Reaching the Plateau

As I ploddingly drag my abused body toward the summit of that Burpee plateau, I am left with a feeling of both triumph and relief.

Pictured: Triump and Relief

Yes, I know it's only been one month. Yes, I know I still have roughly 240 more days of Burpees ahead of me. And yes, I used the word ploddingly. Look it up.

But I've passed the first test I set out for in this experiment and did so while constantly pushing myself to work harder every day. That, to me, is something to be proud of.

With that being said, here are my final workout results from the first month:

Date	Workout	Sets	Total Time	Beak Time Per Set	Total Burpees
1/23/2012	Ladder	14	20 min 32 sec	70 sec	105
1/24/2012	Ladder	14	20 min 38 sec	70 sec	105
1/25/2012	Ladder	14	20 min 36 sec	70 sec	105
1/26/2012	REST
1/27/2012	Ladder	14	20 min 29 sec	70 sec	105
1/28/2012	Ladder	15	22 min 43 sec	70 sec	120
1/29/2012	REST

Now that I've reached the plateau of 120 burpees in a day, I figure it's time to post my monthly picture update:

As you can see, not a lot has changed in terms of my physical appearance, but I can easily tell my cardiovascular endurance has improved substantially since the start. I also understand the physical results will take time, but I know they'll come if I continue to stay the course.

This next month brings about a new round of Burpees, and with it a renewed sense of pressure on myself to perform without fail.

But as our beloved 2011 Heisman winner, Robert Griffin III, said in his victory speech:

"No pressure, no diamonds."

L&R,
Drew