Lucky for all of you followers, it is giveaway time once again!
I am really excited about this one.
Heck, I get excited about all of them but this on is different. This is a test of my (and your) strength, determination, and willpower. I have always been a cardio junkie. Give me a treadmill, an elliptical, or a bike. Plain and simple. I never used to see much need for strength training. I always thought it was a girl’s job to be skinny. No need to be strong. Over the last few years my perspective has completely changed. Strength is a necessity. Strong women are beautiful. I have taken up weight training a few times a week but there is still something that I haven’t mastered.
The push up.
I was given the opportunity to review the book 7 Weeks to 100 Push-Ups by Steve Speirs.
It was personalized, too 
My first impression of the book was “awesome…nice and small…I won’t have to read a gazillion pages to figure out how to do a push up”. It is portable, so I can easily take it with me to the gym. The book is well-written and everything is explained in very simple terms (for people like me). I have read it cover to cover and was impressed with all of the background information provided before it actually went into the workout programs. There are a variety of programs to follow, whether you are a beginner or an advanced push-up master. I am considerably weak in my upper body so I decided to go with the beginner program. I intended to start the program last week but my training schedule was off so I have re-started today and am really excited to see where this takes me.
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| This is an older picture…I have learned to keep my arms in closer to my body |
I love that the program is gradual. For example, today I only had to do seven push-ups. The sequence went 1-2-1-1-2 and I got a one-minute rest after every set. It may seem minuscule to some, but this is a great starting point for me. Doing push-ups this way definitely makes them seem less daunting and I have a really GOOD feeling this program is going to work.
It was sent to me at the most perfect time. I am running the Chicago Urbanathlon in October which requires a lot of upper body strength to complete the obstacles throughout the course. I think that being able to do 100 consecutive push ups will definitely be an asset to me during this race.
Who is up for the push-up challenge??
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YOU have the opportunity to win one of these amazing books. Here is how:
Mandatory:
“Follow” my blog and leave me a comment saying you do!
Bonus entries:
Leave me a comment for each of the following so each entry gets counted!!
+1 Like my NEW Facebook page by clicking here. I need friends.
+1 Like 7 Weeks to 100 Push-ups on Facebook by clicking here.
+1 Follow me on Twitter here.
+1 Tell me how many CONSECUTIVE push-ups you can do!
+1 Share this giveaway on your blog, Facebook, and/or Twitter.
Contest closes August 29, 2011! GOOD LUCK!
Disclaimer: Steve Speirs sent me his book free of charge and my review and opinions are completely my own.
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Don't count this an entry since I have a copy from a while ago ( it was my very first giveaway!) but how awesome that you're doing the challenge! You are going to be at 100 in no time!!!
I am a follower! I can do 15-18 pushups. I liked your FB and 100 Push-up FB page
i'm a follower! what a great giveaway!
I also follow you on twitter
@alyssap902
Already following you!
I'd say 15-20 push ups depending on how tired my arms already are at the time. 100 would be amazing!
One: Already following you.
Two: "Like" you on FB
Three: "Like" 7 PU in 10Wks on FB
Four: I can do roughly 10 real ones and 15-20 girles…(you know, from on the knees)
Sorry I don't tweet…
at one point I could do 40 push-ups, now I'd be lucky if I did 10! Yikes. The more I run, the less I work on other things. Boo
I follow your blog!
follower!
follow you on twitter
the most i've ever done in a row was 27 pushes. but right now i'm at a comfortable 18
Hey, Of course I follow you!
In June I could do 20 and then stopped! Now I can only do 10 and started again today!
Linked your giveaway post to my blog sidebar.
i follow your blog
I think I max out at like 12 so I would so need this!
I'm a follower!
Liked your new FB page.
Like 7 Weeks to 100 Pushups on FB, too.
Following you on Twitter.
I follow your blog!
I have no upper body strength at all! I can maybe do 3 or 4 consecutive push-ups. That's about it.
ohmygoshiwantthis!
i follow you!
Awe….the dreaded pushups that are oh so good for you!! I am a follower!
I can do maybe 20 max, but I have done 80 before in a workout when they were spaced out!! Just thought I would throw that in there….haha. It was obviously a proud moment!
Added your giveaway to my blog!
I can do 7 pushups. Yes, I am weak!
and also, following you on twitter!
twitter.com/ashleyjps
Thanks for the great giveaway! I'm a follower!!
I can do 10 push-ups!
Awesome giveaway girl! I am a follower of course.
I like you on fb!
liked 7 weeks to 100 pushups on fb.
I can do 25 pushups. But I'm sure my form sucks.
