Rather than work on increasing one-handed chin-up reps, I thought I'd focus on hangs. First I warmed-up with pull-ups, then the actual bent-arm hangs. I'm looking for pain in the wrist or elbow-if there is any, I'll back off from the OACU progressions and go back to weighted chin-ups.

-pull-ups (26)
-6x2x10sec, one-handed, bent-arm hang
-10 x (10 burpees + 5 single arm, db pp)
-50 burpees

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Groundhog Day

Remember the movie where Bill Murray's character keeps reliving the same day? This 100 day, 100 burpees a day challenge is kinda feeling like that. The challenge is keeping each day fresh and interesting without burning out.

5-10-11
-100 burpees & 50 pull-ups
-sledgehammer levers and swipes
Didn't time this one, but just looking at the wall clock it took around 12 minutes.

5-11-11
-10x10 burpees
Didn't time this one either.

5-12-11
-25 neutral grip pull-ups
A little burnt out, but I'm happy with 25 consecutive dead hang pull-ups.

5-13-11
-12x (10 burpees +(2x1 one handed chin-ups))
-sledgehammer levers and swipes
This was a test of hand strength. My main concern was holding on to the bar with one hand. The free arm offered assistance by pulling on the opposing wrist. This workout left my biceps more sore than usual.

5-14-11
-10x(10 burpees+5 db HPC) 14'46
-20 burpees

Here, I was concentrating on good form. I got a little sloppy as fatigue set in.

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It's not so bad. . .

So I went off track a little bit on the 100 burpees a day plan. Friday was an easy 10 x10 without the clock. Saturday, I slept in, which kinda screwed things up-only put in 50 burpees. Sunday, I knocked out 125 before I put the kettle on. Today looked like this:
5-9-11
-100 burpees and 30 db C&P (16'12) + 25 burpees

I shaved off 14 seconds on this routine, took a breather and knocked off another 25 burpees in order to bet back on track. Whew. It was nice to have a half day on Saturday. Not timing the burpees eliminates a huge psychological burden. It helped me recover and allowed me to put in a good time today.

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burpee fatigue sets in

Man, this is getting old fast. I haven't gotten to the point where I dread burpees yet, but my time is deteriorating.
-100 burpees and 50 chin-ups (11'11)

That's almost 2 minutes longer than the last time I. Argh! Tomorrow is Judo. I wonder if I should do burpees before or after class. I think a leisurely 10x10 before is the way to go.

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5-3-11
-100 burpees (8'26)
-chin-ups (80 lbs, 3x3+4 sec holds; 23 bw)
-dips (bw 20, 20 lbs 2x10)

I was hoping for a sub 8 min time, but my legs were feeling sluggish from the get go.

5-4-11
-10 burpees and 3 db clean & push-press
x10

I did this in 16'46, almost the same time as a similar workout (50 burpees, 25 db c&pp, 50 burpees). The difference is the set rep scheme and the addition of 5 reps of db c&pp.

As a point of reference I took my resting hearts rate (53 bpm) and bp (108/59). I wonder if there will be any change as a result of the 100 burpees a day plan I embarked on.

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mojo

I'm starting to feel almost like my old self, at least my old self from a month or two ago. My wrist is still weak-doing a proper push-up strains the tricep of the other arm, but I was able to talk myself through 100 burpees and 50 pull-ups.

5-2-11
-100 burpees and 50 pull-ups (9'32"13)
-sledgehammer swipes and swings

Not a record time on the burpee/pull-up routine, but I finished it. I feared that I had lost the mental fortitude to see it through, maybe I just misplaced it.

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Iron Chef and the iron game

You might be familiar with the television program birthed in Japan where prominent and not so prominent chefs vie for the title of Iron Chef by preparing dishes centered around a common ingredient. The idea is to challenge the chefs' creativity, to stand out in a sea of uniformity. This is the similar to the challenge I am facing with 100 burpees for 100 days. How do I make progress, avoid injury and remain motivated, when everyday for 100 days I am faced with 100 burpees?

5-1-11
-50 burpees
-hang power clean & push press ( 100 lbs, 5x5)
-50 burpees

This workout took a little over 15 minutes. Doing blocks of 50 burpees is clearly not the strategy that will render the fastest times. Oh well. I'll have 99 days to figure it out.

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