Hell Week
Dying man couldn’t make up his mind which place to go to — both have their advantages, "heaven for climate, hell for company!"
–Mark Twain
‘Tis the time for Hell Week, starting Monday, June 29th at ?? o’clock.
If anyone would like to join me, here is my schedule:
Monday: 500 pushups (My previous time: 1 hr 18 min.)
Tuesday: 1,000 squats (New time assigned: will be revealed after the session)
Thursday: 250 pullups (Previous time: 2 hours 2 minutes)
Friday: 1/2 mile walking lunges around track (New time assigned: will be revealed after session)
I asked Janthony how much time he thought I could beat my previous times by, and he also gave new expected times in which to do the squats and walking lunges since the reps and distance have been changed from the last time I did Hell Week.
But, to give an air of anticipation, I’ll let ya’ll know whether I failed to meet his expectations or met up to his expectations…or beat them out.
French_pedi did the pullups with me as he fantasized about Dara Torres.
And Tightchick did the squats, WEIGHTED. Note: Don’t do weighted squats.
So, if you’d like to join me, let me know and next week, I’ll give the time I’m starting. You can either do it at the same time, or do it when you have a chance.
June 26, 2009 at 6:06 am
You won’t fail, you never do. You forget, you are super woman!
June 26, 2009 at 6:08 am
I’d love to partake, but the push ups and pull ups are still a few weeks off.
What did you do to piss him off?
June 26, 2009 at 6:11 am
Good luck Shannon - I’m sure you’ll rock the times!! Would love to join you - but swamped with other stuff as you know — perhaps next time - I’ll take you up on this. Sounds interesting!!
June 26, 2009 at 6:13 am
Thanks J!!
I am sweet as sugar to him
He wants to see how far along I’ve come in my strength.
June 26, 2009 at 6:31 am
Funny thing you mention that, it seems the more I work, strengthen and develop my legs, the harder non lifting movements are becoming. Not enjoying cardio at all at this point.
Kick it, Shan.
June 26, 2009 at 6:39 am
You are one bad a$$ mutha.
June 26, 2009 at 6:52 am
Goood Lawd, that looks like HELL week to me. I would do it, but I have my bootcamp 3 days in a row b/c most people are headed out of town for the 4th…that would be a death wish if I did both. But I will be your #1 cheerleader!
June 26, 2009 at 7:06 am
I wish I could join ya Shannon, but I have to rearrange my sock drawer on Monday. My sock puppets get pissy if I don’t keep on schedule.
Good luck Superwoman.
June 26, 2009 at 7:16 am
whoa!
June 26, 2009 at 8:00 am
I’ll join you in spirit and solidarity, just not so much in actually doing the work.
June 26, 2009 at 8:30 am
I would love to join you….if I could figure out how to do this at work. So my time would be NO WHERE near yours. I can see it now, I’m walking through the warehouse and all of a sudden I drop to do push ups…they might call the people that have these little white jackets to come and take me away
(not a bad thought sometimes)
Good luck with it. I will try though (except maybe the squats)
June 26, 2009 at 8:50 am
French_pedi did the pullups using his Iron Gym in his office at work. It can be done!
June 26, 2009 at 8:54 am
Yeah, I have one of those, or something like it. Now as long as I fine the right doorframe. The one to my office in the warehouse barely supports the door! But I am going to give it an effort, just don’t expect a time worthy of mentioning (lol) I will be working chest and back on Monday so that ought to be a good warm up.
June 26, 2009 at 9:28 am
i love me some hell week. and dara is so 2008. I’m so 2010, she’s so 2000 and then.
June 26, 2009 at 12:40 pm
well that is definitely Hell week. My shoulder would give out on that many pullups probably. I’ll give the squats a try, I’m thinking the pushups would kill my shoulder too, but I might try them for sh*ts and giggles.
June 26, 2009 at 5:00 pm
I’d love to join you too……… but I’m blowing some eggs
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June 26, 2009 at 6:55 pm
wow this looks exciting…so you just take a week of from lifting and do this stuff?…
June 26, 2009 at 7:04 pm
Yeppers. And then I start up in the gym the following week.
June 26, 2009 at 7:09 pm
I’m intrigued…I might get bold enough to try it
June 26, 2009 at 7:11 pm
Do it do it!
June 27, 2009 at 5:16 pm
Okay… I’m in for the push-ups and squats. On the pull-ups… are they dead-hang or assisted?
June 27, 2009 at 5:25 pm
YAY! The pull-ups are palms out, dead hang. No assist.
June 30, 2009 at 8:07 pm
what? you do real pullups with no assist machine? I haven’t weaned off that yet at the gym..