Down and Give Me 20
In an era of time saving, high impact, revolutionary workouts to help you keep fit in the shortest amount of time, look no further than the old fashioned push-up. Push ups have been part of workout routines for as long as the idea of building muscle has existed but maintaining the correct form and staying committed on a path to excel, like most other workouts, seems to be eveyones achilles heal. Fear no more; "7 Weeks to 100 Pushups" by Steve Spiers has got you covered. The book features the history of push-ups, tips and tricks to perfecting your push-up, and a handy routine guide.
As a spin off due to the high success enjoyed by '7 weeks', author Brett Stewart created guides dedicated to strength/body-weight training for other muscle groups called '7 Weeks to 50 Pull-ups', '7 Weeks to a Triathlon', '7 Weeks to Getting Ripped', '7 Weeks to 300 Sit-ups', '7 Weeks to a 10k', and '7 Weeks to 10 Pounds of Muscle'.
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It’s a puzzling commentary on the state of fitness among people in the prosperous countries that the more we seem to KNOW about what is good about our body the LESS we seem to use it — the rising rates of not just overweight but also obesity attest to it, and barely budging down.
Maybe what we need before we go about building muscles — or even health, longer life; more money or fame, or power; more anything — is WHY do I want it?
The question is important — it forces you question your motives which can lead to clarity about what our needs and wants. Then we may be able to glean that what matters most in life is what Aristotle calls a flourishing life; what Plato said that the part cannot be well unless the whole is well.
Once we have a sense of the right order about life fitness would become a side effect of a life that NEEDS to be lived, a life that is good for not just you but for the humanity and nature around you. Or as Victor Frankl has said in his book Man’s Search for Meaning, that success and happiness ensue while you are living a meaningful life. I will include health, too, in his insightful observation.