35 x 10 [PB] 35 x 10 [PB] 35 x 10 [PB] 35 x 10 [PB] |
| Reverse Crunches | 17 17 17 15 |
| [PB] = Personal Best |
I don't know what has happened to me the past couple of days, but I'm on fire for the goals I've set myself. I am not accepting failure and refuse to be beaten by the workouts. Today I posted personal bests on every single exercise. For the first time ever, my deadlifts were taken to complete and total failure. I could not get a 7th rep on that 4th set if my life depended on it! I've been done for an hour and already my legs are on fire. At the same time, I feel exhilirated. I want to do more and more.
I decided today that on February 23, 2008, I will run in a 5k race. I will complete the race in less than 30 minutes–that's the goal. Again, failure is not an option!
Podcasts are coming later today. 3 days until I unveil my surprise. Hopefully, the suspense is killing you.