Umm, when did you become the giveaway monster? I follow you!
I like you on facebook.. Obvs.
I will add your giveaway to my sidebar! I copied you
OF COURSE I AM A FOLLOWER AND VERY OBSESSED WITH YOU!!! Girl, you have incredible form!! I LOVE IT!
I can do 50+ push ups.. Although given my history with southern Ontario bars and love for the push up, this isn't surprising.I challenge my male students to a push up contest every year.. And win
though that doesn't say much for them.. This year I got to 60! I think this book would be great for my female PE classes! Okay, I'll stop writing now.
Awesome giveaway! I'm a follower
Liked your FB page!
liked 7 wks to 100 pushups FB page!
Already follow you on twitter
Used to be able to do 22 now only 17. Hope to get back up there and higher!
Shared on twitter
I'm a follower!
I like you on Facebook!
I like the book on facebook, too!
I can do 11 pushups. I'd like it to be 50!
I'm a follower who couldn't do 100 push-ups to save her life, haha… hopefully that will change one day soon!
I'm a follower!
I like you on facebook!
Of course I'm a a follower
And if you're talking real, not-on-your-knee pushups, I can only do like 2. Clearly I need this book!
I am a follower! That push-up on the rocks is really impressive!
Thank you for commenting on my blog so I could discover yours! I like you already
I am now following you, but through Google Reader since I never use that friend connect thang.
I like you on FB! And so does my blog
following you!
Okay, just followed all of the above! It's embarrassing I cannot push ups at ALL. I may be able to eek out 3. Maybe. Squats are whole other issue too! I'm a cyclist and runner too and one day I had to do something fairly simple and I had no upper body strength. That has to change.
I'm a follower of your blog!
I like your FB page!
I follow you on Twitter!
I can do 35 consecutive push ups!
I am a follower!
Last fall I did 65 push ups non stop. I get really competitive, and wanted to beat all of the boys that were in the contest. That was the most I ever did, and the next day I could barely even lift my arm to brush my teeth.
I follow you, girlie!
Follow you on twitter too
And i like ya on fb!
I can do 25 push ups right now… well, not right now, I mean.. if I had to I could. Well, you know what I mean.
Christina!
Things I have done:
- follow you on twitter
- follow your every word on your blog
- like (or should i say love) your new FB page
- like the 7 weeks to 100 pushups FB page
- about to tweet about the giveaway.
before bed every night (not including the pushups that i do during the day and my quick 20's), i do 50. (20 pushups, 10 second break, 20 pushups, 10 second break, 10 pushups). i sometimes wake up and it is the second thing that i do in the morning (first, pee).
I follow you!
I do 20-30 pushups as part of my usual strength routine, I would guess I can do 35 pushups consecutively or so…on Wednesday I'll do an exact test to see and report back!
Strong is the new beautiful!
I'm a follower:):)
I am a follower – way to rock out those push-ups!
Liked you on facebook!
I already like you on FB!
I liked 7 weeks to 100 push ups on FB!
I already follow your tweets on twitter! @nello33
The most consecutive I have done is 50, but now I can do like 35 if I really push hard!
I linked to this on my blog!
I'm a follower….I can maybe do 2…. I think I really need that book!
I'm "following" your blog via google reader as of right now!
I have liked your new facebook page in the past!
I "liked" 7 weeks to 100 pushups on facebook!
I just followed you on twitter!
correction- i started following you a few weeeks ago! and i can do about 20 REAL pushups in a row
I tweeted about this giveaway
I follow your blog
I can do 14 pushups in a row, but I want to be able to do 100!
I follow your blog!
Liked you on ur new FB page
also liked 7 weeks to 100 pushups on FB
I can do around 25 consecutive on a good day! lol
I am a follower =)
-Jen
I liked your FB page
I like the 7 weeks to 100 pushups on FB
I follow you!
http://www.merrickandkatie.com/katie
I can do 30 consecutive pushups, the real ones, not the girly ones =)
http://www.merrickandkatie.com/katie
I am now a follower
AND found you on Twitter, woohoo!
I'm following you on Twitter now too!
Awesome giveaway!! I follow you
I like you on facebook!
I'm following you on twitter (finally twitter let me!!!)
Follow you lady
I follow your blog on twitter.
I like your facebook page.
I like 7 weeks to 100 Push-ups on FB.
I follow your blog. I meant to say earlier that I follow you on twitter. I'm so dumb! lol
I can do 10 consecutive push-ups, keeping my form. I used to be able to do 3. I have started Steve's program online a few times, but I seem to burn out at week 4. How far along into the program are you?
I tweeted about your giveaway!
im a follower!