We are almost at the end of 2021 and if you’re anything like me you probably have a long list of unfinished projects and new year’s resolutions. It can be depressing to think of how we didn’t meet our goals or achieve the things we wanted to do.
Fret not! I have stumbled upon a way by which we can avoid these feelings!
I call it: Impulsively committing to new, more lofty goals.
During 2022, we will be participating in challenges over multiple bodyweight exercises.
Bodyweight exercises that fit this format well are
- Pushups
- Pullups
- Crunches
- Squats
- Dips
- Lunges
- Star-jumps
- Burpees
For the first week of 2022, we are doing 7.26 (rounded) of each of our chosen exercises. For each subsequent week, we will be incrementing our weekly target by 7.26. So our first 4 weeks’ targets will be:
- Week 1: 7
- Week 2: 15
- Week 3: 22
- Week 4: 29
These values can be adjusted linearly in levels. Level 0.25 is an increment of 1.815, whilst level 3 is an increment of 21.78
Using a weekly increment of 7.26, the yearly totals for selected levels are:
- Level 0.125: 1,250 reps
- Level 0.25: 2,500 reps
- Level 0.5: 5,000 reps
- Level 1: 10,000 reps
- Level 2: 20,000 reps
Because we are a bunch of (soon to be buff) nerds, we’ve got a spreadsheet template to help with tracking and sharing our progress.
We also have a dedicated channel on the UFO Discord: Unified Faction Operations
To gain access to this channel, use this command
!join fitness
Safety always comes first!
Focus more on proper form than on total completed. We can change levels throughout the year if we need to adjust our goals. You will be far less likely to suffer injury if you focus on perfecting your form. You will also see much greater results.
If you can’t do a “proper” pushup yet, you can do them against a wall or table, or do them on your knees. The same goes for other exercises. There’s no shame in doing what you can - the most important thing is to participate and get started!
Here is a list of 42 bodyweight exercises with gifs to give you a good overview of what we can be doing. YouTube has a lot of fantastic resources showing proper form for almost every exercise.
If people are keen, we could choose a charity (or charities) that we could raise money and awareness for by completing these challenges.
Lastly, doing exercises has been empirically proven beyond a shadow of a doubt to have massive effects on your companies: Study sheds light on hidden efficiency factors · Prosperous Turnip
